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@Knock yes, you're right. The other major difference is, there is no Truth in it. Yes, I'm talking about the Truth with a capital T. I explained it here. Where do you think the term, "falling in love" came from? There is a profound meaning to it--the deepest meaning. It's timeless, eternal.

I said it's your choice. Who in here doesn't understand that? Judgmental. The casual stuff are the easiest to understand. It's shallow and delusional. There's no truth in it. It's temporary. It's like going to a stage blue church and giving tons of your hard earned money just to learn dogma; except this is stage orange. They are teaching 101+ ways to "hit on 'hot' gals," wording it differently in their products, just for your entertainment so they could make money. ?? They prey on your desperate, sexual urges and emotions, just like McDonald's and other fast foods prey on your health. They make money off you for selling their crap.

Oh, and you think you're young? You actually think I'm old. I never mentioned my age. You did. I think the first step for you is to stop judging ppl. I see nothing wrong with the clips I posted. There are young ppl in those clips. If you only believe in casual relationships, that's your choice. A lot of ppl don't want to waste their time and life on that.

What credit? Let's not put any groups up on a pedestal. We're looking for truth in relationships--how it actually works. Notice that all the four clips I posted on this thread tell the truth and mean the same thing. They are from different people and sources. Yet, they all point to the same thing.

@Knock This is probably one of my favorite clips: If you look closely, it relates to the other clips that I posted. What mainstream society don't understand is that whatever you do in a relationship, it will always end up in the same place. What does that mean? If you're in a long term relationship, and it lasts a lifetime, what happens is, it will end up just like the relationship that you're having with your mom, dad, or siblings (except, it's intimate. That's the only main difference). If you add anything else to it, for example, if you're needy in any way, it will just add stress to the relationship. It's really that simple. But, mainstream makes it complicated--too complicated.

@Knock I totally understand what you're saying. Check out these clips: Guess what? They all mean the same thing! They all mean detachment. Yes, it's profound and true. I hope it helps. Check out Leo's PUA clip too.

Good topic question. Leo says it according to his experience, and yes, I could definitely tell that it's not required for anyone to believe blindly what he says. And, yes, he's being honest to the best of his knowledge. However, if you suspect that something even deeper happened to you, and you want to tell Leo about it, it will probably not be easy to encourage him or convince him to "agree" with you because he hasn't experienced it yet. I agree with him that the no-self/nothingness is the deepest, if that's what he's saying. However, when you look at your life, does your experience of the no-self/nothingness fits into your life with profound meaning or not? Is it pointing to anything else in your life? Or, does it just come randomly here and there. If it does add to the profound meaning within your life, then I could relate. And, I would encourage you to say it in your life purpose in a cunning way so that those who are ready to hear it (awakened ppl) will understand that you're pointing to something very inspiring.

You could joke about it, but do you know what it actually means?

See, this is a good question. This is an example of a child, who is still innocent, not being aware of his/her ego. You know what's ego, right? Simple definition: the separate self. Then, when the child grows up, he/she is only aware that he/she is separate from the world. But, the truth is, he/she is not. The world, your environment, all objects, and you are all one thing. The truth, like I said, is the paradox of the ego. If you're unaware of this, it can cause the mind to have stress, obsession, frustration, attachments, emotions, etc., etc. Usually, it does.

As long as the goal is something you love and is not stressing you out. It could take time to figure this one out. However, I'm sure in the forum there are resources that will help you out to search for the goal you love.

Ok, interesting questions. Simply put, the ego is the paradox to unconditional love, not the opposite. If we are all in pure unconditional love without the ego, there would be no more story to deal with. Since we are all in this story together, what do you want to do? Yes, you, as the ego going through life. I think anyone of us, who are on this forum, reading posts, is fortunate enough to figure this question out. We are given extra opportunities in life. When you are sitting in your room, being aware and in the present moment, free of any obsessive thoughts, that counts as unconditional love. Then, the ego kicks in and you feel fear or something negative. Then, you try to let it go. Let your thoughts pass and continue. Btw, unconditional love = unconditional happiness. That's what I meant to say.

Just wanted to add to what I said in this thread... Ok. This is just a fictional movie, but the master, Mr. Miyagi, is teaching Daniel consciousness work (aka, mindfulness meditation) through karate. In the second clip, Daniel was confused on why he was being treated as a "slave," and losing his patience. So, Mr. Miyagi had to explain.

I'm saying to help ppl awaken by showing it through your work (life purpose). Your work will have to be in a cunning format. If your work resonates with others, then that's the help. They will come and ask you questions or tell you their experiences. You will know where they are and where they stand. You do not approach them and tell them the truth and nothing but the truth all at once. That's the job of your life purpose and what they notice in it. Nonsense debates (about I'm right and you're wrong or along those lines) will probably lead ppl astray. It's useless. Some ppl go around debating and trying to convert others their whole lives. They are stuck in stages orange and blue. Or, maybe, they're stuck in green, "ok, you have your idea of enlightenment and consciousness, and I'll have mine. That's ok." So, the answer to your question is mainly: yes. That's why I'm saying that the life purpose better be very cunning. Shaolin monks' life purpose looks cunning. At least you're learning a skill while you're indirectly learning consciousness through Kung Fu.

We don't. I agree here. This question reminds me of Shaolin monks. Ppl go to them. They don't come to you. Ppl go to them to learn Kung Fu. That's how they make a living. That's their life purpose. However, if a student is still interested in enlightenment, then he could go for that through them. Enlightenment is realized. You will know clearly if you have it or not. Because if someone else talks about it, because he/she actually has a "Satori," you'll understand. It's not something to be debated or fingerpointed. It gets to be useless talks if it becomes like that. If you want to earn a decent living through a life purpose, I tried to explain it to Leo here. Your profession doesn't have to be monk/guru/sage/meditation teacher.

Passive income/cashflow. That book explains. Cashflow is completely hands-off.

@LoveandPurpose I would continue to try my best in school. At the same time, when I have free time, I would try to earn a living for fun, at least as a part-time job. Try to be self-employed. This would be a fun activity/assignment for myself. You don't have to tell anyone about it because not everyone will be open-minded about it. Afterwards, I would try to apply entrepreneurship to it. Yes, there is a difference between self-employment and entrepreneurship. Take it step by step. Watch where you step.

Hey, a different version of it:

Very interesting topic, very interesting title, and interesting analysis. When we wake up to start our day, we're still in the ass. What happens is, we start off without a body and external environment, No-self, no-ego, and when we get embodied, we go through this black hole/singularity (I almost said butthole, lol). We go through the day as the ego. If you don't want to be the ego anymore, then do something within this lifetime so that you could be aligned with no-self, peace, love, bliss, etc. Contribute to end of suffering for all in this 'dream.'

Story of Dullard, An Indian Folklore Dullard was a laid-back kind of a guy. He lived in a village, and all he did was climb mango trees and picked mangos all day around his village. He didn't really get a decent education--too "poor." Three bullies from Dullard's same village got multiple doctorates and learned how to do magic. They were proud of themselves, and upon seeing Dullard decided to make fun of him as Dullard welcomed them back into the village. "Hey, Dullard..." said the first one, "Aren't you tired of dressing half naked all day long and picking mangos all day? It's time you grow up and be a man. Lol!" The other two also laughed hysterically. "I understand that. I'm working on it," said Dullard. "Btw, welcome back home. I was only wondering what all three of you learned on your journey." "Oh, we learned a lot," said the second bully, "And, it's too bad you missed out." "Yeah," added the third bully, "we know how to make a tiger. We know the anatomies of many animals, but not just that, we know how to make them. Hey, fellows, let's show Dullard this! Let's make a tiger." "No! Don't!" Dullard shouted. "I'm smart enough to know that a tiger can kill all of us. Let's not do this!" "What? You chicken?" said the first bully. "It'll be okay. We won't make it come to life." "Please don't!" said Dullard. "Listen, I don't think it's a good idea, but I'm going to watch you by hiding in the mango tree!" The three bullies ignored Dullard and magically made the bones of the tiger. Then, the flesh appeared. And, then the skin appeared and covered the flesh. The tiger looked life-like but still. The three bullies decided that their job was done, turned their backs, and headed down the road toward the village. "Watch out!" shouted Dullard from the tree. But, it was too late. The tiger opened his eyes and attacked and started devouring the three bullies. Dullard carefully climb down the tree to warn the villagers and get help. _______ Moral: Knowledge without common sense is useless.

This thread has ran its course. We get the point already.

The thing is... If you actually know the Truth, if you have an actual Satori aligned with your life very well, how are you going to plan to communicate it? Obviously, you can't just say it. Just talking is ineffective. It will lead to this: Correction! If the other person is friendly and radically open-minded, it will lead to this. If not, it may lead to this: