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@Ray you're gonna wake up when it's time brother. And however you get there is how you get there. Its spontaneous -(and not) because the ego doesn't wake up - God does.

@Raphael welcome home. There is no difference between you and me. That is something you are imagining. And i am imagining that you are imagining me.

Yeah but you haven't broken out of the dream yet so this all still at the level of concept for you Once you have actually broken out of the dream you will realize it's a hundred times more enjoyable than before you knew it was a dream

Lol..he was a previously and once again banned user - dont waste your time

@soularlight I'm not sure where it started that enlightenment brings happiness and an end to suffering. Enlightenment is simply the realization that the you you believed you were is an illusion. When it is realized the illusion collapses leaving Being or Actuality. This is what is referred to as mystical because Being is prior to any type of conceptual realization which is still being made by the ego mind, wherein enlightenment is the collapse of the ego mind. Thats pretty much it. There is bliss with this realization because you are one with reality itself...the best way to put it is you ARE reality. This isn't some special state as people confuse it with the ego seeking something - it is actually the complete lack of ego. it just is what it is.

@Focus Shift the groundless ground.....the gateless gate

@SamC it may have been the start of something that was quickly squashed by the ego's defense mechanisms. You won't have to ask us anything when it actually happens.

@SM-OConnor yeah when what you thought was real your whole life is recontextualized into that of a dream - um, the shock of the realization and the shock of realizing its been just you the whole time - umm..there are no words for that. But it does get better. And the miracle of awakening is just something that can't be put into words either. Its beyond this world - literally

@SM-OConnor As you mentioned when your consciousness shifted to God levels of consciousness you felt pure Divine Bliss or we can also say Love - infinity which is identical - is your true nature. Yet since you were still in human form consciousness can drift between states and in those states - where you are almost in between but still directly conscious of oneness - that's when it is tough. But once you come all the way back to a normal state of consciousness - a dualistic state - it should get better and return to normal. Backlash should subside after some time. This is because - just as you do when you dream at night - you are placed in a state of consciousness to where the dream is real. Where there is a distinction between self and other. So in a normal state what your ego may be doing is twisting it into dread so that you run as far away from spirituality as possible. But notice it's only "bad" relative to the ego's bias, because if everything is one it will lose its identity. The ego also has a tendency to make it something "good" too and grab Godhood for itself haha. Anyways the main point is that as God you have infinite imagination, which means you have the ability to fall back asleep whenever you want - and when you do - the dream becomes real as you are no longer going meta or stepping outside the dream. This shift between duality and non-dual awareness is a craft that will take you some time to mold. But also you must try not to have a bias towards aloneness or oneness or at least go meta and notice that for what it is and be at peace with that Btw I'm doing it right now myself otherwise i wouldn't be able to have this conversation. I am immersed totally within the dream like a fish in water... I do it seamlessly. It is only if i go meta - which I just did right now - and shift my consciousness, that i will be conscious you are imaginary.

@bobbyward just do self inquiry..do the practices you mentioned include that?

Don't glorify Buddhism it's a trap. If you become Infinity there is no need to resort to a so called monk.

Love ya

That's an improvement. But you also created the Akashic records. Or didn't. You are bringing all of that into existence. Notice that.

Yeah but you are making him up right now. That is the true miracle.

That's the problem

@Flyboy the bottom line is you are not going to get to Truth through books. What we are communicating to you is transrational. If you wish to study transrational Ken Wilbur will be where to start but ultimately you will need to transcend rationality into mysticism.

@BipolarGrowth sorry i misread what you said. You are correct.

Existence is an Absolute.

Not quite - What is permanent is the realization of impermanence.

I needed it actually Cheers

Just know i walk the same path - even if we are one.

@SourceCodo I know exactly what you speak of. Post awakening the care for the form you find yourself in can be neglected because your entire reality has been recontextualized. It no longer matters if you have a six pack when that which you were trying to impress is discovered to be you. Higher Truths emerge. The ego's selfishness becomes the elephant in the room. Just do enough to remain healthy - i tell myself Love for others should shine through and a deeper sense of selflessness. The magic of reality can be enjoyed more than ever because it is yours.

You are the Absolute and you can become conscious of various facets of the Absolute in a non-dual state of consciousness. This is a state of pure Being. You can realize yourself all at once or you can realize facets in different awakenings. Check out Leo's facets of awakenings episode its very on par.

@SourceCodo drops mic

@Phyllis Wagner the ego doesn't want anything to do with spirituality so yes it will make you doubt looking into the nature of existence. The self deception runs deep.