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Fair enough, that’s reasonable. That’s the healing or transformational aspect. I didn’t dismiss that part. And I think Ralston doesn’t, either. What is doubtful is that they — psychedelics — produce consciousness.

“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die.” – Max Planck. This book explains the intersection or relationship between science, philosophy and mysticism.

Pretty popular: “I’m looking for a way out...”

@Forestluv I’m curious: what are you conscious of now that you weren’t of before?

Horses**t. This is the talent mindset. As far as we know, he worked his ass off and was seriously committed. All this “being born with X or Y” is nonsense. Was Da Vinci born artistically-gifted? Was Buddha already spiritually-mature in past lives? Was Mozart a musical genius because he was born as a piano master? Great justification for most people so that we feel better about ourselves. “Natural” talents are just highly developed skills that people attribute as being inborn or genetic. Or do they occur without the investment, effort, etc. into them?

I’m grateful for no particular reason! But it’s easy to forget.

Yeah, same

Or Nothing.

Throw away all the answers and beliefs you have about it and become conscious of it. That’s the only way it can be known.

What? Isn’t the point of the truth that it is absolute? We’re taking relative which doesn’t influence the truth. That is, Truth has nothing to do with states. You can be happy or sad, blissful or mundane, high on caffeine or weed, but the only “requirement” is becoming conscious. Others’ enlightenment experiences has occurred regardless of state.

@Cosmin_Visan Superior = meaning. We invent and apply meaning to many things. However, it is not inherent in the objects themselves. Your question is based on a false assumption.

@seeking_brilliance Well, they’re better than mine Seriously, you’ve got some real skill right there. Keep up the good work!

Yeah. Better put it like this:

This thread was likely created because what is said on the video contradicts what we want to hear about love. He says go for the Truth, toss out what I say. And Leo says Truth is Love, don’t listen to whoever says otherwise. Generally, people prefer love, not Truth. That’s why it’s an easy sell.

As always, people confuse the individual with the actual communications. People notice his reputation and that becomes an important reason to follow him. If someone else said the same, would you consider it with the same criteria, or would you simply ignore it or take less notice because the person isn’t famous or whatever is the reason why you “admire” Peterson? I think many people do the latter.

Scrivener recently received a huge upgrade. I've used it on Mac for a few months and it's great. Perhaps better suited for long-form content such as books.

Go read Krishnamurti.

Are you asking for gems that Leo hasn’t shared in his book list? That’s what I gleaned from that.

Psychonauts! Haven’t played it, the name caught my attention, though. A new one will be released next year.

There will be a lot of discomfort and challenges. Your ego-mind will crave distraction and avoidance since at times the work will challenge your self-survival. Remember the big picture, think long-term, throw yourself into it. Think of how much you'll grow.

Talking about utopia: money seems to me a central issue. Take a look at the Venus project, for example. Think about it: money limits everyone’s potential. Image a scientist wanting to research cancer treatments but being stopped or severely limited by lack of capital. Theft, material greed, etc. is largely motivated by one’s own financial “status.” The poorer you are, the greater the motivation/need to steal. Whether you think doing away with any form of monetary exchange is visionary or utopian, I really think humanity will have to transcend the need for it if it wants to thrive. Imagine a society not held back by scarcity and bare survival, with all its basic needs met. Now visualize humanity in the year 3000, maybe as an interplanetary species. Going moneyless doesn’t seem too utopian now. Of course the negative potential would be real and could be devastating, too. However, providing high quality education on a global scale, and with money out of the equation, how much theft would occur, for example? A lot of corruption would disappear. Still, this would be external and there would have to be a lot of inner work done individually, but it sets the stage for that. Call me naive.

An important point: remember that purpose and meaning are not found, but created and developed. Usually assuming otherwise in terms of career keeps us uncertain, restless, dissatisfied.

@Shin @abrakamowse Buddha is a CROOKED socialist! He hangs around with Bernie too much.

If you want a bible, Healing With Whole Foods, then: Nutrition through the lens of stage green. It integrates Asian medicinal traditions with modern western research. The author even talks about enlightenment and spirituality. I guess that’s not what just you ask from a nutrition book although some may find it helpful.