VincentArogya

It's not escaping. Unconscious people are not escaping all the time. They think that a certain situation, thing or person will bring them happiness and satisfaction but it doesn't and they quit or leave the situation. And the cycle repeats. Enlightenment is realizing that there is no one to escape from the game of life.

Will give it a try. Thanks for sharing

The comments on the video also serve as a good spiritual practice. Those comments help in stepping in those shoes and looking at the material from that paradigm.

No, but there's no identification.

Your soul has you! PS: A thought appeared in my mind, thought I'd share it.

It takes a very open mind to see what's being pointed out in the video. Once you see it, it's over!

The video was very natural and I was expecting Leo to take the angle that he did. As soon as I grasped that he is speaking about the topic from an all-inclusive angle (which he naturally does), it didn't matter what he said going forward. It was obvious how he would tackle several questions and it also caused my mind to look into various conspiracy theories and to see the stupidity of it all.

What would you do with the answer? How will that improve your life? Why don't you find out for yourself? And If we answered your questions, will you easily believe it just as you have continued to believe everything until now without directly verifying it?

It is wonderful. Be blessed brother and thank you for spending your time with me that day.

This cannot be explained or transmitted through words (in some cases it can be). When you awaken, your connection with the cosmos will become apparent. You are already connected to the cosmos but simply unaware. I haven't tried psychedelics. I didn't even have to meditate or contemplate to awaken. It just happened out of the blue. But, I have heard that psychedelics can help. @Leo Gura should be able to help. All you see around you is existence. Have you ever experienced non-existence? Non-existence is a mental concept. It does not truly exist.

To be radically honest with oneself and to be comfortable in acknowledging that he doesn't know anything. And of course, truly desire to know what this is all about.

Hi brother! Hope you're doing well

Solipsism is a belief system. It's an apathic view of the world. Even going with the general definition of Solipsism, the definition states that it is "a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing." But, the problem is within the definition itself and it is the skewed view of the self. Your self isn't just your body but the entire cosmos and you can become aware of it. So, once your sense of self expands to encompass the entire cosmos, you may still look at the world, which is yourself through the lens of Solipsism but with positive feelings. Speaking of objective reality, there is no difference between objective reality and nothingness. In your words, the Void exists as objective reality. I feel that it is an important realization to be had. Discussing non-duality is very paradoxical and it can leave you even more confused than what you began with.

Well, yes. There is no one inside the body taking control of it. It is empty. It is void. However, there is more to realize. You can realize that you are the void within which everything exists. Such a realization can be overwhelmingly liberating.

Good!!

What makes you think that planets themselves are not alive? How do you know time exists? Theories are not facts. Once you know the fact, theories become irrelevant.

This is a dangerous attitude that the ego uses to distract itself. How do you know that everything is an illusion?

I am imagining how Zen masters would troll each other the monastery lol.

If you had free will, you should be able to control the functions of your body, your sexual arousals, all your emotions, secretions of your glands, and basically all bodily sensations. However, since we have a little control over actions like being conscious of where we go, who we talk to, what we eat, we think that we have free will and choice. Try to see if you are really in control of your thoughts (which includes choice and free will) and if you think that you are, you should be able to stop your thoughts too. If you realize that you can't stop your thoughts, the question of free will and choice will disappear automatically. And choice is also an interesting concept, which suggests choosing one over the other. There's is no other. There is just one single being. Therefore, all choices made is fundamentally free will.

What Leo is referring to when he says Nothing is real, he is stating what there is a "No-Thing." It's not a thing. By being nothing it is able to create everything. If it already had objective qualities, it would limit itself. Try to imagine this - You (the Universe) is the basically the Space. And by being Space, your are able to make room for all objects that exists, including thoughts and feelings. Now you can't define the nature of space, although you can call it a box within which everything exists but how do you know where the boundaries are. There is no such thing as not-being. Being means what already exists. Since we believe that birth and death is true phenomenon, it feels that a thing is born into existence and when it dies, it disappears from existence. But, this is not true. For example, when a car is manufactured and presented to you, you can say that the car exists, but truly the car doesn't exist. It's the concept of car that exists. What truly exists is the materials used to make the car, which will continue to exist even after the car is scrapped and removed from "existence." It is the same with everything, including human beings. It's a good start, continue probing into it more. There's more to discover. A legitimate awakening usually involves the realization that you are not your ego but the whole universe, which includes everyone that you trust and don't trust. Therefore, true trust emerges even in most untrustworthy situations. You are exactly where you need to be.

Oof the lack of words! I simply used the word "Soul" in a poetic manner. This is why Lao Tzu said, the more you speak of it, the less you understand.

Of course, sir

The first mistake that's made in describing consciousness is calling it consciousness and assigning certain meaning to it. People who are interested in non-duality are not interested in realizing what consciousness is. Instead, what their nature is. Now the closest word that can describe the all knowing is consciousness or god. Use words as a bridge, not as a destination. No words that exist can describe what truly is. Not even the word consciousness.

While introspecting today on how life has changed after awakening, it came to my notice that reality itself aligns life in accordance to your spiritual insight. All my actions of reading spiritual texts, listening to spiritual teachers, and trying to meditate were all a facade. Instead, surrendering is what helps the most and being mindful of your actions, which doesn't mean to resist your actions but to flow with it without being judgmental. At this point, it seems the more you speak about it, the more confusing it becomes. Enlightenment is the beginning, integration is a whole another process. All in all, life is glorious!

Well, even then he'll assume that the brain and consciousness are separate 'objects'.