Leo Gura's Inimitable Teaching Style...

[FirstglimpseOMG]

Hey all, noticed a few things about Leo's teaching style, and it's effectiveness, since finding him about a week ago.

First of all, if you've ever seen a person happier about what they do, while they are doing it, please point me to them, I've never seen anything like it. From the second his videos fade from black you are struck by something. I kind of right away tried for a second to explain that something  ...WTF, this guy looks like he's 'peaking' as soon as 'Heeey, it's Leo' is out of his mouth. If you observe closely, you might notice that it looks like he is doing everything not to smile and 'beam' so much that his mouth isn't able to form the words he wants to convey. Ok, well, he makes it look easy, because it's easy for him, but it has a huge impact immediately to see that 'something' in him that is captivating and convincing. I think that's what 'Authenticity' really really looks like. Well, I imagine that's what 'mostly contained joy' looks like too. Wow, I just realized that's probably a great description of 'Authentic'.

Now, I imagine some may see me as fawning over him a little here. No.

I am not easily impressed or convinced. I am impressed. Leo Gura has shown me things that, if I had $10,000 disposeable income available to me... I would send it to him right now, with tears of gratitude drying on the cheque.

Once he is in the middle of conveying what he wants me to understand and experience for myself, I just naturally see something else in his eyes besides his joy and confidence and proficiency. I don't think I would have stuck around for the length of even my first video of Leo's that I found, had I not recognised that thing in his eyes that he couldn't hide if he tried. I see authenticity and TRUTH somehow.

He got me to understand and see certain things, likely because I trusted him, pretty much right away.

Rare, very rare for a healthy skeptic like I was.

Sorry but it's very rare that you can gush to someone, 'this man that I don't know and doesn't know me, changed my life for free, because he knew if he was extraordinary enough in 'paying forward', by getting through to the few folks that might be open enough to benefit, and the even fewer folks that might discover a profound Truth for themselves...' (deep sigh of awe and gratitude, running out of words now.)

Ok, not out of words... the topic was Leo Gura's inimitable teaching style...

When he is straightforward and cutting, and direct, I've noticed comments underneath the vid like; 'Leo, you're great and I love you and your message is spot on, but would you consider toning it down a bit? I think you might impact more people if you weren't so sharp and condescending, blah blah blah.'

I have to tell you, with his charisma and authenticity, when he tells me I'm not getting anywhere because I'm a "soft, lazy twat" or that my problems are likely to persist because I'm "too blind to understand", or I'm blindly perpetuating the misery in my "pathetic, stupid life" ... Oh man, it hit my funny bone every time and I sat here and howled laughter! I think I was so entertained that he had the audacity to say it like that, backed up with his way of hurling the truth at you with a loving, knowing, hopeful for you way...

Some people don't get it, but I feel lucky to have actually found 'Authenticity' and Truth somewhere, and a person that actually and genuinely wants the best for me and my suffering to end, and offers ways to get there. Not just effectively, but extraordinarily. 

Hats off and thank you Leo.

Anyone else find that finding Leo blew their socks off? Why?

 

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Leo is an effective teacher, that's all there is to it. It looks like he doesn't read off anything or have any notes: he's very structured without the use of a crutch, and his message comes out smoothly. He also is great at evaluating different perceptions of an argument or 'theory', and he conveys things in an intellectual manner that makes sense, with no bias attached. Leo's teachings have been the only thing that have given me peace of mind.

I'd be careful if I were you, though. Just accept him for what he is: an effective teacher with invaluable messages that he offers to us for free. I think we as humans tend to idealize leaders who impact our lives in a way that we perceive as positive. I've been guilty of it in the past.

[FirstglimpseOMG]

Gotcha, I've watched for that trap and I think it's just incredulous gratitude and a healthy admiration. 

He got me to see some very profound things for myself, for the first time in my life. Very profound, life-changing stuff. It has never happened like that for me before.

It's cooler than words but I'm tryin' lol.

Yeah, watching him stay-on point with that quality and integrity for easily over an hour and a half in some vids, apparently without cues, is pretty cool.