Thick Face, Black Heart

[Lyubov]

I’m in the process of reading a book called “Thick Face, Black Heart.” I found it on Leo’s book list but started reading it all the way through a week ago. Honestly it’s probably a life changing book for me. I read only a handful of books a year and on average I come accross 1 book a year or so that it’s powerful and just the knowledge that I need for my next steps. Leo calls it a book for success and for cutting out people pleasing but also it’s much more than that. It actually has a powerful spiritual component to it and is steeped in Taoism. 

Thick face = able to shield yourself from caring what others think of you, including your own inner critic. 

Black heart = Able to move through the world ruthlessly without misplaced compassion or care for others.

A lot of people who are successful in this world have this, and in and of itself thick face black heart is a tool. It can be used without conscious and for total disregard for everyone but it need not be. The book teaches how to use it selflessly and for the greater good of all, which for me in life has been hard.
 

Especially for us spiritually sensitive people that come to places like actualized we are probably an odd bunch who are a little different than the masses. We can be overly sensitive and sometimes sacrifice ourselves for others in the name of spirituality and selflessness. This book corrects this and brings you back to a harmony where you know how to stand up and pursue what you want consciously. 
 

any Thick Face Black Heart practitioners here? 

[Xerces]

4 hours ago, Lyubov said:

any Thick Face Black Heart practitioners here? 

Yes, thick black all the way. I first read this book while in university and immediately recognised it as a crucial element of my philosophy that would result in career success and beyond. I was already drawn strongly to Taoism so this material felt like the ideal link between my spiritual practice and work life. Work as spiritual unfoldment, sublime spiritual insight as an essential tool to conquer the day-to-day realities, unshakable clarity and focus to discover and achieve intended destiny 👌

[Lyubov]

16 hours ago, Xerces said:

Yes, thick black all the way. I first read this book while in university and immediately recognised it as a crucial element of my philosophy that would result in career success and beyond. I was already drawn strongly to Taoism so this material felt like the ideal link between my spiritual practice and work life. Work as spiritual unfoldment, sublime spiritual insight as an essential tool to conquer the day-to-day realities, unshakable clarity and focus to discover and achieve intended destiny 👌

Oh it’s nice to find someone here 

I don’t think Taoist teachings are heavily studied on this forum. They really are an excellent resource for sort of bridging between normal life as it unfolds while being

[integration journey]

I read it once and found it interesting but then just forgot about it.
I still have the book with me after so many years. Maybe I should revisit it. 
I struggle with establishing proper boundaries. 

Edited 10 hours ago by integration journey

[Rafael Thundercat]

23 hours ago, Lyubov said:

Black heart = Able to move through the world ruthlessly without misplaced compassion or care for others.

Just like Elon Musk, Epstein,Trump etc..?

Hope the book give healty exemples of this traits. 

[Lyubov]

2 hours ago, Rafael Thundercat said:

Just like Elon Musk, Epstein,Trump etc..?

Hope the book give healty exemples of this traits. 

Yes, like them, but not the same as them. 

the book actually lays out the 3 levels of application, think conscious level, only the first level then has 3 tiers 

Level 1 Thick Face, Black Heart

- tier 1 is like the most scammy least trustworthy person you, think a robber or professional criminal at stage red, heart is black as coal 

- tier 2 is the professional, these are the guys in finance, influencers, these are people who professional scam, they look good and appealing on the surface and these days they look great on social media but when you get close you can start to smell them rotting 

- tier 3 a face so think and heart so black it is a staring into a haunting void. These are people who are so black they shine, the people who are victims of tier 3 will praise and defend tier 3 even after being hurt by  them, think politicians like Trump or Putin. Very few reach this tier of blackness and thickness

Level 2 confusion 

this is a transformation stage where the person begins to awaken and be transformed by the way. Mistakes are made but it’s ok because it’s resulting in growth. Basically you are starting to realize you hold many contradictions and are coming into a harmony where you respect and honor and put yourself first but in a counter intuitive way it is for the all.

Level 3 Thick Face, Black Heart

You have gone full circle and integrated the teaching. You walk the way with heartfelt intentions, with a thick face, black heart 🖤 Perception of one’s value not given to others and a mature love that cuts through all the people pleasing and supplication we have conformed to for example immature self destructive compassion. Level 3, Think martial arts masters, a calm and cool master that is razor focused. This would include conscious people that are spoken of on here, Zen masters, Taoist monks, skilled outdoorsman like Alex Honnald, etc. people who are peak successful but you can see are doing so consciously. 

Edited 6 hours ago by Lyubov