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Along those words it seems like you are saying that also a turtle and a flower has an ego since it has a "will" to live? not sure a will to live = Ego. A will to live is an aspect of the ego since its reality and reality seemings "wants" to live/exist. Also I was semiclose to physically death and what happened was that my ego went away and I became like a machine and slowly and methodically did everything "I" needed to do to survive. My ego was freaking out and Im glad it didnt lead

The way I see it is that "I" experience the brain that produce thoughts. The error is when "I" tricks myself into believing I am these thoughts and so the ego is created which is an illusion. You can undo that trick and thus still experience the thought but "you" know that it is not you who is doing the thinking... You could also say the Ego exist and you might not make it dissapear, instead you won the poker game by raising cause you know the ego is bluffing. In a way you are still doing the thinking since you are everything and nothing. Similar to: You have free will and you don´t have it. Reality is an illusion and it´s real. It´s impossible to get if you aren´t truly enlightened....and I far from get it so don´t listen to me ;-) so all this discussion is kinda useless but still fun in a similar way which is useful

I was waiting for a friend and realized there were ants at my feet. I started observing them, how they worked, what the heck they were doing and it got just more and more intriguing until I was completely still and caught up with everything that was going on, don´t know how long I was sitting there. It was amazing.

....oh nevermind, the scientific study is here: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2014.0157

wow that´s so interesting, Im usually quite sceptic about these things but this guy seems legit. This is TV so obviously extremly subjective and try to shove only one perspective as they are very unscientific. Otherwise they would have done a blind study, ie the patients would not know he was there and so on. Not that it would disprove if it didnt work since there is nothing to say that the energy needs a visual and emotional connection for it to work. This is the uselessness of science ;-) BTW have anyone felt what people call "psi balls" ie when you put your hands close together you feel like there is a magnet there pulling them together or apart. Or some feel heat? I Do and it´s quite interesting...still not sure if it´s my mind making it up...But I can´t do it with my feets or any other way, only my hands.....

It´s not that they bring you happiness, its more like you create happiness from them Similarly if you love a person it´s not that the person brings love to you, you create your love via this person.

The most amazing thing by far is the fact that "I" am aware of that I am aware of stuff. That amazement and fascination have been a force in my life for as long as I can remember. BTW @Preetom Nice "analysis" or what I should call it of @Mikael89 example

This is a forum section for spirituality and partying is not really part of that discussion. Dancing and traveling we can have a discussion about thou! But me, yea I love all three of them. Usually go to underground techno and trance parties to dance to the neverending beat. Which in some way is healing and "spiritual" Humans have singed and danced since the dawn of time

I like God as well. Western folks need to retake this word and update it to what it actually means, cause now it´s like a dirty world all messed up with meanings of what it is not. Kinda like Gay used to be a bad condescending word but now it´s "retaken" cause we know better and it´s a "clean word" again. (at least here in sweden the swedish word for gay is like this, dont know if its transferrable to the american word) If we take a new name we discard the history behind the first name, which can be good if its something completely different but in this case it´s not. God is non dual infinity and reality, but people have misunderstood. It´s time we give praise to everyone in our history who got it right and correct those who was wrong by retaking, reusing and updating the world God Otherwise churches might keep on doing the horrible things they do and teach in "god´s" name.

No, all I am saying is that Depression was the main reason / catalyst / trigger that Eckhart realized what he actually is and got enlightened. If Leo got enlightened it would probably be easier for him to relate to people who does not have depression in their life and want to get enlightened (as I assume Leo doesnt have that deep of depression) It´s like in Eckart case depression was the main tool his situation presented him with to get enlightened. Everyone are in different situations and have different tools. If a person with a similar toolset as me gets enlightened I would tend to relate to that person more.....Maybe? The question is if the prior life and experiences of an enlightened person makes any difference. The Ego is gone so in that way, no it doesnt. But That prior life does have memories that still serves the egoless user. You can remember the feeling of being a child that is loved by their parent, but you cannot remember being neglected by your parents, so even if you are enlightened you couldn´t relate to being neglected as a child and thus not in the same way relate to people who have been neglected as kids. I don´t know, these are just my thoughts and probably not real but hey, this is a discussion forum so

@Tony 845 I don´t see him as a lucky bastard since he had to go through a long deep depression ;-) Feel like Eckard has all the knowledge of being fully enlightened but since he got there via a depression maybe he can´t relate to a non depressed human and how he/she can become enlightened....I mean being enlightened doesn´t give you access to other peoples experience right? Also even if his book is quite simple to read, it is still very profound, im gonna reread it for sure. @Joseph Maynor I cannot meditate when lying down. My problem is that to have a focused mind you need to be relaxed and alert at the same time. Don´t focus or pay attention on something, you need to "rest your awareness" on it. Only with a meditiation pose can my body and mind do this. If I lay down I loose focus and my mind wanders. Even walking is better for meditation than lying down. But Im happy you found what works for you!

Amazing. And so the process of self recognition is set in motion

@sarapr If you are trying to persuade your friend you are trying to persuade yourself. I get the same thing, wanting to explain to people nearby me but mostly it´s not that I want to explain just that I need someone to talk to. If you really want to change the world start with the man in the mirror as Micheal Jackson would put it

Oh I wish it was so simple to forgive someone, just say it. But it´s not or you´r lying to yourself, even more importantly never lie to yourself. I wish I could forget a certain person in my life but I cannot. When ive grown I will. Even thou "I" did nothing wrong and I was painfully exploited and used. Thing Is that I create the pain and I have not fully come to terms with my own shadow...so In a way I am not ready to forgive that person because I am not ready to love and forgive myself. Now this is the tricky part, how to love yourself unconditionally despite all the stuff I don´t like about "myself" Leo had a really nice episode on love, with a really nice exercise I do from time to time, something like: Imagine something external that brings you love, feel the love inside and spread it out to everything around you, Feel the love everywhere and bring it back inside you and let it expand. But also be honest with yourself and deal with any trauma you have and become aware of your true nature.

I would do vipassana until you feel you have a calm mind and then proceed to self enquiry. Althou Vipassana is split up in achieving a calm mind and then move onto the "real" Vipassana ....Not sure you should try to squeeze three meditation practices into one hour? Personally I just feel like my first priority is to calm my mind and sometimes that´s all I do. If I achieve a calm mind I might proceed to another technique such as vipassana or self enquiry. Mind you Im not very far on my path so I can only offer my perspective and not alot of wisdom....yet ;-)

@ValiantSalvatore Sorry your post is to random to follow easily enough. Seems you have alot of chaos in your head. Maybe stop thinking and practice letting go and love and focus on incorporation of your experiences. Happy hunting!

We should open a actualized chat on discord for wasting time ;-)

@Aakash I think that´s something I would notice thou, everything in my surroundings keep being as I calculate them to be...

@Aakash I´ve never seen an alien eat a brain so it seems more unlikely than likely but what do I know?

Describe the person who´s brain you ate....Name, adress etc. I Want to find him/her

@Aakash No

Sorry, not much synchronicity for me. This "ramble" seems to me more like tarot and star sign readings - A mish mash of ideas like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly etc (which are all powerful symbols) These sort of things can be helpful thou in that it is a guide that help you think about your life. Without this guide is like an empty paper, you don´t know where to begin.

@Leo Gura But if you have real insight into the reality which is that when you hurt someone you hurt yourself, you still hurt people? Im confused why this be really....The reasons are probably many, here is what I can think of: The person is fake and only says to be enlightened. The spiritual path is wrong, partly because it tries to subdue and repress sexuality which makes a comeback with vengeance! the person enjoys pain. We unenlightened are wrong and they are actually doing something nice (just put it here as a possibility but I don´t believe it) The reasons are probably many.

@Fairy All of what you said is perhaps true. Im not sure where you are at but generally this is a phase similar to solipsism which will pass when you outgrow it. In the end Love is part of the answer so trust that and practice life until you experience truth. I cannot debate you unfortunately, you will just have to have faith in that (which is a word that might trigger some)

I had this idea that you make a virtual reality space / room that is just like the room you actually are in. It will kinda trick the brain into thinking it is in reality when its not and so you realize the real world is so similiar to the virtual world which might make you think that well if this wasn´t real whats saying that reality is real? hmm did I say that right? ;-)