By too much knowledge they bring it about that they know nothing.

A quote by Terence.

In this episode I'm going to show you an extremely powerful technique for how to derive deep

existential truths about reality for yourself and also psychological truths as well not just existential ones.

And this is contemplation by using a journal.

It's a simple technique and I'll share it with you in a minute, but let me just

underscore the importance in this work of seeking the truth for yourself, not through books, not through videos, not through belief systems or ideologies, and not even through my own teachings, but for yourself.

And this is something that I've been saying really for years now,

from the very beginning, honestly, I'm tired of saying it at this point.

And that is what I've been saying is that

you have to seek the truth in your direct experience and not just take my word

for it and not to believe me.

Beliefs and ideology is the biggest trap

in all of this self actualization business.

And really, if I was doing the greatest service to you, I would begin and end every single episode with a disclaimer.

All of my videos, all 300 or so videos that I have,

each one of them would have a disclaimer at the beginning

and at the end, which would tell you

that nothing that I say in these videos is actually true.

All of it is just beliefs. It's all just mental masturbation in theory. It means

absolutely nothing for you unless you are able to go and to discover, rediscover these truths

in your own direct experience and that you are at a great risk of falling

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