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Got you, thanks!

So, enlightenment is an experience too?

What's your definition of direct experience? Because buddhist and hinduism say that direct experience is the only way to see "truth" or "what is". But I heard also that enlightenment is a non-experience. How can I have an experience of a non-experience? Is that possible?

@Aakash @zeroISinfinity In my perspective all cartoons are real. I am living inside of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

That's the metaphor for the "general audience" That's where the real fun begins

"Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain. But you feel it. You've felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is but it's there, like a splinter in your mind driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you here." "The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us, even now in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. What truth? "That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." "Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?" "Your appearance now is what we call 'residual self-image.' It is the mental projection of your digital self. Is this real? What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, taste and see ... then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain. This is the world that you know." As long we are plugged into the Matrix, we can never be free. The Matrix is an [illusion], Neo. That illusion is our enemy. When you're aware, what do you see? The minds of business men, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. But until they become aware, these people are still a part of that illusion, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged from the Matrix. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the illusion that they will fight to protect it."

After the plot twist we need to throw a monkey wrench! Like maybe, he wants to become president or something like that. Now he knows he is everything, he wants to dominate the world! The Ego is backslashing badly on him!!!!

@Aakash ???

@Aakash You can find it free in archive.org. It seems that Culadasa has put the book in "open source" that's free to read. I think he is a real master who wants his teachings to be read for everyone. Not all the masters do that. Here you have the link to the book. https://archive.org/details/TheMindIlluminatedByCuladasaJohnYatesPh.D.MatthewImmergutJeremyGraves2017

Happens all the time Lol... I do that too.

How would you write it better? The problem is that English is my second language Lol...

I understand all what you are saying. It happened to me too. Probably in my case it wasn't so bad as in other cases that's why I could overcome it. I know. In my case the pills were helpful to me. It helped me to "heal" the neurotransmitters and think better and finally get well. I am still taking medication. But, only medication doesn't assure that you can be cured too. The doctors are very clear that the pills help you to recover and then you have to try to think differently of the situation, they teach you how to cope with stressful situations because otherwise you will go again into schizophrenia or psychosis. What happens with those cases that are extreme, as you mentioned (where I was there was some cases that they had to be in a special area because they were violent) is that they changed the structure of the brain because of their thinking. That's harder to overcome. I am not saying that only with meditation they will get cured. The pills and the treatments can help them to leave that place of wrong thinking. But the center point of this is that in my opinion, it all begins with our thoughts and our perception of reality. That "thinking" can go really out of hand at some moments or persons and really they are in a very difficult place to overcome that schizoid thoughts. When you continue thinking that you are the thinker, is hard to control thoughts that go out of control. I am not sure if I was clear to express my point Lol... This thread is becoming very valuable, really. Thanks all for sharing your POVs.

@Manjushri watch this! Very valuable to the question you are doing.

@SerpaeTetra It has been proved that the way a person thinks ends changing his "biological brain", so which one is first, the egg (the way we think) or the chicken (the brain)?

It helped me to cure my depression and some psychotic episodes I had. Literally I was crazy during parts of the day and all was because my ego couldn't handle the truth. It happened to me after I had a strong epiphany. I know we are not all equal, if the schizophrenic doesn't understand or doesn't want to accept that he is not the thinker, that is hard to overcome.

Leo, the part that we are looking to the world from my eyes, and you from your eyes, etc... confuses me. I have the idea that if I am everything I should be experiencing all that others are experiencing. If I think is all me, and no one exists it takes me to solipsism that I don't think is true. What's the best way to explain why that happens?

Objectivity is just an idea, we think there's an objective world "out there"... but is an illusion.

@Esoteric I always search there, Gutenberg library is also a great site. They search for books that are free or that are already in public domain, they have movies too I think, all in public domain. So it is safe to download anything from there. https://archive.org/ I always search for old books that I need because they can have it for sure, if it is older than 70 years (I am not sure but is close to that) they become "public domain". No one owns the rights and anyone can share them. There's another one called Project Gutenberg , very cool too... not as extensive as archive.org , more focused on books, but is great too. https://www.gutenberg.org/

Thanks @Key Elements I will do that! :-)

If I am awareness and I am everything, why am I seeing the world through this eyes and my consciousness feels like is inside my body. How am I not separated if I am inside this bag of skin?

I found the book free at archive.org It must be in public domain. Cool. I'm reading it.

@Esoteric Thanks. I'm going to watch the video. Seems good stuff ...

@Esoteric What's the name of the book?