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I am auditing my life at this point. I live in Oklahoma and has been my hometown for my whole life. I am considering moving out of Oklahoma sometime within the next 2-3 years. I am considering living near the Coast because I value being in proximity to nature (oceans/mountains) and vibrant city life. Where would you live in the USA if you could choose?

A-freakin-men. Thanks for your support. I will keep contemplating and try to narrow it down 5 areas. I’m considering Oregon for west coast and Massachusetts for east coast. But I’ll try to keep my mind open. Thanks.

The area I’m at I think I’ve outgrown. I’ve lived in Oklahoma my whole life. I want an area with more abundance of nature opportunities. If I lived where I’m at for the next 5-10 years, I think I’d have regrets of not experiencing a new environment altogether. I met a famous rock climber in Yosemite (Ron Kauk), he talked about growing up in the valley and how he had access to rock climbing, wilderness camping and all the beauty of Yosemite as a kid. It was inspirational. I’m at the ideal job but not ideal environment. I’d like to be around like-minded people. I also would like to get out of the red state Bible Belt culture.

Thanks mate. 🙏

Thanks. I figured so. That’s what I did on my Oregon and Washington road trip. I think my next steps now are to narrow down specific towns, apartments, and jobs. It is so hard when I really love the job position I have now. Coworkers and work culture is amazing. I have so much freedom and that is hard to leave.

@Leo Gura Since you’ve moved around a lot. Do you have any general advice for someone like me who hasn’t moved or lived anywhere else? Any traps to avoid? I will start looking up different neighborhoods in the cities I’m interested in. I’m pretty clear about what I want. I think it’s just planning it all out and taking action that’s the hard part. Such as if I have to secure a job before moving or move and then secure a job. I know with my profession and experience, I’ll be able to find work anywhere. Thanks. Anybody else have any tips and traps to avoid for moving out of hometown/homestate?

NYC is good to visit, but the idea of living there seems like it would be a nightmare for me. It’s just too many people, overcrowded, and everywhere looks the same after a while. It’s just a concrete jungle.

True. And also a place to find my career as an Existential EMDR Therapist. I care deeply about being near coast and mountains (having an abundance of outdoor activities) along with a vibrant city life. Gotta try to find an apartment in a good area that’s not in the noisy downtown and is affordable. Where would you want to live?

Yeah! I vacationed there and it was awesome! Just gotta find a spot not centered in the busy city. I’m sure I’ll be able to find a mental health counseling job there.

Good answers! What do you all think about Oregon, Washington or some of the east coast states? I want to be open to east coast and west coast.

Let’s go!!!!!!! We are gonna deconstruct Sherlock!!

Also, as long as you ask others for answers, you will forever never trust your own instincts and conclusions. Notice that. Some of this stuff you need to work out on your own and not have Leo or Buddha hold your hand through it. Notice how that is giving away cognitive/spiritual independence.

It’s not about knowing whether you are right. It’s about knowing whether you understand. You have to go with the level that you are at and do the best you can. There are levels of God that no human will ever be able to access. What you are missing is insight. There’s gonna be a lot of stuff you will always be ignorant to and will never know. Keep contemplating. Let go of that Leo quote. That raft got you across the river, but it won’t get you through the forest.

What about Buddhism? Buddhism is filled with opinions, traditions, and conclusions. If you put Buddhism in a different category than opinion, then that is your opinion. You can’t be a Buddhist if you doubt the Buddha’s enlightenment in the same way you can’t be a Christian if you doubt Jesus is your Savior.

There are many things you cannot un-imagine and yet you imagine them. Your entire experience is constructed by your mind and you cannot easily undo this construction. If you cannot de-construct or un-imagine your traumas, what makes you think you could easy un-imagine gravity?

Dude. Why are you here? You’re not questioning to deconstruct materialism. You are defending Physicalism. All of this will be answered with 2g shrooms and a genuine desire for truth.

Because Consciousness is constructing gravity. Good luck changing that. Do 2g shrooms and you’ll realize that all is mind.

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Yes. But how do you validate and deconstruct rationality/logic without using rationality/logic? I don’t think you can. All deconstruction is using Rationality with a capital R to analyze the limits and assumptions of a thing. It seems like it is circular reasoning in the end. But circular reasoning may be rational when talking about existence itself. Existence exists because it exists. Consciousness has an Absolute Rationality to it. Rationality itself is circular because there is nothing outside of it to deconstruct it nor validate it. It’s self-validating, just like Consciousness. I may have answered my own question. I’ll have to contemplate this more.

The irony is that to deconstruct rationality you’re using rationality to deconstruct it, aren’t you? Meta-Rationality. It’s like trying to deconstruct thought with thought.

I agree. But the steel man of atheism is that atheism in theory is similar to Pyrrhonism. A Pyrrhonians whole philosophy is to suspend judgement. I remain unconvinced of Alien Awakening and paranormal. Does that mean I believe Alien Awakening and paranormal doesn’t exist? No. It just means I will suspend judgment until I have verified it for myself. It is a logical position to suspend judgment and be skeptical about things I have never experienced. If you choose to make a video about atheism, you will want to address this objection. Every atheist I talk to doesn’t want to admit that they are in a paradigm. An atheist thinks it is a form of skepticism but it’s a biased form of skepticism. Edit: Also many atheists will disagree that it’s a worldview because atheism is about just one thing only: A suspension of belief about God. It’s one position on the issue. Of course, for many “atheists” this is wrong because their atheism exists inside of other paradigms such as materialism, naturalism, evidentialism, etc.

No atheist will agree with this definition. They will say you misunderstand atheism because atheism is the disbelief and remaining unconvinced of God. Kinda like if someone says there are aliens, I remain unconvinced but it doesn’t mean I believe there are no aliens. Of course, I disagree because an atheist lives life unconscious of God and thinks others need to prove it to him.

I want you to consider that contemplation is more important than meditation. Why? Well, that’s something for you to contemplate . But for real, the main reason is self-deception and increasing intelligence/insight. Meditation is good for many things. But no amount of meditation will get you to deconstruct Buddhism itself. Even though Leo is trying to teach independence of mind, 99% of people I see in this forum are engaging in Buddhist groupthink and at the same time not taking seriously the cognitive rigor it takes to attain truth-realization. Buddhism isn’t truth-realization. It’s a flirtation with the idea of seeking truth in the disguise of meditation traditions, cultural conformity, and Buddhist ideology. This isn’t just about Buddhism but all spiritual ideas that you don’t question. Many of you reading this or following my posts will assume my critiques of Buddhism come from ignorance rather than transcendence. You will think I need to read more, meditate more, and study Buddhism more. You couldn’t be more wrong. No amount of learning about flat earthism will get you any closer to discovering the truth about earth. Likewise, no amount of studying Buddhism will actually get you to realize inner intelligence/authority. Emptying the mind has its uses and purposes, but it also has its drawbacks that many overlook. You can have an empty mind and still be ignorant. You don’t solve ignorance through meditation alone. You solve it by deeply questioning epistemology and detachment from all ideologies especially Buddhism. Buddhism is an ideology about nonattachment. It’s an identity and worldview about nonattachment. But notice that it’s not the same thing as true nonattachment. True nonattachment isn’t Buddhism, Skepticism, Solipsism, or anything. It’s just Truth/Consciousness.

Thanks for your feedback. Where do you see a strawman? My broader point is that Buddhism is a conceptual framework that limits the mind and needs to be let go of. It’s a conceptual framework about nonattachment and enlightenment. Notice that Buddhism is a map and is not the same as the territory. You won’t achieve sovereignty of mind following the Buddha. If you are really present in this moment, you won’t find Buddhism in it.

💯 Thanks for the feedback.