BlessedLion

I’ve seen and talked to multiple men who had divorces, ruined their lives etc bc of porn. It’s a serious issue

Is it serving truth to shoot someone who spreads racism, delusion and falsehood? I don’t think so, because everyone should have freedom of speech and not fear for their life

I don’t think people are evil, they are an expression of God, they are God, but they have very strange survival mechanisms that do require deception, selfishness and bias very deeply. So yeah people are inherently kinda full of shit and anti truth but that’s just because our survival hinges on it.

Greta video so far. Only an hour in but I’m really enjoying it. Love all the examples. I also know far too many people who treat feelings as God itself. They almost worship their intuition and feelings, it can be a trap in itself. Makes people uncommitted and unreliable.

The dip shit republicans are going to literally deny this evidence. Unfortunately it will likely just flare out but my God it would be so delicious to see this blow up and there be actual ramifications.

Ralston is your best bet if you want more real world mastery, he makes you extremely powerful and effective, so wield that with responsibility. I have used Ralstons methods to get laid and stopped when i realized i was using consciousness in a devilish way

Absolutely! I’ve never really had or understood this feeling of “it’s all a dream so who cares it’s meaningless” to me that’s so meaningful and beautiful. Actually more reason to live well than just being a meat suit in material reality. Love your perspective on it all!

Pursuing spirituality if done properly will make you stop caring about material pursuits, that's the crux of it, it's like the tech ceo who starts meditating to get a competetive edge (creativity, focus, productivity) then the meditation wakes him up to the realization that what he is doing with his life is purposeless and will not bring him happiness, because the happiness exists within. If you do spiriutality for material gain, you can almost guarantee it will blow up in your face, this is serious shit and if you aren't serious about it you won't get anywhere. True spirituality is ripping away all your attachments and ideas of reality it requires serious discipline, but the fruits of it are unexplainable, life is 1000X better than what you can get from chasing material pursuits. You literally awaken to yourself as Love, Freedom and God.

That sounds fun as fuck, way to go

Yeah man, this is the classic man's dilemna- money, women, work, purpose. I think Davino had a good point, if you want a family and know that, don't try to be rich before doing that. If you have steady income then you can add dating to that. You're only 29 so most women aren't expecting you to be rich and fully capable of taking care of her right now. One of the benefits of the feminist movement is that most women are quite independent and self-sustainable, you don't really need to play that provider role. I agree though, i'm only recently seeing how much of an energy demand dating, women, and even socializing in general is. I feel that maybe this doesn't suit my personality, I'm not in an incel way, i've slept with 100+ women in my life, some models, but now i see that energy demand, ego games, expectations, money drain, and freedom sacrifice as simply not worth it. In a way you have to give up your autonomy, independence and freedom to date. I also don't think having kids is for everyone, you have to really want that. People act like your wife and kids are the pinnacle of life, the most important thing you can achieve, but they simply don't know satisfactions beyond that, how much deeper you can go into your own being and self understanding and how much satisfaction and wholeness that brings. i sometimes chuckle when i realize (some of) the wisest men i know (Ralston, Wilber, Sahaja, Claud, Leo, and many dead philosphers and mystics) are/were single or single and childless i think that says something. Also, people are undependable and unpredicatable, the less you have in your life, the more stable and strong you can build yourself. I'm a fan of having a select few around that you really trust. Anyway, that was a bit of a rant, just my take.

For sure. It’s quite disgusting how greedy people can get, the amount of lives they will ruin for their own gain or just a bigger yacht.

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing !

I’m curious to your thoughts on using psychedelics in the path. To some it seems like catalyst, to others a huge delusion and distraction/addiction (Aubrey Marcus comes to mind) What hangs me up is that they can never permanently change your state or keep you awakened. They also seem aggressive on your nervous system. And come with high risk. Many great teachers - Ramana , Wilber, Yogananda, Sahajananda, Ralston, Igor, Rupert, Adyashanti who live in awakened states of consciousness never recommend psychedelics. My take is that they are helpful to open the mind and show what’s possible, but like Alan Watts says hang up the phone once you got it

No sweat brother, I appreciate you saying that though! I tripped on Peyote about 2 years ago and had a really bad time. I tried shrooms and mdma after that and both times I just got the message “yeah this is done”. Recently I’ve found more stability in Witness Consciousness just through meditation and long walks so I’m pretty content with it. Nothing against psychedelics though and you made some very valid point for a psychedelic path balanced with practice and integration

The photos have a strange beauty to them, showing the power of standing for something and also the depth of consciousness in that monk. @Emotionalmosquito I def agree most awakened people would suffer less but still even the most awakened would have a serious disdain toward being tortured and not just be blissed out. At best they’d go into Witness Consciousness to get through it

If you look at the past of most human history we are living in total luxury. Even having a roof over your head, AC, hot showers, a cushy job- it’s unbelievable to the shit our ancestors had to put up with. Is it unfair? Yeah, but at least you aren’t some slave with no rights living under some dictator psycho or king. There’s always room for improvement but we’ve also got it pretty good in terms of human history

He’s the best author you can read, by far imo I recommend Finding Radical Wholeness

It’s the only aspect of reality where I question Gods benevolence and Love

Honestly just the thought of that almost makes death or the end of the dream/manifestation a better option. That any beings have to go through that makes me just want the whole thing to end and we go back to being a singularity floating in infinity

I actually 100% agree with this. I think in life there are horrible things that happen but people learn, heal, etc but someone being tied up and forced to go through endless torture to me just makes no sense. I don’t see why it should exist just because it’s a possibility. It seems very unloving

Even an awakened person will suffer deeply if they are tortured. I don’t give a shit how conscious they are

I also struggle deeply with this. The body has so many nerve endings and is incredibly sensitive, never mind just normal hunger, sickness, old age, but then someone directly and methodically utilizing that? A part of me almost finds it unacceptable, even for God/consciousness to allow

I think it def gets fun after you break all your habits, delusions, and addictions which can be quite painful and require grinding. Or else everyone would be awakened and happy which is not the case. But I see your point. It’s a balancing act but it does get to a point (at least IME) where the disciplines become fun in themselves they are no longer a grind. I also agree it’s highly subjective and one must listen to themselves. I’ve gotten the clear message/warning to drop psychedelics and it’s working great for me. I have no desire to go back

I’ve noticed that as well! Yeah man for sure, I think if you’re committed and doing the work from all angles you’re good. Especially if you have that vision of a life long journey, everyone has their path

Yeah I think that’s a solid grasp on them. I feel like 99% of people using psychedelics aren’t nearly close to that level of work and seriousness. I sometimes wonder if it sets you back though, like if you’re trying to stabilize a permanent shift in awareness- state change- I sometimes feel like psychedelics mess with that process. I’ve heard some teachers talk about that and it makes sense to me