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  1. Advertising
    How to have views and subscribers on youtube??
    Okay here is my 0.50$
    Don't use the "post and pray" approach to video production on YouTube. Seek to fulfill the viewers demand instead.
    Look for a niche that is still open and searched for or find a niche that you think has a video that lacks quality and you can do it better. Do extensive research on what videos exist in the niche by searching it on YouTube in incognito mode then look if you think you can make a better quality video or a more informative one. (a good example is my video on Jed McKenna on my channel (link under my posts) in that niche nobody had a animation like mine and discussed the topic that I discussed about him. It is my only video that brings some subs now and then)
    Keywords: (This is the main word or sentence you build your video around, this will be typed into the search bar by a user to find your video)
    Create a big list of potential keywords. Choose a keyword that has low competition. (You can see this at the "About 505,00 results") under the search bar. Also search in Google too see if the keyword has potential there, on some topics they put videos on the first page. This has the potential to be a very big traffic source. Check that the keyword gets at least 100-1K searches per month. For search engine optimization (SEO) use this checklist:
    Tags:
    Use your exact target keyword first Then a few variations Use longtail tags, also do them first Maybe one or two broad term tags in the end. 500 characters max. Title:
    Should contain your target keyword Put your keyword as close to the beginning of the title 70 characters is best Description:
    Include your keyword in the first 25 words. Make a description of at least 250 words about the content. Include your keyword 2-4 times. First 150 characters are visible, 5000 characters max. Make a killer Thumbnail put a lot of time into this!
    I tried advertising, Here is my take on that. Most people think it's just that they don't get discovered. But it is most likely that your content is just not that engaging. So when I advertised my video (the one on mastery) I got some more views but not much engagement. Advertising does not bring a high quality audience that will subscribe more just views. AND these advertisement views will not help you in the search engine because paid views are dismissed over there.
    The first 100 are the hardest, keep at it. I just reached 50 lol. Join forums like this and post your videos if they can help someone. Use social media to spread the video and so on. This is essential to get the first 100 subs. From there you have a low but steady audience and your video's have more change of getting noticed.

  2. Story of reincarnation
    A Popular Post from Reddit, What do you think?
    A post I found while scrolling through Reddit. It is really comforting, to me. Is this related to self-actualizing?
    @Leo Gura: Would love your thoughts, if you get a free second.
    (Sorry if this has already been posted! and also for the length!)
    Enjoy!
     
    [Short Story] The Egg - By Andy Weir
    You were on your way home when you died.
    It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me.
    And that’s when you met me.
    “What… what happened?” You asked. “Where am I?”
    “You died,” I said, matter-of-factly. No point in mincing words.
    “There was a… a truck and it was skidding…”
    “Yup,” I said.
    “I… I died?”
    “Yup. But don’t feel bad about it. Everyone dies,” I said.
    You looked around. There was nothingness. Just you and me. “What is this place?” You asked. “Is this the afterlife?”
    “More or less,” I said.
    “Are you god?” You asked.
    “Yup,” I replied. “I’m God.”
    “My kids… my wife,” you said.
    “What about them?”
    “Will they be all right?”
    “That’s what I like to see,” I said. “You just died and your main concern is for your family. That’s good stuff right there.”
    You looked at me with fascination. To you, I didn’t look like God. I just looked like some man. Or possibly a woman. Some vague authority figure, maybe. More of a grammar school teacher than the almighty. “Don’t worry,” I said. “They’ll be fine. Your kids will remember you as perfect in every way. They didn’t have time to grow contempt for you. Your wife will cry on the outside, but will be secretly relieved. To be fair, your marriage was falling apart. If it’s any consolation, she’ll feel very guilty for feeling relieved.”
    “Oh,” you said. “So what happens now? Do I go to heaven or hell or something?”
    “Neither,” I said. “You’ll be reincarnated.”
    “Ah,” you said. “So the Hindus were right,”
    “All religions are right in their own way,” I said. “Walk with me.” You followed along as we strode through the void. “Where are we going?”
    “Nowhere in particular,” I said. “It’s just nice to walk while we talk.” “So what’s the point, then?” You asked. “When I get reborn, I’ll just be a blank slate, right? A baby. So all my experiences and everything I did in this life won’t matter.”
    “Not so!” I said. “You have within you all the knowledge and experiences of all your past lives. You just don’t remember them right now.”
    I stopped walking and took you by the shoulders. “Your soul is more magnificent, beautiful, and gigantic than you can possibly imagine. A human mind can only contain a tiny fraction of what you are. It’s like sticking your finger in a glass of water to see if it’s hot or cold. You put a tiny part of yourself into the vessel, and when you bring it back out, you’ve gained all the experiences it had.
    “You’ve been in a human for the last 48 years, so you haven’t stretched out yet and felt the rest of your immense consciousness. If we hung out here for long enough, you’d start remembering everything. But there’s no point to doing that between each life.”
    “How many times have I been reincarnated, then?”
    “Oh lots. Lots and lots. An in to lots of different lives.” I said. “This time around, you’ll be a Chinese peasant girl in 540 AD.”
    “Wait, what?” You stammered. “You’re sending me back in time?”
    “Well, I guess technically. Time, as you know it, only exists in your universe. Things are different where I come from.”
    “Where you come from?” You said.
    “Oh sure,” I explained “I come from somewhere. Somewhere else. And there are others like me. I know you’ll want to know what it’s like there, but honestly you wouldn’t understand.”
    “Oh,” you said, a little let down. “But wait. If I get reincarnated to other places in time, I could have interacted with myself at some point.”
    “Sure. Happens all the time. And with both lives only aware of their own lifespan you don’t even know it’s happening.”
    “So what’s the point of it all?”
    “Seriously?” I asked. “Seriously? You’re asking me for the meaning of life? Isn’t that a little stereotypical?”
    “Well it’s a reasonable question,” you persisted.
    I looked you in the eye. “The meaning of life, the reason I made this whole universe, is for you to mature.”
    “You mean mankind? You want us to mature?”
    “No, just you. I made this whole universe for you. With each new life you grow and mature and become a larger and greater intellect.” “Just me? What about everyone else?”
    “There is no one else,” I said. “In this universe, there’s just you and me.”
    You stared blankly at me. “But all the people on earth…”
    “All you. Different incarnations of you.”
    “Wait. I’m everyone!?”
    “Now you’re getting it,” I said, with a congratulatory slap on the back. “I’m every human being who ever lived?”
    “Or who will ever live, yes.”
    “I’m Abraham Lincoln?”
    “And you’re John Wilkes Booth, too,” I added.
    “I’m Hitler?” You said, appalled.
    “And you’re the millions he killed.”
    “I’m Jesus?”
    “And you’re everyone who followed him.”
    You fell silent.
    “Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.”
    You thought for a long time.
    “Why?” You asked me. “Why do all this?”
    “Because someday, you will become like me. Because that’s what you are. You’re one of my kind. You’re my child.”
    “Whoa,” you said, incredulous. “You mean I’m a god?”
    “No. Not yet. You’re a fetus. You’re still growing. Once you’ve lived every human life throughout all time, you will have grown enough to be born.”
    “So the whole universe,” you said, “it’s just…”
    “An egg.” I answered. “Now it’s time for you to move on to your next life.”
    And I sent you on your way.

  3. Reading for Children
    High quality reading material for our kids
    just had a talk with @Zweisteinabout the books of michael ende. never ending story (age12) and momo (12) . they are for older children though. but you can already have them for later (maybe even read them yourself) because they are really deep. 
    zweistein will post something about why.
    also the stories of astrid lindgren are magical. michel from lonneberga (8-10) ronia robbers daughter (10), pipi longstockings (8-10) and so many many more. mostly they trigger selfesteem against an outside world. think she also made some for younger children. the lotta stories are from 4-8. (it‘s a little sad the drawings are different in the english versions  - something like a natural or intended culture border - maybe too independent?) so watch out for ilon wikland illustration if possible.
    pictures sometimes really do the trick... just realized once again how manipulative they are if not neutral. they can make a good book into junk. and junk into special.
     
    all times classic picture book: where the wild things are (age 2-3)

  4. Habits
    All Personal Questions For Leo
    It was a bit rocky, the social game, because I'm not politically correct. I offended some people. But it was a small company so mostly it wasn't a problem. Game developers are a pretty laid-back folk. So they tolerated my rougery pretty well.
    I was desperate for a way out of the wage slavery I had unwitting submitted myself to. I didn't know any other way. Until I found online business.
    That's discussed in the life purpose course.
    I wouldn't even know how to start counting the hours.
    TV and internet were pretty hard.
    Bad food too.
    Meditation was very challenging to start. And self-inquiry for enlightenment.
    Yes, but in the distant future. It needs a total revamp and lots of content.
    I college is spent 2 years studying Aerospace engineering (which was basically just a bunch of math and science). Then I transferred to philosophy and graduated with that.
    I learned programming (or rather scripting) on my own, outside of college because I was developing websites and games as a hobby.
    Select one habit to install and spend a few months installing it.
    Then do it again with a new habit.
    And so on.
    The life purpose course could be game-changer for you. Consider taking it and working it hard. I feel it's very foundational. It gives you a roadmap for the rest of your life.
    I have more important things to do with my time. I just can't justify wasting 4 hours per night in a noisy nightclub, as fun as it is sometimes. It's also emotionally taxing on me because I'm a heavy introvert and I don't like socializing. I can do it, but it feels unnatural and goes against my values.

  5. Moving out and financial independence!
    Any tips on how to deal with an Obnoxious Family?
    So anyway it was just supposed to be a 3 day fun trip in California from LA to SF and along the coast it turned out to be an insane disaster. So here's the story I was told by my mom that since my uncle passed away 1 year ago (he was the middle uncle out of three who died from cancer) that the family wanted to be together to go on a trip and we bought a big van that was like a limo so once I get to my aunts place I find out that there are 8 seats in the van and 9 people are supposed to be in it. The good news is that my cousin who I really like her husband and their baby is coming too and their one extra space in their car so my other cousin goes with them (who I also like). That unfortunately leaves me in a car with my aunts my uncle and their husbands and wife's with my other older female cousin. 
    So we start the arduous drive to San Fransisco. I was cramped in the back seat of the van feeling uncomfortable with people who were extremely obnoxious. I'm talking about Orange low consciousness values on full blast. They were drinking, smoking weed, and listening to music and not a moment of silence. They even wanted me to join them from time to time offering me shots and weed I kept having to tell them no. We finally get to the hotel we rest a bit then go out to Chinatown San Fransisco. My uncle isn't just obnoxious but, he's rude and constantly offers unsolicited advice not just to me everyone in the family and he does it in the rudest most ridiculous ways. So when we're walking to Chinatown he walks up next to me and starts giving me shit for wearing cargo pants. He tells me that cargo pants are out of style and when he sees me from time to time I'm just wearing these cargo pants. He tells me that it's not right and to show him one other person who wears cargo pants out on the street. I really want to tell him to shut up and that it's none of his business but, I just agree with him and tell him OK I'll buy another pair of pants. He even said he'll give me the money to buy it. Mind you the reason I wear cargo pants because when I'm out and about I need carry a lot of things and my cell phone I put in my lower pants so the radiation doesn't get to close to the private area. Anyway we go to the restaurant not that enjoyable and eat greasy Chinese food. 
    The next day we have to check out and my uncle wants to go more North to Nappa. I start speed eating my breakfast because I know we hardly have any time and tell my mother I want to go to the Exploratorium because I'm a science and technology guy. She says no because we came with a group and I can't go but, my aunts husband encourages me that I can do it and that I should be on my own. I say thank you and I go. Then I get a text from these obnoxious people that they are leaving soon and they'll keep me posted. I call my young cousin that son of that obnoxious lunatic uncle (mind you he's a great person and nothing like his dad his dad drives him as insane as he drives me) he tells me it's OK to buy the tickets for the place and I buy them and I enjoy myself their. All of a sudden I get a call from my mom that they are leaving the hotel at about 11 PM. Then I say that I'm just 5 blocks away and it's no big deal. They hand the phone over to my untamed uncle and he starts cursing at me and telling me why I didn't tell everyone I was leaving to go there. He's angry as can be. When I actually did tell my aunts wife I could was going there and his son and my mother... OK so I'm picked up by the people I like my cousin and her husband and from there we go to a place to eat (we decide against going to Nappa which is more North) It was my uncles suggestion. 
    At this point everyone under 40 on the trip is sick and tired of all of the shenanigans that everyone over 40 on the trip is pulling. Me my cousin my other cousin and her husband are burnt out. Everyone over 40 is one generation way and were born in Iran and we under 40 were born in the US. So my cousin's husband says that he is going to a friends place he knows in San Jose and either me or Josh could come and I decide to come. All of a sudden I get a call from my mom and she wants to talk to my cousin and I ask why she doesn't tell me. Then all of a sudden my aunts husband calls them and says that I should be with them. So now my cousin and her husband are stumped as to why they are doing this. They stop behind their van and I have questions because I don't want to go with them. My uncle hops out of the van I ask him to explain what's happening and starts losing his shit just shouting at me to get in the van. At this point I don't care I shout back at him and he shouts "they're going to be with their friend do you want to be with their friend" and I shout "yes" then he shouts "OK then go". Then if that's not enough my aunts husband who is much more calm and collected and is driving gets out of the van and makes a last ditch effort to convince my cousin I should go with them. It doesn't work and I end up going with my cousin and I thank my lucky stars. Not to mention I would've been cramped in that car. Also it felt great for that time to stand up to my uncle and not just agree with him. So at the end of the day we all end up in Monterrey and it turns out the reason the rest of my family didn't want me to go with my cousin is because they thought I would be a burden to them and they were just offering it to me when they really didn't want to do it... Which is complete bullshit and they even told my cousin and her husband even told me it was bullshit but, it's like we can't speak logic to these people over 40. At night I have trouble getting a wink of sleep because my aunt, my mom, and my cousin over 40 can't be quiet and are on the phone until 12:30 at night.
    So the next day arrives and instead of just spending some time in Monterrey to walk my genius uncle wants to drive to somewhere else called the 17 mile drive. So we all have to get up relatively early when we are supposed to be relaxing on a vacation. My cousin who is my uncles son doesn't want to go. So when we finally get to our destination my aunt guilt trips my cousin into coming and he gets an uber to where we are. Then we eat breakfast I walk into the bathroom and my uncle is there and he talks about my cargo pants AGAIN! In the bathroom of all places. After that we go to Carmel where they only want to find a resturaunt to eat at where we could've done that in Monterrey. We find a bar and all my uncle can do is complain about the service and make the waiter and bar tender feel uncomfortable. I am sick and tired of all the idle chatter and I decide to go to the art museum next door. I tell my family maybe they should try exploring once in a while like I do. My uncle tells me it's OK I like exploring but, I lack socialization skills. Then he wants to turn it into an argument and I start defending myself this only makes my family feel uncomfortable. My aunts husband told me you can't teach an old dog new tricks and whatever my uncle says to just let it slide and agree with it. Then the genius (my uncle) gets another bright idea that since he remembered his dad (my grandpa) enjoying Big Sur we should head down to Big Sur which is 26 miles South of where we are just so he can feel nostalgic. Then everyone has to fall in line with what he says because he's the oldest man. We go down the coast line where we find out there is no cell reception and my cousin's husband overshoots the place we turn around and we find the place we talk to the lady there and it turns out that we need reservations to go up there the other car which has my obnoxious family members in it and my poor cousin overshoots the place as well and there is no cell phone reception either. They've overshot the place just like we did lol. Then my cousin gets out of the car with the most defeated disappointed look on his face tells me to leave my cousins car and go sit with the obnoxious people because he's had all about he can take. Then after half an hour they find it and since we don't have the reservations and we're a part of 12 people with a baby we decide to go to the cafe next to it instead. So we eat then for the third damn time when me and my uncle and my mom cross paths after dinner he comments AGAIN on my cargo pants and how I shouldn't be wearing them and how he wants to cut them with scissors. We go back and we sleep. 
    The third day of this insane vacation I thought was going to be a little good turns out to be a nightmare. I decide to not wear my cargo pants and for the first time my uncle compliments me for not wearing it. Then I offer pancakes to other people. I cut them and put them in a separate plate. I think we have time to do more things until check out so I go to the aquarium to enjoy myself. All of a sudden a call from my family that they are leaving. I come back see my uncle he tells me he wants to have a word with me in private. He starts talking about the way I cut the pancakes was really terrible and I didn't make it look good. I defend myself making him angrier and angrier to the point where he hits me in my stomach and I hit him back. I tell him I'm not that 17 year old anymore who he was used to bossing around. Then to my great disgust I find out that the cousin I actually like and her husband are deciding to stay in Monterrey and that our only choice now is to be cramped with 9 people in an 8 seater. I go nuts because it's the last thing I want to do and my mom maybe makes a suggestion I take the greyhound back. Then I just decide that since this place is foreign and I need to find out a lot about the greyhound I'll go with them. Then my poor cousin who has a big body build is cramped with four people in the middle seats and me and two other people in the back seats. On the way back my cousin and my uncle are arguing together and we make a couple of stops get back to LA and the next day I'm here writing all of this for all of you. 
    So anyway in the old days stuff like this was a regular occurrence for me and I had no one to talk to. Now that I'm older an wiser I have friends and forums online and I know I'm not alone so I'm happier. I want to know what you would do if you were in my situation. I'm glad there is a place where I can open up about stuff like this. 

  6. On Learning things
    You can learn anything if you really want to
    Hi guys
    I opened this topic to share some of my opinions and achievements that will serve most of the people here if they are confused about what step should they take in life. This will not be wishy washy bs topic, no law of attractions or anything like that.  Now, to share my story : 
    When i went to college, i was completely lost because i was studying rather complicating and unknown subject to me. I studied Audio Engineer..in nutshell, the guy who record you, edit your recordings and make you a pop star or something. The guys who you saw that sit in front of those huge consoles with millions of buttons or maybe you hear in the movies that made those sci fi sounds for new Star Wars movie.... Rather fun and artistic skill but takes years and years to master and really ungrateful  to grasp what you are listening to (in other words, what sounds good and how you can achieve that). It is mixture of art and science to its core. 
    Anyway, i was in class with a guy who is from Japan and he was top of the class. The first reason he was the most experienced in the field with 15 years of experience and second how he tackled everything. His first step to assume he does not know anything we learned in class and doing same steps to really build his own knowledge about that matter (knowledge is not pure information, knowledge is change of behavior..just to point out). All others, including me, took with everything we knew in class and we did not take those baby steps because it is darn obvious we ''know''...In the end, we were asking him for help   So first point : Always prove something to yourself if you are interested to learn. The person who did that and told you how to do it yourself figured out by doing it.  So dont be f***ing lazy (pardon my french) and just do that stupid little step.  You can brain masturbate whole day about it... it is most simple thing to do..... it makes no difference if you are thinking about what kind of donuts should i eat.... you are blinded by audio visual phenomena (thoughts)  in your head for the real thing. The reasons why we are so bombarded with information so in the end, we take it as real thing thing. 
    Second thing he said and we were drinking coffee in front of the university.. In age of internet education, you can learn mostly everything. You can't achieve certain things but hey, you can achieve more than average person.  Learning one more language at basic level of communication can serve you great and it shows dedication. Now..there is catch.. you can learn anything if you really want to and put your ass to work. I kept learning and re learning the stuff i ''knew'' at uni....At uni time, i thought that was 80% of the stuff that i need to know... Later i realized and that was only after 1,2 years of relearning that was 10,20%... it is just a good basis to start with. And that shit i learned from internet education.... if you know how to find proper ones and pay a little money to invest in your self.
     
    Now, after 5 years from uni, following the advices of that person, i learned music theory and my own unique way how to learn it, hack it so you can actually use that stuff because you can know all the scales or maybe you can play that new song to impress some girls or w/e.... But when it comes to compose something with specific purpose...that is hard.  I have learned on basic level Python programming but i  keep grinding on it ; Arduino and electrical engineering (my plan is to build my own synthesizer and to start exploring into smart home systems with Arduino micro controller for automatization of whole home  and automatization of home indoor garden) I have prepared my spot and some equipment for garden and now i need to work on code . On top that, i relearning chemistry, physics and math to cement my knowledge of electrical engineering and to design my own circuits.    
     
    So basically , you dont have excuse if you are 20-30 years old. If you have a kid..i am sorry for you and i think that is unwise decision because you are gonna probably brain wash your kid with your untapped life.  Sooner or later, it will kick in and you are not going to be aware of it.  I am not here to judge you because i dont know anything about your life but i have seen enough patterns in those persons to know. My point is here that education is nearly free..You dont need that courses that promise jobs and exploit you on your very very very basic level and cost 20,30 x more than some introductory course that you can get a taste for what that skill is all about and then decide what to build on (and you can get return). Use this as you please... maybe it will provoke you in learning something new and useful (and that is my goal). Dont post ''i cant do it because this and that''' ''this is not possible for me'' because this is whining wall and i could not care less.  I had cancer 4 times and i dont whine and i will not whine if i get new one (i am 25 btw). Most of you in age 20-30 have a lot lot lot more time than someone who is grown up and have family. Use it wisely. Cheers

  7. Listening to positive affirmations while sleeping
    Listening to positive affirmations while sleeping
    The trick with affirmations is that they don't usually work if there is an incongruency within you. Your emotional states and goals can only be accomplished if there is congruence between all the parts of yourself.
    Increasing confidence and self-love is too vague in most cases, the unconcious brain that you are trying to affect doesn't know what this means. So first, ask yourself what is it right now that is making me feel low confidence, what are the pictures, memories that come up. Are there parts of you that actually get a secret benefit from not being confident like maybe avoding taking risks or taking on responsibilities?
    Once you have identified why you feel low confidence try reframing it, ask yourself if you can let go of that and try coming up with new ways of interpreing your low confidence.
    So a good realization can be something like this, Confidence equals experience + competence. So you are most likely confident in some areas of your life, and this realization can lead to an affirmation like this. "I know that confidence comes from competence and experience, and just like i have confidence in (insert area you have confidence in) I can also develop confidence in (insert areas you want more confidence in) daily by gather more experience and becoming more competent each day"
    This bypasses the concious mind and makes your unconcious a lot more receptive to it. 
    As with self love, you have to be specific, how do you know that you feel self love and what does it mean to you, why don't you feel self love?
     
     

  8. TV show recommendation
    [TV Show] Avatar the Last Airbender, Brian Konietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino, 10/10
    Now, I know what you must be thinking, "Why is a children's TV show (that aired on Nickelodeon no less) being recommended on this self-help forum? How could this possibly be appropriate? This guy must be crazy!" I know I have a tough sell, but please hear me out. Believe it or not, this wonderful show may be one of the most important tools for introducing children to nonduality teachings, Eastern culture and religions, respecting all life, spiritual transcendence, and the hero's journey. Not only can this be a wonderful teaching tool and bonding experience for families, but it's really a show for ALL ages. I saw it for the first time in my early 20's and it transformed my life. I've heard of people in their 50's and 60's and even older being moved to tears. I fully believe that the world would be a better place if more people watched this show. It's really the only show that I feel wholly appropriate to share with Actualized.org. 
    So what is Avatar the Last Airbender? It's a 3-season, fully self-contained epic fantasy TV show that aired from 2005-2008. I don't want to spoil the plot, so I'll just say some interesting tidbits... The creators borrowed inspiration from ancient Chinese, Imperial Japanese, Indian, and even Native American culture. They also hired a real-life martial artist, Sifu Kisu, to choreograph and act out the fights, making for the most stunningly accurate and fluid animated fights you'll ever see. What's more, each of the 4 nations in this fantasy world (each able to "bend" one of the 4 elements) have their own fighting style that reflects the nature of their respective element. It's really quite remarkable. Balance is a key theme of the show.
    While the animation and fights are gorgeously produced, what makes this show so endearing are the characters and how they bond and grow. What do you think of when you think of the qualities of children's cartoon characters? Probably unbelievable characters, dumbed-down dialogue, lazy writing, inconsistencies, and various other silly actions. Does Avatar have silliness? Oh yeah, plenty of it! But the quirky and often witty and down-to-earth humor can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The rest of it? Hell no. Except for the first few episodes (where the creative team were trying to find their footing), the dialogue, writing, and general themes are EXCELLENT and mature. Pretty quickly, Avatar transcends everything you thought a kid's show could be.
    So all in all, I can't recommend Avatar the Last Airbender enough, especially to families that would like to have discussions about the topics of actualized.org. But no matter where you are at in your journey, if you haven't seen Avatar, please do. It is SO RARE to find a show in our popular culture that transcends all the boundaries. To teach the importance of friendship and how it can transcend lifetimes. To give an in-depth look at the horrors of war (that's family friendly!). To teach one to respect all life and consider multiple perspectives. To teach one of the inherent duality of our universe (Daoism and the Taijitu symbol are explained), and also of the true underlying nonduality of everything ("The greatest illusion of all is the illusion of separation."). Childbirth. Loss of loved ones. Meditation. The path of Liberation. It's all here, and presented in a way that a child could understand (idk, probably age 6-10), but also in a way that can touch even the oldest and most evolved soul.
    Here I'll link to a 10-minute video of the episode where the main character Aang meets a Guru in order to open his Chakras. Please note that this is a YouTube video edited to not break any copyright laws and meant for educational purposes only. This will you give you a taste of what to expect! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StrbppmsZJw
    Here is a link to the just-released complete series in Blu-Ray. It's only $35 for the 24-hour long show and tons of bonus content. https://www.amazon.com/Avatar-Last-Airbender-Complete-Blu-ray/dp/B07BC5STNG/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
    I would love nothing more than for Leo to notice this post, watch the show, and shoot a video on it. Why? Because this whole community needs to know about Avatar! Our society is at a difficult point (a crossroads of destiny, if you will), of trying to evolve from stage Blue/Orange to Green. What can help make that shift? How do we teach our children about these deep and often misunderstood topics? I feel that this is quite a challenge for many of us... And I'm here to tell you that this medium of a TV show could be the perfect tool for doing just that! In every sense of the word, this remarkable work of animation is timeless.