Arman

My homeboy said he saw a chakra driving through the hood in a drop top cadillac. He tried to take a picture but it was too blurry to be sure. He sounded pretty convincing though.

I'm gonna indulge in some armchair psychology, but I think I've heard him talk about how he was a scrawny kid when he was young. I don't think he grew up with a lot of self-esteem, and before his fame blew up, I think he was fairly unhappy and unhealthy? If I'm wrong then readers can correct me but I'm going on what I've seen and heard. Imagine the thrill that would emerge if you were attacked for some polarizing ideas, retaliated and suddenly found yourself at the whim of tremendous support? It's one thing to have support, but it's another to have support against an enemy - that's especially juicy. You're being thrust into a position of authority and I bet it would be immensely gratifying and addictive compared to a previous unfulfilling life. If you were in his position, what would evolve as your life purpose? I think he probably see's a dual thing of not allowing what he perceives as a destructive counter-culture to prevail, and also to be a role-model for the young generation that follow him. I think it would seem almost imperative to him to be 'a man' and not let himself be trodden on. An entire structural axiom of his reality is built on the position of not being pushed around. I always kind of see him as the 'leap' from apathy into some kind of primal frenetic energy. He strikes me as generally being unsettled and tense but I think that's understandable given his position and history. I think of him as a representative of the stepping stone from lower repressed energies into some degree of power. It isn't yet truly refined and it's kind of buzzy and defensive, but that level which he has been elevated to (and maybe hundreds of thousands with him as a result of his work?) now allows for greater self actualization. Is that not admirable? That's my two cents.

What a pile of utter balogna. A good example of content that might sound impressive in a vacuum or to anyone who loves to get off on being highly polarized. I said this in a recent post, but you can shift context to make literally any statement true and then argue it, so I'm not going to argue any of your points except one as an example. See that's a great way to bastardize truth to fit your emotional agenda. Sure, it's technically true with the way that you put it - which is stripped of its meaning, nuance and context. Did you happen to mention that this idea extends to say that everyone is God, not JUST Leo? No because that doesn't fit the narrative that he's an insane cult leader. Here's my own 100% accurate statements Hey, this is kinda fun! Positioning yourself as an authority and hooking people into your narrative is what teachers do. It's what any good marketer does. The difference between a dangerous cult and this community is that 99% of it just watch youtube videos and at most will buy some $97 course while the other percent post on a message board and argue non duality and occasionally talk about opening their third eye and how long it's been since they've jerked off. What the hell kind of weak ass cult is that? If you're going to claim to be a cult leader and you're not even having sex with multiple followers (mindfucking doens't count) then take your ass back to cult school because you have about as much authority and influence as a bald school principal who gets 'kick me' notes stuck to his back. If you think that people being highly invested in someone and becoming attached in a borderline unhealthy way makes that a dangerous cult, then so is literally every half popular youtube personality.

Both what you and I have said are contextual statements. On one level it could be said that everything is linked to spirituality - but applied context is a matter of relevancy. You can make any statement correct or incorrect by shifting it's context, so what becomes appropriate is practicality given the circumstances. Within the context of spiritual evolution, states of mental illness (severe chemical or psychological imbalances) have not been historically considered of significant relevance or reflections of growth and to consider them otherwise would be a misunderstanding or distraction. That doesn't make them right or wrong, but irrelevant to the subject if ones intention is spiritual evolution.

Schizophrenia/psychosis and spiritually significant states are two distinctly and qualitatively different things but can appear similar or indistinguishable on the surface to those who can't tell the difference.

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Me too. Somewhat to my chagrin, I'm typically highest just before I go to sleep.

If that's really the case, then I think that's a great way to be. I think our opinion of someone is going to be created reflexively for the most part. The willingness to drop those feelings and judgements and look a little deeper is what may be able to come after. ps. I didn't mean to aim my original post at you specifically ~

The notion of 'the message is all that's important, not the messenger' gets thrown around a lot, especially when one personally has faith in a person that others question. I think to ignore the source of information is naive because it is one of the most effective ways at discerning quality from garbage. Years and even lifetimes can be lost because of dedication to the wrong sources of information. The spiritual community has a large attachment to anything glamorous and it's not uncommon for people to get sucked into detrimental paradigms because something is appealing to the ego. There are many sources of information that can be easily verified as integrous by examining the source of information through the simple dictum 'by their fruits you shall know them.' It's not perfect, but it helps to weed out a lot of people. A common trope is "Your intuition will tell you if it's true, just listen to your heart" - sounds good on paper, but this is mostly just a lack of humility. Thousands of people are drinking the kool-aid every day and being lead into a lot of suffering and disillusionment because of naive innocence and wanting something to be true because it sounds appealing to the ego. They're trusting their 'intuition' We all believe we're above it. Channeling is particularly glamorous and attractive because we have projected importance, wisdom and quality to anything non-physical. Not every physical entity (human) has our best intentions in mind, so who is to say that the non-physical doesn't have its own cast of undesirables? Channeling is fascinating because it's outside the realm of what we're used to and so it's easy to fool the masses. Imagine if you managed to smuggle a cell-phone into a tribe of people who haven't been exposed to technology and get them to figure out how to pick up the phone. Literally any internet troll could convince them that they're god and the entire group of people would be putty in the hands of some 16 year old kid. Every word would be gospel. The easiest way to get people hooked is to give them some basic spiritual truthisms that they could verify experientially and now they're blown away at the glamorous source of 'Truth' that you are. The parasitic relationship is now locked in. I don't even think that all channeling is inherently bad - but I do think to ignore the source of information is dangerous if you don't want to become another spiritual casualty.

hypotheticals are for siths

It can be easier to observe in others - in watching children or reality TV. All these positions have a payoff. A typical one in children is when you don't have what you want, the more you huff and puff and make yourself miserable, the greater the likelihood that you'll get what you want from your parents. They give in eventually. Is it working? No? Better cry more. When we grow up its unconsciously projected onto the universe or God. We find pleasure in juicing negative feelings. They feel good. In being angry, you get to feel righteous and it feels better than feeling guilty. Being a victim means you get to refuse responsibility. Blaming means not having to face yourself. We would rather be right than be happy.

don't forget the cocaine

The book 'Power Vs. Force' is about this subject - yes it is possible through something called Kinesiology (you can research it yourself) but not everyone is capable of it and there are some caveats. Basically however all information is essentially recorded in the infinite field of consciousness and is accessible. Muscle testing through Kinesiology allows for a simple 'Yes/No' response to almost any question about anything and is verifiable through collaborative or group testing. This has profound implications for spiritual research and differentiating truth from falsehood. https://www.amazon.com.au/Power-vs-Force-Determinants-Behavior-ebook/dp/B00EJBABS2

That's very interesting, I'm not sure what to make of it, however I do ask that for the love of god... please don't get a job where I work!

The recognition that you're afraid of losing the patterns is a positive and insightful step. Here's some advice on transcending the issues. The mind and ego doesn't want to lose its positionalities because it is addicted to all of them. Regardless of whether the perspective or emotions are based in something perceived as positive, or something based in ideas, self-image, pride, apathy, depression, anger, etc. It derives its sense of self from these things and 'juices' them. It doesn't care whether something is beneficial or destructive to your health and your environment - it just milks every and all complexes. It perceives any attempt at dismantling its complexes as a threat to its sovereignty and so an attempt to dissolve these patterns is going to be met with some degree of resistance. There are two ways to effectively dismantle these complexes. First is by the reduction of guilt and resistance (the glue that keeps them in place) to having these complexes in the first place. This is done through understanding and recognition of how the ego-mind works. Re-contextualization alone can instantly dismantle a lot of resistance. You can avoid fighting yourself and seeing it as such a problem by acknowledging that these 'problems' only exist because of inherent limitations of our animal brains and the limitations that come through animal evolution. The predicament you find yourself in is not a unique issue you have because you're a bad boy/girl and didn't eat your vegetables - it's simply the human condition. The reason it's hard to let go of these problems is because we have adapted these behaviors through our need for survival. The fear and depression are mechanisms of self-preservation and you have adapted to life as best as you can given your environment and your own biological propensities. You're just like everyone else. Instead of seeing your ego as a problem, choose to see it as a quirky pet that you carry along with you. This allows you to relax about where you are now. (The metta practice that greenbirch suggested is also good for that) Secondly, you don't have to let go of the beliefs, feelings and patterns themselves in order to dismantle them. All that's required is the recognition and awareness that you're getting 'juice' from them - that is, some 'secret' sense of gratification. You're already figuring this out because you know you're afraid to lose the thoughts and feelings. When you look within and identify the feeling of gratification that you derive from these behaviors and patterns, then that in itself is all you need to surrender: the payoff aka the juice. For example, we might think that we desperately want to get out of apathy - but the humility to explore this issue reveals that actually we are choosing to experience apathy because we enjoy feeling sorry for ourselves. It has its benefits: it means we don't have to take action and face the fear that comes with that, and we can milk our stories and complain to others. We discover that we are actually more comfortable being a victim. It's not an instant process, but setting your intention to release the gratification from these positions will automatically start to dissolve the problems. There is no need to overly complicate the matter or to use many self-help techniques (although use whatever works for you) - just the awareness that you are secretly holding these complexes as gains to 'juice' will undo them. When they arise, acknowledge them as natural adapted behaviors (like old outdated programming), and don't resist them, but gently hold the firm intention not to juice them by refusing to fixate your attention on them or create more thought-stories. Relinquish that desire.

pretty charismatic for a talking palm-tree

Rumination is cerebral. Contemplation as a spiritual practice doesn't really involve thinking. It's more of a gentle holding something in mind. It could be contemplation upon a statement/idea or it could be the softening of your attention from content to the field of consciousness or witnessing (context). Rumination is the impulsive seeking of the mind which takes gratification from intellectualization, taking positions on subjects and deriving emotions from the whole pursuit. Contemplation is more of a surrendering/yin position than a doing/yang. It's a gentle detachment that re-contextualizes your experience by it's own merit. Rumination is like trying to find a mouse by sticking your arm in a mouse-hole and bending it around all the corners to try to find something, where as contemplation is like watching the mouse-hole without expectation and for its own sake. It's like an invitational finessing of truth. If in contemplation you feel like you're trying to gain something, or you're not quite there yet, or you're confused, then maybe you're likely ruminating. The re-contextualization that allows for the potential of transformation becomes fulfilling by itself without needing epiphanies.

Same place as everything else, the infinite field of consciousness I'd say that is correct The most sophisticated and accurate teachings aren't always going to be the most appropriate for someone. Relevancy is going to come down to where someone is in terms of their consciousness and karma. Once the propensity for growth is there, then certain teachings or teachers are going to be fitted. Vedantic teachings are also limited by historical and cultural context and is easy to be misunderstood. At a certain level it can be useful but a noobie is going to struggle to make sense of it pragmatically. I don't think they necessarily happen to everyone for a start, but they can. At certain levels of evolution siddhis come up but they are more a consequence of the greater field of consciousness that works through the individual. They come and go and aren't always obvious. Typically people don't showboat these things and if they do it would be to their detriment. From a linear viewpoint, consciousness evolves through many stages and each stage has its own qualities as well as traps which can hinder someones development. Whether these teachers are currently embodied at certain levels of questionable. Without the appropriate framework of understanding, it's easy for people to think that non-dual teachers have reached some end point when in reality they may have stabilized a relatively mundane level where they can talk about teachings. For the record though I think the teachers you listed are integrous. It would seem that both are correct - however the statement 'you are already enlightened' can only be confirmed through radically subjective experience. Until then it's mostly just a cool thing that people say. Alignment of intent. Set your compass for the highest and everything else becomes reoriented in relation to that. Then even your mistakes are OK because they are within a context of your intent for only good. To be loving and kind to all things. Grow isn't the word I'd use. It seems reality is the evolution of infinitely unfolding creation through unlimited potentiality. Therefore in each moment you are the fulfillment of that potentiality. Growing is only an idea in the linear domain - from the larger viewpoint you could say that there's no such thing as growth, only infinitely unfolding perfection. They very likely do. How would you know though? After all, they'd be dead so they're not exactly around to brag about it and not everyone who reaches that stage has devotees. Most spiritual aspirants aren't in the public eye. Who could understand and verify such a thing? To doctors it would seem like heart failure or similar. Yup

Don't worry, many people have been where you have. Your primary concern is feeling better and that's going to happen naturally. It'll likely only be a few days before you feel much better. The body/mind/brain all spring back thanks to homeostasis. You don't need to do anything to let that happen. Fear will start to leave the body, and the weird states that you're falling into will go away. If you like, you can facilitate it by staying hydrated and doing some light exercise. Feels rough and traumatizing but it'll pass. I wouldn't bother trying to meditate through it or anything. Just do the best you can living life and focus on things you enjoy. Don't get sucked in to thinking you're seriously traumatized or that you're going to remain fucked up. It might be one of the most difficult things you've experienced, but it's not as bad as you think. Give it some time. Don't think about it too much.

What you're sharing isn't of spiritual significance. It's mental illness. Talk to family and/or contact the appropriate services to help otherwise things aren't going to improve. Take care of your well-being before worrying about non-duality.

No it is NOT a substitute for DMT Technically it could be considered a substitute for your common psychedelics. Kinda in the same way that listening to your friend farting through a toilet-roll is a substitute for going to a grand-opera. Nutmeg fucking sucks bro. I don't think it's good on your kidneys or liver either. One of the two, I forget. At low doses it's lame as hell, at higher doses it's likely going to induce nausea and toxicity becomes a concern. A light dose of LSD is going to be way more enjoyable, palpable and useful. Either get comfortable with the darknet, learn to make connections or just be patient. DMT might not be a strong part of the culture where you live but as long as you aren't in an african village (according to your profile you're in the EU) then i's just a matter of connecting with the right people.

I don't know, sounds like a lot of work

I've literally heard my mum watching one of Leo's videos on her tablet in the past, without ever having mentioned actualized.org myself. And she's an old Iranian lady. Who knows the true demographic of the larger audience.

ya ever heard of prayer?

I can't remember the source of where I heard this story... I think it was from a video of his friends talking about his passing some short time after he died. I think the last few years were tough for him and he was a man who was living in turmoil. He was heavily invested in his time-wave theorum which was all tied in with that strange software, the I-Ching and 2012. I think he was really distraught that he wouldn't be around until 2012 to see what would happen. I heard even the scan of his tumour came up in a mushroom shape. I think until the very end he was in some kind of confusion or struggle, but just before he died - like on his death-bed before he passed suddenly some kind of light or clarity came upon him and he said something to the effect of "oh, it was about love. that's what it's been, it's all about love!"