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Hi Guys, I am very good at formulating my ideas through writing but I'm struggling to translate this into the spoken word? Do you have any books/tips/recommendations on how to improve this?

@marinaaniram All of history is a concept. The only thing that exists is the present moment. Learning from history, politics etc is to help us navigate through the present moment. From the absolute perspective there is no history.

Hey, This ones a question for you sci-fi nerds, How far do you think science can take humanity in expanding our lifespan. Do you think there is a limit on our human lifespan, or we can live in the 'physical' world for eternity given the right scientific development? I think we won't be able to get past 130 years max but I wouldn't be surprised if I was proven wrong. I'm currently 21 and in the year 2078 I'll be the same age as Joe Biden lol - we must have some high tech technology that will keep me alive for as long as I please right? Hahahaha Would love to hear some responses...

@Leo Gura In your eyes, would it be better for someone who is arrogant saying that they are God but technically being right, like if Trump said he was God, technically he would be right by your reasoning. Or someone being humble and saying they do not know if they are God but ultimately it was coming from a place of humility? Isnt how you derive knowing that you are God more important for someone simply just stating they are God, or you just convincing them that they are God???

JBP has his new book, BEYOND ORDER, will any one be giving this a read? Also I didnt read his book 12 rules for life but i am currently reading maps of meaning, how was 12 rules for those that read it????

Hi All, I have a question / dilemma that I wanted to get your opinions on. I have become very self-aware recently and really have started to notice my small acts of corruption everyday. The first step to behavior change is awareness, however think I might be using awareness in devilish ways. For instance, I allow myself to commit small acts of corrupt / devilish acts, e.g not flushing the toilet seat, eating other family members food etc. I know these are small, however I tell myself a lot, "As long as I am aware that I am being a devil, then being a devil can be allowed". Whats the next step from going to just awareness, to actually stopping doing corrupt stuff?? I feel like if i constantly let small corruption slide then this will be a road to much larger corruption. I am not sure if i am deluding myself, or if I am deluding myself by believing that I am deluding myself. lol Any advice??

@Byun Sean Haha you reckon?

@Leo Gura I sense a bit of envy/jealousy/hostility from you towards JBP. If he wasn't as popular as he is I dont think you would be as critical of him as you are. He isn't perfect, he has his blind spots and his shadow is baked into some of his works - but so is yours Leo :).

Really impressed with sam harris on this one, seems like were seeing some growth in him.

Has anyone ever tried, or has an opinion on meditating whilst high? Is this a good idea or does it defeat the purpose? Any thoughts?...

Hi All I feel like I need some encouragement after taking a huge backslide in my life. I am a recovering gambling addict, and have been making good progress in kicking my habit in the past few months but the same impulsivity kicked back in when i started day trading. I lost a sizable amount of money and i am even further back in my personal development than i was when i started. I do have a vision for my life if i was able to actualize my potential but i am struggling to pick myself back up, forgive myself and move forward as well as stop looking in the past and future too much. Do you have any advice on how to stop living in the past and to forgive myself? Also i have been taking anti-depressants to help weather the storm, but i am having trouble getting off them as it gets to depressing when i am off them. I've heard you have to wait an X amount of time to do psychedelics when you have taken anti depressants and this is one solution i have been pondering. I have been looking inwards and doing a lot on introspection, as well as seeing a therapist. Do you have any other advice or words of wisdom? A reply from you could give me the charge i need to get back on my fee

@Nahm I love you more. thanks for this.

@Nahm What part haha? I Still believe that we humans do have fractional, limited autonomy over our lives. The idea that there is a self, that can improve their existence is what this whole forum is based upon. Everyone here acts as if a self does exist. "Reality" is a dream, however whilst we are in the dream, there is a self that can be improved and a self that has limited free will. What does self-actualizing mean, if there is no self to actualize???

@Someone here By you telling my to do a action, you imply that i have the will to do such action.

@Byun Sean you make my point

@The0Self How do you know that a snake doesn't experience meaning at all? Are you looking through the eyes of a snake or a human? What is the difference, were humans not once snakes? When did humans develop the concept of meaning? 100 million years ago when we diverged from snakes? If not, when? When we became monkeys? Does a monkey experience meaning? If not, why not? If they do, why dont snakes? Is meaning something thats out there in the world, or something that humans made up? Meaning is after all different from everyone, how do you know that a snakes meaning is such that it has no meaning? Even if they didn't have meaning, the snake is still an ego because it has recognized itself as different from his environment and seeks to preserve itsself. Which is the fundamental nature of what an ego is.

@The0Self Of course the snake has an ego, if it didn't it would literally eat itself instead of trying to eat you. Moreover, it wouldn't even try to eat anything because there would be no "you" to maintain. The snake is a "you" because its separated itself from its surroundings. Lmao you lot dont get this do you...

@The Lucid Dreamer See my point. everyone acts as if there is a "you", so im not gonna accept that you genuinely believe that there is no "you" when you act as a self everyday. If you really belived there was no "you", "you" would literally not drink, eat or sleep. As there would be no "you" to maintain. You literally wouldnt be arguing against me if there was no "you" lol

@The0Self ok Mr"The0Self", what "you" is is just an identity, so "you" have built your identity of have "0 Self", which funny enough is an identity lmao. Everyone on this forum copies leo by saying that there is no "you" but live your whole life as if there was a "you" Again, im going to take what you act rather than what you say.

@Shin Haha well "you" do care because if "you" truly believed that there was no "you", you would realise that "you" are "me" and "you" wouldn't be arguing with "me" and defending "your" position so much lol

@Byun Sean Look im not sure you understand what I am saying. In the wild, when humans saw lions/snakes, and we received the emotion of fear. It is instinctive to respond in the fight or flight mode. If you wanted to find out what caused that fear and were it came from (the same way in which you wanna do with thoughts), you have such will to do so,but it would result in the possible death from that very snake/lion. God imposes the limit of not knowing where thoughts come from on on you (or on himself technically), so it can better his (your) survival. From the snakes perspective, doesn't matter why he is hungry, the snake doesn't think why it it hungry just that it is hungry - it just responds on such emotion, resulting in its attempt to eat you. If the snake truly realized that the emotion of hunger came out of nowhere and there was no meaning to it - it would literally be the end of his life. So what I am saying is that God imposes that thoughts / emotions come from nowhere for your on good/survival.

Honestly, I am a new member here - but i expected better arguments than what is currently being presented.

@The Lucid Dreamer Sounds like your just parroting Leo, as I said - you live as a "you". Despite "reality" being no different from a dream, whilst "you" are in such a dream - you behave as a "you". Even when you are awakened, "you" are still in the "dream/reality" therefore, you have survival needs. Out of that need to survive you become a "you". You will only stop being "you" once you are "dead" in the conventional sense.

@Byun Sean My point, is that "You" dont need to know were the thought arises from - it doesn't benefit your survival whatsoever. You just have to be conscious to receive the signal and act upon it. Not knowing where thoughts come from isn't evidence that you arent controlling the thoughts.

@The0Self If you read my initial point that was my reasoning. I said free will vs determinism is a duality. Nor free will or determinism being absolutes. I agree we are not 100% free nor 100% slave - their is a symbiosis between the two