Galyna

@Someone here how is the book? finished already?

@Harikrishnan yep, this is from emotional mastery.

Currently my understanding and reasoning resembles yours. It is so true, experience is all we know...

Wow, I am jealous, it is not in my cards yet I had the same feeling when I was in love , therefore in the past I chased that over and over again. Being in love is kinda like a drug. But the consequences was a depression when love is over. I think I know what you mean exactly because dopamine is a hormone that triggers that state, everything as in fairy tale. In the past I had the same attitude, when in love ,life was great with a direction, when not was absolutely meaningless. Work on self-development, even little incremental changes can add to the pot. Maybe find a meetup in your area and mingle with like minded people. Maybe have a vacay somewhere, even in your state for couple of days. Life is magical when meeting the right people. Have a a session with someone who is in topic. You need to find yourself an inspiration or someone who can inspire you. ? just ask a universe to send you some guidance and inspiration and it will, but be patient.

Cool, just placed the order to read on my upcoming vacay. I need a book to read on the beach. Thanks, that was a good recommendation. Also, have you come across Hillig, do you know the guy? I really think he is a great person.

About four years ago I found this book “Seeds for the Soul” by Chuck Hillig. I really loved the book, had a change to have a counseling session with the author as well. There he described the technique where you painstakingly observe your feelings and thoughts at the moment of suffering. By doing so it helps to reduce the tension, and actually it helps to dissolve the inner pain. It helps me a lot. All the time when I have a heavy feeling in my chest or when crying. By putting your awareness on the feeling/thought you help to reduce the tension and negative sensation. Either seat down or lay down in your bed/sofa and observe the feeling, try to pinpoint it, where it comes from, what causes it, etc. It will reduce it significantly. Put as much attention on the feeling as possible. I promise you are going to melt it down with your awareness. This is so interesting how our negative feelings lose their power in the light of the awareness. Awareness does the magic. It is like a dawn with a pretty morning sun beam. Observe, observe, observe....as much as you can till your attention burns any distractions down. I know it is not what you were asking in your question, but I feel like this technique can be used when grounding yourself in the present moment. First, scan yourself for any feelings or thoughts, drop them, become empty. This trick will set you for the next step. My take on it if you can not ground yourself in the present moment, probably something bugs you. Observe anything that might distract you.

Leo, how can we explain this sweetest feeling of peace and pleasure while sleeping? Every night I go to bed I have this amazing experience of indescribable lightness, deep pleasure...almost like a bliss. It lasts couple of seconds when I wake up. But a soon as I remember myself as human being, as Galyna, it triggers me back to this usual state of consciousness. I always wonder is it how this powerful God mode feels?

Thank you, Elton? I have OneNote, plus index cards everywhere. However, I tend to forget my new words. I use Google translator every day, on top of that I have a special chrome extension. But some words don’t stick for a long time. For instance, I know the word “yield” which is pretty common, right? However, it took two attempts of mine to memorize the word “succumb” which is cooler, imo. Same with “overlap” and “superimposed”, the first one used in a regular language, the second one tends to be more in academic one. thanks for you feedback ?

Hahaha, quizlet for vocabulary? Nah... That is a good idea, never thought about it this way in order to enhance my cognitive learning, however I am a visual learner. Agree. Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated.

What part of Russia are you from? my dad lives in Moscow, according to his stories that I hear in Skype, you guys had a very mind winter this year. Actually this threw me off guard because Russia is a country with a cold climate.

Posting this video here to have it in my collection on my profile's activity. Just to able to hear this words over and over again.

Yep, ultimately I have to merge with it, to become it

I like the way you answering me, thank you. Actually by asking you, I am trying to decompose it myself. Okay, personally for me anything is awareness (always of something). Our minds like to think with categories.

Thank you for your response. I do apologize if I wrote something to upset you or if it looks like I am picking on you. I promise I am not. Talking with newbies is cool because it helps me to grasp some things better. So you said that the mind is a collections of things like: thoughts, memories and images. But what are they if we study them separately? What is an image? I love it, lets keep going

Color is not an object, it is a property of it. Seems like a bubble inside of the bubble... Matryoshka doll

First of, this topic is so fascinating. I love love love love this discussion, who knows maybe it will help me to breakthrough. Perception --->is awareness through the senses which are---->certain feelings by which the body perceives an external stimulus--->is an event or a thing which is outside of "your subjective" experience. But only the mind can register that external stimulus. What is the mind then? Thanks.

Yep

@mandyjw sweet, thank you The premise "God does not exist" has never been a problem, "Time does not exist" either. However, "present moment does not exist." Well....then what does exist? Awareness that does not require space and time? Intellectually speaking it is hard to comprehend.

So you were upset that reality was NOT a thought construct... how about present moment does not exist? Lol . This forum has made my day!!!!

I know time is illusion, I feel like this conversation ain't going anywhere. Thank you so much for your effort So the words "the present moment doesn't exist" are just words. Might write as well: "hfhgkjfhkgjhfks jdfsk sfjsdnk" but with regards, there should be something to acknowledge these symbols, and this should happen in NOW. Otherwise ________ everything rests in the probability that exists in zero-dimensional space without time!

My main point is this.. Reality is not a thought construct Are you referring to my words, I don’t think I said this, or you are referring to Nahm?

Sure, you are absolutely have a right to say this. However, I think he is just trying to be as direct as possible to lead us to this realization - to strip away any idea, notion, concept...to basically undress your mind and leave it naked. When the mind is naked, it will collapse and your awareness will turn inward. And that is fine. An Ego needs to balance in the dual world, otherwise this illusion is not possible. Please let me know if I've understood your idea correctly.

Wow, thank you for a nice interpretation, you put it way better and plausible. It is exactly how it feels to me from time to time. I wonder about it myself. If you try to use scientific methods to define it, they would say that perception is always late and occurs after any event has happened. But again, I am not in a position to tell you this since I am not a scientist.

Notice that we can not move any further, with regards how you define it. It sounds as an absurd, but we should not be too pedantic, thus languages is needed at some point to lead you to that spot where you must drop it.