Inliytened1

@Carl-Richard jf you are going to get deep into Ramana then you may want to clarify his stance on solipsism. Since you are the expert. Your abstract descriptions are vague at best.

I dont study Ramana but apparently you purposely bated me and set a trap. Thats fine. I dont study him but I do know solipsism. And it doesn't describe the dreamer. It is all encompassing.

The realization that there isnt a world that can reveal Solpsism to you. You have to reveal it to yourself. Thats what solipsism is, ultimately

He is trying to explain enlightenment and you can't.

Lol. It really makes you do that.

A physical universe indicates that material is fundamental. The atoms. Consciousness is within atoms. See? But awareness is not within atoms as you and I both know. Atoms don't make awareness. Awareness makes atoms. Yes?

Anything can be turned into a religion. But at least here it is said to discover for yourself using direct experience. Actuality via meditation. Thats the difference. Religion is just a belief system it is not based on any direct experience. If you tell a Christian they can discover Truth for themselves they will say that Jesus is above them and they arent meant to see what Jesus can see.

Consciousness minus the ego.

Consciousness is fundamental. Not the other way. Materialism holds that consciousness is not fundamental

More than that. It means consciousness is within the brain of a physical human.

The ego drops but consciousness does not. You are the ego now. You have co-opted consciousness for yourself but in truth what you are is raw consciousness.

There is. Well this alters everything doesn't it.

Is there a physical universe? I am making it very simple for you so that it is a yes or no question. Ai is not needed.

Jesus you must have come straight from Phil's forum too. You cannot answer basic questions.

We have no idea. And yet you are wrong even in this feeble claim

What are your thoughts on physics and the universe? Does it exist or is it just Mind?

No that's not correct. There is one Consciousness. One Mind. As I said earlier. Humans are a limited version of this. There consciousness is limited but they can awaken as well.

You didnt address my question

I am still on the fence about James. He's had some awakenings but he got too wrapped up in neo-advaitan crap. He has spent a lot of time on Phil's forum where the brainwashing runs rampant.

Oh god i love that one! Best ever.

What is a human construct exactly?

You're not going to be able to reason with these people. Its just "there's no you". There isn't anything.

No that's not what enlightenment is. Thats a concept.

Yeah that's true. .

The realization of no self is actually enlightenment...but what neo-advaitans have done..and yourself..have decided to just declare there is no self and live by it. This is very dangerous because you miss out on the actual spirituality of no self dissolving. You live by the concept of it. This is not spirituality.