Point Out My Bias

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Really appears like many do not know what a bias is.

[Joseph Maynor]

2 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Really appears like many do not know what a bias is.

What is a bias?

[Mellowmarsh]

21 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I am interested in hearing what you perceive my biases to be.

This is not an invitation for random criticism and griping. Think before you post. Contemplate what my biases are. And be mindful of your own biases as you do so.

I will seriously consider any thoughtful, serious submission.

Just an observation through countless hours of watching your videos I’ve come to the conclusion that you no longer indulge in the mental game of self bias. 

You have seen the peace of God. All you ever wanted, was the peace of God. As a human form, that goes by the name of “Leo”, your memory of God is entirely restored, and fully recognised. But I could be wrong, of course. 

[Carl-Richard]

39 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Really appears like many do not know what a bias is.

 

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Bias is a disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing, [...]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias

Hence a preference is a bias, perspective-taking is a bias, opinion is a bias, perception is a bias, etc.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

14 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias

Hence a preference is a bias, perspective-taking is a bias, opinion is a bias, perception is a bias, etc.

Isn't it more than that, through? It's a seperate word, after all. Why is bias a seperate word if it is just synonymous? Unless bias is a domain word.

I bias in my understanding also tends to distort judgement/discernment. So while the above forms part of a bias (or can), there's needs to be some distortion mechanism.

Edited 4 hours ago by Natasha Tori Maru

[OBEler]

@Leo Gura

 I think you might have a blind spot when it comes to traditional Hatha Yoga.

You often emphasize questioning traditions and discovering things for yourself, which I agree with. But couldn't that skepticism itself become a bias?

For example, when you dismiss the importance of keeping the spine straight or following precise instructions, how do you know these details are merely traditional beliefs rather than essential parts of the technique?

There is a difference between blindly following a tradition and carefully testing a sophisticated system that has been developed and refined over generations.

I've been practicing Isha Hatha Yoga, and one thing I've come to appreciate is how much emphasis is placed on precision. The postures, alignment, breathing, and sequence are treated as interconnected parts of the practice.

If you modify a technique before mastering it, how can you know whether you're experiencing its full potential?

Maybe the real bias isn't believing too much in tradition, but assuming that your own modifications are just as effective without having properly tested the original method.

I think Isha Hatha Yoga is worth exploring seriously, exactly as taught, before deciding which details are unnecessary.

[The Blind Sage]

15 minutes ago, OBEler said:

I think Isha Hatha Yoga is worth exploring seriously, exactly as taught, before deciding which details are unnecessary.

1000000% agreed

Anybody that's serious about kriya yoga is sleeping on authentic Hatha yoga

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Isn't it more than that, through? It's a seperate word, after all. Why is bias a seperate word if it is just synonymous? Unless bias is a domain word.

Mhm. Why is "word" a separate word if it can be used to describe multiple words?

 

1 hour ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

I bias in my understanding also tends to distort judgement/discernment. So while the above forms part of a bias (or can), there's needs to be some distortion mechanism.

The distortion is a result of the partiality. The fact that my perception is limited distorts my perception of reality. The fact that my preference is for one thing over another distorts my relationship to those things. The fact that I hold an opinion over another distorts my relationship to either opinion. Bias just tends to be used more often in cases where the distortion is so obvious or normative that it becomes seen as negative. But bias in itself is ubiquitous and part of our limited existence.

 

Saw this before I came on here:

 

Merely having the thing and being excited for it can distort someone's perception to the point where they think they could be biased.

Edited 2 hours ago by Carl-Richard

[Pericles]

@Leo Gura You give little attention to mainstream religion as a method of personal development. From what I've gathered from your videos, you believe the real value of religion lies in its mystical insights, and that we should focus on those insights rather than the religious traditions themselves.

But I think you're overlooking something important. Religion can be useful even if we put mysticism aside. Because:

• Rituals can help people develop discipline and structure.
• Religious communities provide a sense of belonging, social support, and accountability.
• Moral teachings encourage people to reflect on their actions.
• Religious stories offer ways to understand suffering, death, and the meaning of life.

There is a good book called: Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton that goes in-depth about this.

I think these are all valid ways of pursuing personal development, yet they're largely missing from your teachings. What's more, I think your approach actively encourages people to become more closed-minded. For example, when criticizing Jordan Peterson (in your Making Sense of Jordan Peterson video), you dismissed his teachings on religious symbolism and his use of mythological references, saying, "he does not understand what GOD really is and where RELIGION really comes from." Even though a lot of people are finding value in his lectures.

I understand the risks. People can take myths literally, blindly follow religious authorities, or become trapped in harmful belief systems. But that doesn't mean we should dismiss religion altogether. The same thing can happen with secular ideologies and other approaches to personal development. Just because something can become harmful in its extreme form doesn't mean it has no value. To me, that's just throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

[Hayato]

Well since you asked, Leo, here is my answer.

I sense a clear bias against Christianity. You seem to conflate institutional, mainstream Christianity with esoteric Christianity. These are two different things. Some of your criticisms are valid when it comes to the former, but not the latter. It is easy to criticize the caricature of Christianity created by the human ego. Imagine how distorted your teachings would be in 2000 years. If you are serious about getting to the core of true Christianity I recommend you to check out the work of Rudolf Steiner.

Also you have a bias to quickly label anything slightly outside of the mainstream as a "conspiracy theory". This is a blind spot that needs reexamination, considering you simultaneously claim that no one cares about truth least of all the people with power. If you want, research how many things labeled as "paranoid conspiracies" turned out to be true.

[LastThursday]

2 hours ago, Joseph Maynor said:

2 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Really appears like many do not know what a bias is.

What is a bias?

A better question is, what is not bias? Who or what determines what a completely balanced and clear view of things really is?

[Ulax]

Bias against positives of gun access

[Ulax]

Bias towards taking the side of one of the mods

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@Carl-Richard to loose a definition for me! 

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@Carl-Richard to loose a definition for me! 

My definition includes yours, it's just a gradient. What we call a highly biased person is just an extreme version of ourselves. Mental illness is an extreme version of normal behavior. We make things illegal that offends most people.

"Everything is illusion, hallucination, bias, survival". I'm biased towards Leo's way of unifying everything, and gradation/statistics.

Many people might think of biases as "cognitive biases" as in biases of judgment like you're pointing out, but "perceptual bias" is also an entire field in psychology (how our perceptual faculties by virtue of being limited distort our perception of the world).

Edited 23 minutes ago by Carl-Richard

[integral]

Strong dislike of rich people shenanigans, Sweeping generalization bais, "all billionaires"

The problem is Brian Johnson is healthy orange and overal not enough credit is given to the guy based on his stage. He actually has empathy for people and sees core issues in society, this is not the same as musk or bill who literally cant point out a societal problem because they are so disconnected from it

Edited 51 minutes ago by integral

[Human Mint]

I'll start where I don't see bias from your side because I can spot that more easily. For example the politics views you present are quite unbiased. You don't favor left or right views blindly, you're objective in the real sense. If you see leftists being delusional you recognize that, and viceversa with conservatives. And hence you can recognize the best politics.

The bias I can think of is in how you present your work to the world. You prefer to do it online exclusively and you're closed to in-person classes. Should you choose to create an in-person space to teach then it should be based exclusively on it's effectiveness to help people understand more. Until you don't try you won't know.

So yes, that would be quite a project and might not be a priority, but it doesn't need to be one or the other. It would be a bias too to do only in-person teachings since you would reach very few people despite it being effective, and being closed to the power reach of the internet.

Picture something like Peter Ralston does. I bet his students are laser focused when attending his meetings. That IS the pro of in-person. Plus you must behave there, there are no masquerade. Everyone is object to their attitude. And I think it creates a predisposition in the student for capting the insights.

Edited 50 minutes ago by Human Mint