cosmic fool

Great post, thanks for sharing Are you familiar with Steven Norquist's essay on enlightenment? I've been all over the place with god realization experiences, but I had my first real taste of no self while reading his essay. It was freaky I'm at an interesting point on my journey, for so long I've been all into chakras and healing, then "enlightenment" (peak experiences) and God realization, life is a game, life is a cosmic joke, etc etc. I was on that track for so long Even now I sit here and I think, oh please let God realization be the real end. It can't be true that the final truth is abiding in no self.. Anywho. No self contrasts so supremely with every other teaching I've devoted myself too. I'm learning what words describe it so I can read more about it... I'm also looking again at teachers that I had put aside as being too weak sauce cause it wasn't dripping in cosmic God realized bliss lol.. like Adyashanti, Jed McKenna is enlightened too Have you "crossed over" permanently yourself? It IS the freakiest thing and I struggle. Adya seemed mostly fine with it but Jed and even Steven describe all of the difficulties with letting go, Steven wrote a small book called Haunted Universe about his experience, and McKenna even calls no-self enlightenment a boobyprize You describe it very well. Although, I also wonder if the linked Leo videos are more helpful or harmful for realizing no self, I get the impression that even though he's describing a big empty space, that maybe that space has a little "self" in there somewhere. He's also steered clear of no self teachings since Here's Steven Norquist's essay if you haven't seen it http://hauntedpress.net/What_is_Enlightenment.html Other essays http://hauntedpress.net/Essays_other_writings.html Best wishes

Hello there! My first post on actualized.org. What an honor and distinction for you, lol . Thanks for having me! Yes I believe there are teachers and teachings out there that talk directly about God realization First that comes to mind is Meher Baba https://everipedia.org/God-realization_(Meher_Baba) He directly speaks to how the non-God realized state is the result of imagination “The universe is the outcome of imagination. Then why try to acquire knowledge of the imaginative universe instead of plumbing the depths of your real Self?” “What is the meaning of God-Realization? It means to become one with God. By thinking and imagining, one can never become one with God. Union is possible only after the death of thoughts and imagination — the mind must die..." https://meherspiritualuniversity.org/108sayings.html "This whole universe, with all its vastness, grandeur and beauty, is nothing but sheer imagination." "The existence of this whole phenomenal world is all due to your mind. It all exists because your mind works. Once the mind stops, the world of phenomena ceases to be" I didn't really select many quotes from this site, but it contains many, many references to imagination, infinity, God, soul etc. Be careful, anyone reaching for God realization, **don't hurt yourself** that is not what is required http://www.meherbabadnyana.net/life_eternal/Book_One/Creation.htm I hope this is helpful to you. That last site was really blowing me away.