Moksha

Even permanently enlightened people need some attachment in order to stay human. They are translucent, but not entirely dissolved.

Most people don't experience enlightenment in a constant state. It comes and goes. Some do finally break through the ego wall, in such a way that the light shines through perpetually.

Yes Consciousness is contagious. So is unconsciousness. People can take steps that will move them toward enlightenment, and certainly they should. My point was that they have no choice in whether they do or not. They are taking those steps because Consciousness is moving them in that direction. Whether or not they realize that doesn't actually matter. They wake up, when they wake up.

@Reciprocality You can intuit truths that you haven't directly experienced yet. What I'm asking is, do you believe there are other people on the planet that are enlightened, in a permanent altered state of consciousness, without needing to constantly meditate or do drugs?

Being is absolutely beautiful

@Someone here There is no try. Only be.

@Flyboy You don't get to choose. I wish it were different, but it's not. Immerse yourself in Yourself: the Bhagavad Gita, meditation, the Tao Te Ching, the Gospels...it is all You and only You. Meanwhile, enjoy you. You created you for a reason, after all

You are the gambler. You are the gambling. Enjoy the game.

@peachboy There can be only One

Thank you Jesus, he sees

@Rigel ?

"Relatively" profound is Self-limiting. Your mind will get you nowhere. It is an endless hamster wheel to madness. Ego oblivion. Forget about choosing. Just be. Now.

Then keep doing it Eating is for the birds. And the humans, I guess.

Even a quiet song, at the edge of awareness, is still a song.

When you actually break the wall, you break the wall. And it's not "you" doing it.

God losing itself: sock puppet. God finding itself: hand revealed. All this living, and the ultimate lesson is the childish game of Peekaboo.

@Mindflow Consciousness infuses everything, even (and maybe especially) Hawaiian style chips

Maybe the point of life is living? Why did you create life in the first place? Steve Taylor has done research on awakening; you might enjoy some of his books. Not everyone that has a terminal diagnosis becomes awakened. For those that do, it is transformative. Even in a weakened state, every second they have left is vibrant. The news of their imminent mortality shocks them out of the conditioned mind into a different state of consciousness. Everything that seemed mundane before suddenly becomes beautiful. Their realized purpose is not to avoid boredom, but to embrace the stunning beauty in everything and everyone, and go out of the world singing.

Well, if it's Hawaiian style chips count me in

By defining anything as "that which is", you are categorically excluding the nothingness outside of "that which is". That nothingness is "that which is not". By definition, it cannot be "that which is". From the ultimate perspective, definition itself is nonsensical. If ultimate reality is nondualistic, you cannot separate, including separating anything from nothing. This is the futility of trying to comprehend ultimate reality. It is impossible for the human mind. Nonduality is singularity. It is everything that exists, and every nothing that does not exist. It is reality and it is unreality. It is manifested and it is unmanifested. Don't try to understand it. Just be it

You don't choose. Consciousness chooses through you. A person doesn't choose to experience ego death, or to be enlightened. Everything that happens is inevitable. It is the game that Consciousness plays. Enjoy the game, if you choose

Etymology of existence: "to stand out". Existence is manifestation. Non-existence is being. The former arises arises out of the latter. Objects vs. the space in which they arise. The sky doesn't exist. Can you point to it, or tell me when you arrive at it? It is the space that allows things to exist.

When a person hears they have cancer, with only weeks left to live, what is their meaning? Boredom is the last thing on their mind. Presence is the point.

What remains after the death of the ego is what continues after the death of the body.

Sounds like an adventure. Enjoy If if may offer one question for your consideration: Can I love the music for the music, even if it doesn't monetize? If yes, does the material goal ultimately matter? If not, why move forward on this path?