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"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequesnces of ignoring reality" - Ayn Rand

Self-inquiry takes you on a quest to find the 'self' ... which is nowhere to be found if you're being honest and brave enough to acknowledge it. The shift happened when I realized my sense of self was just a thought, an illusion. This was a sudden, simple, yet profound realization " 'I' do not exist" The ego hates to be exposed like that, so after the shift I went through a period known as 'the dark night of the soul' (coming to terms with dis-illusionment). Then, peace in resting in the truth/ liberation/ unconditional love. This is also when the shadow-work, rooting out the conditioning, programing, undesirable aspects of the ego, taming the body-mind, began. Still long ways to go

First step is to transcend the body-mind and to realize that there is nothing out there to reach, you are already what 'you' are seeking, Truth embodied, the Relative/ Object (everything) 'born' from within the Absolute (no-thing). I got my first glimps into no-self while doing Leo's guided self-inquiry in one of his Enlightenment videos.

Their laugh is so infectious, I couldn't help but lauh myself

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Max and Ishy going nite-nite

HaPpY uPcOmInG bIrThDaY tO yOu ToO, aClOkAy! StAy AwEsOmE

That's ok. The thread is growing and is fun. Besides, time is an illusion anyway

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@Toby 'I' would keep dis-identifying with a body-mind constract and 'personal story', and go with where ever life-flow would take 'me', remaining in the Being.

@LRyan Lisa Cairns and Gangaji are my faves:

The Absolute, of course. But those are not your balls

@Peace and Love Perhaps a man would find a woman sexy/ attractive if she makes him feel sexy/ attractive. Just throwing this out there for further contemplation

Good one! Leo already has over half-million spiritual 'babies' to enlighten...and he's doing quite an awesome job at that

@Jared Gregory I went 'cold turkey' on my cell about 3 mos ago and cut it off completely. Huge distraction that feeds the 'monkey mind'. Now more time for important stuff like channeling my energy into work, nature, meditation, contemplation and just Being.

@Shir You're welcome. Never trust dopamine. No one is worth your sanity

@Shir Imagine what he would look like 20 years from now

@cetus56 Yep, time for shadow work... a lot of shadow work

A friend of mine is trying to convert me back to Christianity. I left the church a year and a half ago. Was just wondering what your experience was about... the man sure looks like Jesus from the pictures we've all seen of him.

Timeless wisdom

@Scholar Eckhart Tolle had similar experience and didn't develop de-personalization disorder. Listen to some of his talks and books for guidance.

@Scholar Good info to help put things in perspective:

@Zingo 'Death' is the end of an illusion that there was someone. Your sense of self is an illusion, thus there is no one to die, thus no death.