Revolutionary Think

@Leo Guradid you put the whole monkey labeling system into place? Don't you think a hierarchy system like this just fans the flames of the ego?

@Leo Gura said that a true hero is one who sacrifices himself and in the end does away with the illusion. So it brings me some comfort that in the end he cared for so many people and that took a toll on him. He sacrificed himself for so many people so he is a true hero. When I didn't have a car and my mom and dad were bickering about it he took initiative and thought to himself that it wasn't fair for me to take all those driving lessons, have my license, and live in a place that needed a car which I didn't have. He came with me and my mother to the dealership negotiated for the car and gave the down payment. That is a man of dignity and compassion. I just wished he took more care of his health so we could keep him longer but, then again you never know. Like you said @jimrich he's in a better place now with no more pain and suffering. May he be in bliss and peace.

Someone in my family has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and he's in the ICU right now with a machine helping him breathe. I feel sorry for him but, I know that it's not going to help him. I keep thinking to myself what was going through his mind before this happened to him and I hope he's at peace if he does pass away and doesn't come back. I kept thinking to myself what would an enlightened person do if someone he or she loved was terminally ill or they themselves were terminally ill. Would they have the mental capacity to not feel sadness? I know that torturing myself thinking about how he was such a nice person and didn't deserve it isn't going to transfer itself into helping him out yet, that's what most people do regardless. It's such a terrible position to be in really. Or maybe I should just sit with the grief and know it's OK to feel this way and when he does pass it's the ultimate liberation anyway because then as Leo said we don't exist and once we realize we don't exist we are truly liberated. I'm wondering if once people pass away they become that absolute infinity that Leo was talking about. Long time ago I myself was fighting with the fact that everybody goes one day. I keep thinking about what's waiting for me or us on the other side. Now it just got a little more personal because this family member of mine is middle aged a bit on the older side and I feel really bad for him. It makes me more self-conscious though that I shouldn't take my life for granted and live it to the fullest. Maybe life is the dream and death is finally waking up. (I've had a couple of dreams where I died and woke up after it). This family member of mine never wanted to really bother anyone with the way he was feeling. He also had a lot of pride when it came to people helping him and really wanted to fight the cancer. The chemo therapy damaged his immune system and that's what (I think) led him to the ICU. They're saying there's a chance that the machine can remove what ever it is in his lungs to help him breathe with out it but, it's unlikely. I wish there was something I can do but, I'm not a doctor or magician. I remember sending his kids a text saying that I hope he feels better and that they are like a brother and sister to me because we grew up together. I know that I'm not alone in this because even in Leo's episode where he talked about evil existing he admitted he wouldn't know how to react exactly if some loon killed his entire family. It's easy to talk about all this stuff in theory but, when it actually happens it really kind of hits you like a ton of bricks. That's why I think getting used to loneliness is so important. Anyway I just thought I'd get this off my chest into the self actualized community. I really don't know what else to say.

Day 7: So my Uncle just died 2 days ago and it seems extremely surreal. Somehow we're all under this illusion that we can take life for granted because death will never happen to us. Modern society seems like it never takes time to embrace the void... until it just comes up and takes them. Very family oriented cultures such as the one I grew up in are always looking to get together, talk, and do some kind of activity. If you're not up for that they'll sometimes want to force you into it because they're automatically under the impression that you are suffering if you aren't part of that. The education system culture is the same but, instead of leisurely activities they want you to always be keeping yourself busy. I had one teacher who told us students that she just didn't want us to "sit there and vegetate". PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION!!! It's so important right. Well I don't remember signing up for that and I don't remember signing up for existence either it was all forced on all of us and it's also our decision if we want to force it unto others. So I engaged in a little experiment in trying to get comfortable with the "void" quite literally. Just went to bed and put my head on a pillow. I myself am an extremely light sleeper so that's why I even meditate while lying on the bed. While I was sleeping in that comfortable position I felt this state of bliss. One problem though my own mind wasn't letting me sleep that's the problem my mind most of the time doesn't let me sleep their is this constant dialogue that never shuts off. Then at that moment I was thinking that death if it finally takes away this torturous constant dialogue it's a form of peace and liberation. So as bad as I felt for my uncle at that time he was in the hospital and he was sedated I thought to myself hey I was lying my head on this pillow but, my thoughts wouldn't let me feel peace they just kept going and going and going and going. So then I thought about him in the hospital and I said he doesn't. That gave me some sense of peace. Other than that 2 weeks ago I felt great with all my printing projects and I was having so much fun. Then his situation kept getting worse and worse and I felt so bad for him. Then when he finally passed I said to myself well we all gotta confront this. No one in this world is immortal and I think his passing also acts as a wake up call. To wake up and make the most of what this thing we have called life is before it leaves us. I miss him but, I take solace in the fact he isn't suffering anymore and nothing can bother him.

Unfortunately this terminally ill family member has passed away. We are going to miss him.

@Nahm not quite sure what you mean? Proof of what? what am I experiencing that I'm repeating?

@Lynnel I get where you are coming from. Like on the plane when they tell you to put the oxygen mask on yourself in case of an emergency before you put it on anyone else. I myself though my life has changed for the better it's not perfect right now but, it is changing. I used to have a lot inner frustration and anger but, since I have started meditating and thinking about certain things it's starting to go away. I'm just wondering if the people in the Civil Rights movement like Martin Luther King had the same attitude. MLK I'm sure wasn't perfect and must've had some form of human flaws but, what if he never made his "I have a Dream" speech and fought for Civil Rights? I'm sure things would've probably gotten better eventually on the other hand though because of the actions he took he sped up the process. Also I was overweight and I went to the gym just like Leo and I lost the weight. So it all depends on how dedicated a person is into making changes in his or her life. As for the education system I'm not saying that I'll create a perfect one far from that but, I'm hoping to create a more reasonable one. As it is now it's just so wrong on so many different levels and dimensions. The most obvious one being that there is no talk about money in the education system which to me is amazingly stupid because so much of a persons life in this modern age is about how he or she can manage and maintain their personal finances. All I'm wondering is if you can read this article and tell me what you think http://bakshandehariel.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2017/01/03/Execution-of-Solutions

@Epiphany_Inspired Yes for a long time I wanted to change the system but, things like this take time you have to learn about all of its ins and outs first. I was always really bothered of how I wasn't making any progress with my main goal of reforming the education system but, now I have pushed that frustration aside. In fact I joined something called the DLA which stands for Digital Learning Academy and I started learning about 3D printing and I'm having the time of my life 3D printing things. I really like it because I get to be creative and as Leo mentioned in the video always be learning about new things and where the future is headed or you'll go extinct like the dodo. 3D printing AKA additive manufacturing is a field that's about to boom in 1 or 2 years and when it does I want to be on the cutting edge of it. Also I've gotten involved in my local government by attending a town hall meeting and talking to my congresswoman about the education system that is outdated and stuck in the past. I got a card of her district director with a phone number on it so I can contact the school board. I also made a video about what I always wanted to say about the teachers and the education system filled with logic and common sense. Although I do admit I condescend a lot

Some things that I 3D printed.

It's like a son that's so happy to see his long lost dad. Anyway I just saw that picture and started laughing hysterically. What are the odds though that there are two people with the same exact haircut, same exact black background, and same exact idea of making different body gestures for their thumbnails both talking about self actualization and life improvement topics. It's just so fitting and I find I'm wondering if Leo and Brett personally know each other and if not maybe I can introduce them. Anyway it's funny how we think the universe is so random yet we can find such amazing patterns and similarities. I just wanted to put this out there because seeing this made me happy in a comedic sort of way. What do you guys think?

Depends on how you think about it.

Read this article and tell me what you think. http://www.salon.com/2013/07/31/living_in_america_will_drive_you_insane_literally_partner/

I have a hunch. The voices of ego, anger, and insanity are loud but, the voices of humbleness, kindness, and reason tend to stay calm and collected. The idea I have are people who are loud with their kindness and reason. People who changed our world for the better were kind and humble they still knew how to find a way to make themselves loud enough to listen to their messages. When we embrace voices of kindness and happiness when it gets amplified enough we can at least give that the most attention and deprive the ego and anger driven people from what they crave the most. I was also thinking that we can write RIS on the graves of people like who do this kind of damage to our world. RIS would stand for Rest in Sh*t. Do that so the other person who thinks when he does something nasty will know he wont be remembered or cared about. Once these kind and reasonable voices are amplified enough and reach out to people hopefully those other voices of ego and anger will be ignored by most other people and it'll hopefully make the world a better place to live in... This is just a hunch.

@SOUL I think that video you've shown doesn't represent the average Trump supporter just a lunatic at the airport who's racist.

Well I think the main cause of all this is a system you grow up in that wants to build a fake version of yourself. Schools are factories that produce docile unhappy workers. When things get bad enough people snap and go insane. I think that all people who value being happy and doing what they enjoy should be working to have a revolution. I'm not talking about that as in a bloody coup but, more like a revolution of ideas and speaking to people about what we can have instead of what we have now.

@Leo Gura OK so if I did it out of the kindness of my heart then it wouldn't go full circle? I guess I'll make a living doing 3D printing that I'm learning in that case. Also ironically the circle gets fuller because you're charging for your life purpose course. So you're your own enemy too. I'd tell you to put your money where your mouth is but, in this case I guess put your money where your mouth isn't then it's not monetized.

@Leo Gura It's goes much deeper than being spiritually bankrupt it's full on stupidity. How can we have a public education system that is stupid enough not to teach young people about their passion, how to make money, and how money works. That being said how could the citizens be stupid enough not to question such a stupid system. I guess it just goes full circle. Even for the most anti-spiritual super practical person in the world. The current system of education we have isn't even practical and nobody is up in arms about it. Our society is a brainless dump... I just needed to put that out there. The question is though my life purpose is to bring this to the attention of the public and somehow monetize my efforts as well. Will your life purpose course help me with that?

I'm thinking more along the lines of what was said in the article. Like working a job that you've checked out on and have no desire to do. I could only imagine it's much worse over there though.

@Hungry_Duck you don't seem that hungry when you're offering so much food

I know it isn't healthy but, sometimes I can't help it. When I was younger I went through a lot of crap that I like to think wasn't my fault. The two main things that bothered me the most was my parent's divorcing and school feeling like prison. I felt like the world was against me. I had to suffer for other people's decisions that they made that effected my life. I grew up not enjoying my family situation and not enjoying my school situation. With my family situation I was an introvert in an extrovert environment and not only that I was in the middle of my parents fighting a war against each other and I was used as a pawn. Then when it came to school middle school was a nightmare because I was given way too much work and I couldn't keep up with it not to mention it was boring work that didn't mean anything for me. When high school was finally over I wanted a job as soon as possible to afford my own place and be away from my family situation. I started doing well in College later but, was actively searching for a job with no luck. That's when it happened I got more vindictive. I said to myself here I am a person with talent, passion, and intelligence who feels abandoned and betrayed from society at large. Then I looked at older people the generation before my generation as a bunch of greedy corrupt lying morons that were destroying the planet. I started to hate society for the lies I was told that doing well in school meant doing well in life when even after school I felt like I was in the same helpless situation because I couldn't get a job to make money and I felt like I was trapped. Sometimes I night I think about all the dreams and aspirations I have and how I'm going to succeed but, then a vindictiveness also comes out about the society I live in and how I'm ever going to reach my goals when all these morons around me don't even acknowledge my existence and yet celebrities and stupid people on TV get all the attention while people like me are left behind. Although throughout the years growing up and going on vacations, meeting new people, coupled with the fact of seeing a therapist and going to the poetry lounge and doing slam poetry about my situation to let off some steam have helped. Also with in the past week I've reached a breakthrough point where I was about to go into a vindictive thought spiral but, then I told myself the people I'm so annoyed at were children who didn't know what they were doing themselves. These people are also to a certain extent trapped in their mind like I am and there is no use in getting annoyed with in my own mind because it wont do anything. When I thought that to myself that one night it really helped. Although from time to time these vindictive negative thought spirals do emerge I think I am making progress with my meditation habit and being a part of this forum. Anyone else feel this way? Care to chime in?

I remember in a post I posted before you talked about how your past was also troubled. Is the advice you're giving me how you got over it?

@username As for the victim video earlier in my life I fell under the 1st category I was depressed and had very pessimistic thinking. Now I think I fall into the 2nd category (and that's improvement) I think I have a pretty decent life right now but, as far as relationships and career go I'm thinking there is so much there for me and I don't know how to get there. I'm very good at public speaking and I really want to build a brand out of my YouTube page and my blog. I am having some trouble finding like minded people that share my vision and that I can collaborate with. I just keep thinking that if I meet the right people things will get so much better for me. I get lucky and do meet people like this and I'm happy in the moment but, unfortunately it doesn't stick. Those people usually fade away from my life or they are too busy and doing some other things. I have all these ideas in my head of what I want to do although I'm having trouble to implement them. For example I started a petition to bring mentors to schools https://www.change.org/p/betsy-devos-bring-mentors-to-high-schools-to-help-students. The fact is that I'm always thinking to myself if only I had a radio show or a TV show to reach a wider audience and talk about subjects that I'm passionate about. People tell me I'm really good at being a performer things like writing a script and giving a speech. The problem is that I need some guidance on how to achieve my goals. They are very attainable goals that sometimes seem so close to me yet the reality kicks in and they seem so far again. I'll just have to hang in there.

Thanks @Hungry_Duck you're understanding yet, not patronizing. @Dingus I'ts not so much a booboo as it is more like bunch of deep flesh wounds but, yeah with this consciousness work I'm working on getting new flesh basically. @username I watched those and let's just say easier said than done. I've at least taken the initiative of signing up with a program that's going to teach me job skills for the future.

@Leo Gura Does subtraction meditation sound like genuine meditation. I joined these people because of your videos but, a lot of people on the forum say that they are BS because you have to pay them for guided meditation.

@Dead_Mouse Good one. @Cameron24529 If someone offers me something I either say yes or no. What do they do when you say no thank you?