jimwell

This is an intelligent reply. They are not transphobic. They accept transgender people or at least indifferent to them. And their opinions are nuanced. It doesn't mean they hate or want to persecute transgender people. You are too needlessly sensitive. There are 3 reactions or feelings towards LGBTQ+ people; support or approval, indifference or tolerance, and hate or disapproval. As long as it's not hate (transphobic), it's good enough. You can't expect all people to show support to LGBTQ people. And it's wrong to label indifference as transphobic. I am indifferent to ALS people, to be honest. Many people support ALS sufferers. I'm not one of the supporters. But it doesn't mean I'm ALS-phobic.

It's obvious to me. You are the only consciousness in existence, and your life is a dream or an illusion. So of course, you are dreaming or imagining Leo. Leo is just an illusion pretending to be real when he tells you that from his POV, he is dreaming or imagining you. It's a very consistent and deceptive dream.

Here's a very good and honest interview with a former male-to-female transgender who was "analized" or raped when he was a kid by his own father. Jake was also a drug addict and had a brother who had drugs and alcohol addictions which caused his early death. It's a very informative interview. I resonate with him because I was extremely mentally-emotionally (verbal and physical) abused by my own father my entire childhood (except during my first 5 years of existence) and teenage years, and was raped by my own grandfather when I was a 4. I was also an alcohol and cigarette addict for 13 years. I tried meth and marijuana many times during my teenage years but was not addicted to them. At the near end of the video, he says he can't find love, understanding, and forgiveness. It's because healing is a very long process which usually takes a decade or more if he even succeeds. If not, he'll live being deeply traumatized or hateful, or both his entire life and will die in a similar way (which is very tragic). Many end up murdering themselves. But he is on the correct path; quitting doing drugs, directly facing his childhood trauma, and acknowledging the deep pain and anger embedded in his soul. He also asks "Why would anybody want to do it to his own kid?" His father raped him for 2 reasons: to satisfy his father's pedophilic, homosexual desire; and to inflict pain and trauma to little Jake as his father's way of exacting vengeance for the pain and trauma inflicted on his father when his father was a kid (whether it involved sexual abuse or not). That lessened his father's own trauma and enabled him to be more functional. In the sense I explained, God is crazy.

But isn't it better now than in the past?

Is this the case? How does it happen when the LGBTQ+ community is accepted more than ever? In the past, they were shunned or even murdered for coming out.

I have watched all 4 episodes. Here is Teal's response to episode 4, defending herself. I could see that the documentary makers are biased against Teal. For example, when Blake was burying his goldfish, they flashed a powerful, evil-looking image of Teal. That gave me an impression that Teal killed the fish or Teal cursed Blake for leaving her community. But the things I said in my earlier post (quoted above) were correct. After watching the documentary, the exact type of brokenness Teal has became clear to me. She hasn't embodied her own deep insights. She lacks integrity, self-honesty and self-awareness. She has the tendency to gaslight when cornered. She is also codependent, which means she relies too much on her core group for mental-emotional support and stability. I also saw a few "the dark triad" characteristics in her. And it is better if Teal develops her feminine side more. She needs to prioritize working on her brokenness instead of continuing what she has been doing if she wants to be a better healer and teacher (and of course, to further heal her damaged soul). To all mentally-emotionally damaged people who look up to Teal, planning to attend her workshops, or wanting to get close to her; do the things she says, not the things she does, and maintain a healthy emotional distance from her.

Yes, the expansion is horizontal. The video demonstrates it. If you are not sure, lie on your back. Your abdomen should expand when inhaling and contract when exhaling.

There's only one POV which is yours. That was why Leo said "from your POV". Leo is an illusion pretending to be real when he said "from my POV". That's how realistic this solipsistic dream is. You can be angry at God for deceiving you. But you can also admire and appreciate God's superior intelligence and grand design.

Yes. Breathe deeply and slowly. It's the abdomen which expands, not the chest. I have been breathing this way for many years. I breathe in for at least 5 seconds and breathe out for more or less the same amount of time. It's good for your general health and gives you mental clarity.

Inablity to take action because of poor integration of various perspectives Inability to experience, enjoy, and appreciate the "lower" beauty of existence (women, food, work, museums, coffee, technology, trees, rivers, etc.) because of desiring only deep awakenings being an evil-enabler as a result of weaponizing the spiritual insight "Evil doesn't exist." Forcefully converting other people from being normal into being spiritual Using spirituality to escape suffering instead of working on mental-emotional problems Inability to embody or implement deep insights as a result of teaching full-time, running a spiritual community, being satisfied with conceptual understanding, and other seemingly valid distractions Inability or delay in generating new deep insights, and spiritual growth as a result of teaching full-time, running a spiritual community, being satisfied with conceptual understanding, and other seemingly valid distractions

No, it doesn't. You lack nuanced judgement. And no. I actually look the homeless person in the eye with compassion, give him (most of them are male) some money, and then hope God will eventually "love" him.

Teal is not flawless. I see significant brokenness in her and some bullshit in her insights. But she is still one of a kind and deserves appreciation and respect. If you don't recognize this, it means that you have eyes but not see.

Here's proof that just because somebody is a licensed psychologist, doesn't mean he is intelligent and aware of his self-bias. He obviously slanders Teal's character, ability, and intention to heal people. He assumed Teal is not capable of handling mental-emotional pain and diseases simply because she is not a licensed therapist. He also assumed licensed therapists automatically have a deep understanding of mental-emotional diseases and are capable of handling and healing any mental-emotional diseases, hence better than Teal. This guy's level of self-bias and lack of nuance are repulsive. Teal defended herself well here. It's important to emphasize that having a mentor is not needed to be an effective healer and teacher. When you reach a very high level of consciousness or intelligence, and self-love; you naturally have the capability to learn from your own experience, observation, and contemplation; and from others. Everything becomes your mentor.

I have watched episode 1. That was interesting. At 19:05 mark of the documentary, the root cause of almost all forms of neuroses, psychoses, and suicidal desire is revealed. Repressed, neglected, deep childhood pain and anger is where the internal hell and torture begin. But it's also where heaven and significant healing begin. If you ask psychiatrists about the root cause of extreme mental-emotional diseases, they answer "unknown" or "chemical imbalance of the brain". Or they might not answer at all. They just give SSRI's and other prescription drugs to correct the "imbalance". That's absurd. The "chemical imbalance" is a correlation or result, not the cause. Correcting it might alleviate some symptoms but it will never heal the disease. If you suffer from anxiety, OCD, BDD, BPD, agoraphobia, depression, schizophrenia, etc. or suicidal, and you still need to take prescription drugs to feel "ok" or "normal", then it is a clear sign that you are still far from being healed. But these "official", "regulated", "licensed" mental-emotional health doctors earn a fortune. It's a perverted world.

You didn't delete the link above. So, it didn't cross my mind that sharing free links is a violation. But I have no problem with that forum rule. This will not happen again.

I decided to watch the documentary tonight (it's night time where I'm in). I found a good, free link. You can watch it in HD (1080p). Just give back to the website by turning off your ad block. [link removed for violating copyright]

Internal brokenness manifests in many forms but more difficult to notice. But if you have a keen eye, you can see the subtle manifestations in the eyes, facial expression, tone of voice, speed of speaking, etc., and posture, and the energy which penetrates the person's face and body. The obvious manifestations are in a person's speech and actions which are probably featured in documentaries. I got a nastier thought. She's sexy. She gives me an impression of being a good dick "satisfier". It's not an insult. It's actually a big compliment.

I also have not seen the documentaries. But regardless of what they expose, I still appreciate and respect Teal's trauma and childhood wounds Wisdom. She is still much better than all or almost all psychiatrists, therapists, and psychologists. But I detected a problem with Teal a few years ago. I could see she lacked embodiment or implementation of her own deep insights. She teaches full time and runs a community. Those alone restrict her from doing serious implementation work which requires much alone time, experimentation, introspection and contemplation. Having deep insights about childhood trauma and mental-emotional brokenness is good, but surely not enough for very significant healing. Implementation is the other half of the challenge. The documentaries must have some significant truths in them. Not my intention to sound pretentious, but Teal is still significantly broken. I can tell just by watching her speaking.

Sony alpha 5000. I'm not an avid photographer. Im rarely in the mood to photograph things. There are more powerful sony cameras for avid photographers.

Nanjo, Okinawa, Japan (my Japanese ex-wife's home prefecture) in late Spring

Click on 'CC' to enable English subtitles. Humans need to do better than this. I acknowledge that this horror is God's will, otherwise it wouldn't have existed. And it is the best possible thing which can exist as of now. I don't have scientific evidence to support this claim. But I have my intuition, logic, and "awakening", which is that God is always in control of all things. God has the most superior intelligence, so it is sure that whatever exists, is the best and how it should be. But I can't ignore my limited, human perspective. I also need to acknowledge that slaughtering animals for survival is cruel and evil. "Evil is only in your head.", "Evil is relative.", "Evil, only because you are selfish and want to survive.", and all other "higher, spiritual phrases or insights" are empty to me. In the end, murdering animals for whatever reason is unacceptable and we need to do something about it. When I looked into the eye of that beautiful, black bear at 3:57 of the video, I cried! I saw beauty and intelligence, which was about to be destroyed and slaughtered. I also felt overwhelming compassion. And what really made the tears fall down my face, is that I am just as guilty as the bear farmers (butchers). I don't kill black bears. But I eat chicken, pigs, and cows. That automatically makes me an animal murderer. I would literally murder those animals if there were no butchers doing it on my behalf. Thankfully, there seems to be a good solution. Click on the link below to watch the video. Japan’s first lab-grown real beef (petri dish protein) I haven't contemplated just how much of a game-changer that can be because I don't have time to do so. I'm still too busy doing survival shit. I'm just squeezing this post in because it is very important. As of now, my gut feeling says that the petri dish protein is the way to go. And I hope that it really is.

Yes, it starts there. But you also need to be practical and sensible.

A beautiful place and picture (looks natural and not too enhanced). I see coconut trees. This must be a tropical place. I love the open space and the pine trees. It's peaceful. I'd love to have my spiritual walk here.

Toyota, Aichi, Japan in Spring Toyota, Aichi, Japan in Winter (photographed by me)

Okazaki Castle, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan in Autumn (photographed by me) * The most famous Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu was born here. Onsen (Hot Spring resort) in the outskirts of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (photographed by me)