Jack Walter Leon

There is a free will, but not on the ego level. If your ego had free will, it would try to avoid everything that is unpleasant because it hates to suffer and you couldn't experience those bad moments. In your higher form as God you determine everything that you want to experience in your limited form as a human being even if it hurts your ego. So your life is completely predetermined but it's still exactly what you want to experience as God. It's like two sides of the same coin.

Is this what Leo is talking about?

I just found this video really amazing and saw the similarities to Leo's teachings. I guess it's more a rhetorical question then

Sorry, I forgot the YouTube link, I just edited it

Honestly, the bald head is even pretty good for him, suits him better

Awesome change but... What happened to his hair???

I think several things are possible, being God is one of them. I approve or reject nothing at all. What I know is that I am one with the Universe and guided by a higher power and therefore my ego and will are an illusion. I could be this higher force myself as you say. But I have not had that experience before, although I think it's very plausible.

When did I say that Hitler is NOT God? Please tell me. My question was neutral without any assumption, I'm very open-minded and unprejudiced. Sorry, if you misunderstood that. Regardless of what's true or wrong, you would get in trouble in Germany. That's what I was pointing to.

@David Hammond I don't know what I am, but what I know is that I'm definitely not a Christian lol lol lol I think I might have sold my soul to the devil in my last incarnation

NO! THIS IS PATRICK! ?

What about people like Adolf Hitler? Are they god, too? Am I god, too? I live in Germany and if I tell people Hitler is God I will go to prison lol

Who would admit that he has a spiritual ego? Do you sometimes catch yourself when your spiritual ego comes to light? Or are you so spiritually advanced and deny it in any case? I gotta be honest, I often catch myself but I think it's important to reflect on it. It's so sneaky that in most cases it wouldn't even consider that it exists. It is one of the toughest hurdles during the spiritual journey to overcome in my opinion because it's harder to recognize.

@Inliytened1 https://www.wisdom-of-spirit.com/spiritual-ego.html 'For many seekers of spiritual awareness, this specific type of ego we attach to our spirituality, is borne in the first moment it is perceived that a rather profound spiritual realization has arisen. It is that part of self that feels it has accomplished something very special and it causes us to feel superior in relation to others because we believe we have attained something that sets us apart from the masses.'

@Vinnie okay, nice ??

How exactly would you define a zen devil?

But of course I couldn't hold this state of mind but since then I'm acting as if I had free will but my intuition tells me that I don't have to worry because I'm not in control of my decisions. I've got a heavy monkey mind by the way, I can't even meditate.

@Inliytened1 I once had an awakening experience when I realized that everything in my life had to unfold exactly as it did. It was this sudden realization out of nowhere which eventually got me into spirituality. So yeah, I felt like my whole life was guided by a higher force.

The funny thing is if you believe in free will, you are always on the right track because if free will was an illusion, you could only have this belief because you didn't choose to believe in free will. If you don't believe in free will and free will was real, then you are fu**ed up. Besides I don't really believe in free will but my ego is not ready to give it up. For some people it is better to believe in free will whatever the truth is. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. If you force yourself to believe in no-free-will, you will usually catch yourself acting as if you had free will to reach this state of mind. That's what I can tell from my experience.

Just a thought provoking question: Imagine you had a free choice between two options. If you took the blue pill, you would immediately fulfill all of your wildest ego dreams you've ever had and be contented for the rest of your life. If you took the red pill, you would be where you are now but you would immediately be enlightened for the rest of your life. Be honest to yourself. What would YOU choose?

@Hellspeed Follow the white rabbit.

@kieranperez If there was a highest degree of enlightenment, you would achieve it.

Alright, I know it's impossible to be happy and contented for the rest of your life but this is just a hypothetical survey as you all know Another interesting question would be: Would a person be happy and contented for the rest of his life if he was enlightened? Some answers might suggest that the person then knows that the ego doesn't exist and would no longer identify with emotions like satisfaction or depression. But is that really what you are looking for?

@Preetom No, if you chose the blue pill, you could literally be anything (except for enlightened). You could change your age, gender, look, wealth, etc, whatever you imagine.

@Mikael89 lol I have expected an answer like that. Since I am not enlightened, you are probably right. I still like to play the game of existence.

@whoareyou @whoareyou Oh yeah, that's another good example which made me sceptical.