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@saint_charming7 “The need to be liked by others will make you invisible.” -Jim Carrey

Do you feel like your sadness is trying to teach you something? Maybe investigating your sadness will help you to gain a lesson about your previous relationship.

@Ape Okay I see. That’s good then no? It sounds like you’re able to be aware of your negative feelings in that mindful and let them flow rather than getting caught up in them.

@Ape Try acknowledging the negative emotions you have with mindfulness rather than escaping from them. That’s the purpose of mindfulness, to investigate our thoughts not to escape from them.

Have you ever felt a feminine energy so trusting of you that you get the feeling you could kill her right then and there? Not that you actually would kill her, in fact it’s a bit of an unsettling feeling because you love her so much you only want to please her, but you just feel the depth of her surrender and you know she’s trusting you completely. I’ve felt this sometimes with women and also female pet dogs. We’ll be laying down, relaxing, and it’s a real feeling that arises. I feel her so relaxed and so trusting of me that I know I could kill her right then and there but I don’t because I love her, and so I hold that space for her and she relaxes more as I feel how much love I have for her and how I would only protect her. It’s really a beautiful thing to experience. David Deida talks about feminine surrendering but I’m curious if any of you have more information on this and how to feel it more often. Has anyone here experienced this too?

@willybilly30 Yeah I think that’s a good lesson for you to learn. Can you retain your peace of mind when shit hits the fan in life? Meditation is a great way to cultivate that power.

@Nahm it’s such an interesting experience thanks for sharing

@Annetta that sounds adorable ?

@Annetta Do you enjoy feeling that obligation? I feel like I get a lot of confidence knowing it’s my responsibility to care for another.

I think you guys might have misunderstood what I was saying. It’s not an urge to kill it’s more so a feeling of empowerment to take care of her. It’s feeling like someone else’s life is in your hands completely and you have to protect them. And when someone surrenders to you fully, they’re life is completely in your hands, you have a realization that it’s possible for them to die right there. Imagine your daughter standing on the edge of a cliff, you realize all it takes is one slip for her to be done for. You don’t want her to slip so this gives you a sort of empowerment to make sure she doesn’t fall. It gives you this confidence knowing you have to protect this person.

Damn this is powerful

@Markus I think that’s exaclty it, it’s so interesting. But another thing I just realized is how this feeling is related to life purpose. When you feel your purpose in life so deeply that you feel a real sense of duty to fulfill it. It’s like having the feeling that somebody’s life is in your hands and you have to protect them or help them in someway with your purpose. I’m still searching for that feeling in my life purpose but I hope I find it and I hope everyone finds it because it’s very empowering.

@lens ? no I’m not worried but it is unsettling at first. I think mainly what I was trying to say is how good it feels to be trusted that much by the feminine. To be trusted so much that they give themselves completely. It’s not a logical thing. Logically I know I could overpower someone and kill them. What I’m talking about is an actual feeling. Imagine having a group of children rely on you as their leader during a zombie apocalypse. It’s a bit scary because you know these children are counting on you but it’s also very empowering to know you love them and will do everything in your power to protect them.

@Marks199 have you taken Leo’s life purpose course? If not you should, it would help a lot.

@playdoh open minded. o·pen-mind·ed. adjective. The definition of openminded is a willingness to try new things or to hear and consider new ideas. An example of an open minded person is one who listens to her opponent in a debate to see if the information makes sense or if she can change her mind.

@playdoh brains don’t exist... A “brain” is a concept. “Thoughts” is a concept. “Concept” is a concept. He’s trying to show you the importance of direct experience. See you’ve fallen into the trap of believing in a concept, rather than seeing through your direct experience. We all have don’t worry, you’re not alone. You can’t really put into words what he’s trying to tell you because every word is just another concept. If you look for yourself, right now, in this moment, try to see where your thoughts come from and watch them appear out of thin air and disappear back into nothingness.

Everyone claims to have the “secret to happiness” but how the fuck do we know what’s actually worth pursuing to get the most happiness out of life? I personally want to master happiness. I want to put 10,000 hours into cultivating it. The Dalai Lama claims that the ultimate source of happiness comes from warm heartedness. But how the fuck do we know? Leo has a video saying the deepest happiness comes from Being. But again, how the fuck do we know?

@Thanatos13 You do it because you want to. Life is meant to be played, not a burden.

@ExodiaGearCEO Damn life is just so hard isn’t it. All these teachings that Leo is trying to “help” us with. Idk how he expects us to learn that shit it’s too much. Fuck living a life purpose you should just be a janitor. Yeah you know what the whole course is just way too hard anyways and you don’t deserve to have to push yourself so you should just stay in your comfort zone. Might as well stop doing any personal development work right? While you’re at it what’s the point in doing anything anyways why not just eat Cheetos and jerk off all day. Life is a lot easier if you just suck dick for money. You don’t need a passionate life, my pimp can hook it up for you we give $20 bj’s. Doesn’t really pay much and you’ll walk around with a bad taste in your mouth all day but hey, at least you don’t have to listen to Leo’s damn theory right? ??

"Before I put a sketch on paper, the whole idea is worked out mentally. In my mind I change the construction, make improvements, and even operate the device. Without ever having drawn a sketch I can give the measurements of all parts to workmen, and when completed all these parts will fit, just as certainly as though I had made the actual drawings. It is immaterial to me whether I run my machine in my mind or test it in my shop. The inventions I have conceived in this way have always worked. In thirty years there has not been a single exception. My first electric motor, the vacuum wireless light, my turbine engine and many other devices have all been developed in exactly this way." - Nikola Tesla Something that’s been helpful in my journey of discovering my purpose is contemplation and visualization. The quote above pretty much gets the point across. If you just sit down, close your eyes, and think about what you want something amazing happens. Save the time and energy and get clear in your mind first, then make your purpose a reality.

Do you guys have any advice or tips on getting more clarity on what your zone of genius is? I feel like Leo’s section for zone of genius in his life purpose course is very helpful. I’m going to read The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks too so that should help. I’m curious however, do any of you have specific questions I could ask myself that may help me get more clarity on what my top unique ability is? Thanks!

Now that I have your attention... haha How do we judge our progress along this journey of becoming more conscious beings? I think there’s danger in learning spirituality and taking it as a belief rather than actually embodying it. I don’t want to trick myself into thinking I’m more “conscious” than another just because I study more spiritual theory. So how do we actually know how conscious we are and how much we’ve grown? What are the signposts that we can use to judge our progress?

@Natasha this is probably the most helpful answer so far ? thank you!

@Frank B You probably picked it up as a habit from one of your parents or close relatives growing up. There’s an underlying belief about money that’s causing you to act the way you act. Ask yourself what that belief is. Just becoming aware of it is super helpful.

Let’s help David buy this course and get on track to a passionate life! Who’s with me!?