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i will answer this here for the benefit of others, there are two things you should practice, one is being still and quiet and experiencing the real part of yourself, that which is giving life to your body, experience it deeper and deeper until you are one with it. To do that you will have to be in the moment of life, so you can practice being in the moment in a conscious, present, aware state of being, these two things will take you where you need to go, just drop everything else and do these two things and change will come. let the thoughts pass, like clouds give them no attention when you are doing this, in time it will become a natural state of being, and you will begin to learn and understand new things, and you will see life as the observer first and foremost, after that if a decision needs to be made you will have seen it in clarity, and you will know what to do, and if it is unimportant you simply turn away from it and it ceases to exist.

quantum physics is the only thing i would recommend, i didn't understand my own life until i got into that. one of my favorites is Amit Goswami, even in quantum physics many believe in a god, i am not a believer of anything, and i dont suscribe to a god creating what exist around me, consciousness is the great creator, and that is giving your body life and creating your little world around you.

you went wrong when you became lost in the human identity, its been wrong ever since.

i live life by the moment in a conscious, present, aware state of being, one with the life force that created my physical body and the world for it to play in.

the evolution of human consciousness is under way, consciousness is the ground of all being, all things proceed from consciousness, the physical is created by and from consciousness.

you have to see the world from a different place, a place of security, joy, happiness, love, and if you cant see it from there then you need to change where you are seeing it from, to shift from the identity to a higher being of consciousness is the place to see the world from.

it is a struggle because you function as the human identity, it will always be a struggle, you only know struggle, this happens when you live life as the identity, when life lives you and you function as a higher being, there is no struggle

i was hoping to get an answer to my three questions, it isnt imagination, and it doesnt have to be a struggle

what is reality, where is reality found, and who has access to reality.

when you function as the human identity and are programed with a false belief system, reading can open a door for you if its the right kind of reading.

ok i follow you now, this is the place it takes some effort in the beginning, drop the word meditative state and simply be with your core in a state of oneness as much as possible, you will have to be in the moment to do that , do you follow, if you need to send a private message it is ok,

reading is doing, and reading can help you understand what you are doing, if you are reading the right stuff, we want to move beyond reading, and to simply be in the moment with your core being as much as you can until it is your natural state of being, does this help and if it doesnt explain a little more about what you mean when you say, for example ,I am reading which is doing and at this stage I am working to be deliberately, practicing being in the moment with your core in oneness take some effort

help me out here, what is eg i have been out in the hot sun a while i may be missing something? and maybe i can better answer.

right just observe any thoughts or feeling without attachment and giving them attention and let them pass, you are working to be in a deliberate state of conscious awareness within each moment and oneness with your core being. once this becomes your natural state of being it wont require any effort, you will just be there, and you will go about doing what you do from that space rather than the human identity but what you do and how you do, and if you do, will change,

it is my pleasure, you are welcome

there is a transition that must occur to be the core, then you are self realized, i will give you the most direct way of achieving self realization, and it is easier than trying to follow all the teachers, their teachings, all the various journeys, paths, philosophies. in the beginning, be still, be quiet, and experience the life force within you. this is the real you, the core of your being, just be with it, deeper and deeper until you are one with it, one thing that will help to experience your core is to be present in the moment of life in a conscious state of awareness, this is not easy in the beginning, it takes effort, but it is the key that will enable the transition from the identity to the core of your being. try to do it for longer and longer periods of time, in the beginning it may only be for a second or two, but it time it will become a natural thing. this is important because it is the state of being that you will experience after the transition. work with this for a little while if changes begin to occur, i have one other thing that should help you finish the work.

be the self, the core of your being, and all these things will be there.

actually the idea of no self should be dropped, its an idea, a thought, a philosophy, it serves no good purpose. its about experiencing ones core being, what is your core being, it is the source of life, the creator of all things, the ground of all being, all knowing, all powerful, it should never be looked at as nothingness or no self, because it is all there is, everything else arises out of that.

actually i havent watch many of his video's so i cant really comment. and your next question might be something like, well what are you doing here, i didnt come here for personal growth, or seeking what i already have. i came to share the reality of my experience as a being of consciousness and the reality of that. There is nothing to seek, no journeys to follow, no teachers to cling to, no practices to adhere to, its about a state of being of the real you inside of that body that you wear, living life in the moment as the master of your own being.

good question, was the experience one of the human identity, that has been programed, has a false belief system, and a very warped perception of life, or was the experience of one who is self realized, who has the ability to see and experience reality.

you are making assumptions about things that you know nothing about. self actualization has nothing to do with enlightenment, your perception of everything you talked about here shows what a warped perception of life that you have. you said: I feel like some of this self-actualization work may cause us to become selfish and even sociopaths (not in a violent way though) in that we will all eventually want to go live in a cabin in the woods focusing on enlightenment, while not give a hoot about the rest of the world and people. how would you focus on enlightenment?, what would you do?, why would you focus on something that you think might make you a sociopath? (most) of the 4000+ on this forum should work at personal growth and forget about enlightenment or self realization as it should be called, because your warped perceptions of it will only create more problems for you in attaining it, if you ever do. most have run from one teacher to another and are still confused why is that? that is because most of your teachers are not self realized, they just think they are or belief they are, you can believe anything but that dont make it real or true. most of these so called teachers have only made enlightenment a complex, confusing variations of various practices, philosophies, doctrines, and beliefs, much of it is about making money. most humans could not and would not hear a self realized being to the degree that is needed to achieve enlightenment or self realization, you will have to give up your way, your thoughts, your beliefs, your programing, and your identity before you will become self realized, most are imprisoned by the programing and false belief system they have created for themselves, and most will remain stuck for a very long time, yes i know about all the levels, the experiencing life, the paths, the journeys, that are going no place. There are no levels in enlightenment or self realization, you are, or you aint. most will do what is important to them at the time, and that will be controlled by their programing and false belief system and the desires of their flesh at that moment.

was there a priest present with a cross?

give it some time, dont rush, do what gives you peace

and the good thing is, you put forth the effort to change, you created the change.

here is the post i posted to the one who wrote the topic, the only teacher that can liberate you is inside of you, sit quietly and still and be with your core being, experience it more and more, deeper and deeper, and you will see a master come forth, i promise you.