Natasha

Yeah it might sound like an odd description, especially considering there is no birth in the first place The points in OP is the real deal.

'Death' is the end of the illusion that there was someone. 'Permanent death awareness' would be having seen through the illusion of the ego/false sense of self.

@Galyna Congrats on the baby, Dear. Lots of love

...and that hair

True, we don't have free will Relatively speaking, but we do can manifest whatever that we want as the Absolute embodied. What is this talk about a partner, anyway? Take it to the joke thread, silly

@jjer94 Well said <3

We know many - Adyashanti, Mooji Baba, Eckhart Tolle, Gangaji, etc... What is a spiritual nickname and which one would you pick for yourself?

@Monkey-man Here are the things we have subconscious longing for...great video on point

Such a beautiful thing

There was a Philosophy sub-forum here, Leo removed it last year. Yes. The 'dreamer' is what is to be questioned here. At the absence of the 'dreamer', the issue with the dream would just naturally fall away.

@Joseph Maynor "How Do You Know the Ontological Status of Reality is a Dream?" By direct experience of no-self. Without a dreamer there can't be a dream. It's a dream only to a dreamer.

'I' am 'choosing' to do just that...starting with a meditation this morning and remaining mindful through the day. Read 'choosing' as in the neurons in my pinky fleshy blob of fat in the skull have been conditioned/programmed from the time I was born to lead to this 'decision' moment

Yeah, I love to watch his retreat updates vids. Last April he was on a 10 day meditation retreat somewhere in the Minnesota woods, and we created a Birthday thread for him. He got a kick of it when he got back

@Joseph Maynor This is a good one

Awww... Are girls being mean to you?

@Joseph Maynor Not surprisingly. When one is in the spotlight and is expected to consistently produce teaching, some pretending is bound to happen.

What happened?

Speaking about dreams, isn't Leo supposed to be on his dream vacation to Hawaii right now?

You never know Not really familiar with her work, curious now what her teaching was about. Thanks for the suggestion!

@snowleopard Natasha is my nickname, it's quite popular in my country of origin, Ukraine. My given name is Nataliya, and yes it is of Latin origin meaning 'natal day, Christmas'.

Just looked it up, cool name... Shiva meaning 'Lord, Supreme Being'

Good point Is Shiva your given name? Cos it kinda sounds Indian too?

@Mighty Mouse It's easy, repeat these words - Abracadabra PATANG!! - and you are enlightened!

@Mighty Mouse Lol I already picked one, but it won't let me change it Leo cancelled that feature last year.

Lol And a stare that could kill, and spots that never change. Cute kitty