Terell Kirby

Craziest shit I've ever seen-

Same strategy for everyone- go out, socialize and meet people. You may be insecure about personality quirks, we all have them. You can still go out and socialize-you’ll gain confidence the more you do it

Great episode. Holding a rationalist worldview requires a divided mind, this is antithetical to the holism needed to realize God. Leo is doing a service to rationalists everywhere by helping them reach their highest spiritual potential. This is mission impossible in my eyes, but great to see someone give it a shot. Keep up the great work @Leo Gura

Survival baby. But it can be transcended- to some degree

Not as straightforward as you think. Self deception remains even after profound Awakenings

It’s not a question of wisdom, it’s a question of Consciousness. Two different things. Ralston’s Consciousness of the fundamental nature of reality is separate from elements of his personality.

I mean, surely some of them have. Ralston is a master at teaching contemplation to get to direct insights. Serious practitioners can’t help but come to profound realizations if they are disciplined enough in how they go about it.

RIP Whether you like it or not, OF introduced an entirely new marketplace of opportunity for people and shifted culture in profound ways.

All of this blog content has really started to desensitize me to the realities of human corruption. Not sure if it's a good or bad thing !

I am realizing that being non conformist is not about sounding or looking different. This is all shallow and surface level stuff. Being truly non conformist is an internal recognition of one’s true nature. Nothing more, nothing less.

@Leo Gura I really loved your nuanced take on Conservatism: https://www.actualized.org/insights/true-conservatism A lot of it is developing attributes related to Conscientiousness (one of the big five personality traits). Whether it’s Truth, spirituality, health, success, finances, creativity, etc- there are less and more Conscientious ways to go about it. A lot people are missing these traits today. Jordan Peterson is a master at explaining the importance of conscientiousness- although he often has terrible political takes on Stage Green progressives. He’s a great example of this: another good video:

Seems quite negative perspective on life.. yes people are selfish. But there’s also capacity for genuine care, love and well meaning interactions

Lovely bird as your profile pic I tend to learn more from the ignorance, selfishness and stupidity of people nowadays. It's difficult to not judge- but dropping judgement and seeing it for what it is has become essential to spiritual growth.

Some, not all. You bring up good points about ideological nature of transgenderism-but best to avoid generalizations when addressing marginalized groups.