The White Belt

Glad you managed to. Agreed that it should be done diligently, but the quick, easy fix, is far from the best solution in the first place! Agreed Phil. It seems the collective ego's problem is the obsession with more. More solutions, more medicine, more treatment. I bet 90% of mental health issues could be dealt with through meditation, mindfulness, acceptance, and other chemical-free, cost-free solutions. It's funny that more and more doctors are recommending these 'spiritual' practices. You're going full-circle you idiots! This stuff has been known about for thousands of years!

Agreed. It is a social construct. Oh jeez. "Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid" - Albert Einstein

It's quite an assumption to say everybody seems to trust him. The truth is he inspires trust in many because almost everything he says can be cross referenced. You can find dozens of reputable sources that say similar, or exactly the same thing, on psychedelics, meditation, enlightenment etc. Leo just puts it in his own way, that a lot of people resonate with because he's so down to earth, and adds his own findings, that you certainly aren't required to take on board, but you may have found those same things yourself.

@Leo Gura Where does meditation and contemplation come on that list, out of curiousity?

Yo people! This thread is for people to unleash some 'freaky', or explainable childhood occurrences that they had to tell themselves was bullshit in later life, due to everyone turning them logical, but are now tuning back into them after meditation or after having some 'freaky' adult experiences. I'll start. When I was very young I used to look at things for an extended period and start to see a black and white spiral coming into my field of vision. When I used to go to bed I always had some crazy OBEs that made me levitate above my bed! I'm only starting to remember these things that happened when I was maybe four years old, because a level on consciousness that I suppressed for 'practical' purposes is returning to me! Please, share yours with us!

Thanks for the responses, folks! Very interesting stuff. I'll throw one more in of mine (there are several more), this time, somewhat paranormal rather than meta-physical. So i'm looking for this one game disc. It's one of those times as a kid when in your mind, you just have to play this game (I think it was a PlayStation 2 game), and the more I can't find it, the more desperate I get to find it. So i'm looking EVERYWHERE. Under my bed, in my drawers, behind cupboards, etc. Then all of a sudden I hear a clunk, and I look in the drawer i've checked at least 5 times, and there it is! This totally knocked me out (figuratively). I am totally stunned. How can it just appear, with a clunk, in the drawer i've checked over and over?! Of course since then i've told myself that I didn't look properly, and skipped over it. That it was there all along. Don't get me wrong, that could totally be the truth! But the point is, not necessarily. It could just be that the event didn't fit into my paradigm of normal, so i've bent it to fit that. Who knows, eh?!

Hello, everyone! Basically, I feel like i've been contemplating for years and years, since i've been a teenager. Contemplating my life purpose, contemplating society as a whole, culture and more recently, reality. I mostly do this when i'm walking somewhere, occasionally i'll switch to mindfulness, I will also do this listening to music, 'watching' TV, etc. Should good contemplation need to be sat in a chair twiddling your mustache, or can it be as powerful when it's this informal? Thanks, ;-)

@Reality but you can contemplate existence without actually committing yourself to 'pursuing' enlightenment.

What's up guys? So, I dream about Leo more than I dream about anybody else in my life, he's always there, giving me some profound advice. Sometimes I think people think he's just another YouTuber, but when I watch Actualized.org videos, I feel like i'm watching the Socrates of our day, in digital form. When he didn't post a video today I got a bit panicky and I went for a nap, and dreamed that he had finished making videos all together, and I hugged him to thank him for what he's done for me. Maybe it stems from my father. He's not a bad man in essence, but his suffering over-takes him, and I see him as a pretty shitty role-model. So perhaps Leo is like a role-model for me. I dunno. What do you guys think? Should I detox from Actualized.org for a while? Is this an issue, or am I justified thinking like this because I've found a good role-model. Somebody who works his ass off, and never upholds himself to blatant bullshit, like so many of us do. Thanks!

@Gnosis Couldn't have put it better myself!

Hey guys. So it's happened two or three times now. When I'm meditating I feel a pressure, almost like someone is pushing hard through with their finger. Its happening between my eyebrows, yet slightly further up toward the hair line. I checked a website and it said about my 'third eye' opening. I kind of know what this means, but not really. If this is the case than can somebody explain? Making it quite grounded and less 'new agey' ;-) Thanks!

Many thanks for the continued responses!

@Zane I mediate, because the more I can see what a thought is, the more I can see it in my every day life. Therefore the more I can see bullshit in my mind, and can starve it from dictating how I feel!

Thanks dudes. It's pretty crazy, because i've been meditating for a while now, but I have only gone without missing a day for two months, and i'm starting to realise, that meditation... is not just sitting still and trying to still the mind. It's so much more. F*&K! Also i'm remembering that i've been seeing the image of an eye faintly in my closed eye lids. Thanks again!

@Dodoster Thanks man. But can you tell me, why is it activating? What's the point of that? What are the changes I'll see the more it activates?

Why are we so out of touch with oneness, if that's they way it's supposed to be? Why are we so deluded about reality? Why are we caught up in thought? Why are we so unnatural? Why are we so insistent on making ourselves so unconscious? We are we so self destructive? Who is making us this way? What is making us this way? And more importantly, why?

@Dodoster Jesus! One of my dreams was so similar it's scary. He was like at a party with a load of self-actualizers/spiritual seekers, and he was so friendly, just talking to anybody. Also he was with his girlfriend. P.S, guys, it's not sexual. I think it's just a strong admiration, and I probably gave too my rise to it by posting it here, and yet, it was nice to just lay it out there a bit.

@art Hey. Thanks for the reply. Here's my response to your suggestions; I don't get a say on what I dream That's going to give SO much more rise to any thoughts. He never promised anything. I really hate to be a dick, and I know you were trying to be helpful. But these are all horrible suggestions! No offence! I still appreciate you commenting.

@Leo Gura Leo, are you baking your weekly video for a little longer this time? Can we expect to see one next Sunday or are you taking a break?

The title is self-explanatory, but I'll elaborate with my personal experience; Often when I'm meditating the neighbours, I notice, are loud, or the kids I look after are very loud in the next room. I just try my best to bring my attention into my thoughts, or to my breath. Will these distractions hinder or help my results?

@Leo Gura I was wondering, without meaning to sound even a little accusatory, what your feelings are now, seeing as video games were such a big part of your life, that you now know that it lowers people's consciousness, leads to addiction, and leaves people unfulfilled. Like was it wasted time for you as a career, or do you still have a soft spot for video games?

Hey guys. So here's the deal, I've never had a a mystical, no-self, non-dual experience before. I've done a bit of self inquiry and stuff. What bothers me is that i've learned a lot about enlightenment, watched videos by Adyashanti, Sadghuru, Osho, and others but it's just pure confusion, all of this stuff is just so contradictory that I think I should just lay off totally until I have some sort of experience because at the minute all it is is just knowledge, and not experience. So if I lay off, try to get my meditation up to an hour by a year, will that be enough for now? Thanks.

Hey people. I'm doing the homework assignment on Leo's last video. I have been looking into Sikhism, and Jainism. I see a correlation between them in terms of selfless action, serving others, not acting badly towards anybody be it with speech or actions, and genuine love and kindness. My question is how can I be selflessly kind? If I'm doing it for ultimate liberation then it's not selfless, is it? How do I radiate love and kindness without enlightenment? I'm not a mean guy, but sometimes I think things like oh, I could have been more helpful to that person, or I could have smiled more or been more enthusiastic in conversation, but sometimes I feel like i'm bending my arm up behind my back and have to will myself into these things. And in the world of non-duality would it be wrong to say you should be kind? As opposed to what? If there are no opposites? No this is good that is bad? How can one act intuitively as opposed to forcibly before one has meditated enough to really hear what their intuition has to say? Thanks in advance.

Hey people. I'm doing the homework assignment on Leo's last video. I have been looking into Sikhism, and Jainism. I see a correlation between them in terms of selfless action, not acting badly towards anybody with speech or actions, and genuine selfless kindness. My question is how can I be selflessly kind? If I'm doing it for ultimate liberation then it's not selfless, is it? How do I rediate love without enlightenment? And in the world of non-duality would it be wrong to say you should be kind? As opposed to what? If there are no opposites? How can one act intuitively as opposed to forcibly before one has meditated enough to really hear their intuition? Thanks in advance.

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