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Possibly a bit... but it's true.. I'm actually glad you chimed in because this message relates perfectly to you as well... except I would replace "loving spiritual do-gooder identity" with "I'm Special God Realized identity"

@Javfly33 I've heard rumors that he deeply frustrated in his inability to help awaken people.... no idea if this is true or not... He seemed very intelligent but seems to lack the ability to explain things to the masses in an understandable way. This is partially why I became such a fan of Leo's actualized.org videos ...he explains things clear and understandable the first time..

Pure gold... he was so authentic. He says if you brush aside all that nonsense then what are you? Pay special attention to what he's saying at 2:20...and 7:15 on...

It's time to move on bud, you simply don't understand what THIS is pointing to.. I'm starting to feel sorry for you.. I would caution you to be careful, I can shatter paradigms and expose individuals to the truth about their underlying need to feel extra important and create loving spiritual do-gooder identities to constantly reinforce those needs. I will give you a hint: It doesn't end up being about others best interest unfortunately...

I was trying to say I couldn't comprehend what you were talking about? My phone turned it into comprende ?

Me no comprende?

I wanted to see the dinosaurs though ?

I mean anyone can say it's ignorance... yeah that's true but that's like saying the dehydrated poor fool in the desert following the Mirage of water up ahead is ignorant. Yeah it's ignorance until it's recognized it wasn't real. What's being pointed to is the misidentification still has an effect... that's why it's called an illusion it isn't real but it still has an effect. Ignorance or not. It's not a real entity to be used as a bypass... it's an illusion that has the power to cause effect... but it was never duality. "The ego construct wants more money, more power, more love, more of everything. Those on the so called spiritual path desires to be more spiritual, more awake, more equanimous, more peaceful, more enlightened. Whenever there is a desire to attain something, you can be sure it is the ego construct at work. The ego construct is nothing more than the impulse to repeat. It is simply the path that energy once took, and the tendency for the energy to take that path again, whether it is negative or positive for the organism" -- Samadhi (Maya illusion of the self)

But it can't be denied there's an apparent effect of the apparent ego before it's recognized it's unreality by no one...

After Awakening it seems to have been a misidentification with nothing... "All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only" - Ramana Maharshi

Ego and the Self – Osho. ... The ego is a substitute, it is a pseudo entity. Because you don't know yourself you have to create an artificial center; otherwise functioning in life will be impossible.

Not sure about that...don't think so...the filmmaker describes it as the outer manifestation of his inner experience..

@Nahm..I know we have are silly Alfa male squabbles brother but I want you to know no matter what... you're appreciated and I have nothing but unconditional love for you always ❤

Realize who you are not: In this step we will be coming to the realization that No thing you were ever told about yourself, believed yourself to be or labeled yourself as, is the True Self. You will realize that these labels you've allowed yourself to believe are nothing more than opinions, ideas and perceptions and are not your True Self in any way whatsoever. For example: You might think you are Tommy Sanchez that works at the marijuana dispensary on 12th street in Rio De Janeiro Brazil. You have low self-esteem and your boss is constantly telling you, you are too slow and have poor work ethic. You also feel like you are too shy, judgemental, angry, abusive, pushy, and critical towards certain employees. You also believe you are nervous, stubborn and rude. Notice that all these layers of labels are simply ideas, perceptions, beliefs that you have allowed yourself to be conditioned with since you were a child, they are not real. One person might describe you as pushy and irritating and the next might say you were the friendliest employee that has ever served them. See it's just a bunch of opinions and perceptions. Illusions of words. Your name Tommy Sanchez is just a bunch of letters put together to make a distinct sound. None of these labels, letters and words are who you Truly Are. If you worked in the Bahamas they might think you were the fastest employee ever and would have a whole different group of perceptions to label you as. See, the "l" you believe yourself to be, are simply perceptions ideas and beliefs. Not you Not True. Drop the Layers and Labels: Next you are going to draw a diagram like the one provided and label it with all the negative words you believe about yourself. Try to do it on a big piece of paper and at least have 15 labels or more. When you are finished labeling you are going to imagine that every label on your diagram is a layer of clothing you are currently wearing. Next as you look at each label on your diagram, imagine you are removing a layer of clothing for each label. Start Shedding The Layers .....take every single layer off and throw it to the side and completely disattach from it. As you cast each layer to the side understand how these labels are just culturally conditioned ideas from your current belief system surrounding you. If instead of Brazil you were born in India or Pakistan you would have a whole different group of labels you would believe about yourself. When you are done shedding the layers, deeply Ponder and look within and ask yourself, if I am not all of these labels and beliefs I thought I was. "What Is Left, What Am I Really Then"? Step 2 will be coming soon ❤ ❤

Here is a short trailer...?

Have you seen this video bro it gives a great description on the ego what it's about and what it feels like to be dropped ❤

"The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite" -- A Course in Miracles ❤

I honestly have nothing but infinite unconditional love for you bro... it's all encompassing ❤

I feel like I'm talking to a heavily medicated insane hippie with amnesia... Every day he starts over ?

I think you have cabin fever bud... drop down and give me a hundred push-ups ... let's go move it love muffin ❤

Haha.... your prescriptive practices are my recognition and turning within. But of course they're just words and don't really mean anything ?

Bud do you realize you act like you understand what I went through without even knowing me... I experienced all kinds of ego backlash...almost left my family and flew to Europe at one point which would have got me kicked out of the Navy and thrown in the brig... Yes my wife literally almost divorced me until she watched a video on some of the negative effects of Awakening. I really just don't know why you act like you know the situation when you have no idea. All I'm saying is you preach this big love agenda but seem to be very blind in a lot of important areas. Just letting you know I'm not trying to be a jerk ❤

Some of you were asking me a few questions about what I was pondering prior to Awakening.... The self not being real became clearer and clearer as I pondered these things in the above post.