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Galaxies are like neurons in a giant cosmic brain. Each containing billions if not trillions of planets.

@Breakingthewall Ain't that the truth. “Our normal waking consciousness . . . is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the flimsiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life without suspecting their existence; but apply the requisite stimulus and at a touch they are all there in all their completeness . . . No account of the universe in its totality can be final which leaves these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.” -William James

They would be just as bewildered as I am.

@Hojo What you are describing is the way typical Americans relate and speak about their interaction with an object. In Japan, for instance it is quite a different mindset and communication relates more directly to the state of the object rather than the person's action being asserted on it. "When window was opening" vs. "When I was opening the window"

When Buddha attained enlightenment after sitting under the under the Bodi tree, the first words he spoke were: "The realization of one's true self has nothing to do with hair color".

Well there you go.

X= I am "I am" represents the core of your being, connecting you to a universal consciousness. This phrase affirms your existence beyond physical form and acknowledges your true self, fostering self-awareness and unity with all creation

Not too shabby. Do you have a journal to keep and share your insights in?

@Majed Have you tested this yourself? And if so, how about sharing a few of your God level insights with us.

@Inliytened1 Got ya!

What is @Nahm's stance today as far as psychedelics? After he left here I lost all touch with him. I remember him talking in riddles like he was channeling some special spiritual connection that only he understood.

That's what I mean when I say, "loss of self-awareness". The witness dissolves.

In, what "I" consider to be a deep meditation there is a loss of self-awareness. "I" doesn't exist. This loss of self-awareness happens usually when in what feels like an ocean of pure consciousness. Self-awareness remains, but it is empty of thoughts. So, from being aware that I'm floating in an ocean of consciousness to loss of self-awareness. This doesn't happen every meditation. Most meditations I'll just sit with a semi- still mind and observe different states and imagery as they arise. This can be anything from a feeling of total union, Infinity, the void, dreamlike states, astral travel, being prior to manifestation (one of my faves). Hellish states (least fave). Or just observing thoughts as they arise and so on and so on. So, to sum it up the deepest meditations are the ones where the I, the witness, the ego, vanishes and there is no more experience to be had.

"Etymology of the word 'human'" The word "human" originated from Latin around 1350-1400. meaning: "Earthling of man" Thought you'd love that one. @Princess Arabia

@Someone here It's your thread man. If that's the way you see it, so be it.

Makes you question which side of the fence the true insanity was on. The patient side or the side with the guy that was driven by an uncontrollable ego.

Have you ever heard the story of the poisoned well? A witch put a curse on the town well and everyone who drank from the well became insane. All but one person drunk from the well. And the towns people all saw him as insane because he was different than everyone else. So, they were going to put him in chains because he was so insane. And as they took him, he said: "Wait, I know what to do". So, he drank from the poisoned well and was cured. This guy walks past an insane asylum every day on his way to work. It has a high privacy fence around it, and he can hear behind the fence the patients chanting, 25-25-25-25...... The next day as he walks by, he hears 26-26-26-26.... So, finally his ego gets the best of him, and he thinks "I got to know why they are chanting these numbers". So, he looks for a hole in the fence and finally finds one. And as he peers through, he gets poked in the eye and cries out in pain. And as he does as he hears them chanting- 27-27-27-27......

@- Adam - My pleasure. Keep it in your heart space where it belongs.

From the book: 'Know Yourself'. When the secret is revealed to you, you will know that you are not other than God, but that you yourself are the object of your quest. -No If's, And's, or But's about it.

@Hojo If you could find the sweet spot between the two extremes that would be perfect. That way mods like me don't have to clean up a trail of little turds.

@Hojo This kind of talk is a bit twisted. Whatever your issues, mental, sexual or substance, you need to clean up your act.

I realize this is just in its planning stage but what kind of setting are you thinking?

Plus, it just can't handle that much Truth. It's too vast, too awesome, too infinite, too everything. Like a child who is afraid to grow up.

Ram Dass followed the advice of his guru and got away from psychedelics and instead made service to the community his sadhana. He spent his later years sitting with terminally ill people that were in hospice care.