Brandon Nankivell

Which is to say, If I understand you correctly: Multiplicity IS Unity and Unity IS Multiplicity, because the two aren't separate. There's simply the One Reality appearing as multiplicity. Adi Shankara, proponent of non-duality writes: "There is no multiplicity in the Self. The Self is indeed one, and its multiplicity is imagined due to limiting adjuncts." This to me sounds the same as what you've said, and hence I see no contradiction between non-duality and what Leo is teaching, or at least the way you've stated your understanding of what Leo is teaching. If I understand non-duality correctly, it denies the 'reality' of all dualistic phenomena (which, by nature, is temporary and appears fragmented). But 'reality' in this context simply means 'not-eternal'. It isn't denied that duality / multiplicity / phenomena exist, just that they're not 'real' (eternal). Samkhya philosophy on the other hand seems to describe what you are describing, and I speculate that it's really the same as what Leo is pointing to. Since it acknowledges the reality of inseparability and reality of multiplicity from Oneness. I'm still curious to understand what it is that Leo claims to point to, that transcends non-duality. I've listened to the advanced God realization videos multiple times, the solipsism videos and hundreds of hours of similar content, still yet to see how it differs from the True Self being one, appearing as multiple. Leo often says 'I am you, and you are me' 'understand this...' etc. This is no different to the core teaching of Sufism, Samkhya, Kabbalah etc... Any awakening or insight labelled 'above' this in degree would actually just be a 'wave of phenomena' contained 'within' Oneness, would it not? P.S. Considering making this a new thread

One approach is simply to decide to, but the decision has to be all-in. Another approach is to look within and find the root desire of why you feel the need to speak impulsively.

Can't remember if this coincided with me experimenting with nootropics but a day on the beach I suddenly felt intense joy, and began reading books on joy which lead to Osho, and Osho lead to everything else. But even before all this I had read The Power of Now out of curiosity and gave it a mocking 1-star review out of ignorance. Also had a full blown sartean existential crisis / dark knight of the soul but didn't reocgnize it as anything spiritual at the time. 11 months of negative nihilism.

Nothingness is:

Found this to be very insightful, specifically to what it is not

Isn't nothing neither existence nor non-existence?

I read 550+ books over the last 12 years, 97% various topics in non-fiction, many business, self-help, mind, and spirituality - In my experience, it's true that most self-help and business books are rehash of the same old principles. I don't read self-help anymore. I only pickup a business book and read a specific segment to remind myself of a solution to a very specific problem that I'm currently encountering in business. Health, fitness, and diet books are all over the shop in terms of quality and credibility. I've stopped reading most of those apart from the occasional book, the most recent being Mitochondriac Manifesto by R.D. Lee and soon to look at Astanga Samgraha of Vagbhata (Ayurvedic study). Philosophy I've decided it's not worth the time reading each and every philosopher's main works, only to pick the nuggets. Still yet to finish an entire summary of western philosophy such as one by Bertrand Russell or other authors. Using Leo's philosophy video as a rough guide to how I approach the field. All time currently is being spent researching and combing through source texts on Kabbalah, Hasidism, Sufism, Advaita Vedanta, Samkhya, After death state. Alot aren't fully translated into English yet so I'm finding a partial translations or summaries by scholars will have to suffice for now. I don't intend to read everything in full, I just follow my curiosity and if I have gaps in my understanding, I refer to specific books and parts of books accordingly. And contemplate what I read. I haven't been doing alot of insight from scratch as Leo has suggested above, mainly because using existing insights recorded by others, as a springboard, has lead to embodying the same insight myself through contemplation after reading them, or it has lead to alternative insights that have been very impactful. The from-scratch approach is definitely on my mind to pursue though. Years ago I remember intentionally sitting down at a public bus station, closing my eyes, and just exploring how sounds of the bus, space, and time are related and it was amazing.

Suggestion: Write a pros and cons list of what your insecurities do for you, then decide whether you want to keep them or let them go (there's no right or wrong). Sincerity when doing this task is essential for a meaningful outcome.

It is possible to identify traumas with the aid of journaling. Then holding on to them or letting them go will be your choice. Some prompts I use: Why am I feeling X? What is the source of X? What is first memory in which I remember feeling X? What is the most potent memory in which I remember feeling X? What triggers X? What does feeling X or behaving X do for me? Would I like to keep holding on to X or let it go?

I second Mackler - He has a book and video on self-therapy.

Yes—there are repercussions. You lose the gift of a physical body. You continue to exist but must live out your pre-destined earthly life timeline, but without a physical body. You may still have desires such as eating food and sex, but will struggle to fulfill those desires without infrequent aid from other beings. See Pretas (better to receive this knowledge from a True Guru than trust Wikipedia in my experience but linked for convenience). I hear of deep regret from those who have suicided. I can't 100% remember where I heard that, it may have been in Betty Shine's book Mind-to-Mind or Betty Shine's Infinite Mind. This 8-minute video may help you make sense of things:

Yes. I did it every morning before work for a short period last year. On my commute I would pull up on the side of the road. Tilt my head up at the sky in a vacant field, and let the laughter loose for 5 minutes straight. Even if other cards would pass by, I'd relax my shoulders and continue to laugh. It felt very forced at first, until I learned to consciously laugh from the belly, not from the throat. It felt stupid too, but that's just Ego standing in front of my Higher Self. With persistence it began to feel somewhat liberating. Still some tension. Great pattern interrupt to start the day and steer things into positivity. For it to work I am convinced it requires repetition a fully attentive, truly-let-loose approach.

Brushing gently on teeth and around gums is good. Mainstream commercial toothpaste with fluoride and sodium laurel sulphate not health though. Fluoride is unnecessary and harmful to the body and brain in certain amounts that build up over time (plenty of docs and books on this). Your teeth are 'alive', and connect via pathways around the body. Proper eating and nutrition plays a major role. Also consider looking into oil pulling and essential oils. Holistic Dental Care by Nadine Artemis changed my outlook on teeth.

Music booming from shopfronts, theme parks Subtle or hidden ones that affect perception: 5G radiation, powerline radiation, auras of other people, atmospheric energy

I'm a huge advocate of 'the good shit sticks' which I heard from Tim Ferriss. So basically no process whatsoever apart from simply reading until I get to the end, and the good shit will stick. I do highlight stuff that evokes a significant 'oooh' or 'ahhh' in me. I do on-the-fly internet research or put-the-book-down-and-think if I I feel it's something important to digest so I fully comprehend. This is for most topics I am reading out of general interest. If I were studying for an exam, doing school work, or writing for a work project - I would be more intentional about using processes like copy and pasting to a doc, deeper internet research on stuff I don't understand, cross-comparing highlights with stuff I've highlighted in other books. I often do a general 'book scan' for the nuggets or point of interest by examining the table of contents and reading the first and last bits of each chapter.

Ah yes, my favourite pastime for the last 10 years. I feel like I've got the best list of books from authors mentioning it in their existing books. So if you love an author, skim the book for mentions of books, see if there is a recommended reading page at the end, otherwise search the name on the internet followed by 'book recommendations', 'book list', or 'recommended reading'. Other ways I've found incredible books: Searching a favorite book on Goodreads, and scrolling down to the 'people also read...' bit Same as the above but on Amazon Internet search 'best books about X reddit' Check YouTube comments on videos that intrigue you You can download free samples for Kindle on Amazon to skim read and see if it's something you like. Or just internet search 'book-title pdf free' or 'book-title epub free'

Hectic

Short and to the point. Very hard not to breakthrough if you be committed, persistent, and have a natural inclination for this type of meditation. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/19183043

The scenario I'm looking up at a ceiling fan. I perceive the motion of the fan blades spinning. The problem If the present moment and everything in it is ONE 'snapshot in timelessness' then shouldn't I just be perceiving a still snapshot, for eternity? Like this: Instead, I perceive movement. Like this: Even in a state of no-self / non-duality, this is perceived. But movement requires time, and ONENESS / The NOW implies timelesness, right? So how is it possible to perceive motion? My speculation A thought arising as a memory of the past position of the fan blade, and then the moment changing from this memory to perceiving the present moment in which the fan blade is now in a new position (1mm further than the past memory). And it goes like now > memory > now > memory > now > memory. Like a film strip at 60 frames per second (picture ON, picture OFF, picture ON, picture OFF, etc...) But if the present moment is ONENESS, and there is no separation OR time, then how is it that I can perceive motion/animation/change? Shouldn't I just be eternally perceiving a boring, motionless, static snapshot, and basically have 'eternal amnesia' of ever having seen a different snapshot to the one I am perceiving right NOW? Maybe this is already happening, but I still don't understand why there is the appearance of motion/change. Thoughts? 🧐

That's it. Cheeky, cunning thing Mr. Ego is

I sense a vicious, sarcastic tone to imply that I must be stupid - is this true? To brainstorm: thank you for clarifying - If you're open to further questioning, I am wondering why you've chosen to publicise your brainstorming, as opposed to doing it in private? Making it public tells me that one possibility may be that you are seeking help in some way. Is this true? If so, what help specifically are you looking for? If you aren't seeking help, what are you seeking here?

Thank you for your input 🙏 Right, there's no jump. If I understand correctly, the screen we are reading this on is rapidly turning off and on at about 60 times a minute (60hz). The off setting is just a black screen. In reality, there is no black screen. It's just ON > ON > ON > ON ... But each ON is a slightly different scene to the one before it, creating the appearance of motion. It still seems there are 'jumps'. But instead of jumping from ON to OFF (black screen), reality jumps immediately to the next scene. Why is it not true that there are jumps? How does the soup just change like fluid? It still seems the changing of fluid requires a transition of some sort.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2669192-the-end-of-your-world

This one is absolute Gold as you are having or immediately after a no-self awakening: The key is to realize the whole point is to dissolve the sense of separation by expanding your identity. Stages 2-4 are basically the same because there is still an identity (subject/object). Don't make the mistake of thinking it takes years to go from stage 2 no-self to stage 3 infinity. Don't pedestal Fronk as if its impossible for you to achieve stage 5 natty state. Listen until you experientally comprehend it right now!

Use discernment. It's not black or white.