Nilsi

Stop putting words in my mouth. I'm just saying the west is marginalizing Russia. I'm not saying we should support kleptocracy, genocide and homophobia. You are the one who's making it black & white.

So you want to tell me that the educated western liberal Brahmin caste are basically slaves? - the propaganda machine sure did it's job on you.

They disrespected and marginalized Russia for decades. European politicians in particular are uniquely stupid in this regard. They spend years in their fancy private universities, getting educated in and writing thesises on french postmodernism, hermeneutics, post-structuralism and all this fancy shit - and then they spend their whole careers marginalizing every non-modernist government and don't even shy away from kinetic warfare to shove their modernist ideology down everyone's throat. You couldn't make this shit up, if you wanted to, it's that bad.

Depends on your definition of "the left," but I certainly associate much of the Western/European arrogance and superiority complex with leftist socialist ideology. Intelligent conservatives actually respect a nation like Russia for it's tradition and uniqueness, while virtually all liberals want to flush all that down the toilet and westernize every last spec of dust on this planet. That disconnectedness is what got us here, if you ask me.

They arguably did create the Ukraine War lol.

You're just listing jargon. Either you're a tyrant or you're a leader - no need for such loaded "scientific" diagnoses as "narcissism."

I just feel like the term gets thrown around villy nilly. How many times have people called Leo a narcissist, or Ken Wilber, or Andrew Tate - only because they are expressing an unusual degree of confidence and charisma (which is to be expected of unusually developed people). The herd loves to demonize those that rise above it, that's as certain as death and taxes.

What if you're actually great, assertive, successful and unique? How are you supposed to feel then? - never understood that part about "narcissism."

What did you research? Also, why not be an integral priest? That would be one hell of a job: juggling tradition and holism in an orthodox country like Slovakia - you would learn a lot about how systems actually work and why it's so hard to change them. Just some food for thought.

When I first came here some 9 months ago, I did so because I needed help: Years of intense spiritual seeking had robbed me of my zest for life and left me in a state of profound nihilism, derealization and existential angst. Besides getting accepted into university, I had not much going for me: I was underweight, lethargic and lost in a new country with no friends and social life. As far as I was concerned, I had completed my spiritual quest and found myself "back in the village," so for the first time in years I had no real goal to pursue. After a lot of soul searching, I came to the conclusion that I should get serious about the "ordinary" and age appropriate things in life I had neglected so far. Having been extremely competitive my entire life, I knew from experience I could achieve anything, if I really put my mind to it. I realized that I would need to find a mentor and that, as much as I admire them, people like Leo, Schmachtenberger and Wilber were not cut out for the job. So after some exploration, I elected German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as my guru on time - a choice that would turn out to be way more appropriate, than I could possibly have anticipated. For those of you unfamiliar with the character of Nietzsche: imagine a mix of enlightened Zen master, ancient Greek sage and sleezy Wall Street hustler. Exactly the kind of guy you want for a job like this. Nietzsche was a sharp and ruthless critic of truth-seeking, asceticism and compassion and all the adjacent ideals and ideology. The man obviously had his fair share of spiritual experiences and divine insight, which gave him the necessary authority and credibility to talk about these things - and persuade a gentle soul like me to descend to the profane and face human business in all it's ugliness and brutality. The first thing I took away was to study physiology. I started as a chain-smoking vegan with the libido of a 40 year old woman - I quit smoking, got on an animal based diet, started going to the gym regularly and gained almost 20lbs of mostly lean muscle; I have what feels like unlimited energy nowadays. The next thing I put my mind to was learning skills. Nietzsche was a big believer in the classical education of liberal arts with a strong emphasis on thinking, writing and speaking. I read over 70 of the greatest books in the western canon, started journalling, went out and talked to 100s of people and started to study sales & marketing. Finally, I dropped out of college and got myself a hyper-competitive sales job. That might sound like a downgrade to some of you, but having struggled with shyness and social anxiety my entire life, this is absolutely huge for me. I reached out cold to hundreds of businesses and applied myself to be their sales guy - having no prior experience, college degree or anything else to really show for. After a heap of phone calls and me confronting my inner demons and trauma around putting myself out there, I got invited to some in person interviews. I drove 1000km, became sick, got food poisoning and had my wallet stolen - and I fucking nailed that interview. I'm now moving to one of the biggest cities in Europe to start my new job; I'm jacked and full of zest; I'm profoundly educated in western thought (and I have barely scratched the surface yet); My confidence and charisma has skyrocketed... What's the catch? There isn't a catch, really. You would think at least my spirituality must have suffered - and while I don't find as much room to be mystical as before, there is still plenty. I've gotten some profound insight and wisdom from this wild ride, but it really boils down to: what you get out of life is exactly what you put into it.

I keep coming back to the classic "how the fuck is any of this possible?"

Appreciate it!

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality Thus Spoke Zarathustra Finite & Infinite Games I'm not doing 10.

We could: find more non-organic sources of energy - if consciousness can create this planet, thought, emotions etc. it should be able to harvest something crude like energy from it somehow; that's the "where there's a will, there is a way" mystical side of things. create a closed-loop materials economy, by which the output/waste of the economy is simultaneously the input/energy; books have been written on this and futurists like Hagens and Schmachtenberger base their civilizational design on this premise.

Language makes my mind hurt

What's the point of being Leo then? (serious question)

Southern France is absolutely gorgeous - one day I'll move there...

That's the bottleneck. I absolutely loathed everything about being in university. I always come back to that Pink Floyd song: "You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need"

I have many, but I want to highlight Ludwig Wittgenstein here. Wittgenstein achieved international acclaim at a young age for his "Tractatus" - a philosophical treatise on the limits of logic & language in which he famously states "whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." He became professor of philosophy at Cambridge and was celebrated for his intellectual rigour and breakthroughs in formal logic. But Wittgenstein started to doubt whether he had painted himself into a philosophical corner and hadnt in fact solved the problem of language at all, so he started to question his own conclusions - and did so for the remainder of his life. Wittgenstein had a spot in the intellecutal pantheon as this hyper-logical appolonian genius, but his intellectual honesty and humility made him dedicate his entire life to inquire into the nature of language ever more deeply, ultimately undermining the work that made him famous and culminating in his "Philosophical Investigations" - a work, that is above all simple, pragmatic and humanitarian.

By 2024—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of self-actualization will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed. Wilber, Nietzsche, Schmachtenberger, Peterson—they'll exist only in Modspeak versions, not merely changed into something different, but actually contradictory of what they used to be. Even the literature of The Booklist will change. Even the slogans will change. How could you have a slogan like "Actualized.org is a non-ideological teaching grounded in direct experience and contemplation" when the concept of thinking for yourself has been abolished? The whole climate of thought will be different. In fact, there will be no thought, as we understand it now. Being a mod means not thinking—not needing to think. Being a mod is unconsciousness.

Actualized.org is the deepest, most profound spiritual teaching out there. What Leo has done for metaphysics (specifically his insights on Love and God-Realization) is remarkable and will sooner or later be recognized as the groundbreaking work that it is. This does not mean that he is infallible -- far from it. Leo is a brilliant metaphysician and analytical philosopher, but when it comes to society, culture, and everyday life - all things pertaining to humans - he has some very misguided views. You cant separate a philosopher from his philosophy! and even though Leo would like you to believe that he is the exception to this rule, this is of course a fantasy. Leo is a sick man. His body is failing him and he is suffering quite a lot for it. This obviously incentivises him to escape from physicality as much as possible. I remember him preaching that working out is cope and carbohydrates make you unconscious. All the while he is blasting his nervous system with research chemicals and strains it even further with these highly stressful chelations he does. Anyone reasonable knows that his physical deterioration is at least in part due to these extremely erroneous health practices. Leo should have gotten himself a woman, or a dog; started some sports, or artisanry, or craftsmanship, - he doesn't even read anymore. He has nothing grounding himself after his psychedelic binges, so he just keeps going back - again and again. All he has going for himself are some shallow hook-ups and his pickup buddys he constantly bashes for their stupidity. Its a sad sight, really. Considering all this, it is not hard to see why he holds the philosophical positions he does. Many of his influences (especially eastern mysticism) are notoriously averse to the body, desires, sensuality - "worldy" pleasures. There is a big misunderstanding at the heart of all this though. No serious sage ever taught you to neglect this world for the "other world" -The Ideal World of Forms, The Intelligible world, The City of God, The Heavenly Kingdom, Absolute Spirit... these are all this world rightly seen -- obvious enough. So why does one feel the need to constantly refer back to some other world? Why is ones mind drawn toward ideas like a socialist utopia at the end of history? There is always a snuck in teleology telling you that this world, this life, this body - it is not good enough! It is Maja! An illusion! And it is a serious illusion, really! -- this is of course the core of the life-denial and degeneracy I am referring to. It is a sickness. A disease. Only a twisted, world-weary mind would hold such views. Anyone with intellectual honesty and some level of intelligence at leas should be able to tell that Leo's teachings are fundamentally anti-life. And for the love of god, dont hit me with some stupid non-dual plattitudes. This is not about any of this! This is about life. You are either serving life or you are denying it - so better choose wisely!

Im done here. Ive warned you people, but you dont wanna listen. One day youll see what I have built and you will understand what I have tried to tell you - but then it will be too late of course. Thats how it has to be I guess.

I disagree. If you were truly awake to the beauty and possibility of life, you would not sit around doing nothing. This is the sickness I'm talking about; this is nihilism - being so disillusioned with everything that you stop growing and actualizing your vision (of course under the pretense of being "awake" and nothing really mattering anyways).

That just tells you that you're not presenting yourself well. Why did you never tell us a story of you sailing around, going on an adventure? That would inspire people way more than endless mental masturbation on this psychedelics trip and that.

I'm the only one that posts anything remotely original and interesting here. I am doing something beautiful with my life, don't worry about it. Of course I don't know what people are doing offline, but the energy they present here tells me probably not much. I'm talking shit, so you don't get complacent - that's all this is. I don't put you down to make me feel good; I put you down, so you get pissed off and take some action. If I wanted some sleepy non-dual wisdom, I would listen to Eckhart or Spira - this is supposed to be a self-actualizing community! yet anytime I suggest people do something big with their life, all the little men freak out and preach their littleness.