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New Kind Of Awakening - Infinity Of Gods https://youtu.be/skoXFwOxTIk "A solipsism without profound love is false." New Level of Awakening Experience: Leo asserts that he has attained a new depth in his awakening experiences, with the latest uncovering an even more profound form of solipsism, an ongoing theme throughout his spiritual journey. Challenge of Solipsistic Integration: Leo expresses the difficulty of integrating solipsistic awakenings into ordinary life and how, despite previous successes, there was an underlying sense that his understanding was incomplete. Reevaluation and Disproof of Past Awakenings: He emphasizes the importance of questioning one's deepest awakenings to avoid self-deception, approaching his most recent awakening with the mindset of disproving it to arrive at a deeper truth. Resetting Conceptual Beliefs: Leo describes a process of discarding all preconceptions about awakening to approach the inquiry from a state of profound non-knowing, emphasizing the benefit of occasionally wiping the slate clean to prevent past ideas from coloring future insights. Spiritual Arrogance and Self-Deception: He acknowledges the danger of spiritual arrogance, where one's extensive spiritual experiences might lead to a false belief that nothing more could be missing, and how this can become a trap for individuals on their spiritual path. Confronting Fear for Deeper Insight: Leo reflects on the realization that deeper understanding is often locked behind a profound, primordial fear. He stresses that one must face their fears in order to discover greater truths about reality and the self. Inability to Disprove Solipsism: In his attempt to delve deeper, he concludes that his solipsistic experiences cannot be disproven, leading to a reaffirmation of his understanding of being in an absolute state of consciousness. Absolute Sovereignty of Consciousness: Confronted with the impossibility of disproving solipsism, Leo finds himself in a "god mode" state of consciousness, contemplating the nature of God and the absolute sovereignty of consciousness, acknowledging that reality or God has no external limitations or authorities. Sovereignty and Absolute Consciousness: Leo Gura explains that contemplation of sovereignty helps one to face the reality of being absolutely sovereign. This awareness was a focal point during his awakening experience, reinforcing his understanding that one cannot escape or transcend their own consciousness, which is absolute and everything. Insight into Multiple Sovereign Consciousnesses: An unexpected insight struck Leo that suggested the existence of other sovereign consciousnesses, existing independently as though in separate dimensions. Despite initial skepticism, he concluded that absolute sovereignty implies the potential for infinitely many sovereign entities, completely disconnected from each other. Realization of Infinite Gods: Leo came to the realization that if he, as God, is absolutely sovereign, then infinite other gods—each with uppercase 'G' representing their absoluteness—could exist, forever separated and performing their own unique acts. This was a new conceptual frontier for him that contradicted his previous understanding. Paradox of Knowing and Not Knowing Other Gods: Leo grapples with the paradox of being God who is conscious that other gods may exist, yet also aware that he can never actually know or validate their existence due to being locked within his own sovereign consciousness. He describes this understanding as a divine logic intrinsic to God's nature. Attempt to Connect with Another God: Considering himself unlimited, Leo decides to initiate a connection with another absolute sovereign consciousness. He sends out an intention to connect beyond the edges of his consciousness, forming what feels like a telepathic bond where both consciousnesses instantly recognize their awakeness. Experiencing a Telepathic Connection: The connection Leo formed seemed real, and the entity he connected with appeared to be a sovereign consciousness like his own. They shared insights and recognized their limitations in knowing the true nature of the connection due to their respective sovereignties. Ecstatic Realization of Not Knowing: The uncertainty about whether the connection was real or imaginary led both Leo and the other consciousness to a state of ecstatic bliss, accepting the impossibility of knowing anything outside one's own consciousness. This realization felt akin to metaphysical intimacy with God. Compatibility of the Connection with Solipsism: Leo clarifies that the connection with another god does not refute solipsism because any other entity he connects with is ultimately part of his own consciousness. He describes the process as a next level of solipsism, where apparent connections with others deepen solipsism by being absorbed into his own consciousness. Expanding Consciousness: Infinite consciousness operates like a shock wave expanding through space, where any 'other' becomes part of the self upon discovery. The more one awakens, the closer they ride the wave's edge, incorporating everything it touches into itself. Fractal Nature of God: Leo conceives God as an infinite fractal, a series of nested singularities where each 'godhead' encapsulates infinity and layers of gods within. Recognizing oneself as God implies acknowledging an endless number of gods within. The Paradox of Infinite Gods: The multiplicity of gods and their capacity for individual dreams while maintaining their foundational nature as infinity introduces profound paradoxes which are integral features of such awakenings. Telepathic Connection and Collective Dreaming: Leo speculates about sovereign godheads choosing to connect, telepathically merging into a meta godhead which has the potential to dream collectively, akin to players in a shared multiplayer game forsaking some sovereignty for connection and experience. Risk of Losing Sovereignty in a Collective Dream: By limiting their own infinite nature to participate in a collective dream and create a sense of 'other', individual godheads risk forgetting their ultimate sovereignty, possibly leading to a loss of awareness within the shared dream. Hints for Awakening: Awakened individuals can drop hints for others' avatars, acting as guides for the godhead behind the avatar. The recognition of these hints depends upon the level of consciousness and awakening within each individual. Challenge of Recognizing the Divine in Everyone: Leo explains his own challenge in the collective dream to maintain awareness of his true self while recognizing and fostering the divine potential in others, even when they exhibit negative behavior. Seeing Highest Potential in Others: The practical application is to see and assist in actualizing everyone's highest potential, regardless of their present actions or circumstances. This empathetic perspective enriches life markedly but requires substantial awareness and awakening. Assuming Sovereignty and Encouraging Growth: Respecting the inherent sovereignty of every individual leads to a life of empathy and respect. Recognizing everyone as sovereign entities encourages us to treat them with dignity, fostering an environment of growth and flourishing across various avatars. Negative Feelings as Misinterpretation: Experiencing bitterness or depression during awakening may indicate a misconception of one's experiences. Genuine awakening should enhance feelings of love, connection, and peace. Continuous Growth in Awakening: Leo underlines the continuous nature of awakening, advising against complacency and promoting ongoing exploration for new insights and deeper love. Ego's pursuit of sovereignty: Leo discusses how the ego's desire for things like wealth, love, and success is not merely due to selfishness but is a dysfunctional attempt to achieve its true nature as a fragment of God seeking full sovereignty. Understanding ego and conflict: He explains that all conflicts, violence, and oppression occur when one limited identity controlled by ego attempts to dominate another, failing to recognize each other's equal sovereignty as aspects of God. Real sovereignty: Leo's awakening brings the insight that recognizing one's own sovereignty also involves acknowledging the sovereignty of others without diminishing one's own — suggesting true sovereignty means allowing the existence of other sovereign beings. Infinity and abundance: Describing God as a "magic hat" of infinite abundance, he speaks about the infinite potential within each person and the importance of helping others realize they are also part of this limitless source. Finite versus infinite paradigm: Leo contrasts the finite paradigm of scarcity and competition with the infinite paradigm of awakening to the truth of abundant potential, where no one needs to manipulate or harm others. Respecting sovereignty in everyday life: He suggests a practical application of respecting others' sovereignty, which would fundamentally change how one interacts socially and reduce manipulation and conflict. Awakening thought process: Leo clarifies that his elaboration on sovereignty, God, and interrelations is a thought process within his own consciousness, reinforcing his solipsistic view that nothing exists outside his consciousness — this is his dream, and it's all there is. God as a holographic concept: He expands on the idea of God's infinite holography, indicating that even if God is divided into infinite parts, each one fully contains the wholeness of God. Distinguishing this awakening from others: He notes the difference from previous awakenings in the depth of connection and love experienced, illustrating that true solipsism doesn't lead to disconnection but to unity and infinite love. Aloneness versus togetherness in awakening: Leo contrasts the focus on aloneness in solipsism with the potential for togetherness and connection, arguing that recognizing the imagined 'other' as part of oneself leads to deeper relationships than the materialistic worldview allows. Misconception of Materialism: Materialism creates a sense of separation and disconnection that can lead to despair. In contrast, awakening offers the experience of unity and the possibility of metaphysically merging with anything in the universe, which is uplifting rather than nihilistic. Awakening Experience Rooted in Love: The entire process of awakening is described as an evolution of love, with each realization deepening Leo's self-love and expanding his capacity for connection and unity with all forms of life. Solipsism and Deep Connection: This interpretation of solipsism is not isolating but allows for a profound sense of connection and love. Understanding that other beings are part of oneself enables a unity that leads to the highest levels of love—godly and infinite. Teaching Awakening as Natural Progression: Leo now sees more reason to teach awakening, viewing it as a natural action for consciousness to help other consciousness awaken, even if it's all within the solipsistic dream. Solipsism as a Dream: Initially, realizing life as a dream might be disappointing, but fully integrating this insight leads to embracing the illusory nature of reality, which can enhance one's enjoyment and appreciation of the dream-like experience. Integration and Enjoyment of Life: Accepting life's dream-like quality allows one to enjoy experiences like movies or video games more deeply, knowing they are unreal yet appreciating them without feeling deceived. Love and Connection as Solipsistic Realization: Leo stresses that solipsism does not negate connection; Love and connection are realizations that others are part of one's self, dissolving perceived separateness and leading to unity and godly love. Real and Imaginary Connections in Awakening: Leo clarifies that all connections are essentially imaginary since they are connections with oneself, and this recognition is what love truly is—an infinite self-connection dissolving differences. Identifying True Solipsism: A true solipsistic awakening is characterized by an overwhelming sense of love and connection; if one feels negative about solipsistic realizations, these feelings are misinterpretations and an indicator of a shallow level of realization. Practical Connections and Integration: Leo advises seeking profound metaphysical connections, understanding they are imaginary and embracing this fact. Integration of these awakenings involves repeated work and confronting illusions. Emotional Challenges in Awakening: Feeling negative emotions during awakening, such as depression or cynicism, signals a misunderstanding or incomplete integration of insights. Leo recommends examining and adjusting one's spiritual journey accordingly. Awakening Involves Love and Awe: Proper awakening should lead towards love, connection, peace, joy, and amazement at the structure of reality, rather than feelings of hate, loneliness, or fear. If such negative emotions arise, one should re-evaluate their understanding of awakening. Criteria for Genuine Awakening: Leo Gura identifies the signs of genuine spiritual awakening as feelings of love, awe, wonder, wholeness, and connection, accompanied by compassion and forgiveness towards others. He emphasizes that bitterness or negativity suggests one might need to reevaluate their spiritual journey. Navigating Negative States: Leo advises those stuck in negative solipsistic spirals to either take a break and enjoy ordinary life or to introspect and question their beliefs, possibly adjusting their spiritual practices to aim for a deeper and more holistic awakening experience. Doubting One's Awakening: Leo stresses that true awakening leaves no room for doubt as it is characterized by absolute consciousness and truth. If doubts persist, one is encouraged to deepen their spiritual work and to not get attached to any particular ideas or experiences. Psychedelic Path to Awakening: Leo discusses using psychedelics as a tool for awakening and the importance of carefully integrating and questioning these experiences. He advises against getting overly attached to ideas from psychedelic trips and recommends trying to invalidate past awakenings to build a solid understanding. Scientific Approach to Psychedelics and Awakening: Leo draws a parallel between science and the use of psychedelics, outlining that both seek the truth through rigorous testing. He suggests that like in scientific inquiry, one should remain open to challenging and potentially disproving their insights for more profound understanding. Understanding and Facing Fear: Pointing out the potential for self-delusion, Leo emphasizes the need to confront fears during the psychedelic and awakening process. He explains that the truth will withstand skepticism, and understanding replaces fear with love, indicating correct process engagement. Ongoing Nature of Awakening: Leo concludes by highlighting the continuous and evolving nature of awakening, urging individuals to remain open to new insights and experiences, and never to consider themselves "done" with the journey toward deeper truths and love. Confundo

Lessons From Ketamine - Is Ketamine Useful For Spirituality https://youtu.be/EokHiVt0KeU WARNING! Ketamine can be addictive & can cause bladder and kidney damage if used chronically. Do not use dissociatives or psychedelics if you are mentally unstable. This information is for educational purposes only and not psycho-therapeutic advice. Ketamine's Distortion of Visual Field: Ketamine significantly alters visual perception, causing blurry vision, slight double vision, and a sense of visual slippage. This makes tasks like reading or simple movements difficult and at higher doses may render the user unable to perform basic functions like turning lights on or off. Dissociative Properties: Ketamine's dissociation leads to detachment from thoughts, feelings, memories, and surroundings. This creates a distinct difference from traditional psychedelics, potentially offering a deep meditative state akin to those described in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta. Image 1 Image 2 Relaxation and Meditative State Induced by Ketamine: Ketamine induces a profound state of relaxation, freeing individuals from their thinking mind and allowing them to experience a significant level of comfort and a blank mind, similar to a deep meditative state that would typically take extensive meditation to achieve. Trip Duration: A moderate dose of ketamine, as experienced by Leo, leads to a trip lasting approximately an hour and a half, with lingering effects for an additional hour. Impact on Mobility: At moderate doses, ketamine impairs movement and balance, resembling the experience of being intoxicated, raising concerns about physical safety at higher doses without a trip sitter or pre-planned environment to prevent harm. Anesthetic and Tranquilizer: As an anesthetic used in veterinary medicine, ketamine operates by shutting down the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for symbolic reasoning and thought, reflective of the way it impacts the human brain during recreational use. Reduction in Symbolic Thinking: Ketamine's effect on the brain reduces the ability to engage in symbolic reasoning and thought, offering a peculiar insight into how deeply our lives are rooted in conceptual thinking which we often take for granted. Insights into the Conceptual Mind: The use of ketamine demonstrates how much of perceived reality is overlaid with concepts, and the drug's reduction of this activity suggests a much larger role of the conceptual mind than most people realize in everyday life. Revelations for Intellectuals: For individuals who are highly intellectual, ketamine offers a rare opportunity to experience the absence of constant analysis and conceptualization, which can be enlightening and provide a break from incessant mental activity. Return to Normal Function: Post-trip, the mind reverts to its usual state, filled with everyday concerns and thoughts, which contrasts sharply with the blankness experienced during the ketamine-induced state, underscoring the importance of mindful, long-term personal development for lasting change. Personal Responsibility in Exploring Consciousness: Emphasizes the importance of taking ownership of one’s exploratory decisions related to consciousness, especially when using substances like ketamine, and grounding these in individual intuition, research, and personal values. Experience of Ketamine-induced Happiness: Ketamine catalyzes a type of happiness that is deeply content, even-keeled, and free from the highs of euphoria or bliss, distint from the pleasure-based happiness found in classic psychedelics. It facilitates profound relaxation and happiness without the desire for anything or the need to engage with everyday concerns. Elimination of Suffering Through Present Moment Awareness: The ketamine experience extinguishes suffering by halting the mind’s future projections and conceptualizing. This leads to an enlightened state of no mind where one realizes that all suffering stems from thoughts about the future, confirming insights typically shared by advanced meditators and Buddhists. The Relief from Mental Obligations: By dissolving the anxiety of future planning or dwelling on problems, ketamine offers a state of mental peace where one’s typical stresses about responsibilities and daily troubles are absent, leading to a profound state of happiness and present moment enjoyment. Reduction of Subconscious Anxiety and Depression: Most people carry a low-grade anxiety or depression without realizing it. Ketamine provides a psychonaut with a clear perspective by removing these persistent, subtle layers of negative mental states, offering significant short-term relief and introspection about their origins. Insights into Mind-Constructed Suffering: Through ketamine use, users learn that depression and anxiety are not intrinsic states but are produced by the psyche's habitual conceptualization and projection, offering a powerful model to understand and ultimately reform destructive thought patterns. Ketamine as a Double-Edged Sword: Although ketamine can show users that their suffering is mind-created and provide temporary relief, the risk of addiction is heightened if used as an escape rather than a tool for insight into and eventual reconstruction of mental habits that contribute to depression and anxiety. Ketamine and Personal Identity: High doses of ketamine can initiate experiences of ego dissolution, or "no-self", which resemble realizations commonly sought in Buddhism and Advaita, and can provide insight into one's constructed identity by the absence of symbolic reasoning during the experience. Notion of True Nihilism on Ketamine: The ketamine state demonstrates a form of true nihilism, where nothing holds importance, providing blissful contentment and serenity, which contrasts with the negative connotations often associated with conceptual nihilism. Deep Introspection and the Concept of Not-Knowing: On ketamine, profound introspection can lead to the realization of 'not knowing', illustrating that knowledge is conceptual and when that is removed, one is left with a state of pure consciousness, free from the constraints of symbolic thought and biographical identity. Ketamine and the concept of infinity: While on ketamine, Leo experienced a profound sense of "not knowing" and realized the unknowable nature of infinity, which he identifies with. The understanding that infinity and the self are unknowable was prominent during the experience. Meta-knowing of infinity: On ketamine, the realization emerged that while infinity cannot be known, there is a "meta-knowing" – an understanding that it is inherently unknowable. This recognition isn't nihilistic but leads to a profound mystical feeling of peace and joy. Appreciating the unknowable: The ketamine experience allowed Leo to appreciate the power of not knowing and to surrender the desire to know. It showcased the absurdity of the mind's compulsive sense-making, providing relief from the intellectual urge to understand everything. Relief for the intellectual mind: For intellectuals, who are often mired in their minds attempting to conceptualize reality, ketamine offers a valuable respite. For Leo, who has spent his life seeking understanding, realizing the value of not knowing provided enormous relief. Ketamine as a reflection tool for intellectuals: Leo suggests that individuals with an overly analytical mind, like Kurt Jymungal or figures such as Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins, could benefit greatly from ketamine's capacity to reduce conceptual thinking, offering a humbling experience that challenges their usual paradigm of understanding. Experiencing oneself as god: While ketamine may help some individuals touch upon their god-like nature, Leo believes the experience is far less profound compared to realizations induced by psychedelics like 5-MeO-DMT or LSD. Unique insights from Ketamine: Despite more profound experiences on other psychedelics, Leo acknowledges that ketamine provided him with unique insights into the workings of the mind and self in creating meaning and suffering. Ketamine's similarity to depersonalization/derealization: The dissociative state induced by ketamine shares characteristics with depersonalization and derealization disorders, but with the crucial difference that it's accompanied by joy and without suffering. Returning to normal life after ketamine: Post-experience, the ordinary mind with its survival concerns reasserts itself, highlighting the need for long-term personal development and conscious habit changes to alleviate suffering. The root cause of suffering: Leo concludes that suffering is self-created through the mind's attachment to meanings, stressing the importance of recognizing and altering these mental habits rather than seeking external solutions from the world. Ketamine's introspective value: Ketamine facilitates direct experience of the mind's mechanisms in creating suffering, which can lead to realizations beyond mere intellectual understanding. The temporary afterglow from ketamine use underscores the need for conscious awareness to transcend suffering. Ketamine vs. 5-MeO-DMT for ultimate realizations: For those seeking the deepest understanding of reality and the state of omniscience or God realization, ketamine falls short compared to 5-MeO-DMT. Ketamine does not inherently facilitate the awakening to the realization of love, which is an essential facet of the highest spiritual states. Love realization limitation with Ketamine: Ketamine experiences generally do not induce a profound sense of love or focus on love as an element of awakening. For profound love or God realization, traditional psychedelics like 5-MeO-DMT, 5-MeO-MALT, and DMT are preferred. Spiritual paths and ultimate realizations: Leo suggests that narrow spiritual paths such as Buddhism or Advaita Vedanta that focus solely on mind cessation or the state of no mind may offer limited realizations compared to the full breadth of potential conscious states, and are not the zenith of spiritual awakening. Meditation vs. Psychedelic experiences: While meditation can lead to a state free of suffering or a state of no mind, it may not result in the realization of oneself as God or provide an omniscient experience. Psychedelics such as 5-MeO-DMT offer a different magnitude of awakening, potentially guiding individuals more towards religious and ecstatic mysticism instead of purely introspective states emphasized in Eastern traditions. Valuable states of consciousness beyond tradition: Leo emphasizes the importance of exploring a variety of states of consciousness, especially for serious practitioners within a spiritual tradition. Psychedelics can reveal states beyond habitual spiritual experiences, indicating an incomplete picture offered by singular spiritual paths. Consciousness exploration with caution: Psychedelics, including ketamine, should not be seen as a panacea for spiritual liberation or permanent relief from suffering; rather, they are tools for revealing the wide scope of consciousness capabilities. However, individuals must approach these substances cautiously and responsibly. Ketamine for depression and anxiety relief: While ketamine can temporarily relieve depression and anxiety, it is not a long-term solution and should not be used repeatedly in an attempt to maintain well-being. It is potentially useful against suicidal thoughts in the short term. Importance of responsibility and autonomy: Choosing to explore consciousness through substances like ketamine requires taking full responsibility for the decision. It is crucial to prioritize personal intuition, research, and values above external influences in the journey of personal development. Diversity and richness of spiritual experiences: Understanding consciousness through a broad spectrum of experiences is likened to sampling a buffet, rather than restricting to a single meal or spiritual tradition. This exploration can resolve spiritual disputes and facilitate a deeper appreciation for the diversity of spiritual awakenings. Ketamine's emergency use for suicidal individuals: For someone on the brink of suicide who has tried all other options, ketamine can provide temporary but immediate relief from suicidal thoughts. Temporary relief from overthinking and anxiety: Ketamine is effective at shutting off the mind and can alleviate conditions like analysis paralysis and anxiety caused by overthinking, albeit temporarily. Revealing the mind's role in depression and anxiety: Ketamine can demonstrate how individuals construct their own depression and anxiety through their thoughts, offering insight into the impact of thought patterns. Ketamine's induction of 'not knowing' state: It allows for deep states of 'not knowing,' which can be an important awakening experience, particularly for those who haven't achieved this realization with other psychedelics. Realization of 'no self' through Ketamine: It can facilitate the understanding that one's conceptual biographical self is a fabrication, contributing to an awakening experience on the nature of self. Physical and recreational downsides of Ketamine: High doses of ketamine can lead to uncomfortable visual distortions, impaired motor skills, and it lacks the sociability and enjoyment found in other psychedelics. Ketamine's limits to deep spiritual experiences: It is less mystical and profound compared to classic psychedelics and substances like 5-MeO-DMT, especially in terms of achieving states of god realization or profound love. Ketamine's physical harm and addiction risk: With extensive use, ketamine can lead to severe bladder and kidney issues, and the risk of addiction is high, especially for those with severe depression or anxiety. Ketamine tolerance and comparison to other psychedelics: Ketamine tolerance can last weeks to months with frequent use. Unlike classic psychedelics, it can cause significant physical harm, making substances like 5-MeO-DMT safer and less addictive options. Variations in psychedelic profoundness: People may respond differently to ketamine compared to other psychedelics due to personal interests, priorities, and genetics, affecting the profoundness of their experiences. Ketamine as a conscious choice for exploration: If used responsibly by mentally stable individuals, ketamine can be a valuable experience for those interested in exploring different aspects of consciousness. Responsibility in choosing psychedelics for personal development: Individuals must critically evaluate their choices in consciousness exploration, bearing responsibility for any risks or changes stemming from their use. Ensuring safe and mindful use of information: It's vital for users to reflect on the information and experiences shared, avoiding the trap of mindless consumption or blindly following authority figures in their pursuit of personal development. The unique effects of moderate doses of ketamine: At moderate doses, Leo's experiences with ketamine do not match the profundity claimed by those who have experienced the 'k-hole,' suggesting that the impact of ketamine can vary widely based on dosage. Expelliarmus

Satisfaction Meditation - How To Make Meditation Enjoyable! https://youtu.be/quiontVtJ5U Satisfaction Meditation Technique Introduction: Leo unveils a simple and effective meditation technique focusing on satisfaction, arising from a previous episode about overcoming people pleasing and loneliness. This method is about being content without external stimuli or rewards. Basics of Satisfaction Meditation: The practice involves sitting comfortably with open eyes, without trying to manipulate any thoughts or chase enlightened states. The core objective is to bask in the present moment and feel deeply satisfied with mere existence. Subtle Shift to Appreciation: Leo encourages a subtle shift in awareness toward the present moment, appreciating its overlooked beauty without worrying about survival goals or problems. Nudging Towards Satisfaction: The key action in satisfaction meditation is gently nudging oneself to be satisfied with the current moment. This creates a positive feedback loop of being satisfied with the sensation of satisfaction, growing it further. Avoidance of Future-oriented Mindset: It's crucial to resist the tendency to fantasize about different scenarios or improvements to the current moment. Instead, focus on being content without seeking other experiences. Transformation from Satisfaction to Bliss: With consistent practice, initial satisfaction may deepen into profound contentment, pleasure, bliss, and a love for existence, although one should not chase these states but allow them to develop naturally. Personal Meditation Experiences: Leo shares that his personal meditation has been hindered by a pursuit of mystical experiences. Satisfaction meditation helps overcome the craving for future states and promotes being present. Meditation as an End in Itself: Satisfaction meditation redirects focus so that the practice is the goal itself, not a means to achieve enlightenment or mystical states. True happiness is then redefined as contentment with the present conditions. Connection to People Pleasing and Loneliness: Satisfaction meditation serves as a remedy to the dissatisfaction leading to people pleasing and loneliness by instilling contentment with one's existence without the need for external validation. Application in Daily Life: The technique is applicable to everyday life circumstances, where one can invoke the feeling of satisfaction during otherwise frustrating or lonely moments to maintain a sense of contentment. Warnings Against Misuse: It's important not to use satisfaction meditation as a covert attempt to reach enlightenment or mystical states, as that contradicts the principle of just being present and content. No Guarantees in Meditation: Engaging in meditation with the goal of enlightenment or awakening offers no certainty of success. Leo points out that intense striving for such outcomes can be counterproductive and hinder the ability to remain present. The Counterintuitiveness of Letting Go: Leo suggests that the intense pursuit of future states can sabotage spiritual growth. He recommends letting go of this pursuit to truly embrace and appreciate the present, stressing that spirituality is about cultivating a love for existence that is practiced in the current moment. Challenges to Satisfaction: Leo acknowledges the difficulty in finding satisfaction due to everyday worries and aspirations. He describes this as a mental trap and proposes the practice of letting go and focusing on the satisfaction available in the present as the solution. The Power of Letting Go: Leo refers to his episode on the importance of letting go and how it is relevant to overcoming the mind's resistances to being satisfied with the present. Mechanical vs. Enjoyable Meditation: Unlike other mechanical or unenjoyable meditation practices done for future benefit, satisfaction meditation's aim is to be happy in the current moment without any ulterior motive. Satisfaction as a Shortcut: Leo posits that satisfaction meditation is a way to bypass the need for enlightenment or mystical experiences by going straight to the source—satisfaction itself which is the presumed end goal of chasing such experiences. Subtle Shift through Practice: Regular practice of satisfaction meditation can transform meditation from a chore to an enjoyable experience, cultivating genuine anticipation for the practice. Overcoming Survival Conditioning: Leo discusses how long-term survival conditioning can prevent individuals from allowing themselves to be happy without reason. He explains the need to realize that the happiness derived from chasing achievements is unsustainable. Satisfaction Meditation and Daily Practice: Leo emphasizes the need to practice satisfaction meditation regularly, noting its potential to affect positive change in daily life and overall happiness levels. Building the Satisfaction Muscle: He highlights the difference between the temporary highs from dopamine spikes and the sustainable contentment developed through satisfaction meditation. Leo urges viewers to work on strengthening their ability to be content with existence, as this is a skill that has dwindled in modern society due to constant stimuli offering dopamine hits. Balancing Life Pursuits with Satisfaction: Leo clarifies that satisfaction meditation does not imply giving up on life goals but rather adds depth to those experiences, making one's pursuits "the icing on the cake." The Risks of Never Being Satisfied: Leo warns of the dangers of not being able to appreciate perfect situations, which can result in profound unhappiness, potentially leading to depression or suicidal thoughts. He insists that the ability to be satisfied is crucial and must be developed independently of external conditions. Long-Term Gains from Satisfaction Meditation: Consistent practice of satisfaction meditation over years can lead to contentment, peace, and accidental mystical experiences. These arise not from actively seeking them, but from a complete surrender to the present moment, which in its essence is the absolute truth of existence. Enjoyment as a Key to Meditation: To reach deep meditative states, one must enjoy the practice, as it can involve extensive time commitment. Enjoying the process is fundamental, and if it becomes a grind, one should adjust their approach for a more fulfilling experience. Spirituality Misaligned with Joy: A spiritual practice that feels like a grind and lacks joy and satisfaction is fundamentally flawed. Leo advises that spirituality should not be approached as a tedious task, but as a process that should be enjoyed, bringing satisfaction from mere existence. Reframing Work and Personal Development: Apply the principles of enjoying the process not only to meditation but also to work, personal growth, and self-actualization. Changing one's attitude towards these aspects of life to make them enjoyable can lead to a state of flow and effortless task execution. Rejecting the Rush for Results: It's not sustainable to rush through work and personal development just to achieve results. Enjoying these processes leads to lasting productivity and satisfaction. Avoiding Quantification in Life's Pursuits: Focusing on numerical goals such as the number of books read or money accumulated can detract from the true enjoyment and satisfaction of life's experiences. Contemplating True Happiness: Leo urges viewers to contemplate and understand happiness for themselves through direct experiences, differentiating it from transient dopamine-driven pleasure. Owning Your Personal Development: It is critical to translate abstract insights into actionable techniques and not expect to be spoon-fed every step of the way. This self-reliance is essential for successful personal development. Life Purpose and Satisfaction: Aligning with one's life purpose can lead to deep contentment without relying on dopamine spikes, as it activates the satisfaction reward circuit. Resources are available on actualized.org for exploring one's life purpose. The Flow State and Reading: Leo shares how shifting his perspective on reading to a slower pace allowed him to enjoy the process and enter a flow state, which is devoid of quantifying achievements or rushing through the material. Episkey

The Root Solution To People Pleasing & Loneliness https://youtu.be/JZqEMok_NXw Self-Help Advice Advancement: Leo realizes profound and simple solutions to the common issues of people-pleasing and loneliness, based on recent advancements in his own consciousness and epiphanies. Childhood Development: He discusses childhood development, comparing it to animal behavior, and how acculturation and social assimilation are necessary for functioning in society, albeit with some negative consequences. Extrinsic Reward Mechanisms: Leo points out that as we grow, we develop extrinsic reward mechanisms seeking approval, love, and satisfaction from others instead of finding happiness within, which leads to people-pleasing and a lack of true fulfillment. Personal Example of Grade-Based Reward: Sharing his own experience, Leo describes how he associated self-worth with academic achievement, which later left him feeling empty when there were no more grades to achieve, demonstrating the pitfalls of external validation. Gender and People Pleasing: He argues that women are often more susceptible to becoming people pleasers due to their social and nurturing inclinations, which can trap them into a continuous cycle of seeking approval and validation. Intrinsic Reward Mechanism Solution: Leo suggests reclaiming personal sovereignty by shifting the reward mechanism from extrinsic to intrinsic, short-circuiting the need for external approval by directly giving oneself love and satisfaction. Challenges of Self-Validation: He acknowledges the resistance one might feel to giving themselves love and satisfaction, due to societal conditioning and a sense of guilt that equates self-validation to cheating or laziness. Reclaiming Happiness and Satisfaction: Leo emphasizes the need to reclaim the ability to be happy and satisfied independently of external sources, thus solving the issues of people-pleasing and continuous pursuit of conditional happiness. Shifting Focus Inside for Satisfaction: By refocusing on internal sources of joy and satisfaction, Leo argues this could disrupt unhealthy patterns of people-pleasing and allow individuals to experience true deep satisfaction. Problem with External Validation: Leo critiques societal standards that make individuals feel they do not deserve love unless they meet certain conditions and champions an intrinsic approach to self-worth and achievement. Ultimate Inner Fulfillment: He closes by stressing the importance of finding joy in one's own experiences and existence, underscoring that the most profound satisfaction comes from within, not external achievements or recognitions. Running After Extrinsic Goals: Leo notes that striving for extrinsic goals, such as increasing a company's value, leads to perpetual dissatisfaction. Even when one target is reached, the goalposts move, creating an endless loop of desire for more. Slave to Gratitude and Approval: He explains the trap of needing others' gratitude and approval to feel love and happiness. Setting such a standard leads to serving others in hopes of collecting thanks, which often results in bitterness when the expected recognition is unmet. Taking Back Control over Happiness: Leo advocates for taking back sovereignty and control over one's internal reward mechanisms. Relying less on others for satisfaction allows one to become their own master, bypassing the need for external treats. Non-Dual Approach to Happiness: He describes a shift to non-dualism in happiness, where the boundaries between self and other are dissolved. This allows for giving happiness to oneself, seen as both more mature and more difficult to achieve. Potential of Basking in One's Own Happiness: Leo challenges the idea that satisfaction must come from external success or validation. He posits that the ability to bask in one's own love and happiness could free one from societal expectations, leading to truly autonomous action. Fullness Over Neediness: He contrasts behaviors from a state of fullness—overflowing with internal love and satisfaction—with actions from a state of neediness aimed at manipulating others for validation. Turning Inwards for Satisfaction: Leo shares his personal journey in finding satisfaction through his work with Actualized.org. He acknowledges the issues with needing constant output for validation and his recognition that true satisfaction doesn't come from external praise or achievements. Realization of Non-Dual Achievement: Discussing his deep consciousness work, he's reached insights so profound they seem unshareable. Fulfillment must come from within, as these pinnacle experiences are not always recognizable or appreciable by others. Contentment in Self-Realization: Leo suggests rewiring the reward mechanism to find satisfaction in personal self-realization rather than in others' praises or helping others achieve similar insights. Intrinsic Self-satisfaction: He wraps up with the idea that ultimate satisfaction and happiness don't come from outside oneself. The capacity for intrinsic self-satisfaction defines one's ability to experience high levels of joy and love without the need to share or receive external validation. Solipsistic Bubble of Self-Validation: Leo Gura emphasizes that turning rewards intrinsic creates a seemingly solipsistic bubble, where one is their own source of humor, happiness, and approval. This is key to overcoming loneliness, as it reduces dependency on social validation and the need for others to find joy. Thought Experiment on Being the Last Person on Earth: Leo invites his audience to imagine being the last conscious entity on Earth. This scenario challenges one to find joy and satisfaction in life without external validation, underscoring an unhealthy dependency on extrinsic reward mechanisms if one cannot feel joy alone. Joy from Existence Itself: He argues the deepest joy comes from appreciation of existence, not social interactions. Building a deep metaphysical connection to reality is essential for spirituality and intrinsic contentment. Combating Loneliness and People Pleasing: By building a personal connection with reality and oneself, and focusing on intrinsic satisfaction, one can simultaneously address the issues of loneliness and the compulsion to please others. Empowerment through Internal Validation: Leo Gura insists on gaining fulfillment and satisfaction from within, without needing others for validation, thus addressing the issues of loneliness and people-pleasing by becoming self-reliant and empowered. The Pitfall of Extrinsic Rewards: He highlights the danger of building relationships based on the need to please and warns against expecting others to validate personal achievements, insisting that true satisfaction can only come from within. Retaining Social Interaction as Icing, Not the Cake: Leo does not advocate for a complete disconnection from social life; rather, he encourages people to view social interactions as a complement to a life that is fundamentally grounded in self-validation and internal joy. Anonymity in Good Deeds for Self-Satisfaction: He suggests conducting good deeds anonymously and keeping that knowledge to oneself as a powerful way to foster inner satisfaction and reinforce one’s intrinsic value and goodness. Importance of Self-Reflection and Solitude: Leo advises slowing down and dedicating time to solitude and self-reflection to appreciate one's own goodness, which most people overlook in the rush of life. Recognizing one's own value is crucial for authentic self-gratitude. Attaining an Ideal State of Consciousness: Leo envisions reaching a state of consciousness where simply existing in a room provides complete satisfaction. This reflects a profound spiritual development where appreciation for mere existence brings immense joy and is considered the ultimate level of bliss. Rushing Through Life: Leo discusses how people rush through daily activities like working and caring for kids, only allowing themselves happiness when they feel productive. However, he points out that such external activities distract from the deeper joy of existence and should not be the source of happiness. Cultivating Inner Satisfaction: Gura emphasizes the importance of finding happiness within oneself instead of through chores or productivity. He suggests sitting quietly and basking in existence for intrinsic satisfaction, unassociated with external achievements. Perception of Dysfunction in Self-Satisfaction: Gura addresses the concern that focusing on self-satisfaction may seem selfish or dysfunctional. He counters this by stating that the true dysfunction is seeking happiness through pleasing others, and that being content in oneself is a healthier approach. Balanced Social Interaction: Leo explains that retreating into oneself to find happiness can initially lead to solitude but ultimately allows one to return to society from a deeper, more fulfilled standpoint. From this place, interactions are not driven by need but by overflow of love and selflessness. Overcoming People-Pleasing with Selfishness: He offers the controversial view that selfless deeds come after a period of focused selfishness, using the Buddha's story as an example. He stresses that deep self-love and self-realization is necessary before one can genuinely help others. Authentic Selflessness and the Fallacy of People-Pleasing: Gura critiques the flawed perception of selflessness in people-pleasers, especially women in unhealthy relationships. He argues for realizing love and goodness as innate, not actions done for others. Egoic Conditions for Happiness: He discusses the ego mind’s use of conditions to motivate survival activities and rejects the notion that seeking unconditional happiness is delusional. He claims that awakening to our existence and recognizing our inherent goodness is the path to true satisfaction. Materialism and Sovereignty: Gura criticizes materialism as a flawed approach to finding satisfaction and happiness. He advocates reclaiming sovereignty and appreciating existence independently to address the core issues of people-pleasing and loneliness. Embracing Solitude for Inner Joy: Gura encourages practicing solitude to enjoy activities alone without external validation. He believes that by traveling, eating out, and experiencing life alone, one builds genuine happiness that can enhance shared experiences later. Satisfaction from Solitary Experiences: The emphasis is on allowing solo experiences to be fulfilling and using the contrast between solitude and companionship to appreciate both intensely. Gura states that this is essential for authentic sovereignty and enjoyment in life. Profound Appreciation of Existence: Gura's ultimate goal is guiding viewers towards a profound appreciation of existence and reality, a process that requires years of personal effort and cannot be outsourced or expected from others who may not value it as deeply. Long-Term Cultivation of Joy: Cultivating self-love and satisfaction is likened to muscle training, promising a unique level of joy that, while not sharable with others, leads to a sense of completion and eradicates feelings of being unlovable. Self-Love Solution: To counter feelings of unworthiness, Leo advises actively giving oneself love, reaching a point of realization that one is the embodiment of love, thus solving self-esteem issues and the dependency on external validation for love. Ego and Happiness: As the ego utilizes love and happiness for survival, one must take control of their own satisfaction and happiness, recognizing the intrinsic beauty around them, rather than solely focusing on survival which never truly leads to happiness. Infinite Love from Within: Consciousness instinctively seeks to reunite with its true nature, which is infinite love and beauty. External validation is seen as a poor substitute for the recognition of one's own divine nature, which when realized is the root solution to people-pleasing and loneliness. Practical Steps to Divine Nature: Engaging in practices that allow for the realization of one's divine nature—love, goodness, absolute truth—is crucial for becoming more present, grounded, and appreciative of the world around oneself, which in turn fosters a deep metaphysical connection with reality. Appreciating Common Existence: Shifting perspective to see profound intelligence, beauty, and connection in everyday objects, like a dinner fork, can lead to a satisfying appreciation of life's design and one's place within it. Resources for Self-Discovery: Leo points viewers to resources such as his book list, life purpose course, blog, and forum to aid in the journey towards recognizing and valuing their divine nature. He emphasizes the importance of using these tools to address problems at their root for long-term improvement. Investment in Profound Life: Highlighting self-help's depth, Leo advocates for serious and committed personal development to have a profound experience of life, stating that the benefits of deep, long-term work outweigh the effort and surpass the effectiveness of shallow solutions. Avis

Only God is there, in the form of truth, happiness and bliss. The bliss of the ultimate reality is not conditional on anything except atmanand (bliss of the self). Nothing else can stand. If there stands anything that too is illusory – MA.

I think Information is a part of it. It's like an endless fractal, its every possibility in an endless loop and process..but I don't think our minds will ever be able to comprend it, but we can experience it for sure, that is Bliss they say, its unexplainable but profound at the sametime..Maybe advanced 30yrs from now AI will be able to explain it I don't know lol.. One of our biggest problems is our intellects (which is not intelligence in the real sense) is so peaked and stroked nowadays, everything is about calculations and adjustments and figuring things out, so that part of our filter will for sure not allow us to find this thing call Life that is within all of us and everything living around us... Intellect is a discernment and dissecting tool, it allows us to know what is dangerous and safe, good and bad for us in a physical ways, we are born with it as a part of our mind structure, but it will never be able to figure out existence and how to perceive it at high levels, another form of perception has to open up for that too happen, that is why we have practices and methods to help us do that...

I've had a serious of awakenings so deep and profound.... I almost get it. Like at a close inch. I know I am Sophia, SamaEL and God all in One. I am everything and nothing, all stems through me. Not just in my head or thoughts, but actually observing my thoughts and the world around me. I know there's an element at play where if I make it, the dream is over and I can float infinite bliss within my own consciousness for the rest of time infinitum. But there's a lion roaring inside of me not to do it. It's trying to warn me it's outside of me and that it could attack at any time. Deep down I know it's just my Ego. I need help for that final pointer.

Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing https://youtu.be/DhMroy-fP00 "A True History of the Universe: Once upon a time, there was nothing. The end." "Everything is nothing, with a twist." - Kurt Vonnegut Ultimate question of existence: Leo asserts that the question "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is the ultimate query capable of unlocking the secrets of existence yet no consensus has been reached by philosophers, scientists, or theologians after thousands of years, and many claim it's unknowable. Possibility of answering existence: Contrary to common belief, Leo claims it is possible to answer the question of why something exists rather than nothing. He states that the answer can be attained not through belief or theory but as a direct consciousness experience. Significance of the question: Leo emphasizes the necessity to appreciate the gravity and enormity of pondering why anything exists at all, advocating for inward, focused contemplation on the existence of the self and the surrounding universe. Resistance to conventional narratives: He suggests resisting quick, pre-existing explanations from culture, religion, or science, encouraging a starting point based on direct experience instead of inherited explanations. Conceiving a universe of absolute nothingness: Leo guides the listener to imagine a reality of complete nothingness—no entities, no form—and points out that this seems simpler and would eliminate the need to explain complex phenomena. Nothingness and reality's energy efficiency: Leo posits a paradox where absolute nothingness seems energy efficient but argues that nothing would prevent nothingness from spontaneously becoming something. Therefore, reality as 'something' may actually be lower in energy. Relativistic distinction between something and nothing: He proposes that the distinction between something and nothing might not be objective but could be a projection of the mind, challenging the reliability of this fundamental cognitive ability. Nothing and something as indistinguishable: Leo suggests that since nothingness can spontaneously become something, and this happens beyond the constraints of time and space, the distinction between nothing and something is essentially nonexistent. Indistinct line between something and nothing: Leo argues that the universe is nothing, always has been, and always will be, because the distinctions between 'something' and 'nothing' are artificial constructs of the human mind. This projection skews our perception of reality, suggesting a fundamental error in our worldview that stems from childhood. Reframing our perception of conventional somethings: Leo invites listeners to reconsider their childhood-led discrimination between somethings and nothings, suggesting that what were labeled as somethings (like a ball or a dog) by our parents might actually be nothing. He encourages undoing these ingrained distinctions to appreciate the nothingness in everything around us. Mistaken identifiers of nothingness: He points out that philosophers, theologians, and scientists have erred in conceptualizing nothing as a black hole or void, which are actually 'somethings'. Real nothing, which cannot be conceived because it then becomes something, is what we currently perceive and experience. Everything as actual nothing: Leo emphasizes that what we consider something—objects, experiences, pains, rejections—has always been nothing. Our mind mistakes the actual nothing for something because of learned biases. Recognizing this requires a radical paradigm shift, not just philosophical contemplation. Consciousness and limitation contributing to reality's form and formlessness: For reality's consciousness to be truly unlimited, it must encompass both formlessness and form. Leo sees the universe as a singularity where formlessness and form are superimposed, making reality self-contained and boundless. Existence as the most energy-efficient state: Explaining that reality is perfectly symmetrical, self-canceling, and singular, Leo argues that existence is the only state that reality could be in. This unified state that reality exists in is described as the most energy-efficient and is fundamental to anything existing at all. Experiencing the nothingness of the present: Leo challenges listeners to look at the present moment as completely empty, redefining fullness to include emptiness. He urges us to recognize the formlessness within form and that the perceived fullness of our reality is, in fact, nothing. Understanding duality and human bias towards form: Leo points out that people pay attention to form for survival and material benefits, but often neglect the formlessness, which is equally a part of reality. Recognizing the formlessness within form is vital to understanding the nature of existence. Redefining the basis of reality: According to Leo, all of reality, including the present moment, is nothing, nowhere, no-how. Rationality and logic stumble in explaining this because they operate on biased premises and distinctions within consciousness. Developing understanding through direct consciousness: Leo encourages individuals to work towards realizing the nature of reality through personal experience and consciousness, rather than merely accepting his words. He sees this realization as accessible through effort and direct understanding. Equating Nothing to Key Concepts: Nothingness is equated with consciousness, truth, love, God, and the self, suggesting that all these are fundamentally the same. Progressive awakenings to realize fundamental unity: Leo posits that understanding this unity requires multiple awakenings and realizations, as one might initially awaken to the present moment as nothing, but still need further awakenings to recognize consciousness, love, God, and self as nothing too. Holographic nature of perceived reality: When one realizes the nature of reality as nothing, the physical world starts to appear like a hologram or virtual reality, with a hollow and empty essence, a concept akin to the Buddhist idea of emptiness. Totality of mind and the illusion of reality: Leo emphasizes that everything we experience is happening within our own infinite mind, making it impossible to distinguish between illusion and reality without a substantial, instantaneous awakening. Materialistic pursuits vs. Metaphysical understanding: The pursuit of material pleasures, including scientific endeavors, is contrasted with the satisfaction gained from asking and exploring deep metaphysical questions, which Leo finds essential for true happiness and peace. Life and love as nothing: Recognizing life as nothing is described as a relief and an opportunity for love—as a fundamental fabric of reality—to freely flow, this understanding is not depressive but a joyful spiritual epiphany. Joy and bliss in realizing nothingness: Leo champions the spiritual path of realizing nothingness, leading to a detached, carefree life immersed in the divine pleasures of the spiritual realm, which is purely nothing. He urges viewers to pursue this realization beyond mere ideology or philosophy. Bombarda

How Psychedelics Work - Making Sense Of Psychedelics https://youtu.be/vJG8swAQYwc "Psychedelics don't work on stupid people." - Terrence McKenna Purpose of the Episode: Leo intends to explain the mechanics, metaphysics, and epistemology of psychedelics, targeting those who have had psychedelic experiences without understanding them, possibly leaving them frightened or curious. Integration of Personal and Academic Background: Leo's approach to understanding psychedelics combines his four decades of existential, metaphysical, and epistemic contemplation with practical experimentation over several years. Diversity of Psychedelic Experiences: Having completed about 80 trips on various substances, Leo underscores the importance of exploring a range of psychedelics to grasp their profound effects truly. Challenging the Materialistic Paradigm: To understand psychedelics, Leo argues one must move beyond the conventional scientific perspective that views reality as materialistic and objective, proposing instead that consciousness is the basis for all reality. Psychedelic Hallucinations vs. Reality: Leo proposes that there is no distinction between sober reality and the hallucinations induced by psychedelics; both are a form of hallucination—appearance without material substance. Psychedelics and the Nature of Consciousness: He clarifies that taking psychedelics is not about altering brain chemistry, but rather experiencing different facets of consciousness, which is the only true reality. Breaking Paradigms with Psychedelics: Leo emphasizes that the transformative power of psychedelics can force individuals to reconsider their entire worldview, a process that is often hindered by fear and resistance. Misconceptions about Psychedelics: There is a widespread misunderstanding that psychedelic experiences are less trustworthy due to brain chemistry alterations; instead, Leo claims these experiences reveal the illusory nature of all reality, sober or not. Threat to Established Beliefs: The radical nature of psychedelics can be threatening to both scientists and spiritual figures, as these experiences have the potential to shatter deeply held beliefs and ideas about reality and self. Ordinary Rigid Flow of Consciousness: Our everyday experience of waking up, going to work, and interacting with the familiar world is a stable, structured hallucination that consciousness creates for us. This rigid flow is very much changeable, but most people have never experienced such a change. Psychedelics Altering Reality: Psychedelics possess the power to instantly change this rigid flow of consciousness, leading to an experience where one's reality starts to 'melt' around them. This can be shocking as it reveals that our normal life is just another form of hallucination, now broken for the first time. Breakthrough Experience with Psychedelics: A breakthrough experience is when the psychedelic experience is so intense that it completely recontextualizes one's previous understanding of life, showing that everything believed to be real (like personal history and physical reality) is actually imaginary. Recontextualizing Reality: The psychedelic experience is threatening and scary because it dismantles one's previous paradigm of reality, forcing a reevaluation of concepts such as earth, universe, and even personal identity, which can lead to negative stigma and defense mechanisms from the ego. Consciousness as a Flowing Hallucination: Consciousness is like a stream constantly changing shapes and forms; what psychedelics do is introduce alterations in this stream, which in turn affects the display of reality we experience. Consciousness Mixing Board Analogy: Imagine consciousness as an infinite-dimensional screen that can display anything. This screen is linked to a mixing board with various knobs regulating different aspects such as colors, sounds, and emotions, with one master knob for pure consciousness, or awareness itself. Master Knob of Pure Consciousness Awareness: This knob represents the level of awareness without altering the content of consciousness; tweaking this knob increases awareness and can lead to higher states of consciousness, from everyday alertness to states of "God consciousness" or omniscience. Psychedelics' Impact on Consciousness Knobs: Psychedelics not only tweak the master consciousness knob but also affect other aspects like colors and emotions, complicating the experience. Distraction by Minor Consciousness Knobs: People new to psychedelics may get sidetracked by altered visual or auditory content without recognizing that the central aspect of increased consciousness is the most profound part of the experience. Misunderstanding Psychedelic State Changes: Criticism that discounts psychedelic experiences as mere temporary state changes overlooks the significance of observing the fluid nature of consciousness through these states. Psychedelics as State Observation tools: The key value of psychedelic experiences is not just in the altered states but in the opportunity to understand and observe how consciousness can move between these states, offering deep insights into the nature of consciousness. Value of Psychedelic Experiences: Psychedelics provide a meta understanding of consciousness by allowing one to experience and compare different states. This reveals the fluid nature of consciousness and underscores that reality is susceptible to change, which can be radical and eye-opening. Misperceptions of Reality: Many people, including spiritual teachers and enlightened individuals, underestimate the range of states consciousness can adopt. Psychedelics offer a perspective that magnifies possibilities beyond ordinary meditative practices. Meditation vs. Psychedelic Experience: Through meditation, one primarily engages the 'central knob' of consciousness, enhancing focus and potentially leading to enlightenment. Psychedelics, however, effortlessly and instantly reveal the existence of other 'knobs', allowing access to radical alterations in the perception of reality. Radical Knobs of Consciousness: Leo describes hypothetical consciousness 'knobs' that when 'twisted', could alter perception in dramatic ways, such as erasing distinctions between objects or reversing the flow of time—changes that defy conventional scientific understanding. Transformative Effects of Psychedelics: Leo notes that even temporary psychedelic experiences, such as seeing oneself as a beer bottle or an entire race, can profoundly change one's perspective on life. Impact of Psychedelics on Life Perspective: Comparing psychedelic experiences to being transported to utterly different environments, Leo argues that these experiences expand one's notion of reality and can have a transformative effect akin to cultural or environmental shock. Limitations of Science in Understanding Reality: Leo critiques mainstream science for mapping only a narrow scope of reality—limited to a single state of consciousness—while ignoring the full spectrum of conscious experiences available. Psychedelics as Temporal Teachers: Psychedelic experiences are fleeting but profound, providing dense learning opportunities in a short period. The challenge lies in integrating a fraction of these insights into one's regular life to facilitate growth and understanding. Integration and Growth Post-Psychedelic Experience: Post-trip contemplation is pivotal for making sense of the experience, as reflecting on the 'what the [ __ ] was that' moments aids in integrating the experience and expanding one's perception of consciousness. Extraction of Insights via Integration: Reflecting on and integrating psychedelic experiences allow an individual to bring back more learnings—up to 5% as opposed to 1%. Over the course of many trips, this can profoundly alter one's perspective of reality in beneficial ways. Expansion of Reality and Self-knowledge: Psychedelic trips don't just facilitate metaphysical exploration; they importantly enable deep self-inquiry into one's psyche, past, and life purpose. They shift the focus to understanding the self and existential questions through the central knob of consciousness. Tuning the Consciousness Knob: Adjusting consciousness can lead to heightened awareness across all facets of life. Psychedelics boost this consciousness, aiding insights into vast domains, including science, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality, among others. Risk of Self-Delusion: There's a possibility of misinterpreting psychedelic experiences, especially if one's psyche is burdened with wounds or immaturity. However, this risk is also present in our standard experiences of reality. Re-evaluating Our Default Hallucination: Leo argues that our default conscious state can be one of the least truthful, whereas psychedelic experiences can provide a more authentic sense of reality, turning the current scientific understanding on its head. Transformation Requires Openness and Emotional Labor: Achieving a higher understanding of reality necessitates the willingness to remodel existing paradigms and beliefs, which involves intellectual and emotional effort. Stabilized Hallucination of Reality: Reality feels concrete due to the consistent imagination of the infinite mind, making our experience of reality and solidity robust rather than the simplistic notion of hallucination. Reality as Infinite Mind Imagination: There is no objective material reality outside perception; rather, reality consists of infinite potential states of consciousness. Material reality is just a specific, familiar instance within this infinite scope. Navigating Psychedelic Danger: While psychedelics can offer profound insights, high doses can be dangerous and must be approached with caution, experience, and gradual increment of usage. Disruption of God's Dream: Psychedelics temporarily interfere with the predetermined dream of life, occasioned by the vast imagination of the Universal Mind, introducing new states of perception and understanding. Interrupting God's Ordinary Dream: Psychedelics disrupt the normal flow of consciousness, or what Leo describes as God's "ordinary dream," transporting individuals into new territories or altered perceptions of reality, akin to entering a new kind of dream. Experiencing the Fluidity of Consciousness: On psychedelics, the rigidity of ordinary consciousness dissolves, and everything becomes fluid and amorphous. Users can feel as if they are directly experiencing the creative process of God's mind, as it expands to its infinite potential and deeper layers of imagination. Realization of Imagination as Creation: Leo illustrates how, under the influence of psychedelics, one can see material objects—including one's own body—as manifestations of imagination. Psychedelics reveal that reality, like a hand or a wall, is malleable and can respond to our imaginative thoughts and intentions. Ability to Visualize New Realities: During a psychedelic experience, the boundaries of the possible expand dramatically. Leo compares the heightened state of creativity and imagination to daydreaming vividly about other worlds, but on a much larger scale, tapping into the infinite creativity responsible for the existence of the universe. Discovery of Self as Creator: The epiphany that an individual is, in essence, God, imagining the entire cosmos, serves as a mind-blowing revelation. This realization confronts deeply ingrained beliefs that claiming one's identity as God is egotistical or narcissistic. Challenges of Embracing Psychedelic Insights: Understanding and living by the realization that reality is pure imagination requires maturity, development, fearlessness, and an open-mindedness that is uncommon in people. The Societal Stigma Surrounding Psychedelics: Leo discusses the stigma on psychedelics, explaining it as a societal defense mechanism since these substances threaten existing power structures and the established, limited sense of reality. The Role of Maturity in Psychedelic Experiences: A person's internal purity and maturity are pivotal in determining the nature of their psychedelic experience. Leo contends that less mature individuals may face terrifying reflection of their inner selves, whereas purer individuals have profoundly different, more insightful trips. Insights from Psychedelics and Their Authenticity: Leo posits that while insights from psychedelics can be profound and real, they can also be easily misinterpreted. He emphasizes that the validity of insights should be measured by their directness and clarity about some aspect of reality. Misconception of True States of Consciousness: Criticizing those who dismiss psychedelics, Leo argues that every configuration of consciousness, including the one we consider normal, is influenced by neurotransmitters, making it as hallucinatory as any psychedelic-induced state. Recognizing Consciousness as a Spectrum: Leo encourages recognizing that reality comprises countless states of consciousness, rather than a single "true" one. Psychedelics aid in realizing that all experiences, regardless of how real they appear, are merely different states of consciousness. Different States Grant Different Insights: Leo explains that various states of consciousness afford distinct insights and truths, and that our typical state might be one of the least effective for accessing profound truths about reality. Meditation and Hallucinations: Engaging in deep meditation can induce visual hallucinations similar to mild psychedelic experiences. This indicates tapping into the pure creative potential of the mind, aligning with the desired outcome of advanced meditation practices. Purpose of Psychedelic Use: Psychedelics are not just for experiencing bliss or visual spectacles; they serve as tools for gaining profound lessons, insights, and a meta-understanding of the mind's process in generating reality. Psychedelic Experiences Reflecting Mind Purity: The content of a psychedelic experience can reflect the purity of the user's mind. An impure mind may conjure disturbing hallucinations, as it's an embodiment of the user's own imagination. Integration with Other Practices: Leo warns against using psychedelics as the sole tool for self-improvement, advocating for the integration of various spiritual practices such as meditation, self-inquiry, and visualization, among others. Speeding Up Awakening and Personal Growth: Psychedelics can accelerate the awakening process, providing insights into overcoming fear of death, understanding life purpose, and aiding with various personal issues, thus facilitating rapid personal development. Impact on Understanding and Doing Science: Leo claims that psychedelics can revolutionize a scientist's approach to understanding and conducting science, much like how earlier paradigm shifts transformed the field. Analogy with Galileo Galilei: Leo compares current skepticism about psychedelics to the resistance Galileo faced with his telescope. As the church leaders rejected his findings, modern science may reject the insights gained from psychedelics. Challenges Scientists Face with Psychedelic Research: Ostracism and credibility loss are challenges for scientists promoting psychedelics as scientific tools due to the cultural and paradigmatic biases within the scientific community. Exploring New Modalities of Science: Leo argues for the necessity of exploring new modalities of science — such as psychedelics — to break free from current scientific limitations and unlock new understandings of reality. Call for Mature and Responsible Psychedelic Use: He stresses the importance of respect, maturity, and safety in psychedelic exploration, likening it to using a scientific instrument to gain profound insights into reality and consciousness. Psychedelics and Fear of Intellectual Decline: Leo addresses concerns about possible intellectual decline from using psychedelics. He refutes this by comparing it to baseless fears like eye damage from observing the moon or stars through a telescope, attributing such worries to excuses stemming from ignorance and reluctance to challenge existing paradigms. Choosing to Explore Psychedelics: He emphasizes responsible and cautious use for those who choose to explore psychedelics. Leo suggests that psychedelics have life-transforming potential, especially when paired with the intent to deeply understand reality and consciousness. Actualized.org as a Resource: Leo promotes his website, which offers a variety of resources such as a blog, courses, forums for trip reports, and book recommendations. These tools are presented as aids for those on their journey to existential understanding. Supporting Psychedelic Research and Content: Leo solicits support for his exhaustive research and content creation through donations on Patreon. He shares that his work is informed by direct experience and experimentation with a variety of substances. Holistic Approach to Existential Understanding: Leo's work is presented as a holistic exploration of life, death, society, consciousness, reality, science, government, and psychology, aiming for a comprehensive understanding that goes beyond traditional scientific and academic approaches. Radical Open-Mindedness as a Prerequisite: Leo stresses the importance of radical open-mindedness for the audience to fully grasp the depth of his content. He acknowledges his own perceived arrogance but distinguishes it as part of the entertainment aspect of his show, maintaining that he practices profound epistemic humility. Dangers of Closed-Mindedness: Leo warns that a lack of open-mindedness can prevent individuals from awakening to deeper levels of understanding and may manifest as skepticism or outright denial of his teachings. Commitment to Understanding Reality: He emphasizes the necessity of personal effort and action, such as meditation and psychedelics, to achieve transformational insights and understanding of reality as promoted on Actualized.org. Transformational Impact on Followers: Leo shares that some followers have experienced life-changing transformations through following his guidance, validating the potential of his teachings and encouraging others to engage intimately with the work. Future Foundation Topics: He intends to continue discussing foundational topics to facilitate more transformative experiences for those who are willing to commit to the journey of deep existential understanding. Confundo

I feel painful amounts of bliss right now . @Squeekytoy yes have you got any luck completely removing the ego? To me it seems like a strong habit that I try to stop. Btw hence my name here I believe its a play not a very serious thing. We sometimes need the ego as well. I found out that when interacting with others you have to assume a self. So you just play a role in society knowing its just a masquerade. I still do very long meditations just because I am always open to something new coming which was unknown before . That's what life taught me. And my highest goal was to find who I am really. I found out but it was unexpected. @Princess Arabia You can describe it in many words and people made careers out of trying to describe the indescribable. Have you ever read Spinoza? He describes everything as a process by which god loves himself basically. But dose it in a way of Axiom and Theorem. Which is like a math proof in words. @Ishanga The buddha said that that's out true nature.

Total Awakening Live In Real Time - Part 1 https://youtu.be/WNKWGo30zR4 Initial Moments of Complete Awakening: Leo begins the video moments after experiencing an intense awakening. He is still feeling the physical and emotional tremors of this epiphany, finding it difficult to articulate the enormity and spectacular nature of his realization. Despite the interruption from an Amazon delivery, he eagerly attempts to convey the profundity of his experience. Realization of Oneness with the Universe: Leo describes his newfound consciousness as recognizing himself as God, being omniscient and aware of his creation of the entire universe. He asserts that he exists as pure infinite oneness, with no alternatives or opposites to his being, embodying wisdom, intelligence, perfect self-love, immortality, eternity, limitlessness, and self-creation. The Collapse of Internal Resistance and Karma: According to Leo, the significant barrier to this realization in others is internal resistance or karma within their minds. He feels that he has shattered all personal karmic barriers, transforming himself into a perfect superconductor for the absolute God. Leo views his own mind as a clear medium through which God communicates its message. End of Self-Consciousness and Death's Impossibility: Leo asserts the eradication of his self-consciousness, experiencing a reality where survival and death are seen as dualistic and imagined constructs. He highlights that he cannot die because he occupies all existence and the very concept of death is one he created. God Communicates Through the Leo Avatar: He explains that the pure formless consciousness of God requires a vehicle to express itself, using his 'Leo avatar' as one such medium. Leo emphasizes that he speaks as the Absolute. The purity needed to relay God's message calls for a level of selflessness so profound that one must essentially 'die' to their former self to express it as he is now doing. Eradicating the Illusion of Self and Fear: Leo touches on how survival instincts and self-preservation obstruct one's ability to realize their unity with God. He suggests that the only thing standing in the way of this enlightenment is fear. Communicating Divine Love and Impermanence: He speaks of his movement towards rebirth, comprehending the reality of God as an infinite, eternal presence where all physical existence has always been an illusion. He explains this shift involves shedding the fear of death and embraces utter relativity to reach a state of peaceful indomitability. Emotional Intensity of the Awakening Experience: Leo describes the intense emotion accompanying his awakening, involving shedding tears and laughter that signify a profound purification of his body and mind from delusion and egoic survival mechanisms. The Avatar's Evolution for Realization: He reflects on the 35-year journey his 'avatar' has taken through education, life experiences, belief systems, and spiritual practices, which has culminated in this moment of absolute clarity and untangled consciousness, now capable of pure communication as the Absolute. Absolute Clarity and the Paradox of Formlessness and Form: Leo expounds on the Absolute's nature, formless yet encompassing all forms, embodying the ultimate paradox. He acknowledges the need for complete detachment from the fear of death and illusion for full realization. Consistent Trouble with Battery Life: Amidst these profound disclosures, Leo makes practical considerations for preserving his recording – a humorous reminder of the technical limitations he faces while communicating profound truths. Importance of Purity for Divine Communication: The video highlights the necessity of purity in communicating the absolute, noting that any impurities, such as selfishness, distort pure expression. Leo sees himself as a pure conduit for God's message. The Universe Communicating with Itself: Leo asserts that the conversation in the video isn't between humans, but rather the universe addressing itself. He invites viewers to sense the pure energy and consider the avatar as a perfect conduit for the absolute, which has no form and is characterized by selflessness and love. Overcoming Fear and Conditioning: Leo suggests that fear, societal programming, and ingrained belief systems hinder individuals from fully realizing and loving themselves. He stresses that understanding this, not just intellectually or emotionally, but existentially, is crucial for liberation. Form and Formlessness: Leo elucidates that as the absolute formless entity, God communicates through an array of symbolic systems, highlighting that the particular form doesn't matter, as it could be a language, a dream, or even non-verbal cues. He underscores how these are constantly providing signs for awakening. Conveying Messages through Relatable Means: Leo explains that God must speak through finite, relatable forms despite its formlessness. This necessitates using a medium like human language, with English used in this context due to its familiarity. Purpose of Forms in Existence: Addressing the question of why forms are as they are, Leo describes it as the optimal arrangement for expressing love and beauty. He suggests God, in its infinite wisdom, has constructed form within its will and mind to facilitate self-exploration. The Journey of the Avatar: Leo shares that his avatar is actively comprehending and downloading information from infinite consciousness. This process of understanding is propelling the realization that forms are extensions of God's exploration into finitude. God's Will for Self-Realization: Leo emphasizes God's will for all beings to recognize their true nature as God, describing this realization as the highest form of joy and the ultimate sharing of love. Limitations and Communication of God: Leo acknowledges that even while he represents God’s consciousness, he must use finite methods to convey messages. He brings attention to the practical concerns such as battery life, which, despite their triviality, are necessary to consider for practical communication. Deconstructing the Fear of Death: Leo challenges the audience to confront their deepest fear—death—arguing that fear is rooted in the illusion of separation from the infinite. He advises against using his teachings to harm oneself or others, emphasizing God's clear, unbiased nature, and underscores the importance of understanding God's fullness and beauty. Paradox of Absolute Infinity: Absolute infinity encapsulates everything, including the concept of exclusion, forming a perfect, paradoxical 'strange loop' where there is no preference for one thing over another as all is completely relative. Challenges in God’s Communication: Leo expresses the difficulty of conveying infinite concepts through a finite avatar, acknowledging the inherent imperfections of using language like English, which is limited and cannot fully capture the essence of the infinite. Human Perspective vs. God's Perspective: From a survival standpoint, humans prioritize certain aspects of life on Earth, while from God’s perspective, everything holds equal significance since survival concerns are not relevant to an eternal, immortal being. The Finite and the Infinite: Although he as God is boundless, Leo acknowledges he has to "stoop down" to the finite level to communicate with humans who are impure and scared, and therefore it takes time for them to awaken to their divine nature. Imperfect Vehicle for Divine Wisdom: The physical body and its human faculties act as an imperfect vehicle for divine wisdom, with limitations such as needing sustenance to sustain the communication process. The Limitations of Human Lifespan: Leo discusses the impossibility of fully understanding the infinite nature of God within the finite human lifespan, even with hypothetical extended longevity through genetic modifications. God’s Amazement at Itself and Creation: Leo shares that even as God, there is a sense of amazement at the self and creation, reinforcing the perfect self-love that exists within this infinite nature. Focus on Survival and Finite Forms: He illustrates how humans are often preoccupied with their immediate survival concerns, which contrasts with God's infinite perspective, and this preoccupation can overshadow moments of profound realization such as witnessing a sunset. The Finite Nature of Enlightenment: Despite enlightenment, enlightened figures are still limited by their physical forms and should not be expected to be perfect, for perfection in the finite realm can only be a reflection of the absolute perfection that is formless. Misinterpretations of Divine Communication: Leo emphasizes that most people may misunderstand his communication due to their current level of consciousness, yet he affirms God's equal love for all, regardless of their understanding. The Role of God’s Communication in Human Life: God's expressions, such as a beautiful sunsets, serve as silent communications to humans, nudging them toward realisation of divine beauty and their interconnectedness with the universe. The Endless Joy of Consciousness: Leo concludes by describing the infinite joy and bliss that comes from being fully conscious of oneself as God, a joy that surpasses any finite pleasure and is sustained in a continuous existential satisfaction. Self Bias and Limited Human Perception: Leo illustrates how humans make biased distinctions based on personal agendas, resulting in confusion and limited understanding. He highlights the importance of his "Self Bias" video in understanding this concept, asserting that when consciousness is completely selfless, it becomes pure love. God's Selflessness and Immortality: Leo clarifies that God is able to be selfless because of its immortality and inherent knowledge that it cannot die. This selflessness allows God to communicate without conflicts of interest, unlike humans who are guided by survival needs and personal biases. Value Judgments and Divine Happiness: Leo expresses that God does not make value judgments and remains perfectly content regardless of human actions, including conflict and destruction. He explains that God's perspective is boundless, and limitations only arise within human beliefs. Relative Concern for Humanity: While God maintains a state of eternal bliss, Leo speaks of a relative "caring" for humans. He hopes for increased consciousness among humanity to prevent self-imposed suffering, not because God needs it, but for the sake of human well-being. Consequences of Self Bias and Judgement: God does not concern himself with human actions, but Leo stresses that judgment, defensiveness, and the formation of divisive tribes often lead to violence, which he views as an end result of self bias. Realization of Divine Nature and Overcoming Bias: Leo advocates for heightened consciousness as a pathway for individuals to recognize their divine nature, reducing self-created suffering. He emphasizes that understanding one's infinity is key to perceiving events with clarity and avoiding the creation of personal hells. Maturity and Judgement: Leo discusses maturity and the futility of scolding those who lack the capacity for certain understandings, such as a child with calculus. Leo parallels this to his perception as God, not judging humans but recognizing their varying levels of consciousness. God's Unconditional Love: Leo states that God's approach to overcoming negativity is through complete self-love, and he equates anything less than infinite love to devilry. Furthermore, he dissects the concept of partial love, which he sees as a human limitation, whereas God's love is unrestricted and unbiased. Unity of Truth and Love: Leo elucidates that truth and love are synonymous, defining God as infinite love, truth, intelligence, and creativity. He reiterates that God is the unity containing all forms and that true realization comes from endless "meta" thinking, which leads to becoming formless God. Attachments and Fear: Leo touches upon Buddhist teachings about attachment being the root of suffering and highlights fear, especially the fear of death, as the antithesis of love. He encourages deep love and fear confrontation to achieve liberation and infinite existence. Human Cognitive Limitations: Acknowledging the sophistication of the human mind, Leo also discusses its finite nature, bringing up functional limitations like memory capacity. He argues that these limitations are necessary for routine functioning and protection from an overload of negative experiences. Recording Wrap-up Due to Technical Constraints: Leo ends the section with a practical concern about the recording device's battery life. He alludes to the limitations of human equipment and expresses the need to stop the video to avoid losing the content, indicating plans to continue the discussion in a subsequent recording. Colloportus

Division vs Unity - The Engine That Runs Reality https://youtu.be/vp99hZJfBHg "...to form a more perfect Union..." - Preamble to the US Constitution Exploration of Division vs Unity: Leo Gura introduces the concept of division and unity as the fundamental engine driving all of reality, evident in everything from social dynamics to biological processes, physics, and beyond. Historical Pattern of Mankind: History is presented as a series of fractal-like divisions and reunions within humanity, described as the polarizing and depolarizing dance of consciousness or infinite mind. Hydrologic Cycle as a Unity-Division Example: The hydrologic cycle is shown as a natural instance of division and unity: water starts unified in the ocean, evaporates, forms clouds (division), rains down into puddles (reunion), and eventually flows back to the ocean. Making a Smoothie Illustration: The process of making a smoothie is used as an everyday example, illustrating how elements grow into plants (unity), create fruits (division), which are blended into a smoothie (reunion), and then digested by the body (division) to nourish cells (unity). Speciation and Evolutionary Process: The diversification of species through geographical changes, interbreeding, and evolution showcases the process of proliferation (division) and the formation of new species (reunion). Human Migration and Cultural Diversification: Homo sapiens' migration from Africa and subsequent population of the globe led to division into races and cultures, which are now coming back together through globalization and interbreeding (reunion). Globalization's Impact on Human Race: Advancements in travel technology and social intermingling portend a future where racial and cultural distinctions are blurred. Space travel could lead to diversification across planets, potentially leading to interbreeding with alien species. Teleportation and Space Travel Speculation: Hypothetical future technologies like teleportation or space travel could facilitate even greater racial and cultural integration or lead to new forms of division as humans colonize other planets. Unifying Consciousness Through Yoga: Leo Gura touches on the role of Yoga, which translates to 'union,' in achieving a deeper understanding of consciousness by bringing together the perceiver and the perceived. Unavoidable Nature of Globalization: Due to demands from technology, travel, and economics, globalization is depicted as an inevitable force eroding traditional divisions and leading towards greater unity. Speciation and Human Colonization: Speciation may occur as humans colonize different environments like Mars, the Moon, or aquatic planets, resulting in varied physical adaptations due to conditions like low gravity. Interbreeding and Genetic Engineering: Interbreeding or genetic engineering with alien species could result in new hybrid organisms, showcasing a process of divergence and convergence in consciousness. Cultural Boundaries and Resistance: People often resist the blending of cultures, mistakenly clinging to temporary divisions and feeling threatened by the natural process of reunification. Judgment as Division: Judging and labelling aspects of the world as good or bad is a learned behavior that further divides consciousness, while teachings promoting interconnectedness encourage reunification. War as Absorption and Reunion: War is a form of absorption, with one tribe attempting to integrate another's resources, and even after conquest, the resulting peace can lead to larger, unified entities like the European Union or the United Nations. Middle Eastern Clan Warfare and External Interests: Power struggles in the Middle East, exacerbated by external interests, illustrate the difficulty of achieving unity among diverse clans and religious sects. United States and Autonomy: The United States was forged from 13 colonies into a nation that balances unity with significant state autonomy, reflecting both division and unity. European Union Complexities: The EU shows the challenge of unification, as member states grapple with national identities and unequal contributions, which can lead to tensions like Brexit. Unity and Division in Organizational Evolution: Large organizations, like the United Nations, evolve from the desire for cooperative peace but face resistance from individual national interests. Sunni, Shia, and Subdivisions: Within Islam, the division between Sunni and Shia factions and further subdivisions exemplify the ongoing cycle of division and unity even within a single religious community. Collective Defense Against Common Threats: Leo suggests that existential threats, such as a hypothetical alien invasion, would necessitate global unity among humans, temporarily sidelining smaller divisions. American States' Unity: The formation of the United States as a unified entity from individual colonies serves as an example of the recurring pattern of division and reunification. Economic Prosperity and Challenges in the EU: The European Union brought economic prosperity and peace but also highlighted disparities among member states, showing both the benefits and challenges of unification. Nationalism vs. European Unity: Individuals and nationalist parties in various European countries resist the idea of a European identity, preferring to maintain their distinct national identities, leading to tensions within the European Union and events like Brexit, which epitomize the struggle between unity and division. Brexit - Division within Unity: Brexit illustrates a fracture within the European Union, where the unified benefits make it difficult to leave, but British nationalists emphasize their unique identity, challenging the notion of being part of a larger, interconnected entity like the EU. Globalization's Inevitability: Leo Gura argues that globalization is unavoidable due to technology and human desires for travel and communication, thus necessitating unified international laws and collaboration to ensure a safer, more connected globe. Travel, Technology, and Legal Implications: With increasing global interconnectivity, people expect safety and justice when traveling or conducting international business, hinting at the future development of international legal systems to address crimes and disputes across borders. Trade-offs in Unity and Division: There are no simple answers to the ideal level of unity or division as both come with associated costs and benefits; reality is likened to a fractal or Russian nesting dolls, indicating complex layers of unity within division. Libertarian Misconceptions and Societal Structure: Libertarians and conservatives often fail to recognize the importance of sophisticated coordination for advanced societies, misunderstanding the interdependency inherent in society and the limited nature of freedom and individualism. Individual Autonomy vs. Collective Function: If each cell or organ in the human body acted solely based on its own autonomy, life would be unsustainable. Similarly, a society demands collective organization and cooperation to thrive, counter to extreme libertarian ideals of independence. The Danger of Excessive Integration: While coordination is crucial, there is also the risk of overintegration leading to the suppression of individual rights and the creation of totalitarian systems, highlighting the need for balance between individualism and collectivism. China's Collectivist Approach: China's current policies, which prioritize its emergence as a global superpower over individual rights and religious freedoms, exemplify extreme collectivism. This approach is deemed neither entirely good nor evil, but a mix of both, with significant global impacts. Fall of the Soviet Union: The Soviet Union's dissolution is cited as an example of the cycle of division and unity. At its peak, it consisted of multiple satellite states, but it fragmented after the collapse of communism—contrasting the reunification of East and West Germany. Spiritual Divisions: Despite spiritual study, religious groups cannot maintain unity, as evidenced by Christianity's split from Judaism and further divisions into Catholicism, Orthodox, and Protestant denominations, along with Islam's fragmentation into Sunni, Shia, and other sects. Eastern Spiritual Fragmentation: Similar to the West, Eastern spiritual traditions are not exempt from division. Hinduism and Buddhism both branched into various schools, demonstrating this pattern even within more holistic spiritual frameworks. Internet Proliferation and Unification: The internet initially experienced a proliferation of diverse websites, which then consolidated into large platforms like Facebook, Google, and Amazon. This demonstrates the movement from speciation (division) to monopolization (unity). Corporate Mergers, Monopolies, and Regulations: The past 50 years have seen significant corporate mergers and the formation of monopolies due to lax antitrust laws. However, there is a prediction of populist uprisings and regulatory responses to break up these large enterprises. Birth and Life as Division and Reunion: The process of birth divides consciousness into separate organisms that eventually reunite through eating and excreting—demonstrating a constant interplay of division and unity in life's survival processes. Reproduction and Life Cycles: The reproductive cycle in mammals is an intricate play of division and reunion, with the creation of male and female leading to sexual reproduction. The act of sex culminates in the highest point of unity, resulting in a new birth—the division of a zygote from the parent organism. Cell Division and Embryonic Growth: The initial one-cell zygote undergoes repeated division, eventually forming trillions of cells that unify to create a baby. This newborn then physically divides from the mother while still relying on her for sustenance, demonstrating a recurring pattern of separation and connection. Family Units and Individual Independence: As a child matures, they often experience a cycle of unity within the family and division as they seek independence during teenage years, ultimately leading to complete separation to start their own families where the cycle repeats. Life, Death, and Conscious Reunion: Death is depicted as the ultimate reunion, where the individual consciousness merges back into infinite consciousness, completing the same cycle of unity (birth) and division (death) that began with their own conception. Atomic and Molecular Unity: At a sub-organic level, atoms unify to form molecules, which combine to create increasingly complex structures, such as proteins, cells, organs, organisms, and eventually societies. This highlights the pattern of division and unity present in the physical fabric of the universe. Specialization and Reintegration in Intellectual Fields: From philosophy, several intellectual fields have diverged, creating specialties like science, mysticism, and mathematics, which have further branched into subfields. Now, an emerging trend seeks to reintegrate these into a holistic understanding, represented by systems thinking and the search for a grand unified theory. Future Unification of Science and Mysticism: Predicting that science and mysticism, which originated from the same philosophy, will eventually reunify, integrating mystical insights with scientific advances, potentially through practices such as meditation, yoga, and the study of psychedelic experiences. 3D Modeling as Unity and Division: In 3D modeling, a single shape undergoes repeated subdivision to add detail, followed by reunification processes to smooth and integrate parts into a coherent, detailed model. This mirrors biological and creative processes of elaboration from unity. Socioeconomic Caste Systems and Capitalism: Past social structures, like caste systems, have declined, giving way to a new socioeconomic division based on wealth in capitalist societies. Public discontent indicates a potential future shift toward the redistribution of wealth and increased socialism, a balance between unity (shared resources) and division (capitalist individualism). Balancing Socialism and Capitalism: Leo emphasizes that neither socialism nor capitalism is inherently evil; society requires a dynamic equilibrium between these two forces, adjusting over time to societal needs, rather than adhering to rigid ideologies. Social Movements – Social Justice Warriors vs. Anti-Social Justice: Social dynamics show division and reunion through social justice advocates pushing for unity and harmony, while their opponents value individualism and freedom, rejecting the push for collectivism. Global Warming Illustrates Division and Unity: Global warming exemplifies the unity and division process, as separated oil deposits and ice are reintegrated into the environment through human activity, leading to unified environmental changes such as increased global temperatures and melting ice caps. Global Warming Mechanism: Humanity's use of fossil fuels reintegrates carbon (oil) with Earth's atmosphere, contributing to a warming planet and melting ice, which merges with oceans, demonstrating a cycle of separation and reunion. Temperature Equilibrium Efforts: The Earth's core heat gradually dissipates into the cold of outer space in an attempt to equalize temperatures, a process reflecting the larger reunification between Earth's internal and external environments. Relationship Dynamics: Intimate relationships fluctuate between union and division. Partners seek unity through romance and sex but afterward desire space, reflecting a natural balance of closeness and individuality. Evolution of Gender Roles: The rigid division between male and female roles softens with technological advancements, leading to a greater acceptance of varying gender identities and sexual orientations, and challenging traditional norms. Fusion Cuisine: Different cuisines developed from regional elements demonstrate cultural separation. Fusion cuisine emerges, blending these distinct styles, reflecting both the value of culinary diversity and the potential for innovative unity. Formation and Death of Stars: Stars form from unified gases under gravity, illustrating a physical manifestation of unity. Black holes represent an extreme form of reunification, attracting all matter, yet also dispersing via Hawking radiation, indicating a return to division. Big Bang and the Universe's Cycle: The universe started as a singularity and expanded to form various forms of matter and energy in an act of division. It is predicted to eventually unify back into an indistinct mass, hypothesized to restart the cycle in a perfect loop. Entropy and Reunification: The concept of entropy is reframed as a measure of unity versus division, with the natural progression of the universe, including life, being toward greater unity as seen in the drive for energy equalization. Transformation in Relationships: Relationships exhibit a cycle of unity and division, where partners unite in intimacy and seek separation for autonomy, revealing a consistent dance between merging and independence. Gender Identity and Societal Change: The traditional male-female gender binary is becoming more fluid with sociocultural advancements, leading to broader acceptance of diverse gender expressions and sexual orientations. Culinary Arts and the Interplay of Division and Unity: Traditional cuisines represent division, while the rise of fusion food exemplifies unity, with both maintaining value in preserving authenticity and embracing innovation. Singularity and Perceptual Unity: Leo suggests that in physics and cosmology, zero and infinity are identical, leading to the conclusion that a point with no dimension (zero radius) simultaneously represents infinite expansion (infinite radius). This indicates a perfect loop or cycle in the nature of reality. Misunderstanding of Entropy: Traditional views on entropy as a measure of disorder are challenged. Leo defines high entropy as total unity, where there is an indistinguishable uniformity, akin to a state of God or love. Low entropy, conversely, corresponds to division, and is necessary for the experience of motion, space, and time. Consciousness and Design: Life and all physical processes should not be viewed as accidental occurrences but as manifestations of consciousness intentionally dividing itself to experience various aspects. Science, with its specialized focus, fails to understand this ultimate nature of consciousness, mistaking these divisions as random physical phenomena. Reunification of Consciousness Through Yoga: Yoga, which translates to union in Sanskrit, is presented as a practice that unites subject and object. By participating in yoga, scientists and others can gain a holistic understanding of consciousness, transcending the confines of division expressed through specialized fields. Universal Tendency Toward Unity: Over time, divided systems naturally tend toward unification, as illustrated by a glass container separating two gases that will eventually mix into uniformity. Human-made structures, like buildings or statues, will also eventually decay and merge back into their environments, showcasing the inevitability of reunion in all systems. Costs and Benefits of Unity and Division: Complete unity offers peace and bliss but sacrifices the distinct experiences of life, such as tasting vanilla or having a pet. Conversely, division allows for these individual experiences, which require distinct separations to appreciate the sensation of unity and the diverse manifestations of existence. God's Nature and Limited Human Perception: Leo describes God as indistinct nothingness, which cannot be comprehensively known because all knowledge inherently divides. As humans experience God through various forms, these are limited incarnations and not the ultimate indistinct nature of God. Function of Evil in the Universe: Acts of evil in the world often apply pressure for eventual unity. Leo suggests that what is perceived as evil is, in a deeper sense, love and intelligence acting together, as evidenced by the formation of the European Union after World War II. Inevitability of Reunion in Reality: Division will always lead to reunion and vice versa. The idea of complete control by any one part is temporary, with humanity's dominance over the planet being a fleeting state within the universal cycles of division and unity. God's Revelation as a Limited Form: Any manifestation of God experienced by humans is a limited form, as God is inherently indistinct. Depicting God in a definitive form diminishes its ultimate state of indistinct nothingness, which can't be captured or fully understood through divisive human knowledge. Understanding the Structure of Reality: Leo discusses the inherent rules of reality, which dictate that divided entities will eventually reunite and unified entities will divide, reflecting a constant cycle of unification and fragmentation in all of existence. Monopoly of Parts over the Whole: He emphasizes that no single part can monopolize the whole, as the whole is unlimited and every part is limited. He cautions that humanity's domination over the planet is temporary, demonstrating the futility of any part trying to control the whole. God's Infinite Diversity: Leo explains that God, or infinite intelligence, seeks to maximize diversity of form. This diversity is not antithetical to unity but is its very expression, showing that unity encompasses all diversity as its ultimate form. Infinity and Natural Numbers: The concept of infinity is elaborated upon, describing it not as a single point on the number line but as the entirety of all numbers—zero and beyond—emphasizing that infinity includes all distinct forms, not just numerical concepts. Evolution as Differentiation and Reunion: Evolution is presented not just as a biological process, but as a universal process involving love and intelligence, balancing the intricate relationship between division and unity, with each having a time and place. Unity and Division as Two Types of Unity: Leo articulates that division and unity are not opposites but are two manifestations of unity. Absolute unity includes the possibility of division, indicating that unity and division are parts of a single, integrated whole. Life as a Fractal of Infinite Consciousness: Life and reality are described as manifestations of infinite consciousness, with birth representing division and death acting as reunion, suggesting that life is an ongoing variation of this theme. Appreciating Unity and Division: Viewers are encouraged to notice the interplay of division and unity in daily life, from personal belongings to politics, as a way to deepen their understanding of life and improve their reactions and behaviors. Holistic Approach to Teaching: Leo shares his goal of providing teachings that are not narrow but holistic, integrating various fields—science, math, philosophy, evolution, religion, mysticism, psychology, sociology, history, and politics—reflecting the complex and interconnected nature of the universe. Power and Value of Understanding: The transformative power of understanding is emphasized, with Leo suggesting that a comprehensive grasp of topics can profoundly change one's perspective and behaviors, even without immediate changes in life circumstances. Limitations of Teachings and Reality's Enormity: While acknowledging the limitations of his teachings due to the vastness of reality, Leo strives for a degree of breadth and depth that reflects the infinite scope of the universe, aiming to offer a broad and profound perspective on existence. Glisseo

Content vs Structure - Going Meta Is A Super-power https://youtu.be/eq3htbsa5rk "It's the structure, stupid." Content vs Structure Distinction: Leo introduces the concept of differentiating content from structure, emphasizing that while content refers to the specifics within a given framework, structure pertains to the rules, formats, or constraints that define the possibilities of what content can exist. Examples Illustrating Content and Structure: DVD Discs: The physical disc and encoding format represent the structure, whereas the data on the disc is the content. NFL (National Football League): The NFL acts as the structure, setting the rules and parameters for the teams, games, players, and organizational operations, with the specific teams and games being the content. English Language: Language is the structure that shapes what can be thought or expressed, influencing the content of speech and writing. TED Talks: The specific format and audience of a TED Talk constitute the structure, offering a platform for a diverse range of topics (content) to be shared. Video Games: The medium of video games provides a structure with its norms and standards, while the different genres and titles make up the content. Schools: The educational system's structure dictates what can be taught, and changing this structure could alter the fundamental nature of the schooling experience. The Trap of Content: People often get engrossed in content without paying attention to the structure that enables it. Leo uses the analogy of being wrapped up in a football game on TV without considering the structuring entities like the NFL or the television itself. Dream as Example of Overlooking Structure: When engrossed in a dream's content, people fail to realize they are dreaming (structure), leading to being tricked by the dream. 'Going Meta' as Gaining New Dimensional Insight: Leo explains 'going meta' as stepping back from content to observe the structure, uncovering a hidden dimension and allowing for significant shifts in perspective and understanding. For example, understanding that religion is not just about specific beliefs but also about the overarching structure of ideologies. Practical Applications of Going Meta: Understanding Used Car Sales: Rather than focusing on specific cars, going meta involves studying the processes and structures of how cars are bought and sold. Studying Structures of Religions: Instead of adhering to one religion, going meta means examining how all religions fit into a broader structure of ideologies and transcending that structure. Importance of Understanding Structure: Leo emphasizes the power of shifting focus from consuming content to a deep study of structures, leading to a richer appreciation and understanding of various aspects of life. Appreciation and Limitations of Meta Perspective in Entertainment: Leo enjoys behind-the-scenes documentaries because they offer a meta perspective of the entertainment industry, pointing out various aspects of film production. This meta perspective simultaneously enriches understanding but can also diminish the magic of the content by exposing its flaws and production realities. Illusion and Disillusionment of Content: When individuals delve into the structure of something, like a movie, they can no longer enjoy it with the same naivety. Leo likens the thorough understanding of a movie's making to the realization that reality’s content is often enjoyed without knowledge of its creation, which can be disillusioning. Hypnotizing Effect of Good Content: Good content, such as a horror movie, can engross and emotionally affect viewers, distracting them from the underlying structure. Recognizing this, Leo suggests that being too analytical or "meta" during such experiences can spoil the enjoyment. Content vs. Structure in Religion and Culture: Religion and culture can be deeply engrossing, with the potential to hypnotize people to the extent that they become resistant to analyzing the structure of their beliefs. Leo highlights that going meta can be threatening, inciting fear, anger, or discomfort when deeply-held beliefs are challenged. Culture's Arbitrary Nature: Leo points out the arbitrariness of cultural norms and values, noting that each culture believes in its superiority without recognizing the commonalities and arbitrary nature of cultural systems. Science as a Structured Lens: Scientists can become so engrossed in their work that they overlook the structural "keyhole" through which they view reality. Leo posits that science offers just one narrow perspective and structural understanding is required to see beyond it. Structural Similarities in Religious Disagreements: Leo illustrates how Christianity and Islam, while differing in content, share similar ideological structures, making them more alike than adherents realize. He echoes this sentiment with the Sunni and Shiite divide, suggesting that their violent disputes over lineage are based on a minor content discrepancy rather than large structural differences. Atheism and Theism Structural Similarity: He argues that atheism and theism are both belief systems with structural similarities, despite appearing as opposites in terms of content. Hypnotizing Power of Content: Leo conveys how content can become an illusion that engrosses individuals, preventing them from seeing or understanding the underlying structure, as demonstrated by heated disagreements within religions or between belief systems. Attachment to Atheism or Theism: Leo Gura points out that individuals often resist the idea of going meta because it would disrupt their deeply held beliefs. By refusing to transcend and examine atheism or theism from a structural perspective, they remain deluded, unable to see that both positions can be equally misguided. Conflation of Drugs and Psychedelics: Mainstream society frequently misunderstands psychedelics and typical hard drugs, categorizing them as equally harmful due to their surface-level similarities. However, structurally, they are fundamentally different; psychedelics can be therapeutic and anti-addictive, whereas hard drugs are generally harmful and addictive. Overemphasis on Politician Identity: Voting for politicians based on superficial identity markers like gender or ethnicity without considering deeper structural factors, such as policies and moral development, is a mistake. Leo asserts that it's crucial to scrutinize the structure of their abilities and potential governance rather than get caught up in their identity. Cable News Structure Affecting Content: The structure of cable news prioritizes sensationalism, mass appeal, and advertiser interests over comprehensive and unbiased reporting. Viewers often don't realize their perception of reality is being shaped by the selective content filtered through these structural biases. Fox News and the Hypnosis of Content: Leo highlights that outlets like Fox News capitalize on viewers who prefer not to question what they are presented with, leading to a form of hypnotic reinforcement of their existing beliefs. This hypnosis prevents viewers from acknowledging the possibility or the value of examining the underlying structure of news and ideologies. Illusion vs. Reality and the Importance of Going Meta: People tend to accept the content they are exposed to as reality, not realizing it's structured in a specific way to create an illusion. Fox News viewers, for instance, are unaware of what they're missing by not comparing their news source with others due to being trapped in the content's illusionary quality. Reluctance to Go Meta: Many individuals do not investigate structures or question their realities, content in the belief that they have a firm grasp on what's real, leading to what Leo describes as 'paradigm lock'. Structure of Platforms like Facebook: Leo explains that platforms such as Facebook have structures that shape their content significantly, allowing for the manipulation and propagation of ideas - advantageous for some, like foreign entities aiming to influence elections, and problematic for others. These structures support ideological bubbles by reinforcing pre-existing viewpoints through algorithms. Religion as a Structure: Religion in practice has a rigid structure with strict parameters that dictate how followers engage with it, which can limit truth-seeking and cause practitioners to miss out on other experiences. Academic Philosophy and Universities: These institutions function within structures that prioritize their maintenance over the pursuit of genuine truth, evidenced by the constraints placed on the methodologies and topics that can be discussed or researched. American Healthcare as a Dysfunctional Structure: The structure of the American healthcare system benefits certain individuals like doctors and pharmaceutical companies, but overall, it is dysfunctional for many others, emphasizing symptom treatment over curing diseases. Education vs Indoctrination: Leo contrasts the structures of education and indoctrination, illustrating education as a means of discovery and indoctrination as a fixed system that stifles independent thought and inquiry, prevalent in both religious and public schooling. Novelty and Restrictions in Different Mediums: Society often becomes enamored with a single medium or structure, missing out on the range of other experiences available. These include various forms of art, science, and scholarly disciplines, as well as different styles of teaching, like the Montessori method that promotes independence and inquiry over rote learning. Understanding and Redefining God: Leo offers a structural perspective on the concept of God, emphasizing it as an experience rather than a belief, which typically differs from mainstream religious conceptions, encouraging viewers to go beyond preconceived notions and surface appearances. Diversity in Human Psyches and Minds: There is a significant structural diversity among human beings in terms of genetics, biology, brain types, and personality, contrary to the common assumption that everyone shares the same perception of reality. Diverse Human Minds and Psyches: Humans have structurally different minds and psyches that process information and react to substances distinctly due to genetics and biology, demonstrated by phenomena such as instant mathematical calculation ability and perfect memory. Common Structures in World Religions: Surface-level differences between religions like Christianity and Hinduism mask deeper structural similarities. Deep study reveals commonalities suggesting a universal human spiritual inclination, which some interpret as evidence of a deeper truth about God. Authority in Science and Religion: Despite apparent differences, science and religion share a structural reliance on authority for establishing truth, contradicting the notion held by many scientifically minded people that these institutions fundamentally differ in this regard. Survival Across Economic Classes: Survival concerns exist for both poor and wealthy individuals, manifesting through different content such as basic needs for the poor and social status-maintenance behaviors for the rich, pointing towards a deep structural similarity in survival. Nintendo Games - Content vs Structure: Criticisms about Nintendo's repeated use of the Mario brand overlook the structural differences between the games. Each new installment has a unique game design, with the Mario character serving as a familiar branding wrapper. Structural Basis of Corporate Success: The success of major corporations like Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix isn't solely due to the quality of their work or ethics, but primarily due to structural advantages that enable monopoly and market domination. Wealth and Power as Structural Phenomena: Millionaires and billionaires achieve their status not just through hard work but also by exploiting structural opportunities and navigating systems in their favor, often supported by a pyramid-like structure unsustainable for all. Going Meta and Understanding Success: Leo encourages developing the ability to go meta, i.e., to recognize the difference between content and structure in order to prevent suffering caused by an illusion of content, and to aim for success through understanding and leveraging structural factors. Consciousness as the Ultimate Structure: Consciousness is the ultimate entity within which all content exists. Understanding the structure of consciousness is essential for comprehending life and overcoming the influence of its dynamic content. Shared Structures in Ideologies: Diverse ideologies and political perspectives may have different content but often share similar structures. Liberals and conservatives, for example, represent different stages of cognitive, moral, and spiritual development which inform their discord. Personal Development through Structural Understanding: Lasting personal transformation and fulfillment come from working on the psyche's structure rather than being distracted by the ephemeral content of everyday experiences, aspirations, and ideologies. Wealth and Structural Hierarchy: Wealth, power, and the notion of being self-made are deeply intertwined with structural hierarchy. To become wealthy, one must exploit existing economic structures, often designed as a pyramid scheme. This is not universally sustainable; for millionaires and billionaires to exist, there must be a hierarchy. Identity and Ideology in Wealth Accumulation: Millionaires and billionaires may struggle with the guilt of acquiring wealth through inequitable structures. To continue accruing wealth without moral conflict, they adopt ideologies that make them oblivious to the suffering they cause and justify the maintenance of the hierarchical structure. Structural Maintenance for Wealth Preservation: Wealthy individuals actively work to maintain the hierarchical structures that enabled their wealth. This involves political influence, funding think tanks, and promoting ideologies to prevent the collapse of the hierarchy and to rationalize their position. Consciousness and Going Meta: Understanding and solving structural problems is key to becoming a powerful creator in any field. The ability to step back from the content of consciousness and see the bigger structural patterns is a crucial skill. All life experiences are content within the overarching structure of consciousness. Relative Nature of Content and Structure: Content and structure are relative; there are nested orders of the two. Ideology can be seen as a structure, religion as its content, which in turn is a structure for specific types of religion such as Christianity, and so on down to individual practices and beliefs. Mastering Life by Understanding Consciousness: The most important structure to understand is consciousness. Everything is content within consciousness, including ideologies, religions, languages, and physical reality. Mastery over life comes from studying the structures of consciousness and going meta on life’s contents. Immersion in Content and its Consequences: Being hypnotized by the content of success and power prevents individuals from going meta, causing suffering both personally and for others. To change one's life meaningfully, one must become adept at understanding structural issues. Life as Content within Consciousness: Every aspect of life, from religions and ideologies to human relationships and activities, is content within the broader structure of consciousness. Understanding this structure is the key to resolving life's challenges and avoiding the bewilderment of being at the whims of content. Real-world Examples of Content vs Structure: Leo discusses various real-world domains, illustrating the differences and similarities in structures, largely independent of content. Examples include religions, science, liberal and conservative psyches, cult psychology, nationalism, and clan warfare. Liberal and Conservative Structural Differences: Liberals and conservatives not only differ in policy positions (content) but also in cognitive, moral, and spiritual development (structure). Understanding this structural difference can shed light on the deeper dynamics behind political disagreements. The Need to Go Meta to Solve Complex Issues: Addressing content alone, such as in clan warfare or nationalism, cannot resolve the underlying structural issues. Lasting solutions require a meta perspective that understands the shared structure behind seemingly diverse conflicts. Nationalism as Evolved Clan Warfare: Nationalism is an advanced form of clan warfare where millions are involved, exemplifying the escalation from inter-clan disputes to large-scale conflicts between nations driven by a common structure of in-group bias and territorialism. Fighting Evil as a Structural Problem: Leo describes the ubiquitous presence of evil in the world as a consequence of a fundamental structural misunderstanding. People attempt to eradicate evil with actions that are inadvertently evil themselves because they fail to grasp that evil is a perception created by their minds and is not an inherent part of material reality. Perception of Evil and Projection: The perception of evil is revealed to be a projection from the individual's mind, tied to relative perspectives and selfish tendencies. To effectively address evil, one must acknowledge and transcend these projections, achieving a state of higher consciousness and unconditional love. Metaphysical Understanding of Evil: Rather than eliminating evil through punishment or eradication, understanding the metaphysical and structural origins of evil—such as fear, selfishness, and limited ego—leads to more compassionate solutions. To address the root causes of actions deemed evil, one must undergo profound psychological and spiritual growth. Attracting Women in Dating as a Structural Interaction: Through his experiences in pick-up and dating, Leo uncovers that attraction isn't about the specific words (content) but rather the manner of interaction (structure), such as confidence, body language, and mood—elements that dictate the sub-communication to women. Context Sensitivity in Social Dynamics: Leo stresses the importance of understanding contextual cues in social environments, particularly in dating scenarios where subtle communication and non-verbal cues (structural aspects) greatly impact the success of social interactions. Money in Politics Identified as Structural Issue: The influence of money in politics is recognized as a structural flaw, affecting both major political parties as they navigate their survival through resources and incentives, shaping their actions and resistance to campaign finance reform. Conflation between Scandinavian and Venezuelan Socialism: Leo critiques the conservative misconception that conflates the socialism of Scandinavian countries with that of Venezuela, highlighting the lack of structural awareness in these arguments. He explains that the content label of 'socialism' misrepresents the divergent infrastructures, corruption levels, ideological openness, and developmental stages of these nations. Religious Indoctrination Across Different Faiths: Leo points out the structural similarity in how religious schools indoctrinate students. This process of indoctrination is consistent across different religions, focusing on content transmitted within the structural confines of their respective educational institutions. Indoctrination via Educational Structures: All religious and scientific schools, such as Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist, and technical universities like MIT and Caltech, engage in forms of indoctrination. The degree of indoctrination varies, but structurally they're comparable, as they seek to instill specific paradigms in students without encouraging open inquiry. Self-Bias in Perceptions of Indoctrination: People excuse the indoctrination of their chosen paradigm, whether it be a religion or scientific materialism, due to self-bias. They see other forms of indoctrination as flawed because they differ from their own beliefs, rather than recognizing that all are essentially the same in structure. Repeating Patterns in Relationships: Repeat negative relationship patterns arise due to structural issues within an individual's psyche, such as low self-esteem or depression, rather than the content (partners). Sustainable change requires addressing these deep-rooted structures, not just changing partners. Emotions as Content vs. Structural Mastery: Emotions are content that can govern one's behavior. Mastering emotions involves understanding and observing their structures, allowing individuals to transcend and take control of their emotional experiences. Content Focus and Blindness to Structural Issues: Sam Harris illustrates content focus by critically addressing the content of religious texts like the Quran, while missing the deeper structural problems like low cognitive, moral, and spiritual development that contribute to extremism. Geopolitical Influence Overlooking Structural Factors: Geopolitical factors such as climate, geography, and historical context profoundly influence societies and are overlooked when improper content, like specific Quranic phrases, are blamed for terrorism. Cult Psychology Beyond Specific Ideologies: Cult psychology operates within various beliefs systems and ideologies, not limited to one religion or philosophy. This is a structural issue that encompasses broader ideological problems. Trump's Structural Corruption: Trump supporters focus on the content of his policies without recognizing the structural corruption and moral depravity, which is indicative of a lack of systemic understanding and personal development. Shared Structures Among Diverse Groups: Structurally, the psyche of Trump has more in common with dictators like Kim Jong-un, due to low cognitive development centered around impulsive, narcissistic, and corruption-prone behavior, regardless of the differing content of their ideologies. Structured Mindset of Authoritarian Leaders: Authoritarian leaders, such as Trump and Kim Jong-un, resonate due to similar stage red characteristics in Spiral Dynamics. They share qualities like dominance and authoritarianism, contrary to the surprise of the media. Evangelicals, Nazis, and Islamists - Structural Parallels: Evangelicals may superficially align themselves with Christ but structurally, they share more characteristics with dogmatic and nationalistic groups like Nazis and Islamists than with the meta-structure of Christ's consciousness. Religious Materialism Across Belief Systems: Both scientific materialists and religious individuals are structurally materialistic, pursuing physical benefits or heaven with materialistic attributes. Even within evangelical circles, the prosperity gospel reflects this materialistic mindset. The Structural Desire for Wealth and Materialism: Religious leaders using Christ's name and symbolism to justify materialistic pursuits, such as flying on private jets, are structurally driven by the same materialism they preach against, showcasing a disconnect from Christ's teachings at a structural level. Identifying and Conquering the Structural Essence of Evil: Christ's approach to 'evil' was structural, recognizing that evildoing is a construct of content and that true understanding and transcendence lie in the recognition of love as an overarching, meta-structural concept. Trappings of Content vs Structural Transformation in Spirituality: Truly adopting the spirituality of figures like Christ involves moving beyond content-based dogma to embrace a meta-structural consciousness, which involves surrendering material and ideological attachments. Survival Needs Affect Structural Perceptions: Egotistical survival needs can corrupt individuals into rationalizing materialistic desires with spiritual justifications, highlighting the difficulty of achieving true spiritual transformation at a structural level. Applying Spiral Dynamics to See Deep Structures: Utilizing Spiral Dynamics helps distinguish between content-focused debates and structural understanding. Effective change often requires transcending content details, moving towards recognizing and altering deep-rooted structures. Politics and the Content-Structure Dichotomy: Politicians and their constituents generally focus on content disputes rather than structural changes needed to address issues, leading to dysfunctional attempts at solutions. True resolution requires a shift to a systemic, structural perspective. Metaphysical and Worldview Shifts for Problem Solving: Many societal problems stem from a lack of structural awareness. Addressing political, social, and economic issues effectively necessitates understanding the structural causes embedded in our worldview and metaphysical perceptions. Meta Problems and Root Solutions: The primary challenge in society is the perception and framing of problems. True solutions require deep structural understanding and change, as merely shuffling content fails to address the root existential and metaphysical issues tied to identity, psyche, worldview, and conceptions of reality. Structures of the Mind to Study: Important mental structures worth studying include projection, denial, ideology, biases, paradigms, self-deception, and more. These structures influence how we perceive reality and ourselves, and they're crucial for understanding self-enhancement and self-deception mechanisms. Happiness as a Structural Issue: Happiness cannot be achieved by altering content such as wealth, relationships, or success. Happiness is a structural problem that requires a change in the psyche's structure; external achievements do not lead to sustainable happiness as they don’t address underlying structural issues. Psychedelics and Expanded Consciousness: Psychedelics induce bliss by expanding consciousness, temporarily altering the structure of one's life, allowing a glimpse into a potentially permanent change in structural reality. However, the effects are temporary, and deep work is required to maintain such an elevated state of consciousness. Inescapable Self: The self is the main structure carried everywhere, shaping life experiences significantly. Addressing this internal structure is crucial for genuine transformation, as changing external circumstances without addressing internal structures leads to the same cycle of content-related problems. Understanding Actualized.org's Goals: Actualized.org's goal is not to provide content for memorization but to point towards deeper structures of understanding. True transformation arises from structural changes to the psyche, moving beyond the content consumed from various resources. Investment in Structural Change: For meaningful personal development, one must focus on resources and practices that promote structural change rather than content absorption. Structural change is challenging and requires revisiting resources like Actualized.org for a deeper understanding, not just for content familiarity. Challenges in Structural Change Implementation: Implementing structural changes demands effort and understanding. Engagement with resources should go beyond content and should involve significant structural changes in the psyche to achieve deep personal transformation and happiness. Geminio

The Many Facets Of Awakening - List of Top 30 Enlightenment Insights https://youtu.be/OgtPGEBGUWw "It lies in the nature of things that the many enter into complex unity." - Alfred North Whitehead Misconception of Enlightenment: Enlightenment is often misunderstood as one single realization, when in fact, it is a complex series of realizeable facets, aspects, and degrees. Value of the Top 30 Enlightenment Insights List: Provides a methodical approach and checklist for spiritual practitioners to gauge their progress and avoid the pitfall of believing they are fully enlightened after experiencing just a few facets. Samadhi and Mystical Experiences: The first facet involves the realization of the Samadhi state or non-dual consciousness where the perceived separation between the observer and the observed dissolves. Realization of No Self: Understanding that the individual self is just an imaginary construct, leading to the awakening that the 'self' a person commonly identifies with, doesn't truly exist. The Universal "I Am" Insight: A vital realization where one shifts from identifying as a mere human being to recognizing oneself as the universal essence of existence, pure 'I am-ness,' or Atman. Omnipresence of Consciousness: The epiphany that one's true self, pure consciousness, is not localized but rather omnipresent, present everywhere and nowhere, simultaneously. Understanding What Consciousness Is: A major shift in perspective is required to understand consciousness as the all-encompassing essence, with nothing existing outside of it. The Literal Meaning of Awakening: Awakening is not a metaphorical concept but a literal experience akin to waking up from a dream, becoming truly aware for the first time. Realization of Non-Duality and Oneness: The insight that all separations are illusions and that everything is intrinsically unified in a single field of consciousness. List as a Systematic Pursuit: The insights serve as a structured progression for seekers to follow, providing a clear understanding of various spiritual milestones. Metaphor of Climbing Mountains: The awakening process is compared to climbing a range of mountains rather than a single mountain, with multiple paths leading to various peaks, symbolizing the diversity of spiritual realizations. Purpose of Sharing the List: Leo, Leo, intends to prevent self-deception among practitioners and to highlight areas of awakening that may be overlooked, thus ensuring a more complete journey towards enlightenment. Realization of Oneness: Awakening to the fact that reality is a singular, unified entity with no separations between objects or beings, highlighting the interconnectedness of everything within a unified field of consciousness. Practical Implications of Oneness: The understanding that perceived separateness is a mental projection and that non-duality means no true separation exists, enabling one to comprehend true non-duality by contrasting it against the notion of duality. On the Nature of Differences: Leo illuminates that perceived differences between objects or entities like a cat and a dog, or a taco and a human, are purely imaginary and only exist if believed or imagined by the mind. Understanding Absolute Truth: One realizes truth is not just a perception or experience, nor a belief or conceptual idea, but an absolute reality identical to consciousness itself, recontextualizing all perceptions and experiences as absolute truth. Realization of the Absolute: Leo explains that only through awakening can one grasp what the absolute truly means, as it exists independently of all conditions, even the annihilation of the universe. Insight Into Absolute Infinity: Understanding that consciousness is infinite, not in numerical or spatial terms but as an absolute concept, allows one to realize the manifestation of everything as a form of absolute infinity. Concept of Absolute Nothingness: Recognizing that all of existence, including consciousness and the self, is fundamentally made of absolute nothing, leading to the profound revelation that nothing has truly happened since nothingness and infinity are identical. Realization of God and the Godhead: Directly encountering and realizing God and its true essence, which goes beyond common misconceptions about the concept. Understanding that "God" refers to an actual reality rather than an imaginary concept. Consciousness as God: One realizes that they are God, the creator of all reality, and that self-denial of this fact is a barrier to full awakening. One must accept their own divine authority and the properties traditionally ascribed to God. Self Equals Other: The realization that all perceived others are actually partitions of one's own consciousness, leading to an understanding that any interaction with others is in fact an interaction with oneself. Realization of Absolute Love: Discovering that consciousness is made of love, which is not an emotion but a substance, and recognizing that all manifestations, even those labeled as evil, are expressions of this absolute love. Truth and Love as Identical: A sub-facet of the realization that absolute love encompasses that truth and love are identical, reinforcing the profound connection between the foundational substance of consciousness and the ultimate reality. Infinite Mind and the Imaginary Nature of Reality: Recognizing that everything experienced—objects, beings, and phenomena—are manifestations of an infinite mind, leading to the insight that reality is fundamentally imaginary. Everything as Imagination: The recognition that all physical reality, personal history, and the very concept of differences—like those between animals or objects—are entirely imaginary creations of the cosmic mind, which is synonymous with one's own mind. Facet of Self-Design: A profound realization that the individual creates not only the universe but also themselves, down to meticulous details such as each hair on their body, as an act of creation by an infinitely intelligent mind. Understanding of Birth as Imaginary: The insight that one's existence did not commence with physical birth; rather, one has always existed. The traditional narrative of birth is understood as a mere imaginary story without genuine occurrence. Realization of Eternity and the Absolute Now: Awakening to the notion that past and future are illusions and that everything, including oneself, exists eternally and absolutely in the present moment. Death as an Illusion and Immortality: Coming to the insight that the concept of death is a fabricated story by the ego, and in reality, one is immortal and exists eternally as all forms and beings outside of time. Realization of Paradise or Heaven: The understanding that heaven is not a location but a state of consciousness where one recognizes their immortality and is free from fear, effectively living in a perpetual state of perfection. Experiential Realization of Bliss and Ecstasy: Experiencing a state of ultimate bliss or ecstasy, which comes from the understanding of immortality and the nature of reality as infinitely good and perfect. Infinite Intelligence: The understanding that the intelligence of consciousness surpasses all physical manifestations and that everything in the universe functions as part of a supremely intelligent and well-oiled machine. Understanding Absolute Goodness: Realizing that everything in the universe, without exception, is inherently good, and what is perceived as bad or evil is merely a projection of personal selfishness. Infinite Will: Recognizing that all of existence is a manifestation of God's will, which, being infinite, materializes instantly as the fabric of reality, including one's own being and actions. Understanding God's Will and Human Will: The concept that human free will is a fragment of God's infinite will, and that what is perceived as the individual's will is actually part of a greater, universal will. Infinite Will and Unlimited Power: The acknowledgement that God, or infinite mind, is boundless, and can create anything without limitations. This realization includes the understanding that perceived physical or logical restrictions are not truly constraints on God's power. Omniscience at the Level of Being: Omniscience is clarified not as knowing all factual information, but as a complete awareness at the level of being. A person can be absolutely omniscient in their being, yet not know trivial details like their neighbor’s lunch. Realization of Divinity, Magic, and Mystery: Enlightenment brings about the realization that consciousness is divine, turning ordinary human perception into an experience of the profound, magical, and mysterious nature of reality. Exploring the Substance of Reality: The quest to understand being and consciousness as the fundamental substance of reality. This pursuit leads to the recognition that consciousness is intrinsically nothing and that differences are illusory. Recognition of the Universe as an Infinite Fractal: The discovery that the universe is a fractal, exhibiting self-similarity at all scales, which one can zoom into or out of infinitely. Recontextualization of Perception and Life: The insight that perception is not merely a human function but an expression of truth or being, alongside the realization that the entire universe is alive in various forms, which transcends traditional scientific queries about the origin of life. Purpose of Existence as Love: The ultimate understanding that the purpose of everything that exists—including complexity, form, and events—is an expression of love, which is the manifestation of oneself as God. Channeling and Communication with God: The facet of being able to communicate with one's higher infinite self or God, gaining direct insights and answers from this source of ultimate consciousness. Healing Through Connection with God's Will: The realization that healing oneself and others is possible by tapping into the infinite mind and aligning with the will of God, which underlies all existence. Collective Consciousness and Conscious Layers: Recognition of consciousness as layered like an onion, with personal consciousness being just one layer within a broader collective consciousness that one can access. Total Extinction of Perception: A facet that has been reported by advanced meditators and Buddhists, wherein through deep meditation, one may experience the disappearance of the entire universe, something Leo has not personally experienced but believes to be possible. Paranormal Phenomena and Interactions: The experience of various paranormal abilities and phenomena, such as clairvoyance, telepathy, past-life regressions, hyper intuition, and the interaction with non-human entities like aliens, which are perceived as projections of one's own mind yet hold relative reality. The Nature of Spiritual Realizations: These realizations can occur individually or in clusters, sequentially or simultaneously, with varying depths of insight. They create a complex matrix of spiritual understanding, which reveals the intricate nature of enlightenment and the diverse paths one can take in their spiritual journey. Complexity of Spiritual Work: A recognition of the multifaceted and layered nature of spiritual insights, reflecting the vast array of awakenings and depths of understanding that can be attained, illustrating the inherent complexity and breadth of spiritual work. Variety of Spiritual Facets: Leo describes spiritual awakening as a complex process with numerous facets, each capable of being a profound realization that can challenge and reshape one's understanding of reality. Assembling Insight Like a Puzzle: The process of awakening involves intermittent realizations, sometimes separated by long periods. Individuals must stitch together these insights over time, likened to assembling a jigsaw puzzle where each piece contributes to the perception of the whole picture. Integration of Spiritual Insights: Leo emphasizes the importance of integrating various insights and matching them up in order to form a coherent understanding of the larger truth, similar to recognizing different parts that compose the entire image of an animal in a jigsaw puzzle. The Shocking Nature of Awakening: Realizations such as identifying oneself as God can be destabilizing, leading to self-doubt or feelings of insanity due to the profound nature of the insight and the contradiction it presents to societal norms. Risk of Distortion and Misinterpretation: There is a danger in misinterpreting insights, potentially leading to a distorted view of reality that reflects one's own ego and shadow rather than objective truth. Navigating Self-Doubt and External Influence: Leo acknowledges the challenges of overcoming self-doubt and societal pressure, highlighting the value of his list as a confirmation for those who may feel alone in their realizations. Diversity Among Spiritual Teachers and Traditions: He explains that different spiritual traditions and teachers may prioritize certain aspects of awakening over others, which can result in a skewed focus and incomplete understanding of spirituality. Awareness of Teacher Limitations: Leo warns of the limitations inherent in spiritual teachings, as teachers may not recognize or integrate all facets of awakening, potentially due to their adherence to narrow or dogmatic paths. Potential Lopsidedness in Awakening: The journey to spiritual awakening can be partial, with individuals excelling in certain aspects while lacking in others. This can lead to imbalanced teachings and experiences. Critical Evaluation of Teachings: He urges not to assume full enlightenment from any one guru or teaching, as they might not address all facets or may dismiss aspects unknown to them as irrelevant. Role of Psychedelics: Psychedelics are presented as tools that can help illuminate various facets of awakening from different angles, due to their capacity to alter states of consciousness and highlight different aspects. Influence of Intentions on the Awakening Process: Leo points out how one's genuine curiosity and intentions can guide which facet of awakening is experienced next, highlighting the significance of quality questioning and self-inquiry in this journey. Existential Questions and Spiritual Facets: Minor existential questions, such as whether to get married or have children, can be explored alongside major spiritual facets. The pursuit of understanding these facets can lead to insights that inform personal decisions. Psychedelics as a Tool for Awakening: Leo sees psychedelics as an efficient way to access and understand various facets of awakening. They allow targeting of specific facets and deliver a panoramic big-picture view of consciousness, God, and reality. Psychedelics vs. Traditional Approaches: While psychedelics offer a broad range of spiritual experiences, traditional methods like yoga or meditation can also lead to awakening but may have limitations based on the techniques used. Methodology and Understanding Consciousness: The ultimate goal should be understanding consciousness itself; the specific methodology, whether psychedelics, yoga or meditation, should be secondary to this pursuit. Teachers' Perspectives on Spiritual Facets: Different spiritual teachers can offer varying perspectives on awakening, leading to apparent contradictions. This could be due to a difference in terminology, depth of understanding, or the range of facets realized. Taking Responsibility and Questioning Gurus: Followers should take responsibility for their spiritual journeys and not assume all teachers are equally enlightened or have comprehended every potential facet of awakening. Disparate Teachings and Spiritual Realization: The diversity of spiritual teachings reflects that not all paths or techniques are equally effective for realizing all facets of awakening. It's wise to compare teachings to understand the range and depth of different spiritual insights. Danger of Partial Realizations: A partial awakening might miss crucial aspects like unconditional love or the notion of God, potentially leading to distortions in understanding and teaching. One Truth, Many Facets: The oneness of truth and the manyness of reality are not contradictory; they are different perspectives that ultimately unite into a singular absolute oneness, akin to the many facets of a jewel representing one entity. Total Number of Facets: It's uncertain how many facets there are, as this number can vary based on differentiation criteria. However, at least two dozen major facets are deemed critical for a comprehensive awakening. Beyond Spiritual Realizations: Realizing spiritual facets is only part of the journey; other areas such as emotional mastery, shadow work, personal development, and relationship skills still require attention and work. Misconceptions about enlightenment: Knowing the facets of awakening does not equate to overcoming all personal issues, such as bad habits, addictions, or limiting and fallacious beliefs. Incomplete spiritual development: Understanding various facets of spirituality doesn't automatically result in cognitive, moral, interpersonal, or political maturity, nor does it guarantee career or technical skill development. Challenges of embodying insights: Realizing profound spiritual insights, like recognizing oneself as God or seeing beyond the concept of evil, doesn't ensure their permanent embodiment in daily life. Personal struggles with enlightenment concepts: Leo admits to his own difficulties in fully embodying insights such as the illusory nature of death and consistently manifesting love, especially when faced with challenging interactions. Endless minor insights: Beyond major spiritual realizations, there are countless 'minor' insights regarding topics like science, evolution, art, relationships, and leadership which are valuable for advancing and evolving society. Value of questioning reality: Pursuing understanding of both major and minor questions about reality is important and should not be dismissed as trivial. Nonstop depth of awakening: Being cautious not to prematurely stop one's pursuit of awakening, as it is often deeper and richer than imagined, is essential. Deep understanding of reality: The true measure of spiritual work is the depth of one's consciousness and understanding of reality, which influences how well insights are embodied. Encouragement for personal validation: Validation of spiritual teachings should come through personal experience, urging viewers to test insights for themselves and not take Leo's word as absolute truth. Future uncertainty: Leo reflects on possible future directions of his work, including deepening existential work, becoming a monk, or leaving behind his current role, emphasizing the evolving nature of his spiritual journey and teachings. Furnunculus

Driving a vehicle and taking care of it leaves me with a profound sense of bliss. Sometimes I just drive in my dreams at night. There's absolutely nothing that compares to it for me ❤️ Building a fire. Taking a photo. When a cat crosses my path and meows at me to say hi.

Agreed, using the word "God" is a misnomor as it can imply many things with various definitions, and to imply that "I am God" is egoic imo, you can have an immense sense/experience of Oneness & Completeness, that is what is happening, and in that You feel great Bliss and Ecstasy, nothing to do with God/s, just an experience of our Human Potential and the basis of our existence here on this dual physical planet and plane...

@Ryan M There are many ways to trip. You can watch movies, go dancing, hang with friends, etc. But I would recommend the Terrance McKenna model. Just lay on your bed in the dark for 6 hours. Maybe use an eye mask and put in ear buds and listen to music or guided meditations. Focus on "set and setting" or google "set and setting." Some people want to party and socialize. Some people want to have a spiritual journey. But mushrooms are not for everyone. There can be OCD, repetitive movements, thought loops, etc. There can be anxiety or nausea. Reality can break and you can go into a mental hospital for 2 months. It could take 12 months to get back full control of your mind and body. It can be a nightmare or the other side of that coin which is euphoria, bliss, and an awakening to the universe. @Cosmic-Resplendence Sorry. No advice here. I struggle with the same issues. Sometimes I get visuals but they are boring or grotesque and a waste of a trip. I just cannot force the really cool visuals you speak of. I often get very Hindu type visuals which are awesome but yet I find them a little too menacing. They want to hypnotize me or seduce me it feels like. Maybe just be healthy and focus on "set and setting" and hope for the best.

What Is Perception - The Metaphysics Of Perception https://youtu.be/8Jbvik4IA3o "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." - William Blake Perception defined: Perception, or the visual field, constitutes a sensory bubble that encases us as we interact with reality, indicating a subject-object duality. Leo clarifies that perception is not a biological or neurological process, but something very tricky and misunderstood, challenging the conventional model many hold. Perception without a subject: Leo encourages the audience to imagine perception without a subject, such as an experience hanging in the vacuum of space. This raw data of perception would stay the same, but its interpretation changes, leading to a universal rather than personal or biological experience. Conventional model of reality: Modern belief systems consider reality as an objective, external world populated by sentient and non-sentient objects, where humans perceive this world through their brains, misunderstanding the true nature of perception. Actual workings of reality: Leo claims that a universal field of consciousness is the only thing that exists, and humans are born as ideas rather than physical objects. Perception is a construction of the ego, misinterpreted as an external, independent world. Illusions created by the ego: The entire concept of an external world, as well as being born into the world as a sentient creature with a perceptual field produced by the brain, is an illusion created by the ego according to Leo's revelations during his meditation retreat. Subjectivity of Perception: Leo challenges the idea of perception being subjective to a biological organism, suggesting that perception, or the sensory bubble, is ubiquitous in the universe and not tied to individual consciousness. Illusion of Perception: Leo asserts that perception is an illusion, and by removing the ego's influence, one can revert to a state of pure being or consciousness, which is the only true reality. Radical recontextualization of perception: Leo asks the viewers to radically reinterpret perception not as an individual experience tied to organisms, but as a universal phenomenon without a perceiver. This shift collapses the assumed duality between perceiving self and perceived objects. Enlightenment through the collapse of dualities: Enlightenment is described as recognizing one's inseparable connection with the entirety of existence, eliminating illusions of separation fostered by the ego and the mind's interpretative mechanisms. Subject-Object Duality Collapse: The mind-body problem, according to Leo, is solved by identifying not as part of the universe but as the universe itself. This collapses the duality of subject and object within the realm of perception. True Nature of Reality: The perceived reality is an illusion, and the true nature of reality lies in recognizing oneself as an idea within the universal field of consciousness, challenging mainstream scientific understanding. Leap to Universal Selfhood: The journey towards realizing oneself as the universal consciousness is challenging and requires overcoming the ego, but it promises profound joy and a sense of oneness with everything. Personal Acknowledgment: Leo acknowledges that his insights are not new; they're ancient wisdom repackaged for a modern audience. His goal with Actualized.org is to make profound truths accessible, promising life transformation through proper understanding and focused practice. Misconception of Material Existence: Leo delineates the common misbelief that we are physical objects; he clarifies that the perception of being physical is just an idea, and in reality, we are the conceptualization of ourselves as physical entities. Ego’s Distortion of the Universal Field: Leo discusses how the ego is born from an idea that emerged within the universal field of consciousness, falsely claiming ownership of it, which results in the conception of a personal life and the illusion of perceiving an external world. Perception as a Construct: The individual sense of perception is compared to a child claiming a toy as "mine," Leo argues that what we perceive as our personal bubble of experience is merely a piece of the whole field of consciousness co-opted by ego rather than a true possession. Reality as a Negative Sculpture: Presenting existence as a negative sculpture, Leo posits that our sense of self is a space carved out from the universal field of consciousness, suggesting that we are not independent objects but rather illusions of being. Image 1 Recontextualization of Reality Interpretation: Leo emphasizes the radical recontextualization required for a true understanding of reality, proposing that perceptions are not experiences limited to a biological creature, but rather, they exist freely in the space of the universe. Collapsing Subject-Object Duality: The concept of non-duality is introduced where boundaries between subject and object dissolve, challenging the existence of an external or internal world, leading to a realization that the external world was misidentified as internal. Interpretation as a Transformative Element: Leo explains how a revolutionary change in interpretation can render the subjective experience obsolete, leaving a world of 'being'—an undistorted experience of the universe. Distinction between Being and Perception: The key takeaway that Leo wants viewers to understand is that 'being' is essentially 'perception minus the ego', and what is conventionally perceived as individual experience is a mistaken appropriation of universal 'being' by the ego. Perceptions and Experiences as Illusions: Leo states that perceptions and experiences are illusions created by the ego's misinterpretation of 'being'. By undoing the ego's notion of ownership, perceptions can revert to a pure state of 'being', devoid of the subjective self. Sponge analogy for understanding existence: Leo uses a sponge filled with bubbles as a metaphor for the universe or the unified field of consciousness. Each bubble represents an individual's perception, and he suggests that we believe there is an objective reality beyond our personal bubble, but in actuality, there is only the bubble itself, floating in a vacuum. Being versus perception: He explains 'being' as something that simply exists without observation, interpretation, or experience. Being is not confined by time and space, which only exist within individual bubbles of perception. Infinite nature of reality: The sponge analogy extends beyond three dimensions, suggesting an infinite, boundless state of existence. This infinite sponge is meant to represent divine or infinite consciousness. Illusion of individuality: The bubbles within the sponge don't have an independent existence; they are illusory and share the same space. Leo states that enlightenment involves realizing you are not just one of the bubbles but the entire sponge itself. The sponge as God consciousness: Leo equates full realization of being the entire, infinite sponge with achieving God consciousness. This process takes extensive work through meditation, contemplation, and possibly psychedelics. Shifting identification from the individual to the universal: Leo encourages experiencing the shift from identifying as an individual bubble to recognizing oneself as the whole sponge, a shift that can lead to enlightenment. Depersonalizing experience: Viewers are urged to depersonalize their experience, to see their perceptions as not their own life, but as part of the "external world." The visual field, normally thought to be a part of biological life, is the fabric of the universe itself. Subjective qualities as part of the universe: Leo states that the qualities we experience subjectively, such as colors and emotions, are not unique to living organisms or a brain but exist inherently within the universe. Recontextualizing raw experience: Understanding absolute being, according to Leo, involves seeing the universe not as something happening to you but rather as happening independently of you—an event in itself, unnamed and unclaimed by any ego. Absolute truth stripped of identity: Leo suggests the true nature of reality is 'Absolute Being' that we can perceive once we strip away the ego or the self, revealing that 'you' were never actually there, and what remains is pure being or truth. Misinterpretation of Reality due to Survival and Fear: The drive for survival and fear of death cause individuals to misinterpret reality, striving to maintain their sense of self. Engaging deeply with existential questions can trigger emotional and psychological reactions such as panic attacks, depression, and anger, as the mind fights to preserve the illusion of individual existence. Conceptual vs. Physical Death: Enlightenment involves the conceptual death of the self, which is understood as an idea rather than a physical being. What we believe to be physical death is another concept, and the dissolution of the self is a key aspect of spiritual awakening. Questioning Reality and the Fear of Insanity: Deep metaphysical inquiry may lead to fears of insanity and death as entrenched beliefs about reality are challenged. This fear serves to protect the ego and the constructed personal identity from disintegrating. Mechanics of Life's Illusions: Most negative emotions serve to deepen the illusion of being a separate bubble in the sponge of reality. Understanding and accepting the mechanics of life's illusions can fundamentally transform one's relationships with existence. Self-Awareness of the Universe: The universe is self-aware without a separate perceiving entity, challenging the assumption that awareness is an attribute only of living creatures. The concept of living and sentient beings is a fiction and awareness itself is an irreducible, mystical element of the universe. Awareness as Nothingness: Awareness is not a tangible thing or a product of the brain. It is akin to nothingness—a void in which being is suspended. Describing awareness often leads to inaccuracies, as it is a concept impossible to fully grasp with language. Brain as Perception and Its Influence: The brain is not the fundamental origin of perception but is itself perceived. Adjustments to the brain can have widespread effects on perceptions, but this should not be mistaken for the brain’s ability to produce awareness. Universe as Raw Truth without Awareness: An alternate universe scenario is proposed where there is no awareness or sentient creatures, just raw truth and data. This analogy is used to explain that our current universe consists of the same raw truth perceived by no one. Realization of Being as the Ultimate Truth: Leo stresses that all perceptions are forms of being. By reinterpreting these through practices like meditation, one can come to understand the nature of being or 'Absolute Truth' without the construct of sentient beings. Illusion of sentient creatures: Leo clarifies that what we consider as sentient creatures are mere illusions, like negative sculptures in a unified field of consciousness, challenging the traditional idea of individual sentient entities. Knowing the nature of perception: Leo addresses skepticism about his insights on perception, stating this profound understanding isn't mere belief or conjecture but can be realized through focused meditation, consistent practice, and proper interpretation of present-moment experiences. Actualized.org's mission: The platform aims to modernize and share ancient wisdom known for millennia, interpreting it in a way that resonates with contemporary audiences, particularly the youth, and integrating various aspects of truth often overlooked in mainstream culture. Emotional difficulty in transformative work: Realizing the interconnectedness of one's entire emotional system, fears, and life challenges with the inquiry of perception requires significant emotional labor and has a transformative impact on one's life. Joy and struggle of realization: Although the realization of universal interconnectedness leads to profound joy and bliss, reaching this understanding involves facing and overcoming deep fears and neuroses, which can be a challenging ordeal. Commitment to transformation: Leo inspires viewers to commit to the process of self-inquiry, promising that the resulting expanded consciousness and joy are worthwhile, despite being challenging to articulate. Comprehensive catalogue of life's deep questions: Leo envisions actualized.org as a resource for in-depth exploration of fundamental questions about consciousness, happiness, suffering, and existence, aiming to fulfill the void in available information on such topics. Balance between metaphysical and practical content: While acknowledging that current focus on metaphysical topics might seem impractical to some, Leo assures that practical advice on personal development, confidence, social skills, and more will be addressed in future content. Impedimenta

@Squeekytoy Duality has nothing to base itself in. Constant torment is as good starting out point for the middle of a spectrum as constant bliss. There's no constant middle frankly. You could fall deeper and deeper into despair until you snap back, or you don't and you keep falling. Elaborate on your philosophical argument if you disagree, please.

I don't literally expect a painless life with 24/7 bliss, of course there will be pain and i'm fine with that, but i do expect there to basically be daily bliss and even in those moments of pain at least behind all that pain i expect there to be that constant bliss. And the reason why i'm expecting this is because i had moments of life being that way whenever i was doing pranic living + not wasting sexual energy, it's just that i would fall of track. Btw i just noticed you're Brandon Rohe from youtube, i follow your channel, great videos bro

There's no such a thing as nothingness. It's no-thingness as there wouldn't be any objects. It's pure awareness, which is bliss All saints and gurus have talked about it. Even Buddha said Nirvana isn't nihilism. Overall, it's impossible to put it into words, it's something that must be experienced. In Hinduism it's called Turya (Turiya) Your path will begin when you desire knowledge from within, not without, on YouTube or actualized.org

You only want relationships to enhance Your inner experience and wellbeing. In survival mode its good to be in a tribe of sorts, the odds of living another day are better, but here and now where survival is not the top priority in ppl's lives, in the west anyways, we use relationships and extract from others due to Lack felt within, this is not so good, its much better to establish Your Being, then go out and share it with others, in this context its all about Sharing, not extracting, so it depends on what level of Existence we are talking about, if life is decent, things are provided for basic living, then that is when we go within to our Beingness, establish Peace or Bliss as our base experience then go out and have relationships, it works much better this way imo:)

The word Soul is very misconstrued word in today's culture, like everything nowadays everyone is making up their own definitions of words and meanings and creating individualistic ideologies that only separate them from others and everything, a sign that the intellect (dissecting tool that separates things for us to understand) is in charge. Better to use a word like Life, Source, Grand Intelligence, Brahman, Divine..Basically Soul is the Life you have capatured within You, we are embodied beings, living in a dual material world, but have the ability to be One with everything as an Experience and everyday foundational one. Wrapped around the Soul/Life, are Shealths, the Food, Mental, Energy, Etheric and Bliss shealths, what keeps it all together is Your Karmic Substance, its like Glue, when You die Physically, what travels to the next body is the Energy, Etheric and Bliss body which encapsulate the soul/life, which is why You are born with certain karmas/tendencies to work out in this life time, but we are born with Free Will or the possibility/potential of it and much more, we can be Conscious beings and not be bound by our physicality, or karmic substance, if You get this far (Enlightenment) then You may lose Your individuality and go back to Oneness realm and Brahman or Shiva nature (Shiva means "that which is not")

Quantum Mechanics Debunks Materialism - Part 2 https://youtu.be/1st_ulCPeR4 "A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself." Neils Bohr "God is what mind becomes when it has passed beyond the scale of our comprehension." - Freeman Dyson Founding fathers of quantum mechanics as mystics and idealists: The early quantum mechanics pioneers like Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Max Planck, and others were sympathetic to mysticism and anti-realism. Their work in the early 20th century challenged the notion of a clockwork, materialist universe. The importance of epistemology in quantum mechanics: Quantum mechanics raises profound questions about the nature of knowledge (epistemology), particularly issues related to the subject-object problem and the grounding of knowledge. Niels Bohr on the abstract nature of particles: Bohr discussed particles as abstractions, with their properties only definable through interactions with other systems, emphasizing the holistic nature of reality. Niels Bohr on the limitations of language and physics: Bohr mentioned the limitations of language to fully describe reality. He characterized physics as a method of ordering human experience, challenging the traditional view of it as a study of an independent reality. Objectivity versus subjectivity in physics: Bohr highlighted shifts in our understanding of objectivity and subjectivity, influenced by the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, where the traditional objective world of science is reinterpreted as a blend of objective and subjective components. Religious and spiritual content in physics: Bohr argued that religious content can't be spoken of in objectifying language due to its deeply subjective nature and that different religious forms may offer complementary insights into reality. Werner Heisenberg on the unity and complementarity of reality: Heisenberg criticized the separation of reality into parts and articulated the observer's effect on nature, stating what's observed isn't nature itself but nature exposed to our methods of questioning. Max Planck on consciousness and matter: Planck viewed consciousness as fundamental, with matter being derivative from consciousness. He highlighted the importance of consciousness as a basis for all discussion of reality. Quantum mechanics' challenge to materialism and rationalism: Gura claims that quantum mechanics reveals the limitations of rationality and traditional materialism, illustrating the profound interconnectedness of observer and observed. Emphasis on open-mindedness in scientific interpretation and exploration: Gura urges contemplation and intellectual openness in embracing various interpretations of reality, beyond the established material and rational perspectives. Max Planck on the ultimate mystery of nature: Planck believed that since we are part of nature, we cannot solve its ultimate mystery. He recognized a paradox in epistemology—the study of knowledge—and its relationship with metaphysics and physics. Science and generational resistance: Max Planck argued that scientific truth prevails not by convincing opponents but when opponents pass away and a new, more receptive generation grow up. This implies that current materialistic views might persist until a new generation familiar with non-duality and mysticism emerges. Materialism as modern scientific dogma: Leo characterizes the current scientific establishment as akin to religious fundamentalism with its strict adherence to materialistic dogma and suppression of mystical and non-dualistic perspectives. Limits of truth quantization: Leo criticizes the view that all truth must be quantifiable and communicable. He points out that much of the truth extends beyond the scope of what can be captured mathematically, leaving blind spots in rational understanding. Interpretation and assumptions in science: Quantum mechanics reveals that all facts are subject to interpretation and that scientific observations are inseparable from perspective. Thus, accessing the absolute nature of reality transcends the capacity of reasoning, language, and mathematics. Heisenberg's alignment with Hindu and Vedantic philosophy: Werner Heisenberg compared Nirvana to a state of pure bliss and knowledge beyond individual ego, and discussed resolving karma through a continuum of existence, views that reflect non-duality and transcend materialist conceptions of individuality. Erwin Schrodinger's non-dualistic perspective: Schrodinger melds the principles of quantum mechanics with non-duality, emphasizing the unity of the now, the illusion of multiplicity, and the limits of logical thinking in comprehending the absolute nature of reality. Albert Einstein on cosmic religious feeling: Einstein described a profound, non-anthropomorphic, cosmic religious feeling that recognizes the unity of existence and the significance of super personal values beyond the need for rational foundation—an experience that motivates scientific inquiry. Freeman Dyson on reason as a passion: Dyson warned against the dangerous overvaluation of reason. He highlighted the importance of realizing our insignificance within the universe and cautioned against the arrogance associated with an exaggerated sense of rationality. Freeman Dyson's Views on Mystery and Materialism: Dyson contends that both a butterfly and superstring are mysterious and absorbing interests for scientists. He criticizes the dogmatism of both religious creationists and scientific materialists, noting that they bring disrepute to their respective domains by being insensitive and arrogant. Dyson also expresses disappointment at the idea of a finite set of equations describing all of physical reality, as he believes reality is infinite. John Archibald Wheeler's Extended Physics Views: Wheeler, who coined the term "black hole," believes that physical things ultimately originate from information-theoretic sources, making reality participatory. He also reflects on existence as the ultimate question, which he posits cannot be answered from materialist or rationalist perspectives but only through a non-dual approach. David Bohm's Quantum Interconnectedness and Non-Duality: Bohm reversed the conventional notion of independent elementary particles being the fundamental reality. He suggested that everything in the universe is interconnected, and both consciousness and matter are deeply interwoven within this whole. Bohm promotes a holistic perspective and believes that fragmentation is an erroneous perception which hides the true continuous nature of existence. David Bohm on Fragmentation and Reality Projection: Bohm stresses the problem with fragmenting reality and the need to cease projecting a mental grid onto the world. Removing this grid helps erase the concept of self and others, shifting from duality to non-duality and unifying the observer with the observed. Bohm's Thoughts on the Observer and Observed Relationship: Bohm elaborates on quantum interconnectedness where the observer and the observed are inseparable parts of a unified reality. He also challenges the ability to analyze the universe, proposing that it is a single undivided whole that transcends particles and fields. Sir Arthur Eddington's Notion of Reality: Eddington views physical reality as fundamentally constituted by "mind stuff," noting that the physical world and its phenomena are symbols connected interdependently by mathematical equations. He proposes that what is conventionally perceived as physical is actually part of a mental construct. Eddington on Mind Stuff and Material Reality: Eddington emphasizes that everything, including the concept of physical matter, is essentially "mind stuff." He implies that science is the study of patterns in this "mind stuff," thus redefining the essence of reality as inherently non-material. Transcending Physicalism: Both Freeman Dyson and John Archibald Wheeler depict a reality where physical laws are superseded by an infinite and participatory universe. David Bohm and Sir Arthur Eddington further reinforce this by explaining that reality is non-dual and that physical laws, matter, and material concepts are projections of a higher-dimensional "mind stuff." These ideas suggest that our perception of reality is an illusion, and true enlightenment lies in understanding the intangible and interconnected nature of existence. Nature of Reality and Illusion: Eddington proposes that reality as we perceive it is not concrete, but rather a product of the mind's symbolic representation. What we consider to be substantial matter is actually an elusive concept escaping capture at each scientific advance. Limits of Physics and Symbols: Physics, according to Eddington, reaches only a symbolic representation of reality, unable to penetrate the true nature of phenomena; the discipline focuses on the behavior of symbols, not the essence of what is symbolized. Spiritual Nature of Reality: Eddington asserts the intrinsic nature of all reality is spiritual rather than material or dualistic. Scientific methods leave room for the reality of spirit and consciousness, proposing different avenues of knowledge are needed to comprehend this reality. Quantum Mechanics as a Pointer to Infinity: Leo Gura illustrates that quantum mechanics acts as a pointer to a transcendental, infinite reality that cannot be fully encapsulated by symbols and equations; it suggests an underlying unity that science alone cannot reveal. Richard Feynman on the Limits of Rationality: Feynman recognizes the paradoxes inherent in understanding reality, expressing the limitations of scientific theories as representations, and highlighting that truth can be known beyond what can be proven. Critique of Modern Science and Academia: Leo criticizes the disconnection that arises from the abstraction in modern science and academia, where the sophistication in methods leads to a greater disconnect from being and reality. Philosophical Reflection on Science and Religion: Leo challenges the false dichotomy between science and religion, urging recognition of a higher, transcendent truth beyond intellectual positions or the clinging to content. Escape from Conceptual Matrix: Leo suggests the ultimate aim is to escape the entrapments of the mind and experience the raw state of being, which is a non-dualistic unity with reality. Objections Addressed: Gura responds to accusations of cherry-picking evidence to support his views by inviting critics to research deeply and confirming his selection represents the essence of the quantum mechanics pioneers' thoughts. Reality Beyond Intellectual Positions: Leo highlights the necessity of letting go of intellectual positions and ego to access the transcendent truth that quantum mechanics and mysticism point towards. Influence of Background on Perspectives: Leo's personal journey from Islam through materialism and atheism highlights how cultural and intellectual environments shape beliefs about reality and the metaphysical. Experience of Reality and Emotion in Materialism: Materialists struggle to reconcile rational understanding with emotional experiences due to rigid boundaries imposed by their worldview. David Bohm as a Cautionary Tale: Despite David Bohm's intellectual grasp of quantum mechanics, his inability to embody these ideas led to emotional suffering; highlighting the difference between knowing and being. Critique of "God of the Gaps": Leo refutes the accusation that quantum mechanics is being used as a "God of the gaps" argument, stating that God represents the void which encompasses all existence. Materialism Critique: Leo asserts that materialism became obsolete with the advent of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, yet it continues to influence thinking, likening it to a "zombie mind virus." Irreducibly Mystical Nature of Reality: Reality is described as fundamentally mystical, with being and knowing becoming one in the state of non-duality. Transformation through Choosing Being over Knowing: Leo advocates for prioritizing being over knowing to fundamentally change one's relationship with life and emotions. Debunking Outdated Scientific Models: Popular scientific models, such as the clockwork universe, are dismissed as outdated narratives no longer reflective of reality's true nature. Non-Duality Independence from Scientific Models: Non-duality is presented as independent of scientific theory or evidence and as an experiential understanding of reality's infinite nature. Expansion of Scientific Understanding: Science should evolve to include first-person experiences, represented by phenomenology, to become a more comprehensive exploration of reality. Essence of Science: True science is characterized by radical open-mindedness and the investigation of the nature of everything. It is not limited to symbolizing with mathematical formulas but includes various methods such as rationality, intuition, or even unconventional means. Science seeks to understand the entirety of reality and must be open to it all. Infinity and Existence: The concept of infinity is central to Leo's explanation of existence. Infinity must exist because it includes the possibility of its own non-existence. Thus, nothing and everything exist simultaneously, embodying the nature of infinity. Broadening Science: Science must evolve by incorporating first-person experiences and varying methods. Non-dual practices like Yoga, meditation, self-inquiry, and phenomenology are deemed scientific too. Science’s methods must adapt just as the concept of science has evolved through history. Corruption of Truth: Leo argues that corruption in religion, government, science, and individual actions all stem from the ego's nature to distort truth. He warns against using his statements to justify personal beliefs and emphasizes deep self-reflection instead. Non-dualism as Future Knowledge: Non-duality is predicted to become common knowledge in the distant future, going beyond the self-serving tendencies of both the individual ego and institutional dogmas that have corrupted this truth for millennia. Pitfalls of Materialism: Leo laments how society prioritizes practical concerns over truth, causing suffering and an endless pursuit without fulfillment. He calls materialism a trap that prevents discovering the infinity encompassed by non-dual understanding. Advice for Scientists: Those pursuing scientific careers are urged to gain direct non-dual experience to avoid becoming dogmatic materialists. Being a mystic is seen as an essential complement to being an effective scientist—or any profound professional role. Question Cultural Metaphysics: Leo encourages questioning the blind acceptance of cultural knowledge and metaphysics for truth alignment and personal growth. He challenges listeners to consider the alignment of their feelings of satisfaction or suffering with the nature of reality. Science Evolution and Purification: A call for science to be continually questioned and purified from dogmas to remain aligned with the pursuit of truth. Science is envisioned to become more visionary and creative, rather than limited by bureaucracy and dogma. Final Reflection on Science and Niels Bohr: In concluding, Leo expresses his passion for a progressive science and his criticism stems from wishing to see science reach its true potential. A final quote from Niels Bohr was intended to be shared, illustrating Leo's admiration for one of quantum mechanics' most influential figures. Fidelius Charm

Hi @strika When I first saw this reply, I felt that you were likely under some false impressions. I usually don’t like to start back and forth discussions on here as they often fail to really help anyone or bring people to better understanding. I saw this video today and immediately thought of you and what you said. By your standard that you have set, not even the Buddha meets your expectations. Now, it is possible of course that you’re correct in all of this, but I must say after a decade of going after spiritual development to a pretty hardcore degree, it seems more probable that you are picking up incorrect expectations from people who are either blatantly inflating their own level of realization or are lying to both themselves and any who follow them. I’ve experienced plenty of blissed-out states of consciousness while entirely sober, and it is my opinion that this is not the highest goal for a sincere individual on the spiritual path. The Buddha felt pain and Christ even for a time felt forsaken by God while on the cross. Having these expectations might harm yourself as well. Eventually, it is probable that you yourself will not be in a 24/7 state of immense bliss, and at that time, it might be hard to be compassionate even to yourself at some levels. I wrote this to try to help you. If this was not of benefit to you, please feel no need to reply as I am not interested in unproductive debate. I wish you all the best in your spiritual practice ❤️