Truth Addict

@EvilAngel It's not meant to be putting people in boxes. It's a map, use it wisely.

@Shadowraix yeah, I also have had that pointer insight recently during self-inquiry. @RichardY I don't know man. It seems more complicated than that. Most essentially, you need to get people out of their little perspectives and teach them about open-mindedness (which I assume was called "faith"). Also, other people are on it, and it's not of my concerns. And after all, maybe that's how it's supposed to work: an enlightened leader to lead unconscious people. @Nahm a devilish comment passed with minimal damage, why wake the devil up? Lol, wait. I just did that too ? @Serotoninluv I will find you, and I will hug you ? ?

@George Fil you want to know what advances you the most? Not having strong opinions on anything. Everyone has a point, you want to be very open to (what might seem like but isn't) criticism. Believe me on this, the most growth you'll ever get is through accepting criticism, even when you are completely sure that you are good and the critique is wrong, you don't want to miss an opportunity to grow, so double-check with yourself and doubt your certainty about your beliefs about yourself. What other people are telling you here is reasonable, and even if they are wrong, it's always worth it to take another look. There's a room for growth for you in every new perspective you consider. It's really their advice and criticism that got me where I am today. And I'm grateful for them.

@Serotoninluv you're welcome. And yes that's exactly my point: every concept has to be contemplated. @Aakash there's a fine distinction here: the map is just an assumption, it has to be verified by experience. Enlightenment is not a great insight until you start to experience it. Before that, it was just a belief that was either taken dogmatically or with an open mind. And that's what matters here.

@George Fil Don't worry a bit. Take a look at Turquoise stage people, like Gandhi, Osho, and others. Inspiring, huh? Keep working on raising your consciousness, questioning your judgements, accepting others, etc... You seem very kind-hearted to me. @bejapuskas I was just guessing, he definitely knows better.

@George Fil The solution is very simple: always lower your expectations. You're probably at a higher stage than others in your social circle, I'd guess at a transition between green and yellow, but mostly yellow. The gap between you and others will grow even bigger, until you reach the highest levels on the spiral, and then it will go full-circle, and you will be able to enjoy the dumbest, stupidest, and most boring interactions with people. But until then, keep this in mind: "the price of Truth is everything." and obviously, you've chosen Truth over illusion. So here goes.

@now is forever I agree. I don't think "self-actualization" would be the best term. But you know what I meant. The devil is in the details. We have to always look for the biggest picture.

@Knock Classic materialism.

Inspiring! I suppose it'll be possible at some point of human development. It will be completely based on Leo's work. It will be even more interesting if they include self-actualization in school programs. But yeah, an academy for each domain sounds amazing! Sure, egos will take over and such, but that's how it always been.

@Paul92 If you want to live among sheep, you must learn how to become one. She's just being herself with complete honesty, and either one of you will drag the other towards their end. Your choice. By this point, you should expect that 99.99% of people you'll ever meet are totally in the dark about consciousness. And you must learn how to cope with that. That being said, if you're not ready for a commited relationship with a regular 'zombie', then stop wasting your time and others'. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A question for you to contemplate.

Nice observation! Thank you.

@Cepzeu For this matter, even everything inside direct experience is an illusion. For example: does your room exist when you close your eyes? (illusion=relative) (Truth=Absolute). I think what's best for you now is to know what a thought is, and how it ultimately is no more than a pointer, just like an arrow. Ask yourself in your direct experience, what is a thought? Really, try to find out. When you do, belief becomes irrelevant.

@Joseph Maynor If we want to be systemic in our thinking, we must know exactly what one needs to hear to move up the spiral. I think it's better for someone to have such ideal in his head.

Nice observations! It really makes more sense now. I like the idea that Goku is always growing to infinity. Always is moving past previous limitations and becoming more infinite.

Healthy ego = no ego

People will look at the 'present you', so just be confident and comfortable in your skin, everything else will work itself out for you. Don't combat. Instead, accept yourself and embrace your mistakes. Also, don't seek approval, it works so counter-intuitively. Notice that "cool" students don't really care about nothing. And "lame" students are the ones who care. Of course, doesn't mean that you should become a jerk. Just be detached from others opinions and judgements. And more importantly, know that you are worthy of love and respect. Side notes: love others, help whenever possible, speak freely with confidence using your whole body to express yourself, be friendly with strangers, don't take sides, try to be a solution when you can, don't expect anything in return.

@CreamCat Amazing! Keep on developing more consciousness, you'll be just fine.

On the ultimate level, there's no difference at all. Same exact thing. On the mainstream level: Material is anything that can be "quantified" by some scientific measuring tool and broken down to smaller portions and then expressed in theories and/or mathematical equations. So that we can "objectively" test and derive scientific (material) truths from (which happen to be absolutely relative). Examples: apple, car, bus horn, magnetic field, atoms, electrons, gravity, etc... Non-material, is what's not the above. Examples: thoughts, love, fear, God, paranormal abilities, dreams, out-of-body experiences, etc... As you can see, material requires the confirmation of others (what's called "objectivity") an example of herd mentality, non-material only requires first-person's confirmation. So that's an easier way to answer your question.

@Paul92 It all boils down to this: 1) You're not happy. If you are truly happy, you won't care to ask. 2) Your happiness is completely conditional, true happiness is completely unconditional. You think you're happy because you're life is going your way, but what happens when it stops? Would you still be happy? For example: Would you still be happy if you woke up someday in a prison cell? Or lost a loved one? Or your whole life goes crashing? Or you know, anything worse than that. Would you still be happy? 3) You don't know the Truth. So, what do you even know? Look how easily you have been deluded by this spiritual claims about what you should do or be! Ground yourself in Truth, so that nothing can shake your ground. Or, Forget about all that, and go back to your regular life. But come back again when you're tired of suffering.

If you want to kill anything, question it.

@Jed Vassallo Awesome! A modern cave, that is the dream!

@Nahm@now is forever @Aaron p Everything is synchronicity. It's all one, happening in the present moment. The ego is just looking for some similarities that are of its concerns and dismissing others that are not.

I had a dream that I was dreaming. What a beautiful synchronicity!

Ignorance = not knowing