The Lucid Dreamer

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    @Princess Arabia But all jokes aside, I understand from an absolute perspective that people just are the way they are and they are supposed to be however they are simply because they are that way.  But on a human level, it’s hard for my mind to balance the sameness vs. difference between myself and other humans.  I see all of these other humans around me that appear very similar to me in many many ways, and so I find that I can’t help but be a little bit irked at the major differences there are when it comes to the way we see reality and our interests.  I find myself wondering how can I be so similar to these humans and yet so different?  As social animals we naturally project ourselves onto other humans, and we naturally want to connect with them and find common ground, so when these stark differences make themselves evident, it’s hard to not have some kind of emotion over it. But this is only because of false identification.

    I to some degree still identify as a human, but intellectually I understand that the category of “human” is an abstract concept that has no objective reality.  Categories are made up. Every human, every creature is a different creature. A different species unto itself in a way.  

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    19 minutes ago, Max1993 said:

    , the fact that more people aren't this existential baffles me, we are spinning on a ball around a space furnace... 

    I understand it when people are young because it takes time to break your way out of indoctrination, but just going your entire LIFE without really engaging with these questions; that’s what I have a hard time understanding. 

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    36 minutes ago, Dazgwny said:

    It’s because we’re intrigued by what is going on. It just so happens to be God. These people which is most people that don’t wonder or don’t care and are just getting on with life as you say, do that because they think they know what’s going on. They believe in the material world, they think science figured it all out and have just taken on board as an ultimate truth that everything is as it seems. They’ve tricked themselves so very well they don’t even understand it’s a possibility that what they think is going on is not what’s going on. They are completely locked in. Which means God is pulling off the intended trick on itself just beautifully. The few like ourselves won’t be fooled by ourselves quite so easily. So here we are

    This is exactly right. If you press someone on it, they will deny that they think know what’s going on, but the truth is that if they truly understood how ignorant they were, they couldn’t help but revel in the mystery.  

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    When people ask me why I care so much about understanding the metaphysical nature of existence, I just ask them why the hell they don’t.  How can you look around at this universe and not wonder what the hell is going on, why it exists, and how you are even able to witness it through your consciousness? It’s just pure and utter beauty and profundity staring you right in the face and you’re just like “meh… “

     

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    8 minutes ago, Someone here said:

    @The Lucid Dreamer so death is not even a real event . Its something that we project by imagining that there is a future.  But future is imagination.  So that mean death is imagination also (because it only exists in the future ).

    Dunno ..just sharing some thoughts .

    “Death” is the simply end of whatever you were identifying with.  If you identify with your body, your thoughts, memories, behavior patterns, etc, you will die. But if you identify as consciousness itself, (which is of course you true identity) you are immortal. 

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    1 minute ago, Someone here said:

    They say The most effective way to get to enjoy true happiness and inner peace in the future is to build the habit of having inner peace and happiness in the present, right here right now...is that "it"? I mean nothing is even certain outside of this present moment. Even the idea kf  death or "ultimate destination ".

    Yeah, all of that is just a thought in the present moment.  

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    On 1/20/2024 at 7:15 AM, Someone here said:

     

    If you want to seriously awaken..and answer existential questions..you must spend some time alone away from the noisy toxic society . There is no other way around it .

    Very good post.  This is why I am working my ass off right now to save up for an off grid tiny house. This will get my yearly expenses down to a minuscule amount so that I can work much less and eventually be able to focus the majority of my time on awakening.  

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    15 minutes ago, Someone here said:

    He didn't say he saw a Cartoon wolf ...he said he himself transformed into a cartoon wolf .

    Im curious ..What should you smoke to have it work that way ?:D

    Lol, yeah I getchu. That kind of thing can happen on N,N,DMT as well though. When I’ve smoked it, I perceived myself as some completely different alien being. Not a cartoon wolf, but my sense of self was very altered. 

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    Sam Harris is the entire reason I had my first awakening.  I was listening to his 26 minute guided meditation and had my first realization into the truth of no-self.  But in that instant, I had an implicit understanding that transcended even Sam Harris’ understanding. It was then that I realized that Sam Harris was missing something and that something far deeper was going on than what he realized.  That sent me down the spiritual path which led me to find spiritual teachers like Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Ramana Maharshi and eventually Leo.  So I have to give thanks to Sam Harris for being such a vital stepping stone on my path.  But I have since left him far behind.