Natasha Tori Maru

You could consider we bred dogs to bond with us from their original wolf form. We made dogs conform to humans over the span of 30,000 years. By conform in this sense, I mean to 'fit in'. For safety. Tribalism. Survival. We have probably somewhat genetically imprinted ourselves into conformity by default owning them (assisting them with survival and turning them to our will). As the bond is now a instinct: dogs literally live to serve and work with their humans. And anyone who has owned a dog knows there is some deeper bond going on than what shows on the surface. Owning one as a pet - the dog serves our needs for love, affection, attention, play, bonding. Owning one on a farm is still a dog serving a humans need as service animal. Similar to guide dogs. Fine lines of distinction.

It's not that I think I am smart - I just tried to unpack how I understood your statement so you could clarify further if there was something else do add, or I maybe something I missed in my interpretation? You know what? Don't worry yourself about it. It is more than evident you are not open to discussion. No offence was meant.

( ˘ ᵕ˘(˘ᵕ ˘ ) 💞 I send the e-love?

Keep us posted, keen to have a look at this when it is published

Hahaha Yes boss!

You better make this your life purpose. Progress check-ins. Perfect for Leo's life purpose course. I was even going to say it would be the most dubious use of the course imaginable... But knowing Leo? Where else could you merge panties jihads and Ram Dass contemplations but actualized.org?! 🙃🙃🙃

❤️ Let's just go back to the panties jihad because it's going to take me a bit to stop laughing about it 🤣

It's not a mental disorder. It's not a pathology diagnosed in the DSM. Stop this shit.

My God what is going on in this thread. Leo the voice of reason here and panty jihads in the personal development section 💀

Ima throw in the towel with this one 🤪 Or should I say bra and panties lol

Yeah but there is a huge difference there you are still missing.

The recognition of unity? And not in a way that is virtue signalling like a martyrdom

I do not think it is about being compatible. I think it is about tolerance. You can tolerate the low consciousness people without them having a great effect on you. Recognise that they are where they are at, and just have compassion for them without being emotionally engaged in their behaviour and views/judgement. For example - I am in a much better place than I was previously. Higher consciousness now. I can tolerate a relationship with my stepdad, who physically and mentally abused me. Previously I could not due to extreme emotional triggering. I simply see him as a child who had no one, and learned the wrong type of love. He made many, many mistakes. I forgive him. I can tolerate him in my presence. This does not mean I allow him to have a deep part in my life. It also means I do not suffer him.

The weird shit to me is liberating women to show their bodies in the name of serving others (pornography). Seems strange to me, kind of backwards. 'Liberating women' masquerading as another way for them to serve another's carnal appetite ??

It would be lovely if English had an equivalent for this! It would clear up a lot of confusion spiritually.

I don't think a lot of users here understand what is being said by Ram Dass. I think it is the sort of statement that one takes meaning from totally dependant on their current state of consciousness. As soon as their perspective is changed through elevation, the statement takes on a new meaning. Typically, it will reveal who has experienced the Self, unity, infinity and oneness - depending on how they answer or perceive it @Ramasta9 Thank you for your words

Leo you judas - as if no TIE Fighter *spits*

A rehabilitated veteran of the scene I see. The doobie elitism is real. The feral 'skullfuck my lungs' bong/shame mode is real. One of my (ex) people Carl <3

There are some weird holes in this - you are jumping between layers of explanation and treating them as identical. It is like saying 'The map creates the territory, and the territory is just a map in a different outfit' There is a huge metaphysical assumption being smuggled in when jumping from 'neurons create consciousness' to 'consciousness IS reality. This statement also treats neurons as 'constructs of reality' but also 'reality in concrete form'. So you are treating neurons as physical objects in reality, a 'construct' of something deeper and simultaneously the same as that deeper thing. You can see how this is circular and almost says nothing because one didn't 'pick a lane' here, so to speak. I can only think you are trying to say this whole thing is circular like an ouroboros??? Snake eating its own tail. The structure you purport is like... neurons create consciousness > consciousness is reality > neurons are created by reality > so the thing neurons create is the thing that creates neurons = therefore everything is neat and tidy? Is that correct? I just think the answer is unclear because of the statement/explanation having category errors, scientific/metaphysical jumbling, assumes what it needs to prove and uses the above circular reasoning.

Boy do I know that method.... But were you doobs or bongs? I was bonging on man... and the time period was around 33yo so recovery was a bit different. All weekend, every night of the week after work. Chronic. So glad I quit. My beloved crazy artist grandad, who raised me, passed away from emphysema. Tobacco smoking since he was 14. I saw him slowly suffocate to death over the course of 2 years with nothing to be done but a slow succumb. I stayed with him and watched him pass on in hospice. He taught me, helped my artistic skill flourish, and showed me what NOT to do. Even if it was a hard lesson. And confronting. His last words to me were 'Promise to always do the art, and create and build' So I did. And do

Fucken BOOM! I am genuinely so happy to read this!!! Regarding your lungs - give it some more time. I would say 6/8 months. See how they are. After that time get it checked. Unless of course, the pain is getting alarming or worse. I say this with personal experience but from chronic weed smoking. I had painful lungs for around a year after going totally cold turkey. I still have some trouble with them. But this was caused from pneumonia middle of 2022. My left lung has a lot of permanent scarring and 'rattles, crackles and pops' when I breath in deeply, or spring allergies are triggering it. Take care ♡♡♡

@Username Thank you very much for the update! Interested in your sleep results - were you waking up fatigued, despite a full night of sleep? I ask as @SimpleGuy has the issue of waking feeling tired, despite a full night of rest. He is quite young to be experiencing this also. @Leo Gura suggested a sleep study, which I thought was sensible, and his advice seemed overlooked in the thread.

The Youtube clip I posted on the Mormon Stories podcast goes into her backstory that would support this view. It paints a behavioural and psychological picture illustrating how that backstory could be responsible for the 'believe me, admire me' theme she plays out. @Emerald has seen her and been to one of her live seminars also, I believe she had some insight into Teal's general vibe in real life.

I look at mine as a pair of broken people with issues who did the best with what they had. My Dad feels like just another person who makes mistakes, with his own inner demons 🙏 I didn't need to have kids to understand this perspective. Although many do.

@AerisVahnEphelia wow thank you for sharing!