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Yes agreed. I look at many things in society and the world, guys like this and others, mostly my own observations of what is around Me daily, it doesn't look good imo!

This guy is interesting, a different sort of Geo Political outlook than lets say Peter Zeihan, its interesting to listen too, with some Spiritual insights brought into it, which Zeihan doesn't do at all...

Yes, but guns don't shoot ppl, ppl shoot ppl, the problem is too many crazy ppl, too much crazy period in every aspect of Human life, we're doomed i think...

@Princess Arabia You keeping on saying "Me" but in the next post You'll say Nothing is Happening and there is No One here, so what is it?? This is the contradictions in your posts, just pointing it out too You, Your obviously heavily invested in it, so here it is. This is not about Me or Emotion, this is a a place of sharing and learning, ppl can share what they want but have to be ready to be called out on it if it is basically nonsensical in some ways, so one cannot say nothing is happening, no one is here, then get upset as You have above using words like Me, Myself and such... Torture is one of the most Personal things that can happen, as is Loving Someone, both are the same but opposite when it comes to Life Enhancement and Empowerment, its obvious...

Ok, he states in the vid that its just a theory of why things are the way they are, and that it may not be true, this is what Humans do, try to come up with explanations as to why things are! He seems a bit more humble than Ziehan, with a different angle, but of course we have to do our own research, with stuff like this we may never know the truth absolutely, but for me he seems to be on track with how I understand things, that elites control the world, not governments and the power is held by the few and they don't want to give it up no matter what the cost of who suffers for it...

@Princess Arabia Remember Your words if it is ever happening to You, hopefully it never does.. This is the problem with the Absolutist such as Yourself, everything is impersonal because nothing exists, until it happens to You then everything is personal.. This is no good on the spiritual or non dual or path you describe as then the person which does exist doesn't deal with where they are right now, Blissful on the beach or being Tortured as in the end everything is Personal, hence why You will reply!

Well maybe in the end game it all ends up being about Surrendering, but if one cannot do it now within this moment, they need a HOW, How do I surrender in this moment if it is not naturally happening.. The How becomes more important than the Why or end game which it seems You mostly focus on, End Game results, which comes from Goal orientation rather than Process orientation.. If it came naturally for everyone we would be in this situation we are in in the world, nor would we be on this forum imo...

No, first God is just a representation of Potential, Beauty/Love/Kindness is one sort of Potential and is Life Empowering, Ugliness/Hate/Cruelty is another and it Disempowers Life, as a Human, You can choose how to be, where Your Life Experience sits, in Beauty/Love/Kindness or Ugliness/Hate/Cruelty, this is all based on how Aware/Conscious You are, Low Conscious Ppl (which is the majority in the world today) live via the Ugly/Hate/Cruelty route to various degrees, only a few are high level Awareness and truly Love Life and everything in it which empower Life to happen more that way...

Yes I agree.. One problem I see arising though is that the ppl coming here from different cultures and such, they want to bring what they had back home (which didn't work out well hence why they moved to Canada) and make here like there, ppl still live the same culture and traditions to a tee like back home here in the Canadian culture, that happens allot.. In my home town, which is not Toronto, but a smaller city north west of here, there were allot of Italians, Finnish, Polish and such, they all had their individual halls, festivals and such. My family is not from any of these cultures, but we integrated and hung around them lots, enjoyed their foods and music too, it was fun, but we had our own thing too, I didn't find my personal family too involved with our own heritage cultures (German, Swedish), we just lived our lives, made money, had family get togethers, went out met other ppl from other places and such, we weren't stuck on our cultural heritage like I see many ppl here are from India, or other places, since Toronto is said to be the most multi cultural city in the world. I see many of them stay in their own circles and maintain how they would live here like they would back home, for me this is a No No, yes remember it, celebrate it sometimes, but don't live it strictly here, Canada, like the US, is supposed to be a dynamic Culture, creating new ways to live and Be.. I believe a One World Government would be best as well, but the Ppl of the world are too Ego identified, to low level on the Awareness scale, wars happen because of this fundamental problem, if that was solved, the World would be way more united and one world government would work, with a Resource Based Economy in place, rather that what we have today which keeps the Elites in power, getting more power, and the rest of Us working as slaves and losing power and personal control of our lives!

I'm not so familiar with Indian Politics and what is going on with Pakistan and such, just sayin... For sure there is tons of ppl there, largest population in the world now, I think with our present day economic systems in place, the poor will get poorer, and the power players/elite will try their best to maintain their power base, this is what is happening everywhere not just in India, but I do believe if we really released the tech we have access too (free energy for one), and the elites lost their power, things there could greatly improve for the masses but that would take some time, Its not a perfect system, they may be just doing what they have to do to maintain some sort of Peace or calmness within the society, from what I know of India its like an organized chaos there, whereas in the West it is just chaos, no organization at all, so India is a old, wise society overall, Yoga or Spirituality is built into their culture, ppl are doing things Spiritual that they don't realize is Spiritual, but the Western ways (anti Spiritual) have been taking over the culture over the years, ppl like Sadhguru are trying to stop this for his own country and the rest of the world... India's relationship with Canada, my home country are not so good right now, that is mostly due to Canada not doing anything about Indian Separatist living here and promoting separation from India and them being labelled as Terrorist, if You come to Toronto or anywhere nowadays in Canada there are many Indian immigrants, great ppl, friendly but overwhelming the society for sure, I don't know if this a good thing or not!

We (Humans) invented these things out of Un Awareness that we are God/Absolute. We have Free Will if we are Conscious that we are God/Absolute. Would One rape, torture, have slaves if they know they are God? I don't think so.. So its a matter of Awareness, not of God inventing things, Absolute/God is just a Potential/Possibility making machine, we are the tool by which the Potential is being expressed, and we have choice as to how it is being expressed, dependent on how Conscious/Aware one Is!

Surrender is one way, there are many other ways, for some Surrender is more natural, for other it is not, that is why we have a many methods, many Gurus, many ways to do things...which is why if Your Awareness of these things is low a Guru/Mentor is needed, and for most in this world today their Awareness is super Low. Things like Devotion and Surrender don't work well, the ppl just can't do it, for a very tiny few it does, but all of Us can work on it and make it part of the whole, like Bruce Lee said with his Jeet Kune Do philosophy, "Use what Works for You, Reject what is Useless for You..", since each of Us had different Karmic Makeups, we need guidance!

I use gummies on the weekends to relax, it makes time slow down and a certain sort of disassociation happens, I become lazy, hungry and more focused lol. My research into it tells me the Psychedelics have their time and place in usage, if You rely on them totally for Spiritual Awakening it probably won't work, Leo may be the exception but he has also done lots of Sadhana too to supplement it.. I for sure agree, that one should do the Sadhana first, get to a point of Awareness that already brings about a natural sort of Peace and Knowing, if Your stuck there then maybe use psychedelics to give You a peek over the fence, which basically inspires You in your Sadhana practices, but don't rely on them totally, it will more than likely lead You astray... In the end for real Transformation to happen, You have to make it happen naturally meaning without the use of drugs or anything external other than Spiritual Practices.. Find a Guru or Mentor and practice that works for You, stick with it, know Your intentions and goals then let it work its magic!

I use it for Entertainment and to trigger my Ego so I'm more Aware of it!

Also if You Suffer another's Suffering You are adding to the Suffering in this world and it disempowers You tremendously, it may cause You to be bitter, angry, and want revenge which leads to not knowing Absolute or any sort of Spiritual Awakening IMO!

As Leo has stated, all things are possible, if Love is possible so is Hate, and if Kindness/Gentleness is possible so is Torture, so the key is that Human Beings have access to Free Will, they can decided absolutely how they want to be within themselves, obviously someone that Tortures another is not in a healthy place and is completely Unconscious of Absolute/God/Love/Bliss, this may be due to many factors, all You can do is gain a High Level of Awareness of Absolute, and know You are this, and then either leave this realm, Body/Mind complex or live here and be the light You want to see, hopefully that Empowers more to do be and do the same!!

@Gidiot I think Osho used Controversy to gain an audience and then a group of ppl that can progress on the Spiritual Path, he showed that a Guru does not have to play the old role of being poor, doing nothing and living in a cave, he broke that mold, but ppl judge him based on their own moral code, so it filters their perception of him.. For sure he did more Empowerment than Dis Empowerment for the world, he was very wise and a very good communicator, just from that one can transform!

I think this relates to the so called "6th sense" or an ability to sense/be aware that is beyond the normal 5 senses.. When in Deep Sleep the 5 senses are still working, everything is still being recorded but we are not Aware of it in normal consciousness. Normal Consciousness is Survival based, our senses gives us enough data to live another day generally, the Spiritual Masters over the millennia have been sharing and teaching us ways to Perceive and be Aware beyond the Survival based senses. The AUM symbol represents the 4 States of Consciousness, Waking State, Dream State, Deep Sleep State and High Consciousness State, the whole goal is too have Your Awareness rooted in the High Consciousness state or Chitta, which is Absolute or Source Intelligence. But what is it that is Aware of this Chitta? It is the Atman or Soul per say, which is basically what we really Are, we are not the Body or Mind or Karmic Substance that allows Creation to exist, its Pure Consciousness, when Your intouch with this Bliss is natural...Via Spiritual Sadhana or practices a Human Being can be intouch with this on a constant basis. My Guru says Deep Sleep is practice for Death as the two are related, Your Body and Mind and Karma are still in play while in Deep Sleep, if Your Awareness is high then You can be Aware of everything while in Deep Sleep, he also says the Deep Sleep state can be achieved while being Active and Doing things in the world, one can be very relaxed, no stress fight/flight response while working, thinking, and living a normal life, its just a matter of mastery of the System...The first goal is the realize that You are not the Body or Mind, when that space is Experientially there, then things start to progress..

@Cathy92506 Its not a fantasy, but it will not happen for most. Its like a poor person looking at billionaires and saying "I want what they got", but its a too far away goal to go for, first get Yourself out of poverty, then be stable financially, then start building wealth from there.. The problem lies in too much sharing, too much goal orientation, and not dealing with what and where You are at right now. If You suffering in any way, then Cosmic Enlightenment is not going to happen for You, so first deal with Your suffering on a permanent basis then see what Potential lie ahead, see for Yourself Experientially what is beyond this daily Suffering pattern because if Suffering is possible daily so if Joyfulness daily and naturally, get to that point and go from there, forget Enlightenment, just go step by step...

This is because only Humans can Experience the sublime or Subtle aspects of Reality, Reality goes from Subtleness to Grossness, the Absolute is the most Subtle, Physicality is the most Gross aspect of Reality, Humans have a built in desire to be more than what they are right now, whatever that is. Right now on this Earth we have Humans representing all aspects of this, ppl living the most grossest aspect of reality, where only the physical aspects, survival aspects of Reality appeal to them, others, a very small % of Ppl live at the highest or most Subtle Aspects of Reality (see Leo and others), their actions and shared experiences reflect this, But its all a matter of Awareness, if Your Awareness is Low then You live Survival only, Survival is about Accumulation, Gathering of Ppl, places and things, ego gratification, a feeling of Separateness and lack, if your Awareness is high level, then these things will mean little to You, you will still have to feed the body, relate to others but it doesn't rule You like it does most today... Spirituality is about raising Awareness so that the highest Potential is within Your Experience and reflected in your Actions. Living below Your Potential too me is the biggest problem today in the world and is tragic imo...

@Wiz No... Meditation is too general a word, it really doesn't mean anything other than sitting cross legged with eyes closed but that can be called sleep too.. Everything is according to needs and wants and levels of Expertise... If all You want is peace then do a certain sort of practice, if You want more clarity another sort of practice, but if You want to go all the way, it means a totally different thing than sitting eyes closed and cross legged for 20min a day.. But generally it is good for Us to be more silent of mind, calmer in emotion and healthy body wise which practices can for sure help with, a mentor is needed to help guide ppl, when they go solo too much it messes things up big time...

Thoughts come from our Brains and Intellect, our 5 senses are always on, even in deep sleep, we are always recording what is going on around us, smells, sounds, touch, seeing, tasting, but we mostly are not conscious of 99% of it, so it goes deeper into the Unconscious Mind, where it sits and stirs up Thoughts that seem to come from nowhere.. The cause of all of this, for ppl to think thoughts come from heaven, god or silent ground, is simply UnAwareness of what is going on within themselves.. There are 4 places of action going on all the time since birth and end with death, Body, Mind, Emotion, Energy Action, again most ppl are Un Aware of 99.999% of all the actions taking place in these 4 areas, so when something happens within them that comes up they say it came from somewhere else.. This is the game of Karma, Karma is the residual result of all the previous actions You have taken, and the consequences of it, as all actions have a consequence.. If we were highly Aware we would focus our thoughts or just leave them behind and not be used by them as we are today, so they say the avg person is having some 50K thoughts per day, the # is getting higher, we are addicted to our thoughts/intellect/mind, hence why all the questions/answers/questions to the same subjects on the forum and endless debates about Reality, most of which is not Truth...

There is no Mind that questions, comes up with answers, is curious and then asks more questions for God/Absolute.. Its like You know how many fingers You have on your left hand, no one can question it right, they say you have 3 fingers on your left hand, but You know You have 5, so there is nothing to do with it. So there is no "Knowing" when it comes to the Absolute, these knowing, not knowing, are concepts, they serve a purpose on the Survival level of life only, where we have what we have on this Earth, Duality, Karma, Bodies, Survival instinct, ego's etc... As a Human You can live and experience beyond this Survival Level of Awareness, You can go all the way and be in touch with Absolute level of Awareness aka Enlightenment..

In a Relative sense, there are plenty of problems, Gaza is a huge huge worldly problem.. You not having enough $$ to pay the bills is an individual problem, on and on it goes, its all Societal Based, if You lived off grid, off the map in some isolated place, self supporting, self capable of feeding and providing basics, none of the societal things would affect You, so in that sense there is no problem for YOU. In an Absolute sense there is no problems, because there is no physicality, no mind/brain, no individual bodies, no society, no earth, no Universe, so obviously in that sense that cannot be a problem to even be possible to exist... So it depends on where Your coming from, what is Your experience of Life, Relative/Subjective or Absolute/Objective.. As as Human You get to choose which Experience You want to have...