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All spiritual teachers (including Leo) seem to insist that the Absolute Truth cannot be accurately put into words without distorting or perverting it. Given everything that Leo has taught so far, how close can someone with a purely intellectual understanding of his teachings get to the Truth? (Basically, if it's just a religion or belief to them, but they have not become enlightened or awakened themselves.) I feel like at least a few people here know all the right intellectual answers. They can give responses that give the impression that they've had direct experience of enlightenment. How close can these people get to enlightenment from a purely intellectual place? Are they 99% of the way there with just a minor click into place needed, 1% of the way there, or always infinitely far off? I feel like I have a very accurate conceptual understanding of enlightenment. It feels very close to the truth, maybe just not tangible yet. But I know I must still be a ways off. Because while the truth is a bit of a mindfuck even from a purely intellectual level, it sounds like the realization still isnt nearly profound enough to be the full truth. I can be left questioning everything, but I'm not truly shaken to my core by this truth, left suicidal or not sure what is real or not real. There is no real shift in perspective when it's just theory. I feel like I'm just a click away. Like I just need a minor spiritual chiropractic alignment for everything to snap into place and make it all real. But maybe it's more like I'm standing across the Grand Canyon from an unreachable goal, waiting for God (ultimately myself) to airlift me across when it feels ready and not a second before.

I've watched an hour-long presentation and hour-long interview with Bezmenov and I guess I just don't get the hype. Nothing he says seems that groundbreaking or revolutionary to me. Maybe I just always suspected as much and took it for granted. Partly why I'm unimpressed is because I don't think Bezmenov goes deep enough. Maybe Russia and the KGB have helped to facilitate it, but I don't think they're the ultimate origin. But then you're getting into illuminati stuff that most people consider conspiracy theories. It's easy to get away with further demoralizing and destroying your society decade after decade without opposition when your agenda is written off as conspiracy theories. To the point that people now welcome and beg for more of the things that are leading to the downfall of their civilization. I can't tell you how to reverse course and avoid societal destruction, because just questioning many of the ideas involved is now considered hate speech. That's how effective the propaganda has been.

When you take a picture with your camera, it's like 4000x4000 pixels, larger than can fit on a computer screen at full size usually. It would take a massive amount of storage if everyone had a 5 MB profile picture. Profile pictures are like 50x50 pixels or something so it's an incredibly inefficient use of space. If you don't have Photoshop/GIMP, try one of these: http://www.simpleimageresizer.com/ https://picresize.com/ http://www.imageoptimizer.net/Pages/Home.aspx https://www.img2go.com/compress-image Or there is probably an app that does similar if you're on mobile

There is a specific "Video requests for Leo" section further down on the main page https://www.actualized.org/forum/forum/17-video-requests-for-leo/

In the vast majority of cases my recommendation would be to stick to your values. But what you describe literally does sound like a once in a lifetime opportunity. So I would eat shit this once instead of throwing that away. I think what Tennisplayerovich did was very brave and noble, but he already has millions from sponsorships and 10+ grand championships. For a brand new player with their 1 chance to compete on a world stage, I'd tell them to suck it up and get the shot. We all have to pick our battles. I didnt plan on getting the shot, but I was worried the hospital wouldn't let me in to see my sons birth without it. And my wife really is bought into the whole narrative and wanted me to do it to protect him, and to make sure I could be her for there. After being fully vaccinated I refused to download the vaccine passport app that my government rolled out. So I voluntarily gave up the ability to dine in at restaurants and a couple other things from last September until just a couple weeks ago. You also have to know where your line in the sand is. If they started requiring a vax passport to buy essentials without groceries, I was going to start engaging in civil disobedience. I'm also refusing to get any boosters after the initial 2 shots. In most cases there are ways to skirt the rules or get around things. But when your job will require you to travel internationally I dont think that's an option.

Suffering is a rather incomplete translation of Dukkha. I'd recommend reading the whole Wikipedia entry on this word for a more nuanced view: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duḥkha Not just good things are attachments. So are the bad. Attachment to good things mostly causes suffering when you inevitably lose them. When your favorite pen breaks, when you finish the last slice of pizza. Your life LOL Being attached to bad things also causes suffering. The more you obsess and worry about bad stuff, the more suffering you inflict on yourself. If your basement is flooding, you can worry about all the damage, what a pain it'll be to deal with insurance, what you could have done to prevent this, etc etc etc. Or you can just focus on what's in your power in the present moment. You can just take a deep breath and start scooping out buckets of water without having a panic attack about it, accepting the inevitable situation fully and just doing what you can. If you aren't attached, you can't suffer. (Easier said than done.)

If you're using a standard Mach 3 type disposable razor and weird goop shave gel with sensitive skin, you're going to have these issues. All razors will start to get dull after a couple uses. Most guys use them for months before changing them out though. I would recommend a good safety razor. I have tried several and my go-to is the Parker 99R. In the long run, traditional shaving will save you lots of money. The blades are like $10 for a 100 pack. Different blades vary in sharpness and other factors that will affect how you like them, so I'd buy a sample pack of at least 5 different brands to find your fav. I change my blade out every 3-5 shaves. Get a proper shave soap and brush as well. Then watch videos on how to shave. Your dad probably didnt teach you properly because he didnt know either if he was just using disposable razors too. Wash your face with hot water to open your pores before shaving. Learn to shave with the grain instead of against which can irritate it. Itll take practice and observation especially on your neck as the grain can go in many different directions. Even down to how you dry your face off afterward. Just pat gently with a brand new cloth/towel, not one you've been using after showering for days. And dont rub totally dry. After you can apply alum to close your pores. Itll sting where you pressed too hard or went across the grain, so it's a good learning tool. Avoid most mainstream aftershave and balms, more ingredients (chemicals) that will irritate your skin. Do a bunch of research first. Wicked_edge subreddit is a good source of info albeit a bit cult-ish about wet shaving and showing off all the stuff they own. Then find a quality online shave shop in your state or country. Keep it simple If it's not shaving, shave gel, cologne, soap, or something else you're applying to the area, then maybe your shirts are rubbing and irritating the area? My guess though is shaving on unprepared skin, against the grain, with a dull razor, while applying too much pressure.

He just has a healthy relationship with it I think. In an old, old blog video from a retreat i think he basically said he had an urge to masturbate. So he did, instead of just dwelling on it. And then went back to meditating. I think that's a healthy approach to take. Just do it as the urge arises and move on. Just dont become addicted or turn it into a habit where you watch porn for multiple hours per day.

Just go f*** some people and take some courses. Why are you overcomplicating this looking for esoteric spiritual solutions or trying to solve it with years of therapy and self-help. That stuff is what got you into this situation in the first place. Just go sign up for Tinder and Udemy.

Depends on what you feel like you missed out on, and if you can make it up. I felt like I missed out on having multiple sexual partners and "sowing my wild oats" because my fiancée at the time was the only person I'd ever slept with. So I broke up with her and slept with someone else. It's painful and scary to do, but I knew that if I didn't, it'd be gnawing at the back of my mind for the rest of my life until I did. I was obsessed every day with wondering what it'd be like to sleep with someone else and how different it would feel, until I did it. I hated the career path I had chosen (or allowed my parents to choose for me), so I changed it. The simplest solution is just to go live your life and make up for the stuff you missed. It's usually much faster than trying to grieve for what you missed out on instead. Don't settle and cope. Just go take what you want. Even if it temporarily throws your life into chaos to get it. Otherwise you may never stop grieving. Even if you're 40 years old and feel like you missed out on the club and bar scene, just go to the club. If you want to start a band, start a band. If you want to write a book, write a book. There aren't many things that you can't make up for.

I know dosage is a thing with every other drug, I guess since 5-meo is measured in such tiny units, I assumed that it'd be basically impossible to take a small dose and it'd either be machine elves or nothing . I had a bad experience with THC a couple weeks ago when I tried it for the first time, but maybe in a year or so I'll work up the courage to try psychedelics finally. I might need to work on issues with control first because I had a terrible time with both THC and alcohol, basically the only two substances I've ever tried. I dont know if I can just let go and accept instead of trying to control, which might be a recipe for a hellish psychedelic trip. On THC I felt like I was losing my mind and had bad depersonalization. So the idea that there is no "me" to lose my mind might go about 5 steps too far beyond what I can psychologically handle when it's no longer just theory Are we just talking about ego death as the goal then? Is ego death the cause of enlightenment, or just a prerequisite?

I guess if I was serious about it I'd just find a way to get and do DMT. Everything else is just trying to get a smoother, more gradual path there. But it sounds more like an on/off switch with no way to just dip your feet in. If I'm scared of the DMT experience then I'm probably way too much of a pussy to handle God and I should just stay away I guess.

Okay, so no amount of reading or mental masturbation gets me even an inch closer. That's kind of what I was afraid of, and also probably what i already knew when I asked. So it's literally waiting for the grace of god to strike you. A human is incapable of getting there on their own. Aside from DMT and psychedelics, is there anything else we can do to increase the probability of that lightning strike? It sounds like any form of meditation is about 0.00001% as effective and that seems like the second-best option. (For even an initial experience of enlightenment, not necessarily all the way.) Do you have any theory on how DMT gets a person there? Does the psychedelic state just make someone radically more open to the truth? I'm now thinking of it almost like some kind of "luck boost" potion in an RPG that increases your % chance of finding rare gear (or in this case, enlightenment) while it's active. Does anything besides DMT give even a measurable buff in this regard? Not even do nothing meditation, neti neti, etc?

You already answered your own question. God is all that is. God can't come from anything except God. Anything else and you end up with a "turtles all the way down" problem. Concepts like "random" can't exist outside of time. Think about bingo balls. Without a past or future, how would you know if God is drawing B12 or O72 in which order? If God played bingo, he would simultaneously draw every number and fill every possible bingo card in existence and yell bingo on all of them simultaneously. There can't be a first or a last. I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. (Revelation 22:13) God said unto Moses, "I AM THAT I AM" (Exodus 3:14) Possible other Hebrew translations: "I will become what I choose to become", "I will be what I will be", "I create what(ever) I create", or "I am the Existing One". Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” (John 8:58) (Notice the fuckery of God using present-tense to describe a past event.) It's way more limited than even that. When you close your blinds, the outside world ceases to exist. If you're sitting alone in a room right now with the blinds and door closed, your room is literally the entire universe. Even the rest of your house doesn't exist. Your room is all that is and has ever been in this present moment, forever, for infinity. Everything about how you got to this room is just a story. If you don't see your mom right now, she doesn't exist, she never existed, and she never gave birth to you. You never went to school, your school doesn't exist. You've never met a girl, girls outside of this room don't exist except as an idea. If a nuclear explosion breaks through your roof into the room right now, that exists. There's still no Russia that caused it, it just exists. When you hear the rumble of the nuclear explosion coming in the distance from behind your wall before it hits, the noise exists. But is there an actual nuclear explosion at that point causing the noise, or does the noise just exist independently?

There is no such thing as a unicorn. Please refer to the Universal Hot-Crazy Matrix:

If you do a CTRL+F on the Wikipedia page for Ukraine, the word Russia appears 208 times Definitely no connection there. Uh, yeah, that's how it works. There are extremely strong historical ties between Jews and Nazi Germany???? lmao. Your historical and cultural ties don't have to be positive. Everyone on the forum except you is ignorant, we get it.

I hate when the media (and society at large) labels Putin as "insane." Maybe they can't stomach the fact that a sane person can act this way and need to separate themselves from it. But I think it devalues the fact that most sane people are capable of doing evil things. 90% of your neighbors would have "just followed orders" during WWII Germany as well. The odd thing about believing someone doing bad things being insane (including a friend or family member) is that it means they have less / no free will of their own. In that sense, they are blameless. Do people realize this contradiction?

Google it, 2 years and 9 months. Then Google Gen Z specific stats if you want. Does it really matter what the average is though? Are you an average person, or willing to date average people? (If yes, you deserve average results)

This is actually a question that Jordan Peterson asks in his Future Authoring Program. Here's my answer I wrote there: Overweight, diabetic. In physical pain standing or walking. Lots of drama. Smoking, drinking, drugs. Sickness. Lack of progress. No agency. Unhappy / depressed. Dirty shitty house. Being a bad father who takes out his frustration on children. House in a bad neighbourhood and risk of getting broken into. Having to work a part-time job I hate with a long bus commute or office job. Relationship problems. Having an ugly wife cheating on me or alone living back with parents. Jail. To contrast, here's my ideal future, which I think you should consider and spend at least 10-15 minutes journaling about as well. Although this was written about 5 years ago so some of my priorities have changed since then: I want to be constantly relaxed and at peace. Deadlines and problems in the news won't stress me out. I can smile and be happy regardless of what's going on around me. I'm in great shape and enjoy physical activity that helps maintain it. I've overcome addiction to sugary and fatty food and carbs and eat clean and enjoy it. I make money easily and have a variety of writing clients, as well as passive income from writing fiction that I love like Creepypasta. I also stream on Twitch/Youtube and have a fancy studio with a top-of-the-line GPU/computer and greenscreen, mic on shock mounts and all the best gear. Whenever I go live, at least X people watch X Twitch subscribers, 100k Youtube followers, thousands in book sales per month. A nice house. Maybe not a cabin, but clean and tidy and feels like home with fresh air and smells nice. Feels secure and safe even at night. I want to feel happy and relaxed and never have to worry about money. Create enough to make a living just from my passion and interests, stuff I would be doing anyway. If I am looking after kids then I can probably only put in 20 hours per week into making an income, but I can scale up from 20 hours a week to 40 or even 60 if you include "hobby" projects like streaming/videos and writing. A successful business person. In shape. Well dressed. Positive and charismatic. No stress about money. Happy home life. Internet marketer. Nice expensive clean house.

LOL ok. If you have $375,000 to invest upfront. If I had that money I'd definitely rather put a down payment on a couple houses instead. (I do stake ADA, but that's because I can do it directly from my wallet while still holding my own private keys, and I'm gonna be holding it anyway. I don't know if there is trustless ETH staking yet, or without locking it in for a long period of time.)

@Someone here You're lying to us and to yourself. This isn't your first relapse this year. You made a post saying that you looked at pictures of naked people on Feb 22. I'm not gonna let you use whatever fucked up justification you have for thinking that isn't porn. How many other times have you relapsed so far that didn't count? Pictures of naked people are porn. Tasteful, artistic nudes are still porn Underage girls twerking on TikTok are porn Bikini haul try-on videos on Youtube are porn If you get so desperate that you're looking at medieval paintings of naked chicks, that's porn. You don't have to be looking at a woman getting penetrated to fuck up your brain chemistry. Watching porn and trying not to coom is like messing around with a loaded gun. Sooner or later you're gonna shoot yourself. You can't just "watch porn". First you downgrade from nofap/noporn to just nofap. Next thing you know, you're moving the goalpost further. Maybe I can just rub the outside of my pants. Maybe I can just edge a little bit without cooming. Maybe I can try to get as close as possible to cooming but then stop and it'll still count. IMO the only real benefit of doing nofap is to develop willpower and if you're already making excuses and lowering the difficulty then what's the point. When you watch porn you're literally cucking yourself, because you're watching another man take a woman that you find desirable. Every time you want to watch porn, ask yourself, do you want to be a cuck? (For the record, it's only been 3 or 4 days since I last COOMED so who am I to listen to anyway? A hypocritical cuck, that's who. But I'm trying to do nofap/noporn [among other things] for Lent from March 2 - April 14 so we'll see how that goes. I'm gonna use your weakness as motivation when things get tough.)

How can you trust insights or epiphanies received from plant chemicals? Why does the fact it's more "natural" make it more real or accurate? Go lick a toad if it makes you feel better

If you get the course for free, you aren't going to value it and take it seriously. You're going to watch it for entertainment in the background at 2x speed while playing games, like you have for the last several hundred videos, without taking any actual action. If you can't scrape together around $1,000 (even if it takes a year of saving) to buy the course, then you need to focus on mastering more practical aspects of your life before worrying about enlightenment. Being a serious spiritual seeker doesn't mean you get to be a freeloader. If you want to learn about enlightenment for free, drop everything go trade your time at a monastery full-time for the next decade instead of paying a monetary price. The price has to be high enough to keep teens out. No teenager is ready for the ultimate truth, they have a lot of other stuff to work on first. Many will end up killing themselves if they could just access the information for free. You know exactly why you feel it must be free hahahaha

People that tell you that you act like a child, need to grow up, act like an adult, be more mature... Are usually jaded people who hate their own lives and have nothing going for them. Your aunt sounds like a bitch. Probably got married way too young and is jealous/resentful that her own childhood and younger years were cut short by responsibility. Never lose your childlike nature. The day that happens is basically like the day you've lost your soul. I'm 30 and can do all the responsible stuff, but ultimately I still feel like a 13 year old in an adult body. You can learn to turn "adulting" on only when you need it. Usually just to play adult around other adults. Having a sense of humor about life doesnt make you a child. And being able to make your bed and do laundry doesnt make you an adult... you can teach kids to do chores too. Adults are mostly just kids who have been ground down by the world around them and had their spirits crushed. Had all the magic and wonder removed from their lives.

These reactions prove just how dogmatic you guys are about this LOL. You can Nahm-talk your way into believing or not believing anything.