Awareness Alone Is Curative - How To Auto-Correct Unwanted Behaviors

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[AaronDoughty]

This reminds me of a definition that changed my perspective of this idea. The idea is that a habit is something we don't know we are doing. Its on autopilot. The moment awareness is brought in and we become aware that we are doing it, it is no longer a habit, it is a choice. This is when we can decide to choose something new and create a new paradigm. Great vid Leo.

[adamgenova]

This may actually be the most important video I'll ever see...

[JasmineAmaa]

There is something so therapeutic about your videos. I always feel so much lighter and i seem to develop a sense of serenity after watching u. Xo

[travisbusch]

Leo this video literally saved my life. Two years ago I was on the brink of suicide. Nothing seemed to helped and I had given up. Then I came across this video and something about it inspired me. Skipping to today and I am still practicing awareness, now very intensely. This video changed the trajectory of my life and I could not be more grateful.

[idan]

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

Albert Einstein.

[johnnybooth]

This reminds me of something Eckhart Tolle said: When you recognize the unconsciousness in you, that is in fact consciousness itself arising.

[Hhyyghíkttwwqwf]

Awareness is essentially what you actually are. Everything else which you feel you are is in constant motion and change. When we are in our true self (awareness) it helps to keep in check what is being performed by I (ego)

[haripatel]

Haha Leo I remember when I started to watch your videos couple years back I thought "wow these videos are long", now its getting to the point where I am like "Damn these videos are to short". Thanks Guru x

[teesujith]

For several years I was a religious person trying to overcome my sinful nature with the help of the holy spirit. They used to tell me that the spirit is always at war with the flesh. And that the holy spirit would give me the strength to overcome the flesh. My life was filled with guilt, self-hatred and low self-esteem.

I have been meditating every day for almost two years now. Finally, I am beginning to understand how my beliefs were driving me into neurosis, and making my life so miserable. Thank you Leo for all your videos.

[Sumfatkidd]

if you are unhappy just think i dont mind being unhappy let me be unhappy and what you will find is that when you dont mind being unhappy it is hard to be unhappy for much longer

[ayy]

A physical way to describe this could be when you are aware of something, you weaken the brain circuits to do with it. This is because they are no longer constantly firing on autopilot and strengthening in a cycle (neuroplasticity) so wither away more.

The automatic circuits weaken so much over time that the momentum of the thing fades greatly, and no longer has the power to take you over.

[dominicjohnson]

I love the bit @17.15 "Are you aware right now". Simply saying that makes you focus your attention instantly. I'm going to use it as a mantra. Keep up the good work Leo

[Robbie-llge]

Watched this video many years ago. Not sure why but I felt called to come back and say this. But I made a mistake with it. If you’re dealing with things like trauma, bodily pain and strong emotions, make sure you learn techniques to resolve these things. “Awareness alone is curative” is a sound principle, but applied without the right resources, you can retraumatise yourself over and over. Your whole life can become about the pain and it won’t just go away. I feel your awareness of pain can even become a form of avoidance, avoidance of doing the work to resolve it. Stay strong my beautiful people. Have a good day.

[PozzoCiao]

This is single handedly the most life changing stuff I ever heard in my life. I've been into self-improvements for years, and discipline has always been a huge pillar. I knew that it was possible somehow to frame it differently so it would become effortless. And here it is. The key.
And thanks to this video I finally got a deeper idea of the power of awareness. Just a bit more. It is almost EVERYTHING.
This is the feeling I'm getting... with a high level of awareness... life becomes easy. That is it. Easy. All the problems you have, all the dreams. They all become easy. The rate of progress becomes so high that it's hard to track. Oh my god I can't wait!

[DevoidMoon]

I absolutely love your videos Leo. You talk about things no one else talks about, and your videos and insights have definitely had a huge impact on my life. Just want to say thank you for sharing these videos with the world, you're super!

[michaelchoate]

This video is ABSOLUTELY TRUE! I've been doing self-help for a year. And while it did help in certain areas, I always seemed to regress back to the mean. And when that would happen, I'd become depressed and have intense feelings hopelessness, like all the work and theories I put in are for naught and that I just suck. So I found Leo a week ago, I've been practicing meditation and increasing my awareness bit by bit. I've seen more personal gains in a week than I have in a year! I'm drinking alcohol far less, my depression is gone, my anxiety is starting to dissipate, I'm calmer, and my memory is so much sharper, I can recall minute details from a few days ago. I used to be on edge sitting at home, my mind constantly wandering and wanting to be stimulated by people, alcohol, video games, bars, etc. Now, I'm happy as can be sitting alone by myself. Thanks Leo for helping me understand the power of the mind, and that I can gain control over it! God bless, you may have helped me save my life.

[atic]

I remember the quote "You see, but you don't observe"

Thanks.

[aliwashington]

So so so true, so so so important. Thank you for this. Gives rise to the fact that we do naturally tend towards that which is life generating, because in order to hurt ourselves, we have to numb out. There is no way to continue to kill ourselves while being awake. Love you! <3

[sushilpednekar]

Awareness alone is curative, one of most helpful video I've ever seen.

[davidhuntsinger]

Leo, your best video yet, and I love them all.

Completely revolutionizing my perspective already. AWARENESS without judgment. I even realize that where I have made progress in correcting neurotic behavior, THIS principle has been applied.
An old-fashioned way of saying this is "be honest with yourself." The difficult part is the WITHOUT JUDGMENT component - but it is vital. Absolutely love the analogy with the naturalist studying bird behavior.

All I can say is THANK YOU. Keep up your important work, sir!