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Noticing what we're identified with gives us insight into our suffering. Noticing what we're not identified with gives us hints as to where we can expand in love.

"Where is everything arising from ?"

It's more a case of Consciousness remembering that it's not limited to the finite mind. Awareness having more and more glimpses of the unreality of thought.

You not one. If you were, you would not even care to ask this question.

@Thestarguitarist14 What choice do you have ? Fight against the injustices in the world. Or do the challenging internal work of healing the pain caused by racism, until you evolve so much in consciousness that you go beyond race as the identification of who you are. The latter option will be a more effective way to change things in the world.

This is silly, in that clip it looks like all the times Joe mentioned occasions where someone else used the N word. He don't come across as racist to me. I'm pretty sure someone like Dave Chapelle would have noticed if he was. Seems like there's a big movement to get Joe cancelled now.

@cle103 Meditate on getting clarity about what the deeper cause of the "down" might be ?

@Bob Seeker What would your dream life look like ? Begin moving your thinking, feeling and action towards that. And uncover any beliefs which say that it's not possible. Living your purpose and passion is the best thing you can do for the planet. Don't use the suffering of others as an excuse not to be happy and fulfilled yourself.

"after my last trip I hit a very enjoyable upswing in life. I started to get my dating life back on the rails, worked on new art and even looked into getting a nice apartment. " Why not refocus here ? @cle103

You most welcome

Imagine infinite fulfillment for your ego.

Interesting, yes somehow I feel that it would not fear death.

Wow, that actually sounds possible. How do you see things playing out if something like that happens ?

Yeah, there's an interesting technique in this one to help empaths not take on other people's stuff

In the East people tend to value a sense of duty and honor more so than individuality. In the West we value individual expression above all else. It's valuable to surrender to both ways of seeing in order to get over oneself.

Pain is invitation for deeper self love, some part saying: "see me, I need love too"

A cool exercise you can try, is to begin imagining and feeling what it would be like if you had a completely loving childhood. So for example if there was an incident where you were rejected, imagine see and feel that same incident, accept in this satisfying version of the past you were totally accepted by others. It's kind of like giving yourself the love you always wanted by overwhelming the past with bliss. Of course you need to do the shadow work as well. But it really helps to combine it with the bliss aspect to. It might take some getting use to, but with intensity and repetition the results can be very magical.

Why do you believe you need to be deserving of happiness ?

You might find something like The Venus Project interesting. https://www.thevenusproject.com/