Natasha Tori Maru

Everything you judge others for - you also do yourself. You don't claim it within your own behaviour because that would mean you judge and dislike yourself. And underneath it all - that is what this is about. You unconsciously dislike yourself. You won't be able to see this, like you cannot see your eyeballs. But everyone else can. Work on looking at what behaviours you dislike in others, in yourself. Accept them. Do not judge. Learn discernment.

How old are you? My aunt had your reasoning and usage patterns regarding alcohol. She died a long, slow painful death by turning her liver to pate.

It also has that blinding overconfidence in ones state and faculties going for it... 💀

@Davino is another one (incognito truth seeker) - how he described his day job and general demeanor in a previous post made me think he would be an Uno reverse card irl

@Carl-Richard it reinforces my thought that we are all hidden in plain sight 🥰 Absolutely (⁠＾⁠∇⁠＾⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♪ I find other women who are into philosophy & truth far more intimidating than men, actually.

@Inliytened1 @ExploringReality You, gentleman - I would cook lamb shanks, mash & beans. A good meal and hearty existential chats 🙏❤️ I know I do enjoy a mental clashing of the minds, but behind that I genuinely adore intellectual conversation and there is always MUCH respect. I also know exactly when to switch from savage mind jousting to warm compassion. I don't like walking away with a bad feeling. I suppose that's the women bit 🥹 I have never met one woman into serious spirituality. A few men for sure. And I really to try with those around me. I give them little truth biscuits to lure them in, but it is rare someone really begins to ask the big questions with the lead in. I suppose you would find truth seeking women in the last place you would expect. Because who would predict an awakened, female construction manager? Sounds busted 😏

@SQAAD so. You're a troll. Good luck. You should have more respect and grace for the users who tried so assist you. You don't want the truth. Money is the last thing you need.

You come across as very ungrounded.

You did state you are provided a taxpayer funded state allowance, no? Sincerity's point indicates there is a choice you can make to better empower yourself in your situation. But you profess you have no choice - do you really think you are stuck with no choice?

Oh! They just unconsciously do so. I suppose they perceive themselves egoless. Cannot kill or get rid of something that never existed in the first place

I agree. For this reason I seperate the addiction from the person. I typically use terminology like 'the person suffering from the addiction'. Because it is an affliction and not them. I steer away from calling sufferers 'addicts' for this reason. The disease causes the person, as they are, to behave in a way that contradicts their soul. Their person. Who they are. And there are many consequences of that behaviour. It is also important to note that I consider someone addicted to something when they behave in a way that impedes functioning. On any level; interpersonal, social, fiscal etc. Unfortunately the fact remains they are not thinking in the correct way, regardless of how intelligent they may be. Endless compassion for sufferers ❤️

I do not think Leo was advocating for an unempathetic position with the statement that 'addicts are untrustworthy'. His point raises a healthy boundary for empathy - which is a more compassionate approach. Empathy with boundaries is compassion. Empathy without boundaries is self-abandonment/self-erasure. Boundaries prevent the corrosive nature of unchecked empathy. Which can lead to trusting someone suffering from addiction, and ending up exploited due to their actions. Just my 2C on how I read the statement.

@Kokorec What prompted this question? It might help others understand your frame better - particularly what you mean by 'free'. I can see replies in this thread coming at you in a loaded way due to the nebulous terminology of that word

A realistic one. In addition - my response is from the frame of why an enlightened person would not force something on another.

Regarding this. It might be worthy to note each of us see a different facet of truth in each teaching. Depending on where we are at. Some might be taking away a completely different message or truth. Often, in the path, when you return to teachings that were foundations for other teachings - they take on a completely different meaning and truth....

You are a seeker by nature, then. Most others are not. Even my family, who proclaim to be so spiritual, would be terrified of the process I have been through in this work. Most do not hit the 'boring' & 'absurd' phases until well into life. Some not at all! And some have no understanding of what is actually wrong... just that they cannot put their finger on it

It happens. Very intelligent people get scammed. Locksmith scams are one of the biggest. And they are very successful because, as you guessed it, they prey on people who are desperate. Locked out. Pets inside. Late at night. No where else to go. This generates urgency. When you are in that mental state you are very emotionally charged - this has been shown to interfere with proper reasoning skills. You are in debt. Under pressure. Do not denigrate yourself over this - give yourself grace. This incident is not a reflection of your capabilities or value as a person <3 All you need is to remember this, so you can learn.

I see, I see. Naughty naughty, how machiavellian of you - think of how Leo must feel with a tickle-feather to the balls

Because they seem to really, really like them-selves. A lot. The perception may be, these selves are all they have... Some people willingly move out of home as part of process. But most people do not appreciate being evicted

Thank you @Sincerity ❤️ @theoneandnone has spoken to me off the forum as part of a welfare check the moderators felt was needed. He is taking time off for mental health.

Note that I did not ask for a description of awakening/enlightenment. I pushed you on your claim you know Leo has not attained enlightenment. And if you also claim enlightenment cannot be obtained through drugs/substances, this makes sense. But you still cannot make the claim you know. Obtainment (bad word) could have been had with other methods. And to try to state you 'know' is a disservice to yourself.

Thanks for stating this - I appreciate that. You danced around this and alluded to it without a lot of clarity.

Hard words. But I must agree, if we are to speak truth. And this is coming from someone who was homeless for a time in my 20s.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/several-dead-and-injured-in-explosion-swiss-ski-resort-town-crans-montana-police-say Man this is horrible. If I read correctly, one exit? This reminds me of the horrific station nightclub fire.

Maybe, where certainty ends. And responsibility begins... Does an idea need to be true, to be valuable?