Mr Here and Now

Who am I?

@100rockets Audible, I own over 70 audiobooks and none of them sound like robots. I think the YouTube ones are from the uploaders themselves, hence why the narraration is poor. But Audible has great narratation, although it's somewhat pricey, if your going to get a lot out of the books, then check out Audible.

Ok, So this video states that consciousness is a result of the brain, What do you think?

@actualized1 If it's easier and cheaper to get ebooks, then buy a kindle paperwhite, you can read In the dark, as the light shines at the kindle instead of your eyes. Also, battery life last months. I think Leo was talking about the original kindle, as that has no light. Don't just listen to Leo, or me. Buy a kindle paperwhite to see if it works for you. P.S. I prefer Audiobooks as they are more engaging and they make me concentrate more

@Christian No no, I mean the Kindie e-reader. It only reads books so no distractions, and the screen is not back lit.

@Christian Have you ever heard of the KINDLE? Seriously.

@Lawrence That video was BETUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing! Most of these motivation type videos are about success, which is why I stay away from them, but the one you shared was amazing!

Why not practice both?

This guy makes some really good points, can you counter his arguments as it's turning me away from this enlightenment path! Please watch the full video, or at least, try to.

@Leo Gura Yes I can. Thank you for the reply. I always wanted to hear your thoughts on this video.

I'm DEAD

Right now I sleep during the day and stay awake at night, How can I change this around?

Is the law of attraction B.S? I mean, if enlightenment is about being fully conscious, then where does that leave the law of attraction that states: if you think positive, positive situations will come.

Hey guys, so a few nights ago, I decided to stay up all night, then I slept at 9 AM, and was woken up at 11 AM. I tried to sleep that night, and was strangely scared to fall asleep. By that time, the body was SUPER tired, I couldn't even walk in a straight line as my brain was out of fuel, anyways, I lay in bed with the tired body, and well, I just COULD not sleep. I tried not thinking, and as soon as I felt like I was going to sleep, I instantly got scared as I didn't want to go into unconsciousness, so I turned my mind on every time, to avoid blacking out. Luckily, at around 10 AM today I somehow fell asleep, and have woken up at 7 PM, so a nice long sleep which was needed as my body started to shake. But now it's half 10 at night, I'm now scared out of my mind to drift off. Any suggestions? I've been trying to meditate but gat makes the problem worse.

Hey guys, I want to know if you guys went through this. The more I learn about enlightenment, the more life seems pointless. I've been reading The Power Of Now, Way Of The Peaceful warrior and been watching pretty much all of Leo's enlightenment videos over and over, and the more I do, the more life just seems pointless. I have no drive or passion to pursue my martial arts goals or to meet up with other people. All I do now is play video games and eat an insane about of chocolate. I don't feel good about it, nor do I feel bad about it, in fact, I'm very present when I do it, but I accept it because I am here and now, so why not? Why not just be here with sensations like food and video games? I was wondering if any of you could give me some advice, I pretty much spend all day playing games, then all night studying about enlightenment.

I shall buy it right now!

@jjer94 Writing about the character? That's a BRILLIANT idea. Thanks, I never thought of that before! I'm gonna try it now.

Hey guys! I'm new, this is my first topic here. I was wondering if it is possible to meditate standing up, and if so, what kind of posture should I use? I've done a lot of research about sitting for a long period of time and have come to the conclusion that it shortens ones life. Thanks for your time!

But Leo, surely if you meditate while walking, you become unconscious of your souroundings? As for the whole shorten your life thing - that's what I've got from a lot of research. Thank you fir replying to my post - I never knew you could meditate while walking!