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@Illusory Self This game is masterfully designed for you to forget you are god. Even if you awaken it will continually attempt to draw you back into falling asleep. I see people limiting belief's or distorted concepts of god as just part of the game.

@Focus You need to find out why you are giving so much credibility to the distorted perceptions other people have labeled you with. Would you buy a painting and then ask a blind person their opinion of it? Of course not. Don't look for others to see or acknowledge your beauty. They can't see it.

@blessedlion1993 Yes, I have had this experience. I always recommend everyone investigate and verify the truth for themselves. In my opinion it is foolish to blindly accept beliefs or information from any spiritual teacher.

@Virgo That is wonderful. There is a lot of benefit that comes from being in the field of highly conscious beings. I have attended many satang's and received shaktipat. The energy field of David Hawkins was one of the most powerful I experienced. My entire body would be buzzing and I had the most intense vivid dreams all night long.

@isabel Yes. I first noticed this when I was very young while I was relaxing or trying to fall asleep. My mind had a dialog and images just running on it's own. I could step in and stop the process with my own thought, but as soon as I would let go it was off and running again. The good news is with spiritual practices you can dramatically tame the monkey mind. I often experience a still mind with no thoughts now. It just takes discipline and focus.

@Kshantivadin At the root of jealousy is fear of not having or losing something. When you eventually see this is an illusion, the jealousies will fall away.

@Raphael The common meaning would be a person who has acquired a lot of knowledge. It doesn't mean the person is conscious or wise. Knowledge is just human made up concepts and information. It has nothing to do with truth.

A much better podcast for Leo would be someone like Aubrey Marcus. He is a serious truth seeker and advocate of holistic living. That would be an insightful interview I would enjoy.

At Joe Rogan's current level of consciousness, going on his podcast wouldn't be the best use of Leo's time. In my opinion, the types of questions Joe would ask wouldn't provide many profound deep insights or truths.

@kag101 The distortion in your thinking is that you view these things as flaws. The distortion is in the negative judgments you attach to these aspects of being a human. If you learn to reframe them, you will begin to enjoy your human experience more.

@Vision I agree. I have had a insatiable curiosity to realize truth since I was young. The majority of people seem content being lost in their dream though. I use to be very surprised by this. How could they not care to understand the deeper meanings of life? They are just exploring something else. Enjoying the game of forgetting they are god and getting lost in their creations.

@Thought Art Yes, it appears we designed this game with many levels, so from our human consciousness level things seem to be random or chance. In many ways it is the ultimate game.

@Leo Gura I think where this causes confusion for some is you are speaking from the Godhead level, not from the human mind imagination.

@Javfly33 I would recommend increasing it closer to 1 once per pound of bodyweight per day for a week then drop to around .5 ounce per pound. Also, try adding some lemon juice to your water. That is a good way to start gently detoxing the body. Try that and see if after 3 or 4 days you are feeling better. Also, look into doing a detox diet for a few days. Toxins that build up in our body can greatly effect our mood. Kratom is a diuretic, so keep that in mind too. You will need additional water to avoid dehydration while you are taking it.

@Javfly33 You may be dehydrated. It is very common. When our body doesn't get enough water toxins build up from the environment, food we consume and metabolic processes. This effects our mood. How much water do you drink on average a day?

@TheAlchemist Fear is the greatest trickster and illusion of all. Something that helped me was remembering the fear I felt at other stages of my development ended up being an illusion. You don't lose anything. That is the deception. Your sense of self only expands and becomes more. Also, remember to enjoy your human experience. So often in spiritual communities people seem to be in a rush to reach the godhead. You have eternity to get back there, so enjoy the journey. Enjoy the awesomeness of being human. You wanted this unique experience.

Yes, it is surprising and encouraging that there is a scientist with this level of open-mindedness doing research.

This article discusses how our waking and dreaming realities are created in the same way. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/biocentrism/202108/dreams-are-more-real-anyone-thought

@Tech36363 Enhanced intuition is a natural effect of spiritual practices. Do you have regular spiritual practice?

@Leo Gura Leo, what would be really beneficial is a deeper understanding about the different levels of mind and how they work together to make this insight practical and applicable in our day to day life.

@iboughtleosbooklist This is something that I have deeply contemplated as well. At the highest level you could say other bubbles are imaginary, but I am wanting a deeper understanding from our human level. Do our bubbles of reality ever merge or overlap with each other? For example, if I attend a retreat or a concert am I still only experiencing my bubble or am I sharing my perceptual bubble with bubbles of the other people there? I have found evidence for both, so I haven't reached a definitive answer yet.

@Leo Gura Leo, will you please expand on this? You are obliviously not just speaking about the thinking our finite ego minds do. Can talk more about how our finite mind can communicate with our higher mind?

@Leo Gura I have always loved magic since I was a child. Discovering REAL MAGIC is a lot more exciting though. Where we may disagree is I believe we can achieve higher levels of mastery in any area of life. You often use the excellent analogy of there being no difference between sleeping and waking realties. Well, with the right knowledge, skills and practice someone can learn to become lucid in their dreams and have a lot more conscious control over shaping and molding their experiences. That would apply to our waking dream as well. If you end up exploring this topic more during your expanded states of consciousness, I would love to hear what you discover. Although, you may have many other topics that are more of a priority to you.

@SamC When you see the phrase raising your consciousness in metaphysical communities they are referring to expanding your awareness. As your awareness expands you gain access to more knowledge and universal truth. Can one become more conscious by learning more? It depends on what you are learning. There are many people in academia who have acquired vast amounts of knowledge, but who are not very conscious.

@Natasha Very interesting question Natasha. How do I feel about it currently? People cannot act from a level of consciousness beyond their current level. So no anger or fear comes up for me. More and more as I observe things occurring in my reality, it is a reminder to look inward at myself and see where am I acting in a similar way toward myself or others. It is very interesting to watch how the more I do the internal work my outer reality shifts.