Ishanga

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  1. Don't think of it as a Goal, think and understand it as Life Embodied as we are, with all the Potential that is within it, Ultimately it wants complete Freedom, that means no Body, No Mind, No Self, No Individuality, No Embodiment, just complete Freedom and Liberation.. This is the basis of all Desires, if You look at it in depth, what is it that You are Desiring???
  2. You only ask Why if Suffering is involved, most all Why questions (when it comes to existential questions) come from a POV of Suffering, if You were Blissed out would You ask Why? Probably not, You'd be busy enjoying the Bliss. Ego is there to allow You to have a sense of Individuality, this is there because it brings forth in existence a Unique Life Form, Life itself is the representation of Absolute in a Manifested form in this realm we call planet Earth, that has Duality and Karma and Free Will. Ego just allows Absolute to experience itself in trillions of ways, without Ego then this uniqueness would not come about. Ego is there for other reasons as well, but I think this is the primary.. Identification with Ego is the problem, not the existence of the Ego itself, its needed to survive in a society and world where in the end we need to function with others... Self is just a combination of everything that encompasses what we are made up of, a Body, Mind, Emotions, Energy, Ego, Free Will, Consciousness, Awareness, mostly Unlimited Potential and Possibility...
  3. Reality is what You make of IT! If You have a dream and it makes You sweat and scared and nightmareish then it was Real in Your Experience, so these words Dream and Imaginary are not the best words to use imo, because they imply not real, but if they bring forth a response in Your Body and Mind, You think about this dream afterwards and it creates Karma, then it a real as a brick falling on Your foot.. So that is why we are Here, to create this Life as we want ( be a God in essence, Creator), most ppl are doing this unconsciously, so the point of being Human is to do everything Consciously, if You did then how would You create this Life?
  4. The old saying is that "When the Student is ready, the Master will appear", this takes some clarity within one to recognize a True Guru, they will come to You in most cases, if You Guru shop too much that won't work either, balance is key, Willingness is key as well, Openness and a Great Intensity to Know, if You cannot sleep thru the nights without Knowing what is Truth, what is Reality, then the Guru will be there, it can be in many forms too, but a Human one is super great to find if they come into Your Life!!
  5. Define right and wrong, and who's to say what You say as being wrong is really wrong, if I think it is right, so these things are relative.. Plus there is a credibility problem.. Too solve that, if the Guru or Mentor is public, see how they live, what are they doing with their time, are they helping others, only helping themselves, this adds to another way of knowing someone/Guru other than listening or reading to their words..
  6. LIke Leo said, You need a Guru or Mentor of sorts that can help You along the way... One trap though is picking someone that You "Like", ask Yourself where does this "Liking" come from? Its usually Ego agreements btwn ppl, you already have a personal philosophy created within You, it may be unconscious to You, but You read or watch a Guru and it confirms some of your Unconscious beliefs/philosophy, then You go for it with that Guru, this is not so good, as it will only further increase Your Identity with the Ego and false self.. Do some research, find someone that creates a bit of friction or someone that says something that is completely new for You, and it resonates within some how.. Then research what methods they share, is it just talking, writing, video intellectual stuff? If so that will only lead You so far, and You may become dependant on more intellectual reading, watching/hearing... Find someone that has that and methods that they share, try the methods and see what happens, be completely willing and open to it, not egoic ally or intellectually analysing it all the time, just open to doing it consistently and for at least 2-3 mths straight and see the results, if its something You want in Your life then keep going with it, if not drop it and move on...
  7. There is allot of Talk around here about the "Dream", the "Construct", and its seems to Me that it is looked down upon, that this is not Reality.. Another way of saying "Dream" "Construct" is to say that You determine Your Experience within Yourself. All Experience is within Yourself, whether You are Depressed and want to Die, or You go on a 5 meodmt trip and feel like God and know the Infinity upon Infinities, it is all happening within the Boundary of Your Body and Mind. When I read trip reports, when the trip happened for that person, I was not Aware of it nor Experienced it at that moment, hence the person produces a Trip Report to tell us all what happened, because the Trip happened only within them, not Us.. Dreams, Constructs, Experiences, are what make up the Quality of one's Life, Life itself is the Realization and Manifestation of Absolute in a Realm like we are living in, this Planet, this Duality, this Karma and Situation that is set up for Us, if there was no ability to Dream/Construct/Experience then we would be no more than an Ameba which just exists for the sake of Existing and shape shifting for it too survive I would guess, the intensity of its Experience is it comparable to a Human Being? So we go thru this game of Creating Constructs, Realities within so that we can Experience it a certain way, this allows Us to be Unique to one another, which is a Creative Genius Invention Nature has allowed Us to participate in, its like no two snowflakes are the same, they are the same in many ways but as well unique, this is the Beauty of Creation as it is here on this Earth, its a sign of Super Intelligence for this process to happen, how it is possible to have each snowflake (Trillions upon Trillions of them that have been in existence and will come into Existence) be Unique without a sort of Intelligence allowing it to be this way, and express itself this way, and we are Involved with it as well, there have been Billions upon Billions of Ppl in this world some 100+Billion to have ever been alive, we in all practicality cannot Understand the magnitude of that Number, and each one of them is Unique in a way, Because we are allowed to Create Dreams, Constructs and Experiences, we don't do it to a high level yet, but that is within our Potential, and that is why they are Important and Useful and should not be looked down upon.. The only thing we have to be wary of is Identification with this Dream, Construct or Experience, if You think this is what You are, then Your Lost in it and Blinded by it, realizing this is only a Dream/Construct/Experience, be totally Involved with it, and then let it pass is the way to Live it and get Wise via it, and go Beyond it to more Potentials and Possibilities...
  8. @BipolarGrowth I think when You are reading this much material, it should be used as a secondary path to Realization, if You get too hooked in by book reading, then the knowledge is purely Intellectual, it will get You not too far on the path, it has to be second or third in line of actual Sadhana or Spiritual Practice which is totally Internal, not Intellectual and most Experiential in nature.. All of Us have access to the most Intelligence thing in the known Universe, that is our own Body and Mind, I'm not talking about thinking, thoughts, ideologies picked up from outside sources, I'm talking about the Intelligence within Your own system, the thing that make Your Heart continue to beat when Your Unconscious of the world in Deep Sleep, the thing controlling the millions of chemical interactions going on each second of Your life, this thing that is watching all the systems within Your Body and regulates it via hormones, neurological firings and neuro pathways being formed or left behind, there are millions of things going on within each of out systems that we are unaware of , where do Your dreams come from, what is producing the content of the Dreams and why is it this way, do You know the answer?? Probably not, so focus primarily on this Intelligence that is within You, get Silent, have a space btwn the mind chatter and what is You, then this Intelligence will come into Your Awareness, now You are a virtual God!
  9. This is why Raising of Human Consciousness is the primary act and Importance in Today's world.. In the past, wars here and there would happen, with the weapons they had available to them most of those wars were localized, now today with Technology on the rise, and the ease of access to this Technology for the Ppl of the World, a War now would be the end of everything on this planet, so we interdepently and Individually are more powerful than ever before in all aspects of Life, the only problem is a lack of Consciousness or Awareness of Reality, how Everything is connected and what it means to be Human. I am not sure if Humanity will make it, it still at the tipping point, if I go by what I see everyday while functioning within a big society, I don't see much hope, if we don't kill each other via War, we will do it via the Environment/Climate, or Culture Wars, Ideological Wars or some other conflict because most of Humanity does not see itself as One Big Whole, they see themselves as Independent Islands with huge wants and needs that can never be fulfilled...
  10. KNOW THIS! Before Attending 2025 SAMYAMA!! | SADHGURU
  11. Trishula, the Hindu Concept of Equilibrium of Creation, Preservation and Annihilation, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, this is enable Cosmic Balance, Shiva is the Ideal of Destruction, for we must destroy what we think of ourselves (Ego Death, False Identity, Dream/Maya/Illusion) before Transformation is Possible, so Shiva is the vehicle of Transformation (that of the old is dead, only the New is Alive)...
  12. Drug Addiction, Introspection & Balance –Sadhguru at GL Bajaj Institute –Youth and Truth [FULL TALK]
  13. I'm out and about allot in my job, I'm in malls and hospitals and all kinds of places and I live in the biggest city in Canada, so I'm exposed to allot of different ppl during my days, and what I see is that most ppl are like automaton's, severely programed entities, I don't call them humans because being so compulsive they are living way below Human potential. Everyone is face down in their phones, oblivious to the outside nature and environment and how enriching it is, they are driven by very low level desires, they look at cloths in a window from a store at a mall like it is God himself, their totally owned by what is happening outside of themselves and see life outside of themselves, but it is not like this in Reality, Life is completely found within each person, and their totally blind to this.. Their not evil ppl, their just totally asleep, zombies.. Its sad really, its like a part of myself is sick and needs great healing, that is how it feels at times but I don't let that overwhelm me!!
  14. @Javfly33 Yes, Bliss is not an Emotion, its a permanent State that is only available to those that Realize, it doesn't mean that one does not feel negative emotions like pain, frustration and such, but the underline of their current state is Bliss, which basically means I completely know that everything is alright! With that comes as Sadhguru says, a place where "What about Me" is not longer there, when that happens Fear is not possible and Your full stride ahead in Life, so Bliss is the basis of ones Potential and Possibility which each of Us has to explore and examine in depth, it may be realized as differences in one another but whatever You find out as Your Highest Potential is okay for You, it may change over time but its better than staying stuck in the doldrums of up and down emotions and survival accumulating and gathering ppl, places, things and experiences...
  15. LIVE | Sadhguru | Sapta Rishi Aarati | Isha Yoga Center | 6:15 PM | Sadhguru Presence Time
  16. People are confusing terms AGAIN! They are talking about Consciousness as the basis of Existence and Consciousness as to how Aware You are, or how intense Your Perception of Reality is and mixing up the conversation using both definitions as they communicate with one another.. By the way since this is happening, solipsism cannot be true since I do not agree with all Your Perceptions or Understandings and visa versa with most everyone here, if we all agreed then maybe solipsism would be true but we don't obviously!!:)
  17. Ease is a consequence of One's Inner State of Being, this is what it means to Establish Your BEINGNESS, which is the first act we should do before we do anything else.. What You mentioned above are all good starting points, it will lead to Ease in Life Experience, as well a good Yoga practice, asanas, pranayama, and kriya practices too!
  18. Yes it sort of defeats the belief that ppl have, when they come on forums to spread the "Solipsism" credo, but who are they talking to, imaginary ppl that have imaginary lives and your preaching to imaginary audience lol. Its narcissistic really! This argument has come up many many times before on this forum, Davino shared a good definition of Solipsism that I can buy into, where they recognize individual forms, such as we are with individual body/mind/experience complexes but fundamentally we are One in essence.. That is the whole point of Spirituality, to get intouch with this non physical aspect of what we are, which is what everyone/everything is, its just some focus on one aspect and do not see the entire picture, at least intellectually..same with the non dualists here...
  19. No its not true. What is true is that Your Experience only happens within YOU, on a Experiential Level there is only YOU, Subjectivity is really all there is Experientially, but my senses and logic tell me there are others in this situation, that they are as real as I am, and their Experience is only within them, but there are other bodies and minds and differences in Experience, we are different from one another on the Surface level, deeper levels we are basically the same, come from the same source...
  20. Better or Worse is on the Relative Level, there are levels to existence, Absolute is not here, its another sort of Realm, we can be intouch with it, experience it within ourselves, that is all, but what is going on here on this Earth/Planet there are definitely Better and Worse conditions, deny that and You deny reality which encompasses all realms and potentials..!
  21. This is so far from truth. How on earth did you validate or prove this theory for yourself? This is totally against the concept of "Inclusiveness and Oneness" which is 100% true! LoL Please explain, why should I put any credibility to what You say, when others which much more credibility than most anyone here says otherwise? I don't believe or disbelieve what these Credible ppl say, but it sure sounds more reasonable and logical than thinking/believing I am the only one in existence and everything else is a figment of my imagination!!