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@Someone here Lol, I know I am not awake, because the absolute is all there is, whether one is conscious of not or that doesn't matter absolutely speaking. However, the 'purpose' of realization is simply the peace & happiness inherent in the Absolute itself. so you think the teachings of Ramana, Nisgardatta & Robert Wolfe on Ajata is new age lovey dovey stuff? I also literally stated how realization of the absolute humbles you beyond belief. What is arrogant about that? If you stopped mentally fucking yourself, you'd realize I am agreeing with you that Ajata is the final piece of this jigsaw, but IT IS NOT SOLOPSISM because you don't exist independently from the absolute, nothing does. Even saying nothing is too much If you truly understood Ajata, Solipsism would not even make sense to you Ajata is not this BS term you've coined Metaphysical Nihimism either, this is your minds feeble attempt to understand it, the mind cannot understand what causes its own destruction I am being 'arrogant' because I have been where you are. Spinning my wheels endlessly chasing mental concepts, only when they are all dropped (Including Ajata) is the true rest of the Absolute enjoyed. Silence is always the highest teaching / transmission, which is why this Forum is such a danger, because it just adds more concepts to people's minds If you really want to understand Ajata, Robert Wolfe's website he made before he died is the best. Although it comes with heavy trad Buddhist / Advaita language with terms such as Nothingness / Emptiness and is littered with those cultural references. A western / Tantric approach makes MUCH more sense for those of us who wish to live a full human existence, and not a monastic one. This context is key to embodying these teachings, proceed with caution - \ https://ajatasunyata.com/welcome Absolutely, there is no creation, nothing has ever happened & nothing will ever happen. The absolute is absolute in itself. Life is like a dream... So may as well be happy and enjoy every last second....which brings us back too... LOVEEEEE

@Princess Arabia They are the 2 best Non-Duality books imo in terms of practicality on the path Ramaji goes over essentially a more detailed model similar to the 10 ox herding pictures And Anandas is a personal autobiography of how awakening / truth quite literally transformed her life in every aspect possible, and shows how destructive awakening can be

@Princess Arabia Both on Amazon, I have asked both to make audio, but no luck yet lol I have both on Kindle / paperback. I bought 1000 on Kindle as the paperback is very overwhelming lol Ramaji is basically a true spirituality nerd. He's an enneagram type 5 which is basically the Nerd of the enneagram haha, so its a long read, but saved me at the time, and helped me a lot

Congrats man, inspiring journey wishing you continued health & happiness and that as well as fulfilling your mission, you can fulfil yourself on a spiritual, emotional & interpersonal level

depends I get bored of jogging fast but could play sports like football, badminton etc for hours, so I do those for 'cardio' and actually have fun

@Princess Arabia True. Eventually the mind gives up and then just THIS remains I am not good at putting it into words, but its like Duality is rejuvenated and enjoyed on a whole new level And, thoughts are no longer a problem as the flaw-finder (mind) & I-thought (identification with mind NOT personality / human experience) are no more

Not audio but 2 best non-duality books I read are: 1000 By Ramaji (huge book) Intimacy with the infinite by Ananda Devi I am very biased as these were my teachers, and literally saved me from depression / despair / endless seeking Now I am happy & enjoy life. Forever indebted

Freelancing on Upwork / Fiverr I know lots of people who leveraged a skill to earn a salary that is very high relatively to their country, as you can sell to US / Western buyers who are prepared to pay a lot more for quality work Graphic design, copywriting, admin tasks etc

How is your health Leo? Have you managed to find any promising solutions / protocols? I hope you get better soon

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@Princess Arabia Also its just more fun to surrender to THIS but still realize you are a human and enjoy being human and I'm going to say a dirty word here but enjoy 'duality' (duality is the absolute too) Believe me I have spent weeks mentally masturbating on variations of questions like these, and it can seriously fuck with your head haha, because the mind will truly never get it, as getting it is the death of the mind (doesn't mean you don't have thoughts)

if you enjoy being sane stop contemplating Solipsism lol Realize that THIS is it, and everything is the absolute. Then realize the fabric of reality is love then go enjoy your life as you'll be happy & at peace

4) The Absolute is EVERYTHING & love is the driving force so go enjoy life instead of mentally masturbating yourself into mental hell your mind will never shut the fuck up, so stop believing your thoughts it is easy to see why people go crazy on this path I am so glad I read the book 1000 by Ramaji early on which differentiated between different stages / insights and why it seems non-dual teachers aren't saying the same thing (because they're not) Francis Lucille talks about this and the danger of teaching too early, I think it happens a lot these days due to social media & it can be a trap As soon as you have students its easy to see yourself as a 'Guru' above others and then you are fucked True awakening humbles the living shit out of you

I think people are very scared of Non-Doership in reality its always been the absolute, its just the knowing of the absolute that shifts you still have a 'human experience' with a personality, body, thoughts etc Good chance if you liked Coffee & Cake before awakening, that won't change after haha if you ever played a good level of sport, you know in the moment, it just happens. That's a big insight of who's in charge really, call it 'flow' if you will. Consciousness is now consciously running the show instead of unconsciously lol

Yep Sadhguru quoted someone who said you are closer to the divine in sports than you are in prayer which is often true, cos in the thick of a game, you must be present during prayer / meditation you could be thinking about breakfast, your work or anything Personally believe everyone should have at least 1 physical practice, even just for the 'Human' benefits it gives you

@Theplay I defo agree However, I think in most cases there are at least minor changes, as realistically in some area of life, we are likely being inauthentic, not living in line with truth whether that means simply a change of job, location, partner, hobbies Or simply creating a brand new life since for many of us seeking took over everything lol I think St Augustine said it best Love and do whatever you want

bad duality to non duality to transcendental duality A French teacher defined it as everything having infinite precious value Once you 'unite' Duality & Non-Duality, life becomes truly fun

THIS IS IT! Now go live a fucking amazing life and actually LIVE the teaching I found it SO frustrating there was almost ZERO teachings on actually living as a human post awakening, and that life actually gets 1000x better IF you implement and create a life you enjoy @Theplay Honestly, controversial, you don't need to 'remove the Ego' cos it isn't a real entity in itself Instead, you can now embrace your personality & humanity more than ever before and actually enjoy being human You know 'others' to be you, yet they still have a unique personality & humanity Its nigh on impossible to put in words, but essentially 'Duality' isn't seen as a problem anymore, and you a free to live a life of love. Whatever that means for your UNIQUENESS some want a hut in the woods, some will teach millions, some will start a family, some will work normal jobs, some may start conscious businesses etc etc I think personally a lot of seekers are trying to become above human and escape their own humanity, instead of embracing the world as Buddha

@thierry Like all model it has its uses Becomes toxic when you think its a race or you're 'better' because you're X stage. And, people forget there is crucial lessons to integrate from ALL stages, and there's also toxic elements

Yeeeep Absolutely speaking Break your arm and it will still fucking hurt though. Think its important to make that distinction Also, don't think you'll never experience emotions, still a human. Some teachers (Neo-Advaita lol) often imply that

Has nobody here seen the 10th Ox Herding picture lol? It involves LIVING LIFE

Maybe when you realize every single second in 'duality' is your best chance to awaken, you'll stop separating reality from itself and chasing your own tail when you realize all is the absolute, you'll stop trying to escape this The divine comedy But, I do agree with @Ishanga that formal spiritual education would help However, don't forget that you have a life to live, and after awakening you're still a human who wants to enjoy life. Easy to get lost in spiritual mental masturbation for decades. Honestly, if you look at most seekers they are often more unhappy than the average person because they've lost their zest for life. Sad to see

Are you vegan?

@MarkKol 100% Wholefood (except when alcohol is involved lol) Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Fish - All Organic / Grass Fed / Wild Caught only. - Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, etc etc Greek Yoghurt etc etc Lots of fruit & veg - all forms & onion / Garlic Nuts occasionally but cutting atm so not much right now Potaetoes / Rice / Organic pasta for Carbs # Honey too Collagen powder Supps - D3 + K2 (live in UK), Creatine, Caffeine I guess if you count it This is not perfect, new to this, but very basic / single ingredient. Can't describe the difference. Been about a month and feel maybe 100x more energy. 8-10 hour work days + 2x training most days. Even noticed being able to stay in the sauna a lot longer haha

I never truly resonated with the psychedelic stuff for whatever reason, maybe in the future I will! However, I stumbled across Leo's pure personal dev content and it is gold. I would highly recommend checking this out, as when caught in the whole understanding every aspect of reality bandwagon, we can often forget how important the Human Dimension is & why personal Dev is so important, especially since most of us are younger and do not have a lot of aspects of life taken care of! These are some I like: The subfields one I found very useful as it states the important of Self-Help & tackling the ones most relatable to yourself