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The more you try to silence your mind, the noiser it is.

You can't describe the Absolute and yet everything you say about it is Absolute.

Got inspired and challanged myself that I'm gonna meditate 2 hours as well everyday this week. After that, we'll see

@Tyler Durden Yeah, that's why I said that the raw perception remains, so the shape, color and sound of the 'other person' are perceived.

What's more, when you speak to somebody in person, consciousness imagines you and the other person at the same time. The raw perception is there (shapes, sounds, colors, etc), but the rest is imagination.

Putting people on a pedestal can be a huge trap. The fact that somebody has a fancy green user name on a forum and "seems enlightened" shouldn't make you feel discouraged. They're not better or worse than you. They're not ahead of you. This is not a race. Realize that everybody has a unique path. If you want to awaken with all your heart, you will. Don't give in to your limiting beliefs and stories about genetics and talent.

I know exactly what your intention is with these tough love kind of posts, but if I were you, I'd be a bit more careful with the tone. You come off really arrogant, thus indirectly make people feel guilty. This scares off newbies in a second.

Integrating nonduality/God consciousness into everyday, 'mundane' life is where it's at. Awesome post ?

Just watched it in one sitting. The show itself was pretty good, but holy shit (no pun intended ), this whole scene was absolutely perfection. I was actually surprised that I heard a straight-up nonduality monologue in a mainstream netflix TV show.

How's your relationship with your family/spouse/coworkers and people in general?

Do you guys actually enjoy this work? I mean, what's the reason you do this work? This is pretty much a rethorical question, I don't really expect any answers. That's not the point of this thread. The point is, I often see forum members who are racking their brains trying to figure out the nature of reality, life, death, consciousness and so on. That's awesome, after all that's why we're here. However, are guys you actually enjoying this process? Has this work become mechanical for you? After a heavy day of contemplation/meditation/tripping, do you socialize? Do you have casual and fun conversations with your spouse? Do you stop for a moment to appreciate the moment as it is? Do you have a strong connection to nature? Do you take care of your family? If you don't feel like doing anything meaningful, can you just sit down on your couch and play your favorite video game without feeling guilty? And again, I don't expect answers. This is supposed to be just a friendly reminder that taking seriously this work is crucial, after all this is actual a matter of life and death, but enjoying this whole process is also crucial

Yup, that's what it's all about! Don't worry about it, everybody has his/her own path, just make sure you're not taking your path THAT seriously.

Great stuff! ?

@peanutspathtotruth Top-notch post ?

Don't take this the wrong way, but you should've left this forum a long time ago. It clearly shows that this environment has a negative effect on your mental health. Everybody's different and everybody has different levels of tolerance. There are also trolls here just like in every corner of the internet. That's just how it is. Having grandiose ideas about this forum is great and all, but that's not the reality. This is never gonna be a hyper-understanding and ultrafriendly place. That's basically projecting your way too idealistic ideas onto the forum. Don't get me wrong though, bullying is also not okay and should not be tolerated. As far as I know, Leo and the mods are doing the best they can to weed out these people. That's pretty much all they can do. The rest is the individual's responsibility. Seek out therapy, journal in an actual physical journal, create a social circle (or even online circle) that consists of understanding and sensitive people just like you and keep going. Wish you luck and take care!

Adyashanti

You can experiment with other questions as well. One of my favorites: "What is this?"

What a plot twist

LGBTQ police

Quality content, this deserves a sticky.

How satisfied can I be with nothing special? --- True happiness is nothing other than being satisfied with exactly what is happening right now whatever that might be.

@Javfly33 Awake people still have to partake in the relative domain, but the only difference is that they don't struggle, they usually work for themselves, they enjoy what they do and they serve a higher purpose besides regular survival. This is just my 2 cents, but being bitter every single time somebody opens a thread like this is not really a good strategy.

Thousands of layers of confusion and conditioning.

Maybe try meditating first thing in the morning without checking your phone. See if that changes anything.

@Pacific Sage Yeah, same basically