Leo Gura

The YouTube recommendations algorithm keeps getting worse and worse, suggesting shallow crap. We need to crowd-source this problem. Let's begin keeping a list of the best, unknown YouTube channels. I'm always looking for high-quality channels related to philosophy, psychology, political science, sociology, history, documentaries, geography, travel, etc. I'm looking for serious channels with mature people who talk about mature subjects. Not drama, not culture wars, not clickbait, not entertainment. Channels with interesting, high-quality content. Channels that are educational and add to our understanding of the world. These channels usually have fewer subscribers, less popular. If you know of such channels, if you find new channels of this kind, please share them here. When you share the link, please write a few words about what the channel is about and why it's worth watching. I will share the best of these suggestions on my blog as well. Thank you. Examples of the kind of channels I'm talking about: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDissenterRL/videos https://www.youtube.com/@WHATISPOLITICS69/videos https://www.youtube.com/@SoftWhiteUnderbelly/videos https://www.youtube.com/@thestoa/videos https://www.youtube.com/@IntegralNaked/videos https://www.youtube.com/@LetsTalkReligion/videos

See video: The Power Of Not-Knowing

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God does not care what your ego cares about. To exist as an ant is very intelligent. Just not from your egoic POV. You are not appreciating how selfless God is and how selfish you are. That's why you fail to understand God. You don't get it: God has nothing to lose. There is no cost to God because it has no self and no death.

No. Not thinking is not thinking. But all of these so-called enlightened people think. And they think poorly. Ralston is very enlightened, but he still thinks, "Psychedelics don't raise consciousness" and "Love is just a human emotion". Ramaji still thinks, "I can map consciousness on a scale from 1 to 1000". So much for no-mind and not-knowing. All these motherfuckers think stupid thoughts.

No tolerance

If only it were so simple. Life forces you to think, anticipate, plan, predict, decide, model. Not thinking is not an option. This is one of the stupidities of teachings like Buddhism or nonduality. There is no such thing as not thinking. Everyone who claims not to think is thinking, and thinking poorly.

We all know it's perfect, but just in case This should be a doozy. Let's hear it all. No guarantees of implementation. Be gentle with me. I might cry.

Plot twist: Ralston was sipping LSD from his water cup all along.

It doesn't have to mean that. It's just coincidence. I have a very conscious friend. DMT makes him less conscious because he is a genetic freak.

The solution to self-deception is not-knowing.

Such nonsense. These people are self-deception incarnate.

I have never experienced a 5-MeO not working at full effect.

No, that is a dangerous oversimplification. You give up control over a crucial thing and you will end up dead. That's why control is a thing.

Obviously not. That isn't the point. No one says DMT will teach you how to clean your toilet.

My genetics is a factor, but also I've done so much philosophical work, like 15 years worth. Psychedelics work on most people. Most people just don't apply them seriously. They trip for fun a few times in their life. I turned psychedelica into a hardcare existential practice. What hippie has done over 40 different psychedelics over 500 times, combined with 15 years of deep contemplation?

Why do you think I don't teach what Ralston teaches? You think it's just because I'm too arrogant to follow it? No. It's because I deeply tested what Ralston teaches and realized it to be highly ineffective for the typical human. I teach what I teach because it is the most effective thing I found after testing the entire spiritual domain for 10 years. Self-inquiry and meditation are highly ineffective unless you have special genetics. Which is why so few people succeed via those methods. I have tested these things to exhaustion, way more than they deserve. I have been very fair and patient with the dogmatic techniques. There is no way I could have the understanding of God/Consciousness/Infinity that I have without psychedelics. So what Ralston is saying is flat out nonsense. He can't deny what I am conscious of and clearly understand. I have a profound understanding of Infinity beyond almost any human. How do you explain that I have this understanding? I didn't read it in any book. None of Ralston's students has a deeper grasp of Infinity than me. This includes Brendon. The only reason I understand Infinity so well is because I took enough psychedelics to kill an elephant. This isn't theory or my belief. I actually did it.

Just do it, but don't take large doses.

No, this is false. You are parroting Ralston. I know all these arguments he makes and they are empirically false. DMT is more direct than anything Ralston says or teaches. The utter absurdity here is that DMT is MORE direct, not less. What's truly indirect is listening to Ralston or doing sober self-inquiry. I teach about psychedelics because they are hands down the most direct way to higher consciousness that I have seen. And I tried many of the other ways. They just aren't as effective. The only reason Ralston is able to get far in his work is because he has unique special genetics which no one else has. Which is also why psychedelics don't work well on him. That's what's really going on which none of his students understand. Even Ralston does not understand this.

@Jowblob Of course my teachings are limited. But they are still better than most of what's out there. And anyway, my teaching should be one part of your information intake. My teachings are not exclusive. You can and should combine them with dozens of other teachings and perspectives. I have never claimed to offer a total perspective. You need other perspectives besides mine.

More nonsense. The amount of misinformation you guys create about Consciousness is wild.

Of course you can. Just replace coffee with DMT. That's exactly how it works. Btw, self-inquiry is just coffee. Ralston acts like his retreats are not coffee but DMT is. But both are. There is no fundamental difference between attending a Ralston retreat vs smoking DMT. Only the DMT is more direct and powerful. If Ralston's students had access to DMT Ralston would be out of a job.

Hey fellow life purpose seekers! If you've taken the life purpose course -- or are currently taking it -- and you have a question or confusion about how life purpose works, please post it here. The point of this thread is to gather all the most common questions so that I can address the best ones in a future update I plan to make to the course. The life purpose course will be updated in the future with better and better material. If you decide to post a question here please understand the following: I may not answer your question in this thread. The point of this thread is to collect questions. Please frame your question in a general manner. Don't make it too personal. If you want your question answered immediately by the community, start your own thread. Here are some examples of good questions: or or or Thanks for helping me improve the course

Not him. He is a lost cause. You!