abrakamowse
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abrakamowse replied to Arman's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
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abrakamowse replied to Will Bigger's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
I love this forum -
abrakamowse replied to Arman's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
I try to not go too far from what I consider "reality"... and little by little I began to explore new ideas. I think basically we are God, we are seeing through the eyes of God, or God is seeing through us. We develop an idea of something separated and that creates the illusion that we are a little spot in the universe, when in fact the universe is us. Confusing, right? -
abrakamowse replied to Leo Gura's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
@Leo Gura Thanks, I think this is the reason why I needed to read this thread. I got my first customer who appreciates art (I am a comic artist) and he even paid me before I did nothing Lol... Thanks for your advises! It's beginning to give good fruit. Matthew 7:16 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?" -
abrakamowse replied to JKG's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Maybe this can be of help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure–ground_(perception) Figure–ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping which is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision. In Gestalt psychology it is known as identifying a figure from the background. For example, you see words on a printed paper as the "figure" and the white sheet as the "background". -
This is interesting, I found it looking about the different kinds of logic:
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On a second thought, there's logic on the path to enlightenment. If you meditate you will be free from your thoughts. Buddhism says = Meditate and be free. If you do this you get this result. That's logic too...
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I don't reject everything he says, but I know logic is a belief too. I am trying to be free from beliefs. So...
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That made me really happy, because I am arriving to that conclusion. Do you think Leo that's similar to Socrates quote "I know that I know nothing" ?
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abrakamowse replied to Progress's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
And then you will have "The Revenge of the Dark Knight of the Soul" -
abrakamowse replied to Progress's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
I thought it was Batman, that was my confusion. -
abrakamowse replied to Who Knows's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
What's a thought? Everything is thoughts... -
He makes me feel that when he says "Logic" he is in fact trying to say "reality"...
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abrakamowse replied to Who Knows's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
It's like the story of the glass with half of it filled with water. You can choose to see it like half empty or half full. You choose. I think the idea of the game is to see that you have power really over your way to see reality. The reality "out there" we don't know, we have no idea how it is. We can only see our reality. Right now I am writing answering your question, when in fact, I am answering my interpretations of what you have written, I would never know your reality. It's not possible. We don't know nothing. -
abrakamowse replied to Progress's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
"The Dark Knight of the Soul"? -
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John, I know is confusing. Everything can be seen from different perspectives. What I mean with that is that once you realize there's no life purpose, you are free of "desiring"... and you will find that whatever you are doing is your life purpose... you don't like it? You can change it. It's not something fixed that you cannot adapt or change. What is the thing that you enjoy most doing? Do that... if there's no life purpose you can fail and try another thing. If you think "that's my life purpose" if you fail, you will feel like you failed at that thing that it was your life purpose, so you are a failure, what are you going to do? You have to search for a different life purpose? I knew that we create our life purpose walking the path, but even knowing it deep inside me, I wasn't convinced. So I continue searching (I liked to draw, make comics, etc) but I got a job as a graphic designer because it was more "secure". And I ended being a designer and all my projects about comics got stuck and I couldn't do them for lack of time and motivation. And now, like 20 years later I began to follow more my instinct (let's say that) doing meditation, trying to quiet my mind I continue drawing and drawing and showing my work on internet, and now... work for doing illustrations is coming to me. True, something happened that when I decide to draw just for the sake of drawing, not because it was a goal, or something I have to attain. My art began to improve and people noticed it and I got a call to make some designs for a video game, and now I am doing also illustration for a custom set of cards. What you are looking for is stoping you of finding it. (The same thing that happens to us with enlightenment.) If you search for it, it's because you don't have it. So you will never find it, because that will become your reality. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/254924
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abrakamowse replied to Egoisego's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
What is false is the idea of "I" or "me"... that's what the ego does, it creates and idea of identification with the thoughts. So doing that it "blocks" the flow with everything that is, we want to make it "our" way... we want this the way "I" like it... that brings karma and suffering. what we have to stop is identification with anything, that brings liberation and free flow with reality. -
Richard, glad to know that!!! Awesome!!! When you post something about your journey, let us know!!! I want to read about your journey!! Cool!!! :-)
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My greatest fear is to lose my identity. I am going very slowly in the path because of that fear. Edit: I didn't see my early post, well... that confirm that this is my greatest fear. :-P
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abrakamowse replied to Natasha's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
A woman get cheated by her husband. Devastated, she doesn't know how to continue to live her life. She heard that there's a very wise monk who lives up in a mountain, and decide to go there to consult him. After few days of traveling, walking, climbing, she reach the top and meet the wise monk. "I have spent my whole life with him, my youth was dedicated to support him, take care of him. And now he left me with a young women. My life is stolen, and I'm left with nothing. I don't know what to do". The monk gives her a cookie and asks her to eat it. After she finishes eating, he ask: "Is the cookie delicious?" "Yes"- she answer. "Do you want another one?" "Sure, please". The monk look her in the eyes and said "Do you see the problem now?" The woman thinks for a while, and then slowly speak. "I guess human nature is greedy. You got one, then you want more, maybe a new one, bigger one. It's never enough. And nothing lasts forever, anything is impermanence. We should be aware and not disappointed for that". The monk shake his head "No, I mean you are too fat, you should eat less." -
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I am thinking in closing my self actualization journal. There's no point to it, the journal is all about me, keeps reinforcing the idea of myself, me, I... etc... There's still an I and that idea needs to go... I will still check for interesting topics and participate but my journal will be closed. Thanks for those who read and helped me in this pathless path.