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@Leo Gura I think it would benefit you to study proof based mathematics. You said on your blog that rational and logical thinking are limited because it is mechanical. Personally, I felt as though my math degree upgraded my mental discipline and gave me the skills to think much more slowly, deeply, and abstractly about any problem, even ontological ones. Especially epistemic ones. I also felt like I became much more careful about telling the difference between feeling like an explanation or proof is right and it actually being right. If I am correct you studied aerospace engineering, meaning you studied lots of math but did few proofs. So of course you have a view of science and math as being mechanical and unintelligent in a way. Engineers don't really give a good treatment to math/physics. I challenge you study basic analysis or discrete math and try your hand at mathematical proofs. I think you will find they require much more intuition, patience, discipline, care for self deception than you expect. It will train you to be able to think more slowly and carefully, and question yourself more. You will also come out the other side more informed about the field of math, sharpening your various critiques about it and the hard sciences. Worst case scenario, it will just be an enjoyable pass time. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61O7HkcF7UImpM0cR_L2gSw&si=k0rkodP-j_eOYNZ8

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I have had success with the BEDS-M Method: B - Burn The Ships - Make yourself fear not getting your work done. I personally have a thing going with my friend where I pay him $50 if I don't complete my weekly objectives E - Environment - Eliminate distractions from your environment. Put your phone in one spot in hour house and leave it there always. Disable history on YouTube to disable recommendation algorithm. If these interventions don't work, take even more drastic measures. D - Distraction Cheat Sheet - Whenever you get distracted or procrastinate, write down what triggered that distraction or procrastination, then eliminate that thing later. S - Schedule - Create a schedule for your day. Give every minute a job. If you want leisure time, make sure that's in the schedule M - Minimum Viable Goal - If you can't do your work, just sit down at your desk and open whatever you have to work on. If you can't get up from the couch, just turn off the TV/Close your phone. Find a tiny tiny goal that will get you closer to your real objective and do that. You will be more likely to start your work once you take the first baby step. Just keep working at it. You will find something that works for you eventually. Lack of discipline is not a moral failing, it's a lack of self understanding.

Interesting perspective here. This is probably the reason why psychedelics work so well in terms of expanding consciousness and helping us to see the big picture. I personally have noticed that the more goal oriented, busy, and disciplined I become, the less my mind seems to randomly come up with mystical insights.

That's different from what Leo keeps saying. He says that aliens inhabit our planet as distinct beings from humans. He also says the simulation hypothesis ridiculous. Yet you seem to think you agree with him.

I mean you will definitely have an awakening, but in my experience it's harder to to figure out what's going on with psychedelics. With DMT trips for example, you are blasted into infinity so fast and then taken back out that you can't really say what's what. Enlightenment is better when it's unexciting. And then after the trip you *might* be more conscious, but it's really a toss up, and then you will just be compelled to follow my formula anyway to clear things up. "The more advanced the teaching, the less complicated it is" - Ryan Kurczak My guided is intended for beginners. It's still pretty simple if you ask me. 2 steps. Sooo the easiest method is the hardest method? Also taking your statistic literally, (100-99.9999999999)/100*8300000000= 0.00830014812 humans alive today can follow it, or (100-99.9999999999)/100*117000000000=0.11700208801 humans who have very lived.

Here is probably the simplest and easiest tutorial on how to become enlightened. By enlightenment, I mean the state of being characterized by pure nothingness, the absence of suffering, and total abandonment of the ego. In this state you realize that you are pure infinity, nothing, eternal, god, omniscient, and that you already knew the truth all along. I estimate it will take anyone between 3 to 6 months to complete by following these steps: Preliminaries: The unawakened state, or dreaming state, is caused by the ego. Definition - Ego: The concept of self. The component of the human mind responsible for making a distinction between the human and the rest of the world. The ego is a survival mechanism The mind uses the ego in order to make survival decisions This does not mean the ego is necessary for survival, strictly speaking The ego distorts the human mind's perception of reality, thus making it appear as though the human is distinct from the rest of reality. In order to awaken, we must deactivate the ego 1. Disarming the Ego - Do Nothing Meditation Eliminate distractions, set a timer, sit in a comfortable position, close eyes, take 3 deep breaths, relax body, keep movement to a minimum. Say the mantra once in your mind "If you notice an intention, drop it." If you notice an intention to do anything: "I need to answer an email", "I need to go grocery shopping", let it go. Your mind will continue to think even though you have no intention of doing so. Let it. By not doing anything, you are not activating the 'doer' in your mind. This makes the ego inactive. Practice for 1 hour per day, in two 30 minute sessions. If you notice yourself getting sleepy, make sure to sit up straight. If you have trouble relaxing, try to fall asleep. 2. Disabling the Ego - Be Nothing Meditation Eventual Do Nothing Meditation becomes easy. You can sit and do nothing with little to no effort. At this point, drop the intention to do nothing. Upon dropping all intentions, including the intention to do nothing, the 'doer' mechanism completely shuts off. You may experience an abstract anxiety, like standing on the edge of a cliff while blindfolded. You feel there is danger but don't know from what. Don't worry about this fear. Practice this until you can be nothing easily. At this point, notice that you are enlightened. Notice that you are the only thing going on, that you are omniscient, that suffering is impossible, that you are eternal, and that you always knew this. You cannot understand the truth. You can only be the truth. You are not a thing. You are not a concept. You are not something material. You are not something spiritual. You are neither something, nor nothing, nor something that is both something and nothing, nor something that is neither something nor nothing. Embark on that path that is good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end.

I think I disagree with Leo's combative, accusatory presentation style. I think he also could use a little bit more physics and mathematics training to make his critiques of those fields more compelling. I also think that the whole "We have been visited by aliens and/or they are here right now" idea is kind of loopy. I can't say for sure that it's wrong, but Leo seems absolutely sure that it's right. I would like to know what psychedelic gave him that 'direct experience'.

I have thought doing this but I have other things I want to do more lol. It is definitely a sad truth that everyone wants to criticize men but no one wants to help them. The need is definitely there. Unfortunately, if you want help, you must help yourself. Luckily, there is an entire industry built around that. If you want a positive framing of masculinity then here are some places I have found good content: 'The Way of the Superior Man' - David Deida Actualized.org Stoicism (Not the reddit/manosphere version, the original version based on texts like Meditations and The Epicurean) Alex Hormozi Jhon Anthony Lifestyle (The best pickup artist, also not misogynistic) Novels like 'The Way of Kings' by Brandon Sanderson, 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card, and 'Red Rising' by Pierce Brown Other things that have improved my self esteem and helped me develop and accept my masculinity: Finding good friendships (Both male and female, but male friendships are the best) Exercise. Any form. Apologizing less Prioritizing personal hygiene Mental health practices (meditation, journaling) Standing up straight, acting from my gut, sturdy Coming up with a life purpose for myself and perusing it (I'm trying to become an AI/Robotics engineer) Romantic relationships (NOT BECAUSE OF THE SEX, but because I loved and felt loved)

This podcast was such a pleasure to listen to. Leo was very good at explaining his points and the hosts were very open minded and eager to understand.

Today I watched the performance of American figure skater Alyssa Liu, which was breathtaking. Liu has become an instant celebrity, owing to her winning the US's first gold metal in 24 years for figure skating, her charisma, her beauty, and her unique hairstyle. What caught my attention, though, was they types of comments about here I have seen on the internet. People seem to be most interested in the fact that she returned to figure skating after a temporary retirement, had a tragic backstory, and was skating 'just for the love of preforming'. I believe that she loves to preform, but she obviously has done those triple spins tens of thousands of times, which can be attributed to nothing other than thousands and thousands of hours of practice, probably mostly alone. She must have wanted to win. However, her determination and hard work have been heavily subverted in favor of the new narrative: internet culture now focuses on her personality, her looks, her story. People are not satisfied with her being a magnificent skater. They want her to be an angel. An ikon of glory and personal fulfillment. They want her to be the princess in the fairy tale, the shining star that everyone looks towards. They have turned her into a myth, and it has hardly even been 2 days since her victory. We do this because we idolize the individual above everything else in American culture. Individual success and happiness is the highest value, so our most successful and happiest individuals are those who receive our admiration, and recognition. We turn real people into mythical heroes in order to turn the world into one of shining individuals rather than the collective. I think that our narcissistic culture manifests in how we prop up and glorify celebrities, how we love superhero movies, how we look up to and aspire to be like start athletes.

Depends. You got a picture of this 'infinity'? Got to see if she is my type first

I think that everyone has a different definition of 'awake', and Buddhists generally don't meet Leo's high standards. To Zen Buddhists, being awake means to see through the illusion of the self and understand existence as pure void. To leo, being awake means an infinite awareness and direct experience of reality as pure consciousness, and eventually the understanding that you are god. These two experiences seem to be distinct to me, although some would argue they are the same. I personally have had this void experience that your monk was saying he had. I was able to achieve it after a few months of "do nothing" meditation. The point that all experience is just void. There is no real substance to reality at all. If you get skilled enough at meditation you can turn off your mind's reality making function and then you just experience pure nothingness while still being conscious, and absent of a sense of self. Check my "Why Reality is Imagination" article a more detailed explanation of that. All of reality is just ideas, and the self is purely a concept. It's not real. I also recommend Fred Davis on YouTube for a good explanation and guidance towards awakening.

I would say this qualifies as a mystical experience, but usually these type of "bright light" experiences are just a sign that you are beginning to progress, but there are much deeper mystical experiences. Those are the ones that change how you view reality and your perception of yourself. That's what spirituality is all about. Many people have mystical experiences at young ages. I would argue that it is very common but most people forget these experiences when they get older. It is common to be reminded of a time in our deep past when we these certain mystical experiences. Mystical experiences occur naturally in humans and especially in children.

Infinity=Recursion