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@Don_Avocado Nice! That needs to be said a lot more often around here. So many people talking about "getting to a higher state", getting to that "level", "searching", "attaining" ect. Like it's something at another time or place that it will happen. Many don't see that it's right here now cloaked only by a self imposed illusion that it exists somewhere else. Would you agree that it's possible to experience what we really are under all the BS without the use of 5MeO ? I've never done it before but I know what you experienced from your report. It sounds to me like what it does best is to remove those self imposed filters. Thanks for sharing that.

The accent needs to be taken off the dreamscape aspect and put more onto -what is different today about perception as a whole. Was there a glimpse of the truth to take away? Something unshakable that remains? @Mikey Sometimes I see things in my dreams that come true. Question: do all your dreams come true? No, but I know which ones will. Dune

@Bob84 If @Elzhi sees existence a little more clearly today than yesterday, does it really matter" It sounds legit to me also..

@Elzhi Who said enlightenment can't be realized during a sleep state? It sounds like you tapped into something. Perhaps a glimpse of the ox's tail as the saying goes. Consider the dream story part as just a story from within you. An experience no different from any other experience. But look beyond the visuals of it and ask yourself, "how did it make me feel?" Did it feel like truth that you totally trust in? When you did wake something remained. Your perception was shifted beyond the usual "me" as an observer. That's real. Usually when we wake in the morning, we assume we are fully awake. That's not necessarily always the case. Often we awake into just another dream state of self and start our day. Most do that their entire lives. It's sounds like when you awoke this time, you truly awakened.

@Prabhaker Maybe this single pointedness of mind deserves a lot more exploration. It does seem to be key in the shift of perception beyond self.

Single pointedness of mind is what both transcendent experiences have in common. Sex brings awareness to a point of focus, same as a mantra.

I would say an orgasm qualifies as a Samadhi experience. A union.

I have RLS. (Restless leg syndrome). It got worse because i get it in the arms too now. If you don't know what that is, the limb gets a really weird restless feeling and than the muscles fire suddenly and the limb jerks of it's own doing. When I'm active I don't notice it. But when I relax my body, that's when the trouble starts. Simply sitting watching TV or resting in bed at night is when it starts. So of course that effects meditation too. But I can't overcome it. I try but always give up because it's so relentless. That's my part of the spectrum to someday overcome.

@bflare Do all these same things but in a totally egoless way. This universe gave you a body, a gift. Taking care of it is within the natural flow of the universe. Nurture it as you would a garden with respect for the universe. Find the harmony, the flow, the Tao. Do it not because of the ego or what somebody else had said. Same with helping others with personal development. Do it all in a very selfless way as an act of giving back. All this can be part your practice toward liberation through respect and returning to the natural flow of the Tao.

I was once obsessed with enlightenment. What was I thinking?

A dream dreaming of being awake and realizing it's all just a dream. A dream state perpetuated by thought.

@kundalini

@awareemptiness I use the aware emptiness method of meditation. No pun intended.

@pluto Nicely said! I missed that the first time around.

"My assumption was that you were talking about Naked Reality." I was. My bad... I got the two new guys confused. One is stealing Leo's views, the other his future face.

@Dodoster Lol. I gotta feeling he didn't the way he critiqued everything Leo said. Making himself look higher by putting somebody else down. What a Donald Trump strategy that is.

@LaucherJunge Hi, this sounds a lot like lucid dreaming. I've done it a few times and the images are incredibly vivid and detailed.

Here we go again. Self or No self?

@Mr Lenny =_,$s@!)(

@pluto Here's a good one too. If you haven't seen it yet,,,,,

@pluto That was cool. Thanks!

That it's not just understood conceptually but experienced directly. Like sex.

@Denis A saw and hammer alone can't build house. They are only useful tools to help get the job done.

I'd say disidentification first as seeing through the illusion of ego rendering it null and void, than working toward a state of total eradication over time where consciousness becomes crystal clear (enlightenment).

Your saying that the path you follow today is in response to something traumatic that happened in the past, " it got you started hard core" as if it's a vendetta of some kind. Maybe a fresh approach on this would be beneficial. It is a new day, right? You are placing the memory of something on the outside world by association. The fact is your holding these thoughts inside just under the surface. In other words, your mind is looking for every excuse or "trigger" to bring this event back to the surface. It could be happening during sleep too even though you may not recall it. Sweet! Painful memories only have the power you give to them. I don't know what the traumatic event was or how severe, but I will say that 10 months is not that long. Time does heal all wounds -if you allow it. Also, compassion. Compassion for the traumatic event and compassion for all involved starting from within yourself. Have you ever done self enquiry on this? Maybe ask yourself-Why am I angry about this? What exactly about this event makes me angry? Why do I hold on to it? You could totally turn this all around into something positive by using this event as a teaching tool on how to handle similar events in the future. Best of luck to you!