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Reminder about quitting bad habits : Why should I stop smoking? -because its affected my lungs severely. I think my lungs are severely damaged after years of hardcore smoking. It's gives me low energy. Why should I stop porn and masturbation?. -simply because I feel like shit after doing it and it robs me of any motivation to succeed in my life ..

I need to first be fulfilling the basic needs on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Then I can move on to something higher .like seeking god or awakening.

The obstacles I have to find a girlfriend or to get married: I need to fix some issues about my appearance . This can be done in the gym . I need to finish my business degree and that's gonna take few years since I'm still in first grade. Finding a way to earn money to afford for buying a new house and escape mom's basement . Actually finding a girl to marry and that can only happen through social circles. As I'm not expecting that I will attract hot girls from clubs and whatnot. But I'm determined to change my life to the better ..

So day 2 nofap . Day 30 no smoking . No workout for today . Because I haven't eaten enough calories. I wish I sticked to nofap from the beginning of the year. But hey..we can't change the past .let's do it until the end of the year .

So I'm on day two in nofap .and about a month or so no smoking. I will begin to workout starting from tomorrow. Each day I will document my nofap count and no smoke count and whether I did work out or not .

But that tiny little creature doesn’t seem insignificant in the cosmos than other animals. He went to the moon .he went to the edge of the galaxies. He figured out the origin of the universe (the big bang ) and built technology and computers and other such great things . We are God's perfect design. At least that's what I believe in.

@gettoefl it's not that you are a broken record . It's that what you said has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

@Max_V why are you depressed? Any specific reasons?

I'm not against psychedelics. I never tried them before so if I speak about them I'm at risk of having no clue of what I'm talking about. However I would say..if brain used all of its potential all the time, we would notice everything and the mind would have a constant influx of thought. Over time we would be able to modulate this to optimize functionality, but that would be after we place a certain limit on our potential once again, reintroducing inhibition. The best way for us to exist is at a controlled state where we are free enough to interact with our surroundings, but limited enough to not lose track of ourselves.

enlightenment is simply you becoming directly conscious of the absolute Truth of existence. Absolute clarity about what is Truth and what isn't. Do you want to become enlightened??? Take out your hand and look at it.. And recognize that your hands are actual. They are Real. They are the absolute Truth. And recognize that all your concepts about Truth in your minds(thoughts) are not the Truth. Compare all your thoughts and concepts with the sensation of your hands.. Notice that your hands are Truth. While all your thoughts (without exception) are bla bla bla. That's it. Its really that simple .stop making it complicated. All religions..all science..all spiritual teachings are not the Truth. The truth is the entirety of your direct experience right now . And that's all that exists. What is the context of this experience you might ask ? Of course the answer is nowhere. Reality is just your field of consciousness right now floating in nothingness.

But in order to do that you must use construction. Which is the opposite of moving to annihilation and merging with the singularity like what Leo suggested in the video you linked. Humans possess the Free Will to make conscious or unconscious decisions. The use of this ability can have positive, negative and every gradation of outcomes in between for the individual and those around or connected him/her. It can lead to us fulfilling our potential in this Lifetime, or to limiting that same potential.

First of all that's according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. So I didn't pull it out of my ass .according to that model ,intimacy is a basic need like food ,water and shelter etc. But I guess when one is sexually suppressed then romance and intimacy becomes its highest aim. Its relative and differ from one human to another. But there is stuff like connecting with god or your higher self and discovering completely new fields that take mankind to more and more advancement. That I would consider at the highest of the pyramid.

That's a reasonable goal and it's indeed the objective of many people. But it's in the very base of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. So there is definitely something higher . To me it's Only when one realizes he is a function of the boundless, infinite and deathless.

What point ? I watched that video several times .he talks about becoming more conscious and more loving and more selfless and that moves us closer to the godhead/singularity/formlessness. But what I'm interested in here is discovery and building miraculous achievements for mankind that can't we even imagine in our era ,just like how we invented all the technology we are using today and we could not believe its possible even 100 years ago .

That's one of my favourite Leo's videos. But he is basically talking about annihilation. I don't think merging with pure formlessness is considered an achievement. What I mean by human potential is something constructive not destructive.

I agree. It's gonna take time and effort. But nothing is outlandish enough. Scientists say there are billions of galaxies in our universe. That's like billions and trillions of planets . There definitely are forms of life out there . We can't be alone in this vast infinite universe.

Yes our potential is REALLY BIG!!!! lt always went something like that: Humans: fuck you birds, why can you fly and we can't? *years later... humans are now able to make a hunk of metal fly faster than the speed of sound Humans: fuck you fireflies, why do you have light and we don't? *years later... humans now have electricity, the internet, and the laptop I'm writing this answer on right now Humans: fuck you whales, how do you dive so deep? *years later... humans built the Trieste and have descended to the deepest part of the ocean, deeper than any mammal has gone before. Humans: fuck you imaginary aliens, how can you get to the moon and explore the universe? *years later... humans set foot on the moon, launched probes past our solar system and have achieved basic knowledge in the universe we live in. Humans: fuck you bees, how can you sting us? that's just not nice *years later... humans develop guns, and weapons of mass destruction. We are now the most efficient killing machine on the planet . Humans: fuck you plants how can you make your own food? *years later... humans perfect genetic engineering and has now guaranteed food security, as of current no one has to die from starvation (but they do because OF THE MOTHER TRUCKING GOVERMENTS!!) Human potential is nearly unlimited... its only a matter of time ⏲

Yup .to unlock our full potential is to realize our potential is infinite since we are God himself. I hate to sound all philosophical and whatnot, but the only thing that limits us is our imaginations. If you can’t imagine it, you can’t create it, you can’t test it, you can’t find the limits. This applies to all manners of science. Questions are necessary before you can test. What if’s determine what processes take place. You have to ask how or why before you can determine if. You have to ask if before you can ask what else. This also applies to progress. If we want to move forward, to make changes, we need idea people to imagine the possibilities. We have to have ideas before we can implement them. We have to look at history to tell us what works and what doesn’t, so we can try to improve our future.

Interesting. The short answer to what is limiting our potential is that our own beliefs about ourselves and the world are the major limiting factor. There’s an old saying that is true: argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours. Of course the world does impose certain physical limitations. You can’t defy the laws of Nature. But you can use human ingenuity to find a way. For example, humans aren’t equipped to fly unaided, so we invented flying machines.

I think The greatest limit in the human potential is introduced early during childhood by caregivers. Too many of us, as parents introduce fear, obedience, judgment, negativity, and caps on potential success and dreams because we are more concerned with moulding our children into the societal norms. We rush and damage our children emotionally by our expectations that they achieve standard milestones on schedule and don’t allow them develop their own path. As parents, we don’t spend enough time, energy and thought about understanding what it takes to balance giving appropriate guidance and allowing enough freedom to allow our children to be their best selves. Each child/person is different and should be raised to meet his or her potential on their own schedule. Telling people that they can be anything they want in life is confusing, or useless at best, if they are not allowed to be themselves, don’t receive validation (love) and can’t voice their dreams in their own childhood homes.

So i can become conscious of what truth is and still not be enlightened? I'm also disagreeing with you on the concept of enlightenment. To me enlightenment simply mean a complete understanding of the ultimate nature of reality and the absolute truth of existence. Your definition is not that much clear To me to be honest. "Becoming that pure potential itself " nhmm..not sure what you mean. You are already that as far as I know.

I know what you are talking about. It seems like we are pointing to two different things What you are describing is that the fundamental truth of existence is pure potentiality itself - which is essentially nothingness. Nothingness is the superposition of infinite potentialities from which all purposeless manifestations of existence arise from for no reason. Our universe, the laws of physics, consciousness, qualia, logic, reason etc and anything else existing is a product of this pure potentiality. Pure potentiality is literaly infinite and has the potential to create anything including absurd things like a universe that was just a bunch of floating chairs but this does not mean it will necessary do so it just has the ability to do so in the same way it created our existence with its specific laws that look normal to us due to the habit of us living here. Pure potentiality is not constrained by any laws or rules and it has no properties because it is the very thing that creates laws, constraints, and properties. Pure potentiality is completely free and unbounded. But notice..it's just a potential..meaning it's not actual yet .right now what is actual is this particular universe? Not the floating chairs one . And until our experience dictates otherwise, it's safe to conclude that this universe we are experiencing right now is the only actual universe. Aka God. Nothing crazy about it .it makes perfect sense. Whatever you are conscious of right now is all that exists . It's so obvious when you get it .

There is still a subtle dualistic assumptions in your opinion. Nothing needs to "merge". that already implies Separation. There is simply no separation or difference between your hands..Hitler..a piece of dog shit ..and a psychedelic breakthrough. They are all equally God.

Of course you are God. But are you fantasizing about what God is in your mind or are you grounded in direct experience? Because direct experience is the only God you will ever find.