Leo Gura

That's not true at all. Most people who listen to Ralston will not be able to do 5% of what he does.

Anything that doesn't make him more defensive.

Don't squeeze him please. It is counter-productive.

I know what he is talking about. But that is irrelevant because most people will not be able to do it. He is like Henry Cavill telling you: "Just walk up and ask for her number, bro. It works for me."

It is not a personal attack. His view is quite biased. Please don't take that personally.

That is true. But you said more than that above.

In the end is the key word. The spiritual journey is long and winding.

Spiritual people suffer more, not less. Because they have to face more truth. A regular person can just go get drunk. A spiritual person can't.

Notice how mortality tries to invent a faux version of immortality, while avoiding the actual Immortality. Classic inversion. Reminds me of Trump's Truth Social.

Eventually you will realize your view is too self-biased. Sounds like it might take you years to realize that.

"End unnecessary suffering". The title of this thread! Lol Many people here are trying hard not to suffer. This is a very real and common trap. It's very counter-intuitive because the more you try to not suffer, the more you'll suffer from failing at it. As spiritual people, our superego tells us: "You shouldn't be suffering this much, you're the spiritual one! What's wrong with you?! You should be better than this. You should be like that monk who lit himself on fire."

He does hate Greens. So he is conservative. But Trump is too selfish to be a serious conservative. Being a serious conservative requires a humility and fear of God that Trump doesn't have. The conservative part of Trump is the part that hates being moralized to and limited by Green conscience.

@JoshB

Rather than trying to not suffer, be okay with your suffering.

Talk to them normally, then at the end say something like, "Say, you're cute. Let's swap numbers and we can grab a drink sometime."