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@IJB063 ''Proven'' ? You're giving authority to whom, for trying to quantify something as multidimensional and infinite as intelligence ? ''Pseudo science'' ? What do you think science actually is ? And even in the conventional sense you're talking about it, anything not conforming becomes outcasted ? Because science is some sort of highest Truth ? You're aware of the lots (and lots) of limits and assumtions and chimpery within science, right ? ''Burdening them with existence'' ? I suggest you some serious spiritual contemplation. (Btw it'll be interesting if you list some of those ''ramifications'')

Thanks to everyone for the caring words ! Yes. Not enough though, survival still at stake. My exams were over before this pandemic closed the planet, but the results have come out just now. And I took things seriously.

I thought this won't affect me. I was wrong. High school final exams result is out. I scored bad. What is life ? Why am I here ? What am I doing ? Why am I doing it ? Why can't I just be happy.............

Ask God

I don't subscribe to any religion, any greek philosophy, atheism, agnosticism and I'm aware of the limits of science and know that its agenda in practice is far from the Truth. I'm not into any kind of conspiracy theory either, and I was convinced by Leo that reality is not a simulation, although I'm open to investigate this for myself in the future. I'm not involved in any special field like Astrology or Witchcraft too. Is my worldview Materialism ? I don't believe in Materialism at all, but in practice in daily life, I do act like there's an outer world, but just that. I personally have no reason to belive that there's a universe completely independent of me and I was born into it + I will move out of it after death. Although I will act like I'll be gone if you aim a gun on my head. I dont believe reality is just atoms bouncing around and I don't plan on chasing material possessions only for the rest of my life. I'm not able to point to any perspective as mine. Before I started watching Actualized.org 2-3 years ago, I was like 15-16 and had no desire to hold on to my own pet theories. But now, since I've been watching Leo I kinda just agree on everything he says not questioning too much, and feel an irritation when some other spiritual teacher says something contradictory to what Leo says. So have I turned Actualized.org into my perspective? @Leo Gura have you indoctrinated me LOL ? (Btw I enjoy the cult)

Why can't I be bothered about building my 'worth' ? What is that which people call 'worth', which everyone around me, friends, parents, teachers and more supposedly smart people keep preaching about and bugging me about ? That I should build my worth in society. Why can't we just enhance ourselves as a piece of life ? Looking at the miracle of creation going on every second, what's your 'worth' in front of it ? They are more interested in their fake vanity than the outrageous fact that they don't know what's going on right at this moment ? At the same time, why does judging them on this criterion give me a sense of superiority, giving me the same thing I'm criticizing and apparently don't like ?

@Forestluv lol what ?

When something is happening to me or especially when I'm doing something, in the back of my mind there's this, idk what to call it, maybe thought/awareness of acknowledgement and acceptance ? Or many times even in addition to that, a kind of feeling that ''Yes ! This is happening ! And I like it that I'm doing this !'' - lets call this '#'. To me, this can happen even if I'm crying in reaction to, lets say death of a kin. Logically I know I might suffer in many ways after that incident, but # is still there. In fact many times in general, It feels like I act myself into crying. This can be distracting many times during, like when I'm meditating, and something pleasant or unexpected happens, I will be attacked by # and think something like ''Damn am I about to get some awakening or shit ? Its about to go down !!''. Doesn't happen all the time with all experiences, but still more than usual. By this, it feels like I'm not actually doing the thing that I'm doing for its own sake and purpose, but rather acting like an actor, as if I'd like to do this, to make myself 'special'. What is this ? Is this something natural ? Do I got issues ? If I do got issues by the way, and I hear that from you guys down below, I'll again start having #. Also, I have this general notion/feel that everything that happens is ultimately for the 'greater good' or 'whatever is happening is accepted' - although I will NOT have this or # either if I'm in a state of deep physical suffering, like a very painful stomach ache. At that moment, ''this pain better go away right now''.

Not commenting upon the validity of their statement, but why do they have this assumption ? Did they derive it for themselves ? Did they investigate all possibilities of what a 'human being' is capable of ? If not, which is highly probably, why are they grounding themselves like this ? And what 'information' are they even talking about ? Why do they assume all this 'information' is reducable to language and could be written down on a paper ? Why can't 'omniscience' transcend language ? And what does 'keeping' information in the brain mean ? Memory ? Why do they conflate memory with infinite intelligence ?

Might save many lives.

Out of lazyness. Since past few months now I've been extremely non-productive and it is getting worse and worse. I was not always this way. But now, even the thought of working (for anything) turns me off. I can see that I'm actively creating this identity of ''a lazy normie who can't work hard'' and I'm afraid this will take me deeper and deeper till I'm at a point of no return. Its like though I don't really even feel that bad being like this, but have a sense that I might pay heavy consequences if this doesn't change rather quickly. Comfortzone101. Can you suggest something which I should do right now/start doing regularly which will cause my mind and body to work ? Thanks.

@Potato People King To be honest, no, I've not thought hard enough why I'm like this currently, I have this thought in my head (strengthened by past experiences) that even if I do, whatever solution I come up with will not get manifested properly and eventually I'll return to homeostasis.

@Potato People King I do have some goals and passions to follow, and if was able to follow effectively, I would consider that being productive - which I'm not being able to.

Leo explained in one of his videos how one and one making two is relatively true. I did not understand properly. Tried to wrap my head around it some more, still not feeling it. Despite 1 , + , = being arbitrary symbols, doesn't a single undivided item, when taken with another undivided item give us two items independent of any sentient being able to understand this ? 1 + 1 = 2 is relatively true relative to what ? Maybe form or creation ?

This was great ! Eckhart is so good at explaining the tricks and devilry of the ego.

@Leo Gura @Someone here Got it, thanks !

@LarryW But why add ? By 1 +1 = 2 I'm not really trying to add 1 and 1 , but referring to the fact that two entities if accounted for , are precisely that , two entities. 'Two' entities existing from the presence of individuals. So before adding those two droplets of water, they were two ! @Johnny5 Yeah that seems kinda plausible .

@Quantum Toad Any examples of such beings ? Or are you sourcing them on the basis of ''well, they must exist'' ? Asking because I've not heard/read about any of them till now.

Pardon me if this is a stupid question. Consider a situation where you and a 2 year old baby (whom you do not know) are sitting in a room. A psychopath enters the room with an assault rifle and announces his intention to kill either you or the baby, and tells you to choose. He will kill only 1 of you, not both. Given you are an enlightened master, what would you do ? If you choose to kill the baby, why would you do that, considering you're completely selfless ? Or even if you choose to kill your body, what would be the reason to choose the baby's body being alive over yours ? Btw, if you choose to remain silent and keep your mouth shut, the man will kill the baby by default.

I think it also varies from culture to culture. American prisons are too extreme, and most of the prison documentaries online are American. You wouln't want to be in a prison anywhere in the world, but as far as I know the prisons in my country are relatively softer than in the US. There also exist places where you might get killed for no reason at all in a prison, let alone for disrespecting someone.

@JosephKnecht Yep, he'll be aware that he is one with both the other people in the room and ultimately it doesn't matter. But what if he was to be concerned over how the result will manifest in the relative world full of societal constructs, what will be his judgement for what to do ? For example take someone like Sadhguru, who is doing so much of work for the people knowing they are not different from him. What would he do, knowing that ultimately, nothing matters ?

@JosephKnecht Ofcourse he wouldn't care, I'm not debating that. I'm talking about what choice would he make and why. Even if he doesn't care and chooses himself to get killed, why would he choose that over getting the baby killed ?

A video discussing all aspects of time including notions of past, present, future, relativity and more. Addressing all the popular beliefs, questions and assumptions mankind has had since the old ages. Talking about the debate of time being an illusion or not. And finally, what implications does this topic have about human life and self-actualization.

This classic can't be ignored lol