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@JJJcaine -I'm not a business expert or anything but your idea sounds cool to me. Just don't expect to make money right off the bat. That kind of application is an investment in the long-term not in the short-term. It will take time before you make real money. Be sure to assess your risks before implementing your idea, I mean it could just fail completely if not done right. - I believe Spirituality matters in Dating. I believe it matters VERY VERY VERY much. It might even be a core criteria for dating someone for some people. - Atma Namaste! Om Namah Shivaya Om!

@axiom "You could try being Leo's friend whether he likes it or not." I can only be Leo's friend if Leo wants to be my friend. Friendship requires consent from both parties. "... camping on front lawn... painting a banner... look longingly up at his bedroom window..." All those things would probably annoy Leo. Leo won't be my friend if I significantly annoy him.

I am sharing my opinion on Frank Yang based on the single video: You Are (Not) God (Re: Actualized.Org/Conner Murphy) by Frank Yang . Here's the YouTube link: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFqj5cp6iOs) Disclaimer, I wasn't able to watch all his content. I am just making this post as a precautionary measure. I am pointing out the stuff I was disturbed by when I was watching him talk. I also cannot comment on his more "out there" statements meaning statements which are excessively "deep" but not really deep. The reason being that in those cases I cannot understand where he is coming from. Actually there is only one part I was deeply disturbed by. I talk about it below. 1) 1:18 onwards: "In the more advanced stages of that [awakening], it's the death of the soul. Freedom is what we are after, not altered states of consciousness." - I find this disturbing because he makes it sound like being advanced is about destroying your soul. I disagree with this because I see the soul as the authentic self that Leo describes in his video: Understanding The Authentic Self. Awakening for me is about aligning yourself with your soul or authentic self. -I am also disturbed that Frank says we are after freedom. Not everyone is after the feeling of freedom. Also it's usually lower consciousness people that strive for excessive amounts of freedom. That's all. I don't claim to be a spiritual guru or a consciousness expert. I am posting just because I was deeply disturbed by statement 1). Statement 1) sounds selfish as F*ck.

@Leo Gura My intuition says my first step to figuring out what is true for myself is to start meditating regularly again. I shall do that. @Leo Gura, Thank you for giving me advice.

@RMQualtrough Who? What who is trying to say?

@Harikrishnan Nah. Leo is not imaginary. Leo exists. He is a source of insights related to spirituality, life purpose, psychology, practical living, personal development, philosophy, epistemology, and more. Whether or not Leo becomes my friend, depends on time. Only time will tell. I am grateful to Leo, some of his videos helped me through a rough time in my life. I'm expressing my gratitude by asking him to be my friend politely in a public setting.

@Leo Gura I see. Frank Yang said we are after freedom. Leo Gura said The aim is not freedom, it's consciousness. My intuition tells me Leo Gura is a better source than Frank Yang. So the aim is consciousness. @axiom, I am agreeing with Leo in that the aim is not freedom, it's consciousness. @Leo Gura, I am so delighted that I finally got a reply from you. May I use this opportunity to ask you to be my friend? Leo Gura, the Supreme Great Creator and Overseer of Actualized.org, it is with great respect that I say: Would you please be my friend?

@axiom Okay.

@SeaMonster I'm just a student here to learn. That's why I made a public post so that I can be corrected.

@patricknotstar @Leo Gura I agree.

@Leo Gura I agree.

@Space I agree.

@John Iverson In that context the jealousy of the guy and his instinct to defend his mate looked justified. I think it's normal to feel jealous and feel like the guy is a threat.

@NightHawkBuzz How can I think correctly when I am encountering strangers and people I don't know? I'll share with you my opinion but take this with a grain of salt. I am not a formally trained sociologist or anything. I think it is in your best interest to not over analyze situations but instead be more street smart. What I mean by street smart in this context is pay attention to the general vibe people give off to you, especially energetically (Are you psychically aware?). If they give of a general vibe of hostility and shadiness, interact with them less. If they give a general vibe of friendliness and "I've got my shit together", then interact with them more. If you do this in a party you will eventually feel safe because you will feel connected to good people and together you can all collectively protect each other from hostile and shady people.

@Someone here Depends on which definition of soulmate you are talking about. My intuition tells me that soulmate by the definition you used in your post, does exist.

@Sempiternity "You're a business man..." Leo is not a business man, he is a sage that pursues higher consciousness. Although Leo still enjoys certain things and hobbies. Dating and Sex can lead to marriages. Marriages can lead to procreation. There is a practical benefit in having a decent population. So in a sense there is a higher consciousness aspect in Leo's decision to respond frequently in the Dating, Relationships, and Sexuality section. Have you done shadow work? Have you worked on the lower parts of the spiral? Remember that TIER 2 Stages in Spiral Dynamics build on top of the lower stages. Do you have a stage red or stage orange shadow? I advise you stop telling Leo to leave the 'how to nut' work behind. Again being higher consciousness integrates the lower stages. Being higher consciousness doesn't mean bipassing the lower stages. Do you have anything against people having a good time and getting laid? We don't have to work all the time you know?

@Space I agree. BTW, @Space, you sound like an intelligent, high consciousness fellow, would you please be my friend?

While socializing can be fun, I think the most important socialization experiences are unpleasant and maybe even psychologically painful. I suggest you socialize even if they are not the most fun things to do because they will pay HUGE, HUGE, HUGE!!! dividends in the long run.

@Tobia "Elon Musk is naively..." I think Elon Musk is not naive. "he is going against interests that are so big that they could crush him in an instant. There is no way government (and therefore pharma and military lobby) would allow Twitter to go back to its glorious days of freedom" His enemies can't crush him in an instant. If his enemies were that powerful, then they would have destroyed Space X and Tesla by now. But Poof!!! as you can see Elon Musk seemingly magically kept his companies alive. I don't think the USA government is evil. I don't think phrama is completely evil. I don't think the military lobby is evil. USA government, some stakeholders in pharma and the military may have an interest in bringing back a degree of free speech back to Twitter. I don't like narratives which make power structures in USA sound insanely evil. There are good people within the power structures but yes the power structures have been corrupted by evil individuals and groups. Mark my words!!!......... Elon Musk will succeed at improving Twitter. The above trains-of-thought are just my opinion since I don't have a lot of statistical data to back up my claims. Only time will tell. So take my ideas in with a grain of salt. Elon (THE Real Life Iron Man) Musk ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

@patricknotstar From my perspective it looks like she was Shit Testing you. What I mean by that is I think she was putting you in a non-ideal situation to test your worth as a man. She could be Shit Testing you either subconsciously or consciously. The solution to the Shit Test is to showcase your best masculine qualities and to show the female your awesomeness as a man. One reason females do Shit Tests is to preserve their own safety. Does she feel safe around you? I have an idea of what I would do in that situation but I won't share my personal solution because I would want you to figure out your solution to the female shit test on your own so that you empower yourself. I have an intuition that you're a cool guy and in normal situations you'd be just fine. The date you described is non-ideal. Once you learn your own solution to non-ideal dates like the one you narrated, you'll be capable of getting the girl of your dreams.

Who wants to be friends? Sings: "Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends!" I am not looking to date around cause I have a case of oneitis. (Hopefully there exists a healthy type of oneitis). I'm just saying I'm really really really attracted to a girl but am willing to date around if things don't work out between me and her. BUT nevertheless I find it important to make friends and to be a respected member of a community. It helps with social proof and it will help me make the woman I like feel safe cause me being a respected member of a community will show her I'm a quality guy, Although I must admit all this social stuff is just a secondary tactic for me because my primary tactic is picking a girl who I have similar interests to. So I am picking this girl not only because I'm really really really attracted to her but because I think we both have similar interests. Now that I have given a good introduction about me, I can now formally ask, "who wants to be friends with me?" I'm going to post information in a profile-esque mannner about myself. I will also post who I am interested in being friends with or the kind of people I am interested in being friends with. Name on Actualized.org Forum: Aldrich Profile Picture: Zoom of a Katana and a Wakizashi Birth Year: 1995 Age: 27 Educational Attainment: Graduated from High School, soon to Graduate from University. Favorite Quote: "A warrior spends most of his time not thinking about how he or she is going to strike but thinking about what he or she is going to say." Interests: - Higher Consciousness pursued through living an honorable life. - Kendo, Japanese Politics, Life of the Japanese Royal Family, Boxing, Weight Lifting, General Fitness, Game Design, Religions in General, - Food, especially Japanese Food. I especally love Spicy Salmon Sashimi with White Rice - Sleep - Women, Love, Marriage - Sex - Dating Theory - Video games, Anime, Movies, Literature - Music including Pop, Alternative Rock. Some artists I like are Paramore, Katy Perry, Yellowcard, Anberlin, Coldplay, The Script, and more. - My favorite anime is Rurouni Kenshin - Some video games I find cool are: Persona 5 (PS4), Bushido Blade 2(PSX/PS1), Drakengard 2 (PS2), Kingdom Hearts Series, Souls Series (PS4)(Demon Souls, Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3), Dota 2 (Dota 2 is better than LoL haha) - I find Samurai Warriors to be inspiring on my path to higher consciousness. Some people might say: "But Aldrich, aren't the Samurai spiral dynamics stage red? Aren't they lower consciousness." My answer to that is: "My opinion is being a good samurai is a higher consciousness activity." Samurai do not just kill. Samurai become leaders of their communities which means they become very honorable, compassionate and caring. Being honorable, compassionate and caring is higher consciousness. "A warrior spends most of his time not thinking about how he or she is going to strike but thinking about what he or she is going to say." - In the context of matrix movies, I would take the red pill. The blue pill isn't necessarily bad though. - I've tried several martial arts: Taekwondo, Judo, Boxing. Comment about interests: - Most of my interests are things I haven't gotten to explore yet but I will when I have the opportunity to. People and kind of people I want to be friends with on this forum: -Primarily Leo Gura -People who live a truly higher consciousness lifestyle, including both honorable warriors and sages, and including both women and men. Other note: - May I become a moderator? - What does it take to become a moderator? - I'll be an honorable moderator who follows strictly the regulatory commands of the Great Leo Gura. Commentary on my Life Purpose: - There are 6 missions I have including 2 business/start-up ideas, 1 anime idea, 1 movie idea, 2 video game ideas. - If I had to pick one, it would be making one of my dream video games. Don't worry, I'm not performing escapism. I'm ambitious when it comes to this specific video game. I think the video game would impact the world in a positive way. I have my reasons for deciding video game creation is a valid mission. Lastly: - Leo Gura (@Leo Gura), would you be my friend?

@Elton If you want to be my friend, then we are officially friends. It is a pleasure to meet you, dear Elton. How are you? I wish you the best on your path to self-actualization.

@Knowledge Hoarder Thank you for the kind warning, my friend. You have referred to me as friend so that means we are officially friends. Yay!!! The Universe is good. I wish you the best on your path to self-actualization.

@bloomer I do have a discord but I am not yet ready to unify my discord identity and my Actualized.org identity. I will be ready when my financial situation improves. I am waiting to graduate and after I graduate I can properly work on my money generating projects. Hi new friend. It is nice to meet you. I wish you the best on your path to self-actualization.

@thisintegrated You seem cool and you seem like you have a good sense of humor. Would you like to be friends with me?