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@tatsumaru And how do these thing's that you label misery pertain to your life? Are you mad or troubled at their existence? Do you let the fact of their existence bother you over and over, just because they exist, Or are you actually dealing with some of these right now?

Out of "this" misery? What exactly are you convinced of is misery? Perhaps its good to start there.

@tatsumaru Your not a puppet or a slave, try and let go of these notions and understand that you and everything has inherent value that requires no outside person to tell you so, nor requires you to have a certain amount of money, looks or status. Can you love what you are right now.....? And if not, whats in the way?

Ya this is a question that snags a lot of people up. I was caught on it to for a while, not doing anything in the belief that everything is perfect already so why try. However this was just a masked depression of sorts. When you so to say reach this level of awakening you realize there is just Being and you could say its a flow of happening which resembles doing or not doing which is rooted in a recognition of it's-Self. Its not coming from a why bother doing anything anymore, its coming from awe, gratitude, openness, enjoyment, play, love, a goodness of sorts.

@Butters How? It fits into the big picture? Well I'll give you a little secret, You are the big picture, and the perspective that your living right now is just one of the infinite camera angles.

Did God create mediocre masses? Or is that just from your eyes for now? Perhaps theres more to the picture. You ask a fascinating question, perhaps you'll find a answer, perhaps not, either way good luck. I'm not sure how I'd honestly tackle finding out that question.

@lmfao Just some food for thought. Whats wrong with having shame and uncomfortable emotion going on in the body? Do you feel like you deserve it? Since it can't be taken back, how long should one hold on to feeling guilty or shamed before being able to drop it? What if someone says you can't and should feel ashamed to you die? Should you believe them and live that way for the rest of your life or accept that its been done, perhaps it could of not been avoided and do ones best to not do it again... Is this something you had full control in doing? Or did you have certain feelings, wants and desires that you inherited from your society and environment which had a role in you making the choices you did? And if so, are you to blame? Are you starting to see that all these questions come down to You answering and deciding whats right or wrong according to you? If so, are you okay to embrace this and live how you want to? Dropping the shame to the best degree you can or accepting whats been done and moving forward?

This won't unite the two (and perhaps they can't be nor need to be), but perhaps get you thinking more. What would it mean to be 100% in control? And how would you know your meeting this criteria? And would this definition given, match everyone asked this question? And if not, what does that mean about the idea "100% in control".

What a sweet soul. I'll have to watch more of him.

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@VeganAwake So you were military at one point, thats pretty cool? Ya I was just wondering when I asked before, because some people just like quote a lot of stuff as though they are arguing for what the scripture says. And I agree, cup empty is super important...... even when you understand and discover whats happening.

@VeganAwake Are you sighting scripture or is this something you've come to understand? And what cares so much about nothing that it continues to argue and prove something, which you say isn't knowable by someone?

Cool. Something I'm still learning and seeing is that coming back to gratefulness day to day is its own spiritual practice and really can rewire this tendency to look at life from what is not right or even what can still improve. At least for me, I was such in a cycle of whats not right or should be another way or could be better, and this was always a separation from being grateful and enjoying just whats happening.

Sounds like your doing fine through exploring. There is no right way to do it and something that Leo has pointed to is you never know if the person you are taking advice knows what they are talking about, you just have to explore and find out. Life isn't something where there are a lot of guarantee's, and this can scare a lot of people, it doesn't really mean its unsafe, it just means anything can happen

You sound like me at one point, and in retrospection its kinda funny. Its like man I got a great life, house mansion, money, girls, sex, but its just as good as I had it before, and this "can" be a trap if you keep mulling on it, rather then letting the mind go and just "being" so to say. I spent probably 10-15 years unconsciously not happy because my normal state just wasn't good enough in comparison to those high as fuck magnificent states your talking about here. There was a slight attitude or seeking you might call it that just couldn't be happy with the overall improvement or just the normal every day rawness of every day life moment to moment, and instead was always comparing to how it was not as good as those other great heights I've had before. Just something to be mindful of or inquire about and not get stuck in......

@VeganAwake And again to reiterate, this isnt a your wrong, he's right thing, again what your sharing is 100% true and in my opinion is not a aspect that a lot of people on this forum get, even though they claim they do, and in the same way, there is aspects that are 100% that you haven't seen either, and me to. This doesn't mean anything honestly, theres no such thing called awakened or enlightened, these are just terms created out of "..." that appear to make for an experience that there's levels and at one level awakening happens and before that it doesn't. And no its not illusion either.....

Hmm I'm not sure I'd phrase my definition that way. There really isn't a definition that fits honestly, just metaphors or pointers. But if thats how you see what I'm saying, perhaps this language would help, its not a "something" that is conscious of whats Happening. Its closer to a Happening or a Now with a property of experience that entails awareness of stuff seeming to happen, but this experience and stuff is made of itself creating, like a feeling of being in a room, or a quality of experience humans could relate to as water, or qualities and variances of space or time, but none of it has inherent nature of its own accord again, since its all One happening. And that One happening/no-self happening can recognize this and use the words "oh this is me, its all me, or not say it in that way and say it in a equally true way like your saying, that it doesn't happen to anyone, because its not a someone or a something". And just to clarify it doesn't mean either of the two examples above came from a choice, but are what happens as this mystery does.....and always has.

No one left and One are the same thing, perhaps this is a symantics difference or a aspect not understood..... Is there a chance both of your labels for what Awakening is are not broad enough?

And theres a recognition that its happening as YOU, and a recognition of YOU=Love=Only that and more...... lol. Its all good man, nothings ever missed or out of place, theres no higher or lower understandings or people that aren't understanding. people not understanding = "...." exactly as that expression.

I get what your saying, I'm pretty sure I understand the power of an illusion. But I'm talking to you with where your at, not with someone who is so called oblivious to what you call is a body mind believing an illusion that separates them from realizing the backpack has always been full. Sure this could be said and/or points to a concept/experience that could be put into those words, but just like there is that concept of a backpack always been full, there's a realizing what the "whole person/backpack/always full" IS in degree's of depth you could say. And understanding those degrees of depth can happen in words, metaphors, direct knowing awaking, conversations like this. There's degrees of seeing you can't fully understand anything, and yet you still understand..... there's just happening lessons and understandings that happen to No-One, there's being a process of feeling like a particular Someone that knows its not more then a expression of ".......", but enjoys and embarrasses just being human simply.... There's all sorts of lessons/experiences understandings that unfold as this mysterious "....." perhaps the easiest way to say it is "....."=YOU/ME/NOTHING/EVERYTHING/INFINITY and its not a seperate ego/identity thing claiming something, its "....." what happens as "......."

Ok lets keep playing and having fun. What concept is ever100% the Dream? If there is nothing but ...... then there is no concepts and there is no Dreams... I mean what is happening now but only "......". Isn't by your own position, your doing what your saying is concepts. The whole separate "self" illusion thing that is awakened from is a concept. But i understand what your pointing to though this and this expression your giving can seem to lead to awaking from something that never existed, the gate-less game. In this same way the words, symbols, meanings, pointing to that I was hoping for you to look into when I mentioned your "ego" is the same thing, its pointing to additional aspects of ........ that are also just as true as the analogy your giving in waking up from a "self" illusion sense. Does that make sense? "See the sense of self cannot conceive of its own unreality so it will adopt whatever concept it can to keep itself alive." Is another example of the above, its not true ultimately, but it does point to something and that something is ....... or can appear to lead to awakening to ......... BUT again, there is and always ......... and so called illusion not awake person is ............... lol so much "........................................................................................"

sorry you lost me I thought we were talking about solipsism and your opinions on it, at least that was the question I asked you for clarification on. And ya I don't recall why we were having this original conversation, I got the sense at the beginning you were trying to understand something that couldnt be proved, but if I know just tell you.... either way, it was fun chatting.

Why are you attempting to describe more illusion, when there is no illusion to begin with to describe illusion? Was there ever a time in which there was a experience of a finite individual within a body that believes it can become aware of something called higher consciousness? Or was just god/happening/infinite taking place? Notice how this description is just that, not a inherently true thing that happens or happened. Its just you man, just happening, just god, just this...... I see more in you and you are able to see more of you then you let in because you still believe there is no you to get anything, and its TRUE while also being TRUE that you are all that is and learning more about YOU forever....paradoxical it seems but within the Actuality of You that IS, it simultaneously happens...... There are no words, there is no knowledge, there is no understanding, its the unfolding and happening of YOU. Perhaps in a way that you would phrase this to someone else "There is a "part/ego" of YOU that doesn't feel comfortable with being a someone, and more comfortable with being a "no-one" happening. This "part" is an energy in YOU that doesn't rest but fights notions and idea's that see's it as other, rather then included, like idea's that don't match your wording and understanding of reality. Just because this may be happening, doesn't mean what you understand is not valid either because this energy is happening, its just something to notice embrace, let happen, let dissolve and be replaced with wholeness and love. Hopefully you didn't find this harsh. This happens in me to and is a lesson i keep learning from as well, the lesson of Love and Sameness always.

@Someone here So let me get something clear so I'm better understanding of your position. Do you believe Solipsism or do you just think its a good position that is hard to refute or can't be refuted, but dont believe it yourself? Either way, in my opinion, Solipsism's position that you can't prove you are a self - aware human being or not a robot or not a character in your dream is unprovable, I dont agree with. I may not know how to prove it, but it doesn't mean its not able to be done. But again I'd imagine if it were, there could be distinctions, definitions, classifications made and there would be agreance of what is and is not allowed to be accepted as evidence or proof, lol. Or perhaps you'd just find out like any kind of new understanding just happens at some point. That said, I believe I know what you are, but I can't prove it like a semantic/philosophical/or scientific proof trys to do on a paper with variables or reasons or observations. Again, what are you trying to understand in all this? I've lost track....

Ya they seem like completely different messages and not similar in any way, but the one that believes it can become aware of infinite consciousness is no more less real than anything else, in fact is everything else because there is nothing that is not everything...... There is no higher states and there is no Maya.