Edward95

The sort of joy one feels as your heart pounds in extraordinary situations - seeing a breathtaking view from mountain top after a long hike, when skydiving, or when you race down a slope skiing.... is it fair to say an enlightened person feels such joy in every moment so is not necessary to seek such adventures?

I wonder what someone as spiritual as Leo would have against being vegan/vegetarian. I would like to know why he isn’t one.

I already bought Leo’s book list but I think it would be great if he could add to it (or make a new product) the list of books he recommends NOT to read. Eg books that are factually incorrect, outdated or provides harmful advices that would set one back in terms of personal development.

An interesting essay I found that is related to this topic. https://sites.google.com/site/shusakugoclub/go-and-philosopy

“The body may be the site of our bondage but it is also the means of our extrication” -Buddhism: Concise Introduction by Houston Smith, p80 “One thing, O monks, developed and repeatedly practiced, leads to the attainment of wisdom. It is the contemplation of the body” -Buddha, requoted from the above book Although the journey to spiritual awakening is a pimarily journey towards liberating the mind, I do think physical health does play an important role in it. I imagine lots of physical energy is required for long hours of meditation and contemplation in addition to knee flexibility and lower back/core strength to meditate in full lotus. Thus I suppose anyone serious about enlightenment would dedicate some time to train and take care of one’s body. My question is, if meditation trains the mind and physical exercise trains the body, should one do additional and separate work to train the brain (your brain is the source of all your insights and awareness)? Or is it unecessary and pointless to do work separately as training the mind always has effect on the brain? (Studies do show that meditation can change the physical structure of the brain)

I know playing Go has many benefits (esp on your brain). However, a lifelong hobby of playing the game will require many hours. So would taking up such passion worth the opportunity cost? Also, Leo has once advocated ‘lifestyle minimalism’ and having an additional activity that will preoccupy your time does go against this.

I don't eat meat but thanks ;).

I've just watched Leo's super healthy veggie soup. He said we should make a habit of having soup as dinners. He also said on the previous vid that we should have blueberry smoothie for breakfasts. 1. But that's like having two meals out of three practically in a liquid form - isn't that unhealthy? (not using our teeth for chewing enough must be bad for us?) 2. Also, veggie soup sounds great for weight loss, but I'm actually trying to gain weight and build muscle, so what do you guys think I should combine with (or add into) the soup? 3. Leo says we should avoid food with high starch - like potato and corn - but I heard that high starch diet is actually good for you. (source: https://chriskresser.com/is-starch-a-beneficial-nutrient-or-a-toxin/ where the author takes Okinawans as an example, 80% of their diet comes from high starch food, esp sweet potato and live up to 90 years old). What do you guys think?

thanks. The same model wasn't in uk amazon so I just bought a similar one

Hi, could anyone find the amazon link for Leo's blender? (preferablly uk amazon) He said "professional grade ninja blender" that uses 1000watts. I found two but neither looks exactly like his. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nutri-Ninja-Blender-Auto-iQ-BL642/dp/B00NGV4E1G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1494150727&sr=8-4&keywords=ninja+blender https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nutri-Ninja-Blender-Auto-BL480UK/dp/B00QB7G10Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494150753&sr=8-2&keywords=ninja+blender+professional

I remember once Leo kinda mentioned that it is always better to be a small fish in a big ocean than big fish in a small ocean. However, sometimes he also say we should start our own business instead of working for someone else in a 9 to 5 jobs, for freedom, independence, etc. But if you are working for a big corporation, wouldn't this be a dilemma? Thoughts? Also, hypothetically speaking if you start a buissiness and it grows, at what point do you stop working for yourself and start working for the company you founded?