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I have seen some religious people who were deeply sure that their belief is the ultimate Truth. Many of those people existentially were feeling the presence of their god. You would see peace and inner happiness in their eyes. How do we know Enlightenment is not the same? What if our brain makes the Truth what we believe strong enough?

But unless it conceptually makes some sense you would not be open to that possibility. Looking within as you call it requires lots of time and dedication. Why would someone "loose his time" if the Truth offered in the end does not make sense to him. What if all this is deception and just another religion? Yes from Enlightened perspective somebody may be sure that it is not. But from beginner perspective it could seem so. That's why I find it so important to design as clear intellectual representation of this Truth as possible.

It still feels that you are doing everything. But in reality you are just part of infinite possibilities

Yes travelling is expensive indeed! that's why I love freelancing careers so much they offer so much flexibility... Like youtuber, graphic designer, writer etc... but unfortunately I am in a business career. Can't find anything similar in my in my career yet.

Yes I am in love with travelling as well. And I understand what you are saying perfectly well. But it is really really hard to sustain yourself while travelling. At least I don't have any sufficient experience in that. Currently I am studying abroad.

Currently I can't. I am still experimenting with my current life style. I am trying to finally find out if I am suited for mainstream type of living with 9-5 corporate job... But.. as time passes I am getting increasingly confident that this is not where I belong. I'll give it another year or two though.

You are saying: "if you need a job to feed yourself, get a job". I am saying there is a better way to feed yourself and survive if you want more free time for self inquiry, meditation, contemplation, observation. That is also a choice... I am not saying this is the only correct choice but this is my choice and maybe someone's also. people living with 9-5 jobs are also part of reality.Most of them never meditate or self inquire and they are also part of reality. But those who want to do this work need more free time and need more efficient ways to sustain themselves.

@Martin123 You are making it philosophical I am making it practical that's all I see

I got your point but let me further explain mine. In my opinion seeking life purpose before Enlightenment is risky way of doing it. It may be the false one and one which your ego is seeking to fulfill its desires. On the other hand if you are "lucky" enough and get Enlightened your life purpose will come to you naturally. What about maintaining this lifestyle until you get full knowledge of your True self? Then you will do what's needed to achieve your highest potential and it will come naturally to you - because that's who you are in reality. At least that's my opinion.

2) why can't There exist something and nothing without each other? Why is it impossible for only pure nothing (void) to exist without everything else?

1) What is nothingness? - emptiness? void? are all these the same? 2) If nothingness has awareness then how is it nothing anymore? 3) If nothingness has egos, experiences and illusion how is it nothingness (emptiness, void) anymore?

All these words... we don't know anything what is true and what is just words. Do you consider yourself Enlightened? Than I can take this answer and consider that you simply can't express it because you already know it. But if you are not Enlightened I would prefer that you describe your understanding of it so far. I can speak same to others but do I know it yet? No... so that would be a big lie from me. Let's drop all these metaphors and poetry for a moment and let's make simple and on point explanation of how we understand on an intellectual level the nothingness. This is all I ask for in this topic. I don't ask for perfect or correct answers. I ask for the best try as this guy in the video attempted.

I know that there is lot of work to be done to achieve higher consciousness. But understanding my true nature conceptually will only aid this process I think. Why Nothingness needs to be self aware? Why can't it just exist as nothingness without any other additions? I don't understand how and why nothingness got awareness then it is not nothing anymore??? Like why can't pure nothingness exist without all these egos, illusionary reality and other additives?

I just don't understand one part. If there is only void and nothingness in reality how can it have consciousness to imagine all of this reality? Then it's not nothingness anymore right?

Observation?

@AleksM Can you share video source on that topic?

yes your answer might explain it - Reality is sum of everything possible which is consciousness nature right? Ok but then let's contemplate on new question - how does self aware consciousness experience itself? If time does not exist then all our past and future happens at once right? I would speculate that it happens all next to each other in infinite strains of possibilities and consciousness just "moves" through them experiencing everything. But again - what is this pure awareness - does it exist? there is no distinction between existence and non-existence?

anyone?

when there is birth of child it comes to existence in this world. It has no personality, no thoughts, no ego yet! Does it know it's true nature at that point? Do any of you recall moments in your early childhood when you new your true nature and there was no separation? Exactly at what point do you think the ego creation happens? Maybe there is a room for new experiment in that regard? Observing child to grow without forcing on it to create ego? What do you think, will ego still be formed even without external factors?

I will try to logically prove that there is a possibility that Absolute Truth may exist and it may be inaccessible to us forever. Let's say you reached your final stage of Enlightenment and you are now one with the reality. How will you be sure that there is not something else or some unimaginable rule of the game which is still hidden from you? Let's say someone created our reality and rules of our reality. These rules would guarantee that every content which is inside that reality stays inside of it and does not have access to the outside dimension of the creator. For example software can't escape the computer hardware and move to our reality right? What if our infinite reality is trapped in something similar to that computer and even if we become Enlightened- feel oneness of that "computer" there is still something outside of it? What if something exists outside of reality - something which is not reality and is unimaginable for us even for the Enlightened person's consciousness? Then the main question arises - What is the point of pursuing the Truth if the possibility of delusion always stays open? What if we escape from the Matrix - the second layer of matrix still exists and we are trapped in it?

@Leo Gura How did you understand his words then and now? Do you see what he was saying to you back then now? Do you understand this now?

why does he have so few youtube followers and so few videos? Where can I check more videos?

I find it completely opposite. Without Leo's directness most of us would not even get interested in the topic. Leo does not BS us he is straight on the point. Yes there is a trap of making all these into a new belief system. But... if you are smart about his teachings it will only trigger an interest which is highly important on this path. On the other hand one thing bothers me when communicating with each other on this forum. When somebody asks question we tend to answer him based on what we think it should be (belief system) and not based on what we have experienced through self practice so far. I have to criticize myself on that point as well not only you or others. Imho it will be more beneficial if everybody answers from his point of experience so far and not how teachings say it should be. That way we will become more open to new possibilities as a actualized.org community and together we will evade more pitfalls and traps rather than following teachings blindly.

For example If I want to become lazy today and do nothing I can do that. Yes you will say this is not you wanting it just happens but then again what is your explanation. You also can't prove your point to others. Unless you are Enlightened and have proved it to yourself but then again you can't articulate that knowledge through words... That's the problem