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Long time no see

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Depends on what is meant by mind, I agree the mind, specifically as in the mind ego structure, has huge influence on how reality is perceived. But its doesn't determine all of a persons direct experience, people have access to perception beyond the filtering of their minds. It's too simplistic to say otherwise imo, especially when the mind seems to be spoken in way that excludes energy, the base sense of contracted self, emotion, etc..... Sense of reality = their reality, pretty much saying the same thing here imo

I'm so sorry I just have to share, the other day at a coffee shop some guy started to talk to me, and his guess was that I was studying architecture (I'm 23 too). I'm feeling ridiculous noticing these details

I agree the words matter, but I don't think in this case for example it creates significant confusion because it's still spoken in quite simple way and made clear that it's not meant as personal self. I think if the teacher speaks from genuine place, has the presence (seems to be able to show in the words even if they're dead, as it affects the wordings and flow of text), then it makes it even more clear what they mean, despite their unique style. If someone is "confused" if enlightened person doesn’t use the most precise language, seems to me they're not perceiving so clearly where teacher is speaking from as they are focused on the words...... I mean if its obvious someone is genuinely at the level they speak, it makes it easier to understand what they mean. It's when people in their ego say "God is imagining everything" that makes me question me what they really mean🤨 But theres always potential to improve the communication still yea Couldn't help but laugh at the part I marked😂 For you maybe

This seems kinda rare, but ofc I'm not familiar how it is in other countries. Didn't know these types of older women even existed in significant amount for it to be noticeable like that, unless you go to very specific places like club for older people.

If this is dating site, then it's like Esoteric Grindr or something ☠️ (because of the percentage of men)

Some think so forreal

This makes it sound as if the persons mind is what creates their entire sense of reality

Haven’t looked into him much but he seems legit to me, as in enlightened. He uses word self in non-personal way, as substitute for all there is. Right? I’m basing it on overall impression. Seems you’re maybe focusing too much on the wording when assessing someone’s credibility

You worded it well, the last one I wanna emphasize because some talk about the self in a way as in just straight up self vs no self, but there's levels there

In my experience it seems the top/outer/first level of the self is the mind ego structure, many layers to it.

First level: mind ego structure.

It's unattractive dynamic to have rules, imo, don't know how else to put it for now. But people are in all kinds of dynamics and relationships that make me think, why is that better than being alone? Are they even attracted to each other, do they even like each other? Lol.

I don't care about evidence from others, I care about experiencing things myself, if I want to. Direct experience is sufficient imo

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Hahahah 1 viewer....

It’s interesting how you’ve taken 5-meo plenty of times and describe it in simple way, while Leo has also taken it a bunch of times and describe it in more complex ways. I suspect one’s psyche in everyday life can influence the trips and also how it’s talked about afterwards.

Idk if you’re speaking for me, or if you’re wanting to be interviewed BY me, then one second also I thought if I was banned 😂😂😂

Yea I think it’s crucial to distinguish between limits to our experience, vs reality as a whole, being honest about assumptions we might be making

I get what you mean. I think words have been used in inconsistent ways in this thread. You could say: you are only able to experience things that arise in your awareness (direct experience). This reveals how experience works for the self, but I doesn’t prove there is nothing outside of it. Connects to what you said. Saying “its all imaginary”, then saying there’s only “direct experience”, is basically saying that the imagination (what they consider reality) is limited to your direct experience, which is making claims about the limitations of reality based on one’s direct experience. It’s a jump in conclusion imo. And as you say, if it’s all “imaginary” then it’s all the same fundamentally, it doesn’t say much. If someone would say “the perceived boundary is imaginary” that’s a different thing, as Carl says, it doesn’t say anything particular about the forms, what forms could exist or how things work etc. Just that it’s non-dual. Maybe I’m repeating myself but basically it’s a bit messy in these threads, lots of inconsistencies. Not being clear.

Yea I see.

I see, it’s more specific yea.

Theres so many bad things happening in the world that are coming into people’s awareness, reading the news, seeing the state of society overall etc If someone would react with concern to all of it they’d be sad all day long, I don’t see what’s so special about “women crying”? As if that’s something to be particularly caring about It is actually a lack of empathy/sensing ability if a man would be reacting with concern any time a woman cries. Why? Because someone could cry from a place of feeding into their ego, crying about something that he wouldn’t consider a significant problem, crying but being a person overall he wouldn’t wanna support. Just examples….He wouldn’t be seeing the nuances there if he reacted to all of it

Same