stephenkettley

I have been contemplating this point for many years, and I still feel like part of me struggles with getting true clarity on it. Recently, I have begun the pursuit of my purpoes in life coaching and I couldn't be more excited. Before this discovery, from around 8 years ago, I realized that all I wanted to ever do in this reality was produce incredible music - this is something I think about almost every time I isten to music. However, I always had this mental block which knew that from my current age of 27, if I was to pursue a purpose in creating music, in order for me to create a successful purpose out of it from which I could successfully live, would require many hours every single day of learning, for at least the next 8-10 years, which is fine, but i realized that would mean reading less books, watching less of Leo's content, having less time for spiritual practices and less of a lot of the study of self-actualization simply due to the level of work needed to pursue the life purpose, which is something that makes my mind very uncomfortable. This has alwasys been one reason I have opted for a life purpose that is within the realm of self-development (something like what Leo does and something like life coaching etc.) so that I can involve myself heavily in my life purpose and be doing those things at the same time. So, my main point is that I have held myself from learning music and pursuing it, due to the amount of hours it will take, for a decade, and considering I have a full-time job as a software engineer, I fear that this will diminish my ability to read lots of books, study Leo's content and delve deep into the more advanced levels of epistomology, development, metaphysics, spirituality etc. I also know, one can't switch over to a career in music in a short period such as 3 years as it take much longer to get very good at producing electronic style music. So when I discovered that my 2 potential life purpose's are in music and coaching/self-development, I opted for coaching because it's far more intimitely connected to all the books and videos and self-actualisation in Leo's videos. So I feel like I won't miss out as much. I have missed out on 5 years of making music based on this block. I hope this makes sense. @Leo Gura I would really appreciate your wisdom on this point.

@Leo Gura What's the standard dose of LSD you did for most of your trips where you had profound insights? Also, what's the most micrograms of LSD you have done in a single trip?

@Leo Gura Big respect to you for doing what you have done, even with health problems. Makes your work even more admirable.

Hey everyone, Just wondering, is it effective to dissolve an LSD paper tab in a bottle of water and take a small sip to simulate microdosing? Will the acid dissolve effectively off the paper, has anybody tried this?

Leo, do you know what already mindfucks me in a way before I have had the true mindfuck, is thinking that one day in the future I have an awakening where I realize that my whole life I thought I was following you and all these teachers and reading all these books of people pursuing the same thing as me, only to awaken to the fact that nobody existed and they were all just my own consciousness as God, designed by me as God to wake myself up. You have spoken about these things before, and I am thinking wow, that would be LITERALLY FUCKING CRAZY TO AWAKEN TO, LIKE SERIOUSLY. A God level mindfuck.

@Leo Gura Fuck, it's the adventure of the discoveries of consciousness that make Reality such an amazing thing to be, it gets me out of bed in the morning!!

It is pretty daunting to feel into my own consciousness being the only thing that exists and has ever existed, with nobody to turn to or any authority to rely on. The ultimate solitude of God in a sense. Equally beautiful and freeing as well as terrifying.

@Leo Gura is it the case that you and all your teachings are all happening within my consciousness? Right now as I experience my "bubble of consciousness", is it the only bubble on consciousness happening right now??

but then is Leo having a similar experience to me, with your consciousness and your dream? See that's where I get a bit stuck.

I am starting to see that no matter how far I venture, be it in "physical" reality or in psychedelic trips, you can go as deep and as far as you can and it is all still happening inside your own consciousness? Like, the whole of my reality as I have ever known it, including everyone and everything, is just my own consciousness? Including the fact that every way that I have believed the world objectively is, in terms of good and bad, evil, meaningful etc. is just my own consciousness of it. Like it's been my own map I've been experiencing, not some objective map.

@Leo Gura and with mushrooms?

@The Crocodile That makes sense, but then if it's nothing why was it even defined in the first place, or how could it be discovered if it is nothing?

this is beautiful

If there is no difference between anything, what about, for example, a human being able to walk and a rock not being able to walk?

@Leo Gura I am struggling to realize the statement that nothing = something. How would it apply in a situation where there is a book with the perception of a red colour versus the absence of the book that doesn't have the perception of anything. How are those equal? Am I taking it too literally?

I have recently committed to building my life purpose of being a coach and self-actualisation teacher, but I also have a dream to get deep in music production and make music one day as a master of sound. I also really wish to pursue chess in a dedicated way one day and I have a goal to maybe become a GM. My point is that I am so passionate about life that I feel like I want to end up having pursued multiple purposes. Is this viable?

Software engineer, currently pursuing life coaching on the side as well, building towards it slowly.

If Nothingness is indeed absolute nothing, then how can one have an experience of it?

I recently completed the life purpose coach and after years of lots of searching, I found that the purpose I wish to create for myself is coaching (still yet to find my niché and build my business). My first step is that I am currently completing a 3-6 month transformation coaching certification and then I will also be looking into website building etc. I wanted to know if there are any successful life coaches on the forum that I could maybe setup a meeting with just to ask questions and get some insights into the field and the career itself (Leo saying do lots of research! - this is part of that research). Much appreciated!

@Emerald This was very helpful thank you!

I just want to share this in case anyone else has had a similar experience. Seeing the depth of Reality that can actually be explored and the levels of growth, spiritual connection and awakening, creativity and innovation that can be unlocked and explored based on what Leo's blog and teachings show, has actually deeply moved me to consider never getting married or having children, purely so that I can free up my entire life to pursue this realm to the same depth that Leo has. It's so inspiring to see just how far the rabbit hole ACTUALLY goes. Makes marriage seem boring to me personally. His latest blog posts about unlocking the capacity to innovate and create using more and more of God's infinite mind excites me 1000x deeper. Anyone else feeling the same way? Right now I have this insane fire burning that is making me rearrange every aspect of my life to serve the highest levels of self-actualisation, it's so awesome! I want to design life to serve the highest possible vision, which is so difficult because there are so many aspects, but man it is so fulfilling. Only reverse-osmosis filtered water, only glass products, only organic food, books, Leo's teachings, spiritual practices, contemplation, retreats, life purpose, removing every toxic habit that has been conditioned, designing my environment, psychedelics and on and on and on and on... I won't have time for marriage and kids lol.

@Leo Gura I definitely do think I will find time for a girlfriend/wife but kids I think is something that would definitely take too much away from the levels I want to reach. I think I have more of a bent towards being a reality explorer than a father, despite knowing I would be a great father if I chose to have children. I am 27 so I still have time to work hard, contemplate this and decide as I go along. But I would be lying if I said a solo (no kids) life filled with life purpose, psychedelics, spiritual awakenings, innovating creativity and deep reality exploration doesn't appeal to me WAY MORE. Also because I really love quiet and solitude a lot and autonomy. Is marriage something you would ever consider?

@Leo Gura you are one incredible role model for what a 'human' life has the potential to be - I hope one day I manage to get through all the books, all your videos, all the practices and everything in between to reach such insane levels that you have and also bring new innovation and creativity to this world.

Based on the implications of being awareness (God) experiencing itself through infinity, does this mean one day as pure awareness, I will have the experience of being a red triangle riding a camel through a tunnel of green light? I am purposefully picking something absolutely random to drive the point home. Make sense? Anyone got any feedback on this question? Furthermore does this mean I will experience every scene from every movie that I've seen, exactly as it happened?

@Leo Gura In terms of God living through itself so that it can understand its own entirety and love itself fully (this was alluded to in "The Radical Implications of Oneness), will God eventually experience EVERY possible version of what can be imagined in its awareness? Even though it doesn't have to.