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Hmm, Phd sounds pretty good to me. I took the route of exploring my passions. I am not done, glad I did it. but a Phd sounds nice. It will be up to you! There are no wrong answers. A Phd would be great though. Life is long

No that isn't what I mean. I am not talking about identity. I am talking about bubbles of awareness that exist other than mine.

@James123 I think enlightenment is more. There is my direct experience and survival needs that don't cease. So, I get I am imagining things but thats cool. Nothing changes. Give me something powerful.

I think I understand all that already. I just don't understand the idea of other beings yet. Do you have a bubble? Leo claims he doesn't. So no one must either. Which is fine.

I know this stuff... But, Leo's new video is beyond that.

He says "there are no other bubbles except you"... so. Not sure how to take it. That I left bread crumbs for myself to follow to awaken after my incarnation here on earth. He says he doesn't have a consciousness or his own bubble or experiences He says I just imagine other people and I have artificially limited myself to be here and I just imagine all of you. Not sure if you all finish the new video or not, or if you even can lol meta doesn't mean much I think once we get into going so meta, that I realize that its just me the whole time and that all size, time, lives etc is arbitrary backdrop to explain away my current experience. It's all arbitrary at this point.

I don't know. It just seems like a useless video. Sure non-duality this, non-duality that.... "Hey, imagine God mode!" Maybe that would be nice. But, I don't need God mode. I just want to live my dream life. But, telling people they are all alone in the universe seems to be dangerous and misleading. It's not just me dreaming up Leo in an endless void. If it was... idk I mean, it is just me imagining things in an endless void. But, it is not only my awareness and nothing else. It is for me... But, I am just some ordinary ass guy who is just learning to get his shit together in life. If I am all that exists... IDk that would be strange. or it would be normal. Idk

Only God has ever been a pornstar sooooo

Yeah, didn't know what to think of think. Sure, I don't experience anyone else on the forum or in the whole world? But, did I really create Leo like that? Seems a little weird and fishy to me. I mean, I can understand me creating the whole thing but, idk how it's working.

They do act differently

@Leo Gura He is a web of fragmented symbols and emotions lol at the same Time jessie has a warming sort of vibe to him lol

Sometimes we can teach by simply sharing our story.... This is advice I would like to follow.

Nice! That was a great series!

Great book is called "Not-Nice" Teaches you how to be not nice, but assertive and authentic https://www.amazon.ca/Not-Nice-Pleasing-Speaking-Unapologetically-ebook/dp/B076VVH14M

Talent exists, but it won't get you all the way.

A great clip would be some of the content in the last 20 minutes of this video. Leo is talking about the different states and importance of states! This is one of the most important things I've ever heard him say when it comes to consciousness work.

True. They are a complicated problem. Just simply stop wanting any one tool to fix all your problems. You are here. Life is complicated. Keep going. There are no quick fixes.

Your life will go through stages. What life "is" is your direct experience of the moment. Allow for things to change over time.

@Leo Gura dm'd you

I don't know. Sure God has to exist but it surely didn't have to create me the way I am. It has, this much is clear. I have a suicide fantasy where I would be given the things I want in the after life. I would love to break free, let my passion and creativity flow like it was a year ago.... But, that seems too dangerous. I can't trust anyone, they might try to sabatage or hurt my success. After losing my last job and my business, and girlfriend all at once... I know that reality doesn't care about me. I can't get my head around why I would incarnate into this life? If I am so powerful, I would just create a good life that was good. Not this. The thing is, I have seen that the fabric of what I am is totally loving, and completely creative and powerful. But, that doesn't seem to break me free of my karma or my physical incarnation. I still have fears of the future, guilts about the past and reality might totally fuck me over and why shouldn't it? It doesn't seem to care about the homeless people in my province. I feel existentially trapped and I don't know why God would do this. I doubt my ability to be successful because I am afraid of a lot of things. Past mistakes, etc. I don't know if I can really deserve love. I want to be pure, and respected by others. But, I don't know if that is possible seeing I have been so foolish in the past. I will continue to put in the work. But, I fear it will be taken away some how.

There are so many marketing consultants out there who will help you

Even though I have a lot of self love. I also hate certain aspects of myself and my past. I do not feel strong enough to love myself completely. Or to love the uncertainty of what my future will be.

I don't understand this other minds thing. Reality for me is just me, but not all of reality is just me. Because if reality is just me, I don't know what the fuck God is doing wasting it's time with this loser. I've experienced what I would describe as omniscience and complete understanding. However, in my dualistic life I have a lot of Karma that is negatively influencing my state right now. I feel so many fears and guilts and shames. I don't know if I can even create a meaningful life. Not sure why God would create me.

@TheDao JP has good teachings. But, if you meet buddha in the middle of the road, kill him. I also put myself into this because I have relatively low level of understanding of reality as I am a young person. You are fine. I am not saying you are right or wrong. It's more about the style of interaction I am having with you that is very "You are with us or against us" and then you make assumptions about the aspects of his views we don't like, or you think that those aspects of his view are right. Which is fine. We might not agree on things today. This is reality ahahah.