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@Michael569 Thank you.

Guys, I am doing a bit of research on how should I learn. Should I self study or should I go and seek the help of a teacher? And I am interested in learning topics related to Electrical Engineering. So, as of now, I am learning on my own. And now this doubt occurred to me....about the requirement of a teacher. I know that this question should not be posted in this forum but I think I am just taking advice on learning itself but not a doubt related to EE.So I posted my doubt here. I also watched Leo's research video...so I felt curious to do a bit of research on the doubt I have.

@Ero Thank's Ero. Good luck with your IMO and IPhO!

I have watched Leo's latest video upload. I have the following doubt. "To be tortured to reach death is hell. But to normally die is a pinnacle". But how can one normally die physically? without our organs starting to malfunction? Eyes becoming blurred day by day? Without wrinkles on the skin? Isn't that all pain?

@hamedsf Okay.

I asked the following question to a member of this blog and now I felt that it would be much helpful If I take input from you guys too. So, I posted this. I don't know how to describe this. I have an IELTS exam in 2 months or so. I am a bit weak in speaking and listening to English. I know, obviously, that I should work hard but are there anythings which can accelerate my learning process? Something like binaural beats(the best working one which you know?) or affirmations e.t.c.? I really have to get a good score in the speaking session(one of the four: Reading, Speaking, Listening, and Writing)

I have written some short and concise affirmation which I read twice a day. Once in the morning and once before going to bed. My doubt is how long these affirmations be active? After they were a part of the sub-conscious mind, can I stop reading the affirmations?

Guys, I will complete my exams(engineering exams) tomorrow. I am thinking to learn new things related to academics and to my hobbies. What I was thinking is, can I put myself in a constant music environment? I'll put on some classical music like Audiomachine's album tree of life, or Thomas Bergerson's Invincible or Mozart music. Considering that I don't get disturbed by the music while studying, does music while studying has any negative effects?

I'll discover this by myself. Thank you for the post.

If I wanted to discover a new thing or want to go deep into a topic, I may have to start thinking and discover the result by myself. And the objection I have is "Will I not be limited by how many words or how much language I know?" And what If I don't know what words should I use to think about the topic?

Hi, I have been pursuing personal development for 6 months(haha). I just wanted to ask whether Leo's advanced videos will help me go through job interviews? Videos like what is God, Enlightenment e.t.c

Hi, I really like Leo's content. It's helpful and entertaining at the same time. But sometimes I feel that every topic is taken to its extremities and sometimes very picky. And sometimes I feel that this actualization process is more of a de-construction process. I know this is my point of view. Do you have something to say about this? How can I know that something is enough?

I just watched Freewill vs Determinism yesterday and I got a thought that since I do not have freewill does that mean what I will achieve in life is pre-determined? as opposed to what leo said in "The point of life" video in which leo said God wants to know about him through us. And If God didn't give us freewill how will he know about himself truly?

@TheAvatarState I'll do it. If I get any doubts I'll revisit this post and ask you my doubts.

I recently started personal development after suffering for years with depression(some childhood problems and addiction due to illicit affairs my father had) and a year back I was diagnosed with depressional OCD and Schizophrenia(attempted suicide 4-times). I also have porn addiction. If you really have some time I told my entire life story briefly. Today I was watching Leo's latest video and at a point, he said awakening is a matter of life and death. I am really not aware of whether I want to know the TRUTH. But, I am in a sense felt that if I could align myself with the universe I can experience everything and particularly I can experience that I and my pug plippie(died on April 15 and that's two days after my birthday) are one and the same. What I am really aware of is I am not depressed that my pug died. Now, I am really happy that I had Plippie in my life. I am now a friend of a new dog Sandy(a golden retriever). I want to ask you guys, am I not aware of my interest in awakening? Am I missing something?

@Pernani I think he values growth because he gave up his gaming career even though he is earning good amount of money. He wanted a more individual independent lifestyle to become a master in whatever field he want to. If he had spent the same amount of time and hardwork in gaming, he would have earned more. But, he didn't. He was more interested in learning about himself.

Hi, this is possibly a big post. I will try to put it simply. When I was in 4th grade, a guy who is elder to me showed me some porn and I felt disgusted and frightened and I run back to my home. Even before I tried to completely forget about that incident I discovered that my father has an affair with another woman when I was playing with my dad's phone. I saw nude images of this woman and from that moment I "unconsciously" developed some sort of dislike towards my father. I was like not angry on my father instead I felt sad. I kept on thinking why is he doing this. And questions like "Did someone intentionally put those pictures in my dad's phone?" A lot of other sad things happened like I heard my mother crying in the middle of the night and on one day I heard my mother talking about my father's affair with him. The thing is I did not say this to anyone. Not until my second year of engineering. In my second year of engineering, things went really bad. My behavior became worse. I always misunderstood even my few friends said. It is during this time I had mood swings and friends told me that something is really wrong with me. The worseness didn't end yet. I had committed suicide after my best friend stopped talking to me. Because I felt good in her company. I somewhat felt not good at home because of family issues. All my relation with my friends didn't go well from my second year of undergrad. My parents took me to a Psychiatrist and the doc told that I was suffering with Schizophrenia(no hallucinations) and depressional OCD. And FYI, I also have porn addiction which I developed after a long time after seeing the adult google searches made by my father when I was like in my 9th grade. I also committed suicide three more times due to depression that I was kicked out from my college course and also because my friends stopped talking to me. I only have 7 friends in during my engineering course and I surely know that my best friend thought that because of she I committed suicide. She actually tried to help me when I was having bad symptoms and she also even took me to a doc but I discontinued using the medicines. My best friend knows what happened during my childhood and actually she was the first one who know this. For sure, I know she always tried to help me but I always misunderstood. My behavior is not good at that time. I became picky about the things happening. She stopped talking to me from the moment she came to know that I committed suicide the first time(I took 17 sleeping tablets at once)....I am on medication even now and it's been more than a year I was under medication. And besides talking about all this with my doc and using medicines I still have porn addiction. Though I dont watch a porn video for more than 10-15 minutes I randomly go to a time in the video and I start masturbating and I ejaculate and I then close the incognito browser. First of all, thank you for taking time to read all my text. So I have two questions: how can I cure my addiction? I sometimes feel guilty of watching porn because I felt that I should stop watching because it's not a good thing and also that my friend would feel bad when she knows this. And my second question is after all this...I am feeling that what happened is actually good and I am also having no objection while watching Leo's videos. I am confused whether I am taking this positively or negatively. What are your views on this? And once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for reading my post.

@Devi Shanti Thank you. I am trying to cure my addiction. I am doing good for a few days and I'm relapsing again.

@LeoIsMe69 I already did:) The only problem I have now is the addiction. I can't get rid of it.

@Commodent Thanks for recommending me a new book! I am currently reading The Four Agreements. As soon as I finish that I'll start reading the book you recommended.

Guys, this thought has been puzzling me for a while...like there is internal and external. Internal being my qualities like wiseness, openmindedness e.tc. I mean all thing related to self-development. External being my career, social connections e.t.c. What I am feeling is that when these internal and external are in sync or harmony with each other I will have a good life. Am I thinking in the correct way? I've watched Leo's other video and he says that everything is one. I understand that, but still I get a feeling that there is something beyond this. What are your views on this? Sorry for my bad English.

Guys I have some kind of a problem: whenever I or someone else appreciate s me for doing a good or right thing, I am soon making a mistake at that thing. I am also aware of myself not being over-confident. I have this problem since I was 13(I guess) How do I fix this? Should I give affirmations one more try?

Guys, I really do not know what I might be labeled after I ask this question. In the Absolute Infinity video series, Leo tells that the universe is infinite and he also talked about a lot of stuff. But what I don't get is "Why is the universe infinite?" I did get the sand and zip file analogy but what I didn't understand is why the size of the universe is considered infinite? I'm not asking about some scientific evidence, all is want to know is how does one come to a conclusion that the size of the universe is infinite. Should I have to re-watch the video again?

Guys, I have been doing Holotropic Breathwork for about 3 weeks. Everything is going good. I feel like now I'm much more aware of my surroundings and within myself. So, I am thinking to continue Holotropic Breathwork. But my doubt is, is it better than Meditation? Or are they both same? I have read online about Holotropic breathwork and I came to know that it increases consciousness and cures addictions. Also, I have Schizophrenia(no hallucinations) and I've seen no issues while doing Holotropic Breathwork. So, which one should I do?

I would suggest you read the book "A Guide To The Good Life" by William B. Irvine which is also a book recommended by Leo.