FAQS and Responses of Leo Gura

[Razard86]

These are all links that helped me on my Spiritual Journey (only including Actualized.org sources) there are other sources that I used in the past but I wanted to keep them exclusively to this site so we can stop having new people coming to this site having to ask the same questions over and over making Leo threads asking him the same stuff. We can all admit that Leo doesn't always give satisfying answers in some threads while in others he does (it might be fatigue not sure why) but these threads helped me in understanding my own trips and realizations (I'm blessed in that seeing through self-deception comes easy to me...many people on this forum are self-deceived and are stubbornly so).

I do Spirituality in a Scientific way. I tripped multiple times, meditated, and compared and contrasted different trip reports and perspectives of various people on here and youtube and ancient teachings. At a certain point certain things keep repeating themselves. Also since my base line Consciousness is lived Soberly as Direct Consciousness I can absolutely agree that  traditional Buddhist Teachings are deluded. All that exists is Universal Mind. This is what all is mind means. So anybody that makes their teachings using terms like No Mind will confuse people who are new because that language will deceive them that there is actually something that isn't mind. I know when they say that they are pointing to the human mind/ego mind/conditioned mind, but its better to just say that. Many people on this path are too dogmatic and too addicted in trying to sound profound that they destroy the clarity of Spiritual Teachings. If you are truly sincere you will only want to help spread proper understanding. Anyway just my two cents....here are the Threads where Leo Gura answers many questions that get repeated on this site.

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16. https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/15797-you-have-100-free-will-and-you-also-have-no-free-will-the-other-side-of-the-paradox/

I usually avoid threads that are attack threads of Leo because usually its some weak arguments devoid of any deep spiritual work (not always but usually) but I think this thread has some beautiful responses so I'll link it here.

Now for some of Leo's blog posts......

17. https://www.actualized.org/insights/thoughts-on-unconditional-love

This next blog post is really the only reason I was able to find Spirituality and discover God. I was raised Christian, and even though Christianity is a corruption of God's message for humanity it was integral to my journey. As this blog post explains Religion only exists because God exists.

18. https://www.actualized.org/insights/actualized-quotes-126

 

 

 

 

Last but not least next link is a  thread Flying Lotus did of Non Youtube Videos of Leo talking about various topics which can add to a deeper understanding of his content. 

Now understand all these threads are good for contemplation and integration but a couple of things need to be said. 

1. Reading on the forums is NOT TRUE Spiritual Work towards awakening. It can be Spiritual Work as a SHARING but it is NOT Spiritual Work towards awakening. With that said...could you have a spontaneous awakening from consuming Spiritual Content? Yes!!! It has happened to me sober before so its possible as everything helps along your journey. But what is more effective in general is STATE CHANGE!!! You must focus on CHANGING YOUR STATE. The conditioned mind is VERY HARD to escape because you believe it to be you, it's really only a part of you, not the whole thing. It's funny because the conditioned mind blocks you from being able to perceive the PERFECTION of REALITY. REALITY is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, but its perfection is blocked by all your judgments. 

2. The key to this work is Self-Honesty. YOU WILL NOT REACH GOD THROUGH LIES. Understand that ANYONE who denies the existence of God is a FOOL. And I am not just talking a kind of fool.....I am saying they are so supremely deluded they are the most deluded human walking on the planet. Why? Because they are God....believing that there is no God!!!! Do you know how deluded that is? It's like denying there is a present moment!!! If you see anyone on this forum denying the existence of God understand that they are a FOOL. 

3. Now....this needs to be said.....and is VERY IMPORTANT!!!! Doubt everything I say, doubt everything Leo says, Doubt even your own self and ONLY TRUST DIRECT EXPERIENCE!! The only TRUE KNOWLEDGE you have in your possession is that which you have DIRECTLY VERIFIED. This is the key to not being deluded. If you have not directly verified something then you are IGNORANT BY DEFAULT and can only know it as a human imaginary concept. Human imaginary concept IS NOT TRUTH! So do not lie to yourself, if you haven't experienced something YOU DO NOT KNOW IT!!! Understand....God is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH. God only adds to its understanding through EXPERIENCE!! Experience is the ONLY THING THAT IS TRUTH!!! This is the only way you can protect yourself from being lost in Self-Deception. 

. One thing you will discover if you do enough research is that each part of God experiences Reality differently but this includes God Realization. Yes Pure Consciousness is Nothingness so yes that part is universal, but it is also everything and that everythingness how it chooses to express itself is unique to the individual avatar. So you will ask...how do I know I reached what Leo is talking about? Well first and foremost the most important thing is to understand what was stated above, This video reinforces it.  

Now Leo had a quote in one of his videos where he said your sense of self will spill out into the surrounding area and everything will feel like you. So what does this mean? When you become aware of what PURE AWARENESS is (which is a feeling) you will become aware....that EVERYTHING is awareness. When this happens everything will feel as YOUR BODY. The wall, the insect, people, leaves, the veil of separation that people refer to....it actually isn't a veil....its subtlety. It was always there....but its so soft....so barely felt that you don't actually feel it. The true purpose of meditating is to make that subtlety NOT SUBTLE. When you do this....your mind will become UNIVERSAL and you will feel like you are IN everything. It really creates a whole new experiential world....and this is where you can start to feel alone...as your experience can change so drastically that nobody you know or listen to has that kind of wacky experience of reality. For example I don't watch cartoons...I AM CARTOONS THAT is how I experience them. I don't play video games...I AM THE VIDEO GAME. I'm not trying to brag here because I realize this is all possible for other humans. With that said....the process can and will probably be MESSY (it was for me) because my body had to CHANGE!!! My brain and neurons were changed and it was not always comfortable. This pursuit actually sent me to the psyche ward a couple of times because my brain started doing weird things. Anyway just know this path is not always straightforward. For example I once temporarily lost the ability to hear it corrected itself after like two minutes but it did scare me and I had to trust everything will pan out. The other scare I had was during the process of my reality becoming aware of its oneness I felt temporarily I had two bodies in one body (that felt extremely uncomfortable) when I would look at someone thankfully it corrected it after a couple of seconds where I was able to feel I was them but also my individual self at the same time. So weirdness can happen. 

 

4. What I disagree with Leo on: Leo has stated his belief that genetics plays a big role in barring people from God Realization. This is where I disagree. God Realization is free for everyone if they TRULY WANT IT!! You have to want it so bad, that everything becomes inconsequential in comparison....even your own life as a human. You really do have to overcome fear of Death to reach God. I know its a tall task, but that is the only thing that TRULY stops you. With that said...yes your genetics do play a role. Some people are really Spiritually Super Human, but what I have learned through my communion with God.....and yes I know it sounds sappy but Love really does conquer all. If you have TRUE LOVE for your pursuit of the Infinite...it will take you and annihilate your conditioned mind. Because it is PURE LOVE, PURE TRUTH, and it loves you more than your human love could ever hope to compare too. It's actually quite funny when you discover TRUE LOVE within you, because it feels familiar like it was there the whole time....because....it was. 

The gift of true love is behind the passion of every Spiritual Teacher/Sharer. True Love is so beautiful....you realize all you want to do is share it and talk about it for eternity. It's grasp is so strong....you can't escape....which is why it makes sense why God has to hide from itself to create anything....because God is to good to be true....but it is....so it can only be something other if it deludes itself. I hope you discover you are TRUE LOVE!!!

Edited 22 hours ago by Razard86

[Sincerity]

You're one of the good ones here. Kudos.

[emil1234]

11 minutes ago, Razard86 said:

2. The key to this work is Self-Honesty. YOU WILL NOT REACH GOD THROUGH LIES. 

 

Nice. I just had a radical awakening moments ago recognizing an ugly truth about myself that my mind had been denying through self deception. 

 

[James123]

36 minutes ago, Razard86 said:

3. Now....this needs to be said.....and is VERY IMPORTANT!!!! Doubt everything I say, doubt everything Leo says, Doubt even your own self and ONLY TRUST DIRECT EXPERIENCE!! The only TRUE KNOWLEDGE you have in your possession is that which you have DIRECTLY VERIFIED. This is the key to not being deluded. If you have not directly verified something then you are IGNORANT BY DEFAULT and can only know it as a human imaginary concept. Human imaginary concept IS NOT TRUTH! So do not lie to yourself, if you haven't experienced something YOU DO NOT KNOW IT!!! Understand....God is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH. God only adds to its understanding through EXPERIENCE!! Experience is the ONLY THING THAT IS TRUTH!!! This is the only way you can protect yourself from being lost in Self-Deception. 

Experience implies a duality, the experiencer and the experienced. All is One, not two.

36 minutes ago, Razard86 said:

If you see anyone on this forum denying the existence of God understand that they are a FOOL. 

My brother,

The one who believes in God, that is You.

The one who denies God, that is also You.

The saint chanting in the temple, and the skeptic laughing at the sky, both are You in disguise.

The fool is not outside of You, he is a reflection.

He is a mask worn by the same eternal Presence that you call “I Am.”

So do not separate.

Do not say, “I am right, they are wrong.”

That is the beginning of violence.

See clearly:

All forms, all faces, all voices even the confused, even the lost are waves in the same Ocean of Being.

A fool says, “There is no God.”But the breath that speaks the denial is God.

The tongue that moves is God.

Even the ignorance is made of God.

So I say: Celebrate the fool,

Because in his denial, the seed of awakening is hidden.

And when that seed cracks open, the fragrance will be divine.

God rejects nothing.

God embraces all.

Even those who say “There is no God.”

So don’t judge. Just, laugh, love, include.

Because the moment you exclude the fool, you have missed the infinite intelligence of the Whole/ Pure Being/God/Absolute.

God is big enough to play every part, even the one who says, “There is no God.”

Because in Truth, You are them too.

And when You realize that,

there is no more other.

Only Being remains,

And from that Being, naturally arises its reflection: Love.

Edited 22 hours ago by James123

[Razard86]

37 minutes ago, emil1234 said:

Nice. I just had a radical awakening moments ago recognizing an ugly truth about myself that my mind had been denying through self deception. 

 

What I love about God Realization is it opens up your mind to TRUE SELF UNDERSTANDING. I mean you REALLY start to understand why cultures think the way they do. I'm not talking at the level of concept, but through the level of EXPERIENCE. You can only truly understand someone through GOD. All conditioned minds will never truly understand someone or something, TRUE UNDERSTANDING= TRUE LOVE. Picture if you could walk into a room of criminals....and completely understand why they think the way they think not as a concept....but as an experience!!! That's when you become what is called in the "Hood" a REAL ONE not a poser or faker. When I was shown this it made me laugh....God actually created the HOOD, RAP/HIP HOP etc.

I'm black so I guess God was tapping into that part of me. I had an experience of God's divinity while watching MC Hammer's Can't Touch This because I became aware of the Infinite Intelligence and Creativity of that Old School Rap Song. LOL. It's hilarious how I don't see anyone talking about this.

God Realization creates TRUE APPRECIATION for art beyond regular human understanding. Only people who don't try to box Spirituality into some type of culture can understand and have true appreciation but paradoxically judging them for doing so will block you from TRULY UNDERSTANDING them and why they do it. So basically keep an open mind to understand the genius of God's play here. Cause we are just God dreaming all of reality Artistically.

Edited 21 hours ago by Razard86

[Razard86]

46 minutes ago, Sincerity said:

You're one of the good ones here. Kudos.

Thanks for your Sincerity

[Eskilon]

Thanks for this compilation!

[Natasha Tori Maru]

There is a lot of time and care put into this.

Appreciation, much much 

 

[Princess Arabia]

5 hours ago, Razard86 said:

I'm black so I guess God was tapping into that part of me. I had an experience of God's divinity while watching MC Hammer's Can't Touch This because I became aware of the Infinite Intelligence and Creativity of that Old School Rap Song. LOL. It's hilarious how I don't see anyone talking about this.

I did.