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You guys think too much, we all do really, that is what is slowing or stopping progress on the Spiritual Path, and yes there is such a thing... You have to do the Sadhana and practices more like a Devotional practice, Your Giving into it, rather than wanting to get a result. Wanting to get a Result is a Calculation, Calculation goes back to the Intellect, Intellect is a Survival Tool only, You will not progress and see the Ultimate via the Intellect, as Intellect Separates and Divides, partitions up things so You can understand it and live another day, Humans are so very capable of Living Beyond this sort of Survival Level of Awareness. As Princess said, Your Ego is super involved in this proclamation to the forum that Your giving up practices, its plain and simple! How to gain space from the Ego (we need the Ego while here on Earth unless You plan on being a Hermit), is simple Live Now absolutely, Accept Now absolutely and Respond to Now absolutely, then Ego is no longer a problem..

"3 hours ago, What Am I said: I like this AI-generated response regarding Hinduism's definition of God (Brahman). It uses words to label both what it is and also to describe the characteristics of the mystical experience itself. The latter could be considered more important. I think a good takeaway is that it's the true ultimate state of reality, and it's unknowable by anything less than the full direct experience, whether that's within the unified state of God as God, or as God filtered into the material realm. In Hinduism, Brahman is the ultimate, all-encompassing reality that is the unchanging, all-pervading, and eternal essence of the universe. It is often described as the ultimate truth, the absolute, and the unmanifest. Brahman is considered to be beyond human comprehension and is often referred to as the "unthinkable" or "unspeakable." Brahman is often described as having several key characteristics, including: Sat (existence): Brahman is considered to be the ultimate reality that exists beyond the cycle of birth and death. Chit (consciousness): Brahman is considered to be the ultimate consciousness that pervades all of existence. Ananda (bliss): Brahman is considered to be the ultimate source of happiness and bliss." Yes Exactly, Sat Chit Ananda... No other Culture has Explored Reality and Spirit Like India has, other have certain aspects of it, but India has it all, every question has been asked there and answered, Mark Twain said India was the most interesting Country on the planet!

Yes Francis Fong, well known in the Wing Chun community,,, here's my Utube page.. https://www.youtube.com/@Inclusivevingtsun/videos

I used to teach Wing Chun Kung Fu, that is me teaching...

Well I guess it is for this sort of existence.. Just Contemplate this, what really Does Absolute mean? Forget about simple Human emotions, for me Absolute means Everything, everything that is possible to happen has to happen, so since Duality is a possibility, here it is...In another place or realm it is different with a different set of rules and boundaries and so forth, its endless, we can't comp rend it on any real level, but that is my guess at it, I haven't heard any better yet...

As I've said, and its the only that makes sense to me, because of Us and the wide variety of People, Absolute is able to Experience itself in many many different ways, as well its an expression of Possibility, Duality has to exist somewhere so here it is existing here as an expression of possibility...we are playing it all out in a big game on this planet!

There is no natural God, God/s were created by Man, Yogis as tools to help You and Me Evolve to a Higher Possibility...

No, that is mental awareness, via the 5 senses, there are mystical ways to Perceive and be Aware that are beyond the 5 senses.. I would say contemplation is the game of the intellect as how are you to contemplate something without understanding it via the Intellect? Awareness is akin to Consciousness in many ways, but it is Human Specific, no other Life form has the Awareness capacity like we do, its beyond the physical and mental, and when You touch it, there are no words to describe it, just Bliss is the Experience...

Sounds about right, I would add that God or Shiva (That which is Not) are different in some ways, God is the Creator, or Brahma in Hinduism, but what was there before Creation? Shiva was there, not the Hindu God or Adiyogi, but the lets say "Force" behind creation, an Intelligence so grand and sophisticated, that from that big bang so long ago, we have what we have today, all done in less than a second, its evolution and it will continue to evolve. Especially True is Your Last Sentence, Shiva is everywhere, in every aspect of Creation, but that doesn't mean You are Shiva or God, it means You have to find it, its hidden on purpose, as You say for God to Realize itself!

The only thing really under your control is your response to whatever is happening. When You suffer, you are less able to make things in situations more empowering or better, when Your at Ease with it (Surrender or Acceptance) then Your more Empowered and able to make things better, that is all You can do. Your no good to your son when Your suffering inside, Your very good to your son when Your at Peace inside, that is all... If You were no one and a nobody, then why all the fuss, why all the drama? Contemplate this, this sort of thinking is coming from ego for sure... Feel Blessed that Your son is doing better, You all got thru it, don't see it as a negative or that You have no power to do something about it, you do, as I said above!

If you say so,,,notta:)

"56 minutes ago, Bandman said: Maybe its not the final station, but it makes me think the ultimate reality and consciousness can never be realized, which is akin to what Islam and Sufism teaches. If you can awaken ever deeper, the ultimate can never be known." Quit exploring with Your Mind and Intellect, You'll never find much with either, Explore with Your Awareness. Think of Awareness as another form of Intelligence, that is not attached to memory or 5 senses in any way, its beyond all that and is more inline with what we refer to as the Absolute, its from that place, once You get in touch with it, Perception opens up to another level altogether, of course our limited minds can't makes sense of it so You can't explain it in words, but You can Experience it, and that is the most important thing, so focus on Awareness, not mentally but by dropping all ideologies, philosophies, likes/dislikes, beliefs, and just being here right Now very intensely, try that and see what happens.. Good Luck to You!!

That's not it, If all those "Infinities" exist, then what does that tell You? It tells that anything can exist, anything can happen, that is Possibility, that is all it is, that doesn't translate to Rape is Absolute, it translates to Rape can Exist, Love can Exist, Hate can Exist, the key word is CAN.. The determining factor is You and Me and Everyone else, are You Aware and Perceptive enough to make the Life Empowering Choice? Rape is not Wrong or Bad, its just Disempowering towards Life (Life is the same as God/Absolute), Lifting someone up off the Ground and Helping them is Empowering to Life, its that simple, quit complicating it with all this philosophizing to support some sort of belief system with huge Assumptions about what God/Absolute/Life is, its simple one thing, POSSIBILITY! We are here to Realize this Possibility via our Awareness and Free Will!

I luv Sly Stallone's story, he was in New York back in the early 70's (before Rocky), he has some bit parts in movies and tv series, but he came to the realization that he would be severely type casted as the Bad Guy or Tough Guy cliche, but he knew he had an active imagination, so he began to write, and write and write screenplays. He was living in a very small apt, he put black paint on the window to get rid of outside distractions, and went out only for food, and just kept on writing, and then he saw the Ali/Wepner fight and that lit a spark and he wrote rough draft of Rocky in 3 days, it was then edited like 50 more times to get it too what we see in the movie, but he had the basic premise within 3 days... So it comes down to a burning desire, and laser like focus, do what it takes to get rid of the distractions and your on your way!

God is about Creation, what if I were to tell You all there was something there before Creation, before God.. then what???

Yes, I watched that one today too I think! He's one of the only ppl that can actually explain Truth using language, English Language that is, and it resonates with Me greatly.. This really changed my POV on things when he said that all experience only happens within You, that You have never experienced anything outside of Yourself, which is true, life changing sharing!

Yes, it is very interesting and is basically how I understand it from the study of Yoga and Hinduism, Brahma or Shiva (Shiva means that which is not), is the fundamental of everything, all of us are Brahma, but we are in form right now with Bodies/Minds, but our essence is Brahma/Shiva, but Yoga acknowledges Form and individuality as well! There are levels to Existence, from Gross to Subtle, Body and Mind are Gross level, Shiva is the most Subtle level..

That may be true, but the point is we are capable of many many emotions, and for most ppl the emotions they feel are random, happening reactively and by accident, not on purpose or consciously, as well she is saying this God of hers is Love as the fundamental quality, how does she know this? We are Potential and Possibility, that means I'm capable of feeling incredible levels of Love, as well as Hate, and everything in btwn, and as well feel nothing, or numbness, so that is what it means to be Human, the only thing is are You choosing what to feel or letting it just happen to You?

You probably know what I'm going to say lol.. I've heard him say these things allot, I don't interpret it as the Solipsism that is talked around here, he is simply saying Experiencially, you have a Feeling of Oneness/Inclusiveness, by which then everything becomes You, this is simply a Experience of Completeness as well... \ From what I gather and hear around here, Solipsism means I am the Only one in Existence, everything everyone else is a figment of my Imagination, that too me is not the same as what Sadhguru is saying, and it Narcissist imo..

What You need to do Keryo is get more involved with ACIM, study it well, digest and experience all it has to offer, it will fill Your Mind with more and more information, just imagine the meme's You can create afterwards, it will be glorious, then after that go study Hinduism, study it well, digest and experience all it has to offer, it will fill Your Mind with even more information, the meme's will be running wild now, in-between studying take some lsd, see where it takes You, that will be fun.,, 30yrs later, death bed has arrived, Keryo wonders, where did the time go, what did I do, what is the point of it all, I still don't have the answers, oh no why is it getting so dark :(:(:(

Yes and all the mumbo jumbo is coming from where? Outside of Yourself, not within... Just look within, find out how Intelligent Your Body is, all the processes that are happening in any given moment within Your body (37 thousand billion billion chemical reactions per second) how is this happening without You knowing it?? Just find out about 100 of them, see what happens after that, then You will know the answers to all the questions!

Its posts like this that cause massive confusion, the post it self is full of confusion and assumption! How do You know that this God is Love? What does Love Mean (I bet You your definition is very different from mine and most all others). What happens if this God is Hate and not Love, since all things created are God and Hate exists??? Its just not smart to attach these sorts of labels to something no one knows little about... All You know is that You are capable at time of Love, Hate, Sadness, Laughter, Excitement, Melancholy, and a plethora of other emotions and feelings, that is all You know, and all everyone knows, and guess what, all of Us are Human!

What would happen if You stopped eating Food? Where does all food come from? If it doesn't come from the Earth, and its completely synthetic, then that is even worse lol!

Was not able to Post or Reply anything for about 10hrs here, is this common on this forum for other users??