Joseph Maynor

I have a very definite Vision I am working to transform into reality. That requires that I work the Paradox of Organization vs. Freedom very carefully. Stuff doesn’t just get done on its own, I gotta create it. And for me to do that, I gotta systematically put the work in or it ain’t gonna get done, see. To me just sitting around and not working on my Vision is a mistake because I can see how that will adversely affect the remainder of my life. It’s not hard work when you love it.

I'm curious to hear your ideas.

For some reason I feel like I always need 8. I think some of it is my diet is not as clean as it should be.

I brainstormed by Daily Routine/ Schedule today because I'm in the process of really getting it top notch. I just wanted you to see the work I did on my whiteboard. These aren't in any order because I'm just brainstorming here.

In a way Enlightenment does reduce suffering because it makes you more accepting of reality as it is instead of always assuming reality should cater to you. That's precisely the way that Enlightenment minimizes suffering. It's not personal between you and reality.

Maya is clinging to certain linear beliefs about reality

No but it still sucks that any sentient being should suffer. To the extent that I can do something to mitigate any suffering that I have control over, I usually try to do that. Otherwise, I don;t really worry about it because it's not something that's at issue for me in the moment.

Is a Kundalini awakening like a psychedelic experience for people who don't do psychedelics? That's what it kinda sounds like to me. I think I may have had one Kundalini experience come to think about it if we define it that way. There was a time this summer where I was having all these insights when I first started moving into Coral that wasn't preceded by psychedelics, but it was an awakening experience nonetheless. It's almost like I did a psychedelic but I didn't do a psychedelic. That's where I realized that you don't really need psychedelics to precede every awakening experience. If you're ramped-up to have an awakening experience, you'll have it psychedelics or no psychedelics.

A perfect human being is you transforming your own Vision into reality perfectly.

I'm not surprised that I haven't even bothered to chime in on this debate.

Biggest obstacle? Learning how to use my cerebral nature in ways that help me instead of hinder me. Challenging situation? Getting off the Enlightenment theory and all my pet theories. That's hard because when you have a strong need to know your ideas are like your babies. How did I overcome this adversity? I started to realize the limitations of theory. I realized and saw that theory is like an over-perfect matrix that doesn't really quite apply to reality. How does this affect my life? Now one of my projects in my Projects Binder is "get off theory" almost with the same tone as if theory is an addiction. Also, I don't let theory and conceptual issues distract me and limit me as much anymore. What's the key lesson learned? You gotta be really careful with beliefs and theories -- they have pros but they also have cons. It's tricky to figure out how to interpret theory and best use theory in your life. This is basically what Conceptual Understanding Work as a branch of Personal Development Work addresses.

I think it's Do Nothing Meditation. That's my go-to form of meditation. I don't really use any other form of meditation. Today I meditated for 2 hours straight which is kinda unusual for me.

You're not always gonna get things that you like served up to you in life. Sometimes you're gonna get served up some real challenges. Paradoxically, you both want to and don't want to take reality personally.

I've always been a minimalist. I used to move around a lot, and because I've been by myself a lot in my life, I didn't really have anybody to help me move, so I sort of learned how to live with the bare minimal amount of stuff. If I need something, I can usually pick it up on the street when someone is getting rid of it like a dresser or desk or something. An then when I move out, I don't really give a shit about leaving stuff behind. I went to Athens Greece for 2 weeks with one overstuffed carry on backpack and the hotel receptionist in Athens laughed at me and said she would need like 2 suitcases minimum. So, yeah -- 2 weeks in Athens on a backpack! -- That's minimalism -- And I had everything I needed in there too -- I had to hit up a laundromat once or twice but that's no problem in most countries

Really? Is that how it works?

Oh cool! Thank you!

i like the idea of a subconscious programming course that Leo mentions in his Life Purpose Course.

Awesome!

Paradoxically, there is a sense in which all perspectives are illusory other than one perspective: but on the other hand, the illusion of many perspectives is part of Experience.

I'm so happy that everybody is in such a light mood. It's refreshing to me.

I like that. I think is a sign of assertiveness on your part, which is good. To be assertive is to know what the heck someone is talking about before responding to them. I tell people "I don't know what you're talking about" all the time. And then either they clarify it or they don't. If they don't, I just drop it and move on. Don't turn this into a limiting-belief though. There's ways to be assertive in nicer ways than others. If you're assertive without being nice about it, people can think you're being an asshole. But you know as well as I do, that's not your motive, but people may perceive it that way. And that's kinda their problem too, but you can smooth things out by being polite and assertive at the same time.

There's a paradox here. On the one hand it's irrelevant to compare yourself to anybody. But on the other hand, it's good to compare yourself to other people who have attained something that you might want for yourself. And that includes higher-consciousness and Enlightenment.

There are pros and cons regarding addiction to personal development. One of the pros are you are focused on improving your life. A couple of the cons are you can stop short of improving your life and get distracted by all the theory and by teaching others. Teaching others can be a pretty nasty distraction to doing your own projects. As a teacher you gotta make sure you're not bypassing from doing your projects by teaching others. It's so easy to find any reason to fall short of doing what you plan. In that case personal development just becomes more distraction and more comfort mentality. After all, everything is great when you don't actually expect yourself to do anything that you've planned! It's like living in thought thinking and that's doing, but that ain't doing. That's you being tricked by the Mind thinking you're doing just because you're swimming around in ideas that all sound like you're doing something important. But all the while, your actual personal development projects just sit idly by untouched while you're all caught up in ideas.

@AceTrainerGreen If you haven't done Leo's Life Purpose Course, give that a look. That will clear up passion for you if you work hard on the course. You can gain more clarity about your passion than is commonly realized. Few people do that work, that's the issue. You can get very clear about what you're not passionate about. I keep a journal and note all these things for future reference. Keeping journals about stuff you like and stuff you don't like is good. That way when you walk into something you can design exactly what you need rather than taking a crap-shot. Sometimes you do have to take a crap-shot, but not when you don't have to. Sometimes you can really make an informed decision based on knowledge of yourself. Your passion is knowable if you have the desire to chase it down and pin it into categories. And then that serves as a great foundation-piece to your Personal Development Work because you can use that passion as a litmus-test for everything you decide to take on in your life. That's up to you. But you can really design a life for yourself that revolves more and more around your passion. That's one of the available options of Personal Development Work!

That's why I don't like humor much. I like humor but I don't indulge in it. Somebody beat philosopher Herbert Spencer at chess and Spencer looked at the person and berated them for spending so much time mastering such a useless game as chess! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer