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Correct. It's all your creation even when you are not conscious. If you focus on awareness that won't happen anymore. I had some similar experience too. I was in a mental hospital and I understood that everything happened to me it was because I was more focused on my head than in the "outside" world. I began to do mindful meditation an be more aware of what's really happening without labeling or overthinking and I am much more balanced than ever before. Don't believe in what your mind tells you, you are not your mind and the thoughts are not yours either. You only are aware of the thoughts appearing, let them go... they will pass.

I would like to add that GOD = ABSOLUTE too If we understand GOD as WHAT IS, AS "THAT"... not as the idea created by the ego in our minds. Remember in the bible it says: "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below." The image that he is talking about is not only about material images, it is also a mental image. Don try to understand GOD because mind cannot grasp it.

We are not making fun of him. I think he is here in the forum for a reason. I was deluded because of the teachings of the Church, so I am seeing me in him. I would like to had someone to explain me all this before, maybe that's why I try to tell them my experience. But I am not imposing it to him. If you think we are making fun of him Bill, that's your interpretation. It's not really the case. Nothing fun on our comments really.

@zeroISinfinity @Soul-lover 2020 still has to realize that Jesus talked in metaphors and he did it also from the POV of being GOD and of being HUMAN. That's why sometimes what he said seems to not make sense, so the so called "scholars" created all this thing called "theology" where they try to make sense of all what he said. For example, Jesus said "it is necessary for me to go there and suffer". So the scholars said "Ooooohhhh... he has to go there and suffer so he will carry all our sins on him and we will be forgiven, just that simple"... and from that is where the salvation prayer or the sinner prayer appeared. You only have to say "I confess Jesus is the saviour" and VOILAAAAA!!! YOU ARE SAVED!!! LORD!!! HALLLELUJAAAAH!!! OMG!!!

@Bufo Alvarius the only way to "understand" that is to experience it. And when you experience it, you will have problem explaining what you experienced to others, because there's no words to explain that. The best thing is to meditate and get ready so that event (that is a non-event) happens. The mind won't understand because the mind is used to divide everything. If it is black, it can't be white, if it is red, it can't be green. If you are sad you can't be happy. In awareness is everything at the same time, everything just IS the way it is and you will perceive paradoxes and things the mind won't get and that you can not communicate. Don't try to do it with the mind, the mind can take you to weird places. Awareness has to be your guide... that in fact is YOU. You are your guide. And you are not your thoughts or the mind.

True. My favorite quote from him is in my signature. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. John 14:20

That's exactly what I was pointing at here!!! We don't have to label people. And not try to impose our views on others. Just share what we know and sometimes it can be helpful for others, maybe something that others share are helpful for me/us. But if we keep trying to be right we won't be open minded at all!!! At least that's what I see... In my humble opinion.

I think that is the case. It recalls me of Jesus, when he came all the experts where the pharisees and they were the ones that wanted him dead. Crazy... And most of the prophets and people who were more enlightened were from outside of the "Church" like Elijah, he couldn't even enter at the Temple, because they didn't allow him to do that. John the Baptist also baptized in a lake far away and he lived in the desert.

hehehe... I am an heretic

Completely true, you are so right about that. Awesome, life is so a big paradox. Love it! Lol

That's because GOD is having a colonoscopy?

I had an epiphany that it was crazy and it happened out of nowhere. I was going to work, not doing meditation, nothing... totally out of anything religious. That made me go to Christian Churches, then I realized that something wasn't quite right. And now I am here. Leo helped me to focus on REALITY. Then I realized that was the same as idea as what GOD is in reality, not what the Church says. Long story, someday I will post it on my personal diary here in the forum.

@Shin It took me like 30 years Lol

Lol

@Inliytened1 Exactly! Some people I think become too attached to words and project all their ideas so when you say GOD they label you a religious or someone who is not talking about the truth. Like if using that word automatically makes you a bible thumper or whatever they might think.

That happens with my wife, I can't talk about spirituality with her anymore.

God punishes us because he loves us ?

@Natasha something like this space

Or you can torture him/her until he/she loves you back Lol

Lol... no... is not just reading. It's meditation exercises. Let me show you one page... It explains very well a lot of patterns of thoughts that prevent us to see truth, it's really helpful. For example, it explained me something that I didn't understand and I know is true now because it happens to me. They say that to get concentration you need to be relaxed. The opposite of what we think normally. In other methods they tell you that you have to focus on a object, like the tip of your nose or the light of a candle. And focus on that, but thoughts keep appearing so you have to go back to focus again on that object. They say that is better to relax and let thoughts do whatever they do, just relax more and more and notice the thoughts These are exercises to be prepared to meditate better, they call them Asanas. I think it has helpful things, is not only reading without practicing. It's a book for doing the practices and meditate!!! :-)

They say Kriya Yoga is super effective, I will begin to practice it today. :-P I am reading and I will begin to do the practices from this book https://www.holybooks.com/a-systematic-course-in-the-ancient-tantric-techniques-of-yoga-and-kriya/ It has 970 pages, so it must be good!!! Lol I let you know how it goes!

We unicorns are very strong! Lol

That's a shocker for me. Reality is hitting me hard. Not sure if I will ever recover from understanding this. I'm going to cry. ?

Hahaha

hahaha... Omg. Flame wars suck. We need to meditate more and to be free like unicorns Lol