Wilhelm44

I hear you, when I wrote that I was in shock and admittedly some fear. It helped me to go beyond it all for a while by just being the screen upon which everything was appearing. But I am sensing a return to it all within myself now, ie oneness of existence and it's content. And thus more compassion also. Thank you.

Can't help but feel that this is a miracle blessing in disguise, like some deep healing finally happening for this country.

@Leo Gura Thank you !

When awakening is described the phrase "the universe disappeared" is often mentioned. There seems to be different interpretations of this. Is it simply referring to the imaginary nature of things ? Or am I missing something here ?

@Mason Riggle Yeah that's full on for sure.

@Mason Riggle Wow, not being able to distinguish anything from anything else, sounds like a recipe for fearless living.

If the duality of subject and object is just an appearance, does it mean that at the deeper levels of reality choice and decision making don't actually exist ? Is everything simply happening automatically ? Any interesting perspectives on this topic would be most welcome.

@Endangered-EGO, @kinesin, @Nahm Thank you

@NoSelfSelf Thank you, I'm more interested in freedom with a capitol f

For the past couple of days I have felt very little sense of difference between anything. Even the economic system with it's hierarchical structures feel smoothed out in some way. I might see the president of a country on tv, and I can tell he thinks he's important, but I don't sense any more power there than in a plant growing in the garden. I'm pretty sure that if a tiger came for me I would probably notice some sense of difference and shit myself. But somehow everything just feels like "equal" beingness at the moment. I'm guessing this is just a phase ?

@Mason Riggle Wow, thanks !

@Mason Riggle Cool, thanks man. So it's simply our insistence on being a separate doer, ie trying to play God in a way, which prevents us from knowing that we have been God all along.

@Mason Riggle When you say it like that, it almost feels like there is no God.

@Mason Riggle Aha, so whatever this body appears to be doing is still actually only a beingness, because that's all there is.

@NoSelfSelf Thank you, so by a game you mean we are in charge of the importance we give to things, and thus also in control of the amount of suffering or bliss we experience, is that the extent of our freedom in this life ?

Cool, thanks.

Wow, thank you, that's magical

What is the best way to find the source of "I"- thinking ?

Why would you want to be with someone who enjoys being treated like trash ?

So true, without the need to be right, where is the problem ?

I think secretly they love men even if they don't want to admit it.

I'm curious, which blind spot did you see there for Bentinho ?

Inherently there's nothing wrong with men or women, can't we just all get along

@Axiomatic Dude, from personal experience I can say that trying to get others to look at themselves is a futile exercise. I found what works in relationships, is just to really become aware of myself, what triggers me is simply showing me I have some past hurts to heal, and thus I can love myself more in the process. Somehow the relationship then begins to take care of itself.

@Axiomatic You're not getting it. What I'm saying is that you're battle is not with woman out there. The real battle is always an internal one.