Leo's Blog Discussion Mega-Thread

[Nemra]

Wasn't baptism the cause of Jesus's awakening?

To me, it's plausible that being out of breath under water might cause awakening.

However, people made a stupid ritual out of that, thinking if it worked for Jesus, it would work for themselves too.

There's a whole culture around Christian parents baptizing their children. People build identity around being baptized. For Christians, being baptized means sprinkling or pouring water over your face with some special water.

Edited 3 hours ago by Nemra

[Miguel1]

11 minutes ago, Davino said:

I think you're being too reductionistic here. The reason I was pointing this out is because you can make a career about Truth-seeking, you can create the ecosystem for that to happen.

Please go ahead and elaborate on your thoughts.

It is easy to say such things if one is not proactively trying to make it happen, and to be engaging with people (and their core drive: survival).

 

[Leo Gura]

@Davino If only you knew how much money I lost pursuing truth.

[Davino]

1 hour ago, Miguel1 said:

Please go ahead and elaborate on your thoughts.

I mean actualized.org has been able to be financially self-sustaining while publishing the deepest truth seeking videos on the internet. The niche of Truth seekers is absurdly low, but in the global economy and with the internet, it is doable. I find it an irony to advocate for the impossibility of such a career path when Actualized.org is a living proof of it's feasibility. You can make your life purpose about Truth and monetize it. It's just not gonna be a prefabricated path.

1 hour ago, Miguel1 said:

It is easy to say such things if one is not proactively trying to make it happen, and to be engaging with people (and their core drive: survival).

Besides my regular job, I'm making decent money being a trip facilitator. People pay me hundreds of dollars precisely because nobody is offering them the possibility to contact truth and have an Awakening. 

We all know how difficult it is to monetize truth. And yet, for anyone who genuinely values truth, a person that can deliver it offers tremendous value and therefore is willing to pay for it. See the twist?

If you trip with me and I guide you towards an Awakening and become infinite, they all come back and say it was a bargain.

Edited 2 hours ago by Davino

[Davino]

54 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

If only you knew how much money I lost pursuing truth.

Why you look at the loses?

I look at your gains!

You're able to be a fucking full time philosopher and mystic in your own payed house. This is like a dream for so many people; I have a 15 year plan just to reach a similar position adapted to my needs. Don't overlook how precious your position is, nor discourage others from making Truth-seeking their life purpose.

This was just a subtle point, I get the value of the blog post.

Edited 2 hours ago by Davino

[Leo Gura]

@Davino As I said, no one will pay you for seeking truth.

[Terell Kirby]

@Leo Gura thanks for not charging money for your content - YouTube / blog.

It’s already hard enough for common folk to see the value in the teachings, just imagine if they had to pay for it 

It would be like paying money to get slapped across the face with a plank of wood- extremely inconvenient.

Money can’t buy a human’s desire for Truth

Edited 31 minutes ago by Terell Kirby

[Human Mint]

18 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

When you are sick you can not do it.

You will still get benefits.

But if you are not sick you should do it every day. It is an issue of priorities. You have the wrong priorities in life.

Could you make an episode on kriya yoga practice?