Roy

So the ego can poison and ruin anything it touches including self-help, what else is new?

People do absurd and preposterous things like this all the time. You haven't been broadly exposed enough to the wackiness of humanity if you're still skeptical or surprised when you come across people like this.

It's because Trump makes people go full retard, on both sides. The only winning move is to not play the game and laugh. It's amazing what kind of energy and reactions he summons out of people, because he's honestly not even that interesting of a person. I can think of a million more interesting things and people to garner attention, yet so many people are fixated on Trump like he's some sort of alien. Guess being president of the most powerful country on Earth will draw a lot of attention regardless. The crazy thing is despite EVERYTHING it's likely he'll get elected another 4 years LOL.

@Leo Gura For sure. What would you consider a fair threshold for someone to be primed for it? Of course there may be many things that could impede spiritual development like family, environment, economic situation. But would someone with as little under their belt as genuine curiosity be "primed"?

@Leo Gura Would you consider yourself spiritually hardwired Leo or did you just put in massive amounts of labor to develop it?

@Leo Gura You misunderstand friend. I'm not asking for myself, I don't have a problem with it. I'm asking from others positions, just wanted to hear your thoughts.

@Leo Gura Of course pure solipsism is not what you mean when you say that, I've absorbed enough of your content to know that's not what you're advocating. But what do you say to explain yourself to the people that can easily interpret these statements as solipsism? Are you not changing your language because you're expecting people to just understand there is a deeper meaning than what you're saying at face value?

@TrynaBeTurquoise Consider that you are the one participating in the right vs left, independent vs establishment game, not people in this thread (yet). You might be so invested in it you automatically project it out onto places where it might not even exist, because it's the lens or narrative you've nested yourself in. This isn't an accusation, just a thought. I know you just mentioned you aren't a right winger, but one doesn't even have to plant their flag in order to be propagating the game. It doesn't take a genius to observe how remarkably awful Trump is as a person, let alone president. Anytime someone mentions that people jump to politics almost instinctively, like it's impossible for them to distinguish the difference lol.

Of course we have to admit he has a certain level of intelligence and competence to have gotten where he's at in life. Obviously had plenty of advantages but also obviously not an accident. The denial happens earlier on in life, and gradually. Growing up as a young man I'm sure he had countless moments from positions of power where he had a choice about what to do. I'm sure his conscious felt bad about making a corrupt decision that benefited him, but he simply rationalized it or sweeps it under the rug. As you do that continuously many times over many years, the empathetic muscles in your brain wither away. This is how any psychopath, criminal, or murderer is made. It's a process. Nobody just decides to be evil one day. Now we have a man who is completely impulsively selfish like you said.

It's definitely a trap most people are in for sure. Notice how almost everybody you ever meet in the world is convinced they're right. Even the most humble, skeptical, or self-critical! It's really a mind-plague.

Nothing really special about it. Alcohol is more fun than being high to be honest. Both are kind of bad for your body though, so I would use them very sparsely.

@lostmedstudent My partner and I moved in together after only 10 months. A lot of potential conflict has probably been avoided because we made some simple ground rules when we moved in together right away, like within the first few days as we were decorating/moving furniture. We love living together, and never really conflict about anything! We like to think of living together as a permanent sleep over ! - Come up with a simple schedule for chores. Not too rigid, but just the stuff that HAS to get done. Have some free days in there as well so neither of you are overwhelmed. Don't know why this image is so big haha; - Although you live in the same house or apartment and may be splitting costs 50/50 (I hope it's 50/50 or there might be resentment/power imbalance built up) you should each have designated "spaces" or rooms for yourselves. I get the office for my work/alone time, and she gets the living room more or less. Of course neither of us are banned from spending time in either if we want when the other person is there, it's more of a "vague agreement" so we can get alone time. - Have certain standards for cleanliness where you are living. Don't point fingers or shame if someone leaves a mess or slacks off, just be kind about reminding them and help them clean up if they ask or don't have energy. You want to encourage each other to build the habits up individually. Having a nice space you can both enjoy raises overall baseline happiness. - Do nice things around your living space for them once in a while on top of what you do for your role, but don't expect the favor to get returned like you're counting score. - Be willing to compromise on style/decorating. Give each other some leeway in how the place should look. - Be very sensitive about noise when either of you are waking up/getting ready for work, etc. - Even though there is lockdown, try to have chunks of days and time where one of you leaves the apartment/house for whatever reason so the other person has some true alone time. It makes a difference. Just build up that honest communication early so things don't bottle up and blow up later. Living with someone can be challenging but it's also amazingly fun. Hope this helps, cheers! - Roy

That's a really good quote @LfcCharlie4 nice find! That's an amazing summation if I've ever seen one. It's kind of interesting seeing that conclusion from another perspective. I remember reading Sam Harris' book on Free Will a number of years ago and his definition is remarkably similar. Obviously he's coming from a more scientific paradigm but he came to the same conclusion almost through meditation, introspection and thought. Though he talks a lot about the "no-self" concept and advocates for people to discover that truth, I still feel like he hasn't got past the whole physically of the body/brain yet. Free will is simply an illusion, but a convincing at that! Even someone just willing to honestly take a simple thought experiment like this will notice it's comically evident free will doesn't exist; Whoever is reading this right now I want you to immediately say OUT LOUD the name of the first movie that you think of, no deliberation just say it out loud. Notice that whatever content came up was completely random? Perhaps if you do some tracing from past experiences or your environment you could come up with a reason for why you said it, but if you're honest you'll admit you still had zero anticipation of what movie it would be, it simply happened. Now also notice that if you hesitated and thought of a small list of movies, and then felt like you "chose" one of the movies to pass this experiment, that choosing also just happened. It's like this for all thoughts that arrive in your mind, choices that you make, and even physical actions you do. It is all just constant and relentless happening. No matter how much you try to feel "prior" to anything that is happening, you'll never arrive faster than the happening. Even the deliberating is part of the happening hahah! Once you break through and become aware of this it's very chilling. There are even scientific experiments that prove the brain has activity that determines the experience before the person is even consciously aware of it, if you're looking for that kind of explanation. Free will is just a comfortable illusion.

No matter how much you don't like it or how much evidence you provide to how dangerous "porn" is, it will never be viable to regulate how people choose to use their bodies. It's preposterous.

Awareness is like a muscle. It must be exercised constantly to maintain and reach higher levels. It's like your legs. If you stopped using them and sat around all day they would wither away and lose muscle, and get weak. On the other side of things if you ran or cycled every day, and did weight training you'd get strong legs that serve you well. There is no way around it, it's constant work. Then more work, then if you want to get even more of it......... you gotta work some more.

Of course governments need to step in to regulate big tech, especially when they censor regular people without good reason. ALSO realize the contradiction that it's the "muh freedom" attitude that even allows for an environment where a company can grow that big to get that kind of power to censor people. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Reality is too vast and complex for that. You don't want pure "freedom", it's a fantasy. In fact most people aren't even aware of just how selfish they are being when they advocate for the idea "freedom". They just want to be able to do or say whatever they want, and if other people they don't like can't do the same then tough shit! Even if people are logically, ethically or legally correct on their own personal scale, on a large scale they could have no idea what's good for them in the long run. Of course they are going to be too selfish to see it even after the time has passed. I want you to consider something; perhaps we should sacrifice some free speech in the midst of a pandemic. It's a very sprawling and dangerous situation. The last thing we need is a bunch of angry/confused people and conspiracy theorists stirring up unrest and violence. Is there going to be collateral damage? Probably. But you need to look at the big picture and stop expecting everything to work out perfectly to your principles.

Things to avoid deterrence would be don't be so judgmental of other people and cultures. Practice being open to things even if they make you initially uncomfortable. Try to accept and understand the emotions of others more frequently, and most importantly yourself. Don't be so argumentative and scientific, once you slow down on this need you'll notice it's not necessary the majority of the time. Unless you are an actual scientist or engineer or whatever most "facts" don't actually matter to regular people having regular conversations. Simply pursue discussion for the enjoyment of learning even if it isn't accurate all the time. Those are some things to get you started. - Libraries. The people that work there are usually quieter type women, most of the ones I met are great stage green people. Also look for clubs and other events going on for like minded people. - Garden centers, flower shops, organic food stores, alternative medicine stores. - Environmental volunteer events like garbage pick-up, tree planting, etc. - Concerts & parties are great for meeting stage green young/middle-aged people. Get there numbers, make friends! - Meditation retreats, healing centers, etc.

Go to his YouTube page and then click on his video list. You see the immediate contrast from what he's posted the past day compared to scrolling down through everything he's posted over the years. The abruptness of it is almost comical! Whatever he took completely shattered his paradigm. He must have had a very painful night of reflection realizing how shallow and vain most of his life had been up until that point. I'll be curious to follow and see what kind of 180 he does in his life because of this. It would be pretty radical for him to quit YT with 2.5 million subscribers, most people wouldn't be able to let go of that attachment. If he starts posting meditation and enlightenment content it'll be amazing to see how far over his audiences heads it'll be. His sub count is going to plummet.

It's going to be sooo long until psychedelics are taken seriously and legalized by society, with people like this representing the sphere. Too many irresponsible idiots and not enough clear information and warnings on the gravity of most of these substances.

@Chumbimba It's totally ok and common to be "mediocre" and content with life. The real definition of happiness is the ability to be content no matter where you are. But still what you consider success for yourself vs what "society" considers success should be 2 totally different things. Don't let other people define what you think you need to make yourself successful and happy. You need to spend some time considering what you really want. I'll ask you you a simple question - Without being greedy or fantasizing, what would be the bare minimum you need for your living situation and lifestyle for you to be happy (whatever happy means for you)? - What size/quality house would you be content with? - Where in the world/what kind of place would you want to live? - What kind of lifestyle would you be living there? Sedentary or active? - What would be the comfortable/minimum amount of income to have those without stress? - Would you want a partner or children in that picture? - What would you be doing day to day? Answer these kind of questions as specifically as you can and you'll start to shape the parameters of what you authentically consider "successful and happy" for you.

@Peo The only thing causing you to have 0 chance is what you're saying here and your attitude about it. Take massive action and pride in making the best profile you possibly can, and be prolific about it after you have it, talk to as many girls as you possibly can, and you will get results. It's guaranteed. So what if there is a pandemic and that ruined your plans? Take responsibility and adapt. See this post;

@Max_V I was a Starcraft player back in the day so I used to see Destiny and his content a lot. It's been remarkable how much he's transitioned over the years, but I would still peg him as firmly Orange. He entertains some green/yellow ideals but it's very minimal, he seems extremely stuck in debating, arguing, semantics, and being "right" all the time. It doesn't take much observation to notice he's an extremely neurotic person. He is fully engaged in the whole Youtube circle jerk of platform wars, judging others, and "VS" debates. Not the behavior of a systems thinker.

There has definitely never been a better time to be alive than now, but it's not going to last. Our current systems and standards of living have stretched the planet to the brink. Soon we're going to have to voluntarily sacrifice and simply our material existence. The alternative is an impending recoil, and yes it's going to be violent.

Hahahaha omg man stop you're gonna make me cry . It's no wonder communities like this can look so polarizing from the outside when you have people saying hilariously arrogant things like this. It's like Leo the other day, "I can give a girl the best orgasm of her entire life through text messages." suuuuuuuuuurrrreeeee lol

Do not do it. You are cheating yourself out of an important authentic experience, literally. Being able to attract someone and have sex with them is like a coming of age thing. Have as much paid sex as you want after, but DO NOT let your first time be like that. You will end up regretting it down the road.