David Hammond

Feelings ARE thoughts

Even the notion of "consequences from people around you" is still a thought. Any thought of oneself or a other is delusion.

@kieranperez wilber doesn't know what he's talking about

@Anirban657 Not a chance. There isn't even anyone to communicate it to at that level.

Yes. Deepak Chopra "MD".

I have my own suspicions about osho too. Something isn't right with him.

Enlightenment does dictate behaviour. The ego dictates behaviour, so if the ego has behavioural manifestations then ego transcendence has genuine behavioural manifestations. The problem with theorizing and borrowing information is that the obvious is missed.

Look at osho. He had narcissistic personality disorder. But the more I look into him, the more I don't even think he was enlightened. He was a cult leader and tried to make up his own version of enlightenment. He didnt teach classic enlightenment, he taught a mish mash of everything he studied. And he studied a lot. His talks seem to be the mind regurgitating stuff rather than true insight

You just think when you have to. Let me make something clear. Enlightenment is not about abandoning life and mind. It's about the end of suffering and that means no longer looking for oneself in the mind. Science is actually very accurate, there is not going to be a time when science isn't valid. Concepts have their place, but they are just not the big picture.

Yeah. Enlightenment proper will happen when you stop caring and stop teaching can't wait for the day!!!

@Satchidananda Nice. It's only a stroy if you don't use it to become enlightened and then let it go. It's a very nice tool to have possession of. Use it wisely.

If you do it properly, by developing an ethical personality first, then you should be fine.

@Pouya I think I've heard of a non duality and science conference.. So possibly, yeah. Why not? And enlightenment is a science. It's been proven for a long time. There is a system.

You know what I mean.

You can process this by doing a lovingkindness meditation towards Ralston. Include yourself while you're at it.

Enlightenment requires practicing unconditional love for everything until it becomes your nature.

@FunBun I have those thoughts but I am not those thoughts. Try that for a while and see how you get on.

@The White Belt The ego mind can never be healthy really. It's the inner witness that is the observer of the mind that is the healthy authentic self. That is a situation in which emotional healing can take place.

Yeah. It's like do nothing meditation.. I also do a little netti netti when my ego is going insane..

@Salvijus non directive meditation is what I do. Vipassana is part of that, but can't always watch the breath, you need to process thoughts and feelings too.

When someone hates you When you don't get what you want When you're treated unfairly When someone pushes your "buttons When people do crazy things that are socially unnaccepable When someone gets away with breaking the rules and wins When you lose and someone you hate wins Would others like to expand upon this list?

This is true, but Leo is not a solid entity. He is impermanent..So therefore he has the potential to grow. When his teaching evolves to proper spirituality he will align with it. You're freezing time also known as rubricizing. Let's keep an open mind and not judge Leo, because Leo is an infinate being. For him to grow we can help him by being open minded but still pointing flaws in his current paradigm.

The only negative energy here is you because you compelled to comment o something you do not understand. It's ok because this is obviously what you're working on in yourself at the moment. I'm actually defending Leo, im talking about his teaching rather than him as a person.

I don't agree this is accurate. Leo may argue his position because he is teaching enlightenment. A teacher has to lay out a teaching so that it is accurate, and debating this is ok. It's not his ego that's involved. I judge his possible endarknemnet on the authenticity of the teaching itself as he talks about life purpose as part of enlightenment, which directly contradicts the notion that we have 0 free will. Focus on his teaching to find out his level of consciousness. His behaviour is only subject to your personal understanding.

I covered that in another post. It's on the meditation forum if you are interested. Currently you are projecting resentment.