SOUL

Yea, pets domesticated humans so they could have a better survival...

How dare they not try to recruit me! I guess this is where I'll get all the culty false teachings...haha

Why do you pretend on the internet to be something you are not? Oh wait... I know the answer...

First, get this out of the way because you bolded the word 'all' as if you think it proves I said all republicans... english might not be your first language so may not understand the sentence structuring that well. Let me clarify, the all is in front of the word 'for' so that means the all is saying how 'for' are they? They are 'all for' it. If I was trying to apply it to republicans I'd put it in front of that word and said 'all republicans' are for it. Where did I get that big government theocracy from? Them. Look at their social media timelines, their web pages, their ads, their speeches. They are for 'god fearing' politicians that are guided by the religious principles of their religious book. They want to jam their god into schools, government and every facet of society even passing laws that compel others to adhere to their beliefs like zero tolerance bans on reproductive rights and blocking LGBT rights. They want to use government to enforce their beliefs on others, that's big government theocracy. Do you dispute this? We'd be hard pressed to find even one republican that isn't like this, it's virtually impossible to get through the republican primaries successfully without a 'god' platform and adhering to the religiously inspired policies. They support authoritarian dictators all over the world like in Saudi Arabia, Philippines and others. They also love nothing more than to instigate coups in South American countries that have democratically elected left wing leaders and instill right wing dictators who are in favor of letting corporations loot the country of natural resources for the benefit of very few while violently oppressing any dissension. Many of them now have affection for Putin because Trump does and some have even gone as far as Russian apologia about Ukraine, not many, but some. He increased drone bombing by almost ten fold over previous presidents and once it was reported in the press he hid the numbers for the rest of his presidency. The genocides in Yemen and Palestine intensified because he gave full endorsement and weapons sales to SA and Israel to do it. He publicly praised Putin for the 'smart move' of going into Ukraine, you think he would do anything to stop him let alone apply the severity of sanctions the current President has? Trying to place any blame on any President for what Putin does is foolish, this was something that was going to happen at some point. Putin wanted it and had been signaling for a long time starting with Georgia and Crimea. It's the same playbook being used. Since those countries were once part of the USSR there is Russian speaking people there so Putin stirs up rebellious attitudes and arms them. They claim to be 'independent', Russia goes in to defend the couple of districts from the governments in those countries and then takes the whole country installing their puppet leaders in place. This isn't happening 'under Biden'... it's happening 'under Putin', Biden isn't at the head of European countries, EU or NATO, so it isn't 'under' him. That's just your misguided attempt to blame him for something he has no control over. If Trump was in Putin would still be doing it. Trump wanted to nuke a hurricane, he really wanted to drop them on Iran he begged to be able to do it but people who have more common sense pried the football away from him. So he dropped the largest conventional bomb he could... the MOAB, the 'mother of all bombs'. He was repeatedly overheard saying about nukes 'why do we have them if we aren't going to se them? So, yes, he'd be 'trying' to use them like he tried to before if he was still President...somewhere! I said he'd be trying not he'd be dropping. Of course, twisting what was said into what one wants to hear and argue against is a common mistake people make on the internet if others don't point out it's happening. I just did. He also ordered a drone strike on and killed foreign diplomats on the way to peace talks, an actual war crime. I'm not defending Biden or democrats, I could spell out they are nearly as bad as Trump and republicans... nearly, not quite but pretty close. Not much discussion from you though, just incredulous doubt, maybe try responding now. Let's see.

You never even tried to talk to me, you only disparaged me. It seems you have 'made up your mind' without even talking to me about my message. I haven't 'made up my mind'.... I speak to what I observe, if what is observed changes then I speak to that in the present moment. Relatively speaking I have no fixed perspective about the present or future even though there are unchangeable aspects of the past which we can change our perspective of depending on our own awareness. Let your behavior prove your claims about your self.

@Ananta It's not my fault that there are Republicans that behave this way. If they didn't I wouldn't say it. Just calling it crazy without addressing the actual points is empty words. I never said 'all', that's your strawman argument maybe to coddle your ego because you may have seen yourself in some of what I said so reacted that way to protect your image of yourself. It just happens to be that many if not most that currently self identify as republican have those ideas and behave that way. If I were to venture a guess you think I'm a 'democrat', if you did it would be mistaken in thinking that. Again, if you don't like what I'm saying ignore me but if you try to disparage me without addressing the content of the message it only exposed your own self.

Look how people behave, that is sad. Just because I am aware of who it is behaving in ways and call it as it is doesn't justify criticizing the messenger, it's not the fault of the messenger how other people are behaving that way. Remove the veil of partisan bias to bring clarity. After spending so much time in this thread crying about people attacking them a certain member calls someone else crazy immediately in their first interaction they initiated with them. Then continues to disparage them even when there isn't any lashing back going on. Just pointing out the behavior, it's plain to see. Don't like my message? Ignore me.

In the absolute solipsistic experience imagining being awakened and still saying there is anyone that has awakened reveals what it is.... or isn't. hahahahahahaaaaaa

Explaining Republicans and Trump does sound that way because they are that way.

I did . Who? haha

Actualized.org deep state? rut roh....

Well, according to the forum's trendy solipsism belief it would mean that god imagines itself to be a masochist

@Someone here or awakened sushi

Yea, if you got eaten by a lion it probably wouldn't be hunan, most likely just eaten raw.

It's because Republicans are all for big government theocracy that love authoritarian dictators and hate freedom despite what they say to the contrary. If Trump was the president the US would already be in the war... on the Russian side and he'd be trying to drop nukes on Ukraine because he wants that to be part of his legacy.

@AdeptusPsychonautica Were you referring to my sarcasm as a derailing force in the thread? I hope it did derail the hostility of the posting because we can discuss the topic and points without the antagonism and personal vindictiveness. Even if you didn't start it or weren't the worst or whatever I do understand how being attacked online can dehumanize the whole discourse but I appeal to your humanity and understanding that if you rerail(?) the discussion back on topic you do so with compassion. Thank you for your consideration and contributions.

@Inliytened1 It certainly is in light of how the current political landscape has become. Looking at how the political parties have become almost like ideological cults with some extremists on the right even openly and eagerly talking about civil war and violence as the only way to 'resolve' it.

@Danioover9000 My impression is that culty behavior is way more prevalent than people realize, so much of society is ruled by it from social norms to religious belief to consumerism and on and on. Even though there is definitely a concerted top down effort to control people, their thinking and behavior through all the means of society it appears people willingly volunteer themselves to be culty because of the desire to belong. Even if Leo took every possible precaution to distance from any cultiness people would still behave this way because it's been ingrained in their conditioning to do so. It may even be accurate to argue that humans have a natural social disposition that leans towards it.

...if you're the only one who e.... eh, never mind.... I mean it.... NEVER MIND!

@Danioover9000 This is the cult thread, the solipsism thread is all the other threads until Leo comes out with a new video topic, then all the other threads will be that topic. Although, remember, you're the only one that exists and everything is imaginary including this reply... so why are you taking to yourself?

The feature film is imaginary, the viewer is imaginary, the screen is imaginary, the popcorn is deliciously imaginary, it's all imaginary!!!

......but since you're the only one who exists doesn't this mean it's your own criticism of yourself and you jumped the gun and you who is replying with this to you as a reminder? So apologize to yourself for it!!!! HAHA

There sure are alot of posts from those that say they don't exist.... or is it only my imagination? HAHA

It's kinda amazing but not surprising what is going on in this thread about cult accusations, ironically this is some pretty heavy culty cope. Rather than severing attachment it seems some are growing more attached. Take a deep breath and just let it be.

@softlyblossoming Well, since you took the time to rephrase it to ask I can say the short answer is... yes. The longer answer is it isn't something to be done in 'each' moment as if the present moment is a bunch of individual moments strung together. The mind will try to 'taskify' our being present as 'doing not doing' that it has to keep doing to accomplish the 'not doing'. Seeking answers to questions, gaining knowledge, understanding or finding truth becomes a task that the mind will use to distract from being awareness. These are used by the mind to fill a void, an existential yearning which creates so much self suffering instead of it's cessation. Even meditating gets taskified by the mind as a practice to do, set aside time to do it, and 'oh I haven't done my meditating yet so I better do that or I won't get the thing done I'm seeking to do'. Abiding in being awareness is presence in the now and is effortless, seamless and timeless. We may 'practice' meditation at first to help us become awakened to our awareness so we can view the activity of the mind and not be consumed by it. Although, ultimately to be in 'abidance' without efforting to be present will transcend any activity the monkey mind creates. So, to be clear, there will be activity in the mind even though we are abiding in awareness. All sorts of thoughts, emotions, inner dialog, impulses and urges will spring from our subconscious mind. Not to get distracted and attached to them as our identity will cease self suffering. Eventually, abiding in awareness will inform the mind to be attentive to awareness as well so the activity of the mind will reflect that presence of being. It's rare to happen instantaneously, most often it happens gradually like a flower softly blossoming.. :). I would encourage everyone to be aware that any work we may be doing as 'spirituality' or 'self actualization' or however one wants to call it isn't allowing being awareness to happen, it just happens. All that work does is discipline the mind so it's not a distraction to being awareness. Though, the common issue is the work that is supposed to cultivate the mind to be less of a distraction to us abiding in awareness serves as one of the largest distraction to being presence. We become so focused on the path we get lost on the journey. So, yea... there's the short answer and the long one. haha