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I had the same experience randomly happen to me when I woke up from sleep, but it didn't last very long. That's pretty crazy that it just randomly happened to you while you were sitting in a car. This state is called turiya in Hindu philosophy, it is described as pure consciousness. I think it is accurate to say that you experienced nothing, as paradoxical as it may sound. That's how I describe it at least. Rupert Spira describes it as "absence of absence" which is pretty accurate too

There was a similar conversation a while ago The truth is, that part of the brain gets shut down during most psychedelic trips, and then comes back a while after the trip. So, it's not instant enlightenment but more like a medically induced ego-death. Skip to 29:55 in this video for more info

"Experiencing nothing" is a paradox for the finite mind. You have to experience it yourself to truly know it. It's like trying to imagine the experience of having no eyesight. There are people who see absolutely nothing, not even black or white or any other colors. From this example you can see it is possible to be aware of nothingness. Now extend that awareness of nothing to all the perceptions that make up your reality, that's what complete nothingness feels like. You are actually experiencing some form of nothingness right now. You are never aware of what is behind your head, so you could say you are experiencing nothing there. You just take it for granted because you are so focused on the finite things you can experience. Now try to extend that feeling of nothingness to all your perceptions. This is basically the best I can describe it. The difference is that these are not experiences, just imagination. They're like the off-brand versions of nothingness.

you'd be surprised

A paradox is what happens when the finite mind tries to describe an infinite aspect of reality through its own superficially dualistic terms I realized this after I had an experience of nothingness. After reading that over, I realized that I experienced a paradox. It is entirely possible to experience nothingness, but impossible for the finite mind to reconcile that since it can only think in dualisms, so it gets turned into a paradox. It's impossible for me to imagine my experience of nothingness because in order to have a thought you need a finite object of some sort to think about. Here is one of my favorite ones: The second sentence is false. The first sentence is true.

lol what happened to his older channel

Awareness is the actual experience. Knowing is the thought that comes after it in order to explain it.

I remember seeing a comment of his years ago on Leo's video denying it. He hasn't changed much since then.

Yeah that book is great They're both talking about the ego, which is why it is so similar

I never specifically said crime, I said being selfish makes you suffer, not just crime Yes. Resistance is survival, which is the ego's doing.

You asked me if it's justified or if it's okay and I'm trying to explain that "justice" and what is "okay" is very nuanced and relative here. One person could look at the situation and say it is justified and another could say it isn't, because it is relative. There isn't something out there in the universe that confirms if something is "okay" to do, that's entirely made up by you. I'm not trying to judge anyone. I'm saying that perpetuation of your ego will lead to suffering, that's it. I'm not saying if anyone is "bad" or "good".

It's definitely not black and white. A common problem, which can be seen in religions, is they see it says something like "don't drink alcohol" and then turn it into an absolute rule which cannot ever be broken. For the sake of argument, I'm assuming the killing and stealing is being done for very obvious and highly selfish reasons.

Killing and stealing is highly selfish behavior which perpetuates the ego and in turn creates suffering The thing is, the more conscious you become of reality the less incentive you have to do such things, because you see through the façade of needing to do them

Yeah this is one of my favorite insights no meaning allows for infinite meaning

true, my bad

By paying attention to your direct experience It does correspond, but you aren't gonna get more accurate than the direct experience itself. The thought of a wall is secondary to the experience of a wall itself. The thought is just how the finite mind attempts to describe the direct experience. "Outside" is just a superficial duality created by the ego-mind to make itself feel separate. No such thing exists in reality. It's like "up" and "down", they're completely relative dualities you project onto reality.

You've been inside your mind this whole time You saw something in your mind that has certain qualities, and called it a "wall" and "physical" and "something outside of my mind" You're just throwing labels onto things and thinking it differentiates it from your mind. This is just a labelling game. When you see a wall in your dream you could very well believe that it isn't inside of your mind and instead outside of it, but we know that isn't true.

Lack of confidence just seems to be another type of fear, where you have thoughts about being inferior or getting yourself into a situation where you are undervalued. These thoughts happen because your ego doesn't feel justified in its value under its current paradigm. So maybe you could say confidence is just a lack of fearful thoughts

Even babies are able to see ghosts. When you grow up it seemingly becomes harder. It could be a sign of spiritual maturity, but only in one specific area. It is still possible to see ghosts while being at a very low stage of development I think.

Valid. This is just intuition I think. I feel the same way. If you are scared in a dream you will manifest monsters. If you are happy in a dream you will manifest things that make you happy. Similarly, you will attract things in real life which reflect your state of mind. In the dream world, it is much more easier to see this. Don't forget your mind = reality. It's not some matter of probability that you do or don't get COVID. Probability is just a story the universe relies on to carry out what it does. If you got COVID inside of a dream, you would be questioning what it means, not saying "oh it was just probability". << See how foolish it is to do that?

The ego got defensive when you threatened it? shocker

A "fridge" is literally perception. That's why it can't exist without being perceived. Until you perceive it again it exists as a concept inside your head. The thing is, if the universe did have an extra layer for whatever reason, it would be completely undistinguishable from having just one layer. Something has to be perceived to exist, so in the end it is always one layer no matter what.

I think the author for FMA actually had to lie about being a guy for her work to get noticed