VeganAwake

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  1. Posted

    11 hours ago, Someone here said:

    @VeganAwake you still think that the self is illusory lol? 

    Gosh that's so 2018 :D

    Right, hehe! ❤️ 

    Ironically it was around 2018 when this first started becoming obvious.

    Never the less, reality is always timelessly "THIS" or "Whatever seems to be happening"

    Nothing matters at all and so-called salvation;freedom;liberation is already the case which is why it seems hidden!

    That's the "open secret" bro

    ❤️ 

  3. Posted

    On 8/31/2023 at 0:11 PM, jdc7733 said:

    Is there a process to achieve awakening?

    No, but there can seem to be!

    Its not something gained or achieved. It's not advantageous for a someone.

    I would describe awakening as a realization which inherently carries with it an energetic shift away from upholding the illusory self construct known as "ME"

    Or

    The disentangling from the socially conditioned matrix of mind known as "ME"

    Only there's no one that comes out on the other side awakened or enlightened. Nobody benefits

    In other words its the end of the individual trying to achieve awakening!

    Its ordinary which can be a surprising let down for the self illusion! ?

    ❤️ 

  7. Posted

    20 hours ago, Inliytened1 said:

    True wisdom bro.  And I have nothing to say to contradict this.  But first - I hope you have been doing well.  It has been quite a few years now and I do hope you are growing old with dignity.  Now, with all that being said - the only thing I will add to your statement is that is OK to entertain the ego in all of its devilry.  If you choose to think its the wise path to do otherwise that's also OK.   But the ego was meant to be experienced in all of its fullness.

    Hey brother thanks ? & yes it's definitely been a little while since we chatted. We are all doing great here, I hope you and your family are all doing well also!

    & yeah for sure!

    When you get down to the brass tacks, there's nothing right or wrong with anything because there isn't a real universal law or meaning outside of these societal conditioned concepts!

    Jim Newman likes to call the ego "a reaction to a reaction to a reaction" etc....

    I can see what he's talking about.

    ♥ 

     

     

  9. Posted

    22 hours ago, Razard86 said:

    My contribution to Spirituality is that the EGO is your desire to survive.

    I get what you're saying for sure bro. ✌ 

    It definitely seems intertwined with those survival desires as well.

    What I'm talking about is very subtle..... it's not like a huge shocking epiphany or anything like that......It's so ordinary.

    It seems that survival is naturally inherent for most living creatures(its just happening). My dog bailey for example definitely has a desire to survive but I wouldn't call it egoic, rather a natural innocent tendency. 

    Animals don’t seem to suffer from chronic overthinking & judgments about self and others, self sabotage, guilt, regret, keeping up with the Kardashians ect.......

    IMO the ego is that heavily conditioned "sense of ME" character that's never satisfied. It's always seeking the BBD, bigger better deal.

    It's the identification as the doer & the thinker......that web of identification thoughts that arrise during self reflection.

    By default, satisfaction for ego/ME is very short lived because it would be out of a job if true satisfaction occurred.......no it must keep the body/mind constantly seeking for something better in the future.

    In other words the ego is that constant feeling that "whatever is happening is not good enough for me"... (the hamster wheel effect)

    Anyways thats just my two cents bro! ♥ 

  11. Posted

    21 hours ago, jdc7733 said:

    Spiritual work is interesting but it won't get you anywhere. You'll just go through different states of mind until you die. That's it.

    There certainly does seem to be an individual going through different states of mind until death..... no one can really argue that!

    But there actually isn't anyone going anywhere!

    During the spiritual seeking,  this illusory seeker keeps attempting to find something that will alleviate its unquenchable desire to know WHY?

    It thinks by gaining enough spiritual knowledge, it will have an advantage towards finding or understanding this so-called ultimate truth.(spiritual ego)

    But the apparent issue is that there actually isn't an ultimate truth to find or realize........the idea of an ultimate truth to reality, is a conditioned human concept.

    Everything is already what it is.

    So it could be said that everything is already the truth but the numerous misunderstandings make parts of apparent reality seem false at times!

    Enlightenment is the end of these numerous states of mind and or misunderstandings. 

    It's the end of all conditioned human beliefs such as truth; meaning; purpose; value; good; bad; right; wrong. But that doesn't mean the body forgets how to function in society.... if anything when the body is unburdened by all these ridiculous conditioned human concepts, life seems more free, enjoyable and relaxed!

    ♥ 

     

  12. Posted

    Hey buck,

    I think the negative bias about materialism is partly due to the fact that the ego/sense of self uses these possessions to enhance/inflate/feed its own illusion of the grandiose self! 

    Spiritual materialism(spiritual ego) is by far the worst though. These spiritual seekers are completely convinced that the more spiritual knowledge they acuire, the better they will become!

    Unfortunately they are usually the most ignorant, stubborn and stuck in their way ego's you will come across. I've seen spiritual ego's get super nasty LOL!

    Very respectfully,

    Travis

    ♥ 

  14. Posted

    There can no doubt seem to be all kinds of differences within apparent reality, non-duality attempts to point out that these so-called differences are ultimately illusory. (There is nothing separate in which could be different) 

    It just isn't something recognized by the individual.....it's recognized when the individual dies!

    ♥ 

  16. Posted

    The thing about psychedelics & enlightenment is they really don't need to be taken over and over again for years. They are great for disrupting the habitual patterns of monkey mind or chronic overthinking within the first couple times of taking them.

    The real issue it seems is the illusory character (ME) hears about something amazing called enlightenment and creates a pseudo belief of what enlightenment should or shouldn't be like, & then becomes addicted to chasing that external materialistic fantasy.

    In other words this illusory (ME) character simply can't fathom its own unreality and or shake off these feelings of incompleteness. It can only continue seeking and jumping through endless spiritual hoops in an attempt to satisfy this unquenchable desire to feel whole and complete. 

    There is a physical body, but the character (ME) between or behind the eyes that seems to be driving this body is completely illusory.

    And that recognition can seem to happen whether or not psychedelics have been taken a little bit or a lot or not at all!

    Enlightenment is not an addition for the dream character (ME) to use. It's the end of the needy dream character all together or rather the recognition that it was never real from the start.

    ♥ 

     

  17. Posted

    Yep,

    The truth is already everything. But it's not a small narrow something within everything, it's the whole infinite package.

    And so in that sense there's nothing missing & the truth is already whatever seems to be happening (what is). Misunderstandings and or confusion for the human organism doesn't make anything less of the truth.

    So truth is just another word like everything; what is; infinity; god!!!

    ♥ 

  21. Posted

    Unchecked beliefs and or societal conditioning seem to create an illusory-like experience of reality, often referred to as the Matrix or dream story.

    We tend to superimpose these beliefs onto reality and then operate from that conditioned perspective.

    Any influence we think we may have on reality is just part of the dream story experience.

    Apparent reality is actually nothing appearing to be a lot of somethings!

    ♥ 

     

     

  23. Posted

    @Enlightement Hello there,

    The ego is the entire "web of self construct. It can't be destroyed because it's actually not anything real. It's more of an assumed identity of past present future memories & experiences.......it's very sticky and clings to everything in order to keep inflated....it's the experience of lack or separation....like something is always missing or incomplete 

    This illusory self (me) never gets satisfied. Whatever the current experience happens to be, it will always attempt to find a better one in the apparent future including spiritual practices and such which is another form of seeking/spiritual materialism (to become awakened)

    Sometimes the unreality of this character is clearly seen through and there can seem to be a shift away from the energetic catering or upholding of this illusory self construct and it's relentless quest for permanent satisfaction. 

    This is what's often referred to as enlightenment; awakening; nirvana; samadhi; liberation etc...

    But it's not a better state or experience of reality & it's not a something that's gained attained or acquired contrary to popular belief.

    It's the end of the opinionated and judgmental character always placing things into the good bad right or wrong categories...... it's the end of the knower

    It's the freedom that's longed for and sequentially was always the case. 

    ♥ 

  24. Posted

    Hello,

    The ego is the entire "sense of self"......its that big important character behind the eyes. The one that gets offended if its called a dumb ass.

    But it's not actually real, its more like an illusory web of self identity.

    Awakening is the realization that this big important character was never real from the start.

    The whole story of "ME" is shattered or rather seems to crumble away under the recognition that it was never real from the start..... It only seemed to be!

    There IS a body but there's nothing inside of it....it's empty of a "YOU" 

    That very important individual attempting to escape death, was never living ?

    ♥ 

  25. Posted

    2 hours ago, DefinitelyNotARobot said:

    "Getting what" you may ask?

    IT!

    What is "it"?

    The very question itself! 

    What the hell is that? What is the "question"? Why am I not getting it? And what is that? What is "me not getting it"? I want to get it, but I don't even fucking know what "me wanting to get it" is!

    Is there even such a thing as an "it" at the bottom of this, or am I just spinning in infinite circles (whatever THAT is haha)? This seeking just seems to be going and going and going and it just goes on and on and on , but I don't even know what that is! What is all of that seeking? What is enlightenment? What is Truth and God and Love? I am seeking answers for all of these things, but I don't even know who is doing the seeking and what is being sought after and what seeking even means. It feels so fucking shallow, but I'm also amazed by how this house of cards hasn't broken down already. So what is all of that?

    I can just go on and on and put "what is that?" after everything I say, because what is anything? What is "what is anything?" This just won't quit bugging me. it's so annoying! I feel like a genius fucking idiot for being so confident in the shit that my mind tells me and being able to bullshit myself for so long without anything in me going "Hold on that whole thing is kind of stupid".

    So what is it? I mean you won't be able to answer it for me, because what are you? And what are answers? What is IT!?

    This whole chain of thoughts is frying my brain. The singular brain cell I've invested in figuring out the truth of things is literally on fire. Smoke is coming out of my ears. Help.

    Start from the beginning!

    Who doesn't get it?

    Who needs help?

    What does "I" consist of?

    ♥