Sincerity

How do You know there can be consciousness with no content? From experience, theory or what? I have no stance on this. I don't know.

Investing in yourself, more basic practical stuff like that. But also I'd love to hear Leo talk about his new awakenings, what he changed his mind about regarding spirituality and what his new teachings are. If someone isn't on the forum, they most likely have no idea how drastically Leo's perspective is changing, with the alien intelligence stuff and all. We basically learn about that only from his replies and occasional posts like this one.

Damn, what a beautiful post. You could make some poem out of this. Thank You! Truly.

Ok, muchas gracias! God is Soup. I love it haha

Hey Leo, I'm curious what's your take on this. Does God remember all "previous" lives and experiences? Does omniscience entail "the past" even though the now is all there is? Or maybe everything is just infinite possibilities in God's Mind and the concept of "past" or "experienced" doesn't even hold? I've been contemplating this lately but haven't done psychedelics with this question in mind or anything so I have no clue.

?? Omg I can't. Bro, You can't just believe Leo's words to the point that it's gonna destroy your life. As of now this stuff is literally only theory for You, just that, and You have no way of knowing whether it's right (and me neither). Focus on actuality, don't let your life be fucking ruined by what a talking head says on an internet forum. You know @Leo Gura You should really start to put these poison pills in your teachings. Maybe it's for the better.

Okay, good. Probably no ego enjoys disappearing The root problem is "you" that is still there. Your aversion, ignorance, all that stuff. You said You have a guy that's your most hated person. Consider that hatred automatically creates a duality (you vs the hated), and so your solipsism collapses because now there is you and someone else. The same thing with jealousy. Rationalizing that actually these people aren't real isn't a solution, it's avoiding feeling your emotions. Avoidance (combined with deluding yourself with theory You don't ACTUALLY embody) is a dark path, that's all I'm saying. BUT if You're really happier than ever and You're genuinely purely existing, then that's good and I probably misunderstood. In the end You gotta be wise and be able to assess whether You're truly conscious of this in direct experience or You're feeding yourself theory and bypassing. I dunno. If You're really awake, then it's fine.

I prefer the more general question "Why is reality the way it is?". Or "Why this particular experience?". Both point to the same. The question "Why am I me and not you?" implies a me and you. Which is wrong assumptions from the get-go. BUT the starting curiosity/intuition is good! It's nice that You've had inquiries like this since a young age. There's certainly a spark in You "Your conclusions" is not the name of the game. It's Godhood. You're not awake, but You can be.

Ok, we're talking about two different illusions. The dream as in "physical reality" like your house or hand will not (and can not) be destroyed when You awaken, because it is Absolute and perfect. The illusion that it is real, solid, material, external, that there is a you in here, that you have control and you're localized in time and space and you're gonna die can be shattered - which is the result of awakening. In one sense this illusion (maya, ignorance) is perfect but also what's perfect is the shattering of it. You can absolutely see through if You want to. It's just You realizing what You are - there is no one stopping You from You but you One is Reality, the other is thoughts and ignorance. (Of course thoughts are Reality too)

Be careful not to go down a dark path. Even though what You're saying is technically true, You're deluding yourself with this kind of coping. Also, You know, with reasoning like this You could do some really bad things which You're gonna regret. "I can just murder this guy because he's only a dream character!" The problem is that You are THINKING your way into this! If You understood truly, You wouldn't do anything harmful like I mentioned above and most of all You wouldn't need to cope at all. Instead of coping, try accepting fully. You're not gonna dissolve hatred or jealousy with bypassing like this. You're not solving the root problem and it's gonna come back to bite You in the ass again and again. You're avoiding short-term pain, You're getting a quick relief, but be careful because You're gonna have to pay back, it's gonna be harder and harder to escape the hole of delusion and it's going to haunt You. It's not worth it my guy.

Consider that the illusion/dream is not dumb but infinitely intelligent and perfect, and so you're not gonna see a black hole one day in the place where your house was for years. There won't be any glitches like this, there's no room for accidents or imperfection. I'd say You're not appreciating how convincing and perfect the illusion can be (and is). Most people when they think of illusions they get kinda cocky and think that they'd be able to see through them. Well, no. The way to prove solipsism (for yourself) is to directly awaken, which You can do. Also the many illusions of the dream (like time, control, selfhood, etc.) can be deconstructed and seen through with deep contemplation but You're gonna need some "divine clarity" for that Having "past" spiritual experiences helps.

My personal opinion is of utmost importance so I will come out and say this bluntly: I feel very strongly about this and I am downright outraged The guy did the thing and I am angery Lollll

Exactly. I'd bet most of these people who spout stuff about coral are barely even green and have great deficiencies in the previous stages. Ah yes, knowledge of a few psychological/sociological models, some spiritual development, a few independent insights, watching Leo's content, three Daniel Schmachtenberger videos, 1 Ken Wilber book, sprinkle some God-realization in there maybe and voila! I'm yellow/turquoise and I'm starting to understand coral, I'm serious guys!!! ...Uhhh guys? Probably 99,99% of people can't even imagine what turquoise is.

Contemplate from scratch. Sit with a journal for 1-2 hours and ponder what interests You. For me, a string of profound insights only appears after at least 1 hour of contemplation. So don't stop too early! Or You will miss all the fruits.

What an utterly beautiful song. I haven't been this amazed by a musical piece for so long. Made me shed a few tears... Took my breath away I want to list some of Leo's latest blog posts I consider extremely profound. Selflessness is love --> On self-creation, Highest love = being and a LOT more. Might be the most profound post ever for me Invalidating you --> All suffering is imaginary, a finite view of reality relies on the realness of suffering Conservation of energy --> Energy = matter = consciousness, God = Creation is Absolute, destruction is a subset of Creation, impossibility is a subset of Possibility. Incredibly profound Actualized Quotes #004 --> Beautiful Actualized Quotes #006 --> I gotta accept and embrace all the horrors of existence Actualized Quotes #011 --> Nothing I think of is God-realization. I need to be more epistemically careful Actualized Quotes #021 --> Simple but also very profound. Not too long ago I was contemplating and came to the understanding that the more fearful one is, the less accurate one's view of reality is. Fear is literally a distorting force. It's like a distorting lens on my eyes, I cannot see clearly. Also fear intensifies the "power" of thoughts -> falsehood is more absorbing -> I am less conscious Yesterday I smoked some weed and had a lot of intellectual insights into the nature of reality and how to live. It's important to note that they were very much intellectual and I wasn't conscious of what I am in direct experience. Hmm. So actually weed isn't really psychedelic for me. But still, the realizations were great and I'm gonna try to contemplate them more and implement them in my life. Might share them sometime, idk. I'm in a weird mood. I think I want to contemplate. Well, I guess I'll take myself out for coffee and do just that. I love contemplating in a cafe. I love coffeeeeeeeee

Nah bro. You're lost in thoughts and theories.

Great work dude! That's how it's done

Two different people? I think You're forgetting something

Because Truth is subjective. Like everything, actually.

Yup. Nice post!

It's funny. Regardless of my state, everything still IS. And I still AM. Even when I am in some depressed state, everything still is and I still am. Even when I am completely numbed, everything still is and I still am. Even when I am angry and agitated, everything still is and I still am. Even when I don't remember, everything still is and I still am. The stillness of this permanence is so unbelievably subtle... and it's so sweet. It's the greatest gift to notice it.

Just by saying "I'm a solipsist" You engage in identification --> selfhood --> self vs other illusion, so in fact You do believe in others, simply because You believe in "yourself". To be a true solipsist You have to not be one

True spirituality is when You dissolve the boundary between the two

I am sick and don't have much energy to do anything productive. I've mostly been distracting myself yesterday and today. I hope to regain my vigor soon. I really don't want to waste my holiday break. Quick things: Yea I watched the conservatism video and it was good. Leo laid out many great insights which I missed but make sense to me, I'm gonna add them to the canvas and contemplate some more. I've been having very weird dreams. Yesterday I dreamt of being completely surrendered to God and I actually was in direct experience. I was a part of some play and none of us had a script, we were just following God's Will. Nobody knew what to do next We just did things. The day before I dreamt of gliding through the air, it was so relaxing. I've actually been kind of happy about being sick. It's nice to see how it's like, You know? I'm in a different state. I'm feeling like shit. But it's reality! Cool to experience that. Kinda random, but my take on whether everyone is looking for happiness --> Everyone is looking for their True Nature = God = Wholeness = Truth = Love = Heaven = Absolute Happiness. So I guess yea, that's right. I noticed I've stopped having panic attacks. I had a few in the last 4 months due to my encounter with death. But they ceased, for now at least. Spontaneous thoughts: something is building up in me like I'm about to break into tears. I don't know what it is. Is it fear? Just now I once again thought about the word FOREVER, my mind screamed no NOOO NOOOOOOOOO PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Or am I making things up? Gonna have to look into it after this post. Would I be okay with dying right now? I thought about it, observed my reaction and no, I would definitely be hesitant. Well, I still have a lot of accepting and surrendering to "do". My #1 thing in life is to surrender to God as much as humanly possible. Nothing else really matters. Sure, there are things that excite me - I love my family, I have things I want to try, the AI revolution is very exciting and I can't wait to see how it changes the world. I want to find myself a girlfriend and learn to share my life with another person. Learn to really be a man. And so on, and so on. But like... I can't lose sight of the main thing. I HAVE to be okay with losing everything. Otherwise, what is the point, really. Please God, aid me in this journey. I know I'm constantly getting off track. I'm weak, I'm foolish and I'm selfish. But I really want to give myself to You. I hope You all spend a wonderful time with your close ones. Merry Christmas, my fellow explorers!