A Fellow Lighter
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55 minutes ago, Breakingthewall said:What I have seen is not that, it is that reality, being infinite, automatically manifests itself infinitely. right now the infinite is being, the finite is appearance, a trick, reality is now the infinite. You as a human avatar are the result of the apparent limitation of infinity, and the same with everything else. The paradox is that only you exist and only your direct experience is real, and at the same time the infinite is being as it always was. infinite dimensions within infinite dimensions infinitely repeated.
How so? What automates this manifestation?
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5 hours ago, Vlad_ said:have you ever practiced witchcraft?
Yes.
5 hours ago, Vlad_ said:How was your experience?
The experience is always informative or ‘eye-opening’ as one might put it.
5 hours ago, Vlad_ said:What kind of a book would you recommend to read for a complete beginner?
There is no book that I would recommend because I wasn't initiated into the art through external mediums. I could recommend a practice that can initiate you into the art if you want.
@Vlad_ the thing about witchcraft, as I've come to learn, is that it's widely misunderstood. Such a vast realm of science and engineering is readily narrowed down into one flimsy misconception like “black magic” and “white magic”. Yes there are practices, but there's also a great deal of engineering involved. Hence it is a witch's craft.
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2 hours ago, Yimpa said:Are you implying that God is a state of consciousness?
Yes.
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Insights should only lead to ever more grander planes of exploration. Anything else is a manifestation of ego.
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Animals, and any other life-form, have, like the human, the ability to raise their level of consciousness and acquire grander states of mind – the ego-mind is one of those states.
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48 minutes ago, Mikesinfinity said:Do you think it’s actually true at some level or do you know it’s not true and are using it only as a pragmatic tool?
Only as a pragmatic tool. I already know what I am so there is no need for speculation.
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@Someone here I agree. Creation has purpose. God wants to understand what it means to be it's Oneself. And it is easier and far more efficient to learn when there is something rather than when there is nothing, thus s/he creates.
On 13/04/2023 at 11:56 PM, Someone here said:Because the whole thing is that God doesn't know itself fully because it's infinite. So in order to know the magnitude and profundity of itself..
Only this point I don't agree with. God's choice to create isn't rooted in an inability or limitation. God knows oneself fully and far more perfectly than any other state of consciousness, for there is absolutely nothing between him and his truth – there is no veil or distortion of any kind.
In fact, there is no reason (as such) at all to create. There is only love – it is a love for the light of wisdom. [I suggest you reconsider what is knowledge and what is understanding for this part of the query]
Consider, if you will, that it is much wiser to attempt to understand your Oneness from actual creation than from mere intuition. God is the greatest philosopher – s/he is one who loves wisdom. God wonders, ‘What does it mean to be me?', just as mankind wonders, ‘What is the meaning of life?’. In both cases, existence is in question, and is ultimately the existence of one beingness.
However God won't stop at ideating those answers, for like a true scientist, God is willing to put those ideas to the test. Thus s/he will invest itself in all the ideas of what it means to be the One Infinite. Hence you get the diversity of life-form which you find now.
The point is, though, only love (or caring) for truth can drive a being with no prior disposition, or program, or law, to be wise. If it were not of love than it couldn't be wisdom that is being demonstrated. This is the same point which sets apart the natural intelligence of man from AI. Because the intelligence of AI stems from program rather spirit, hence only man can prove themselves wise in such a scenario.
On 13/04/2023 at 11:56 PM, Someone here said:God is interested in knowing what it feels like to be a chair as much as it is interested in knowing how to be a human.
God is only interested in one thing – meaning... What it means to be what s/he is. The chair, dog and human are all but manifest thoughts in the process. Hence there is freewill, because meaning is an entirely creative/imaginative thing.
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‘My mind’ is my field of experience, all the things that I experience (including thoughts and emotions) – so it is everything, really.
“What is not my mind” is whatever I am not directly experiencing or conscious of at a given time. Those things can never be identified or specified because to do so would mean being conscious of it, and being conscious of it would mean bringing it into mind. So what is not ‘my mind’ is really nothing that I'm aware of.
‘What I am referring to with the word mind’ is the activity of consciousness which transitions and transforms indefinitely.
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On 14/04/2023 at 1:01 PM, Mikesinfinity said:So back to my question, do you at some level still view yourself similar to that flashlight, or do you view yourself as the whole ”light field” without objects or a body outside of it? Or maybe neither?
I think of myself as that flashlight in my day-to-day activity, because that's the view that is most useful for getting around.
I only use the ‘light field’ view when I'm meditating on reality. It helps me focus.
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Imagine that nothing existed, nothing but you and a mirror. Now imagine that somehow the mirror could only show you your thoughts rather than your reflection. This mirror only ever shows you what you think you are rather than what you actually look like. Everything you see in the mirror is what you imagine yourself to be. The mirror has no spatial or any dimensional limitations, so you're free to think or imagine anything.
Alright, you can stop imagining. This mystical mirror is an analogy for what I've uncovered to be infinity and the nature of all beingness. You can call it consciousness if you want to. I just call it infinity because that is what I've realised, and this analogy is the closest thing I've come up with to make human sense of it.
Infinity, as I've learned it, is not an endless series of something. It is not an endless number of parallel, or otherwise, worlds or anything. How so? Because all of that is still finite – a thing in its own accord. True infinity is that without finitude, no magnitude of any kind and no figuration of any kind. [But this is just for you to consider]
Back to the mirror. This mirror is the infinity. And like I said, this is the closest thing I've gotten to in terms of putting it into language the nature of reality. It's literally just this one mirror, and no rule or law as to what you can imagine. The mind or will is your only limitation.
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The truth is that everything you do you do for yourself/soul. There's absolutely no point in life where you'll do something for an ‘other’. That's how powerful the truth is.
The question of who benefits and who doesn't is based on psychological drama, not spirituality.
On 08/04/2023 at 5:54 AM, Unlimited said:I know there is no good or bad in the absolute sense but what would you say in relative terms?
There is good. Creation (or the dreaming) is good. There is only benefit for the One Creator in any and every situation, no one else to be disadvantaged from the creation.
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There is no transcending this, for consciousness and unconsciousness is a matter of will. If you want you could simply stop caring about anything (including your physical survival) and just descend into the unconscious. Or you could remain conscious and continue to work to become more conscious. So what are you willing to do?
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16 hours ago, Someone here said:Was that mind eternal and existing outside of time (because time itself is something it imagined and created ) Which lead me to the second question..if there is no limitations to what could that mind imagines..then does that mean that any hypothetical universe or creature I imagine in my mind right now, that thing exists ? So pink unicorns..flying kangaroos..Elfs ..creatures with different genders than male female (hyper genders creatures )etc..? All that exists ?
Yes. Mind exists. That within the Mind is not separate from the Mind, it is one with the Mind. So the pink unicorn exists because it is the activity, it is Mind, not outside the mind.
16 hours ago, Someone here said:And my last question is that what is the ultimate purpose of creation ? Does this universal mind have an agenda /plan /purpose / goal to what it creates ? Is it sentient or dumb (automatic)?
This is where the concept of God should rightly come in. Take the traditional meaning of the word God as That Which Rules. Then we can ask, “Is the creation random? Or is the creation a response to an order, that is to say is it orderly?” Otherwise, why should there be a purpose? And if there is truly no purpose for anything, then why do we care to be conscious of things - why does the infinity Mind?
I'll leave this to you to consider.
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16 hours ago, Someone here said:I can think of my nightly dreams and by analogy I don't find a mechanics behind my dreams..my mind just dreams shit up out of thin air . Is that also the case with the universal mind ?
You don't just dream shit up as randomly as you make it sound. Your dreams are your Mind's response to the subconscious concerns you have. Every dream ties to a concern you have, something that you care about, something that has gotten hold of your attention but haven't yet realised it. If you had no subconscious concerns, you would have dreamless peaceful nights.
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@Someone here I'd like to be of assistance, here. But in my responses, bear in mind that I've only realised that (awakened to) Reality is Mind, and haven't yet tapped into that Godhead which is.. what is referred here as Universal Mind. Okay
15 hours ago, Someone here said:I want to know the mechanism of creation. Like how exactly does this mind creates ? Why do we have something rather than nothing ? How do we get anything from scratch ?
The mechanism of creation is simple, it is self-evident and unveiled. The problem, here, is the common mistake of thinking about the Mind as a faculty/facility, instead of the One Activity of infinity (existence)
Think of the Mind as a verb, not a noun. In this way, the mechanism which you seek is the very Mind in question.
Look up the verbal definition of the word, it is along the lines of.. care to be conscious of something (anything).. this is the mechanism. Hence sayings like: “Don't mind that.”; “Never mind.”: “Do you mind?”. It's because Mind is an activity, the only activity, it's what the infinity does - to mind or not to mind - that is the question.
And this truth can be verified just about anyone, all that is needed is for you to pay enough attention. Just look.. if you don't care about something, will you be conscious of it?
There are a lot of things that aren't in your awareness right now, and so often the reason isn't the lack of intelligence, it is simply the lack of concern. The moment you care about a situation is the instant you become conscious of that situation, like, “OMG, I haven't fed my fish, today.” or, “I haven't done my homework.” and typically, “I did not realize my mistake.”
But, as I've said, the mechanism of creation is a self-evident truth. Another problem which hinders you from perceiving it is the assumption of an external world - a world outside your Mind (direct experience/reality). Because of this assumption/belief, there is no way that Mind is an absolute because there is that activity which is outside of it, though, there is in fact none.
If you can just pay enough attention to your direct POV in this instant, there is no way you could not realise that this is what Mind (verb) looks like. It is precisely this!
Lastly, before you can realise Mind, you would have to realise Infinity, otherwise your experience of separation will forever be dominant and continue to hinder your ability to realise Mind, fully.
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10 hours ago, Vlad_ said:When I'm in relationships I have sex at least 3 times a day and still can't get satisfaction for a long time.
Then this is a sign. Sex is no longer that fulfilling/pleasing as it had been initially. It's clear that you're now just doing it out of compulsion rather than exploration.
So I'd say this is a sign for you to invest that energy in something a little more worthwhile, a little more explorative.
Of course, this is not to say abandon sex entirely. Just don't let it be the focus of your energy and the pinnacle/climax of your day-to-day life. Do you hear me, friend?
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I consider meditation to be but a means to that end.
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12 hours ago, Bruins8000 said:Is experience vs. non-experience ultimately a duality that must be collapsed?
It is no duality at all. Mind is the absolute thing in existence.
What you call “non-experience” , e.g. dreamless sleep, is only one state of Mind as opposed to “lack of conscious experience”.
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Experience is Mind
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@Aakash Vijayan the thought of you needing therapy for this comes across ridiculous to me.
I'm with @Blackhawk on this one. Clearly being with her is not making you happy. Break up with her. Find someone who will care about your feelings instead of treating this relationship like some sort of corporate contract. She needs to care about you as much as you care about her.
Plus, trust your intuition, bro. If you find her behaviour unsettling than chances are it's really not just in your head.
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@Vlad_ I have a question for you.
Do you still find sex as pleasant as initially? Or has it become more of a compulsion than a simple enjoyment, which drains or is a strain to your overall energy?
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On 22/12/2022 at 6:40 PM, Razard86 said:Spirituality should only be done for a desire for truth/love of self and all of reality
I'd say this is an ideal, with the retrospect that all of life is for the desire/love for truth of self. And that it's the strength of this desire which is a variant, or the level of the love (the spirit for the ‘game’) which varies.
On 22/12/2022 at 6:40 PM, Razard86 said:Why? Because it is the most dangerous path. There is no more dangerous path out there.
It is also truth that there is no other path out there, considering the destination of life is one and the same.
On 22/12/2022 at 6:40 PM, Razard86 said:You are literally tinkering with your sanity
I mean .. maybe from an external pov. But I don't see how one could lose their mind in a practice which only ever demands more (and more) mindfulness in order for there to be progress. Sounds a bit contradictory to me.
On 22/12/2022 at 6:40 PM, Razard86 said:I have realized now why so many get trapped in different aspects of spirituality, it is because they HAVE TOO due to fear. The two biggest obstacles to going deep enough into Spirituality is attachment to self and others, and the fear of insanity.
Well sure, but this goes with anything. I mean fear is the general obstacle to doing anything new. And fear can only result from attachment to “self”. So I wouldn't designate this to the domain of learnt spirituality seeing how it defines life quite generally.
On 22/12/2022 at 6:40 PM, Razard86 said:. Let me ask, are you willing to go insane for the truth?
Who would be the judge, though?
On 22/12/2022 at 6:40 PM, Razard86 said:Are you willing to lose everything for truth? Are you willing to lose everything you have ever loved and hated for the truth?
You could still lose everything even if you're on a non-mystical path. It's just the reality of life trying to communicate an undetected truth that you're not understanding willingly. Life is just communicate like that, it's either we learn the easy way or hard way. That's literally what karma is - built up lessons needed to be learned.
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On 19/12/2022 at 2:46 PM, John Paul said:Is god the creator of all things? Is god all things itself? What is god? Is god all powerful? What is power?
if there is a god, wouldn’t it likely have the authority to say what it is above any other being?
God is considering all of those ideas, including the ones that you haven't mentioned. God is constantly wandering, thus s/he is constantly thinking, therefore God is constantly creating. Hence, reality is imagination, and it's energy is thought.
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I wouldn't recommend going further without the proper groundwork. This path is for those who have found instability in the outside world, due to their evolving consciousness, and stability in the inner world - the real world.
Although, this almost certainly depends on the guidance of your intuition. What exactly does your intuition tell you? Are you ready? Should you take things a bit slower? Or leave this path entirely? I only recommend that if you do proceed, you do so with the, shall we say, proper footing.
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Well there's also the common misconception of the Wiccan religion (and other heathen religions) being confused for the art. Witchcraft has absolutely nothing to do with any form of worship and code of ethics. That's a cultural/religious feature which any one, including a witch, is free to adopt.
But perhaps the most biggest misconception of all is that the craft maketh the witch rather than it being a product of the witch. A person can be born a witch, do the things which any renowned witch can do, but on a subconscious level – meaning s/he is yet to realise exactly how s/he is doing it.
I have a few more quite ignorant misconceptions which I find to be rather premature: People purchasing magical instruments and assuming that using them now makes them witches, for instance. No, the person who crafted that device for you is the real witch, and you are just using it – it's wielder.
There's just an entire array of minor to major misconceptions. Some of them beginning to fade, like the witch being a woman‽