UnbornTao

@Blackhawk it can happen in an instant, that’s the goal. It is always instant. Consider Maharshi’s case.

2hrs 40mins paid work? What do you do? Is it a golden one?

AL-LAD, an LSD analogue. Great for newbies. It produces a pleasant and smooth experience, gentler than LSD. Also magic truffles of a low-intensity mushroom, like Tampanensis Atlantis. Always start with a low dose and gradually go up from there. Gain more experience with other psychedelics before trying 5meo. No rush.

@Leo Gura isn’t ontology more fundamental than metaphysics and epistemology? What is is prior to knowledge or even “reality”. In contemplation, what we are basically doing is asking an ontology question: “What is X?” Right? So, with that wider use, why don’t you emphasize it?

Buddha wanted to transcend life and death. That was his main focus. The suffering part? I mean… he could have been motivated to pursue awakening by suffering, but freedom from life and death is, I’d say, was his real “purpose”. Of course it turns out that in order to transcend something you msut first get deeply conscious of what that is. But really, with complete awakening, focusing on suffering sounds like empathy for other people so that they can focus on pragmatic matters, et al.

Tick, tack. 4 hours.

Get you, then we’ll talk.

Mmm. I don’t know. But be careful: make a distinction between believing Leo because it sounds good vs being genuinely conscious of its nature. It seems like many people believe it and try to defend that belief without really knowing what it is. Intuition from what I read, I may of course be wrong, but still… smells like most are just believing - whether it is X or Y, absolute or not. I in fact caught myself believing that love is relative withoout direct experience.

Oh shit, September 6th? Looks like it. See Community in the interviewer’s channel. I thought it was today. Sad face

In 2016-17 he said: Toyota Matrix.

8 hours, Jesus Christ. Leo may as well release it as a paid course lol

Not consciousness but awareness or cognition.

You seem to be referring to information overload, not knowledge. Notice you “know” many things that are often overlooked; they operate in the background. When you look at an apple, your mind instantly interprets it as “Apple” and “red” and “delicious”, etc. This “knowledge” does not cause any sort of mental/physical problem. Monkey mind does. Also, it sounds like your problem is more emotional — stress-related. Exercise and meditation should help. What you are referring to as knowledge (internal dialogue, beliefs, learning) has power, since that domain determines your thoughts and behaviors. If you “know” (hold a belief that) you’re capable, that will influence your perception, thoughts, relationship and thus behavior relative to yourself, life and others. So in that domain, knowledge can be powerful both for the positive (inspiring, empowering) and for the negative (dangerous, misunderstood). Another form of knowledge is consciousness. Which is what should be pursued. It is always positive and in the direction of what’s true. This is what’s lacking. The only danger is lacking consciousness.

Figure out your interests. Whatever those are, study them, contemplate them. You’ll stumble upon something or find what you want to devote your life to (if that’s your concern). First, realize that intellectually trying to decide what’s best is doomed to fail. You can be constantly comparing and second-guessing yourself. Do stuff. Experiment. Test. Practice. Once you find a field or activity or subject you like, throw yourself into it -- that is, master it. To get you out of your mind, consider that basically a job’s purpose (for the individual) is for her/him to make a living. We’re both the same age, I keep falling into the same trap.

@Brandon Nankivell @Cepzeu @FlyingLotus Thanks! Which version is the one on Goodreads?

Hype and marketing, I guess.

Being ignorant of one's own foolishness - applies to pretty much everyone. So probably you're not. First you've got to know yourself. I know I know, boring stuff. But do you? Wisdom is developing the ability to think in paradoxes. I heard that definition somewhere.

Google "sites similar to x".

Humans, whether enlightened or not, are not immune to sickness. Healing and enlightenment are different things. The Buddha died of food poising, and in his ascetic years you can bet his health wasn’t vigorous at all. Ramana died of some form of cancer. So that logic is false. You’re conflating relative with one’s consciousness of the absolute. Besides, according to legend, Bodhidharma cut off his eye lids. That probably contributed to sickness, not health.

I don’t see any new books. It hasn’t been updated since 2019. Leo said on this forum he was planning to update it but hasn’t yet due to health reasons. New books, he said, will be of a more political nature, related to how to construct a more conscious society. Something along those lines if I remember correctly.

Drop the ideal thing, it’ll screw you up. Try all and stick to the ones you prefer.

Train your mind so that you can stop your internal dialogue. Stop the nonsense. Stop intellectualizing. If that’s what you really want. Otherwise, Do you enjoy the activity? You probably do but don’t notice, that’d be why you don’t want to let it go. Contemplate (not just think about): Why do I do it? It seems to me you’re trying to intellectualize your way out of intellect, which can’t make it happen.

Dude, we’re the same person. Do you exercise intensively everyday? Usually I find that the mind takes over my life when I haven’t exercised for a while. Focus on body awareness, discipline your actions so that you can get into something, any activity — some project, hobby, career, study. Video games are also beneficial in that regard. Try throwing yourself into a story-driven game. Play The Last of Us 2.

Setting aside the cult stuff and other controversies, it might be worth it to take a look at his teachings.