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It's only because I believe in a free market of ideas that I'm not suggesting this thread to be flagged as spam or otherwise frozen. The concept of a round earth has been pretty well verified. Don't let internet trolls pull the wool over your eyes, man. There's not some hidden cabal out to completely fuck with your worldview just so you'll buy more stuff, or however the theory happens to go. I respect an open- minded approach, but you're brains are probably falling out on this one, brother.

@cetus56 saves the day again

Let me explain. I was doing an exercise wherein I write a hundred questions I'd like to possibly answer. I got to #75 when I asked myself "what is memory?" That's a good question. What IS memory? I don't mean from a scientific standpoint necessarily. Don't throw biochemistry at me (unless you really have to). Why do I have these things in my mind that don't exist in physical reality? I feel like if I didn't have memory, in a sense I wouldn't have person-hood. There would be no perceived continuity. None of my current experience would have any context without memory. Moment by moment I'd be starting over. And then I began to think, "what is person-hood anyway?". At this point I caught myself looking at my right hand, holding the pen. Is this the same hand, physically, that I had ten years ago? I hear some science says no, that because of the way your physical body regenerates damaged tissues, replaces lost cells, etc. that after a certain period of time, you're no longer the same physical person you were in the past. But that's just some shit somebody told me. I don't actually experience reality that way. At least I don't think I do. How did I get here, to this point? What is this body? What is time? What am I perceiving here? I can't be confident that I know. I don't know what I'm experiencing. I feel like I'm coming up on a blind spot in my knowledge about sensory perception. i'm doing my damnedest to avoid the spiritual word salad that typically accompanies topics like this. If you know what the frick I'm getting at, please reply.

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I think the exercise is more about absorbing resistance and letting it move through you than it is about deciding what to do or not do.

It sounds like you're doing the right thing to me. Not manipulating the situation works both ways, I think. If after your awareness realizes that you'd like to drop the thing you're doing, which you authentically don't want to be doing, then turn off the TV and go do something else more in alignment with what's right. You get into trouble when you fall into patterns of behavior without realizing the larger mechanisms at work. So, turn off the TV when you realize it's time to turn it off. Or, before you turn it on, sit in front of it and pay attention to what's arising in your mind and body as the impulse is hitting you. So you want to waste two hours and watch a family guy marathon? notice that. Maybe you're distracting yourself from homework with the TV? notice that. Maybe you feel like giving into the impulse? notice that. You're confused about what to do in the moment? notice that too. Awareness is all- encompassing in this context. It's very easy to forget that. Just remember to do it again when you go to sit in front of the tube. That's where the rubber meets the road. It sounds a lot like bringing your attention back to your breath when you meditate, huh?

I've got mixed emotions about it. Don't get me wrong, we're both on this forum right now. We both know that kinds of ideas being presented here. I'm into the work and I want to do it. I was just a little caught off guard.

@NTOgen I gotta be honest, I don't like this feeling, dude. Like, it feels like in this moment everything everyone ever told me about experience I just took for granted. Not even a shred of skepticism did I put up. And I wasn't even trying to go down this rabbit hole at 11:30 at night lol. I was just working on trying to find the right career... yeesh.

@Thinh No problem, yo.

I looked at the PDF. Sorry, guys. I'm simply not ready for that shit. Too scary lol. No thanks. Not at this point. I may come back to it, but until then, y'all enjoy.

That gives me a lot of hope. Thank you. I was doing LPC and asking myself "well dammit I want to become (blank) but I really want to explore spirituality, too. How could I possibly choose?" I think at some point I might go into a cave for a little bit, but I don't want to do that now. I want to build a life for myself!

@MHarris 1.Now that you have your strengths and values, keep hammering away at your life purpose. 2. Once you have all three, you can set your goals according to the values, strengths, and mission that you want your life to be about. 3. Once you have goals that are RELEVANT to your path, then you can start working backwards and figuring out what strategies, tactics, processes, and habits you need to implement to CREATE the vision that want to see come to fruition. Remember that the process is less important than the vision (see Robert Fritz The Path of Least Resistance). Your process might change according to what works and what doesn't, but keep your eye on the vision. The "how" should work itself out along the way. 4. Your habit of researching and watching videos will serve you well. Use what you've learned to develop a practical, strategic framework for how to create your vision. Once you have the end in mind, then you can prioritize what videos you need to watch over others, what books you need to read before others etc. Figuring out where you want to be better and setting goals to measure your progress should act as your "yes" and "no" to nearly every decision you will need to make from here on out. 5. Keep track of your progress, be systematic. I feel like there's a tendency in the personal development community to be kind of wavy gravy, waffle-y, and soft. Fuck that. Do some science. Figure out what's working, why it's working, and how well it's working. For instance, if you need to develop the habit of getting up early to meditate and you're having trouble sticking to it, keep a log of your progress. If you miss a day, ask yourself why, and redirect your energies to working that out. Keep a journal. 6. If you're doing things that aren't serving your values, strengths, and ultimate purpose, cut them out. 7. Repeat, more or less, ad infinitum. I'm getting the feeling that you and I are in about the same place in our development. I'm working through the LPC right now as well. If you think any of this is bullshit or needs adding to, let me know, but so far in my development this is how I've come to understand the process.

@Alicja_Thank you! My reason for taking this course was to determine if my motivations toward my supposed life purpose were genuine or not, and if so, to pin down exactly what my life purpose was. I had a general idea in mind when I started and, largely, my intuitions are being confirmed, although I'm trying to be very self aware and skeptical of any negative motivations or cultural biases that may be influencing my path. My most important goal in taking this course is to find what's authentically right for me. So far I feel like it's working.

I'm working through the life purpose course and I wanted to share my progress and some of my insights and experiences! I bought the life purpose course maybe six weeks ago and at this point I'm almost finished with the values assessment. It's been taking me a little longer than I had anticipated, but I've been taking extensive notes and really giving my best effort in the exercises. I've gone through almost a full notebook, filling each page front and back with notes. I may have to buy another one! The following is some of what I've learned/ experienced/ been thinking about during my time with this AMAZING resource: The most interesting thing I've experienced so far is a tangible release in some of my resistance to thinking about and doing this course. After I had lost my initial momentum, I was kinda dragging my feet and not wanting to put in the work. Around the time I started the values assessment, I quite literally felt a "buckle" of energy in my chest and I felt some of that resistance lift. Up to that point I had never gone more than a couple days without working on the course, but after that experience it suddenly became infinitely more exciting and getting home to work on it was all I could think about during the work day. I think having my values really crystallize in my mind reignited my passion just a little bit and I'm finally getting closer to actually knowing what I want and what I'm about. Even better, I can feel that my values are genuine and that I'm on the right track. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH!!! So I went down the recommended reading list and found every book I could at my local library and started diving in. At my current pace I'm reading about a book a week and taking extensive notes on each book I read. I read The Element by Ken Robinson last week and I'm reading The Path Of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz right now. I've still got a stack sitting on my nightstand. YOU GUYS, YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY DO YOUR RESEARCH AND BUILD A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS STUFF. This forum is fantastic but until you start hitting the books and making the connections yourself, no amount of little tidbits here and there from this forum is gonna do it. Leo told this to me personally, and initially I scoffed, but now I get it! I'm doing the research and loving it! YOU MUST STUDY. In tandem with the last two points, I find maintaining the habit of doing this work is a little easier now that I have a clear direction. I've never gone more than a couple days without working on the course and I haven't missed a day of reading or note taking, even if it's only a few pages and I'm super tired from work or something. Normally I'm as stubborn as a mule when it comes to new habits but doing this work has been a pleasant surprise. That feeling in your gut that's telling you what you should do with your life? Listen to it, because it's probably the truest voice you've got. I've been approaching this process very intuitively, and although I've done my best to work through this course as a blank slate and to try and get true, unbiased results, I keep finding my way back to the path I've always wanted, more or less. I'm being very self- aware and doing my best to only let my most authentic voice speak. So far the results are looking promising. I've also found that because I've been hearing the same messages, themes, and ideas over and over again in this course, they are really starting to take root and become part of the way that I think and act. I'm not too familiar with NLP, but I imagine that this is what re-programming your mind is kinda like. Lastly I want to say thanks to @Leo Gura. This course is unbelievably comprehensive! Absolutely money well spent. I'm really excited that I'm finally planting the seeds of my personal success and I look forward to nurturing them into something awesome. To everyone else, BUY THIS COURSE AND DO EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS. It's indispensable.

I'll be posting an update when I complete the LPC

Tool is one of my favorite bands and this is one of my favorite songs. The concepts in this song have been resonating with me for years, but it hasn't been until recently that I've been introduced to serious spiritual and emotional ideas that can actually be practiced in this way. I can't quite explain what I'm looking for because I'm really just craving these changes from a deep, intuitive level, but listen to the song or read the lyrics. I want to do that. How do I do THAT? I want to get in and clear out all the emotional and psychological junk. Is this what @Leo Gura has been pointing us to this whole time? Obviously he's referring to the shadow as a method by which we can begin to make these changes, but beyond an old primer on Jungian psychology sitting on my shelf, I'm not really familiar with that technique. The closest thing I can relate this to is something like the Sedona Method. I'm really interested in the Sedona Method, but I haven't been able yet to solidify the "release" technique as a daily habit. The part of this song that inspires me the most is: I choose to live and to Grow, take and give and to Move, learn and love and to Cry, kill and die and to Be paranoid and to Lie, hate and fear and to Do what it takes to move through. I choose to live and to Lie, kill and give and to Die, learn and love and to Do what it takes to step through. @Emerald Wilkins

@Emerald Wilkins thank you!

I guess I'm the only Martian here

Admittedly, the title to this post is somewhat clickbait-y, but that is genuinely my feeling at the moment. I'm feeling strong resistance to this concept of enlightenment. Should I meditate on that? What's the point in doing this work anyway? After scrolling through this part of the forum it seems that not many people are very different from me in their seeking, wanting to associate with ideas/ concepts/ people, pointing fingers, moralizing about what's right or wrong, etc. And even if that weren't the case, what difference does it make anyway? The world doesn't need me to be enlightened. The world doesn't need me, or any of us, period. I'm also afraid that I'm getting too caught up with Leo and his ideas and that scares me. I can feel myself identifying with his brand and that frustrates me. I've been burned in that regard a few times before and I'm doing my best to avoid that trap. I can feel my physical reaction when I read criticism of ideas I've been introduced to here, and that's concerning as well. I feel like I'm gonna spend all this time meditating and shit and in the end it'll all be for nothing. And not the cool kind of nothing, but like wild goose chase nothing. As I'm typing this I'm also beginning to notice how maybe all of these criticisms I'm projecting outward are somehow a mirror of something going on internally. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel like my internal dialogue and my resistance to enlightenment are telling somehow. Thoughts? Not trying to malign Leo, the people in here, or the work that people are doing. Just thinking out loud.

@cetus56 Lol I think the thing I can be thankful for in this moment is that I have just the smallest, almost imperceptible amount of awareness to notice what's going on in my mind while I'm doing this work. Gotta start somewhere, right? Thanks for your responses!

@John Flores lol nice

@Extreme Z7 Yeah the only justification I can give for "seeking" enlightenment is that I'm intuitively compelled to do so. I can't give a logical reason because I'm avoiding like the plague any framework that would allow me to. I think maybe because I'm so tired of one set of dogma or the other that the thought of breaking free from all of that is tempting.

@JustinS Yes I actually limit my time on this area of the forum and on Leo's related videos to avoid too much buildup of any potentially limiting framework. Thank you for your insight.

@Emerald Wilkins Damn that's a really good insight. Thank you! I really like following you on this forum. Please continue your contributions.

Just realized this post immediately follows one of a similar topic and title. My bad! Would still appreciate responses though.