Cult Psychology - Part 2 - The Big Picture

[@isabelbergant1242]

I think you're the only KZbinr where I spent listening for 2 hours without skipping it or get distracted. You have a very interesting ability of speech and intelligence.

[@AlexShailer]

Leos ability to talk about things so eloquently for a prolonged period is one of my major life goes. I admire it so much.

[@Kragatar]

@Jermain Roberts Nothing wrong with writing down the list of points you want to talk about so you don't forget. Pretty much all presenters and speakers do that.

[@Kragatar]

@Jermain Roberts What does white power have to do with using notes? I'm more of a white equality type dude... no one race is better or worse, or more or less worthy to celebrate their ethnicity than any other. Whether you're white, black, brown, or some rare genetic mutation, I think it's good to take pride in being what you are. Otherwise, just one demographic will take pride in themselves and walk all over the ones who think there's something shameful about their ethnic background.

[@leslienorwine1042]

Your channel is cool too :)

[@AlexShailer]

Ignore (or report) the trolls people. Some people have some serious issues. I feel sorry for them.

[@AlexShailer]

@@leslienorwine1042 thanks :) (assuming you meant me, lol, maybe I'm wrong)

[@RobbyStella]

I’m just so happy he said “I’ll probably spend the rest of my life trying to articulate it” 😍❤️

[@drunkenmonkey4818]

min:sec?

[@Candymannproductions]

So much work is put to this

[@richard-mai]

This was sooooooooooooo good.

[@leighrandle2736]

Behold our glorious and infallable cult leader!!😂 Happy Sunday everyone😁

[@leighrandle2736]

Lol😂

[@DivaDaveD]

Happy Monday Leigh 😊

[@OverflowURS]

He's not a cult leader, he is a wisdom lecturer

[@leighrandle2736]

Excellent idea, we can definitely spin that one and make it convincing 😎

[@scarnoir6566]

@@OverflowURS Thats a claim every cult leaders does...

[@Loudpvck999]

Leo don't ever stop for real you are the most under appreciated genius of all time

[@oxeqdoidera]

Seriously, thank you so much for your teachings, Leo.

[@j.l9670]

The content of this mini series is much deeper than it seems. Thanks a lot Leo!

[@larianton1008]

Great 'mini' series leo. This has really tided your videos about collective ego and how ideology works together for me. This is very eye opening because now I can see how ideologies are designed by the ego for survival and not for the collective raising of consciousness as cults proclaim they do. Loves

[@mateusdeoliveirasouza2959]

leo, could you make a video on your routine ? what do you do in a day ? what do you try to accomplish , what habits do you have , morning routine, etc ? it would be awsome !!!

[@yuanyuechang8275]

I'm tearing each time you start to lead the topic back to you and me this education. No one . say this kind of thing. Willingly, honestly, sincerely, genuinely, authentically, lovingly, of how i should prevent from your own teaching. How i should actually free to see everything. What is true Integrity. I appreciate this consciousness, this spiritual energy of you mister. this energy that between this screen, happens in my stomach, exists in the world.

[@adammiceli7584]

If you haven't read 1984 by George Orwell, please do so with the lens of cult dynamics....it's one of the best books of all time for a reason.

[@FitOutsideTheBox]

Gahh always love love the last little shares at the end. 😍 got it. I KNOW it takes a lot to communicate these talks, I think most of us know you understand a lot more that you can communicate here. It's also obvious in how your videos have evolved from the beginning.

[@royalemusicofficial95]

I’ve been searching for answers the last 3 weeks about who I was apart of for almost 4 years. And landed here. Already finished part one. It was a religious Christian psychology cult. That’s a broad assessment of who they are… wolves in sheep’s clothing.

[@epoyworld]

This is actually a very important episode! Big scope right there!

[@raxchhhh]

Holy shit - explains so much of what is going on in the vegan community right now & veganism as a whole. Thanks for another amazing video Leo :)

[@raxchhhh]

Bob Jove what?? Hahaha I am vegan... the whole point of the video was to reflect on ourselves and groups we are a part of. I’ve been vegan for years - definitely not anti veganism

[@luckieluuke131]

@@SSladfingers haha bob you just proved Rachel right in such a direct way. Or were you sarcistic? I seldom get that over the internet....

[@NibiruTheChannel]

I'm so better than you guys...

[@raxchhhh]

LuckieLuuke haha right?? I was so confused

[@userMikeforsure1997]

Thanks for another amazingly informative episode Leo! It truly is remarkable how you talk without making cuts/edits as many of the comments say. Never stop making videos!

[@iuliusursut2755]

Judging and Demonizing comes from fear. Fear comes from ignorance. Ignorance is spawned by stupidity. Caring, understanding, compassion are the first step to spiral Turquoise and a type 2 civilization.

[@shitmandood]

Type 2 and Turquoise are science fiction. It's comparable to the utopia visions that happened around 100-110 years ago. Then communism & nazism came out & they failed. Somehow the utopian dream always seems to start/finish with mass genocide.

[@iuliusursut2755]

@@shitmandood That's why Turquoise can only come after Green and Yellow. It can't be imposed through authority, we each must become it.

[@shitmandood]

@@iuliusursut2755 If it's science fiction, it'll never come.

[@iuliusursut2755]

@@shitmandood Not in our day and age but it will come I see no reason why it's not possible. Others managed and so can we, plus the trend is clearly spiraling in that direction. PS: 100 years ago it was science fiction to fly never and closed minded people opposed and even boycotted that idea don't forget that ;)

[@shitmandood]

@@iuliusursut2755 Yes, but it's STILL science fiction for jet packs and flying cars. And it will _remain_ science fiction. Some things are simply not coming. Communism didn't come. After it spread in Russia, Stalin took it away, taking it back to Dictatorship Classic. I wonder how long real communism lasted..a day? There's no Turquoise and since I've been educated here on what enlightenment is, I'm fairly certain that there are no methods for obtaining enlightenment. In fact, it looks to me that the "workaround" is to drive yourself into psychosis & then when you come out of it, they're saying that is the enlightenment. Whereas to me, that's simply the relief that you survived your psychosis. Most people taking that trip down to the bottom, they probably kill themselves. Like that Avicii documentary. He had a mental breakdown, he had access to all the help he could get, and yet he's dead now at 28. Whereas if you don't actually fuck with your brain, you're not going to drive yourself to psychosis. So there is no really no way Turquoise can get here, if enlightenment is part of that package. Impossible.

[@documentarylevi]

no video this week again,is leo uploading now every two weeks?

[@shitmandood]

He said something about setting up some seminars, so probably needs more time to work on setting that up.

[@antonilacki]

I already spent more time here on this channel, then I spent on lectures throught 5 years of university. No regrets.

[@niranjansaikia9379]

Thanks for this most significant content leo.

[@AdamHuishStreaming]

I have been anxiously awaiting this video. Really looking fwrd to listening, thank you Leo for the time and effort that you put into this.

[@peterkopelevich8059]

Before I watched over 200 of Leo's videos I was a social extrovert that always wanted to hang out with people and couldn't handle being alone. Now I don't want to be around people anymore.

[@VahnAeris]

this sounds limiting. but hey I m not authority on what you do, I understand.

[@peterkopelevich8059]

@@VahnAeris Yes, of course. I left a lot out of context, like overcoming cancer and probably not being able to make it past this year. Like people cutting me off during my illness or drastically changing interests due to an addiction after the hospital.

[@benschmidt1353]

Really resonated with the “father/authority” figure. I recently found myself in that trap and left Immediately

[@Chillman666]

I have the irrational feeling that life is just a dream and shouldn't be taken seriously. I cannot explain it but I feel even my everyday life is just a hallucination created by my nervous system and senses (receptors). When my receptors are destroyed the hallucination will end I suppose. Then there will be no more me, no more ego until I get new receptors if this ever happens. And the best part is that I don't have to try to escape from myself because I can't even if I wanted. My solution is to embrace my fate even if it is physical and ego death. If the true self is without form and therefore cannot die that's fine too. There is no point to blame the world or myself as a part of it. It is just the way it is. Nothing can be done and nothing cannot be done. Even progress is hard to see and be noticed. It is hard to see if our path and choices are right. It is hard to predict how long our systems will survive because to evolve you must first evolve. The more you analyse the "right" decisions, the more you doubt, the more you worry. Overthinking drives me nuts sometimes. My relief is that I feel that everything will be fine even in the worst case scenario. Because I cannot really control my destiny, not really. I may have the feeling that I am in control but I am not. My conscious control is so limited that I cannot even take it seriously. I cannot control my thoughts. I don't know what is going to be my next thought. I don't know what is going to be my next feeling. It just happens. I cannot explain why and how. It just does. And I must leave it like this because I feel I get in my own way. Anyway, I shall continue my observation.

[@ActualizedOrg]

That's only half the story. The nervous system itself is a hallucination. Any grounding you posit for reality will turn out to be a groundless hallucination. Because reality has no ground. But it's not enough to understand this intellectually. It must become your living experience. It is no good to think reality is a hallucination but then get upset or hurt when someone steps on your toe or calls you a bad name or refuses to have sex with you. You must realize that all of your emotions and desires are also hallucinations until you let them all go and are truly free and peaceful. Be careful not to intellectualize such profound truths.

[@benschmidt1353]

Thank you so much Leo. You have helped open my eyes and expand my consciousness and world view (bigger picture) especially with the love mini series, survival series, self deception series etc and especially this cult series. It’s making me question everything, even you. I have fallen into many of these traps myself and that “superior authority figure” model you talked about really hit home as well as that stare. 1:25:54 Like “you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into” kinda stare. 😅🧐❤️ infinite love to all.

[@AdamMiceli]

I looove this one. Super underrated!

[@justgaola]

I Love you! thank you for always taking your time to make videos to help us understand ourselves and others. I really appreciate it! I can see your strong passion! Thank You again! I am glad to become your subscriber!

[@robinkishmiller2596]

LEO - I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A JONESTOWN/CHILDREN OF GOD TYPE ENVIRONMENT...I COULD RELATE TO ALL OF THIS INFO. WOW.

[@MarkovXtreme]

Thank you for all you do for us ,Leo ❤️

[@Kragatar]

I agree with you on science... What really ticks me off in science is when they make "factual" statements about things that cannot possibly be known for certain, like how the earth was formed or that there was a Big Bang. I'm all for studying such things and trying to get as close to the truth as possible, but I wish they would present their theories as honest theories instead of facts.

[@quint0sh]

i love semantics

[@drkshea2430]

Well, they don't just willy nilly say things like a big bang, there is a lot of research and thought that goes into it. And evidence. Evidence that you can observe isn't the only type of evidence. You can get indirect evidence as well, such as the cosmic microwave background, and other things that come with the BB. Still, they can't be certain, but most don't say they are certain... they say they believe quite confidently it was a BB. Some may assert they are certain, but then again, i wouldn't think they are good scientists. A good scientist will give you every angle. They are a lot like LEO in that sense. I have some good scientists in my family, and i would say they're good bc they've always taught me the other angles and not just what we know. The ideas we have of the BB and how the earth formed (i know less about this one), are probably the best when you consider the indirect evidence. They answer more questions than not.

[@ShaneCooley993]

Totally agree man! I actually just made a video on the Big Bang, just in an attempt to depict the chaotic nature of this reality. BUT IT IS JUST A THEORY!

[@shitmandood]

Theories are based on observational facts. It's not like they just made it up, such as the shit you hear about distance Reiki, playing with energy, or energy transmissions, & all of the psychobabble you hear incessantly from the New Age Community. Those aren't even theories because there are no facts!! There's absolutely nothing there that will prove any of it works!! Electricity was a theory!! Gas and cars were theories. Even Climate Change is a theory, but some of its facts aren't as good as they should be.

[@ShaneCooley993]

shitmandood but see, even the notion that these theories are based on observable facts, is just a theory itself. Until you observe all of the observable facts directly for yourself, with your own two eyes, you can’t say otherwise. If we’re being true to the premise of science that is.

[@janthys7009]

Smart guy. I love smart boys and girls.

[@heart_of_freedom_idan]

this is amazing man thanks, gave me many clarifications and insights. Also, some people are on the way of understanding that, so i hope i speak on behalf of many people here that we want more and even deeper stuff like this and spiral dynamics.

[@justin_bauman]

Perhaps Leo could film a video about his process for how we puts together all these videos. Being a content creator myself, that would be amazing.

[@seddd]

Our lord and saviour has spoken

[@gtr820]

Usually I can pick out the good but this episode was filled with biases. It was really eye opening to see his ego so in your face in this one.

[@tiago.ramos.]

I get very confused in distinguishing a exploitative cult from a community at stage turquoise (Like Leo you said yourself have been in one and you said those communities are amazing) I think you said you were in a Sadhguru’s community and that’s you saw how human beings are really meant to live. Am I right Leo? You said it on the episode ‘Spiral Dynamics - Stage Turquoise’ I would like to distinguish that, otherwise I‘ll never know which communities I should join to evolve. Appreciate your content and I would be very grateful for an answer, Thank You 🙏

[@alex34521]

Damn Leo, this one is platinum level. Keep up!

[@JoanneBaughan]

Both 1 & 2 are great episodes, thxs

[@hsbdkdndn]

From my perspective this guy is a genius

[@vu4y3fo846y]

Thanks Leo, my leader .. I mean uh.. my dude

[@LisaKinoti]

😂 😂 😂 Long live King Leo 😂 😂 😂

[@sasykins3359]

He is all mine.....

[@clownunchained5872]

Leo, i need a big video on self discapline, hope that u can make a video on this topic, love ur stuff since forever.

[@benschmidt1353]

Thanks Leo:) really resonated with the education part.

[@ismaelmarksteiner]

“Three-fourths of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world will disappear, if we step into the shoes of our adversaries and understand their standpoint.” - Mahatma Gandhi

[@petraalt57]

This is so great I belong to a couple if animal rescue groups and yes i do belong to a cult !

[@loubnalou2785]

I couldn't agree more with what you said in the end, i love you, i love what you do and i love that i finally found somebody that has the same interests as me and who had the bravery and the willigness to persue it and do the work.. someone who appreciates self mastery instead of dismissing it as philosophy and impractical nonesense.. someone who values Truth for the sake of itself. and nothing else.. someone who actually values the importance of philosophy, of language who takes the leap towards explaining things instead of being like "yeah this is too complicated and hard to articulate so i wont".. and i know not everything can be communicated, hell, most things i bet are hard to communicate.. but as you said, this is what religion was supposed to be like, to elude as much as possible to the truth in a manner that motivates you to persue it, to equip you with the necessary skills so that you end up deluding and/or harming yourself in the way.. To see beyond the trickery and the illusions of life, to understand the deep meanings of things and to see Exactly what's in front of your face that you re too blind to see it ! ..

[@kathrynadorno2532]

I was wondering if you could explain why people have a hard time experiencing ego death permanently and only seem to experience it briefly

[@ActualizedOrg]

Cause you are so attached to surviving as you. Do you really wanna die?

[@Someoneorother123]

I like secular talk and Jimmy Dore show for my daily news.

[@professional.commentator]

Aye!!! Me too. Kind of lol😄😅 They're definitely cults too. Not in a bad way though.

[@Someoneorother123]

@@professional.commentator Leo watches secular talk as well apparently, check out he's blog on actualized.org

[@fredjohnson3183]

Kyle has been my go to since 2015/16

[@Someoneorother123]

@@fredjohnson3183 I love when i get notified on a years old comment.

[@fredjohnson3183]

I thought that when I commented 😂 Time is an illusion though, at least when it comes to KZbin..

[@realblummusic]

Leos Lists are the Best Lists.

[@jai7851]

Hey Leo how bout a video of Manifesting / Law of Attraction Part Two? I know you did a short one when you were first starting out but I'm guessing there's way more to add on now.

[@manikmydus3342]

Leo will live forever. Blessings 🙏🏻

[@Lazurath101]

We all will :)

[@allenkvextreme]

After watching a few of Leo's recent videos and this current video, i realized that underneeth all the high end wisdom that this man has to offer, leo is a hard leftist

[@shitmandood]

He'll grow out of it. You watch.

[@FondationMAGister]

"Cult Psychology" really is understanding psychology through cults activites and that's why it's cool for me 😎

[@danynata9337]

Yes exactly

[@minartistree]

1:09:35 So you're saying at the highest level of consciousness you'll ignore your perceptions and what? Stop caring about the world's problems? Believing it's just a dream sounds a lot like what was described as bad about cults -> separation from reality and grounded perceptions.

[@GMRaZor47]

Leo needs to emphasize Love more :) Deeper topics tend to get quite depressing....

[@achalseth4340]

thanks for spreading awareness!

[@alexanderulv3886]

Super underrated teaching!

[@cryptoshaman888]

I was literally thinking when are gonna post the part 2 half an hour ago! Crazy!

[@Pieter_Lion]

Hey Leo! You should do a podcast with Joe Rogan and talk about spirituality and self actualisation, that would be awesome!

[@belindalee6349]

Joe Rogan made fun of Leo in one of his pod casts

[@evigrefleksjon]

I would say this is what we really need to discuss when we talk about how society has problems and to solve that you really need to know about this and be neutral is so hard for people. But we need to see others side and this is something that should be teach and learned more. too understand something is also to see the solution that will make it even greater and better.

[@kennyparker5847]

Thanks 😊 man let's MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[@giantcarlo1785]

Beautiful ending, Leo 🙏

[@petraalt57]

Yesterday i looked at the moon and the Earth felt cold After i looked at the red moon I thought about how many people used to celebrate a Eclipse especially a blood moon and all of a sudden I fellt such deep deep gratitude towards all the planets that sustain the beauty of this life. I realized that my cold breath thst came out of me was one with the coldness of the moon ! But then i looked around and i saw peoples blinds were drawn down and people were watching TV !!!!!!!!!

[@FitOutsideTheBox]

45:30 fascinating AF point on diversification! Good little tangent lol.

[@angelajohnson4360]

I have watched mamy of Leo's videos. He is really awesome, very intellectual. I guess what I have come " know" or not "know" anymore is I just take with me what resonates and leave what doesn't. I took some shrooms to work toward pulling me out of suppression. They took me to the deepest form of sorrow I have ever felt. I could have just laid with it, but I didn't, it was that painful so I hit the red wine. My spiritual awakening left me solo, meaning my family isn't together anymore. Nor do I have any "real life" friends who can grasp any of this. There was a point when I was so excited to be awake that a simple thought could bring in a phone call or cause me to run into a particular person I had thought of. My friend practices long distance reiki on me and said my crown chakra is too big. My ego likes this but then I remember Christ saying we should be equally yoked, I think that must be what he was referring to. Being a half ass Pentacostal nearly killed me. Ultimately, I am seeking healing. And I sit here causally smoking my Native American cigarette wondering "Is it the belief that these are not healthy for me" or is smoking not a good thing? No need for an answer. I do not think I have accepted myself entirely or I would not feel my solar plexus expand and contract so often. - in the belly of a whale. How do I get out? Who are some spiritual teachers who are funny. I would like to laugh again...

[@ActualizedOrg]

See video: Understanding Ego Backlash. No spiritual teacher is gonna do this work for you. Awaking up is challanging, but also worth it.

[@angelajohnson4360]

@@ActualizedOrg I truly understand I have to do the work. The whole thing that brought this beginning awakening phase for me was seeking help for my nephew ( who grew up with Pentecostal faith) His depression calls him to die) We both are empaths. Are all awakened people not empaths? My love for him made me step out of the western medicine trap and open Pandoras box. Even though, I was in the same boat. I've been studying quantum healing lately. I like to play with energy. I do know if one does not change their mind set that they will be back in the same rabbit hole with illness of their vessel. I do believe western medicine has it's place but we have the ability to heal most disEASE in our own body. I studied every cultures way to heal holistically. Even though I was also swam in sorrow most, if not all my life. It took my love for him to shake me. My visions are awesome, picture perfect. Without drugs.. However, I'm still upset about my family being apart. It caused the backslide. I still grieve. It's been a year. That was all I wanted in life..my family. I hear let go, let go..I would like too.

[@shitmandood]

None of this makes any sense. The only part that seems to be a catalyst to your problems were: you took shrooms. If taking shrooms means you destroy everything around you in order to take a chance you might "awaken", it's ridiculous & doesn't make even a lick of sense! This is all I'm seeing with shroom takers. It's a survival structure & relationship destroying substance. Further, nobody is going to understand what you're talking about. Playing with energy, distance Reiki. Really? This is all Cult Shit very much like the satsang or viewing photos of people to spot entities, claimed to be cult techniques for one of the Internet groups that we've discussed already in the comments section that I will not name. When I hear or read this type of lingo what comes to mind is: Psychosis. A reality break. It's incredibly dangerous.

[@angelajohnson4360]

@@shitmandood , shrooms break inflammation in the body. Which is a source of disease. My nephews brain does not absorb serotonin. Why? Inflammation. Shrooms are a wonderful catalyst for artists with the visuals they come back with. Just because you are against something, does not make it wrong for others. I appreciate Jim Morrison was a drug addict. His music would have sucked. I can and do play with energy. Reiki healing is transfer of energy Think of the blood in your body which is made of metals - iron just one. What is it you think runs up your chakras to reach enlightenment? A fart in the wind?

[@shitmandood]

@@angelajohnson4360 That's exactly what it is. Where is the double blind study that someone can tell what the hell a chakra is or a "Reiki transmission" from ordinary nothing? Do you have any idea how ridiculous that sounds? Such a study would be random, like trying to guess which card is going to be flipped up in a shuffled deck. And wrong on Jim Morrison. If he didn't die young, we may have had more great albums to listen to. It isn't the drugs that create! Why not the Stones or David Bowie? Fortunately, they survived, _reformed_, and continued producing great shit! This whole pro-drug culture movement just shows you how ass-backwards you've gotten it. There are even studies now linking marijuana with mental illness. That Reefer Madness movie, once a joke, now looks like it's becoming prophetic. All I see is a woman that is on a race to the bottom. Risking it all, with possible suicide or drug overdose paths...to what purpose? Happiness? So the solution is to go to the bottom of life to find it? /end transmission

[@jacobyjackson253]

Last minute of this episode: "All you've got is this one life" Radical implications of oneness episode: You will experience/have experienced EVERY possible life, position, perception etc. that consciousness can produce, and it's infinite. That heavily implies reincarnation. So which is it??? What am I missing?

[@slumbeesaturn9861]

Jacoby Jackson Exactly! This question has been driving me mad for years

[@ActualizedOrg]

From the POV of THIS life, you've only got one. From the POV of God, you've got infinite lives and nothing matters.

[@jacobyjackson253]

Actualized.org ok cool thx 👌

[@stargazegunshady3051]

@@ActualizedOrg from the eyes of God though technically nothing has any real existencial meaning, That doesn't mean that we stop caring, having empathy or love does others right? Meaninglessness does not cancel consequence and care for others, personal responsibility life goals health and the environment and animals right? It's like meanwhile I have an understanding and small but budding awareness that all of just God and God is just infinate concuousness/reality. I just want to be sure that things don't go down the Zen devil road.

[@bluntic4327]

Invaluable information!!

[@DamionBlack666]

Hearing the story about your dad and him calling the car rocks reminds when I was studying Comptuer science everyone hated macs. I joined the herd for a while. Calling them fancy paper weights. Then I finally started using. Macs for a job. I instally fell in love with the Mac Os. Now I own a Mac and would like to use only macs. Point being first hand experience is king. Thanks again Leo!

[@ActualizedOrg]

A real man never uses Mac ;)

[@shitmandood]

I use both Mac and Windows. OS X (like Mojave) is interesting, but its newness has sort of worn out on me after 10 years of use. The look & the feel hasn't changed. When Windows 10 came out, it felt like a breath of fresh air. Since it was free, I upgraded all my pirated PCs to it & haven't had any issues. I still have a lot of things I use on my Mac, so I can't get rid of it though. If my MBP died, I'd have to get another one. I just wouldn't want to spend a lot of cash on it if I can help it.

[@DamionBlack666]

I've been programming since I was 13. I was poor and had to build my computers from spar parts. I was stuck on windows while others were on windows 7. Later I got better machines and just used Linux for a while. No doubt windows has some great programs but to me Mac Os is a clean user friendly version of Linux. In the audio industry (which I am going to school to be a sound designer). Macs are usually the standard. I use logic pro x on a daily basis and so far it is the best daw I've ever used. If I need to use windows I can just boot my Mac to a windows image with bootcamp. I don't play games. The Adobe suite works well on mine. At my job we use Mac Pros and most of my job is doing back end web programming which I have no trouble doing on the machines. The terminal is great. Honestly most of this is abritary cause all I care about is making art and I am forever grateful for the imignatiom machines we call computers.

[@vaydust]

Hey Leo, you mentionned the "end of the world" scenario of stage green as being climate change. I think a lot of science backs this up unfortunately. Could you make a video on this and what we can do to avoid ending life on Earth within a century?

[@ActualizedOrg]

Do what the scientists say.

[@hibobby3425]

I got weird experiences with my ego. It disconnects randomly sometimes. A while ago when I was going out for a walk with my keys in my left hand. It felt like somebody else was holding the keys for me. Not the "I". Very strange.

[@sandy4923]

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion" - Alexander the great

[@spiritualmonkey3858]

Another great insight thanks Leo.

[@brothajack1993]

one of the few actualized.org videos I DO agree with, despite the wishhwashyness of Leo. Leo here is doubting himself in a subtle manner. I Think now that its 2 years later, he probably knows himself good and if he were to re-record this it would come across EVEN MORE convincing, Regardless, good job Leo!

[@professional.commentator]

I've thought about this too. That pretty much everything in this world is a cult. Though philosophy, epistemology and science are barely cults, they still have cult-like elements to them.

[@willmarin2810]

masterful as always, ty leo

[@Rizer911]

That last 15 minutes really feels like a test to see how dogmatic people are going to be with Leo’s teachings. Interesting series.

[@DaPhreshestKidd]

Holy shit Leo Gura, you are one talented man!

[@PauloSilva-kt2nd]

Very interesting, but we enter the field of classification and fragmentation of reality. Who is sufficiently aware does not become a victim of cults

[@christoshtz]

Could you please make a video regarding "How to resist temptation" or how to cultivate intentness? Thank you

[@simonturner7878]

Great video, very informative

[@tonytavano4795]

Hey Leo ! Are you familiar with Robert Greene's work.

[@ActualizedOrg]

Yes

[@SsingAhh]

Thank you so much Leo

[@mgriff0309]

This one is Hall of Fame, excellent job Leo.

[@MikeJones-jt5kl]

I caught myself attacking the Bible and arguing with the Bible beaters, which that name itself is a demonization term. I realized I should concentrate on my experience and madness is trying to control and manipulate other experiences. Easier said than done as Ego is a pro and always looking for ways to fuk your shit up. But Ego has a job so can’t blame it - the problem is the manager and how they manage their experience. Nice video Big L. Another note. Did my Peru retreat. Amazing experience but still trying to process it. Might take multiple weeks to process. 👊🏽

[@noorsihaabdulrahman5202]

"Look inside of yourself ... and your thinking pattern" "I often think of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) saying: “Whosoever knows himself knows his Lord.” Self-reflection is essential for spiritual growth because: “Reflection is the lamp of the heart. If it departs, the heart will have no light.” (Abd Allah ibn Alawi Attas).

[@LittleRain681]

I have only just come across your work Leo, that is because sitting in front of a screen is my least favourite thing to do, research is mainly personal for me and I was really glad to come across you... I am always getting into trouble because of my independent thought and how this goes against the herd mentality, I ask too many questions that disturbs the status quo of group psychologies. The us v them is so damaging and stunts growth. The language is created so that only those inside the group can understands, which creates more separation and division even between families... I keep on wondering why I would put myself in the position of being inside a cult like grouping, what have I learnt? Nobody wants to admit they have been involved in a cult like programming but my power is not to deny a thing. You also know your in a cult when you decide to leave and life gets a little dangerous. You are followed, targeted and your very truth gas lighted from you, you are bombarded with fear that does not even belong to you and that self-righteousness is a yukky projection, but I refuse to be a victim... Anyhow. Thanks Leo, I need things real to cut through the crap.

[@danynata9337]

Any books on group identity suggested? I'm interested in delving deeper into the topic, because from this video I've got a sense of how relevant this is

[@brandonmoody7977]

Thanks for this one bro.

[@jJust_NO_]

This is very informative Leo. Thank you. I just want to share my 'insight' on why lower based frequency emotions are very effective manipulation tool is because there are 'entities' that feed off of those negativity. Those were created by us in the first place: we converted our energies into negative thought patterns that will create negative emotions, thus the existence of those, (the shadow). Hence the term, it remains in our 'field'. I was in meditative state for two consecutive days. I was extremely peaceful, mind was silent effortlessly and my metabolism and heart rate was slow, yet I was extremely aware and alert. It was pure perception. Then due to untoward circumstances, the momentum was lost. I experienced massive headache and backache as well as depletion of energies afterwards. Then I realized it was a backlash. I observed and intuit that during those meditative state, I was starving off my shadow of lower frequency energy, and when it found an opening in my area of thinking, it came in aggresively. The term spiritual integration therefore is nonsensical. How can you convert negative into positive? It doesn't. It would only cease to exist when it no longer has a supply of the same energy.

[@jJust_NO_]

@@drivingbro that term, vipassana lol what a coincidence. I just happened to encounter that word today. It was a samadhi for me and not just merely meditation? Everything was too slow. Really slow lol. It was fascinating because the moment I would intentionally close my eyes to meditate, disturbance would occur somewhere out of nowhere. It was like there was a force trying to hinder my state. What is your direct experience? I want factual and practical information not theoretical.

[@jJust_NO_]

@@drivingbro thanks. But this is what I realized in this journey. It should be done spontaneously. The moment I prepare for it, intellectualize and analyze, nothing happens. I observed intellectual approach only bar my supposed success on experiencing. The inquisitive mind is difficult to transcend when I practice it constantly through researching hehe. I realized, experience first (conflict or disturbance) happens then insight or knowledge follows afterwards.

[@_TZEOL]

@@jJust_NO_ Hi, yes, Vipassana meditation teaches you to observe this process of self-replication found within forces within your mind-body (this applies to both positive and negative!), due to the default state of the mind which is to react to mind-body phenomena. It is precisely this reaction (craving/aversion, in Pali it is Sankhara, a term commonly found in eastern religious texts and teachings about spirituality) that further replicates whatever was the object of reaction. As Leo said, too much good will become bad in the long run, and will eventually lead to suffering. I do recommend you doing a 10-day Vipassana sitting. It was an eye-opening experience for me and it from my perspective it is designed so that you reach this deep meditative state you described in your original post, for as long as possible, but also easing the inevitable return into your 'default' state of being that you came into the retreat with. Do be careful though, as there are certain dogmatic and ideological cult dynamics, especially in the discussions that happen in the evenings of each day of the retreat. (I was thinking about Vipassana as Leo was talking about the subcomponents of cults.) It is not a true cult however, though it has the potential to become one. Either way, the technique, as taught by S. N. Goenka, truly does bring benefit into one's life.

[@_TZEOL]

​@@jJust_NO_ Also, regarding the insight that direct experience is the originating point of all knowledge is very true, and I can attest that Vipassana meditation is in line with this - it encourages you to observe your mind-body without meddling, effectively reaching the deepest part of your most immediate moment-to-moment experience, no matter what it is that is being experienced.

[@cocoyoung8591]

The spark of my interest.

[@harmonyloveinfinity]

Thank you Leo 🙏

[@stefanstef2036]

Thank you very much Leo :) .

[@dbrenes07]

listening to the first 30 mins... Leo's describing doctors vs nurses in my hospital (hahaha)

[@RosePalaceTTKE]

There has never been hope, got it.

[@brothajack1993]

Life is a dream part 2?

[@MustafaAl-Gaberey]

Agree!

[@lolfunny546]

OMG yes

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

+brothajack 1993 Why? I remember that video being satisfactory on its own. The videos are not supposed to be ice cream for your mind. You just want another bowl of ice cream and then another bowl and then another fucking bowl? Describing the tricks, traps, appearances, nuances of an auto-morphing illusion of infinite experience could, of course, go on forever, and you want to encourage that? You people that just want to be overjoyed, mouth gaping, ooohing and ahhing viewers/subscribers of these videos, make me shake my head (to put it gently).

[@brothajack1993]

@@ClearOutSamskaras Obviously we all love licking it

[@SSladfingers]

@@LoveUnityUnderGod a bitch ass meme

[@johnconnor3829]

I can tell Leo studied Dianetics, some of the phrases like "survival dynamics" is right out of Scientology literature.

[@sarahsarah786]

Your amazing Leo!

[@SPS2684]

Leo said "you need to put 1000 hours to this"..thats what cult leader would say :D Leo I appreciate your work :)

[@brothajack1993]

Amazing content. Greatful I get this all for free at no cost. You over deliver. Nofap video please.

[@sasykins3359]

brothajack1993 I sometimes get blue ball😢

[@slytrey268]

You meant to to drop in a little contribution you..,,,

[@petzzz5900]

Watch his EGO backlash video , he talks about Nofap

[@Pablo-pd2gr]

Thank you!