All Personal Questions For Leo

[sarapr]

@Leo Gura It must've been hard for you that your parents got divorced . I see a lot children who couldn't recover from that .

How did you react to that as a child? did it take long before you got over it?

[Leo Gura]

@sarapr My parents never got divorced. Careful with your assumptions.

[MarkusSweden]

3 hours ago, sarapr said:

@Leo Gura It must've been hard for you that your parents got divorced . I see a lot children who couldn't recover from that .

How did you react to that as a child? did it take long before you got over it?

 

7 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

@sarapr My parents never got divorced. Careful with your assumptions.

Lol

People love gossip and rumours, even here at Actualized.org and even though they are 100% false. 

That's human species in a nutshell.  

Hey, Leo, I've heard you had intercourse with your brother growing up, how was that?  

@sarapr Parents staying together is not that important, that's a myth. Children need grownup role models be it parents or other adults, doesn't matter that much. 

Edited March 1, 2018 by MarkusSweden

[sarapr]

6 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

@sarapr My parents never got divorced. Careful with your assumptions.

Wow so interesting that I thought they did, now I can see the projecting I do on people . I should be more careful in the future .   

[MarkusSweden]

2 minutes ago, sarapr said:

Wow so interesting that I thought they did, now I can see the projecting I do on people . I should be more careful in the future .   

You didn't even read it anywhere? 

You just assumed it out of thin air? 

Wow, that's unbelievable! 

[sarapr]

23 hours ago, MarkusSweden said:

You didn't even read it anywhere? 

You just assumed it out of thin air? 

Wow, that's unbelievable! 

It wasn't that much of a thin air though . he said sth about it once and I just assumed well then they must've gotten divorced but clearly that's not the case .

PS: I checked again and he did say they were separated so I guess getting divorced is not the same as separating . it was a case of not proper word usage.

Edited March 2, 2018 by sarapr

[Extreme Z7]

@Leo Gura Have you ever fantasized (or at least thought about) what it would be like if your work and teachings became part of (or at least mentioned in) future academic curriculum.

[Key Elements]

On 28/02/2018 at 7:51 PM, Leo Gura said:

Nothing is necessary. People can live very different lives. There is no right or wrong way to live.

Sage yes, philanthropist no.

I never said to buy out all YT channels. I said that billionaires like Bill Gates could invest money into making media more conscious.

Yes, that's right Leo; nothing is necessary. It's all up to you and what you feel is right.

However, I noticed something. It's the reason why I brought up this question. The sages/saints/gurus/monks/etc who became entrepreneurs and then finally philanthropists and beyond seem to be much more independent and less needy. I have seen a monk (and heard of monks) who did not go through this this phase, and they were not independent. When it came time to go to the hospital for something serious (like a heart attack), they had to depend on their followers raising money for them. The monk I knew didn't go to a very good hospital.

Connections (during any networking) to well-qualified & trustworthy ppl are also important for a life of abundance. It's for your advantage as a sage (or whatever you become). It's not just about money and capitalism.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think in one of your enlightenment clips, you recommended the "middle path." You mentioned this. To me, the "middle path" means, if the person doesn't skip any stages, there is less suffering and more opportunities to help others. Unless, of course, you could tolerate the suffering. (Eg. Someone you mentioned in one of your enlightenment clip, who is enlightened, going to the dentist, dentist gave him a root canal and he refused to use novicane. Dentist thought he was trying to be macho. )

-If you have any more thoughts on the "middle path," please let us know.

-That’s why I thought you also wanted to become a sage/philanthropist. It's because you didn't want to skip it. It's an important stage to go through after becoming entrepreneur. Also, because of this clip:

(Basically, what I'm saying here is, if you skip stages in life, and/or not learn the lessons presented to you in life, you may have to endure a lot of suffering. Unless, you are able to say, "I am the pain!" Because you don't let your earthly/fictional ego bother you. You may even rid yourself of karma if you become a philanthropist along the way.)

[RawJudah]

@MarkusSweden haha! I was thinking the same thing. Making assumptions like that are why the majority of people are so dysfunctional. We need to get the facts before we say things like that 

[Sev]

If you would find yourself deeply clinically depressed and you'd have that same knowledge that you currently have. What would be your strategy out from it?

[Pernani]

@Leo Gura I'm sorry to hear that about your cat leo, one more question: what's the longest you could do strong sitting meditation?

[danilofaria]

@Leo Gura Could you give me an answer to the question I posted on the topic below? Thanks

 

[Ether]

On 01/03/2018 at 9:43 AM, sarapr said:

@Leo Gura It must've been hard for you that your parents got divorced . I see a lot children who couldn't recover from that .

How did you react to that as a child? did it take long before you got over it?

My parents are divorced and i never cared...one bit. I like staying with my dad

[Gabriel Antonio]

How important it was to your self-development journey the fact that you lived most of your first infancy in a place like Russia and experience -- I suppose -- a culture shock when you went to the US? How did that experience grow you?

 

Those are other questions are less important:

Do you have a fetiche for touristy places? Las Vegas, Hawaii…

 

Why is your name in red? I mean, I am not against that, but if you take into account the reasons why you took out the liking system, then I see no reason why your name is specifically in red, after all, isn't that a way to differentiate you, which can be food for the ego? 

[But I myself am in favor of the returnal of the upvotes. People do whatever they want. Milton Friedman sorta thing. And it should also be added new features Hahahaha… Dunno, maybe we -- as a collective -- are not ready to get those treats, and we will fucking misuse them...]

 

How do you shave your head? (it’s pretty good)

 

Are you taking our candy away forever? (the upvotes)  

[Dan Arnautu]

@Leo Gura Would you be willing to share what gear you use to record videos (as in the microphone you use, camera, lights etc.)? The quality of your videos is just insane right now. The image is so crisp, the color is perfect, and the audio as well.

[perlita]

@Leo Gura Hi Leo, just curious if you found a way to deal with your sluggish thyroid. I have the same issue and have always been curious about the root cause - it's an autoimmune disease which pretty much means you are attacking your own body. I wonder if it has anything to do with self body image etc. Any thoughts? 

[kieranperez]

What do you think is your most overlooked episode that people are missing?

[WaterfallMachine]

Leo, I've been following your blog for nearly a year. I've read many of the paradigm shattering books in your list and experienced certain . . . unbelievable things first hand. I'm sure I'll commit, but I could use a faster way to get through it.

All this just makes me feel crazy. I've been doing self inquiry for nearly a year and it's gotten a lot better than before. But it's still there. I can't stand the thought that I could lose credibility. I can't stand the thought of being insane. I can't stand the thought of having to hide certain things sometimes.

What can I do?

[Dinesh Karki]

@Leo Gura What do you think about Eben pagan?

[Leo Gura]

On 3/1/2018 at 5:09 AM, Extreme Z7 said:

@Leo Gura Have you ever fantasized (or at least thought about) what it would be like if your work and teachings became part of (or at least mentioned in) future academic curriculum.

Not too much.

It will naturally happen within the next few centuries as society evolves. All this information will become freely available to all human beings, ultimately.

But not in this lifetime. I have little interest in waging a war inside of academia. That is a painful bureaucratic game. Although someone will eventually have to fight it. But that is not my life purpose.

On 3/1/2018 at 7:49 AM, John Lula said:

@Leo Gura 

1. Your teeth, how do you keep them so shiny and nice? Is it rigorous practice there too?

2. How many books do you read (on average) a month?

3. Do you plan on continuing meditating an hour a day in the far future, or do you plan on doing it for longer (or less)?

1) Camera makes it look that way

2) These days, very few. I'm sort of outgrowing books. Most of my time is going into spiritual practices instead. It's very hard to find a book these days which doesn't seem like delusion, trivia, or something I already know.

3) Most days I meditate for more than an hour. I try to do at least 2 hours (if you include yoga and various other techniques I do).

On 3/1/2018 at 11:34 PM, Key Elements said:

Yes, that's right Leo; nothing is necessary. It's all up to you and what you feel is right.

However, I noticed something. It's the reason why I brought up this question. The sages/saints/gurus/monks/etc who became entrepreneurs and then finally philanthropists and beyond seem to be much more independent and less needy. I have seen a monk (and heard of monks) who did not go through this this phase, and they were not independent. When it came time to go to the hospital for something serious (like a heart attack), they had to depend on their followers raising money for them. The monk I knew didn't go to a very good hospital.

Connections (during any networking) to well-qualified & trustworthy ppl are also important for a life of abundance. It's for your advantage as a sage (or whatever you become). It's not just about money and capitalism.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think in one of your enlightenment clips, you recommended the "middle path." You mentioned this. To me, the "middle path" means, if the person doesn't skip any stages, there is less suffering and more opportunities to help others. Unless, of course, you could tolerate the suffering. (Eg. Someone you mentioned in one of your enlightenment clip, who is enlightened, going to the dentist, dentist gave him a root canal and he refused to use novicane. Dentist thought he was trying to be macho. )

-If you have any more thoughts on the "middle path," please let us know.

-That’s why I thought you also wanted to become a sage/philanthropist. It's because you didn't want to skip it. It's an important stage to go through after becoming entrepreneur. Also, because of this clip:

(Basically, what I'm saying here is, if you skip stages in life, and/or not learn the lessons presented to you in life, you may have to endure a lot of suffering. Unless, you are able to say, "I am the pain!" Because you don't let your earthly/fictional ego bother you. You may even rid yourself of karma if you become a philanthropist along the way.)

I'm not sure why you're making philanthropy a stage. It's no more a stage than being a cowboy is stage.

There's nothing wrong with philanthropy, and I'm sure it could grow you in many ways, but it is in no way necessary.

If you are attracted to philanthropy, then it's probably part of your Life Purpose, in which case, knock yourself out.

For me, the influence I already have is enough. If anything, I spend too much of my time helping people. The next stage for me would be to go totally solo, yogi-in-a-cave-style.

On 3/2/2018 at 6:57 AM, Sev said:

If you would find yourself deeply clinically depressed and you'd have that same knowledge that you currently have. What would be your strategy out from it?

• First, create a hopeful vision for my life
• Totally clean up my diet
• Exercise
• Bloodwork to make sure there aren't any chemical/vitamin/hormone problems
• Get a qEEG and schedule neurofeedback brain training
• Holotrophic breathwork
• Psychedelics
• Kriya yoga
• Nathaniel Branden's self-esteem exercises
• Reading lots of self-help books and implementing the various exercises given there
• Finding my Life Purpose and aligning myself with it
• Solo meditation retreats

On 3/3/2018 at 10:58 AM, Pernani said:

@Leo Gura I'm sorry to hear that about your cat leo, one more question: what's the longest you could do strong sitting meditation?

I don't practice that technique much. About an hour.

On 3/3/2018 at 0:49 PM, danilofaria said:

@Leo Gura Could you give me an answer to the question I posted on the topic below? Thanks

 

That's a complicated question to answer. People can use those terms differently.

Psyche is basically your entire mind. The ego. The self-mind. All of your thoughts and emotions and how they manipulate you into action.

Consciousness and awareness are largely synonymous. Although some teachers will use those words in a more technical manner and draw fine distinctions.

Consciousness/awareness is the only thing that exists. It is the substance of everything you've ever experienced. Replace your notion of "matter/energy/physics" with consciousness.

On 3/3/2018 at 9:15 PM, Gabriel Antonio said:

How important it was to your self-development journey the fact that you lived most of your first infancy in a place like Russia and experience -- I suppose -- a culture shock when you went to the US? How did that experience grow you?

Yes, it was a culture shock. It was challenging and definitely forged my psyche and persona in deep ways.

Perhaps the most important thing it did was make me much more openminded. I saw the relativity of all cultural norms quite quickly as a result. Although I still didn't go far enough into realizing that physical reality is itself a cultural invention.

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Those are other questions are less important:

Do you have a fetiche for touristy places? Las Vegas, Hawaii…

No

Hilo Hawaii isn't touristy. Just the opposite.

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Why is your name in red? I mean, I am not against that, but if you take into account the reasons why you took out the liking system, then I see no reason why your name is specifically in red, after all, isn't that a way to differentiate you, which can be food for the ego? 

 It's important to know who the Admin and Mods are.

On 3/4/2018 at 11:15 AM, Dan Arnautu said:

@Leo Gura Would you be willing to share what gear you use to record videos (as in the microphone you use, camera, lights etc.)? The quality of your videos is just insane right now. The image is so crisp, the color is perfect, and the audio as well.

Sorry, trade secret

On 3/5/2018 at 0:30 PM, perlita said:

@Leo Gura Hi Leo, just curious if you found a way to deal with your sluggish thyroid. I have the same issue and have always been curious about the root cause - it's an autoimmune disease which pretty much means you are attacking your own body. I wonder if it has anything to do with self body image etc. Any thoughts? 

I have tried LOTS of stuff with little success.

I think my issue ultimately boils down to a blocked chakra, which I will work to clear using various techniques. I think the issue should resolve itself with full enlightenment.

I will shoot a video in the future about how to deal with chronic fatigue and thyroid issues. There's a lot to say. It's a very complex topic with many variables to consider. It's highly individualized. Autoimmune issues have many factors. One solution does not cure everyone.

On 3/5/2018 at 5:56 PM, kieranperez said:

What do you think is your most overlooked episode that people are missing?

Maybe this one:

https://www.actualized.org/articles/increase-your-results-from-self-help-products-by-10x

It's an old one, but the info there is life-changing if implemented.

On 3/6/2018 at 0:37 AM, Bane said:

So... Language shapes our thinking, and our thinking shapes our reality (to some extent at least).

1. What about constructing your own "non-dual" language which would be free from misleading constructions such as "I give YOU" (to more like "there is a happenning of giveng" or smth like that)?
2. Haven't you been interested in already existing constructed "philosophical" languages such as Lojban or Ithkuil?

It's actually impossible to construct a nondual language because all language is symoblic, and therefore indirect, and therefore dualistic.

There is no language at the level of nonduality.

No, I'm not interested in language. I am interested in escaping language. All language is a human invention and not fundamental.

23 hours ago, WaterfallMachine said:

Leo, I've been following your blog for nearly a year. I've read many of the paradigm shattering books in your list and experienced certain . . . unbelievable things first hand. I'm sure I'll commit, but I could use a faster way to get through it.

All this just makes me feel crazy. I've been doing self inquiry for nearly a year and it's gotten a lot better than before. But it's still there. I can't stand the thought that I could lose credibility. I can't stand the thought of being insane. I can't stand the thought of having to hide certain things sometimes.

What can I do?

Faster? Sounds like you're already going fast.

You've only seem the tip of the iceberg of crazy It's gonna get worse before it gets better, so buckle up and set proper expectations and have a long time horizon.

All your fears -- all the stuff you can't stand, all your worse nightmares -- you must eventually face on this path. There is no way around it. You must face death itself. You must be willing to surrender EVERYTHING!

Ultimately you will discover that all fear is just a hollow illusion. Your very death is just a sham. Your life is nothing but a dream, and all your problems are dream-problems, like the problems of a character in a cartoon.

19 hours ago, Dinesh Karki said:

@Leo Gura What do you think about Eben pagan?

He's a great teacher.