The White Belt

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  1. Hi people. Please excuse my inappropriate display name firstly. It will be changed as soon as the settings will allow me. I have only just begun following 'The Path' and already I am catastrophizing everything. Some example thoughts; - What if I become a danger to people whilst pursuing enlightenment? - What if perusing enlightenment makes me want to kill myself? - What if I have a horrible awakening experience? - What if I go totally insane? - What if it makes me hate everyone I love, due to their egos? - What if I see no point in doing anything on 'The Path' and start to get lazy, when some people rely on me to bring home money (I see this one happening a bit already)? It is very early days, I am still only meditating about 20 minutes per day and I can't stop these thoughts, why is it that people like Eckhart Tolle describe such a beautiful thing and my mind describes such a horrible thing. Try to give me more to work with than, 'That's your ego' or 'Who is thinking these thoughts?'. Thanks!
  2. @Bob84 Hahaha. I have egos that stretch all the way to ego 'Z' dude!
  3. @WelcometoReality @WelcometoReality That was really nice to read, and humorous. Thanks a lot :-)
  4. Hi people. Please excuse my inappropriate display name firstly. It will be changed as soon as the settings will allow me. So I am reading Lao Tzu's way of the Dao (I don't think that's it's proper name, I forgot it) and it says about letting go of all desires and goals, because the Dao itself has no goals or desires and we should be like that. Can anybody elaborate on this? Does it include work goals? Personal development goals? Or petty goals? Does desire mean crap like too much TV, porn, masturbation, fast food? Or does it mean EVERYTHING? Isnt everythinng a desire? Including a desire to be one with the Dao? How can we get started with letting go of goals in the 21st century setting without being too dramatic? Is it all or nothing? It doesn't offer alternatives. Thanks.
  5. @Leo Gura Dude, I love your analogies
  6. Hey guys! Could any of you beautiful humans tell me a little about yoga? I did a little kundalini session using YouTube as a guide, but what I want to know is this following; What is yoga? Is yoga conducive to awakening? Can it replace 'strenuous' physical exercise? Why is it 'spiritual' (if it is)? What are the types of yoga I should seek out? And any links to some YouTube practices I could use would be great. Of course, I could google all of this, but I can't refute and ask for further details. Appreciate it!

  7. Help Please

    The White Belt replied to Kevster's topic in Mental Health, Serious Emotional Issues

    Stop giving yourself damn challenges. Stop running after the next thing, chasing, chasing, chasing. What do you think the prize at the end is? Just more challenges. Enjoy what's here now. Stop sitting on your ass with your girlfriend watching TV. Tell her you want to dance with her, in the street. Tell her you want to hear her insecurities, tell her yours. Go to an art gallery, see something beautiful. Run just for the sake of running. Dance for the sake of dancing. The beauty is HERE now. You don't have to do shit all the damn time. Enjoy silence for once. Enjoy simplicity.

  8. Yoga

    The White Belt posted a topic in Video Requests For Leo

    Leo, You have many videos on mediation, you speak a lot about Yogi's, but no videos on yoga?! What gives You could give an introduction, some brief history, the benefits, and a practical demonstration of some Yoga that we can use in our spiritual practice. Thanks!
  9. Hi guys. So I'm currently reading the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and a couple of things are standing out as quite negative for me. Firstly it's completely saying we should abstain from all sensory pleasure if we do not wish to suffer, which I get that we should limit things like TV, music (not so much, but negative music) and stop craving bad foods (not always) but the way it's described in this book is like a hard and fast rule of complete denial. What gives? The second thing is to deny to desire for physical life over spiritual. Now to me this is kind of nuts.. Life is to be enjoyed, not denied for something we may never attain such as enlightenment, surely? Anybody care to shed some light on this sacred text? Thanks.
  10. @Prabhaker I like it ;-)
  11. What does 21st century spiritual purification look like then?
  12. You can want, but don't expect happiness or fulfillment from getting what you want. You can have, but don't attach yourself to or worship these objects.
  13. Hello folks! So about 10 minutes ago I was skimming the comments section on a random 'The Diamond Net' Video (Hello Emerald, if you see this thread), and I saw a comment saying 'We don't have to believe our thoughts', which of course I already knew is true, but it really got me thinking in relation to my life. My 'purpose' or vision for myself seems to keep changing lately, and I believe this is down to my thoughts. One week I want to be an actor, the next a musician, then an artist, then a film director. Obviously these all have one thing in common, that being they are all in the arts, but are constantly fleeting, and are just thoughts. So I conclude my thoughts are screwing me over. Would it be unfavorable to awakening just to attempt to control my thoughts by asserting that I want THIS and not THAT to be my life's work or will that just bury me further into the illusion even if I do this with detachment E.G Read my work values every morning whilst still realising I am not this thoughts? Osho Said there is no purpose so surely I can just play the game and tunnel vision myself intentionally down one path? Help! Thanks.
  14. @Leo Gura I see what you mean. Thanks Leo!
  15. @Leo Gura but if I THINK I want to do something with my life, how do I know I actually, really, in reality, want to do that, baring in mind thought is so damn unreliable?
  16. Hey. I'll make it short. If animals have no-self, no ego, then why do they clearly fear death (We see this when cows watch other cows be slaughtered)? What are they hanging onto? Thanks!

  17. Yoga?

    The White Belt replied to The White Belt's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God

    @Prabhaker Thanks for your response! I have been using some yoga from Sadhguru's yoga app so far. It doesn't seem to be western yoga as it isn't full of very difficult poses, it is very minimalistic.
  18. @GTITurbolover You say intellectually dull a lot? What does it mean to be intellectually dull? And why do you sound so impatient and judgemental?
  19. I don't believe that in the slightest.
  20. Hey all. So I just completed Leo's video, 'Enlightenment Guided Inquiry - The Neti Neti Method'. I struggle to sit in one position for that amount of time so I changed positions a few times because my back ached. I ended with lying down on the floor belly up with a book supporting my head, I had to keep my eyes open for a lot of it to avoid falling asleep, which I almost did (The video wasn't boring, i'm just really tired). Anyway, this isn't really too relevant to it all but just a bit of background on how I listened to the video. Nothing really earth shattering happened, how ever as I had my eyes open the ceiling was changing colour slightly, and then I closed my eyes and saw these strange burst of vivid colour like paint splatters. What I wonder is, was a genuine experience, or if it was my ego telling me that I HAVE to have some sort of experience and therefore pushed it into my consciousness.. Thoughts? Thanks!
  21. @Gabriel Antonio Thanks for your response! Yes, it is basically that. What is Shikatanza out of curiosity? :-D
  22. @RossE Thanks for keeping it real! I don't think it's from keeping my eyes open for an hour though. On average, I have my eyes open for about 15 hours a day!
  23. @electroBeam Wow. That's so nice to hear actually. I'm very happy. Could I use Leo's video every day? Or will the words lose meaning if I know what's coming? What's another way?
  24. Hey guys. I was wondering, that if you have a passion, what signs can show that it is genuine? For examples if you want to use it to serve other people rather than just yourself, is it more spiritually grounded? Do enlightened people want anything else other than just to be enlightened? Do they want to contribute to the less fortunate? Thanks.
  25. @Leo Gura Leo.. Every time I think about spiritual enlightenment my mind keeps creating a very false image of what it is. It's like it's telling me to not follow the path even a little because I'll have to give up what I love. I know on an intellectual level this isn't true but I keep taking it all out of context. How can I stop this?