Robert

Yes! That's the problem. All is one and reality is infinite, so to impose limitations on yourself and others would be to live in falsehood and cause damage in the process. If you notice someone acting too unconscious, I encourage you to judge them. Judge the shit out of them if necessary. The key is to judge consciously. If it's out of love, it's okay. Namaste. ?

@molosku Signature strength is completely unique to you, whereas regular strength is just a general thing which many people can have. So "humor and playfulness" is not your signature strength because so many people have that as a strength and it's not unique at all. It may be a strength of yours, but in order for it to be a signature strength it would have to be a molosku sort of humor or playfulness. It would be a type of humor and playfulness that only you can have. A signature strength is basically something you can write down on paper then sign your name under it and it would make complete sense. Pretty much belongs to you.

@Tom Daniel D You're welcome.

@Joseph Maynor Yes!

@see_on_see Wrong again. You can judge and know exactly who/what you are. This is a part of doing it consciously. Practice it sometime.

Nope. Doesn't mean you're caught up in illusion. The real illusion is the limitations you burden yourself with, such as telling yourself you can never judge. You can do anything as long as you do it consciously.

@George Fil Don't eliminate judging. Judge consciously.

This is one of my favorite videos by you, I watched it several times before. However, what you're talking about in this video is only the journey of a hero, not the journey a true hero. There is a difference between the two, believe it or not. With that being said, what you spoke about in the video is not the highest journey for anyone, and Ryokan deciding to spend the rest of his life in his "lonely hut" does not make him a true hero. This is a good case in point for what I said about Joseph Campbell's model being a bit too dated. During his time period, the life of women on Earth was different than how it is now, probably to the same capacity that society as a whole was different than how it now. This is a clear example of what causes the myth form to evolve and expand in order to fit the aspects of the human psyche/experience that are most relevant and can relate to more people of future generations. Instead of just following Joseph Campbell's model exactly and constricting their scope of imagination, there are storytellers that tell tales which cover even more aspects of human life that couldn't be addressed due to the limitations of the monomyth. These tales that are told all have consistent plot beats based on whatever issue is being faced by type of myth at hand. For the example here, the issue we are facing is the female experience since the monomyth is male-oriented (thus being called the "hero's" journey and not the "heroine's" journey). So in writing circles we tend to call the more female inclusive myths, the ones that address the female psyche to a larger degree, "female myths." They are specific types of myth that have different plot beats than the monomyth. Similar, since both are myths, but different. They addresses the female psyche more instead of the male psyche that is clearly more likely to not hesitate in slaying the dragon. Therefore, what we have here is a subtle but broad evolution that keeps the myth form alive and moving, which we need in this world. It's just one example and shows that we can't rely on the monomyth forever. It just doesn't work. That's why right now I'm actually working on what I hope to be a female myth. However, since I know that a good storyteller doesn't cling to ideas of how his story should be and he is always open to making changes to his work - by literally throwing out entire acts of a script or chapters of a novel - in order to tell the best story possible, I don't know if what I'm working on now will be a female myth in the end. It would sorta break my heart if I have to change my main character back to being a male (which I originally thought of when I came up with the idea of the story). But I really think by the time I'm done my character for that story will be a female. I really think so. There is hope, lol.

@martin_malin He was way ahead of his time, no doubt.

@martin_malin Joseph Campbell didn't know everything about what it means to be a true hero. He was a huge influence, especially in my field of study (storytelling), and I view him as a ridiculously big inspiration, but he was not able to reveal everything to us. One of the main reasons is because the myths/stories he studied only have proper resonance to aspects of the human psyche/experience that are suited for human beings up to his time period and no further, so they are too dated for a lot of human beings who live right now. Also, I doubt Joseph Campbell was conscious enough to really understand true heroism. He seemed to know a lot about heroes, but not enough about the true hero. The Hero's Journey or monomyth is just ONE type of myth out of many, and the myth form of storytelling continues to evolve to this day. The form continues to evolve as humans evolve, and it reveals more and more to us in the process. The biggest thing that myth forms right now, such as the monomyth, are showing us is how to become more of a true hero. They show us ways of living (through the heroic actions of characters you read about or see on the page/screen) to bring you closer to God. In other words, closer to spiritual enlightenment. However, they do not tell you what a true hero actually is, or what God is, even though they bring you closer. Many storytellers have tried to demonstrate what a true hero is, and not just through mythic structure but by narrative elements and techniques that tend to make the message easier to perceive, such as a strong theme or moral argument of a story, but I have yet to witness this done to its full potential. Pretty much every single person on Earth, including storytellers who study mythic structure in depth, simply do not know what a true hero is. And in regards to Hero's Journey and stage Turquoise, the hero from those myths can be at a variety of stages. In fact, most that we've seen in both fiction and even real life are Green and below since that's where most of humanity is at right now. People are at the lower stages so they write fiction based on those lower stages and live their life - maybe as a hero, maybe not - stuck within those stages. In the future, if the monomyth stays relevant, we will have more Turquoise mono-mythical heroes, but we're not there yet. So no, the hero on the journey isn't automatically Turquoise and a Turquoise person isn't automatically the hero. It all depends. Also, Turquoise isn't even the highest stage of Spiral Dynamics, so a true hero definitely can't be thrown there. All in all, from a certain perspective, stage Turquoise and the monomyth are for children. And anyone who thinks those are the highest they can go just might be in for a rude awakening. But I think it's an amazing thing for people to give themselves entirely to their myth. Love the way Campbell put it, resonates with me so much.

@Aethereus Honestly, you sound trapped. Trapped in your unconscious ideas of right and wrong. Try to see this. @Xenomorf I'm actually done talking to you, tried to make that clear in my last response. Please leave this thread, thank you.

@Aethereus Sometimes you need to slap some people upside the head or they will never get it.

@Stretch Truth.

@Xenomorf I had a feeling you were being sarcastic, but your understanding of the topics at hand made me think you were being serious. And your previous post has so darn much wrong with it that I couldn't even get through the whole thing, thus I can no longer bother to discuss any of this with you. You're not at the level to be having these conversations. You need more intelligence and consciousness. But maybe one day, if you develop yourself enough, you will realize that you can do the impossible. And then you will start to take action on that unbelievable opportunity. Good luck!

@Xenomorf This isn't about POV. If you're a newbie I suggest you keep watching Leo's vids and implement what he teaches. You'll then experience things for yourself and you won't have to ask anybody to share wisdom - you'll have wisdom. And then to gain even more wisdom you will have to eventually outgrow Leo's vids and find your own spiritual path. Then, one day, you might become one of those true heroes I keep talking about. Good luck, you can do it. And you can message me on here anytime if you need help or support.

@Xenomorf You called OP's desire an egotistical drive just because it was an egotistical drive for you. That was a projection. Love meaning the emotion or mystical state. Connectivity referring to oneness, nonduality, etc. That's not the conclusion I reached... But you said "We can try as a collective to honor this process by becoming individual authentic examples," in response to OP, which shows that you're viewing people as separate individuals and not as literally the one thing that they are. No one is separate, period.

@Xenomorf I'm sorry to tell you this, but you're still deluded in many ways. Stop looking at humans as seperate individuals and start looking at them as beings who are all connected, all part of one thing. Only then will you really know how to solve world problems. Also, don't project your egotistical drive on others. Some people actually do want to contribute purely out of love. True heroes exist and you can become one! Good luck with your pursuits.

I can go the distance.

I might give that a watch soon, been on my list for too long. Thanks for sharing this.

@11modal11 I'm not misunderstanding anyone. Everything you brought up so far is low level stuff or common knowledge for a spiritual/mature person, and there were also things you said that were just so off and simply untrue (stupid theories that you seem to have pulled out of your ass), so I can't really take you seriously when it comes to discussing consciousness... You need to think deeper. Way way way deeper. Never just look at the surface. And don't take too much offense or go into ego-mode from what I'm saying here. I'm just trying to help you and others. If you "care," I'm glad. All I care about is that everyone cares. This is the best way for us to live! Namaste.

I sing it every single day, no joke.

@Tom Daniel D You're on the right track. Keep developing yourself and maybe one day you will become one of those warriors I spoke about. Good luck!

@11modal11 You have a very very very long road ahead of you... Deep down you want to care. You want to care as much as possible. We are all one, all connected, thus the most conscious beings in existence have the highest concern for their fellow conscious beings as they can. They are true heroes and warriors of love and light, meaning they care - so damn much. ? Keep developing yourself and maybe, hopefully, one day you will understand some of the stuff I said in this thread. I'm rooting for you. And please come back to me as soon as you get there. It would make my day to here that sorta progress from someone. Good luck.

I have to say The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida. It's chock full of relationship wisdom for men, and it's beautifully written. One of my favorite books ever. Even if you're female, there might still be a lot you can take from it.