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@Staples Maybe...we get it fee free? 😂

That's right. It's fun to watch society slowly awaken to construct-awareness. Although it's important to understand things like that are usually constructed for a reason. We are learning that some constructions are not always empowering, like traditional sexuality. But some constructions are still effective and empowering and valid to maintain stability in a chaotic world, like borders. I do agree that unless one recognizes that everything is a construction, one is not construct-aware. I suspect Destiny only understands gender constructs in a conformist sort of way, not with any real meta understanding.

Nuclear warhead red button pusher.

Hey internet friends... I have revisited Leo's Integrity video as I am working on making the content I produce for my business more truthful and honest. The biggest gripe I have with most business influencers, thought leaders and marketers is their obvious lack of integrity, and a failure to practice what they preach. I want to discuss business concepts from a spiral stage yellow or above perspective, however I often now find myself doubting whether what I have to say is accurate or true enough. I can confidently say that it is often of higher quality than a lot of what I see out there, but I want to create a criteria I can check it against to verify that what I say is free of bias and going to be effective for others. I have written an integrity statement that outlines all the things I will or will not do when I talk publicly on business topics. I won't share that here, it's basically what Leo has said plus some personal values that I refuse to violate. What I have so far is: I have verified that what I want to say and talk about does not violate my integrity statement. I have made a genuine attempt at communicating truthfully and fully, without obscurity. I will wear on my sleeve why I create content and what it does for me. I will not waste my audience's time with filler content. @Leo Gura Do you have a criteria or set of values you review before speaking on a new topic, such that you feel qualified and can speak with authority? Does anyone else here make content and do a similar exercise?

Everything is whatever you define it to be. But there's no guarantees your definitions are high quality or accurate. So, when people say, "A woman is someone with tits and a vagina.", they are just expressing their own limited definition. But since their definition is low-quality, it's very easy to break with a bit of questioning. One aspect of infinity is a justification for everything. You can find the cause, definition or mechanism by which a thing exists with enough investigation, but then you will have to justify the next thing you discover to infinity. Stuff is made of atoms, which is made of quarks, which is made of strings, which is made of _____. Forever. So, if you wanted to accurately define a woman, you would have to explicate what a woman is for infinity. So, we give up and create an implicit understanding of what a woman or anything else is, limited as it is.

Hong Kong was once a British colony, doesn’t that fall into your category of western bullying? Best to be consistent with our west thrashing. 😁 Also the Mongolians literally did bully half the world and over extend themselves, but that doesn’t count because it was so long ago?

I don't think punishment is a useful tool in those situations. Better to just continue to demonstrate good character and inspire by example.

That's terrifying, I am so sorry that happened to you. I hope you can continue to find the answers you seek without such pain.

No but I have started getting confused and a bit taken aback when I interact with low-consciousness behavior. It often surprises me when I meet people who have never done self-development or reflected on their own behavior. Many people just exist in a combative haze. Sometimes when I try to communicate in a non-violent way with such people, they sometimes think I am playing some sort of trick with them, and so they get very defensive. I must be careful with my knee-jerk reactions in those moments, as their reactions can be quite harsh and if I fight fire with fire nobody wins.

Ken Wilber would be good too. If he is still active.

Not saying she's right about everything. A lot of her advice is quite confused, but that's what girls are listening to. So better come prepared 😂

Brendan Lea, Vaush, Simon Sinek, Contrapoints, Jordan Shanks, PoliticsGirl & Jared Henderson get my vote. I'd also be interested in talks with talks with women who are self-help types. Margarita Nazarenko comes to mind. I find listening to female self-help gurus fascinating as that's the stuff girls into personal development listen to, so you get a bit of insight into what sort of ideas women are absorbing. There's also the club of Alex Hormozi, Hamza & Denmo. These guys are pretty hard-stuck stage orange, but it could be interesting if you could cut through and open their minds a bit. I see young guys getting sucked up into their schemes too easily, they need to be challenged.

Might be easier to market yourself as a life coach, and offer philosophical consulting as one service of many. I've never even heard of such a job and I've been into this stuff for a decade.

@Javfly33 If that is what you guys are taking away from what I am saying, you don't understand and that's a shame. I'm not giving you some gronk game advice. I am saying that your desire for women and the way they handle your desire, is a social pressure that forces you to become a better man. Not a weaker man. That's fucking empowering for both genders! What's not to get? Where did this weakness crap come from? That's a misunderstanding of what I am saying. That's just leading, setting the frame, being on your own path. Basic guy shit. I am not talking about some form of simping. You don't see that the reason you value being self-validating and masculine is because it perfectly complements the feminine energy you desire. If you didn't desire women on some level, having 'success' with them makes no sense. Or you can both continue to take the role women play in your self-development for granted. It's your mind, do what you want with it. Just leave the women in my life out of it

You sure? Ever desired intimacy with a woman? Or cared how a woman thought you looked? Or sought wealth in part because a woman might appreciate it? Any such behaviour is obviously defined by your appreciation for women. And women do all their shenanigans because of their appreciation for men. You'd have to be a total genderless celebate to not be defined (or influenced, if you prefer) by women. I feel a patriarchal bias in your responses. A wise man understands he would be a rat without women to inspire him. You'll have to renounce women for life if you disagree. 😉

Pussy is just one part of it. That's just the dimension of feel-good fun and parenthood. Being able to handle femininity empowers and sharpens masculinity as a whole. Masculinity cannot reach his highest wisdom without the feminine to test him and check him on his bullshit. The wise king has a wise queen.

Men are defined by women just as much as women are defined by men. A high value man is completely defined by what women value. Most of men's accomplishments are only possible because they wanted women. Many people pursue success, fitness, health just because it will get them sex and love. Men are only 'leaders' because women generally desire leaders. So who's leading who really? There is an intelligence to their 'bitchiness' and 'coldness' you fail to see.

Well if you join a party you better be prepared to receive criticism for whatever the party does. All political parties are rotten in different ways. You clearly don't fit into the mold of either party. I think your time is better spent presenting a vision for a total reformation of an existing one. You might find a way to be less rotten Minor parties are not worth your time. When has a once-minor party ever held an ounce of power? And I might suggest your policies need a lot of thought still. I see a hint of emotion and group-think without developing original, practical, compassionate ideas. Example: Lowering taxes. For who? Billionaires? Common-folk? Why? Who does it benefit? Who does it disappoint? Example 2: Against LGBT rights. Why? 'They have had a negative impact' is not good enough. How are they doing more harm then good? Will repressing them do more harm then good? How can you help LGBT people meet their needs without whatever negative effects you're perceiving? If you were gay, how would you feel about whatever laws you want to enact? Is what you perceive as negative even true?

Finally found the video I wanted to share on this thread. This is what being a cop is actually like... You can skip over his abolitionist stance, it is not reasonable given the current consciousness of humans.

@bazera Consistency is just part of this dream, reality doesn't have to be consistent. Those NDE lights and things are probably human-specific experiences. Who would know what non-humans see in a NDE? @Leo Gura You really think human mind has a choice in the matter in after-death imagination? That's surprising. You sure that's not a psychedelic bias? I'm gonna become a cthulhu then... Sounds fun... No one else can claim old god afterlife now, I've called dibs.

Thanks for sharing. Bashar in a nutshell: Just have good vibes.

Hi everyone, I am considering doing the fall workshop with Cheng Hsin next year. Curious if anyone here has attended one of his month-long workshops and has any feedback or insight into what to expect? What personal experience have people here had? Would you recommend it to a friend who was interested and has been doing this work and psychedelics for a few years on their own? I would be traveling from overseas and staying there for a month if I was to do it, so I want to be sure it will be worth the effort and time. My pending strategy right now is to just do a one week workshop via zoom, then if it seems worth my time to book a month retreat in person later in the year. Please let me know when roughly you attended in your response, I'm sure the workshops have likely changed over the years.

@Anon212 My understanding of Sadhguru's work is that he is more interested in traditional self-help and comforting the masses with spiritual niceties and love rather than understanding reality. He may do the reality stuff on the side but it's not the focus of his work. He's like the Indian Tony Robbins. Him exploring the truth of God will not serve his audience in the way they want.

Good point, although I wonder how much mob boss comes out behind closed doors. Maybe not much, else there would be more evidence.

What would you say are solidly orange characteristics of his? I try not to pay too much attention to him, but when I do see him it's pretty solidly red with just enough blue and orange to not annoy his allies.