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@Elisabeth amazing report, thank you!

smells like delusion . @Wisebaxter a good guru would be one whose method of inquiry is similar to yours. this way he/she is able to anticipate your questions and lead you to even further questions, to the point where your reasons to hold attachments become loose enough.

what's a human being made of on the most fundamental level?

@theking00 you are the matrix asking what the matrix is.

this is where slippery/smartness takes over and no trace of wisdom is left whatsoever. watch out... pride smells.

how do you know that's the case? isn't your entire post a way to understand something?

this line of thought arises because you're not experiencing a good life NOW. live a good life NOW.

this is partially right. except that you don't "choose" to come down as if you're in some spectral realm and then decide "i am going to reincarnate". it's just that Reality makes it to be conscious of itself again and a new sense of "i" arises. "i" is a consequence of consciousness. not the other way around. don't ask me how/why Reality happens to become conscious of itself again, though. this is the core of the highest mystery. contemplate it... it's a doorway to immense awe!

@Fanis start by doing a few things differently, like engaging in a meditation sangha/practice.

i think @winterknight knows better

ask questions. be truly interested on the other person. stop trying to impress.

people get broken by attachments. love is healing.

the meaning of the word "love" has drastically changed for me on the past 4 years. even though we can find expressions like "fall in love" in mainstream culture, i find it impossible to fall in love. you can only rise in love. love is very different from passion. you can be passionate but when it comes down to love, you have to build it. and it takes time. a truly conscious loving relationship cannot be found by a fool and, by definition, you don't just lose yourself for it. such rare relationships actually help you ground yourself on virtues and growth. i am not talking about teenager romantic adventures.

that's a highly immature perspective of view btw.

this is where most people get stuck. they want to conceptualize the outputs of the practices before having a first hand experience.

i disagree. there are several spiritual schools/traditions that have led several people to experience True Nature. they're all filled with conceptual frameworks that aim to temporarily replace the content of the mind of the practitioners. it's through hunger and effort that the seeker is supposed to overcome the concepts (that helped him in the beginning). if you don't believe me, look back at your own story.

@FoxFoxFox anything can be a hindrance. it doesn't depend on the content, but on the wisdom and intent of the consumer. for instance, 7 years ago i was on a blind pursuit for money, pleasure and lots of superficial trash. i used to watch motivational videos to work hard to achieve those things and feed my pride. what happened? i broke down, of course. then, i spent 4 years in a journey towards healing and seeking to understand who i am. during that period, i developed a disgust for materialism and a strange anguish towards that kind of content. now i finally feel happy and ready to embrace life with a big heart. i am now a married man and i want to work hard to offer everything i can to the world. guess what? i am now watching the same motivational content for hardwork. it feels completely different now. the same kind of content, as seen from different perspectives made me: feel insecure and anxious until i eventually couldn't take it anymore; feel disgust and separation from the regular everyday life; feel energized to contribute to the world in a healthy way.

i'm not advocating for leo, but the contents that resonate with you change over time. all stages of development are necessary because that's how wisdom is built from zero to hero. contemplate the 15 y/o version of you watching to the "how to make a girl squirt" video vs watching the "aztec non-duality" video. which one would trigger your interest the most? it doesn't mean the the least interesting video was worse... it just means that it was less interesting for you at that moment.

that's not my opinion, though... that's how i learned from past yoga teachers. those adjustments don't feel natural to me but hatha yoga is not always about feeling natural... it's more about strengthening, stretching, breathing and stimulating blood circulation. there's an amazing french yoga teacher called Timila Boukhtouche. she was my first yoga teacher and she's fluent in english... you can ask her those questions if you feel like it. (https://www.facebook.com/timila)

@Charlotte A prevents blockages of blood vessels near the neck. it also strengthens the muscles responsible for keeping the shoulder blades aligned with its natural position when your delts and traps aren't contracted; B is not supposed to change your posture throughout the day. it's just a temporary effort to help stretch the muscles near the coccyx and strengthen the lower abs (very little effort on the abs)

past lives exist but they are not your past lives as in "nobody else's past lives... only mine". everything that happened before the birth of this current form is part of its past lives. we, as individuals, share past lives... because everything is a manifestation of True Nature. Teotl is the past life of Teotl, only in different forms.

that's accurate. i still talk about it here on the forum because people long for it and a solid basic conceptual framework can work as a guidance and motivator. of course there's always the risk of people attaching themselves to specific ideas, but it can't be avoided... it's a trap everyone kinda needs to fall and learn how to diagnose it.

@BIggleswerth buddhist practices offer a great methodology for embodying enlightenment. however, if you just stick to the abstract/intellectual talks within buddhism, you will certainly get stuck, as in any other spiritual tradition or set of concepts (including actualized.org content taught by leo).

@Nervtine beware. knowledge is very different from wisdom. wisdom is embodied knowledge. how much knowledge can you actually transform into actions consistently? mental masturbation is a real danger here.

do you?