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@Leo Gura Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. Extremely appreciate of you and your channel, even if it's possible that you are me and I'm unconsciously imagining all this shit.

So will the direct experience of let's say 'infinite' be as obvious as my direct experience of the 'the sun'? Because even when I have a direct experience of the sun, I only know I'm having a direct experience of the sun due to the knowledge I have about it being 'the sun'. Otherwise, if I was the first person to experience it I wouldn't have any clue about what I'm observing. Then on top of that I'd need a language to distill that experience down into relative terms in order to attempt in describing that experience. So, I have never experienced "God, Love, Infinity, Truth, Good, Consciousness" well I'm pretty sure I haven't definitely not to the degree you describe, but if I do will I know that's what I'm experiencing? I have no problem with your answers. I am however confused on one can create definitive answers within a symbolized system such as language, about something which cannot be systematized. Language is extremely weird now I'm thinking about it as it can be interpreted completely differently for everyone. I guess we could both sit together and directly experience the sun and agree upon it through language. Could we do the same with something like "Truth"? Or is that just a ridiculous question.

Leo constantly reminds people to verify it for themselves in there own direct experience. But how do I know if I have or have not directly experienced something? Like what does it mean for me to directly verify something someone tells me. Especially when an experience is so radically outside of my scope of possibility. I have many experiences where there is a clear shift. But I don't know what that is. Or what I am experience other than a change in my experience. Basically what I am asking is, does one just know they have directly experienced one of the many insights Leo talks in length about. Another thing which I'd actually like to ask Leo directly is. How can you be so definitive with your language when describing the ultimate nature of reality? Is language that profoundly descriptive. It's confusing to me how you can be so certain in your language when describing something like God, or Infinity. Is this because this is what you believe to be the current best descriptive tool? Or the meaning of the language you use is so vastly different from other people? We cannot symbolize reality yet you give direct and definitive answers with a language.

Hi I am in real need of some advice here. It seems that currently and probably for about a year or so I can't find any motivation in life. I don't know what to do anymore all the meaning in careers and moving forward in society seems to not entice me. I want to be doing something interesting with my life but cannot figure out what to do after watching 100 hours of this content. It feels like everything around me is just a construction and not real making it very difficult for me to take any of this seriously. I don't know how to create a life for myself. I have degrees in mathematics and physics but don't know how to use them. I work a shitty job and just have been saving with the idea of getting in my car and driving away to explore. But I feel like I am just running away. I try to gain momentum but just lose it after a while as I cannot seem to develop any clear vision or purpose in my life. I used to be a super motivated and driven individual and believe I still am, however because I feel as if my entire reality has been broken and it all seems like a game to me I can't seem to find a way to motivate myself to move forward. I mean the thing I am moving forward within is just a construction. What do I do here? Has anyone else experienced this issue when entering into a sort of relativistic state of mind. I just feel so lost and completely out of sync with my surroundings. I feel trapped unable to re-orient myself in this new reality I am in. Any practical steps or advice would be so helpful this really has effected my entire life. I am also becoming self destructive as I am so bored with no where to put all this energy. Thanks, Jacob

I want to be independent and to be able to support myself fully. This could be something I have been avoiding as up to this point in my life I haven't really been concerned with making money, getting a good job and finding some stability in life. I have enjoyed the sort of unstable more chaotic lifestyle I have been living. But now being back with my parents at 24 years old I want to leave here and be independent from them. Staying here I have felt like I am a burden as if they feel like I am useless and are doing me a huge favor letting me stay here in the back yard in a tent. And maybe all those things are true. I know what I love to do I have grand visions and goals but all of these cannot be achieved without some money and independence. But my point is I want to leave and become independent. I am starting from pretty much nothing. Do you guys have any advice for me and my situation. Have anybody had similar experienced to this. I don't know what to do and want to become better at making money and not depending on others for surviving.

@VeganAwake So lets just try except shit for how it is and I won't feel bad or suffer. Honestly that sounds great I'll try my best. Some things are very difficult to accept though

@Leo Gura super insightful answer thank you hadn't looked at it like that before. Still am feeling a bit shitty about it all. I guess I'm just being naive. I don't mind me some forced self isolation though (I'm chilling in a tent next step throw away my phone so I don't have internet. Then we are talking)

@electroBeamcant argue with that math.

I re-watched both videos on "What is Love?". I can understand that a virus which infect and kills us from a human survival perspective is seen as a terrible thing. But conceptually maybe from the perspective of the entire earth this is a good thing as it eliminates humans which seem to be a "virus" to the earth as a whole. But saying all that I still feel sad and don't feel love towards anything that is going on. If anything I feel grateful right now to simply be sitting here writing this. I'd be interested to hear other peoples thoughts on this. Hope everyone is well much love. <3

@Leo Gura How do you know that you are not following another person/people blindly in some capacity? How can you know that the thoughts you conjure up and the actions you take are independent from all the information you have taken in from other people and resources?

fuck this is a lot to take in... complete mind fuck for me guys. How do I know what my intention is? Does one not think of his/her intention and then act upon that? I guess in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter but to me right now it does and I want to live a extraordinary passionate life I don't want to be a zombie like I see most people as. But surely creating this life is based on making a decision having a thought and acting upon a thought is it not? But all these aren't my decisions I'm very confused. Why is there Einsteins and great people who make huge contributions and live out amazing lives but also people who do nothing sit on the couch and eat cheetos till they die? What made one person and the other if there is no control over nothing?

I would really like some help with this one. A few days ago I realized while meditating that I had absolutely zero control over the thoughts popping up in my mind. It was a scary realization at first but I managed to let it go briefly... However I have heard Leo talk about how you must take full responsibility for your life and this really inspired me to make serious development and progress in my life. But if I am not in control of my thoughts at all and these thoughts essentially shape the kind of life I create then how can I take full responsibility for my life? Am I in control of the thoughts I decide to give attention too and act upon those or is that simply another thought I am not in control of? If I have no free will at all then I'm not in control of anything including what I do? Really would love to hear anyone who has experienced something like this it was very strange feeling when I realized for a small space of time I wasn't in any control of my thoughts.

I think it also may be the fact that it becomes to overwhelming for me to handle I don't know how to process it. As I feel as if reality is inescapable its beauty is inescapable... I look at something and realize I know absolutely nothing about it. It is a complete mystery to me that feels like a lot for me too. I just can't understand how others can continue doing anything like driving to work I just want them to get out and sit in the road with me or something. I get into states where feel like I am walking around in a complete trance like I can't believe my eyes. Like what the fuck is everyone doing where are they going? What is so important for you to do right now?

@ADD @This is the end Thank you both very informative

@Bryanbrax I'm 23 why?