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Anyone in Milan? It will be great to meet

I will almost say that you really have to have a feel, like a call for it, and if you take it you must be really carful to not be drowned and distract by all the amazing informations that are shared, you must use everything as a support of your deepest drive because at the end the most important part is take action. I repeat, there are truths and amazing technique and concepts that will change the way you see things but you must be firstly committed to be true to your drive and not by these "extrinsic stuff".

Same here. I've restarted it many times since I've bought it, like 4-5 times in 6-7 months and finally made it. But then the result was a big improvement regarding the big picture understanding of personal development, a theoretical understanding of myself and... nearly not enough actions for my "small bet". So yeah, after 7 month of procrastination (but like you with a lot of insights, which probably the biggest one was that my LP was probably wrong -during the Lp course I've decided rationally that I had to do personal development when instead my instincts/guts are telling me that I have to make movies) I want to restart the LP course this new year and really use it to support my new "small bet" that I've figured out only from my instinct/procrastination period into a more complete theory-practice thing, like the sage vision of Leo you know... :). I think it's hard to really start what you really want to do, but at the same time: what other things truly matters more than doing what you really want to do? We are going to die anyway and whether we are make them or procrastinating them there will be consequences anyway, so better create a life that enable us to feel that "we take our chance and do with it our best, aka enough". So yeah, you're definitely not the only one, and good job to want to try it again! we will be in the top 5% of the peoples that will get out the best result from the course... maybe just we didn't make it at the first attempt

I've just found this speech of Gandhi... Beautiful!

Yes, the more I've observe people in life, the more I can grasp the fact that we really have been giving some passion, some purpose, some deep interest that we truly want/have to to follow and express... we guys maybe are the one that life want to express "art', "useless" things, which is something challenging today in a world which give priority one to "usefulness" @joegarland, but at the same time I believe that if we truly are creators, and we spend enough time trying we will make it. And maybe we will even "aikido", use the historical period of "usefulness" to feed our muse and express something that could be even more "useless" ahah Such a great topic by the way, really inspiring. We should almost change the title with something like: Art and Enlightenment. Thanks everybody for sharing

Is dat you... Alan Watts?

Thanks for the post, it raises awareness regarding the link between art and enlightenment. I've notice that lots of members of the forum have fear to say that art and entertainment could be define as something related to enlightenment, me incluse! This post and Leo's comment are helping me to augment the knowledge that could eventually lead me to be courageous enough for starting my art, movies . Did you know that Rupert Spira, an important spiritual teacher, create art through ought pottery? Stupid that it could sound it was really eye opening for me. http://www.rupertspira.com/links.aspx?intContentID=11

Guys the topic was just for fun ahahah. My man @Martin123 was kidding with the Hokage stuff. Sincerely, even if Leo and other spiritual teachers doesn't stress a lot the point, I think that sense of humor and laughter it's a true sign of an enlightened being, it shows the ability to take the right/healthy distance from the reality. So please, let's hear what OUR H-O-K-A-G-E had just said, let's just have a laughs about the fact that Leo will develop the Sage mode with frogs. If we want to become Hokage we have to work our ass off like Naruto or the temple monks do, the rest will lead us to become useless like Sakura or ego driven like Sasuke. Let's be true members of the Hidden Actualized Village. Believe it! ahahah

That's soo true! He was lying about the Vipassana retreat, he was all along at Mount Myōboku practicing "meditations" w frogs (which then give him the 5mo) ahahah. Great creative idea man

just finished watching it... thanks, thanks a lot @Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj

I've just saw few minutes of it but it sounds great! I've put it on my whatch list, thanks for the advice The best documentary that I know regarding spirituality are Samsara, baraka, and The inner and outer world: the first 2 dosen't adress directly the "topic" of enlightenment, but they are really eye opening on the awful result that the ego/ourself lead us.

Hey guys, So, I’ve just finished a book (the sunflower on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness by simon wiesenthal) and I have doubts regarding what is the answer to the main question of the book: Here’s the true story with the dilemma: 1942, World War 2, Leopold, an 23 year old SS (an important military soldier of the nazi empire) on his death bed tell his life - full of remorses- with a deep sincerity and a deep awareness of his wrong behaviour to a jew prisoner of a lager: he want to be forgive from this jew that he never saw before for all the inhuman act and crimes that he committed in his life. The jew docent’ give him the forgiveness. However, during all his life the jew has doubts regarding his answer to that question, and he interrogate friends, colleagues, philosopher and important people for understanding if the answer he gave was right. His inner wisdom/instinct lead him even search for the mother of the young SS and meet her at her house for speak (in the conversation however he doesn’t reveal what the crimes that the SS had done to the mother because he thought that it would just destroy the little happiness that this woman had, he just reveal that he’s a jew; so he says just the half of the truth). So the question is: Did Simon, the jew, had to forgive the SS or not? My answer is: No one but Simon’s highest self/instinct/inner wisdom can answer to this question. However I don’t feel satisfied with it, so I would like to know what do you guys think about: what a non-duality guy and therefore an actualised person would do in such situation? what should Simon had to do? Thanks for the answer (Sorry for the english… ahah)

Read all trip report... amazing and congratulations! You guys are enabling all of us to have a concrete vision for what can be achieved with the actualizing journey, thanks! So, I'm 20 too, I've done the LP course but I'm procrastinating sooooo much, like I'm still after 8 month at ground 0, however I still want to ask these 2 questions: - do you think psychedelics can help you regarding your life purpose? Like they could do something about it or they would just be counterproductive? My instinct is telling me that they could help but at the same time I should relay on my own at least a little bit for starting my life purpose, then I could use them. - I've just done weed and alcohol in my life. I've stop weed from more than 2 year now and alcohol for 4 month... Do you think weed could be a start for research regarding psychedelics or is not enough powerful? I know that regarding psychedelics and actualizing stuff there is answers are really grey and really "self instinct" dependent, but I still would like a new point of view from you guys

Hey guys, So I want to improve my massage skill, and in particular my couple "intimate" massage skill. Here what I would like to do: know how to give a great massage to my girl from this position (from the girl prospective and obviously without the pillow). I'm looking for some online video series or courses, like with the same format of the life purpose course, but I know there are some free video out there that have lots of values that I miss, so if you guys know where I can find what I'm looking for please share it there Furthermore, if you have some great videos regarding massage that you found particularly useful and ideally you test them please share them too. Here are mine (as you can see the couple is always in the position that I'm looking for) - (except for the brush ahahahah) Thanks

Hey everyone So as the title suggest I'm going to make my first Vipassana retreat (10 days of intense meditation). I meditate from almost 2 year now every single day for 1 hours so I will not arrive completely unprepared... However I would like to know from you guys some tips and suggestions for "make it thought", to "survive" the vipassana (many people can't endure the process) and for reaching deep level of spiritual insight. I know that the best way is just follow my instinct highest self, but I would even like to have some advice from who already have done it and maybe know some "secret tips" ahah. In one video leo for example says that is better not follow every step of the process but focusing more on the self inquiry for having deep spiritual insights. Anyway any practical and conceptual tips is welcomed Thanks!

@Outer ahah yeah I know what you mean, I have "goals" but I know that I have to be detached from the outcome... As I said before the best thing will be only following my highest self. Anyway thanks for the "compassion": It feels good to know that there are other people in my same situation, ready to face for the first time a spiritual retreat

Rene' Magritte - The Human Condition ahahah (?)

A great way to determin is to finish the LP course and doing "small bets" for the 2 field of yours, so that you understand if you truly love them. In my situation I'm struggling a lot choosing personal development and cinema, and the only way to find out is to making project in one of them, then in the other field and see what it will happen. I'm facing a lot of resitance but hey, it's worth it. So c'mon buddy, roll up your sleeves, finish the course and then dig deep into your passion and discover more about yourself

Hey guys, I know that Leo will release a new program more or less between September and October regarding shadow work/reprogramming the subconscious mind... do we have any news? I'm super exited to do another course from Leo :)! I'm loving this actualizing journey so much that I even start thinking that I would want to work on personal development sector... . So yeah post here the info you know about the new course

Me doing self inquiry AHAHAHAHAH.

Hey guys, I'm becoming interested in life coaching so I want to see some great session from a great coaches... if you know some video with the sessions recorded of some great coaches and post the link here I will be really grateful If there are a part one from a series even better! Thanks guys

Hey guys, Like the title suggest I would like to buy a cushion for my meditation habit, I've finally decide to shift my chair position to a the crossed legs position I'm looking for a great cushion -price is not a problem- what form and/or product do you suggest me? Thanks

I've done some research and I think I'm going to buy a zafu and a zabuton... Do you guys use them? what do you think about it?

Hey guys, So, I want read sooooo many personal development book this summer and I was thinking to read the classic Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, but I would like to have an info from you guys that have already read it: Is the difference between the Original 1937 Unedited Edition Think And Grow Rich (381 pages) is so radical/important from the "normal edition" (114 pages) ? https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-Unedited/dp/193764135X?ie=UTF8&keywords=think%20and%20grow%20rich&linkCode=sl1&linkId=J5OCCDS7PPWJZPHW&qid=1433971484&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&sr=8-4&tag=actualizedorg-20 Vs https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/149617545X One side I want to have a big picture/culture on many personal development book but in the other hand I want to have a deep knowledge about personal development... big picture vs detail quality . Well, let me know. Thanks guys Love to all the self-actualized people in this forum <3

Hey guys! I find out that having in your flat wallpapers and images regarding what you are working is really effective to inspire you and remind you what you have to do. Then I think that the concept of death contemplation, or simply thinking about my death in a "healthy way" (almost seeing it thought mindfulness) is one of the most powerful tool to motivate myself or identify what I really want to do, therefore I thought to take a poster/image that remind me of death and put it on my flat... but I have a doubt: Seeing the image of death every day will "attract" / reprogram the subconscious mind in a negative way, like I will attract/look for death or it will inspire me? My answer would be a great idea and that it only depend from the way that I see it... so I should be aware to not look at it in my lower self... don't know if you get the idea What do you guys suggest? Thanks for the answers!