Majed

Religions have two components: the esoteric and the exoteric. To put it simply the exoteric is practical wisdom. The esoteric is existential wisdom. ‎I notice a lot of religious people focus on the exoteric to the neglect of the esoteric, which is, in my estimation, a mistake. Because while praying, fasting, and giving money to the poor and hungry, is good. This is relatively easy stuff, that's not what spirituality is about, that's more practical wisdom than it is existential. Existential wisdom means to annhilate the self, and live as God among men. That's the path of existential wisdom, the path of God realization, the mystical path.

I was listening to my dad with the intention of getting to the truth about his worldview. My dad is a fundamentalist Muslim, a classic Sunni Muslim, in short. He isn't into mysticism or any of this sort of things, he's into mainstream Islam. And listening to him I got multiple insights and wisdom from his worldview. But before jumping into the insights, I've realized before through contemplation that there isn't one correct worldview, because what you pay attention to becomes your view of the world. So, for example, if you're a Muslim and spend your time studying and practicing Islam, Islam is going to be your worldview, to put it simply, and there isn't one correct worldview so to speak, because reality is infinite hence there's an infinite amount of things to pay attention to, which will result in an infinity of worldviews depending on the object of observation of each observer. But anyways, here are some insights on the wisdom of a Muslim fundamentalist: So basically, I realized that the point of Islam is psychological well-being as well as material success. It's a very pragmatic view of the world, but incredibly effective at producing happiness and material success. For example, the idea the principles that lead to success in the material world, are the same that lead to success in the spiritual world, the afterlife. And that by following certain rules of conduct and behavior, you can thrive on a material level as well as in the afterlife. For example, a key principle in Islam is discipline, both in spiritual practice (prayer 5 times a day, fasting...) but also this discipline will carry over into other domains of your life, than religion, for example in your health and career, making you successful in both of them. Because what you tend to do in one thing, you tend to do in all other things. So, if religion teaches you discipline, this principle will be implemented in other areas of your life. For a fundamentalist Muslim, his God isn't a sadist, who likes to torture people in hell, but rather that the way the spiritual world, the afterlife, works is similar to how the material world works. If you don't follow certain rules and principles like discipline, bad things will happen to you, you might become an addict or homeless... Fundamentalism isn't as foolish as many people can make it sound; it is filled with practical wisdom. That's why people subscribe to it.

@Monster Energy I hope one day you'll understand, even though there's no one to understand.

The solution to the problem of veganism and animal suffering : I made peace with the world when i realized animals don't have sentience, neither humans, only i as God have sentience. Which is solipsism. The ultimate way to make sense of animal suffering isn't to abolish and fight for animal rights, but through spiritual awakening to realize there are no animals to fight for, they are a dream. We can try to change the world for aesthetic reasons, but ultimately in the grand scheme of things it is only a pointless dream, which makes it all the more beautiful.

@Yimpa I don't know if i am trans or not. I'm really confused.

I was reading this book called testo junkie from the trans revolutionary and philosopher Paul Preciado, and in it he details his experiment with taking testosterone and the effects it had on his psychology and physiology. On actualized.org Leo stresses the importance of different perspectives, therefore I was thinking of taking estrogen for a short period of time to experience what it's like to be a woman. What do y'all think?

@Miguel1 It's an accident, i wanted to put it in the life purpose section.

Start a happiness practice: everyday for an hour, put music, dance, drink something cold, and vibe. ‎Do this everyday, and you'll become happier each day. If everything we do is to reach happiness, why not start a happiness practice ?

My vision: i'm building my business around philosophy and wisdom, once it's profitable and successful, i want to start a new rap brand, where i make music and rap. Then i also wanna do pornography and become successful in it. Life is good.

@Leo Gura What do you think ?

@Leo Gura I want a girl that is spiritual and mystical, like me. But it is too rare to find

@enchanted yes

A video on entrepreneurship would be great. I'm sure Leo had many great insights to share on this topic.

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@Sugarcoat You would be wise to open your mind to new possibilities, and drop your argumentation. You have to deconstruct materialism to a large degree, before realizing life is a dream.