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@Kenneth-M Welcome Kenneth! That's a powerful one.

@kindayellow You can have a meaningful relationship, that is not a distraction with almost anyone. Just go to some social events and break the social barriers that you probably have, it will feel great. You can listen to the people to learn more about life, they can help you solve some problems or give you life advice if you feel like they are more experienced. (stay humble) Also you can just have fun and enjoy life with them As @outlandish says, many people fall into this trap of thinking, that they are moving forward in their lives, when they are actually just watching videos and getting ideas about life, without doing anything. (I don't know if this is your case, just think about it for a second) They are actualized only in their heads, according to what someone else has told them, that is good. You are free, you don't have to be anyone else's slave. Just follow the good feeling, it will show you the way. If you feel bad, you are doing something wrong, gotta find that thing. I agree with @NoSelfSelf on that, that you should probably find a hobby. Do you exercise? Do you meditate for an hour every single day? Do you read? Do you have meaningful conversations? There are like so many things you can do with this life, stop wasting your time. It is not all about getting ideas, you need to balance the theory and practice.

@tsuki I will try to investigate further on this feeling, that is being triggered in me Good point by the way, I indeed missed that.

@Tiny Nietzsche Cool! I have some friends there, but unfortunately, I don't speak Thai... I know many people who are interested in Asia and I have a lot of Asian friends too. We are kind of making fun of each other in a friendly manner, it is interesting how different we are. I think that in general, they are more disciplined, but we feel more free. Now I am working on finding the right balance between those two, maybe you can work on that? (it turns out to be a lot more different than I thought at the beginning)

@Paul92 They are what they are, nothing more, nothing less. You can be more mindful than this. It's good, that your family is engaged in it with you and is ready to discuss these problems with you. You can probably trust them more than anyone else.

@Tiny Nietzsche I know, that there is a lot more competition in Asia than there is in Europe, it is really tough. I admire anyone who survives there. It's nice that you can admit your sadness, that's a good first step, definitely better than just suppressing it. But I think, that you can still do your absolute best to move forward, while letting go of that social conditioning. Where are you from by the way?

@Paul92 There is infinite love inside you, but you add some thoughts to it Let go.

Leo has a lot of responsibility. People are going suicidal on this forum, it is nothing to be overlooked. I think that we should be allowed to question Leo (I am glad we are) and that he can also learn something from us. He is probably more developed than most of us, I admire him, I am looking forward to his new videos, but still, there are some shady spots. I just feel like Leo is the kind of guy who can understand criticism.

@Wekz First make sure to save yourself

@tsuki When he talks about other spiritual teachers. It is right at the beginning of the article. It seems like he is pointing our their „weaknesses“ and showing, that he does not have them, but doesn't directly say it.

@Paul92 Maybe you think, that they are your ego, which is not true in your perception, so it causes you to suffer.

@tsuki Maybe it is my assumptions about him, from what I've heard. But he seems to say, that you need something else than yourself. Why would he have to suffer so much, when he is Awakened?

@tsuki I can't help myself, I feel so much pride in this. It feels like as if he was describing himself, as the epitome of a master.

@Paul92 You are not alone Paul We are here to help you, just take a break if this is too much for you.

It depends on how good is your embodiment. A kid can learn how to understand Reality better than most adults just by meditating for a while or going on Ayahuasca trip, following some content of a master... But then, they can still be disobedient and cheeky

What is the other thing there is? Probably living a selfless life.

Very amazing person. When I watch videos about him, I can't help but to do push-ups you know... Just too much motivation. Gonna read his book and also the book from Jesse Itzler very soon (I just don't know if I can work out while reading, maybe I can get an audiobook)

@cetus56 I guess Leo is also a human after all.

@28 cm unbuffed @tecladocasio I also think that. He should go to the retreats for spiritual growth, not to get ideas about God. He is too attached to his intellectual content.

@Identity Hahahaha I see... Actually it happens to me as well, when I don't feel like getting up in the morning to do 40 mins of zazen and yoga... I just have to jump out and do it, otherwise I end up doing all sorts of weird things

@Key Elements Yeh sure I am mainly curious about why does your opinion slightly change from others.

What do you mean? What is your full perspective then?

@Key Elements Didn't mean to do that, I just wanted to express my opinion I just saw you talking with Leo and Serotoninluv and your perspectives seemed to differ quite a lot.

@tsuki Honestly, I feel fear and anger when I look him into the eyes, they frighten me. @Key Elements It is really interesting how you seem to divide in opinions with the other mods. I feel like it is kind of dumb to say, that something is beyond the mind and then try to talk about it, argue about it, labeling it, conceptualizing it... To some extent it might be useful, sure, but I don't get Leo these days. He says, that he wants to transcend psychedelics and then goes on 13 trips, his mind could be addicted imo. I also think, that trying to push yourself into Infinity is like a fake intention. Whenever I try to desperately find a way to advance further, when I actually feel good, it just ends up in distracting me. I haven't done psychedelics, I wanna try Ayahuasca, but I still don't know what to think. I think that one might become too attached to them and then he becomes dependent on them to actually feel God.

@Identity Hey, it's good that you are aware of all this stuff. One cannot grow without mistakes. The most advanced people I know have suffered like so fucking much that most people probably can't even imagine being in such a situation. This might seem like bs, but today, even in rocket science for example, people cannot just send an object into the Universe linearly, without thinking too much, they have to program it with counter-intuitive pathings, use the gravity fields of the planets to make it go faster etc... I would suggest you to make some sort of order, some schedule. For example fix your sleep cycle, go to sleep at the same time everyday and meditate twice a day - before and after sleep. Just giving an example. Never skip a day! Social events are also very good, because you get an immediate feedback on your growth. I don't mean pick-up, but like everything. People can test your patience, pride, selfishness and you can become more aware of these things in you by interacting with many strangers, friends, family members. About the ego backlashes... I used to have like so many, now I still do, but I don't call them ego backlashes, because to me it sounds as if it was just some other self, that is making mess in my life and it was keeping me from taking full responsibility. These are actually pointers, that your practice is either really intense or that you are too proud of yourself. Also expect various brain changes, head aches to be happening, it is common. I also used to have nightmares, like 7 days in a row - school shooting, meeting a monster in a parking lot, all kinds of scary stuff. Try investigating on that stuff. For example, from one of my nightmares I learnt, that my life is very precious and that I don't want to waste it and then get shot you know... Hope this helps PS.: Who is going too hard?