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Understanding which disciples left Him and which 12 remained in spite of this hard saying of Jesus, depends on which of the spirits is being followed, and whether a disciple loves Jesus or merely knows about Him.

Ah, but this hits the nail on the head! And one might note that those who left him were those who thought he spoke of cannibalism - the actual flesh and actual blood - It is those who stayed that heard the solution to the riddle, from Yeshua's own mouth, that he was speaking of spirit, and that the flesh counted for nothing...

Good Post.

It is those who stayed that heard the solution to the riddle, from Yeshua's own mouth, that he was speaking of spirit, and that the flesh counted for nothing...

You have the chronology wrong. They heard your "solution to the riddle," then they abandoned Jesus.

The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”
From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

Your interpretation of John 6 also contradicts St. Paul.

So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep [i.e., died]