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When this false you is recognized for what it is, you see that it is illusory. There still happens to be existence without this illusory self. Say there’s a Self or no-self, it doesn’t matter. It’s a collapse of the barrier at the end of the day. The same thing is the case whether you frame it one way in words or another way. I am God and there is no self are ultimately pointing in a very similar direction just with possibly a few different facets at the forefront for one versus the other. If you can’t see that, we don’t share enough similar direct experiences.

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Find Christians with true devotion and love for God and Christ. You can connect with them on the level of appreciation for the Divine. Of course they will try to indoctrinate you. Your direct experience should already inoculate you against that if you’ve been doing significant consciousness work. Some well-developed Christians have access to a source of spiritual love and bliss most here on this forum have likely never experienced. That is what they call the Holy Spirit. This is not monopolized to Christianity or their dogma, but their love and devotion to Christ gives many of them a direct experience with this. An experience of the Holy Spirit is likely the best thing you’ll find in interactions with Christians. You can find it in many other places and with other methods, but being with Christians who are truly filled with love for God and Christ might be one of the most likely sources. I’ve spent the past few months in regular/weekly meetings with Mormon missionaries. It’s been a beautiful experience which has shown me that if you cannot connect spiritually with genuine religious seekers (this certainly isn’t many of them) then there is a problem of judgment and over-attachment within you too. Best of luck. Try interacting with multiple denominations of Christians if the first does not resonate.

What works for you? Feel free to share whether it’s a very common answer or something more unique to only your situation. The idea is for this to serve as a sort of informal poll on methods.

The thing is even if your conclusion is that ultimately awareness is the basis of everything and some absolute void was experienced, the idea that this pure awareness is separate from this less fundamental thing — the content of awareness — is just an idea. Yes, pure awareness is there! It is the constant, but once this constant is experienced directly, it’s clear that this is all there is. The issue is that as it is all there is, it must also be the very thing which it was necessary to drop to experience it. It must be everything it was at first thought to be different from. It is all One ultimately. In true nonconceptual awareness, the duality between awareness and the content of awareness collapses. The collapse shows that there always was just One thing — the Self, You, Truth.

It’s all determinism which we take part in. The “chemical reaction” took place already. We just feel pressured to engage in the next step of the chain reaction, so we do. We take ownership of these actions as they feel to be authentic, but we are really just operating our free will only according to the different modes of our nature. God/the Self created all conditions of every minute detail of our existence, but somehow people see themselves as separate from that creation process and God itself. The whole process happens within You, but you are influenced in an infinite amount of ways. Ultimately you influence all of the rest of Existence too. you hold the ultimate power to change everything else that is ever witnessed, but you still only have this power due to the way You organized your existence and personally experienced reality. It gets pretty strange loopy. Essentially the individual has the ability, most readily through significant consciousness work, to work in a co-creative relationship or dance with God in which consciousness can be altered in such a way that change in an infinite amount of different ways become possible. The limit that exists on the individual’s ability to alter consciousness (to the degree of changing the rules which govern all of Existence and how it operates) is like an artificial max speed limit on a car. It still limits the change, but it is ultimately capable of being changed. The problem is that the rules in place keeping someone from creating a true and full strength endogenous DMT trip in waking consciousness under no life-threatening conditions is on the level of a physical miracle. Such things are possible, but they are usually only created in extremely rare conditions by Your grace or possibly ridiculous karma. When talking about things on the level of siddhis essentially, it’s important to note that much more powerful non-physical siddhis such as Infinite Love are far easier to access through the infrastructure God created like psychedelics. If we’re to suggest people go trying to create endogenous DMT in the quantities needed for breakthrough, our success rate would be worse than abysmally low. What’s far more likely is someone had experienced enough change in brain chemistry and states of consciousness through many awakenings that the naturally present levels of different brain chemicals could be able to create radical effects on consciousness due to greater sensitivity levels. Many people have talked about how after enough awakenings or higher consciousness experiences substances become much more potent. This isn’t going to happen to these stage green hippies in the way Bashar suggests. Maybe a ridiculously small number of yogis or other mystics throughout history have fallen in the category of people who have been capable of these states endogenously. It’s not good advice to talk to everyone as if they can achieve the same outcome as the top 0.1% or less most conscious humans in history who regularly practiced spirituality hardcore for many years with some flimsy change in what they believe is possible or what things they need a “permission slip” from to experience.

Exactly. But what is the only thing illusion can exist within? Truth. What is the Source of illusion? What is. God. Self. Existence. It’s like a mother and a fetus. Is the creation separate from the creator? Sure! You can conceptualize it that way, but there is also a fundamental and undeniable connection between the two. Without mental definitions, what separates them? Without mental definitions, what separates you from Truth or what is. Yes, I’m talking about even the character that has never been yet we are still capable of discussing it. We talk about an illusion as if it is something that isn’t real, but for it to even be in discussion, it must exist on some level. The illusion is real, but that does not mean it is always interpreted in ways that point to what is real. Ironically, we are having a discussion in an illusion where we are talking about what the lack of illusion is as if we have experienced it or somehow know what we are talking about. This is stating that somehow Truth was discovered through something which is somehow not also Truth or separate from Truth. It’s like the species/Individual that discovered God/Source/Truth/Pure Awareness/Nothingness/No experiencer which creates everything and entirely supports the existence of the character is somehow different from the character. It’s a tad absurd I would say. You are Everything. There are no divisions. All is One.

This quote is about as close to Absolute Garbage as any relative idea could get imo ? Flat Earth is just relative garbage. This is trying to make claims about a more fundamental case in what’s likely a pretty bad misunderstanding. Unless, what they mean is that our ego is dependent on thought which is what we seem to be and that this apparent self is not present when thought is not present. We (transcendental/true self) are whether thought is present or not. Even without thought, it seems quite likely the ego is still there — it’s simply repressed/less obvious. A subtle ego likely remains.

He is speaking from a post-enlightenment perspective. The seeker still needs to make efforts. If we looked at this statistically, his statement would show itself to be pretty shitty lol. How many became enlightened after sincere efforts vs. those who became enlightened without any efforts. Eckhart Tolle is the only example I’ve heard of who had it happen more or less accidentally. But it is true for Adyashanti’s life and once you’ve had the experiences to recognize where you’re trying to not go. He is a great teacher. This is just spoken at a very specific part on the path which doesn’t necessarily help those at all other stages. Ultimately you cannot move from the Truth. It is everywhere and inescapable. What we’re trying to do is become actively conscious that what we’re experiencing already is Truth. Good luck doing that without practice.

The concept of the new channel is great, and hiring another person (editor) to further your work is a wise move. I hope you’re aware of the myriad of benefits of making similar moves in the future. This is the type of stuff which could allow for you to still generate the same value you are with your current and more solo approach while having more free time to work on extensive projects such as your book. I think much more could be done with this channel. You mentioned hiring an editor, but this isn’t really serious editing. A lot of potential value is lost by only turning your hours long talking head videos into less than ten minute talking head videos. Think bigger. The first logical step to improve this, in my opinion, would be to add relevant visual stimulation. A second, more optional, step could also be to then add appropriate music to the background in some videos. I’ll post an example of what this might look like below. You’ve certainly seen many videos of this style before. I guess the question is why did you make this second channel? You mentioned it being good because a lot of people can’t watch very long videos or that the length of your content has inherent limitations. This points pretty clearly to you having the intention to reach more people or make the content more accessible. It appears that you recognize that your content reaching more people or the same amount of people engaging with the content more frequently is ultimately a good thing. You’re making an effort to take a step closer to the student/consumer of the content by making it more likely for them to engage with what you’ve created by making shorter versions. These goals would find more success if the elements I mentioned at the beginning were present. I recognize that the channel is new. You might even have this planned. You’ve made it clear that you don’t wish to sacrifice quality for volume in your main channel’s videos in your last blog post. I think this principle is valuable for the new channel as well although volume would be more beneficial here than on your main channel. Adding the elements mentioned to these new videos would likely see the channel having a greater impact than a higher volume of talking head videos. Here are examples of the style of videos I’m talking about. It’s a wide range of possibilities, but the idea is something that is more stimulating. The first is probably too much for most of the videos, but a video like this done occasionally would be a good way to attract new viewers. You can obviously scale back the visual elements compared to the first example. This is more of an extreme example as far as the amount of footage used and copyrighted sources of footage go. Simply adding some relevant images at appropriate times could make the videos more engaging. This video was done by the forum user Nahm. Halfway through and near the end some useful and stimulating visual elements are added. This is a good example showing how a combination of seeing Leo speak and seeing other relevant visual content could be beneficial. Another example which I think the visual and audio elements add a lot to You’re doing amazing work with actualized.org. I only offer this feedback because of the immense value it has added to my existence. I wish to see this occur for more people, and your actions suggest that this is something you wish to happen as well. I’m aware that there is mild projection done on my part in this post regarding your motivations and goals which may or may not be accurate.

See about halfway through and near the end. Everyone seems to be fixated on that first video example. I tried to explain that it does not need to be that extreme, but that format has proven to be incredibly successful on YouTube and other major video sharing platforms. More visual stimulation can be something as simple as showing an image to represent a key word such as infinity which Leo has given image examples of in the past. Here’s another example which is from a philosophy-focused channel which has seen a lot of growth in much part due to the visual stimulation given. People say they don’t want distraction. I personally am not distracted at all from following the ideas presented here due to the visual or audio components added. I imagine many of the viewers also feel little to no distraction.

I can see a benefit in doing both for sure.

You’ve been told we live in three spatial dimensions. Can a 3D appearance happen on a flat surface? What is the difference between a screen which can show 3D reality realistically in 4K and how you see? Is a screen 3D? How is the 3D appearance on a screen, which you take to be illusory, different from what you’re seeing right now in front of you? A person can look to be 10 ft away from the perspective of the camera in a movie, but is it any further away from you than any other thing on the screen? Is your field of perception more like a screen or a camera? Examine the answer to the previous question by asking “Is there a difference between being a screen or a camera?” Can there truly be a “here” and a “there” simultaneously in your field of perception/awareness/consciousness? Is anything in your field of perception/awareness/consciousness closer to this field than another thing within this field? Which numerical representation of spatial dimensions (5D, 8D, 3D, 1D, etc.) is capable of holding all potential variations of spatial dimensions within itself? Is there a difference between a painting and a video if everything occurs within the present moment? If you feel stuck or haven’t had a significant recontextualization occur from considering these, feel free to reply here or shoot me a PM. I can give some of my answers to these or more info to try to point you to what I experienced.

Probably India.

Aaron is great. I think Christ is smiling at the clarity he is bringing to the Christian faith.

That was an extreme version as I mentioned. The point is that some visual elements could be added in. It doesn’t need to be on this level. Appropriate music adds a lot to the reach of this type of content oftentimes, but it’s just a suggestion. I Of course the regular audience of actualized.org will not need this type of switch in many cases. It’s not for us mostly. We’re used to watching videos that are hours long. It’s to allow for this useful information to reach more people who are in the position to take interest and benefit from it. You cannot deny the greater appeal of this type of content for most people. It is statistically evident.

People with psychotic mental health disorders (namely bipolar disorder and schizophrenia) are often spiritually gifted. In many ancient, and even some modern, indigenous cultures, these people often became shamans. In some cultures they frequently took psychedelics to further develop their roles as visionaries and healers. Now it’s thought by doctors that these are the absolute last people who should use psychedelics. Now we’re medicated with drugs that blunt our innate abilities and told that the states that lead to the development of these abilities are to be avoided. This is because we see these psychedelics trigger spiritual emergencies (manic and/or psychotic episodes often) in the individuals which cannot be worked through properly with current infrastructure. Most of the time medications are unnecessary if proper support and respect is given for these experiences. In the past, shamans didn’t have to do the same subsistence-focused roles. They focused solely on perfecting their craft. Their role was immensely important to the society. They had their basic needs (food & shelter namely) taken care of by others so the focus could be on their very taxing and intense work. We’re talking about diving into the depths of “insanity” to pull out useful insights and gain abilities which transcend the understanding of normal science and materialism. Good luck trying to do that in modern contexts where there is not the financial support and respect to make this feasible. If we took thousands or even millions of “mentally ill” people who struggle to find success and purpose and supported them in developing their natural abilities, our world would flourish in many ways. I’ve personally experienced the literal magic capable of an individual who goes down this path, and I haven’t even had the proper support to develop these abilities. A big part of the problem is reductionism and materialism have added to large disbelief in these abilities even being possible. Not to mention we were demonized by stage blue religions which has most of the people who believe in miraculous things thinking our abilities are somehow evil. A simple set of policies which would help this situation would be to allow people who seriously wish to pursue the shamanic path immunity to laws related to consciousness-expanding substances and a basic living wage to be given by the government as proof that this work was being taken seriously was shown. Sadly we won’t see these things happen for quite some time. Society will have to raise to a stage green average before this is even a possible consideration by lawmakers.

This could be quite misleading. “What seems impossible = Truth” seems much closer to me, but even this assumes that the reader is wrong about what they believe is possible. What is impossible is not the case. What is actual, real, possible, existent, etc. is the Truth.

Here’s a thread discussing coral for those curious what it is. https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/15467-what-is-stage-coral-in-spiral-dynamics/ It is essentially a more developed turquoise which is now more individualistic and no longer inhibited by the superego remnants which limit the authentic expression of turquoise beings who still are too docile, passive, and relativistically moral in the eyes of lower stages to be high-level expressions of God Consciousness/enlightenment/awakening. It’s generally understood that coral will look like a much higher level version of stage red which was really our most raw version of individual power the world has yet seen (Genghis Khan for example). Imagine a Jesus who was no longer self sacrificing. A Jesus who used those world famous mystical manipulations of the physical world to harm where necessary for the further expression of Absolute Love in the world. War would certainly be a tool in the arsenal of such a being which we see essentially no turquoise examples of.

Krishna. Through and through. He’s was probably beyond coral, but it’s a good template to use to see something beyond a typical ultra-conscious being who operates with survival-based morality as an ultimate motivating factor for his actions. He acts beyond morality by using morality in its most perfect possible form. He realized and explained that you should not anguish in slaying your enemies if it is your duty as the soul is never born and can never die. Arjuna’s emotional struggle before the beginning of the war in the Bhagavad Gita is an example of flawed morality or morality operated simplistically without knowledge of the individual’s transcendent nature. Arjuna had a very pure heart which expressed a lot of stage green-style compassion. Krishna realized God Consciousness in what appears in many ways to be an Absolute form. Even with what people now call his “Supreme Personification of Godhead,” he knew that this limited expression could not be a full expression of his transcendental nature. He knew that he was in fact the Source of all things to such a degree that he was not above destruction or anything humans simplistically view as evil as it goes against our agendas. If you’ve not taken the time to go through the Bhagavad Gita in full at least once, it’s an absolute must in my opinion if you’re serious about this work. I’ll post a free and well done audio version of it below. Skip the first 10-15 minutes if you don’t care much about the context of the war which is occurring. It’s ultimately not too important for understanding awakening and spirituality.

It’s not just that bad. God is every evil act and every perpetrator of those acts. Which part of omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence seems to have the potential of supporting anything other than this? If something is infinite, how is it somehow separate from a being or action as soon as human morality and survival agendas deem it to be evil or bad?

Every quality of existence is a quality of God. Of course this also includes human qualities.

I think you might benefit from looking into Heartfulness meditation. It’s mindfulness meditation with the focus point as the heart region. The meditation begins with the gentle supposition that the Source is in the heart. I can personally verify much of the supernatural is in fact very real.

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