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  6. Posted · Edited by Osaid

    If I saw your reflection and my reflection at the same time, I wouldn't be me anymore. It would become a combination of you and me, which defeats the purpose of me being me.

    In order for you to be you, you cannot have access to someone else's perceptions, or you wouldn't be yourself anymore. This limitation is what it means for you to be you.

    You are me right now, but in order for you to be me, you cannot have memories or perceptions of your current life, or that wouldn't be me anymore

    If God wants to become a dog, God has to limit his memories and knowledge to that of a dog, because that's what it means to be a dog. A dog can't be conscious of another human's life at the same time, or else it wouldn't be a dog anymore.

     

     

     

  8. Posted · Edited by Osaid

    Haven't watched the video but I can agree. Certain emotions like guilt, jealousy, anger are just delusions created because you do not understand reality well enough.

    21 minutes ago, DecemberFlower said:

    He says that emotions are always correct and that are our highest source of wisdom cause they tell us if we perceive reality true or not.

    The "cause" here is very important to highlight or someone might take it the wrong way. Although, I'm not sure if it's the very highest source, he might just be saying that just to catch people's attention.

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    You underestimate how much of your life is imagination

    If you pay attention to your direct experience, you will see that you are constantly presupposing imagination on top of reality

    8 hours ago, SamueLSD said:

    I've listened to Leo, Rupert Spira, and others, and they indeed say history, planets, basically anything outside of my own experience is completely imaginary and a belief, only for them to contradict themselves . For example, they directly refer to the experience of others as if it exists. How does that work? 

    Because they are speaking relatively. They have to, so that people understand them in those contexts.

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    6 minutes ago, Opo said:

    After that I searched online about it and it happened because I took a nap at an irregular time and on my back. Maybe try sleeping on the side if you don't want it.

    Irregular sleep schedule is a big one. I was able to consistently enter sleep paralysis by sleeping at certain times. Also apparently stress and lack of sleep contribute too.

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    1 minute ago, levani said:

    that's pretty terrifying ... imagine the nun whispering in your ear ... "open your eyes"

    Lol I had some sleep paralysis entity screaming at the top of its lungs into my right ear. It was not pleasant. This was before I learned how to escape it though.

    If you follow my steps I don't think anything will happen. Nothing has happened to me. 

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    29 minutes ago, PurpleTree said:

    did you ever experience the feeling of levitation

    Nope. Had some crazy hallucinations though. It actually felt like the sleep paralysis was trying to trick me into opening my eyes at times. They would make it sound like the TV turned on and try to distract me with stuff like that. Often, I would think that I finally broke free, but I didn't. One time I had a voice that was reading my mind and saying out loud every word I was thinking in real time. That stuff doesn't happen to me anymore though since I leave immediately. Also, I haven't had sleep paralysis in like a year, since I fixed my sleep schedule.

  15. Posted · Edited by Osaid

    Actually pretty accurate advice you got there. I've never tried the hold your breath thing, might work.

    Basically, you just close your eyes and think happy thoughts. If you are scared, your environment will become scary, so you gotta keep calm and take deep breaths. Keep your eyes closed and do your best to move your body, while imagining happy scenarios to distract yourself. Something that really works for me is thinking about sex. It completely distracts me from sleep paralysis, as weird as it sounds.

    I've gotten to the point where I can get out every time. You can even use it as a gateway for lucid dreaming. Simply imagine a scenario you want to be in, and sort of imagine yourself entering into it.

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    30 minutes ago, Moksha said:

    For people that have nystagmus, is it a constant thing or can it be triggered?

    idk

    30 minutes ago, Moksha said:

    Just did a quick search on nystagmus, and I don't have any of the typical associated problems, like sensitivity to light, dizziness, or vision problems. 

    You probably just have a very mild form of it. Or it just might be something else entirely.

    27 minutes ago, Moksha said:

    Next time I get my eyes checked, I will ask my optometrist about it.

    good idea

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    Self is dual. No-self is the removal of a superficial duality. "Self" is an imaginary distinction you create. "No-self" is the removal of that distinction.

    4 hours ago, from chaos into self said:

    If I am not, then I am separate

    This is just the problem of language being inherently dualistic. There is no "I" left if "I am not." So, there is nothing left to be separate. You're not separating "I", you're realizing it never existed.