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You're on to something here - but isn't enjoyment a feeling? I don't feel good. How could I apply this to food addiction? I'm addicted to bananas and I have like 6 a day. The only other thing I eat throughout the day is a few pieces of chicken and/or steak.

Do nothing, mindful labelling, focusing on breath. No. I’ll try this, thanks ? Projection? Bold of you to assume my attitude don’t ya think Is this your baseline level of consciousness now?

I'm currently 15. Through self-evaluation, I'm mostly at the Achiever/Orange stage of development, so having these drives makes a lot of sense to me. I am not yet financially free (a tenth of the way there), but I am not sure if the prospect of financial freedom by itself is motivating me enough, I have these other material desires also motivating me. But I don't want to waste time pursuing the wrong things. I want luxury cars and a mansion. I know that these things won't make me happy, but I don't really know. I haven't experienced the realization myself. Pursuing such lofty material goals can take years, so these are my options: Spend many years pursuing these material goals, achieve them, thereby exhausting my desire Save myself many years by doing inner work and self-reflection, thereby renouncing the desire With this also comes the question - how do I know what desires come from my true Self and which desires come from my ego? Do I want these things for the sheer experience of it or because I think it will make me happy?

@Nahm I'm not sure

@OctagonOctopus Wow, that makes sense! Thanks. @Nahm Is the very desire itself, feeling? Not what the desire gets me?

Do Enlightened people meditate?

By development, I mean developmental stages. Would it be easier to be awakened at say, Stage Yellow/Turquoise than at Stage Blue/Orange? Since you're not clinging as much to your ego as the latter?

It would only make sense for a well-known politician to appeal to the lowest common denominator

What do you mean?

@Onelove It will change your life. The measly $250 spent on it will pay back 100 fold. Leo could be charging a lot more for it, I really think he hasn’t tapped into even 20% of how much he can do with that course.

@Nahm Yes, of course. I try my best to look at these models as merely tools.

I never argued with that Yes, notice how all developmental models are so similar. Whether it’s Clare’s model, Susan’s model, Gebser’s model, Maslow’s model. They all develop in essentially the exact same order, but they point to different things and are used for different reasons. Maslow’s model - Human needs, can be used to identify your needs Clare Grave’s model - Values and worldview. Can be used to explain society and human’s behaviour. Susan’s model - Self identity. Can be used to predict human behaviour We can use models and theories as a staircase though How? Yes, this is true. Ken Wilber says it himself, that Waking Up makes Growing Up faster and easier. I want to know if Growing Up makes Waking Up faster and easier.

In this case, the most effective way to awaken would be to supplement spiritual practices (for awakening) with exhausting the desires you have given the developmental stage you’re at? This would mean that it’s less effective to devote your entire life to meditation to awaken because your developmental stage is holding you back. The way I see it is: Awakening makes you realise this is a video game. Development makes the video game better and more fun. Would you agree with this proposition? @Leo Gura

While Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Spiral Dynamics have some overlap, they point to different things. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Human Needs Spiral Dynamics - Values and Worldview, interpretation of reality

@Gesundheit Sure Look at Integral Life Practice in the 21st Century by Ken Wilber and go to the chapters that cover the four quadrants. This will make more sense after you read up on it, but the ego development model is better than spiral dynamics if you're focused on the upper left quadrant/your ego. Wikipedia also covers quadrants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_theory_(Ken_Wilber)#:~:text=Ken Wilber's AQAL%2C pronounced "ah,and "individual-collective".&text=For Wilber%2C only such an,be accurately called "integral".

Maybe because it only covers the Upper Left Quadrant of Ken Wilber's AQAL theory as it's based solely on ego development. Spiral Dynamics can be applied to all quadrants if I'm not mistaken.

I’ve lost my passion for my last endeavour, so I’m looking to start a business that revolves around my new Life Purpose. I have a good amount of money to spend on self-education/courses. But I don’t know what to start with Here are my options: Sam Ovens - Consulting Accelerator - then - Uplevel Consulting Eben Pagan - Virtual Coach Eben Pagan - Digital Product Blueprint What should I start with? Any other recommendations are open.

Kriya Yoga is a form of meditation right?

I've heard about Eben Pagan. Who else is very good? Preferably Stage Yellow thinkers.

@Leo Gura I understand Step 0 I’ll rephrase - Who made an influence on you in business? But you could say ‘Me’ to that too

@Hello from Russia That’s true. It’s good to pay attention to their behaviour rather than their words, or ‘walk their talk’ What do you do for a living? Or planning to do?

@Hello from Russia I’ve been watching Sam Oven’s YouTube videos, they’re gold. You’re right, there’s lot of sleazy people out there. @Leo Gura Who made the biggest impact for you in terms of business? Who would you recommend? After I finish your (life changing) Life Purpose course, I’m going to do a business course that can tie up with my Life Purpose.

Thanks for the help you all <3

How can I strengthen my connection to my intuition? So that the messages by it are more clear? How can I make this deep realization happen?

@Nahm How do I drop it on a dime? I can conceive of Buddhist monks, living in a monastery. However, I have never directly experienced them. Therefore, it is just a concept, an imagination. I don't actually know Buddhist monks. So I want to see what it is like being a monk, which would mean travelling to see them. I can't actually go and do this anytime soon, but my mind keeps on thinking "What if I was a monk? How would I feel about being a monk?" This just distracts me from my day to day activities. I try to meditate to connect with my feelings more, but the thoughts just come up again. Why is it that they continue to come up despite my knowledge of them just being concepts & imagination?