Leo Gura

Look, Buddhism is not wrong per se. It is in the right direction. They have plenty of valid insights.

It may not be that simple or easy. Buddhists have built up a deep worldview and paradigm of things are, and deconstructing it takes serious work. A few trips may not be enough. Buddhism can be a very powerful illusion. It can feel very real, especially after years of hardcore practice.

But the jury is not deciding the punishment.

Just based on what I thought you told him. But I also know he does not have a high opinion of me from remarks he has made about me. He thinks I am delusional.

That is not in dispute. Hard legal work has no relation to what is fair as a punishment. You can work really hard to convict a guy for stealing a loaf of bread.

Haha. You should not have pointed to me as God, but to him as God. He thinks I'm a cult leader or something. My teaching is not that I am God, but that You are God.

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The judge has to follow laws and legal minimums. That does not make his decision good or just. 10 years is not a fair punishment for what Brand did.

Not true. My criticisms of Buddhism are based on serious Buddhists like Shinzen Young and Daniel Ingram. What they teach is not God-Realization. Buddhism is complex and nuanced, but it ain't the God-Realization I speak of.

Yeah, his punishment will be too high for the crime. Anal sex is not worth 10 years in prison. Murderers get 10 year terms. 2 years would be enough for his crimes. And that would avoid destorying his family. 10 years will destroy his family.

Everything you see is Truth, you just arrn't recognizing it. Supremely important.

Of course. Awakening is Truth itself. Don't overlook that you can have direct access to Truth.

Not going to happen. The system is capitalism and it will get worse, not better.

I expect them to do minor things, but nothing too significant.

Don't kid yourself. They will swing back Red. Trump has a unique taint surrounding him. Plus the Dems will fail to solve national problems so the pendullum will swing back. You think Dems are gonna fix capitalism? No.

Tate is much less developed and mature than Brand. Brand has genuinely matured.

Too cynical. I'm sure he will learn many painful lessons. He probably learned a lot already after 1 night in jail. Remember, he's not some superhero, it's just a guy, no different than you.

Todd prolly has that baking in the oven for a quick cash grab. Milk the desperate fans.

You wish that was default. Default is racism, xenophobia, and tribalism.

Being Italian is a hallucination. Which is why people get so defensive and offended when their ethnic identity is questioned.

That doesn't mean anything because the AI just copying original work but it cannot make that kind of originality of work. Copying a thing is easier than inventing it.

The Devil ensnares himself with his own lies, corruption, and arrogance. Which is why the path of the Devil is fool's gold.

Yes, that's how it is supposed to work. Cheers!

That is just called charisma. Charisma can be used for good or for evil. Charisma is just a tool.

That is easy. The biggest circle is Infinite Consciousness, and everything else is a smaller circle within that. Your finite self is a small circle inside the biggest circle. That small circle obviously cannot control the biggest circle. Physical stuff is the stuff beyond the circle of the finite self.