Anon212

Awh man, this is the best thing I have seen in my life, I am dying laughing here. Thanks for sharing haha

Well fair deuce man, I guess this is how it works. If you weren't speaking about these things, I may as well have spent the rest of my life thinking nothingness is the "ultimate reality". Keep up the good work. Not that there is anyone to help or that you care anyways... ?

Ah ok, I see. Just a follow up question. From watching your videos and watching other folks, it seems as though they also know what's up. But they mention it very briefly and return to speaking of topics of much lower radicalness. Heck maybe they are not this awake, but if they are why would they avoid speaking of such things to their students? Is it because most will do what I do lol and make an intellectual play out of it or is it just a lost cause simply because most people will not ever get to this level?

How rare is God-realization? I mean, I often hear you say that it's likely none of your teachers are at this level, however at the same time I have heard of yogis for example having siddhis (as mentioned above). Further I have heard yogis say that enlightenment = literal death, ego death is nothing. What about those that leave their bodies at will? What about those that say they have to play tricks and have mastery over their energies to maintain the body? Are they God-realized or are they still imagining stuff?

Just because someone is big and lean does not mean they use performance enhancers. Before lockdown I was big, lean and strong. Everyone thought I was on steroids or at least SARMS but I wasn't. I have a genetic mutation such that my body produces low levels of myostatin. Myostatin inhibits muscle growth, if there are low levels, there is less inhibition of muscle growth. There are many other genes that result in a dude being jacked and lean. However most people in the public sphere are using stuff. BUT just because most do, it does not mean that all do. I am not saying the above to brag. I was vain, I was a narcissist. I got big and strong to get girls and attention. In fact I was quite sophisticated. My excuses covering the image issues were quite good if I do say so myself haha. Now I just do some yoga, a bit of running and some weight training just to keep the body strong and healthy. BUT I am still jacked. There is nothing I can do about it. Don't label me an egomaniac just because I'm big. I'm a nice guy, I swear... The whole lifting industry is a sham, from supplements, to the silly youtubers, to the fake natties. It is all image issues, ego, pride, narcissism, getting hot girls, attention, alpha male rubbish... blah... do it if you want, though eventually, especially if you are spiritually inclined it will fall away.

Does anyone have any uncorrupted or unembellished teachers that they can recommend? I have been a religious follower of teachers such as Sadhguru however he is so entangled with Indian culture that I feel like I can get lost and enmeshed in his teachings. Don't get me wrong, his teachings and yoga are fantastic but I want something that cuts out all of the bullshit. I was thinking Peter Ralston, UG Krishnamurti, J Krishnamurti, Ramana Maharshi (maybe?). Are there any other teachers that go straight to the point? I think Leo is great also. I am just looking to scope out more teachers, see how they speak and teach and how it relates to everyone else.

Hey, its funny this came up as I broke my 50 day streak just ten minutes ago. My libido was through the damn roof, I was having trouble working on my dissertation and it had been this way for almost a week. Recently I have been having some pretty bleak sexual dreams and it instantly hit me that all of these so called methods of transmutation were simply not working. I have tried increasing exercise frequency, taking more cold showers, kundalini meditations, breathwork, heck I have been consecrated into a kriya by Sadhguru and even that to date hasn't helped. When I started getting these nasty dreams which I am not comfortable enough to go into, I recognised that I was suppressing my sexual desires. I'm sure transmutation is possible, but despite religiously applying so many methods at the same time for almost two months, I still failed to really transmute. As a 21 year old with a raging libido, this shits hard man. I also just stopped for a second and asked myself if I was doing this out of guilt, the only way to know was to break and so I did. I broke and just didn't give a sh*t. There was no guilt, I was waiting for benefits that never came. I felt absolutely no different than I did 30 minutes ago. I think a lot of the stuff on reddit is hearsay, maybe it happens, maybe it doesn't. I really didn't experience much benefit other than completely quitting porn (which is amazing, but I would barely watch it anyways, maybe once a week, less even). But I did really repress my desires. There is no doubt about it. If it's guilt or some other similar emotion, this is no bueno, well in my view. I remember hearing a talk by Sadhguru where he spoke on positive thinking. He said that repressing negative thoughts is a terrible idea, they will just pop up elsewhere. As for nofap, the repressed sexual desires manifested as sexual dreams, horrible sexual dreams and frequent wet dreams over which I had no control. He recommends creating a distance between the 'you' and the body/mind. He claims that it is an outcome of one of the kriyas he teaches which is why I was so adamant to get initiated by him. Monks do semen retention as do bramacharis, but remember these guys commit their lives to spirituality. Absolutely, totally commit their lives. Bramacharis for example have great guidance and are provided sadhana or practices that help deal with such urges. Practices that actually work. If I am to draw a parallel (in retrospect) I feel like I was trying to create a spiritual awakening using mindfulness meditation (it just doesn't work for most), whereas something like 5-meo-DMT or even doing some inquiry on shrooms sure as hell works. It seems much better to be in a healthy, sexual relationship with another man or woman if you are planning on leading a normal life (in my view). I like shunyamurti but as Leo said what he said there probably won't work. At the end of the day, the decision is yours, if you find it truly beneficial go for it, but its best to look at it very closely. Are you guilty? are you trying to quit porn? what is the problem with masturbation to begin with? Are you looking for semen retention related superpowers? In that case do you know how to transmute? Probably not.

A while back Sadhguru started up an exclusive video platform for which you have to pay. The videos posted there are completely beyond anything you would see on Youtube. One interesting thing I noticed was that when Leo did that 30 day DMT trip, he came back saying that very few people (if anyone) has reached the state of realisation he did and that it is not possible without artificially altering the chemical make up of the brain. Well, Sadhguru recently released a video (it is on his app) and he made an equally radical claim. He said that it is unlikely there is a single other person on the planet at his level of realisation and capability. He said he is capable of playing around with energies that could shock whole populations (such as levitating) but thinks it's a stupid idea. He also said that anyone with his level of realisation (if they are there) are hiding away in caves, do not speak languages and are completely detached from society. He also makes the distinction between realisation and understanding life as Leo does. He has made many other radical claims - speaking on parallel universes, claiming he can see and liberate the dead, claiming that 'shiva' is an alien that still comes and goes to earth, and even saying one time that another life energy took on his body, completely changed his appearance and scared the shit out of his wife. Another thing he has said is that, anyone who comes to the Isha foundation is "pegged" down so they don't become realised and leave the body otherwise he would have a lot of dead bodies on his hands. I don't know whether or not to believe what he is saying. I have had one spiritual awakening in the past few months and both Leo and Sadhguru make it seem like I know nothing - though it seemed like that was it. I plan on doing a 7 month program at the Isha foundation and I do plan on taking 5-Meo in the future. Do you guys think we are witnessing an extraordinary human being or maybe he might be spewing some bs here. I am sceptical but I still want to visit his ashram. What are your thoughts on this sort of thing? I don't want to disregard this because two years ago I would disregard spirituality as horseshit and spirituality changed my life. How does one stay "radically open minded" and filter out the rubbish?

Vaccines are perhaps the greatest scientific invention of all time. If it wasn't for them a significant portion of the global population would not be here right now. I simply do not entertain the anti-vax rhetoric but I appreciate that we have run into issues for example with the swine flu vaccine which did cause many issues. The Covid-19 vaccines look great and it seems we have found our way out of this pandemic. I am only an undergraduate physiology student so my knowledge on these topics is still low. I have been following Leo for a while and especially the recent videos on Science really popped my head open. I was speaking recently with an immunologist friend of mine who works on vaccine adjuvants and though I appreciate his intelligence and work I was heavily concerned at the end of our conversation. It seems as though him and not just him (the scientific establishment) see vaccines as some holy grail which they are in a sense - but also it's worrying how they intend on using them in the future. To me it is frightening to think that parents would not vaccinate their children against the likes of polio but the cocktails they are brewing for the future are something else. I mean it seems as though they are trying to make us live forever. It s getting ridiculous the number of vaccines being administered to children and I think in the future it will be a lot more. It seems as though they are trying to vaccinate against pretty much everything. God knows, they may use giant syringes in the future to make sure they can get 150-200 vaccines all thrown together into one cocktail into the kids. Now of course, a reminder - please do get vaccinated. My brother and father are essential workers and both have been vaccinated with the new vaccine and they are both doing just fine. But I worry about the future. Where this is headed. The extraordinary dependence on such immune stimulants. I was also speaking to someone who worked on the HPV vaccine. He didn't really seem to have an opinion and was just kind of going with the flow. What do you guys think? Could this become a classical example of "too much of a good thing is bad". I think so. I am starting to appreciate modes of treatment beyond the scientific paradigm however I don't really mention them around my colleagues for fear of being ridiculed. I am not anti-vax but I do believe we need to be wary of how we use this technology - just like any other technology. I mean Musk has been warning us about AI for a while now

@m0hsen I was supposed to do it on the 24th of January, however I had full day exams and it simply wasn't possible. The next opportunity is in April.

This is great, thank you!

@Blackhawk Could you explain why you think this?

I think Leo has a class three bite. Though I learned basic dentistry from my brother and I could be wrong. If true, that's it. That's his worst flaw.

@Eren Eeager Understanding the mechanisms of how reality works vs becoming enlightened

I probably should have mentioned what moksha just said. These are restricted teachings. He doesn't put them out in public. I think he's aware of the need to remain 'logical' to appeal to the masses and that is evident in his normal videos. Leo, on the other hand, appeals to a very small number of people because of the nature of the stuff he teaches. I think the way I put these forward i.e. in a list does not do it justice. He seems to be a bit more graceful when he says these things and does not strike me as arrogant. Though I may be naïve. In any case, as many of you guys have said - believing is one thing and being/experiencing is another. I have a child-like wonder so I often find myself watching these kind of videos and I will continue to do so. I am not neglecting my practices. Stuart Wilde is another fellow with quite rash claims and he does write quite riveting books. Really, what I wanted to know was if it was possible to be radically open minded while filtering through the bullshit. If understanding parallel universes is a possibility, I would like to pursue it. If it isn't, why waste my time? How am I supposed to know? The way some of you guys responded to the above is the same way in which my friend responds to me if I talk to him about non-duality. :/. 'How do you know this and I don't, you're just arrogant' and really I know nothing. But again, I appreciate that nothing is above your own direct experience.

@RedLine Hmm, I like him. I have found his kriyas and other meditations very helpful. I don't know whether or not whatever he says beyond that is true. But I disagree with you when you say he is vain. I have read into his work and he has essentially committed his life to improving the world. Educating rural children, planting millions of trees, saving rivers and of course running a a non-profit organisation with 11 million volunteers. It's unlikely that this is an outcome of some grand self-deception mechanism. I think I agree more with you re Shunyamurti who is definitely a great teacher but constantly engages in catastrophizing.

Hey guys, I was looking for some advice. Recently college has restarted and I have a very strong urge to leave. I genuinely use to enjoy what I was doing but that passion has subsided. In fact I've noticed that in a few areas in my life. I started Jiujitsu a year ago and fell in love with the sport training almost everyday though now it is gone because of Covid and I have no interest in returning. I am on a full scholarship in college. Everything is paid, fees, travel, food, clothes even holidaying and it makes life so easy for me. Of course I worked extremely hard to get it. I am also set up very well to go into med school if I like, my grades are excellent and I feel confident to do any exams that come and that too will be sponsored. I should be extraordinarily grateful for what I have. I have lots of spare time and money and all of it was achieved through academia. In fact one of the things stopping me from leaving is everything that I've gotten now. I grew up in a lower working class family and never had much. But here I am now, 20 years old in my final year at college and none of this means anything. College doesn't mean anything, jiujitsu, I even use to do powerlifting but my interests are gone. For the past year or so I've been doing inquiry and meditations. During Ramadan, I partook in the fasting alongside my family and instead of praying I sat still 5-6 hours a day and that's all I wanted to do. I experienced fleeting glimpses of freedom but now I think that I need to go all the way. I was thinking of leaving absolutely everything and moving to an ashram, monastery or some zen school. I will lose everything. I'm not sure what I should do. I've saved up enough money and made enough through the stock market to keep myself going for a year but it's difficult. I'm so lucky. I have everything laid out in front of me, it's almost like I'm being ungrateful by leaving it all behind. I have studied a lot of Leo's work including all of his models. I printed them out. Read them and re read them, I've read so many books about philosophy, psychology and so on. In the past two months I've read maybe 20 books about enlightenment. But at this moment I've just thrown all those away. I'm not interested in books or models or informations or degrees or money anymore. I want to go and completely transform myself. I want to come back and help people come out of their bullshit. I am not depressed or nihilistic, I just find that I am in a difficult position here. I'm going to make a whole lot of people unhappy if I leave. Other questions also pop up like, "am I too young?" And "shouldn't I be dating?" but my heart tells me to go. Can anyone offer some advice? Thank you for reading this.

Essentially he says that these phenomenal changes to consciousness can turn out to be a problem. They offer temporary relief and then one returns to animalistic desires and so they can be seen in a way as a cop out. The ego will come back. He did actually become quite harsh saying that it is all a 'delusion' and that in reality they will 'stunt' you also claiming that it is an illusory transcendence and not the real Godhead that one discovers/uncovers. "God consciousness is nothing like that". He is among many other 'enlightened' teachers including Sadhguru and Krishnamurti who have criticised them. Link: Timestamp: 39:15 Love to hear your thoughts guys because recently I have been heavily invested in self-inquiry. I have had an awakening and was looking into the possibility of delving deeper with psychedelics. When I hear such things from people whom I've followed to get to where I am - I am slightly put off.

Not trying to compare here (I'm about to compare). I know Leo said many awakened people are not really awake. I'd like here where he has gotten compared to Sadhguru. Sadhguru talks about his past lives, and says that he built the character he is playing now. He also talks about parallel universes, complete mastery of his energy systems and topics that utterly beyond my comprehension just like in Leo's videos. What do you think Leo? Wheres this guy at? Do you think he's seen and felt what you have, maybe beyond? If he can "leave through his seven chakras" as he said he has he must be capable of some crazy shit within the realm of consciousness.

It's more of a religious parent. I am a college student and with this lock down in place, I have had to come back home to my family. I have been away at college for the past three years and have grown immensely there through self-inquiry, meditation and just new experiences. I no longer have the same view of God and have completely let go of religion though I don't take issues with other people practising it. I found Leo and many other individuals that I now follow including Sadhguru, Osho, Eckhart Tolle, Mooji, McKenna and Alan Watts. Of course with these people my whole perception and awareness has been transformed and while this is a good thing it seems to cause conflict when I return home. My mother is an extraordinarily devout Muslim. She prays five times a day and spends hours beyond that praying in other ways and that's fine. But as of late - especially with the onset of this pandemic, she is throwing around crazy terms like this is God's doing, we are paying for our sins, etc... She is also constantly nagging and shouting at me to pray. I just simply don't want to. Shes created a religious utopia in her mind where she prays all day and I join her and we spend the day asking for forgiveness from big papa up there. But when I don't engage, she starts crying, shouting, all of this emotional drama. She starts victimising herself. I can see that her suffering is self created because she is projecting her ideal world onto me and when I fail her she becomes an emotional wreck. Now that aside, I always do my share of work in the house; in terms of laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping and so on. I would love to chill with her, sit and chat and spend time together but it doesn't to work. I thought about spiral dynamics but I'm not to sure what exactly I would do with that. Or maybe I am the problem here too? Maybe all of this is in my head? Anyone else been in this position before? Anyone have any advice? Maybe I need to check my self. I just wish she would leave me to be as I am without requiring me to do anything.