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  4. Posted · Edited by SOUL

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    A man arrived at the gates of god realization.

    Nobody asked, “Spiritual practice?”

    The man said, “Neo-Advaita.”

    Nobody looked down the list and said,” Go to Room 24, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.”

    Another man arrived at the gates of god realization.

    “Spiritual practice?”

    “Buddhist.”

    “Go to Room 18, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.”

    A third man arrived at the gates.

    “Spiritual practice?”

    “New age.”

    “Go to Room 11 but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.”

    The man said, “I can understand there being different rooms for different practices, but why must I be quiet when I pass Room 8?”

    Nobody told him, “Well, Leo Gura is in Room 8, and thinks they’re the only one here.”

     

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    A man arrived at the gates of Heaven.

    St. Peter asked, “Religion?”

    The man said, “Methodist.”

    St. Peter looked down his list and said,” Go to Room 24, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.”

    Another man arrived at the gates of Heaven.

    “Religion?”

    “Catholic.”

    “Go to Room 18, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.”

    A third man arrived at the gates.

    “Religion?”

    “Jewish.”

    “Go to Room 11 but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.”

    The man said, “I can understand there being different rooms for different religions, but why must I be quiet when I pass Room 8?”

    St. Peter told him, “Well, the Baptists are in Room 8, and they think they’re the only ones here.”

     

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    3 minutes ago, axiom said:

    Awareness necessarily invokes dualism. 

    The reason there is an infinite regress (aware of being aware of being aware ad infinitum) is because awareness has been misconstrued all along. It was always a mislabelling of appearance. This mislabelling seems to strengthen the illusion of self quite substantially.

    Awareness is where the self is most deeply embedded, but under certain conditions it can seem to dissolve (as per @RMQualtrough's opening post)

    Awareness doesn't necessarily invoke dualism.

  16. Posted

    You really geeked out on the spirituality there, I lmao most of the way through.

    I was working on a project and kept getting distracted listening to it because it was pretty chaotic trying to follow all the tangents but in you I sense joy, fulfillment and that you're at peace my friend which is all that matters.

    It appears that for your experience well being is served!

    Peace

  21. Posted · Edited by SOUL

    2 hours ago, Proserpina said:

    Just Eva here (not my partner).  I originally wrote the post quoting you because I personally feel that normal female communication gets demonised as artificial, especially in Leo’s community and in terms of spiral dynamics and I thought your post was a good example of that.  If you didn’t mean for that to be the case, then I appreciate that.  I was only trying to make a point after Leo discredited the feminine by calling her less intelligent and then the community said nothing about it. 

    I find it amusing that Joseph Maynor was so popular on here for his argumentative and confrontational style and yet in female form it’s called a dogma pile.  Apparently he felt the same double standard.

     

    I will start by saying I don't watch Leo's videos, maybe 2 or 3 ever, so I don't know what's in them but you wouldn't know that without me telling you. I do agree that there are many biases baked into human psychology over thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of years with regard to sex, gender and associating traits with one or the other.

    I have made effort to transcend these and purge the biases as I come across them in my own mind, always even still, but I often forget that even if I don't recognize my words as reflecting them they still may trigger others because our society isn't free from them. So I really do apologize for not realizing how it could come across even if I didn't intend it that way.

    The dogma pile comment was a joke I was using with another poster, who I presume is male but this is the internet so I may be wrong in presuming it and that joke was just a theme I was using with them. It wasn't intended to be applied to sex or gender but used because I was already trying to discuss it with the initial person and they jumped in, hence 'dog piling'.

    Again, I will say my initial comment wasn't intended to be about sex or gender and I need to make more of an effort to realize the internet doesn't always communicate nuance well and my words can be taken in many different ways. I do make that effort already but as it appears I need to make MORE of an effort.

    I also agree that there is quite a bit of sex and gender bias that is found everywhere in society. Even in supposed 'awakened' spaces like this one and I hope not to contribute to it anywhere.

    Please accept my sincere well wishes to you and your partner.

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    @playdoh  I don't mean ignore it, ignoring is like repressing so would be an acknowledgement of it and behaving in response to it. What I mean in have no reaction to it at all although if one were to have some action to take I would suggest using visualization and affirmations in times when not under duress of the spontaneous instances of the rage arising.

    If we can visualize ourselves as calm and at peace in the face of the rage that may appear then we have modeled behavior in the mind's imagination. The mind will use this visualized 'memory' of peace in the face of rage as a template for behavior. If we wait until the moment of facing rage it can be less effective than preparing for it with visualization.

    Affirmations may be a way to direct attention to something productive instead of contend with the rage in the moment. It doesn't really matter what the affirmation is but speaking to what you seek in behavior and not against the rage would create less tension and conflict within the mind. We hope to free ourselves of rage not fight it, the fight is what it wants.

    I don't even engage with trying to find out why or what it really is or if it's another emotion or any psychoanalysis because I prefer to use all my energy and intent on creating the behavior I want not trying to change what I don't want. Of course, some people may prefer to explore the why and some may need to explore it so do what you see fit.

    I speak from experience, this isn't just unused theories.

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    1 hour ago, Razard86 said:

    You just made my point, it just flew over your head. You literally just made my point its so hilarious!!! All you see is nails to be hammered, you have not integrated your feminine to see beyond it. 

    Well, you made the point, too...the one in your head but, oh no, it's not the nail, it's someone else who points at the nail in your head as the reason why you are suffering so much.

    You have been story telling about me from the moment you first laid eyes on a message from me and have been obsessed with telling what's wrong with me ever since. It's quite concerning the level of your fixation on it.

    It's too numerous to even remember all the things you've said about me and since you think you can read minds with all those voices in your head you mentioned it must be the others you are telling stories about not your own ego creating the narrative in your imagination.

    You've told me there's no reason to apologize when I did to you but then you want tell me how to apologize crafting a lengthy mea culpa with all the grievances you have against me included that you cannot let go of...but it's not the nail....no, definitely not the nail.

    While I admit I have taken liberties of humor in some of my replies to you it seems I'm living in your head and there are so many triggers in it I can't help but trip them no matter what I say or do.

    Though, I know why I trigger you so much but it does nothing for your or my well being for me to point it out...I'll just leave you be to attend to your nails in any way you see fit.

    Yet, I can't help but be aware of the reason for the criticisms of socializing being played out in this thread with how an innocuous comment can turn into a dubious dog pile.

    Or should I say dogma pile.