Natasha Tori Maru

I think some of her observations relating to modern society are unique - however you are correct. She learned a lot of her current teachings from others. Which is usually the case for modern spiritual teachers bar some outliers. I think her rather questionable 'completion process' is an innovation. I only question it as it is not recognised by any authorities and many people have had negative/mixed results. Well, yeah - of course It is just that many people need to unpack all their shit to see that love/fear dichotomy. And she can help some with that. Coupled onto this is basic survival which she weaves into her work.

Yep - instead of a bunch of 'action steps' and exterior focus she prompts people to examine their feelings stemming from beliefs. Tracing things back to root experiences from childhood, false conclusions that lock us in shame. Looking into what we are rejecting on the outside to realise that is actually what we have in our shadows, unclaimed inside us. Her masculine/feminine polarity stuff is accurate. I like how she really emphasises women's need for safety and security. Safety is a big one, many men never even think on this and how it means to operate from that mode. I feel she is very on point when she raises modern women do not show men how they provide her VALUE. How to appreciate men for this. How to show it. And to make ROOM for men in their lives. Women cannot keep blaming men for strength/power and 'misusing it' while simultaneously wanting to shelter under the safety of said power. Modern women and 'feminism' often do not realise how they emasculate men by telling them 'you are not needed or required and what you provide isn't good enough' and she goes into this. So important for women to show gratitude and make space for men to provide. And masculine containment often leads to the surrender to happiness and joy in women that delights men, for they provide this. Just some of her messages I think are of value and missing in mainstream society.

I see Leo as going in to extract/discern the truth from her. And no personal value judgement. @UnbornTao are you claiming that she should be disregarded due to telling people what to believe, regardless of the truth of it? I think we are mainly speaking about her personal development advice, yes? You guys could be talking about different aspects of her work and it is just not made clear yet ☺️

@Bjorn K Holmstrom this is great advice 🙏

@Ramasta9 yes, birds seem to be drawn to me. I often get followed and approached - some more shots from my morning hikes (every morning, crack of dawn, 2hr hike before a day inside the horrid office): Ravens are funny messengers. The single eye stares.

Not super high quality but very Australian - Kookaburra on the hike to the office during my morning routine 😊

Candid/Frank Philosophical/reflective Self-aware/introspective Direct/action-oriented Open-minded/curious Critical thinker Firm with boundaries/values personal integrity Emotionally honest/raw Driven by meaning/growth over comfort/pleasure Independent/non-conformist no particular ranking of importance with the above

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@integral In all seriousness I interpret #320 as saying: The concept of “ultimate understanding” is built out of the very limitations that understanding would dissolve (from one of my other posts) But most of Leo's blog posts do not really have answers or one set meaning - I think they are more like koans. What is derived changes as you grow. And sometimes the answers/interpretations themselves do not matter as much as they are a barometer for the teacher to gauge the students progress.

Dunno about you guys - but I am more intrigued by people who are multi-faceted or who have large areas of coherence with some MASSIVE cognitive dissonance and crazy. But I use them as case studies to reflect on my own internal mechanisms because we all have self deception to a degree. People like Teal enhance my understanding of humans self-deception capabilities. And more importantly, my own. For this reason (my own personal curiosity) I am more willing to spend the time discerning good from bad. For others they do not have a large interest in the area, so are unwilling to invest time doing this. Some also do not have strong value assessment and grounded critical thinking to be able to discern what is true and what is not. If you lack conviction or confidence you may not be as adept at avoiding being deceived. Fact of it is - some people are happier to throw away all - good and bad - when they make a value judgement. The worst thing Teal does, in my opinion, is professing to be the one to cure you. She knows best - better than psychologists and medically qualified people. She can be your saviour. She has the tools to cure suffering. And she has come out and said these things. This is probably part of the most insidious of her behaviour. The rest appears to me to be personality issues, which we all have to a degree. Unfortunately, it is those most vulnerable and at low points that are more likely to come to her for healing and get caught up in the mess. I do suspect she is a narcissist and this is behind these grand claims. This is the troubling and potentially dangerous part of her work - that she claims that only she can fix you. And that other methods do not work. I think this has the potential to remove self sovereignty - hence the cult dynamics in her inner circle. I see the good and the turds in her stuff.

Fuck no lol I only know concrete and rebar Need a bitch to design and hang a door? I AM YOUR BITCH. Hinged? Can do. Pivot? Easypeasy. Double doors? double the fun I'm done

Actualized Quotes #320 Some of us need to empty the mind out of what they think they know, so they can actually entertain this one

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I think it is true for women also. I was raised with some strong baller women (they didn't dominate men, no, just had some grit and understood how to be a good caretaker/mother) who were balanced, fair & never lost their femininity in the pursuit of excellence and substance. It was impressed upon me to be someone of substance and passion, and never to invest fully into appearance and looks because 'attractive women die twice'. I was taught what I did and my choices defined me more than physical attributes. Investing in high quality endeavours. I don't see much of this happening - social media is raising girls now. And what are we showing them? A generation of rich wealthy older women plumped up as mutton dressed as lamb. Looksmaxxing, fillers, botox, fucking pterodactyl eyelashes. Instead of self confidence and mastery they are shown to invest even more into appearance (a shit asset for long term investment). And then they turn into feminists who want to deny men's issues because they dislike how they are objectified as sex objects... without even realising they are feeding and perpetuating this same issue with their focus on appearance and resisting aging. There is no critical thinking or questioning this. Just blind leading the blind. Don't get me wrong, there are issues on both sides. I think men have more issues within the current state of society.

Young men need more help and assistance than women in current times. This is terrible for men AND women - and it is sad more women do not see it this way. How many men have had healthy, well rounded masculine role models to help shape them? Not many. Hence the MGTOW, Red Pill manosphere shit. Blaming one sex for the others issues is just sad and near sighted.

WOW - yeah mine has NOTHING like this. No wonder people get totally brainwashed....

I think it might be the algorithm working against you... mine is not so filled with that. Having said that, I am rarely on facebook unless it is to use marketplace, or my apartment complex' group for communication.

!!! Welcome back ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for the share 🥰

Good luck

Haha yes... We had them as a wild card in chips/crisps packets. Old-school hardware rng lootbox 😁 Cereal box toys, Tamagotchi...

Hmm - I think it is harder to change others, than it is to simply change myself. Just my personal experience. I've never met someone who was able to be 'convinced' unless actively seeking - and open to my enquiry without feeling it is assaulting their ego (and they usually DO perceive it as an assault to the ego). I perceive this as using force in some manner - which has never worked for me. Not even in construction do I use force to achieve a deadline/outcome. My solution has been to embody higher consciousness myself, to show and display through action, the direct and beneficial effects it has given me. Usually only then can it be communicated - and other humans normally start to ask you questions relating to tolerance, stress management, suffering etc. I have found other people are only interested in 'what I might be doing behind the scenes' when they see me operating with ease, flow and no resistance. They want a solution to their woe. If you embody that, or show it - others will want to know wtf is up. They just may not like the answer.

A mystery unfolds.... at least there is a real face to interact with @Someone here it's a good question - I am more interested in your motivations behind the question, rather than the question itself.

@Carl-Richard busy channelling OTHER forum members thoughts now, I see... It is always something that 'happens' to us, in a natural way, rather than anything one actually tries to pick up on... Not even a surprise. Just 'oh I'm sharing thoughts again with ANOTHER person - more evidence my thoughts aren't all mine????'

Sure thing - thank you for the exchange! Happy jousting (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡

@Joshe What if I asked you to surrender this frame of complexity/progression/arduousness? Because with all due respect your response to @Eskilon is you repeating yourself again in another way. Really consider this: