Leo Gura

The relative self is a very different thing from Consciousness itself. You can know the relative self and you will still not know if a computer can become conscious. The relative self is any finite image you have of what you are. If you picture yourself to be a human creature, that's the relative self.

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1) Shinzen Young and Daniel Ingram are not influencers. I do not follow spiritual influencers. 2) I did not reach my position by reading books but by very deep experiences of God. Buddhism does not explain my experiences of God. Nor would Buddhism produce my experiences of God. 3) I know there are many versions of Buddhism and they get very complicated, but I can only read so much spirituality before it becomes counter-productive.

Obviously that is wrong.

I think there should be more frequent rape convictions but with smaller penalties.

No. You are kdding yourself. You should vote.

Democracy is a scam and democracy doesn't mean it is fair.

They follow the same guidelines and group-think.

So far, yes. But if he is sentenced to 10 years, then I say it is unfair. A judge does not unilaterally decide what fair is.

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.