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I can tell when my sense of self is still intact. But there have been moments when it has almost been absent. And it feels like you’re approaching a kind of nothingness. But it’s something you can’t really describe because it feels like the end of “something “. Then I wonder if there’s a different reality waiting on the other side of the self. If it would fully dissolve

I’ve heard similar stories. So far I’ve only been close to the emptiness rather than the full aliveness

How do you experience reality as full and alive rather than empty and lacking substance?

There’s more than just a lack of acceptance standing in between me and god.

If I’d like to have a nice self image and I am identified with my looks I might go to the gym and improve my body. That is internal motivation. And that is survival and it comes with its fair share of suffering

My reaction too 🤣🤣

I feel no different drinking coffe . Maybe twice I’ve had trouble sleeping if I drank it late but most of the time even if I drink late I have no problem. I usually drink 1 cup a day so maybe it’s not enough. I don’t get it. Gonna ask AI about it

I second this. I had to literally dissolve layers to my psyche to overcome most mental suffering

Being scared of your idea of truth is not the same as being actually scared of truth It’s like fear of death, you don’t know what death is actually and you haven’t experienced it so any fear is just fear of some mental idea you have of it . It is something your brain cannot imagine so any imagination will be faulty and disconnected from the actuality

How is it formed and maintained if you don’t mind elaborating? I feel my mind images a self image kinda, and maybe the mind is produced by the brain

She got blasted into infinity and never came back

You just created an account to casually debunk the entire forum #epic

I wonder the same about myself too. I know I have a sense of self. But I don’t really know what kind of state of consciousness I am in , in comparison to others. Someone on Reddit said “enlightenment is this moment, without the doubt about it” So it seems if there is doubt, then one isn’t enlightened. But maybe there are degrees to it, different kinds of awakening

What do you guys think about cbd for mental and physical health etc? I have googled already and it says there’s benefits but not enough research to conclude it with absolute certainty

Cool work It’s pretty wise if desperation leads you to enlightenment work out of all things lol I have done a kind of self inquiry of observing the self a lotttt and it has aided in dissolution of layers to my ego but it hasn’t led me to full blown enlightenment experience unfortunately so I’m interested in drugs

How you did for a week straight doesn’t that require like super human discipline? What kind of mindfulness practice? I guess key here is fanatic desire to awaken . Which I lack

I was joking a little but I remember you in a thread once mentioning how you got mystical experience quite shortly after some meditation or something : I think in the thread “genetic freaks megathread”. That’s what made me think of it I don’t get your second paragraph but it’s okay you don’t have to take time to explain

I don’t know what u mean

Stop flexing you’re naturally mystic

I have thought about this too. The mind creates context as an overlay for the present direct moment. What you’re directly experiencing is your senses, what you’re currently hearing, seeing etc. But the mind makes you feel like what you’re seeing is happening within something larger. But that’s only what the mind is doing. You don’t actually experience anything larger than the immediacy here.

You could also introduce someone to ideas of enlightenment and spirituality in case you spot they seem open, not everyone knows about it but it could open up a world for them and you’ll have something additional to connect over. I live in Europe too in Sweden it’s a quite introvert culture. So I see the struggle. We don’t really talk to strangers as much. Then it’s easier if you go to specific events where socializing is more accepted..

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It requires turning inward to see your own structure I think , which most don’t do

When you are deeply in touch with yourself and know yourself it’s easy to discern who’s for you and not, which you are Then it’s just a matter of exposing yourself to many people so you actually have chance to meet someone aligned. It’s a practical step, for example joining a group of people engaged in a hobby you like And importantly, to present yourself in authentic way where your depth gets to shine when you interact with someone, so the person has a chance to connect with the real you. Everyone might not show their deeper side at first but you can bring it out of them if you do, perhaps it’s more fitting to say so to a man, because stereotypically it’s more masculine to be the one leading the conversation and the vibe.

I agree. I noticed it myself I wonder why everyone wouldn’t seek enlightenment, because humans always want the best thing and enlightenment seems like the best. A thought is that the self is so dense that the person cannot intuit the possibility of enlightenment. I think it was like that for me, if someone showed me a talk about non duality 10 years ago I would probably not resonate, but today when my self has softened over the years I resonate with it. Same