I've found this to be a handy webpage.
http://www.consciousdynamicsllc.com/home/levels_of_consciousness.html
,,,,,,Red
The Red level of consciousness is impulsive and egocentric. The core
motivation is about doing what you want and being who you are, regardless
of the consequences (Ooten, Unpublished). Neurotransmitters related to guilt
are not physiologically present in individuals at this level, thus guilt is not
expressed (Graves, 2005). The world is seen as rough and harsh; the mentality
is about fighting to survive. At this level of consciousness, the needs of the
individual outweigh the needs of the group. The individual expresses himself
in an egocentric, exploitive, impulsive, control-driven manner. There are two
categories of individuals at this level: the victim and the perpetrator, or a few
“haves” and many “have nots” (Beck, 2006). Hedonism, immediate sensory
gratification, power impulses and displays, and spontaneous guilt-free actions
drive the individual. Individuals at this level are most motivated by survival
fears, using any means of exploitation to attain power (Graves, 1974). When
individuals begin to question why they must die and impulsive living takes its
toll, some people will shift into the next wave of development (Graves, 1974).,,,,,,,,
Every sense of self depends on a memory. Material reality is nothing else but manifested memory (Karma).
Memory and imagination refer to the same construction process, past and future meet themselves in the present.
A memory could be described as the reflection of raindrops on a spiders web inside one of these drops.
The mathematical analogon for a memory is the number of illetarations within the same self-constructing algorithm.
A multidimensional fractal, splitted into an infinity of temporary „selves“, each experiencing different start- and ending points
(different illateration/zooming-levels = perspectives) of the same underlying process called creation.
This self-defining process can by defintion have no memory of its own beginning and is not capable of imaganing (and therefore manifesting)
an ending for it-self, because every (first) memory is being constructed by imagination and every imagination (about the end) is beeing constructed by memory
(=relative to, dependend on it) within the present moment.
It can always imagine a beginning further back and the notion of death must relate to a memory going extinct.
This mysterious algorithm/process itself exists „outside“ of time creating (imagining) it and „inside“ of time experiencing (remembering) it.
Time is just a limeted-information yet infinite inward/outward-zooming (-∞; +∞) and only appears for „selves“.
Their information-limit stems from the lack of knowledge about their own starting point (and ending) and everything before or beyond it.
A self is just a little section of the infinite self-mirroring echoic wavestructure,
existing through a relative, limited, quantified gap within the never-ending self-referential attempt of the self to know it-Self.
Nothing can contain itself (but nothing itself).
Similarily you can't become fully conscious of yourself, unless there ist no self.
Keeping in mind that there probably exist different parallel algorithms/timelines/etc. beyond our limited imagination and experience as selves,
we can clearly see the impossibility of understanding reality completely let alone putting it into words and symbols without confusion.
Language and the dualistic viewpoint in general is a memory (a reletive perspective) about the process (the absolute, reality),
and the process is nothing but imagination of relative perspectives.
This version of reality you are experiencing right now must be the way it is, in its tight, tough and stiff appearing structure,
for you to be able to refer to yourself as a (consistent) self.
Therefore no matter how enlightened you are, your limited bodymind-avatar consisting of condensed cosmic memory is unable to
create/imagine and experience/memorize more than its own little section of reality allows him to do.
All the teachers only have grasped some dimensions of beeing (as you do),
some are even stuck in the idea that a tap into god-consciousness revealed everything to their little egomind.
Anything relative in this world is an imagination of god, every object, every self.
Beeing able to read, you obviously don't experience full god-consciousness (no particular limited memory such as language) right here at this very moment, though the existence of it is everpresent in the "background" of course. So don't let anyone fool you about it.
Any teacher using communication to express the highest truth buys into this corrupted reality
so his words are coming from a one-dimensional limited memory.
There are always higher levels and deeper understanding. But no one else can tell you what reality is like better than you can.
If someone tells you he experiences god-consciousness and you don't, he has not really understood.
The realisation of the guru beeing one with everything, imagining and experiencing it, including all present perceptions of your here-and-now reality, is nothing but your own realisation of yourself beeing the highest authority.
God-consciousness is not personal, though the individual bodymind can feel liberated by the knowledge about an existence of the Self outside its limited boundaries. If you experience limited, condensed reality right now, there's nothing wrong with it. If it has happened, it will happen again.
Don't desperatly try to hack your way out of reality pursuing enlightenment, for it is attaching you to the memory you try to forget (your bodymind).
The true acceptance of the here-and-now-experience will give rise to the wise, humble, empathetic and authentic guru you love the most.
He knows about awakening and sleeping, the absolute and the relative, the eternal and the temporary.
Realising that you were sleeping is only possible from a woke perspective. But you should keep in mind that sleeping is possible, too.
I felt quite inspired by Leo's video, how about you? What are your thoughts about it?
Hi everyone
I thought this video was very well done and plan to integrate these points into my life. Below I've copied the list as well as some bullet points regarding each list item for your convenience, in case you want to print these or put them in your commonplace book.
(((((EDIT: I just realized that the forum won't let me keep the format of my OneNote entry so I've attached a Word document as well as adjusting the format here on this post)))))
65 Core Principles Of Living The Good Life
1. No ideology and no dogma of any kind
- Most teaching is filled with ideology and dogma - be wary of this
- Very easy to fall into some kind of ideology
- Work on undoing the ideologies you were imparted with
- You are after freedom of your mind. Ideology is anchoring
- Very ideological people can't change themselves
2. Big picture thinking is greater than technical knowledge
- Don't get lost in details, keep the big picture in mind
- People who are extremely focused on the details have dysfunctional lives
3. Direct experience is king
- Experience is the only thing that is real and exists
- Everything else is imaginary
- Ground yourself in present, direct experience
4. Self-experimentation
- Everyone is different so you have to figure out what works for you
- Get good at troubleshooting
5. Radical open-mindedness
- We enter this world not knowing anything
- We need to fully explore every nook of reality
- The ego mind prefers to be closed-minded
- Doesn’t mean you believe a bunch of ridiculous things but you are open to experiencing them and don't judge them prematurely
- You may need to deeply explore topics until they make sense
6. You do not judge things which you have not experience personally
- Don’t think you understand something that you haven't experienced
- e.g. judging someone without knowing their story or background
- Recognise when your mind is about to judge something
7. Question everything
- There is nothing too sacred to question
- Question and be mindful of underlying assumptions
- Look for assumptions being made
- Keep in mind that the burden of truth is on you, not on the other person
8. Care about philosophical and metaphysical matters
- These are more abstract but they do have practical applications
- There is more to life than the transactional/pragmatic business of everyday life
9. Genuine intent at Truth at whatever cost
- You've got to pay whatever cost it takes
- Without this you will keep falling into falsehood and delusion
- Worldly pleasures are pursued through falsehood
10. Genuine intent to understand every point of view
- Average person stays in their POV and judges other POVs
- Learn to jump into other people's POV
- The world IS the collection of people's POV
11. Integral thinking
- Every POV or perspective contains a kernel of truth, even the most atrocious POVs
- Combine all POVs, don't limit life to just your POV
- Discover what the kernel of truth is in every perspective. What is the other person passionate about in their POV
- Every point of view, even your own, is partial
12. Everything basically boils down to inner-game
- All problems and all suffering is self-created and self-inflicted
- We live in a reality of consciousness not material
- Be aware of the limits of your current paradigm
- To solve everything, master your mind
13. Life-long learning and self-education
- Take ownership of your education
- Learn about life proactively
- You have no information about the world when you are born
- 200 books over the next 5 years
- Books, online workshops, courses, in-person workshops
- Don't be cheap
- Develop a system for taking notes
14. Observation
- The key to learning anything
- The power of observation is enormous
- The antidote to being lost inside your own mind
- Observe everything to learn about yourself and the world
- Pure direct experience
15. Plan to meditate for one hour every day
- A cornerstone habit, you must install it
- It will take you a while to start enjoying it
- A form of observation
- You can't buy spiritual advancement, you have to do the work
16. Ego is the root of all evil or suffering
- The sense of you
- The story of how you were born and had all these problems and how you are sitting there as a material creature
17. Self-deception
- The biggest thing you need to be worried about in life
- You deceive others less than you deceive yourself
- Get good at seeing your own self-deceptions
- All your problems stem from self-deception
18. Self-bias
- Need to see how ego distorts perceptions for its survival
- Conflicts of interests and self-bias
- Everything is biased by your needs
- All of this is preventing your form accessing the truth
19. All fear all judgement all evil all anger all suffering are delusion
- Truth removes these and lets you enjoy life
20. Do not demonize anyone
- All demonization is delusion
21. Reality is perfect
- Can only appreciate this when you have good inner game and consciousness
- Your level of being bothered by external things is a good measure of your growth
- How am I creating the imperfection from the perfection that is already there
22. The purpose of life is to raise your consciousness
23. The purpose of life is to raise your capacity to love
24. The purpose of life is to take in the beauty of life
- Of everything including mundane things and the ugly things
- Don’t just go through the motions of life
- It's hard to see the beauty in things that are affecting your survival
25. The purpose of life is to feel alive everyday
- Be less robotic and mechanical
- These four help you orient yourself
26. Build your metaphysical connection to reality
- Pursue/be spiritual
- You are existence itself
27. Counter intuitiveness
- Often you have to do the opposite of what you thing will work initially, especially if you are inexperienced
- Do the opposite of what everyone else is doing. Most people get mediocre results in life
28. Non-duality is the ultimate truth
- All boundaries, categories and distinctions are relative and ultimately collapse
- Nothing will hold if you follow it all the way
- The mind constructs all these distinctions and they are all false
29. Absolute truth exist but it cannot be thought, believed, imagined, spoken, written proven or argued
- Absolute truth is unlimited
- Proof is limited
- Truth is broader than proof
- Can get there through spiritual practice, stop wasting time thinking about it, just stop it.
30. Reality is not material
- Reality is a giant mind
- Things that appear physical are all one mind. Imaginings within a mind-scape
- Psychedelics help with this
31. Life is a dream
- There is no external world beyond this dream
- Can awaken from the dream, and disidentify with your attachments to the dream
32. Reality is infinite and god is a real thing
- The word god points to infinity
33. You are god
- You created yourself, the entire universe, and everything, and you are everything
- Realising this will help you take responsibility for your life
34. God is the devil
- God and devil collapse into a unity
- Stop being bothered by evil, it is a part of infinity, and there is intelligence behind it
- You need to understand the illusion of reality/maya
- The dream is hypnotic and self-deceptive
- This is not something to ignore it is something to embrace
35. All identity is relative and fluid
- There is no absolute identity in reality
- Your identity has been changing all the time
- Same for collective identity - countries, companies, political parties
- You can change what you identify with
- Identify with the absolute and death is no longer a problem
36. 99.999% are deluded and asleep
- Don’t get lost in the delusions of other people
- You won't get a bunch of confirmation from others on this work
37. Society is still in the dark ages
- The 21st century is not some kind of advanced society
- We are still very dysfunctional as a species
- Don’t get seduced by the façade erected by society, we know very little
- Society won't just give you answers about how to live a good life
38. Development and awakening
- You want to awaken from the dream but you also need to master living in the dream
- Two core avenues of growth in your life
- To seriously awaken you need to also be developed to be in a position in life to seriously pursue awakening
39. Figure out who you are and what do you want out of life
- Hone in on your purpose
- As much clarity as possible, will take a lot of time
- Will help you make decisions
- A good life does not happen randomly
40. Authenticity
- Strive every day to be more authentic
- You get happiness and fulfilment from being authentic
- Inauthenticity is a survival strategy
- Strip away your fears, worries, and social conditioning
- Your relationships need to be authentic but you have to discover who you are and what you want
41. You need to develop a life purpose
- A sense of what you're doing in your life
- Merging your career with what you want out of life
42. Take 100% responsibility for your life
- Don’t blame anyone, observe yourself blaming people and stop
- Assume the burden of solving the problems that come your way
- Allows you to stop being a victim, gives you self esteem
43. Be a leader
- Lead yourself, be proactive, take risks
- Lead others around you
44. Be a creator
- There is so much stuff you can create
- Create things you enjoy
- Provide massive value to mankind
- People who lack life purpose are sucked into the life purpose of another person
45. Reason and rationality cannot be trusted
- Truth is transrational
- Every criminal, con artist, dictator etc. work through reason. The mind backwards rationalises what it does, self-deception to justify egoic agenda.
- Any time you hear appeals to reason, be suspicious. Same as any person trying to be extra moral
46. Embrace paradox confusion and not knowing
- The person who thinks he has everything figured out perfectly is deluded. Models are finite, reality is infinite.
- Truth is larger than proof
47. Emotional mastery
- Observe and figure out how they work
- This does not mean being hyper-rational and suppressing emotions or outbursts of negative emotions
- You experience emotions deeper and are more conscious of what they are
- Emotions drive reasoning and are more powerful than reason for your motivations
48. Integrate the masculine and the feminine
- Go deep into your masculinity but don't create a shadow of the feminine. Dive deep into feminine as well and integrate it.
- Doesn't mean you need to be 50/50, be what you feel life but don't polarise yourself extremely
49. Non-manipulation
- Ego manipulates everything
- The less manipulative you are as a person the better your life will be
50. Everything is relative
- Anything except the absolute is known in relation to something else
- All conventional experience you have is relative
- All truth claims are relative
- All morality is relative
- Science is relative to the human mind. Change the mind and science flies out the window
- Changing context changes your outlook
51. Context over facts
- Facts are dependent on context and are relative
52. Pull from hundreds of diverse sources
- Diversify your portfolio of knowledge
- In order to avoid getting trapped in a paradigm and get locked in it
- By learning a lot of things you learn about the traps as well
- Can't take Leo as your only source either
53. Satisfy your base needs so that you stopped craving
- Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- Handle the needs stuff so you're not craving it
54. Master your basic survival and livelihood
- Figure out how to survive in the real world
- Learn how to hunt before you dive into enlightenment
- Learn how business and money work
- May need to forget about enlightenment for now and learn to make a living
- Learn the skills needed to survive
- Become independent and self-sufficient
- This will break the cycle of fear and let you do the higher stuff
- Try to get this sorted by 30
55. Mastery
- Need to be a master in at least one thing
- Stop dabbling
- Doesn't mean you don't have hobbies
- Enjoyment in work comes from mastery
- Takes 5-10 years to become a master
- Millennials don't pursue mastery
- Start by mastering one thing that you enjoy
- The older you get the harder it is to master things
56. Beware of distractions
- Distraction is the ego's favourite tool
- Watch the distraction video
57. Systems thinking
- See systems at work everywhere
- There is an ecological connection between everything
- Problems are not black and white, everything is interconnected
- Feedback loops
58. Be a good citizen and be conscious of your ecological footprint
- You are an ant in a colony and have an impact on the colony
- Think about what you are contributing to
- Be conscious about how your actions impact the world
- e.g. eating meat, buying stuff made in sweatshops, polluting etc
59. Be strategic
- Think 5-10 years down the road and plan how you will get there
- Go through multiple stepping stones to reach goals
60. Happiness is only possible with enlightenment
61. No material possession will ever make you happy
- This is like a law of physics
- Includes relationships, family, knowledge, travel
- Accept it and work towards enlightenment
62. Be happy all by yourself
- Train yourself to be happy sitting doing nothing
- Doesn’t mean you shouldn't socialise and have fun with friends
- Most titillation is distraction
63. Keep your life simple and spartan
- Be mindful of filling up free time with distractions and social obligations
- Have several hours every day to work on spirituality
- Focus on the inner game
64. Without practice, exercises and techniques there will be no results
- Theory is important but alone it will produce 1% of results
- Go beyond theory and do the work
- Psychedelics, meditation, meditative yoga, journaling, contemplation, visualisation, solo retreats are powerful
65. Do not turn Actualized.org into an ideology
- Don’t violate principle 1
- Don't turn it into another religion
Be intelligent about how you implement the above, be strategic.
