Leo, after all your awakenings do you still get scared or angry?

[Thought Art]

How has awakening through psychedelics or whichever, helped you in your emotional mastery. I know you are already rather grounded but I am just curious.

 

[Leo Gura]

I still experience fear and anger sometimes. Fear moreso than anger. It takes A LOT to anger me but it might happen once every few years.

They have helped me with emtional mastery by making me more loving and conscious. I actually feel emotions more deeply now, both up and down. I am more sensitive. There is also more desire in me to feel emotions more deeply. Emotions take on a spiritual dimension.

[How to be wise]

52 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

It takes A LOT to anger me

Says the man who fought his dentist. ?

[JuliusCaesar]

7 minutes ago, How to be wise said:

Says the man who fought his dentist. ?

Ha, as if it's difficult to become enraged with a dentist, or just doctors in general for that matter. Dan Pena told one of his doctors he'll piss on his grave, and when the man died he did indeed piss on his grave. I know Pena's not a good example because he's angry with basically everything and everyone that isn't mega wealthy and successful, but I feel it's a good thing to cite anyway.

[Adodd]

10 minutes ago, How to be wise said:

Says the man who fought his dentist. ?

Hahaha. Hey, quite a well played and effective run in with anger though.

[Jacob Morres]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

 I am more sensitive. 

I've noticed this too. I think the sensitivity just means your consciousness of your emotions are way higher. Whereas before, it'd just be in the background but now the person is more attuned with them 

[Leo Gura]

8 hours ago, How to be wise said:

Says the man who fought his dentist. ?

It was one of the few times in the least 5 years that I got angry.

I can count the number of times I get angry on one hand.

[BipolarGrowth]

18 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I was one of the few times in the least 5 years that I got angry.

I can count the number of times I get angry on one hand.

I’d appreciate a video from your perspective regarding the misconceptions people have about awakening vs. the reality. Too many people both push and buy into a magic pill mentality IMO. 

[Ineedanswers]

@Leo Gura do you still feel jelous sometimes Leo? 

[caspex]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I was one of the few times in the least 5 years that I got angry.

I can count the number of times I get angry on one hand.

Couldn't it be mostly just a product of the kind of lifestyle you lead? I'd say if you had a kid than that number would much higher

Edited October 22, 2021 by Swarnim

[Leo Gura]

3 hours ago, Ineedanswers said:

@Leo Gura do you still feel jelous sometimes Leo? 

Depends on what kind you're talking about.

A bit.

3 hours ago, Swarnim said:

Couldn't it be mostly just a product of the kind of lifestyle you lead? I'd say if you had a kid than that number would much higher

Of course if someone was poking me with a stick all day I would get more angry.

I designed my life so I don't have to put up with anyone's bullshit much.

[Ascent X]

5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I was one of the few times in the least 5 years that I got angry.

I can count the number of times I get angry on one hand.

 

7 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Depends on what kind you're talking about.

A bit.

Of course if someone was poking me with a stick all day I would get more angry.

I designed my life so I don't have to put up with anyone's bullshit much.

Have you considered working and collaborating more with others to overcome this bias against people towards solitude to aid more in your expansion and perspective to embody more love?

 

Obviously no offense love your videos, but you’re very mind intellect dominant, heady, which is great, definitely your strength, but I notice, aswell as others, it hinders your ability to actually embody and radiate that love from the heart.

I’ve talked to many people in comments who love your videos but often see you as cold, not embodying that love or warmth as much.

 

What are your thoughts?

 

[Staples]

I wanna hear the dentist story.

[Shin]

Of course he does, Leo is a human being, not a dead human being  

There is literally an expression about that in CBT, "a dead's person goal" meaning that someone enters a therapy with the goal to never ever feel a certain emotion, or never ever experience a certain reaction.

This isn't realistic, but also not the goal of spirituality.
It's almost the opposite, in the sense that what you want to change is how you relate to your emotions and reactions, and embrace them as they are.

You do that in order to be able to focus your energy and mind to what you really want to do and experience in life,
Instead of rejecting everything that doesn't go your way, and feel (way) worse than you need to in the first place.

Not wanting to feel or react in a certain way, ever again, is just a fear to live life, it has nothing to do with spirituality.
Spirituality is about realizing what you are, which lets you live your relative human life to its fullest

[PurpleTree]

57 minutes ago, Shin said:

Not wanting to feel or react in a certain way, ever again, is just a fear to live life, it has nothing to do with spirituality.
Spirituality is about realizing what you are, which lets you live your relative human life to its fullest

I've heard many "spiritual teachers" say that they don't really fear anything and don't have fear or anxiety.

Some say that ultimately everything comes down to a fear of death and if that fear is overcome the others kind of drop away too.

And that'd actually be my goal too to get rid of so much useless anxiety 

[Shin]

14 minutes ago, PurpleTree said:

I've heard many "spiritual teachers" say that they don't really fear anything and don't have fear or anxiety.

Some say that ultimately everything comes down to a fear of death and if that fear is overcome the others kind of drop away too.

And that'd actually be my goal too to get rid of so much useless anxiety 

Of course they say that, they can't admit they fear something if the deluded perfect ideal of an enlightened dude is to feel nothing but pure bliss

[Leo Gura]

4 hours ago, Ascent X said:

What are your thoughts?

I am how I am. My style is my style. Every style will have its pros and cons.

[PurpleTree]

29 minutes ago, Shin said:

Of course they say that, they can't admit they fear something if the deluded perfect ideal of an enlightened dude is to feel nothing but pure bliss

that's what i want deluded perfect bliss enlightenment 

[omar30]

5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I designed my life so I don't have to put up with anyone's bullshit much.

@Leo Gurahow have you done it Leo ?

I wanna do that too. 

[Thought Art]

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