aurum

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  1. Are you justifying that people should shame you?
  2. It's not about the homeless man.
  3. Yeah he shamed you. It was subtle but usually that's how shame operates. Sounds like it was his own inner issues projecting onto you. You shrunk back and didn't respond because of the shame. How do you think he would have responded if you expressed yourself honestly?
  4. @F A B He shamed you for having money. Do you get the impression he resents rich people?
  5. @iyfe Examples? They're obviously not perfect but the RSD crew in general are great teachers.
  6. @Slade There's tons of examples. Easier would be if you explain your relationship and any red flags you see. Then we can give our perspective whether we think it's toxic or not.
  7. @egoless You're talking about liberation. It's essentially everything Leo teaches. Meditation, yoga, shamanic breathing, psychedelics and any other healing tool will help here.
  8. You have a good point. Enlightenment needs a better marketing team. Here's been my experience so far. No, enlightenment does not mean the end of everything human. Sorry Jed McKenna fans. To me, enlightenment is what it actually means to be alive. That shit you think is life is not life. People are in a trance of social conditioning and past traumas, and they have no idea who they are or what is true about reality. The more I go through this process, the more things just seem to get better and better. I'm able to communicate in a more effective way. I'm able to accomplish my goals easier. I'm able to effect more people in a positive way. And maybe most important, you really start to feel like you've found true peace, authenticity and a love for all of life. I don't even really like the word "enlightenment". I almost think a better phrase would be "becoming normal". That's because to people who are more awake, people who are asleep basically just seem crazy. But not even in a judgmental way, more like a "why are you doing this to yourself" kind of way. Does that mean this process is easy and not emotionally challenging? NO. This work is some of the hardest you will ever do in your life. Your old beliefs, negative thought patterns and emotional wounds aren't going down without a fight. But I also haven't found anything that is nearly rewarding. That's why I keep at it everyday. I don't even care if I hit some mythical point where I'm fully enlightened or if that's even possible. I just know there's no arguing with the results of putting in the work. At the end of the day, you don't have to believe me. You're either ready to wake up or not. But considering you're on this forum and drawing out this kind of response from me, I'd say you're already there.
  9. @Jed Vassallo You're confused because you don't yet have the relevant experiences to make sense of the theory. Studying the theory is important. Keep doing it. But more important is that you actually do the spiritual work, e.g mediation, yoga etc. Things will be much more clear then.
  10. @egoless They're not mutually exclusive. Helping people could involve creating and developing something. Maybe you create a business that solves some societal problem. The reason I say helping is important is because helping implies that you give a shit about someone besides yourself. It's a sign you've shifted from "Me" centered thinking to "We" centered thinking. You're not going to look at someone else's suffering and think that it has nothing to do with you.
  11. @Empty Losing friends can happen as you progress in this work because you will no longer resonate with each other. But the whole idea that spiritual work means you have be like this "lone ranger" is just not true at all. And I've found that the people who resonate with this concept are usually the people who had a lot of negative social experiences growing up. If anything, spiritual growth should mean that you're projecting a better energy out into the world that makes other people want to be around you. But that's harder than it sounds and many people never get to that point.
  12. @CroMagna Habitual anger usually means that you've got some unexpressed pain in you. As one of my mentors is fond of saying, shame becomes rage. Who hurt you?
  13. @Neph Who says that your body can be unacceptable for God?
  14. @egoless I wouldn't say life purpose IS attachment. I would say life purpose CAN be an attachment. Same as anything else. If you think you need your life purpose to fulfill you, that's probably an attachment. You're just trying to "get something" from it, which ironically will make you less effective at actually achieving it. But if your life purpose is about sharing, collaborating and helping, that's a sign that you are out of the ego. You're no longer just thinking about yourself and instead you're thinking "how can what I do help everyone"?
  15. @MM1988 This video is keyboard jockeying at its finest. Actually go out and game some girls.
  16. Trip #1: 15 minutes After about only a minute, I could see that this was going to be hard. Breathing like this consistently feels very unnatural and uncomfortable. Plus, I was starting to get the "pins and needles" effect Leo was talking about all throughout my body. I kept going, and the next thing I remember, my eyes opened and I had stopped doing the breathing technique. I have no idea if I passed out or what happened. I never heard my alarm go off to signal the end of the 15 minutes. Laid there for about another 10 minutes or so. Initially my entire body was still forcibly vibrating, but it diminished as time went on, ending with my hands. The afterglow was nice. Very calm and peaceful. No negative emotions surfacing. Lesson: Try doing Shamanic breathing first thing in the morning. May be easier to stay conscious.
  17. Considering you're on this forum and even asking these questions, I'd say it's very possible.
  18. I'm not saying you should, but you definitely can. Feelings are a form of guidance. What else feels good to do right now?
  19. @phoenix666 And it's corollary: to love someone is to love yourself.
  20. It is definitely tough to see things like that, so I empathize. But at the end of the day there are no mistakes. She's getting exactly what she needs.
  21. Can you point to anything that is 100% ethical? Or even define what that means? I'm not saying all businesses are the same in the value they bring to society or that there hasn't been corruption. But if you're looking for 100% ethical where no one ever gets hurt and nothing bad ever happens to anyone ever, that's a real fairy tale. A much more realistic perspective is to just accept that society is imperfect and that every attempt to improve it will also be imperfect. We just do the best we can at the current stage we are at. That's all anyone can ever do anyway.
  22. @egoless If by financial investor you mean a venture capitalist, his contribution would be providing resources to businesses that are helping people.
  23. @Ayilton I've really enjoyed it every time I've done it. That was a go-to move for my girlfriend and I in high school so we didn't get caught by our parents in the house. You won't be doing advanced Karma Sutra positions, but if you have a big enough car it's not overly limiting. Missionary works, cowgirl works, doggy works. You don't need much more than that because the novelty of doing it in a car is usually enough. It definitely does get hot though. That thing in the movies where the windows fog up is real as real. Put on the AC if you can and you should be fine.