Leo if you lock the thread I can't respond to it - The title of the thread was a joke

[outlandish]

I don't mind when topics get closed on here, there are enough rubbish bins on the internet already.

When topics turn into dumping grounds for people's agendas, flame wars, bickering, disrespect, they end up bumping to the top of the list and consuming eyeballs and attention that could be focused on more productive and meaningful matters. I'd rather see these shut down so we focus on more interesting stuff here. 

It's kind of like making a no-junk-food rule in your house. If you don't have it around, you won't eat it.

It's never going to be 100% perfect justice. Some threads will be closed that could have been given more breathing room, others will fester way past their due date, but I feel it's a worthwhile tradeoff.

[Shadowraix]

7 hours ago, whoareyou said:

@PatternsFormThought @Leo Gura Patterns actually made a very solid point which I mentioned many times already. Too many people in the spiritual community are seeking "enlightenment", which will never come - it's just an idea. "Enlightenment" is not something that you can achieve. Being in the present moment, and seeing reality as it is, without illusion of the self permanently - is enlightenment.

Too many people have "enlightenment" ideology, which ironically keeps them from "enlightenment".

And yet you need this egoic pursuit to actually obtain it. The ideology will be purged in time if the practices are committed to. You will always have the self/ego. But the depth of your sight is no longer limited to it. It's all a part of the journey.