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I've never met an enlightened person and am curious to look into the eyes of somebody who is very advanced on this spiritual path. Does anybody know of teachers/gurus like this who might be more accessible than an Eckhart Tolle for example?

I estimate myself to be roughly around stage green. I have a sense of my life purpose and am working towards that, but also I can easily be triggered into black and white thinking, fantasies about the perfect morning routine and other stage orange personal development holdups. Currently I’m struggling with the idea that nothing I do really matters. I’ve spent years exploring different ways of living and different life philosophies but in the end all of them are eventually unsatisfying and as Leo states I don’t know what criteria to judge them by. I hear his point on efficacy/practicality being a stage yellow way of valuing different approaches but I’m not bought into that yet. I can feel my mind clinging to the idea that there is a one right way (heavily trauma informed). Curious to hear perspectives on this, I imagine many in the community are or have been at a similar place in their journey.

Looking to connect with some people interested in this work in the city. Anyone live here or know of any cool groups?

I had a guided psilocybin journey about 3 months back. During the deepest part of the trip I meditated deeply on the duality of good and evil (pleasure and pain). I imagined the war for my soul as a chess match between god and the devil. My first insight was a realization that god would always win, and that even when my fearful ego (the devil) thinks it's winning, I'm really just playing into god's hands, it's just another vehicle I've created to show myself love. But then I went a little deeper and realized that there is no chess match, that there's no distinction between god and the devil. Now I thought I finally had realized the deepest truth of the universe, but in my arrogance I fell another level down, realizing that there is no truth or untruth. I feel through the bottom a few more times. I would realize that my previously imagined duality was a myth but would quickly become attached to this new level of consciousness. Ironically I guess that these "plateaus" are tricks of the ego to imagine I have some footing in the infinite soup of nothingness. Now, a few months later I'm still wrestling with this difficulty of "not knowing." I emotionally struggle some days and I search for rules to live my life by (eg: I just need to focus more on action, I need to feel my feelings more deeply, I need to go with the flow, I need to plan my days more, etc.) I suppose the paradox I'm struggling with is how can I both create and surrender at the same time? How can I have free will but also be at the mercy of the intentions of the universe. I know that I "am the universe" but this is very hard to remember now that I'm a few months out of this elevated state of consciousness. How does one live one's life simultaneously being in control and out of control of everything we do? Would appreciate some feedback, thanks!!

I know you've mentioned this a few times in your spiral dynamics videos but it would be great to have a video about what being a spiral wizard entails, how one could become one, good research sources etc. Thanks!

I've recently finished leo's life purpose course and am almost done with his documentary recommendations. Anyone know any enlightening or inspiring documentaries or documentary series on life purpose, self-development, etc? Thanks!

I spent many years buying supplements on Amazon or half-assedly following advice from some YouTube doctor. The result was that I had mediocre results, and often ended up hurting myself with this lazy approach. I think health is like any sector in life, if you want great results it takes an investment of time, energy, and likely money. I've seen a couple of health practitioners in the last couple of years (first a naturopath and now a nutritionist) and I've gotten more results in these last couple years than a decade of dabbling. The body is a holistic system - your thyroid doesn't shut down because you don't have enough of one or another nutrient, its a complex series of processes that are degraded by genetics and lifestyle over many years. It must be addressed as such - in a serious, holistic manner if you want any serious results.

In light of the current racial justice riots I’m wondering what Leo thinks about protesting, marches, donations, activism. What is the best way to give to others and help heal the world?

Would love to see this!

Hey guys. I'm about 8 hours into the life purpose course and about halfway through So Good They Can't Ignore You. Cal Newport's whole thing is that following your passion is bad career advice, instead you should leverage your skills to get the sort of lifestyle and work environment you want. This seems in direct conflict with Joseph Campbell's advice to follow your bliss. Also Leo talks about finding a new life purpose and moving on from the video game industry. This made total sense and I supported it while watching the video, but in retrospect I think Cal Newport would have advised him to hustle and become a better game designer so he could attain the autonomy he wanted. Is there an inherent contradiction here, is it just that it's easier to develop skills in something you care about? Would love to hear anyone's thoughts, thanks!