The Don

Hello there. If you have a daily meditation habit, The Dark Knight of the Soul is inevitable. Meditation shrinks your persona, a.k.a your ego. Then you'll feel like a person with depersonalization disorder. You'll have no-self. Void, no-self or depersonalization disorder are all the same things. Then you have to develop the ability to embrace the void (the no-self or depersonalization). You have to develop a taste for the void. In the meantime, you'll feel extremely depressed. It's okay. It will pass.

I'm trying to grasp what you're saying. The human form cannot live without meaning or purpose. Or can it? I don't know. It's still confusing to me. And I want to ask you when was the last time when you were depressed? Did you integrate this concept succesfully without getting depressed?

Okay, @Leo Gura. But how can I integrate this concept without getting depressed? A concept like this is making me extremely depressed. And it's not just a minimal depression. It's a harsh one. It's a deep suicidal depression where everything gets dark. It's like The Dark Night of the Soul. Can I integrate your concept and live in inner peace, without depression? That's all I need to know.

When you walk the path of spirituality, don't forget the fact that you are intrinsically valuable as a human being. Any advanced spiritual teacher who abandons his humanity is a pure pseudo-demiurge. A devil. You, as a human being, are not worthless. You have a spirit worth preserving and the things you do in life are important. Every human life is sacred.

P.S: an enlightened master once said something like... we can't give up on our humanity.

I understand that because it's true. But as soon as we start to incline the balance towards the transcendence of the domain of survival, we lose humanity. We need balance. It's not enough just to say: "I believe in God". Humans need moral values because they are not basically good. Since birth, we need to teach people about Self-Love, which includes goodness. When people abandon their humanity, everything falls apart. Civilization is just a framework that allows us to explore reality. Without a healthy civilization followed by a functioning infrastructure, it's very hard to explore new frontiers, new domains. I'm okay with your teachings but we need to do our best to preserve the infrastructure that allows us to explore reality, which is, of course, morality. I would hope to agree on this, @Leo Gura.

After you think you're not real and unimportant, what do we do? How can we ensure a system that sustains humanity? Morality is of use for humanity.

Hello. Let's say we get to understand what reality is and how it works, then what comes next? In my case, I don't think I fully understand what reality is and how it works but I have the context of what's behind it because I've been watching all of @Leo Gura's videos related to God, spirituality and, of course, the undeniable fact of reality. Since we're conscious, existence is real. I get it. Now that I've said that, I have a few questions that stem from reasoning. How is it possible for God to exist? What is it exactly that led to God's existence? You can't simply say a paradox. A paradox isn't the truth. Or if paradox can be described as the truth, that's an incomplete truth; an unsolved puzzle. Is there something beyond God? Is there a structure that's behind consciousness? Then what hides behind that structure? This leads to a paradox because we can ask infinite questions about 'behinds' and structures. The fact that we're refusing to answer such questions because we trust in paradox is wrong. Shouldn't we be interested in answering the question that led to the core of existence? We get to understand God but we don't seek to go beyond God's paradox and ask why, who, and what exactly led to the creation of God. Shouldn't we try to get beyond paradox?

Okay. I understand the question but I don't think that paradox is something that's satisfying for God. Can God be satisfied with the paradoxical nature of consciousness?

Just practice the embracing of suffering. Pretend to love the process of suffering. At some point it won't bother you; not anymore. When suffering will visit you, you'll be fine with it. Sometimes you'll miss it. A month ago I plunged into the darkest depression that ever existed in this Universe. For real. I thought I was going to die. I thought I wouldn't be able to deal with it. But eventually, I saw that I was stronger than I thought I was and I finally made it. I was no longer depressed. LOVE the process of suffering to build emotional resilience. LOVE the part of you that is suffering and you will be able to heal yourself. Because of @Leo Gura, I've been able to learn English better. Leo still exists; he was and still is a positive example for me. Wanna know what kind of example? Not a „theory” example, but a practical one. He was a real possibility for me in the sense that growth is possible; achievable.

What do you mean? Interacting with other people is important? Your relationship with other people are important?

@Leo Gura, what are yout thoughts on this? We are going to live on an empty planet. For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth's resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline—and in many countries, that decline has already begun. In Empty Planet, John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker find that a smaller global population will bring with it many benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane, and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women. But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. We can already see the effects in Europe and parts of Asia, as aging populations and worker shortages weaken the economy and impose crippling demands on healthcare and social security. The United States and Canada are well-positioned to successfully navigate these coming demographic shifts--that is unless growing isolationism leads us to close ourselves off just as openness becomes more critical to our survival than ever. This is the book: https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Planet-Global-Population-Decline/dp/1984823213

I think @Leo Gura should focus on self-development videos. He should take a break from spirituality for a while and continue with self-actualization videos because we like watching them. It's just my opinion. The rest is for him, Leo, (the person that exists and that is not an illusion as he thinks he is) to decide. Spirituality is nice but humanity is king.

Come on, @Leo Gura! Don't you know to set aside this work and have fun for a second? He was telling a story.

I'll do it. 1.5g sounds good to me. Yes. That's a good point. I'll build-up to it.

Hello. My journey to well-being and growth continues. My meditation practice will continue although I took a break because I felt I needed to. Sometimes it's hard and I can understand that: it's part of the course to experience suffering. Mindfulness is a great tool to deal with whatever comes up in the process of growing. I notice major changes in my thinking operating system. I start to believe that I could handle a Psychedelic experience, but first, I want to ask you some questions because it's necessary. People often say that Psychedelics are not for everyone. That's partially true. Some people aren't ready to experience Psychedelics because they are not fully mature when it comes to the psyche. They didn't do consciousness work. They didn't raise their emotional intelligence and their awareness, so these people wouldn't know how to deal with a bad trip. They would definitely freak out. A "bad trip" isn't necessarily a bad one. It reveals what's in your psyche and the need to release blockages, negative emotions or childhood trauma. Psychedelics are great tools for healing. The problem arises when people take Psychedelics and don't know what they need to know in order to deal with everything "negative" that comes up. In my case, I think I am prepared to have a bad trip. I have the intention to release my negative emotional blockages I accumulated since childhood. I didn't have a happy childhood because of my parents (although I'm not blaming them because they aren't fully mature yey and they didn't have good parents to teach them about life). I was abused and it was horrific. Anyway, should I take Psychedelics by myself or should I do it with someone with experience in order to assist me in the process? I think I could handle a Psychedelic experience but... I'm not that sure yet. How long does a Psychedelic experience last? For example, Magic Mushrooms would be my choice. A dose of 3 grams maybe. Would that be too much for a start?

Okay. I'll stop saying that. I don't wanna have a bad experience. All I need is healing.

Wow, man! That's how you get rid of your old negative beliefs. The perfect definition. This is what I need to experience. I didn't love myself because I didn't know what love is. My parents weren't lovable at all. My pregnant mother was stressed and worried about the future. My father had problems because he was an alcoholic. My family was highly dysfunctional so what could I learn and believe about myself as a child? That I was worthless and insignificant. The trauma was rooted deep into my psyche; a.k.a my subconscious mind. Psychedelics are great tools for healing.

I can't know for sure what is going to happen when I'll have my first Psychedelic trip. When I'm assuming that I'll have a bad experience, I do it because I've had a problematic childhood. I've been deeply traumatized. So, it would be normal to have a bad trip as my subconscious mind still holds awful beliefs. Not because of me obviously, but because of the life circumstances that I went through. I'm working hard to get rid of my old self-destructing beliefs. It's a hard thing to do because when you want to give up on something, negative or positive, the psyche hits back. The psyche wants to maintain homeostasis.

Instead of committing suicide, practice surrender. It's much more effective. You can die before you die. As I'm trying to do this, I'm getting a little bit depressed but what the hack, it will pass. We will die one day anyway.

There is too much noise around President Trump perpetrated by the left and the media. Too much screaming. Too many scandals fabricated out of nowhere. Too many investigations. In other words, too much shit. Let the President do his God damn job! We, as conservatives, didn't scream at Obama for his policies although we disagreed with them. We respected the fact that Obama was our president. I expect from you the same. Just stop complaining and let the President do his job; he was democratically elected. If you don't like Trump, that's understandable, but stop with the act of projection; you can vote him out of office in the next election. That's how democracies work.

The terms "tax avoidance" and "tax evasion" are often used interchangeably, but they are very different concepts. Basically, tax avoidance is legal, while tax evasion is not. I'm okay with no loopholes. Get rid of them if you can. You can still avoid paying taxes without loopholes. It is legal.

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/tax-avoidance-vs-evasion-397671

It's the law of the land. You can verify it for yourself.

Trump paid all the taxes legally required. On the other hand, when it comes to federal taxes, you have the right not to pay them and of course, Trump didn't. The system allows you not to pay federal taxes. Every American citizen can avoid paying federal taxes.