ivankiss

@How to be wise Based on awareness; expressed through a mind

Yourself.

@Aakash pain can be art too

When you realize the canvas is blank; you are free to paint on it.

@Bluebird You can put it that way, I guess. Leo is doing an amazing job. But it is his own. How we choose to interpret his work is on us. Just because he is transparent about his process and shares it with everyone online; does not mean it is somehow better or more acurate than your's. People try to follow way too much, way too often. Insted of creating their own path. Their own stairways to heaven. Leo is doing just that. And we are free to observe and interpret; learn. By surrendering I mean letting go of everything that's holding you down and back. Stepping into the highest you. The true you. The only you. Stepping into reality. Waking up to your kingdom. Embracing it. Loving it. It could be an intuition based process; mine however did not occur based on pure intuition. I follow it often. It serves as a compass. But we have other guiding mechanisms here on this plane, as well. My favorite one, and the one I've chosen, is passion. Also; excitement. Expansion. A deep desire for these simple things made my dream come true. Woke me up gently. Now I see it for what it is and I am free to dream awake for all eternity

@Bluebird Surrendering is key. Being autenthic. It's a far more natural and effortless process than it is often described as. There are many theories and explanations and it is very easy to get confused and lost in them. It's easy to over-complicate an otherwise simple and delicate process. Waking up is natural.

1) No difference. All difference 2) Nothing would die. There would be an appearance of a guy being shot in the head. I would probably not be able to experience myself as that individual anymore; because the body would have a massive hole in it. But I would not be dead, actually. Maybe I could even revisit the same experiencer/point of view in some other alternet reality, where he does not get shot. Nothing ever dies. There is only an experience of death.

The transition is weird. Once you feel into it and get used to being here and now; it's the most miraculous thing that could possibly be. Except that it is not a thing at all.

@now is forever Careful now, don't insult The Devil. This is not The Devil. This is an ego. They're not the same.

@NoSelfSelf Nice! Would you say you found freedom, then? In my case it seems to be so. Freedom in all directions.

This is not a question. This is a "how to" guide. If it does not fit your reality; it's probably because we are not in the same one. Those who wander off the grid may find useful hints and suggestions here. If you are someone who does not "fit in" exactly and you often find yourself in isolation; you probably feel comfortable spending time with youself. You most likely don't really mind the voice in your head. You're friends with it. Afterall; everyone else seems to be so boring and repetitive. Copy-pasting what already has been seen, doing what has been done, sticking to the schemes. Nobody pushes boundaries. Not this far out. Not like you. You are a lone wolf, aren't you? You never really needed anybody. You only walked your path; all alone. You may have seen many faces; many roles. You yourself may have been trying on different costumes during your journey. You may have agreed; you may have disagreed. You may have been a part of; you may have been around. But you always carried on; all by yourself. Observing masks and their roles from a distance, probably made you question your own mask and it's role. How can yours be real? Everyone else seems to have a fake mask. But yours... yours feels real when it's on. Why is that? Perhaps it is because you carved it out yourself; on your own. You did not follow the herd; did you? You designed your mask with love an care; away from the crowd. Away from their beliefs of what's right and what wrong. You made your mask fit perfectly. So good in fact; no one can even tell you have one on. It's transparent. Blended in. No one can tell... but you. In your darkest hour, the question will arise. How can you know for sure; you haven't wandered out way too far? How can you know your mask is not fake? How can you know it's real? What makes you feel so calm while you're hidden from all eyes? What fills you up? The emptyness has no end. How deep do you wanna dive in? Will you find your way out? Or is there no desire to return at all? Before you know it; you're stuck in a loop. You may be best friends with yourself; but you are also your own perfect enemy. Who else can come up with more threatening arguments? Nobody. Only you. It's your insanity fighting against your sanity. The duality is within you. Awareness holds it in place. There is nobody more or less insane than you are. There is no possible way for you to tell how a sane person looks like. Nor how an insane one does. There is just nothing you can compare them to. For what you know everybody is insane; including you. And I mean like big time insane. When you die; the joke is on you. That's how insane you are. So what are you gonna do about it? Are you going to try your best not to stick out too much? Or try to convince everybody you'r the only one who's sane? Will you speak your truth no matter how insane it may sound? Will you not laugh at other's display of insanity? Because it's all you and you're only doing it to yourself? Well, good luck with that. You gave your best to transcend all limitations and reach to heaven. Now that you are here; go ahead and baracade yourself again. Build some new limitations. Remain contracted. Remain afraid. At least now you're in heaven. There is no way to secure yourself. There is no space for a safety net. You cannot hold onto anything if you wanna travel at the speed of light. You must surrender completely. And you know that. That is why you are afraid of how that might be. How will it look like and feel like. If you completely forget about duality; will you be able to tell a difference between sanity and insanity? Life and death? Fear and love? Pain and pleasure? What if you one day realize you're in an insane asylum, not your house? And "your family" is actually the staff working there; taking care of you. What if non duality is some kind of a modern movement that will cost you your sanity if you go too deep into it? Will you care? Or will there be no one there to care...in the insane asylum? How comfortable are you with insanity? How far out are you? Will you not forget how to act as a human? Is there no need for that form anymore? In my world there is will and it is free. How it looks and feels does not have to be described. Only survived. Intelligence is intelligent. Awareness is aware. The hearth is loving. Thus it does not matter how sane or insane I am. The transparency of the mask allows me to adjust. To merge with my environment. Yet I still know I have a mask on. I am playing a role. And I can play an infinite amount of them. I do not aim to throw the mask in the trash. It is useful. It has it's role. It is how one can relate. One has to be able to relate here. Or so it seems. Insanity may be embraced once fear is no more. The mask is unique and insane looking. It cannot make you insane. Unless you believe you are the mask. Live fearlessly.

No, you just had a realization. You are not actually all there is. God does not call his creation a joke. God is not a cocky teenager. I would say you are a Zen Devil, but that does not seem to be the case either. Just a common mortal getting a taste of truth

They all mean one thing: WAKE UP NOW! But there may be many views and explanations.

@Aakash No work. Only expansion @NoSelfSelf What did you find once you accepted what is? @Anton Rogachevski Thank you brother! Bless you and cheers!

If there is a "you" that relates there is a mask. They are the same. The mask can be very thin. Unnoticrable. Transparent. Nevertheless; it's there. That is if you are still human and still relate to other human beings. The fear you described sounds like a trust oriented issue. Or maybe fear of being fully autenthic.

1) all that is aware of all 2) no thing is There is awareness only. And it cannot be pointed to.

What is so obvious is right now, right here. There is nothing or there is everything. Look at it as you choose to. It's obvious that there is only now and only here.

Can you live without a thought of an elephant in your mind? You can. And you cannot. There is no need to avoid anything. Everything is to be realized merely. Nothing changes when you don't think of an elephant in a red dress. Everything still is.

@now is forever Crossed my mind too

Thatwhichcannotbenamed

That's so dope.

@Anton Rogachevski Sounds fun; will look after it. Thanks!

@Nahm Yes. And it means nothing. So I make something out of it. I choose to believe you exist, Nahm. And you're awesome.

What is your current perspective on this topic? What is the difference between the two? I came to a conclusion that there is no difference. Speaking from my direct experience; the two go hand in hand. They might as well be indistinguishable. Of course; the concepts used while personally developing yourself differ from those used while focused on spiritual growth and expansion. Simply because each person is unique, while spirituality seems to have a "common ground" for everybody. But that's not what I'm talking about here. There is something that pushes one forward into growth. I'd say it is inevitable. You may call it "purpose", "reason", "mission" or whatever other label you are comfortable with. It is what makes you wake up in the morning. Without it, there would be no existance for you. My argument is; This purpose cannot be avoided. What is meant to be; will be. On one's journey of transformation and expansion, one has the freedom to choose conceptual models which resonate, and study them in order to reach a conceptual understanding of what actually is. It does not change the nature of what is. It only helps one reach a higher understanding of actuality. The expansion will occur regardless of conceptual models and their accuracy. It does not matter whether your "goal" is to become an enlightened master or a professional athlete. Those are merely labels. And they come with a certain conceptual model and environment. Both conceptual paths towards this conceptual goal have their set of challenges; obstacles. What is that actually? It is the process of transcending limitations. Expansion. Growth. You may label these limitations how ever the heck you want. Actual expansion will not be affected by those labels. An individual that is exploring spiritually-themed concepts may argue, that being a proffesional athlete cannot compare to being an enlightened master. Oh yeah? How so? What if; a spiritually oriented individual saying that out loud is actually a part of the althlete's process of transcending limitations? What if your argument is merely a distraction to him? An obstacle for him to recognize and overcome. What if the athlete is closer to his version of enlightenment than you are? And he probably doesn't even have a clue about this thing called enlightenment. What if you are, as a spirutal individual, even further behind on your path towards actual enlightenment? Regardless of your level of conceptual understanding of it. Why? Well maybe becauase you're full of judgement towards the athlete? And you are unable to accept anything outside of your own conceptual model of reality? You are unable to see how his path is equally as important as yours. Equally as valid. The athlete does not pay attention to distractions. He maintains focus on what is and shoots towards the goal. At that precise moment, he might as well be completely empty of self and merged with the absolute. He might be enlightened indeed, and have no need to let everybody know. He himself does not know, probably. That is why it's legit; one could argue. So yeah, my point is: "Enlightenment" is a concept. A highly accurate one, but you can still get lost in it. Big time. This should be apparent by now. "Spirituality" is a lifestyle. It is a perspective. It is a path, not the path. I like to think of it as the self's coping mechanism, even. Real spirituality and enlightenment can look like anything. In fact; the more unique, the more actual. Enlightened, if you will. And please do not bring up arguments such as: "being a succesful athlete is a sign of egoic tendencies" yadayadayada. Claiming such things is absolutely ridiculous. I am talking about actuality here. No one ever pointed to this "ego" actually. It is made up. Imaginary. So stop bringing up imaginary arguments. I feel like I extracted what needed to be extracted from this spirituality thing. I might as well be back on the path of becoming a rock star. It is my enlightenment. My totality. My purpose. My contribution to oneness. My unique way of creating meaning. Anyone who tries to convince me otherwise is an obstacle. And I love challenges. They give me an opportunity to show myself how firmly I stand my own ground. How blindly I trust myself. How enlightened I am. How accepting of other perspectives I am. How focused. How determined. How whole. How actual. How Ivan. What is your twist?

Says who? Is there a hidden intention? Am I supposed to realize something? Am I supposed to start doubting myself; again? Am I supposed to start questioning in circles; hearing only my own echo? Why? Really, why? What's there or anywhere else that could possibly be better, more enlightened than this moment right now, right here? How does non existance beat existance?