Yimpa

Wait, we just said the same thing in different ways. Trippy!

I’ve experienced this both in a frightening, nihilistic way and in a blissful, togetherness way. Wowza! Yippee! (in both experiences, duality was shattered)

@Princess Arabia

And everything. I’m sure it was, watch your bias!

Purr-ty impressive…

Damn right.

Reading me like a book, I see

Can you honestly list some of the cons in attempting such a thing? You mention benefits (pros) such as becoming infinite, leaving the prison, living in the now, etc. But what are the cons?

Striving to be less egoic to help aid in reaching enlightenment sounds very egoic.

The problem with nondual teachings “there is no person” “you don’t exist” is that taken literally, it can be used as a green light to avoid confronting your fears, as well as delude yourself into thinking that suppressing your desires is healthy in the long-term. “Well, I don’t exist. So therefore, I shouldn’t have sex because that would mean that I’m going back to being a person and existing.” What a bunch of nonsense!

In case you guys haven’t noticed, Leo stopped using the concept of “ego” in his teachings. I’ve only seen him use the word “ego” once on this forum in the past several months. Contemplate why you’re attached to the concept of “ego”.

My relationship with my family has always been rocky growing up, because my perspectives on reality was always in opposition to theirs. They had no idea how to handle me; they were trying to use their methods to conform me. That never worked in the long-term. It’s like trying to fit a square peg into a circular hole. It’s only recently that these relationships have been getting repaired, because I’m more in touch with my values and more authentic with myself.

Happiness also depends on your perspective and bias. For example, in my family iMessage group chat, my father sent a YouTube video of Sunday Mass. I replied by sending a video of a church steeple catching fire after being struck by lightning. I’m sure my mom, dad, and sister would be unhappy and afraid seeing the church being caught on fire, but I found joy seeing it crumble, as it’s a metaphor for my anger towards my religious upbringing. Edit: oh shit, I remember that priest (I just managed to skim through the video just now). He was actually a pretty cool guy

Well, you can physically touch water, but not light. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Unless you want to argue and say you can touch a lightbulb, but don’t get clever with me

Woah, sick. I met someone yesterday who also got a name change

If you really desire it, chase happiness until it becomes very clear in your mind that it ain’t sustainable; that it’s making you miserable in the long-term. I talked to one of the hottest chicks long distance during the pandemic. She was one of the sexiest humans you could possibly imagine. We even had some of the best phone sex ever. It’s as if heaven’s gates opened every time she moaned. I’d control her Bluetooth vibrator all the way from a different place in the world. It was totally better than porn! And she sent me some of the best nudes, it would make your mouth water like an endless waterfall. All of this, free of charge. So… did all of this fantasy and ecstasy fulfill me? Of course not! Deep inside we were both still miserable as fuck. And, as you can predict, our relationship came and went. I realized that we were both using each other to avoid working on our own traumas and insecurities. She opened about many dark secrets about her that are honestly too traumatizing to talk about on here, and are of course private matters. I tried to help her, but she refused help from anybody. This is a lesson I’m glad I learned early on, rather than later, so as to not make the same mistake again. Focus on your own life first and stop depending on others to satisfy and complete you.

Are those people trustworthy?

There’s a difference between guiding others out of chains that they’re unaware of vs. reinforcing a false idea that they’re stuck in chains that they’ll never get out of.

It is beyond the domain of human intellect and imagination. I get it, it sounds like I’m copping out and parroting Leo. In any case, theorizing and trying to argue about such an experience is will only lead to more confusion and unnecessary beliefs about or against what I’m claiming. Which brings up another question… is what I’m referring to solipsism? Well, not in the way people usually present it. Because in order to claim “I am the only one in existence” is already taking you out of the radical experience that I’m referring to.

Sure, that can be true. But there are also radical experiences where the difference between light and dark is nowhere to be found.

I’m sure life will cook something up for you to enjoy, just wait and see!

Thank you. That’s a deficiency of mine and something I’ve been working on ^__^

The solution? Just ask Donald Trump

@Francis777 It’s also good to be aware of when you hurt others without them needing to explicitly tell you first. That’s a hallmark example of maturity.