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I've had OCD for about 5 years and I am still unable to let it go. It hit it's peak about 2 years ago and it's gotten lesser since but I have not been able to let go it absolutely. And when I have managed to let it go, I am obsessive about it and forcing myself to be mindful 24/7 in order to not resort back to the compulsions. My default mode is very compulsive so I find it very difficult to not be. I meditate daily, have gone through lots of therapy, live healthily, and have a good life. However, this is the one big thing I haven't been able to overcome. Any advice?

What did Leo mean by ‘bullshit’? I’ve understood all Leo’s videos thus far so i am confused. Thanks is anyone responds

Both these videos are comedy and satire. I still don’t understand what is meant by bullshit..

Doctors and medicine help a lot of people though. Disease may come even with prevention.

How are doctors and medicine bullshit?

I experience something similar. I often have changes in direction in my mood. I don't understand the thoughts that come up. I have very fucked up thoughts (involving brutal death, rough sexual thoughts, murder ect.). I have OCD. I am obsessed with certain thought patterns that I have. I have also thought that it is levels of consciousness fluctuating. I constantly tell myself to let go. My advice to you, given my own experience, would be to be nonjudgemental to your natural thoughts and actions (as hard as that might be), and to let go of your concepts or mind as much as possible. Also, start thinking for yourself, fuck what Leo says if your taking what he says on faith. Think about what reality is for yourself.

How would one accept, let go of, and resolve extremely strong negative emotions and experiences that are based in trauma experienced in childhood and teenage years? Ive watched Leo's videos and other peoples videos regarding this topic but I still don't know a real solution. When I choose to let the emotions out, I find myself bipolar, and mostly out of control. Ive done therapy although I have an extremely difficult time opening up. Im going to do more therapy in the future to resolve this. Can anyone recommend any solutions to these types of problems. Thank you if you respond.

Hey guys, For the last 4 months I have significantly adjusted my diet to much healthier foods. I drink Leo's famous blueberry smoothie every morning and then either my lunch or dinner will just be a salad with cucumber, bell peppers, carrots, kale/lettuce, celery, onion, and broccoli with olive oil and balsamic vinegar (basically Leo's soup in a salad form). And then my last meal is usually a type of meat protein with a carb like brown rice or whole wheat bread to go with the meat, and usually green beans or another type of vegetable. I've gotten to the point where I am fully committed to feeding the body what it needs to be at optimal efficiency. For those who really have their diet and their food research figured out, can you recommend any foods or drinks in particular that I should start eating that would improve my mind and body. Thank you.

Dude the way your approaching this is creepy. By trying to make guys like you and be your friend your manipulating them and being disingenuous. Notice that you're avoiding telling the guy that you are trying to engage him and become friends if he meets your criteria. This is similar to Leo's critique of the pickup community when he says that Pua's avoid telling the girl that theyre trying to pick them up or that they are using certain techniques/methods on them. To answer your question of how do you engage a man. There isnt right or wrong way to do it. Theres only a right or wrong way if you have an agenda which would imply that your using this person as a means to an end. The solution is to just be honest with people. Instead of trying to hide the fact that you wanna be friends, just be authentic with it. Pragmatically, socialize with the guys at activities and events that you go to. That would be something similar between you that you can relate with.

"Most people will not step into tomorrow because they hold on to yesterday." -Sadhguru

Smartphones are functionally amazing. Just use it responsibly and don't waste your time on it or become addicted to it.

You're a young person. I would focus less on your contribution and more on making yourself a highly developed and conscious person first. "Let him that would move the world first move himself." -Socrates. Once you are strong, you can help make others strong. Invest in yourself and then you will know what you wanna do, and you'll actually be able to contribute that.

Whether you become enlightened or don't means nothing. If its all nothing and pointless though, so why not have the best experience possible which is probably the pathless path. These enlightened characters are seemingly conscious enough to recognize the unnecessary suffering of others due to their true understanding of reality. Therefore they're simply offering alternatives to people for living a more fulfilling life.

I have been contemplating for about 20 minutes a day for the past 6 months and what I have come to realize is although I can explore, I cannot come to any conclusion. It's just speculation at the end of the day. For example, I hear Leo saying if the universe is finite, than there must be a limit making it finite..whats limiting the limit..and ect. However, I mean how can one even say a limit exists to make it finite. These assertions are just projections on what we think makes logical sense. Our logic could be completely flawed. I've gotten to the point where all knowledge is neither correct or incorrect. It just feels like mental masturbation. Isn't contemplation just speculation?

Thank you for the responses but let me rephrase my question. How do I know that I'm getting closer to truth hood or closer to falsehood. Cause when I answer a question I contemplate, how do I know that answer is of greater or less understanding.

You are being selfish. There's nothing wrong with selfishness obviously but its gonna lead to suffering and unhappiness. Notice that when you have these feelings of loneliness or that you are unloved, it's all about "YOU YOU YOU", you're feeling unloved, you're feeling lonely. You're feeling unhappy cause reality isn't going the way you want it to go. It's all selfish. Again, theres nothing absolutely wrong with being selfish but it leads to the suffering you're describing. Realize that if you need company, than you are a slave to it. The reason you think you need anything is just because you need it to preserve you. However, self-preservation and self-imprisonment come together. Be more proactive instead of dwelling on stuff that is going to make life a negative experience, like feelings of loneliness. Feeling your emotions fully doesn't mean to submit to emotions, it means theres no reason to resist them because there is no one to resist. Don't be a victim. This suffering is completely self-induced.

Contemplation is a great practice that helps integrating your insights. Yes I try to remind myself on a moments basis just within my experience. Integrating became a lot easier when I became more aware of how serious an assertion I was making about reality when I had profound insights. I try not to refer to insights though as they are not the Truth.

Dude whats the alternative to self-actualization and enlightenment? For me, there is none. Either I do it, or this life was a failure. I'd rather spend my whole life trying to become self-actualized and enlightened and not achieve it than not even try. If you're looking for motivation to take action or you just deep down don't believe you can do it then your not serious enough about achieving it (probably cause you don't see its value) you're not aware enough of your options in this life. When you realize that there is no alternative to achieving self-actualization and enlightenment, you will be fully motivated and you will make yourself do it. There is nothing else to do in this life that is truly worthwhile except self-actualization and enlightenment (Raising your consciousness). Honestly, what beats these things? When you realize that self actualization and enlightenment (Truth) are what is most important, you will put it above everything including your bullshit beliefs that you can't achieve these things. Put first things first. Truth must guide your life. I would advise that you stop focusing on your thoughts and projecting the idea that you can't achieve these things, and you leave that up to God or Truth. Maybe you can achieve these things, maybe you can't. It certainly doesn't matter whether or not you think you can or can't though. There is no Truth in your beliefs. Remember, there is no "you". Stop projecting that you can or can't do things. Take action with the necessary steps and I pretty much guarantee you will achieve what you want.

Anybody remember what one of the short storys from Leos enlightenment videos is called. It was about a guy who shows a friend something and thinks hes found the greatest thing ever and the absolute infinite is occuring within it. The enf or something like that. One of the quotes in it is "Serves you right for looking" Let me know, if anyone remembers it. Thanks.

Recently, thinking about how I want to spend my life, I am kinda confused at what direction to pursue. So far, the becoming of a sage seems like the greatest journey to pursue in what will bring me the greatest life experience but I honestly don't know (I am 20 years in old in University). I spent the last weekend at a Sadhguru workshop in Toronto which was a profound experience. Sadhguru is interesting, but I'm not even sure I can trust him because he never really said many conrete things his entire conference (spoke for about 18 hrs...). He almost feels like a scam at times with his unfunny jokes that people laugh it because hes an authority, and he never tells you anything precise. He kinda just speculates and talks in massive ideals with very little specifics and little pragmatism. At the same time, I don't know whether I can trust what these people call "Truth". Most of my family members deny all of it and none of my best and close friends have any interest. People look at me crazy that I am the only one questioning what the fuck this "all" is. Its difficult to take the leap of faith to believe in this Truth because I have not had any strong direct experience and everyone around me thinks this is a cult and they are just worried that I am becoming a follower. My question to everyone who reads this post is "What do you think is the best way to spend your life?" Please be realistic if you answer this. Thank you if you choose to respond.