Revolutionary Think

I think extreme suffering is one of the worst things that exist in the world. That being said do any of you think that the mere act of giving birth is immoral? Here is some food for thought. https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/27p93c/having_children_is_immoral_not_just_a_person/

Well I'm just wondering if it's a coincidence that @Leo Gura put the Highest Hero Journey video near the time I opened up the what creates a hero thread. The problem is that with my journey I'm wondering where to start and where to start really means how to start. This is what you don't learn in school or in society. What I wanted to make my life purpose into is being a person somewhat of a leader that people could look up to and get inspiration from. Why I wanted to do this is because I went through a personal hell and basically this hell manifested itself in my childhood with my parents divorce and feeling really bad at school because I had trouble making friends and I really didn't like school because it felt like a prison. Older people around me told me when I grew up I'd understand that life has to be this way and the older you get the harder and more boring things are so get used to it because it's not going to get any better. I honestly thought those people were nuts and out of their minds and by seeing everything I saw at this age it turns out I was right at that age. So basically what I want to do now is help those young people out there who are going through the hell I was going through while I was growing up by doing something about this unhelpful education system and these terrible divorce laws that don't take into account how these younger people are feeling. The problem is though say if I'm successful with that and people love me for it. Would that love and recognition I crave so much right now lead it to just feeding my ego and that ego being fed being a bad thing that will make me ironically into a villain?? Really at this point I look back that I quit my job about the start of the new year to invest into my YouTube channel and blog full time and all I am doing is pounding the pavement and going through trial and error to get people to pay a little bit of attention. I released my newest video which is my best and gained 15 subscribers and I'm hoping that means something in the long run. I like to say that I started a meditation habit and Leo said that's the best thing we can do for ourselves. I've been meditating for a week sometimes I do it with a metronome that Leo said was a good way to stop monkey mind. Sometimes I do a guided meditation that I find a YouTube video and they have positive affirmations. I'm still on the fence about buying the life purpose course. The thing is that I already specified my life's purpose at a young age of being the person who changes the way the system works, who is going to use his influence to open up a conversation about the education system in a way that gets people talking, thinking and listening about ways to change it for the better. My purpose of one day making that fiery impassioned speech and holding nothing back in front of millions of people. That purpose of being a symbol of hope for the next generation that's confused about what they are doing and where they are headed. I want to become a person who speaks with scientists, doctors, and philosophers of what can be done to improve our world and living situation for the better be on the vanguard of science and technology. The problem is I think about this and it feels great at the moment. Then I realize something all I'm doing is sitting in front of the screen talking about the big lofty goals that I have for myself, humanity, and the future. The problem is I have no idea who I should talk to, how I should do any of this, and if anyone is out there who is willing to listen and take me seriously. I wish I lived in a real community where people got together and talked but, in a place like Los Angeles I feel like a fish out of water. I was born in this city but, this city is not a part of my DNA it's not a part of who I am and I share no interest in what is going on here. The last question I have is for those of you who have a life purpose in your head and kind of knew from a young age what it was has Leo's life purpose course helped you to get that purpose out of your head and actually do something with it in reality because right now I'd give anything for something like that.

It did help me in a way. This is my channel and my videos have been improving little by little. This is my channel what do you think @Dead_Mouse if you look at the videos chronologically have they been getting better. https://www.youtube.com/revolutionarythinking

What do you guys think about the points he brings up?

@Dead_Mouse The academy was worth it in some ways and not worth it in other ways. It was good but, fell below expectations.

I posed a question about schools and happiness in a science and philosophy chat. I'm not here to promote their chat in fact I "offended" them so the admin locked the thread but, I invite all of you to look at the conversation and make your own conclusions. http://www.sciencechatforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=32399

Well I don't think scientology has to do with letting go of negative emotions... I also don't think that scientology has anything to do with meditation either. All they said to me was that when you get past level 1 those negative things in your mind go away for good but, I'd be able to experience it myself and they don't tell you that it's gone you notice it. So that's why I paid the fee. I'm wondering though from a person who's been meditating for a long time what this sounds like and if they think that it's not legit then I am more likely to take their advice.

@jse Ya that's what I was afraid of. It was just that when the people who were passing out the fliers were talking about it, it seemed exactly what @Leo Gura was talking about. The subtraction talked about getting rid of the ego and everything like that. It seemed to me after listening to them and after listening to Leo's enlightenment video it really seemed congruent with what they were trying to do. All they told me was when I finish level one I'd actually feel it in my mind that I don't have all the stresses and frustrations and such. Although I must say talking to other people who have done it they said they have seen the results and it's been worth it. The whole thing they try to push on you is that it's guided so that's what makes it super important but, then again the guidance is so basic and you can basically guide yourself the same way. I can very easily make a story up in my mind where I'm dead and become a ghost and go into the Universe then create a black hole in front of myself. If nothing really changes about this "guided meditation" then I see no reason to pay into it. I haven't really invested much though.

What do you think about the meditation? Sound legit or not?

Anyone?

I don't know about any of you but, I absolutely despise job hunting. It all started in Community College where I worked with the career center to find a job and I'd just send in resumes and applications just to be ignored and over looked. So that's a whole year gone by of soul crushing job hunting going on. Then the next year is when the recession happens and I'm not happy. Job hunting becomes that much more torturous and I didn't have any plans to go to University but, I'm told I wouldn't get anywhere in life if I didn't. The third year of Community College I get lucky and get a job at the computer lab at my Community College. Then after that I work a service job. Now though I want to do something to make a name for myself and create a brand. I don't want the average 9 to 5 job but, I'm having a little trouble of how to go about this. Any advice?

Leo talks a lot about Hero Journeys and such. So I was watching this talk by Mr. Zimbardo as to what creates hero's but, the thing is Leo also talks about how good and evil doesn't exist and how things just are. So I don't know how this'll fit in to it but, I'm wondering what the rest of the community thinks of this.

Has anyone here had a lucid dream?

I myself was curios to know about how our mismanaged schools don't teach any skills. So out of this curiosity I googled skills and jobs, then I found out there was a whole report by JP Morgan Chase about so many employers looking to hire although they couldn't find people with the skills they were looking for. The report is right here https://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/document/54841-jpmc-gap-los-angeles.pdf in the latter pages of the report these corporate leaders where creating pathways to connect LA residents with skill opportunities. So on page 23 on the PDF there is a Digital Learning Academy in my community run by the YWCA and I gave them a call. The lady told me she was having an orientation the day after. I ended up going to the orientation and they had limited spots available so they had to interview people to see if they were right for the opportunity. Today I just got an email that said I was accepted to the program. Not only in this program do they teach you digital skills but, they also teach you interview and job skills so @Leo Gura I think the best idea is that whatever I do from what I learned there I create an online and offline portfolio for it. Wish me luck...

I don't want watching Self-Actualization videos to be just another thing I do on YouTube that uses up time and I see hardly any results from it. I want to ask who ever here when they first heard of actualized.org what videos did you start watching first, and most importantly what did you actually implement in your life for example a habit, a friend you made, a job you applied for, and/or a business you started. What videos did you take the main lessons from and you actually could feel and see the changes happening in your life. I say this because there are so many videos out there and when you go through this journey by yourself you may not know what videos to watch first and how many you should watch before implementing some of the stuff. I know that everyone is different but, I think if I got some actual stories of what people actually did it would help me out.

Well it doesn't really matter what other people have done to each their own but, I'm just looking for a blueprint. Right now where I am is a bit of a disgruntled Communication Studies major. Don't get me wrong though I enjoy the fact that I didn't lay one finger on a loan to pay for University and got enough financial aid to support myself and have the rest as savings so that's amazing. I am frustrated at the fact though that I have all these amazing ideas in my mind but, I can't really seem to find people to listen. What I want to happen for me is for my blog and my YouTube page to get attention from someone influential so I can spread my ideas to like minded people. Maybe one day I want to have my own Television or radio show but, I don't know how to do it and what practical steps I can take to make it a reality. I guess that's why I am here on this forum I'm looking for high consciousness friends that I can reach out to online (I'm hoping that some of them may live near me) other than that though there are things like Skype where I can talk to people see their faces and get to know them. This is my blog http://bakshandehariel.wixsite.com/website and this is my YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/revolutionarythinking. Other than that the good news is I've got accepted into a Digital Learning Academy to hone my skills for the future job market. The end game for me though (I'm only 28 mind you so I got some time) is to hopefully have people thinking about my Revolutionary Thinking brand because I've got some great ideas that I think are paramount Today because so many people seem distracted in their lives in this internet age and the way I see it people's talents and abilities aren't being fully utilized in the education system.

@Visitor Can you elaborate show an example?

@Annetta If you don't mind me asking how did you put the things Leo says in his video into practice. What have you done and where did you see the improvement. BTW watched the video very interesting I think the idea is to just accept you wont have all the answers and it's OK to do things spontaneously.

Of course a lot has changed since those days. What skills do you have that gets you the jobs you applied for and what do you usually say in the interviews? Also what kind of jobs are these?

What do you guys think of this guys idea about organs? http://www.woomyung.org/blog/2015/07/episode-19-in-order-to-maintain-human-body/#.VaFyQIyQiPo.twitter

Do some of you intelligent people relate to this?

@Arman did you the 4th post. There I agree to an extent with what you say. @My_Name_Is_Mud good one.

Right. I myself try to work on my social skills and find like minded people. @hinawashi I also like to think as intelligence. knowledge, wisdom, etc. as energy. Like how your body get's energy from food. You eat food and that's calories but, if you don't do anything with the food that you ate you end up storing it and getting fat. Also obesity leads to all sorts of diseases as well. How does it relate well I like to think of learning as your brain being fed calories and different kinds of learning are different kinds of food just like how your body needs food from different food groups. Different kinds of subjects help you in different ways. Although sometimes you fill up your mind with so many calories but, you don't end up using it when you live in your own head and don't do anything to improve your life or to improve society with it. This is the main problem I have with the education system. Let's think of the education system as a gigantic buffet (a buffet that in most places you are force fed the food). The education system and mostly anything else you get information from is like a gigantic all you can eat buffet for your mind. The problem comes when you are not burning off these "mind calories" in a productive and healthy way. What can this be compared to well think of the jobs crisis. All of this information laying there in your head going stagnant but, with no job or nothing to use this intelligence on then what is the point of having it if it's not helping you or contributing to your life just a bunch of thoughts running in your head going no where. That's why a quality job is so fulfilling because you're burning off all your "mind calories". I think just like obesity leads to cancer and diabetes not burning off your "mind calories" leads to depression and frustration. For example I think Today I finally burned off some of my mind calories. I was invited to an event at USC where panelists talk about Trumps first 100 days. The panelists spoke about some Political things and I got up and talked about my generation and how we felt betrayed by a recession and job market. They listened to my concerns gave me and answer and sympathized with me. Much better that I got that information out there than just keeping it cooped up in my head. I burn off my "mind calories" when I network with people and talk about important things. I burn them off when I make a YouTube video people see the video and I respond to comments. Heck I'm burning them up right now by posting this to you guys. If the food and calories analogy doesn't make much sense I have another one. The knowledge you have are like money and assets in your bank account. You can be the richest person in the world but, if you don't spend the money on food you would starve. Even the richest person wont get anything with out spending the money he or she has. That being said a super smart person wont get anywhere in life if they don't use the intelligence they have wisely.

Anyway I was at my gym Today and there were people there passing out flyers for a meditation method called subtraction meditation. It seemed so similar to what @Leo Gura was talking about. Subtracting everything to find out that your mind creates a fake world and you can become ego less by subtracting all of it. They talked about all the pictures and everything like that that your mind takes. So I didn't mind and I checked it out and they told me guided meditation works way better than your average run of the mill meditation because it's guided. What happened after that is they said that a full month session would be $150 so I said I was strapped for cash and just ended up paying $50 just to have two sessions to see what it's like. Then I got home and googled subtraction method of meditation and I was frightened. Seemed like the found Woo Myung is pretty shady. It talked about the method of meditation being Muam meditation and it's just some kind of shady cult. Do you guys know anything about guided meditation or a subtraction method of meditation and if it works or not? Please let me know I'm new to this and don't want to get caught up in anything too horrible. What they said though at the gym sounded a lot of like what Leo's message was about on Actualized.org but, I'm afraid that this meditation group might be cultish so I could really use some input.