Joseph Maynor

Thanks. All my hard work on the path is paying off.

The question is what are your top 10 high-consciousness values. And you do have them subconsciously — you’re just probably not consciously aware of them yet. Leo’s Life Purpose Course can help you figure that out.

Enlightenment is both easy and complex at the same time. It’s easy in the sense that once you know what you’re looking for and why, you just become the keen Watcher in the present moment. It’s hard in the sense that you don’t get to that place overnight and you have to learn about a lot of Egoic traps — not only from a theoretical perspective, but also by becoming mindful of how those play out in your own life. It’s not that Enlightened people have no Ego — it’s just that they understand it so well and notice it so well in their own lives that they can frequently detach from it. But that takes a long time of theory and observation to master! But the idea of becoming the Watcher is very simple, right? It’s just mindfulness of reality in the present moment. You’re not gonna be the keen Watcher at first, you’ll be the baby Watcher. This explains why the paradox that one must both seek and not seek Enlightenment is true. And it also explains why meditation and mindfulness are so important in this work. But you also need to accumulate YOUR OWN knowledge about how the Ego works that you’re building up your whole life-long. That knowledge and mindfulness synergize and have a nice baby which then causes the industrious person who walks this path more and more Enlightenment over time. That’s a description of how Enlightenment works from a big-picture, humanist standpoint.

Sounds a little oddly stated to my ears. A little too contrived.

Any second-hand belief is not it. It’s a starting point though. It’s a step on the path. But there are 100 more steps.

Oh yeah, dreams can be a window into the subconscious mind. I’ve learned a lot about my fears and limiting beliefs by seeing patterns in my dreams basically recur over and over again.

Enlightenment theory is discovery of the authentic-self. Life Purpose theory is construction of ideal career.

Self help theory is pragmatic strategies to improve your life.

Very wise words indeed. Video on point:

I like this paradox -- one must both seek and not seek Enlightenment. Video I like: And this one: And this one:

Paradoxically you are constantly changing and also always staying the same.

The Mind is never where you're gonna find Enlightenment.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

Make sure you are making the right decision for the rights reasons.

“Keep titles in the background, keep performance in the foreground. Don’t have people making their career trying to be a vice president, have them make their career trying to win every single competition. They’ll probably wind up being president or king or whatever they wanna be.” – Ross Perot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Perot

Here's a great paradox for you to consider: The paradox between Self-actualization and Enlightenment.

Thought is like trying to fit 3-dimensional phenomena into a 2-dimensional model.

Don't cling to this belief too tightly. Be gentle with beliefs. You're gonna set yourself 100 miles away from Enlightenment.

You still don't know what the dog is thinking or experiencing. What you know is what you are projecting that the dog is thinking. That's a big assumption.

It's interesting to me that we think we know what the dog is thinking.

The dog has a much more complex life than we imagine it has too. Think about how much we are projecting onto the dog. How does the dog project onto us? Our life is no different than the dog's life if you zoom out far enough.

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I would be skeptical of anyone who considers themselves to be an "enlightened yogi". That's a pretty strong identification. Better to think of yourself as a student than a master in this work.

How about this paradox -- The Now is both always changing and always staying the same? Watch this video: