Surfingthewave

@Ibn Sina Wow there are so many things wrong with your statement I don't know where to start. Where are you from, let's start there. Where have you got your views from - I'm curious? Hopefully not You Tube like some of the other members above. I actually feel really sorry you have those outdated Victorian views of femininity *deep breath* all I can say is you got a lot of work to do my friend.

Absolutely there are healthy and unhealthy habits when it comes to finances, I feel Leo has only touched on the topic of money psychology. Insights I had when I looked into my own spending patterns was looking at what the function was of over spending. The function was comfort and filling a void. I would spend money I didn't have to put a plaster over emotional problems, or because I was in a job that wasn't my life purpose I was frustrated - over spending became a way of dealing with it. Ramit Sethi has written a good book about this, as I'm sure have many financial gurus.

What are the proper tools to be a successful man? Why would a child's upbringing be overly sensitive if the child was raised without a father? There are a lot of assumptions in your thread, they are not anti femininst, the fact that you are making these points makes this so. Your points about masculinity and femininity are quite binary however , your stats might be near the mark but I'm just interested in how you've formed your ideas, particularly on the above and what positive male images and spaces are.

@mandyjw Devotion/ admiration - a very similar thing. I think you're absolutely right, our culture worships the individual and yes supporters of Trump, Christian or not, do see themselves in him, so in a way it becomes acceptable if not admirable to follow him and further validates extreme right wing views.

@mandyjw This is what is very worrying, the development of strong emotional love and devotion to individuals who are in fact not living by the book they are so devoted to. I think this type of hero worship no- matter- what is what is happening with Trump supporters as well as Christian groups as you describe. I'm sorry if you felt I was making fun of you, rather the opposite - I respect your views and glad to hear you are able to express them honestly from a place of love.

@mandyjw Where are you now with your beliefs? I'm fascinated by how these beliefs start, you've clearly had a struggle getting to where you are? Absolutely, this is why Evangelicals support Trump. He has sold them on issues discussed- anti abortion, anti LBGTQ+ etc etc, overriding his serious lack of IQ, and sexist / racist cacophony.

This doc is much about power that it is about spiritual collective ego. Power of the collective using a smokescreen of spirituality, a recipe for accepted oppression of others. Great doc, as always it takes an investigative journalist in the mix to raise awareness. Rich people on drugs? What's the difference between fantasy and reality here? They're already doing it dude, just not the type you're wanting them to take.

@Pouya Why do want to fully transcend the materialistic paradigm? Why not just be aware that it is there, smile and carry on with your self inquiry. The fact that you are aware this paradigm even exists is enough. You've achieved more than you could ever know.

Perhaps instead of backsliding which implies the negative, we could think of another term which indicates growth, wisdom, guidance and positivity fostering more self love on the path. I'm thinking like the in and out of the breath, or expansion and contraction, when you "let go" of old habits you'll be getting pulled back, but maybe it's more like a wiggly line. We could call it self expansion, developing or self realising?

Well if you spit into the wind you're gonna get wet......

See, no one really knows ! Good luck on your path @Dwarniel and keep asking questions....

@Mike B Apart from watching Leo's videos, what practices are you doing on your spiritual path?

@thetrut11 Why do you care if Leo is Enlightened or not? Just do the work and you'll see the beauty he goes on about.

Great illustrations here @Aeris. Question is @Dwarniel can you rid yourself of your identity? What is your identity if not a thought story? Our ego is terrified of deconstruction, because essentially it is part of the rich tapestry that is our self. We've had quite a few posts on this forum about what ego is, yet it still baffles us because if we knew we could transcend it.

I've read this book. It's a great spiritual resource, and don't underestimate it's power, because it is a short book. It's worth being here because of the following points. To summarise... - Your thoughts are what make you, so if you think yourself a certain way then you will be - Starts the idea of Law of Attraction - Challenges the idea of thought and how to change them to achieve your dreams. For example if you want to become more of a Buddha/Einstein/ Da vinci or just a better person, you can. You just need to change your thoughts - Pre Tony Robbins (essentially Tony may have stolen from this book as well as NLP) - The way it is written. Very inspiring, uplifting, motivational and straight forward. Particularly if you want to get on the path to mastery. Although could be called As A Person Thinketh. - Introduces consciousness, if you're aware of thought, it's a game changer. The book doesn't go particularly deep (in terms of consciousness work) but it's message can flip a switch for you. From unconscious to conscious.

@herghly This is interesting I've had a similar experience. It's almost the deeper you go, the more your spiritual work intensifies, the more your backsliding intensifies. For me, following retreats, I would self inquire more. The space of awareness (awareness of the concept of backsliding) seemed to become clearer and clearer. You used the term battling. I'm just curious why you used this word. Is it really a battle? What has your spiritual insights taught you about your thought patterns and previous habits?

You cannot answer the question What is Love in words. You have to experience it for yourself through deep self inquiry and meditation. We can drown in concepts and never get out. When you experience it, you'll know because your life will never be the same again. And you need no longer to seek.

@Leo Gura This is just an observation and I realise you are writing a book but with your knowledge/experience you could write a thousand books, without questions from your audience. It appears you are questioning yourself (as these questions you are searching for are in fact coming from you) I'm curious why is that? Are you going through self doubt about your work? Also your mentioning of meeting people might be "hassle". Again I'm curious, working within parameters online is very safe to a point, why would you prefer to use this context rather than a smaller one face to face. Nothing can beat the real thing.

Love this vid @Natasha Especially the bit about how we are the products of our parents' hopes and dreams. I've realised the value in my life is my life, it's all around us but we're so caught up in what's not there we dont see it.

Yes I can relatate to this. What helped me was to use meditation practices to explore what was the function of the perfectionism. Turns out deep self esteem difficulties and fear linked to emotional trauma I experienced. This is heavy stuff and your experience might not be as heavy but the power of meditation blew all this out of the water and I am much more decisive, confident and focused on my goals now.

Absolutely they are interrelated. This is your flow state, when your merge with experience and produce optimum results without thought. Intense activity can give you this, like rock climbing for example or running. I get it sometimes with creative practices like drawing and painting.

This is more of a question for Leo's forum but also to myself. I'm justing reviewing my consciousness work so far, and also notably where Leo is going, following his deeper and deeper insights and awakenings. What is the ultimate destination with this? What do people want out of this consciousness work? I have days where I'm skipping out of bed into my day with a huge smile on my face because I have got it, like really got life and I feel really awakened and full of love but then, this passes. I have a life purpose which interestingly seems to mirror this work. Is it about enjoying the moment, what is and the completion that comes with this, embodying the Truth. Or is it something else?

@Viking I think this is a good strategy. Going hard at being disciplined can lead to burn out, loss of interest or high levels of distraction. I tend to do something every day towards my life purpose. Even if it's five minutes it will usually lead to longer. Also you've got to have a big enough why. Why are you doing the things you need to do, for what reason and use daily language/affirmations to help you stay motivated. I use a tick box system for daily practice. I'm wired visually to this seems to help. Momentum is built by daily practice and you're less likely to stray off focus.

Self sabotage. Yes I'm working on it with consciousness work.

@Elham You know what you need to do. Sit down, meditate, feel what's in your heart. Don't go with thinking, go with feeling, your gut. Realise that whatever path you take will be the right one, because it will just be (the path you take).