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Because You tricked yourself. And you fell for it ? You splintered yourself into an infinite number of finite beings in order to experience yourself. Infinity already is itself so it must limit itself and create a sense of separation in order to know itself. Ultimately you will merge back into Infinity which is what you are fundamentally. And this process will repeat for eternity because there is no where else to go.

There are many facets of the Absolute that you can awaken to. That the small self is an illusion is a facet of the Absolute. For example you can awaken to Absolute Infinity - or you can awaken to the fact that you are literally made out of nothing. Or you can awaken to Absolute Love. Or you can awaken to the fact that you are completely and utterly alone - which is quite scary because it recontexualizes everything in an instant. Or that you are full blown God. All of these epiphanies require mystical experiences and elevated states of consciousness a thousand times higher than normal human levels.

@ardacigin great post.

Learn to go meta. Step outside yourself and see emotion as illusory. Then when emotion comes, simply feel fully through the emotion but attach no meaning to it, thus allowing it to rise and fall away just as you would going meta on thoughts while doing the do nothing technique of meditation.

Love it!! Except i believe its bring them all not within them all. God is both Gandalf and Sauron simultaneously!

@Ryan_047 Actually there are studies now that show pyschedelics are way better than SSRIs. Maybe look into the psychedelic path for healing your depression. They are not addictive so a much better alternative.

I agree i would try everything before getting on medication - and give it a real shot. If it doesn't work though SSRI'S can literally save your life. If you are that suicidal then being hooked on something that helps you function is better than being dead.

@Ryan_047 you seem to be struggling with a legit mental illness. Depression. First off this is an illness just like cancer. You need to open up about it with your parents whether they will understand or not. Dropping out of school or worrying about what they think is the least of your problems. Then you need to find a therapist and maybe get on some medication. Ultimately none of us on the forum are doctors (at least most of us) and what you really need is a doctor for this.

Yes it is through division that creativity and different perspectives are created. This is relativity. No to the hivemind question though. Reality itself is a Giant mind which is imagining this whole thing. But it partitions itself into smaller finite minds, one of which is you and me.

@Rujan Mehar Bajracha well technically

@Dylan Page God realization would clear this up for you pretty fast.

@VeganAwake there was no understanding involved. Just pure Being.

Indeed ??❤

Yes it is all One in the end. God is typing these words through your hand. As for duality, yes it is an illusion but without illusion you wouldn't be able to type these words right now - you would be in a state of pure Formlessness ❤ isness or Being so to speak.

@VeganAwake well said. That is correct. Once you have awoken you are able to easily transcend your ego because you are just way too conscious for the ego to trick you anymore. It allows you to flush out any psychological defilements that the ego is trying to delude you with. They are seen as illusions so the gig is up so to speak. If you choose to remain in the illusion than really you are not living up to your true potential as God. Even physical pain can be transcended because you are aware that this form is not your true nature. I know all of this sounds hard to fathom - that awakening can be the end of suffering - but it can. The key is that if you are 22 years old and haven't had a ton of life experience and just wanna engage in shallow selfish stuff - you probably have a very low chance of awakening in the first place. Enlightenment / Truth is about selflessness and honesty. After many awakenings to many different facets of the Absolute you are then able to stabilize, integrate and embody Truth in your everyday life and find the inner peace you have always sought. You always sought it out there somewhere - but all the time it was within you.

@Consilience poor Ralph ?

@Alex bliss. The only way you are gonna get these answers is if you start doing the work for yourself ??

@pregnantplatypuss haha...collapse the "I" and then nothing shall be revealed

@Anna1 same here. So we are both still babies ?

@Anna1 only us two not you!

@Serotoninluv Commodore 64

I do the same exact thing! ?❤ I like the digital clock on my comcast modem for some reason. Pretty soon the numbers are zig zagging left and right as the glitches in the matrix are revealed.

Would like to add that there is no doubt from what you guys have reported that pyschedelics can provide a permanent enlightened or awoken state of consciousness. But this boredom thing and the end of suffering - a state of happiness that is not relative to circumstances - i think for some that is an ongoing purifcation / ego detachment process in which continued spiritual practices can assist. That said it doesn't mean they are required. For me they work great. Leo continues to promote their continued use in his teachings so whether he personally continues it is irrelevant as every path is unique.

Nailed it! This is the very essence of embodiment. It is a process of finding inner peace in Being post enlightenment. And it often includes purifying one's self of their defilements. I can't comment on pyschedelics because i have never taken any. But i couldn't agree more that the continuation of spiritual practices can greatly help with this (mediation, yoga, etc). Everyone's path is unique though. And once you are woke I'm not sure how much more woke it can get you. I am slacking on my own meditation lately. But for me it does help in finding that inner peace in just being. Ultimately though it is your expansion of consciousness that resulted from your enlightenment, and the continued process of going meta on the ego, that helps pave the way for you to align with and embody Truth for the remainder of your time as this finite being.

@Jahmaine yeah i don't think it would matter how you got there as long as you got there. Some might oppose right before they became enlightened, but afterwards no...?