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There are just some things that don't work if you are serious about living a more enjoyable life. If somebody advised you to go eat every meal at MacDonalds and watch porn for an hour every day, would you seriously question their opinion or just go away? I mean, if you didn't have any sense of hierarchy in your mind, your head will explode from so much mental mess. Some people just aren't worth listening to. Also there is the influence of hipocrisy, people, who give advice to others, just for the sake of giving advice, without actually living their words, that's the worst for them and those who listen to them and it definitely happens on here on this forum, even though less and less. That's my point.

In my opinion, it's a useful system, because this work is so full of traps and paradoxes... I remember that it happened many times, that someone who was clearly spiritually mature but didn't have a green name, wasn't taken seriously and people didn't recognize it, until they've eventually become a moderator - then people finally listened to what they had to say and I think it made a positive change... But that's just my perspective.

My experience with following gurus is, that I am very lucky with finding amazing, uncorupted teachers and friends everywhere... I remember that I used to be very inclined towards falling into many ego traps and I seriously saw a lot of meaning in them, but it was the faith that the teacher is right, together with some experimenting and listening to my feeling, that got me to open up to different possibilites, so I have a positive experience with following someone (almost) blindly. But in the end, everyone has to give up their guru in order to become aware of Freedom.

My view on this is, that it is so much fun to live in society, but sometimes I feel the need to go away by myself... I heard some stories from a friend who used to live in a monastery that certain zen monks actually believe that zen stories have actually happened I never thought it was possible before he's told me that...

@The Don Try perceiving it as normal and natural, don't think that you are going insane or what not, that really helps

@Nak Khid No, that's not what I am doing Sorry for bothering

If everything is spirituality, you cannot get out, that's the point. Being in a different location doesn't change anything about Love. If you can design your life in society in a particular way, it can also be a very effective way of becoming conscious.

@Nak Khid You can already see many videos about this on youtube, Leo clearly focuses on things that are original. I think you don't understand what he is trying to communicate, giving up everything you love as a human is an example of leaving your comfort zone This belief that he needs to go somewhere is just distracting you from getting where you want to be.

@Nak Khid why would he do that?

I feel like it goes deeper than you actually think, try to find it yourself, what it means He has some interviews with Peter Ralston on youtube.

Anything you do is spirituality, you don't need to be in Burma or China or India or wherever else

@TheAlchemist How do you know you and your experience are two different things?

@Forrest Adkins The knowing of Truth is Truth itself. Truth cannot be grasped, it is Infinite, Eternal, One, anything that has ever happened is it.

@Epiphany_Inspired I am sorry to reply so late Thanks for your beautiful answer. I think I better understand now what Leo means by this nondual perspective on fear, when there is one, there cannot be fear, fear is only when there is two, fear cannot exist by itself. When there is only Love, there is no need to care about the attackers' intentions, right? You don't need to debate and justify, because Love stands by itself and creates itself, it is its own explanation, yet it doesn't need any, because it is the only One there is. But also it is understandable that not everyone is aware of this and especially with kids, it can be sometimes hard, because if you don't control a naughty kid, he will make you mad very quickly Trust me, I tried being a friend to them rather than an authority and it was a big mistake... (I am a leader of a scout group) I guess a loving solution either has to be implied earlier or it is just something completely different... I think that trying to radically apply mystical insights on parenting is a crazy idea, it is complex and counter-intuitive. Love really isn't just the sweatness of emotion

I watched the latest video about fear and I found it interesting when Leo talked about this teaching kids about fear - do you actually think it could work this way, that they could go straight into complete emotional mastery, or do you think most people have to go through this whole spiral dynamics spectrum of cognitive development? Would those kids even understand what's being said to them? (given that they weren't as indoctrinated with limiting beliefs when they first attended school) It's kind of hard to believe it could actually work this way you know, it's a big claim. A video on developmental psychology would be really nice.

@Extreme Z7 This doesn't need anyone to prove it, instead of saying it, turn inwards

Are you doing personal development to feel good or just for the sake of doing personal development, so that you can boast about it on the forum?

@Commodent I don't agree with you, but this seems like an interested theme for debate, don't you for example think, that it might be the case, that the introverted individual wants to express themselves truthfuly and authentically, so they seek out people with whom they can be themselves (which changes) and among these people they might act as if they were extroverted. And extroverts are better at expressing themselves, so they do not mind so much... But still I dont think this is given, I have developed this mindset that I am in control, but please prove me wrong, I am really interested in what you think.

@Commodent For most people, it just takes to have some sort of change in their mood and they are a different personality type

Every point is major

If there isn't a difference between unswarability and unanswerability of a question... Just writing this leaves me speechless.

I started watching Leo when I was about 13 yo, it didn't give me much, I didn't understand it, and yes, I fell into these traps of trying to „infect“ classmates and get attention, but it really helped me in the long run, I needed that painful lesson. Life is getting more and more interesting.

This thing has slipped through my thingers, thanks buddy! Yeh this is tricky

@Serotoninluv Are you trying to say that the question of physical vs nonphysical is not answered by the everything is Consciousness realization? @TrynaBeTurquoise @Serotoninluv What if I've never done a mushroom trip and I don't know how it feels, would I still start tripping even in a dream?

How do the yogis in the Himalayas care for their teeth?