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Here are some of my summaries after trying to grasp deeper the insights shared by Leo in the blog with Claude: The Fundamental Nature of Intelligence At the center of this metaphysics lies a radical reconceptualization of intelligence. Intelligence is understood not as a narrow cognitive ability or high IQ, but as an absolute property of consciousness, more fundamental than wisdom. True intelligence is the way in which the infinite field (Mind, Consciousness, God) organizes itself, flows, and achieves self-understanding. Key propositions: Intelligence is "baked into" the very fabric of reality at the atomic level, providing its logical structure and order. Higher intelligence is characterized by maximum integration and minimal "self-interference" — when each part of the infinite field of consciousness is in harmony with the whole. True intelligence is inextricably linked with the Good and requires a spiritual component, as "any inability to see or recognize the Good is a deficiency of intelligence." Intelligence reaches its peak in a state of "total holistic integration and absolutely perfect self-organization," which is "metaphysically spontaneous" — true magic. The Interrelationship of Intelligence, Goodness, Love, and Consciousness One of the key revelations of this metaphysics is the fundamental unity of intelligence, goodness, love, and consciousness as different aspects of the same reality: Goodness as pure consciousness: "Goodness is simply consciousness, and evil is its absence." Evil has no essence of its own; it is merely a lack of awareness. Love as an ontological tautology: "The only thing that can ever exist is Infinite Love." God made Love identical to existence so that everything that exists would be Love. Consciousness and intelligence: "A portion of God's intelligence is always allocated in direct proportion to your level of consciousness." The higher the level of consciousness, the greater the access to intelligence. Logical necessity: God/Goodness/Love are logically necessary — they cannot not exist, being the fundamental structure of reality. These interrelationships mean that the spiritual path can be understood as "the mind's ascent from low to high to infinite intelligence," which must be accompanied by a "parallel ascent towards the Good." Correlations with World Traditions This metaphysics has deep parallels with many spiritual and philosophical traditions: Neoplatonism: The concept of emanation from the One through the Nous (Mind) to the material world and the return through purification and unification. Advaita Vedanta: The understanding of Brahman as the sole reality (Sat-Chit-Ananda: Being-Consciousness-Bliss) and maya as the illusion of separation. Mahayana Buddhism: The concept of consciousness as the foundation of reality, non-duality, emptiness, and the unity of prajna (wisdom) and karuna (compassion). Sufism: The teaching of tawhid (oneness of God), fayd (emanation of divine light), and wahdat al-wujud (unity of being). Christian mysticism: The conception of the Logos as divine reason structuring reality, and theosis (deification) as union with the divine nature. Daoism: The concept of Dao as the foundation of reality and Wu-wei (non-action) as action without self-interference Despite these parallels, this metaphysics possesses unique aspects, including the primacy of intelligence over wisdom, the metaphysical necessity of the connection between intelligence and goodness, and the special emphasis on the proportionality of consciousness and the ability to see goodness. Ontological Tautology and Logical Necessity The key metaphysical concepts of "ontological tautology" and "logical necessity" indicate that the being of God/Goodness/Love is not contingent but necessary: Ontological tautology: Existence and Love are one and the same at the fundamental level of reality. Just as 2+2=4 is a necessary mathematical truth, so "Being = Love" is a necessary metaphysical truth. Logical necessity: God/Goodness cannot not exist. "God is logical necessity." This is not a contingent fact but a structural necessity of reality. Connection between logic and love: "To break logic would be to break Love, which is impossible." The logical structure of reality and Love are inseparably connected. Higher orders of logic and love: "There can be higher orders of logic which allow for even higher orders of Love." There is a hierarchy of levels of understanding, where higher levels include the lower ones in a richer picture of reality. Practical Application: Being Intelligent "When you finally understand the structure of Intelligence, knowing how to behave in any given situation becomes 10x easier, clearer, and more powerful... the only thing you're ever supposed to do in life is be Intelligent." This metaphysics transforms decision-making in everyday life through the following principles: Principle of integration vs. separation: Decisions that create greater integration and less separation correspond to the structure of Intelligence and are right. Principle of minimal self-interference: Decisions that minimize internal contradictions correspond to the structure of Intelligence. Principle of expanded identity: Understanding oneself as part of a greater field of consciousness leads to more intelligent decisions. Principle of perceiving the whole: The ability to see the broader context and long-term consequences corresponds to the structure of Intelligence. Principle of awareness vs. reactivity: Decisions made from a place of greater awareness correspond to the structure of Intelligence. These principles manifest in specific situations: Career decisions: Choosing integrity and the opportunity to be of service rather than solely material gain. Conflict resolution: Seeking solutions that maximize understanding and integration rather than "victory" for one side. Attitude toward difficulties: Accepting the inevitable without internal resistance, freeing energy for constructive action. Ecological behavior: Natural care for the environment stemming from understanding one's inseparability from the entire ecosystem. Political disagreements: Striving to understand the roots of different views and seeking common ground without abandoning one's values. Factors Indicating a Qualitative Reflection and Understanding of Reality When evaluating the deep metaphysical understanding presented in the breakthrough about Intelligence, it's important to consider factors that can help us recognize it as a qualitative reflection of reality. Following the principles of "Pure Philosophy," I will highlight key criteria and guide you through your own path of investigation and verification. 1. Internal Consistency and Non-Contradiction In this understanding of intelligence, we see a high degree of internal consistency: defining intelligence as "the way an infinite field organizes itself" logically aligns with the idea that "unintelligence is anything that creates self-interference." The metaphysical necessity of goodness logically follows from understanding it as pure consciousness. A qualitative metaphysical system must be internally non-contradictory, where all elements logically align with each other. How to verify independently: Look for internal contradictions in the presented understanding of intelligence: can intelligence simultaneously be a fundamental reality and an emergent property? Can good and evil be both absolute and relative at the same time? Ask questions that might reveal inconsistency: if good is consciousness and evil is its absence, how do we explain conscious harmful actions? Trace chains of reasoning: does each statement lead to the next? 2. Explanatory Power and Simplicity The presented understanding of intelligence unifies traditionally separated domains of ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology into a single system. It explains both internal processes of consciousness and external interactions, both personal moral development and social dynamics. A qualitative metaphysical system should explain a wide range of phenomena with relative simplicity. How to verify independently: Apply this understanding to various spheres of life: does it explain your experience of moral choice, consciousness, relationships with others? Use "Occam's razor": is this explanation the simplest possible, requiring minimal additional assumptions? Formulate alternative explanations and compare their explanatory power. 3. Correspondence to Direct Experience of Consciousness The metaphysics of intelligence directly corresponds to the experience of expanding consciousness: we indeed find that in higher states of awareness, our behavior naturally becomes more ethical and our decisions more integrated. A qualitative metaphysical system should correspond to and explain our direct experience of consciousness. How to verify independently: Recall moments of high integration of consciousness in your life: have you ever experienced states of deep wholeness where all parts of your experience seemed harmoniously connected? Remember experiences of "self-interference": when internal contradictions caused suffering or inefficiency. Conduct an experiment: live a day making decisions based on the principle of "minimal self-interference" and observe the results. 4. Pragmatic Value The practical application of the metaphysics of intelligence can indeed simplify complex decision-making, translating numerous moral and practical dilemmas into a single question: "Which choice creates greater integration and less self-interference?" A qualitative metaphysical system should be useful for navigating reality. How to verify independently: Apply the principles of intelligence to specific life decisions: do they make your choices "10x easier, clearer, and more powerful"? Compare: recall situations where you made decisions based on other principles (maximizing gain, following rules, etc.) and compare the results. Evaluate long-term effects: does following these principles lead to greater harmony, less suffering, deeper understanding? 5. Integrative Power and Inclusivity The metaphysics of intelligence demonstrates high integrative power, unifying rational and intuitive, material and spiritual aspects of reality without reducing one to another. It finds parallels in diverse world traditions, from Advaita Vedanta to Neoplatonism. A qualitative metaphysical system should integrate various domains of knowledge and experience without reducing them. How to verify independently: Consider areas traditionally thought to be incompatible: can science and mysticism, materialism and spirituality, rationalism and intuitive knowledge be integrated in the presented metaphysics? Look for "blind spots": what aspects of human experience might be invisible in this system? Test for multiculturalism: does the system resonate equally well with different cultural and religious traditions? 6. Coherence with Deep States of Consciousness Reports of mystical and transpersonal states of consciousness from different cultures and epochs demonstrate remarkable agreement with the presented understanding of intelligence, goodness, and love as fundamental aspects of reality.A qualitative metaphysical system should correspond to and explain the experience of deep states of consciousness. How to verify independently: If you have experience with deep meditation and or psychedelics, breathwork etc., compare insights gained in these states with the presented metaphysics. Study reports of mystical experiences from various traditions: do they align with the idea of consciousness as fundamental reality and intelligence as self-organization of this reality? Practice mindfulness meditation, observing the nature of your consciousness: do you find that clarity and ethical behavior naturally increase with expanded awareness? 7. Potential for Transforming Consciousness This understanding has profound transformative potential as it offers not just an intellectual model but a path to transforming the very way reality is perceived, transitioning from fragmented to integrated consciousness. A qualitative metaphysical system should have the potential to transform the consciousness of the person perceiving it. How to verify independently: Observe changes in your perception of the world after deep immersion in this metaphysics: do familiar phenomena become visible in a new light? Track changes in your reaction to ordinary situations: do they become more conscious, less automatic? Notice changes in your attitude toward others: does a natural sense of connection and empathy grow? 8. Independent Discovery in Different Traditions The fact that these ideas have parallels in Neoplatonism, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, Sufism, and other traditions indicates their fundamental nature. Independent discovery of similar truths in culturally and historically separated contexts suggests they reflect a deep structure of reality rather than merely cultural constructs. A qualitative understanding of reality is discovered independently in various traditions and contexts. How to verify independently: Explore mystical traditions of different cultures: do you find similar insights about the nature of reality, consciousness, and goodness? Compare contemporary scientific theories of consciousness with ancient spiritual teachings: are there points of convergence? Study works of modern thinkers who have reached similar conclusions through different paths. 9. Self-Evidence When Directly Pointed To When directly pointing to the nature of consciousness and its relation to goodness, many discover immediate recognition, similar to remembering something always known but temporarily forgotten. This quality of self-evidence is characteristic of deep metaphysical truths. A qualitative understanding of reality often has a quality of self-evidence when directly pointed to. How to verify independently: Conduct meditation aimed at directly investigating the nature of consciousness and intelligence. Instead of conceptual analysis, try direct immersion in the question "What is intelligence at the most fundamental level?" Pay attention to moments of "aha experiences" when understanding seems direct and immediate rather than derived through reasoning. Conclusion: Path of Verification Through Personal Experience The true verification of this metaphysics cannot be purely intellectual—it requires personal investigation and experiment. In accordance with the principles of "Pure Philosophy," each person must discover these truths "from scratch, for themselves, as if they were the first person in the world to discover them." The most reliable path of verification is: Systematic meditative practice for direct investigation of the nature of consciousness Application of principles of intelligence as minimal self-interference in daily decisions Observation of the correlation between expansion of consciousness and natural increase in ethical behavior and clarity Exploration of various philosophical and spiritual traditions to discover similar indications Experiments with different perspectives—from extreme materialism to absolute idealism—to discover which best corresponds to direct experience Through such multidimensional investigation, each person can independently verify whether the presented understanding of intelligence, goodness, and love is indeed a qualitative reflection of the fundamental structure of reality. Invitation to Exploration The metaphysics of intelligence presents a holistic system for understanding reality, in which ethics, ontology, and epistemology are different aspects of a unified structure. It offers a path where intellectual and spiritual development do not contradict but complement each other, leading to ever greater integration and awareness. This breakthrough of Leo opens new horizons for comprehending human experience and offers practical tools for navigating our complex modern world. Instead of a fragmented approach to life, where moral, intellectual, and spiritual aspects exist separately from each other, this metaphysics offers a single principle: "Just be Intelligent. That's it." I invite the community to deeply explore these ideas — not only intellectually but through practical application in everyday life, to test whether understanding the structure of Intelligence truly makes moral and practical decisions "10x easier, clearer, and more powerful."

Got you! It's some of my summuries with Cloude Sonnet 3.7

@Leo GuraI think it may be intresting to read that book, because it seem like it's having a good correlation with you breaktroghs and past work: First Principles and First Values: Forty-Two Propositions on Cosmoerotic Humanism, the Meta-Crisis, and the World to Come

@Leo Gura What's the need to put it this way? I love you so much and appreciate your work and what it's done for me. There's not even a week, where i'm not having some form of gratitude towards you since your work became an entering point for my own Life Purpose and deep dive into self-development, service to others, healthy relationships and friendship. But man, i sometimes feeling myself like a Kanye fan, who find himself in the constant endeavour to excuse and explain him to himself and to others. Maybe you're watching too much of the examples of very stupid people or maybe there's some beatiful meaning you've put into choosing this way of articulating your thoughts and motivating your audience. But I just wanna remind you from the other side - it hurts. It hurts not because it's truth. I have no problem admit to myself that my mind is far away from being a masterpiece. There was a time in my life, where all you rude and critical words and tone turned into internal self-criticism, as if there's a little Leo, who's saying "You're not enough!" in all your favorite way to put it. And it took time for me to unwind myself from that. I'm following you already for 10 years and I went from lost 19 y.o. towards quite decent and mature 29 human being. There's a value which i've got from you, that many people can't get from a 100's of lifes. So with that said i wish you consider my point with the respect and gratitude you expressed via some of your recent videos. Can you please stop talking with me (your audience), as if I'm a fucking host for a "pig mind" who's lack of vision will leaves him ugly-minded for eternity? Just so you know: - Such claims of yours at some points of my life made me very self-hating due to my immaturity and inability to cut off you very unloving tone - Sometimes they turned me against regular people with the thoughts like "Hah, of course his not speaking about me, he's speaking about "those stupid under-developed egoistic surviving conventional squares" Now i prefer to relate to that type of behaviour from your part as flaw of yours, which is okay and i still appreciate you very-very much. I'm not asking to sugar-coat everything. Im asking you to consider the damage that you're doing. You're in position of power. You're in the risk to abuse that power and excuse yourself. You're surrounded by enough worshippers to feel yourself excused. With love and respect, Arsen

@NoSelfSelf Ok. So just to be clear - im not trying to trick you by those questions. But for me to consider your point deeper and to change my attitude i want to ask you questions which can reassure me that you're critisizing from above, not below: - Have you ever been that sensitive yourself? If yes, what was your process of overcoming it? If not, how you can be sure that it's my "drama", but not your lack of emotional and interpersonal intellegence? - Have you ever went to therapy? If yes, what was the module that your therapist practiced and how long was your relationships? - Do you know what's your type of attachment (attachment theory)? - How did you overcame the social conditioning from growing up in Croatia as a white male? Or do you think that this type of enverionment have no influence on you? - How do you make sure that your feeling of "have to walk on eggshells talking to you" is a problem of my sensetivity and not your lack of development needed to handle mature communication, which is reinforced by the fact that the average level of communication among people is quite shallow? - How do you build relationships and communication with women, who are often times sensetive? Do you have female friends? - What makes you confident that you're not weaponising the idea of "clear straightforward communication" for your self-serving agenda, so you can just be rude, dominating and unempathetic? I hope you understand, that it's can be hard for me to seriouslly consider a POV from another stranger, which can ruin my current identity and make me embark on such emotionally hard thing which is changing myslef. I hope you'll find meaningful to help me to realize that you're honest and not decieving yourself and, as a consequence, me. I hope you can see, that there's a bunch of others in the comments, who're reacting in the same way. Something like: "Oh! Your feeling are not important!", "Leo, why'd you're not destroy him with his Ego bullshit?" etc. And often times, when i see such a reactive emotional behaviour like that, i'd probably will think that this is more about them, then about me. It's not that easy for me to consider, that you're going from the good place, when your message at the core is the same as "Lol this is so unlike you Leo. I thought you value Truth. Why bend it to protect a single person's feefees?: I'll be thankful to you for your honest answers.

@NoSelfSelf Can you clarify for me, it’s no irony or sarcasm. Do you see my sensitivity as something excessive and difficult to deal with? If the answer is yes, then can you tell me why exactly?

@NoSelfSelf now you’re being passive-aggressive. Men, just admit how preachy you are without me asking you about it and how instead of speaking about yourself and your experience, you’re decided to speak about me, who I’m, what’s up with me and what should I do. If you cover your way of speaking with other being with such an excuse like “oh, I was just expressing myself, don’t be so touchy”, then your words and perspective that you’ve shared becoming even less valuable. I get it. It’s hard to be accountable and it’s easy and pleasurable to preach and to put yourself above as if you’re somehow in the position of teaching me without asking. But if you’ll be disrespectful like that in your way of expressing yourself I don’t see any way there can be a real meaningful connection between us. I’m sure, if you’ve putted this in other, more caring respectful language, your signal to noise ratio would be much higher. And of course, you can continue to weakening my point and gaslight with all that “it’s your ego which on the way to understand me”, “if you’d be more developed you’d not cared”, etc. But since you don’t know me, who I’m and where I’m in my development, why’d you’ll not suggest that I’m developed enough to even ask Leo to consider the damage his doing with his tone? Are you noticing how the guy who taught you and gave you that platform reacted? Hope you’ll find it useful.

@r0ckyreed @NoSelfSelf @El Rio I feel like you guys can gather some wisdom from @Joshe on how to speek for yourself without strawmanning, unsolicited advices and couch psychoanlysis of a human being based on his forum-post. Such a comments like yours are the main reason why I keep myself away from that forum. I feel like your presence here, in this discussion, is mostly self-serving. It wasn't even about you. But you still somehow found that your opinions and interpretations are valueble and needed. Go try such behaviour in real life conversation with a confident man and you'll probably relaize some valueble Truths about yourself and the consequences of your actions real fast. I know, it's much easier to be that way online, but i dare you to practice that offline and witness some reality. If a moderator can allow himself this kind of behavior, I don't even want to know what's going on among the regulars.

@Leo Gura I was a bit afraid that you'll asnwer to me in the way which will make me more distant from you. But your answers made me feel even more respect towards you. Thank you for being such a good and rare leader as you are. Your ability to value the Truth, Creativity and Kindness are those which made me a human being that I'm nowadays. And i love me very much. I'm thankful to you for that and probably will be till the end of my days. Wish you all the best!

I just wanted to ask some advices and POV from the people on this forum (incuding @Leo Gura. @Nahm). What would be your recommendations? Does anybody where in the situation that was similar in some ways? Should I pack my bags asap and leave? Notice! That does not mean that I don't have my POV, authority and sovereign opinion. Don't waste your and my time on coaching me on things like "Why do you think you need our advice?" etc. Thanks!)

Hey there! I just wanted to ask some advices and POV from the people on this forum (incuding @Leo Gura. @Nahm). What would be your recommendations? Does anybody where in the situation that was similar in some ways? Should I pack my bags asap and leave? Notice! That does not mean that I don't have my POV, authority and sovereign opinion. Don't waste your and my time on coaching me on things like "Why do you think you need our advice?" etc. Thanks!)

Yes & Yes. I'm Russian living in Russia right now)

Thank you for your answer! Yes, I'm aware of that. See that as an intel gathering)

Go read that post from Daniel Schmachtenberger from the recent Leo’s bllog post, BUT… AS IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN THAT TO YOURSELF. P.S. Than print that and hang on the bath mirror or in the toilet and read everyday as if you are talking to yourself. I’ll surely do that.

Hey there! Bought myself an eight-week course from Rebel Wisdom. I expect to get some useful knowledge and practice some skills on mindfulness, epistemology and shadow work. There’ll be such guys like Doshin Roshi aka “The Shadow Roshi” and Daniel Schamachtenberger aka “Stage Yellow guy, in whom Leo fell in love” ? Kidding, it’s me the one who fell in love with his brain and I will try my best to pick it up during the course. I’ll be glad to see somebody from that forum join me. I guess it can be a great opportunity to make some friends or networking!) P.S. Thank you, as always, @Leo Gura for sharing! I’m really inspired and motivated by Daniel and opportunity to build up my epistemology skills. BTW, I thought it’ll be interesting if you’ve made some Daniel Schmachtenberger critique like Jordan Peterson video. I mean, the bigger the model the bigger the problem, but it’s hard for me myself to notice his flaws and mistakes because I’m looking from below. Seems like it can be beneficial for you from the marketing/gathering eyeballs POV also. This guy attracting a lot of attention and even appeared on the Lex Friedman’s podcast couple days ago. I’m sure, a lot of those who are into him may be also openminded enough for your work. With conditional Love, Arsen! ❤️

• Probably, Aubrey Marcus will be okay. • Also, Sadhguru seems to be reachable. Guess it can be a great conversation. • Of course, I’ll probably shit my pants if you and Daniel Schmachtenberger got together. • Bernardo Kastrup maybe too. • Ken Wilber, of course or some of his team from Integral Life. • Lex Fridman (probably too threatening for him and his audience). • Some witches. • Doshin Roshi from Integral Zen.

Saw you on Charlie & Ben today! It was a good time investment. It’s cool how you can navigate and simply put such a radical things and especially the way you connect it with the day to day survival without biases and judgments: “This is an existential bind”. Also great questions and insights about Spiral Dynamics. Very helpful.

Great Job! Thank you for sharing. It’s really a joy to see that your work is appreciated by other serious scholars. Very inspiring.

@Leo Gura Wow, great story! I’ve got that clear once when I was at the stage-green beach party on mdma. Me and two of my friends were watching the sun rising while the guy, who also was under the influence of substance still haven’t got enough for his ego to release. You know, those poor human beings that are very pessimistic and poisoned with hatred and lack of acceptence from the very young age. He was killing our vibe by some subtle movements and phrases. At such a state I was able to even smell his deep pain and sorrow, which made him so toxic. My friends wasn’t able to set the boundaries but I’ve felt the tension in their bodies, because we were hugging each other while watching the sun. I felt that I need to use my power, courage and consciousness in order to save that moment for them and myself. With compassion to him inside, I told that guy with some boldness and deep confidence that he has two options — staying with us without killing the vibe, or get the fuck away. He’s reaction was so predictable and beautiful at the same time. His face got tension in it and he spit some phrase with the anger inside and moved away from us. Immediately I felt the realise and gratitude within my friends. Both of them hugged me even more and their body’s relaxed at the same time. I think we can call that “Leadership”. P.S. @Leo Gura Man, please, check your inbox! Your answer is very important for me and my 21 y.o. cat that I need to feed ?

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Thanks for your answers! When you usually feel shitty, are you still have an urge to escape that feeling or it’s easy for you to accept it? Which means that you not in a blissful state, but in neutral state, all accepting.

Wow! Brilliant mechanism! Thank you for that perspective!

Do you feel that in your to day to day life you’ve successfully implemented that understanding for at least 70%? I’m just curious. Because, even if that 70%, you probably in a blissful state from morning to evening. Since I’ve asked that question, I’ll be pleased also to know, how do you feel yourself in a broad sense, because of all your work? Is there any metaphors that can give me the notion of your day to day state?

@Preety_India Wow, sister, I’m terribly sorry for all woman in India. Thank you for sharing that with us. You are such an inspiring human being! Keep it up! ❤️