[Fasting for spiritual / health reasons mega thread?]

11 hours ago, Michal__ said:

The main thing is how fast it gets you into autophagy.

1 day dry fast is equivalent to 3 day water fast, autophagy-wise.

Most dry fasts are one to two days.

So if your goal is healing / to have more energy after the fast is over - this is the fastest way.

Good to know. My goal is to live active, healthy, happy life past 100 yo. Fasting is one of the things centennials do on a regular basis. 

[Fasting for spiritual / health reasons mega thread?]

1 hour ago, herghly said:

@Natasha  Have you researched dry fasts much? I've only researched a little, but the benefits don't outweigh the negatives for me

I haven't. Will have to look both pros and cons up first. It does sound a bit extreme to go for days without even fluids.

[Fasting for spiritual / health reasons mega thread?]

On 5/30/2021 at 5:53 PM, Michal__ said:

Read about dry fasts. Last time I did 2 day fast, first day water, second day dry & the clarity after it ended was equivalent to my 4 day water fast.

Done multiple fasts before, but never a dry fast. Curious to try. 

Also, after each fast I do a saline water flush to clean out the gut, it's wonderful. Wonder if anyone else does it.

[Why should I help people ?]

@Tech36363 "When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak, and act differently" - Eckhart Tolle

[Role of genetics and luck in God Realization]

9 hours ago, WelcometoReality said:

Interesting. I was that way too. Except I would describe me as HIGHLY introverted. Always had a deep interest in how things actually worked.

It can be safely assumed that introversion is shared by most awakened beings. At least most I know are natural introverts.

[Deconstruction]

On 6/3/2021 at 11:32 AM, Mu_ said:

And asldkfjasdlfj is as much of a sdfsdf  as alksdfjsldkfjaslfkj, or alskfjsldkfjasdlfksjdflkasjdflk is zx,vmzxvzxkvjkl, or xzkjvoxuvzioxuvo, or .................... hahahaha 

 

I wrote a numbers poem this morning haha, it's in the enlightenment poem thread. No meaning, just a play of symbols and seemingly rhyming sounds...that is if you read it in English 

[Enlightenment Poems]

@Arzola Reflective, thank you for sharing <3

[Enlightenment Poems]

@ivankiss Beautiful <3

[Enlightenment Poems]

 

15 300 52

3 8 6 4 11

100 40 33 

14 19 1 7

 

6000 1 2 18

4 59 05

3 7 20 44

900 105

 

6 0 7 83

8 34 2 1

349 10 56

2000 01

 

By Natasha <3

 

[Role of genetics and luck in God Realization]

None of my blood family are even interested in psychology or philosophy, let alone awakening. I was always an observer, deep thinker/outside the box, non-conformist, questioning everything, intuitive, somewhat introverted. Perhaps genetics played a part, but am sure many other factors too. God works in mysterious ways 

[Deconstruction]

3 hours ago, The0Self said:

There's nothing there to deconstruct! It's just nothing appearing as a word. 

Exactly my point. 'Immediate' is as much of a no-thing as 'awesome' 

[Deconstruction]

53 minutes ago, The0Self said:

Awakening “practice” is nothing more than pointing out the obvious. Why do you think noting works so well? ?

The awakened state is indescribable, not because of how “amazing” it is, but simply because of how immediate it is.

Wanna deconstruct 'immediate'? 

[Deconstruction]

5 minutes ago, cetus said:

There's a good story about Sri Nisargadatta that when a spiritual seeker would come to him seeking his advise he would first ask them "What is your most deepest insight so far?" And the seeker would give a long answer that they held as truth. And Nisargadatta would just wait till they were finished and no matter what answer they gave he would always reply with "No, that's not it" 

His answer was an awesome pointer. Wonder how many of those seekers got it

[Deconstruction]

3 minutes ago, Consilience said:

Shikantaza fosho. Literally just jump straight to the end of the deconstructive path lol.

Or as wise Yoda once said, "You must unlearn what you have learned" 

[Deconstruction]

Self-inquiry in essence is a deconstruction of the idea that there is 'someone'. Illusion fighting illusion, @VeganAwake

[Deconstruction]

@Guru Fat Bastard The ego-mind, the lens that distorts reality.

[Enlightenment Jokes Here]

Lol I wouldn't be surprised 

[Deconstruction]

Let's talk about deconstructing reality/the mind and what role it plays in the awakening process.

[Is it possible to get enlightened while being religious?]

@Alan Reji Buddhist monks are another good example.

[What's the physical mechanics needed to have ZERO RESISTANCE]

@SageModeAustin I would say one would need to minimize the amount of things to resist. I think that's the biggest idea behind minimalism movement. If you deconstruct and reduce all the things not absolutely needed for survival, there will be less things to resist and thus more freedom, peace, and less conceptual chatter.

[extreme frustration with self inquiry after many months of practice]

@spiritualryan I had the shift while doing Leo's guided self-inquiry in his vid Creating an Experience of No-self. Very powerful, highly recommend. Stay razor focused on the process, might help answer your questions.

[Should one pursue truth all the time?]

@Preety_India If Truth sets 'you' free and gives peace that transcends all understanding, why would 'one' not want to?

[Strange Loops Mega-Thread]

[A small, unknown enlightened youtuber I stumbled upon. Leo interview with her?]

1 hour ago, Chives99 said:

not knowing, awareness

'Knowing' as in 'seeing', 'being aware', not conceptual knowledge.

[A small, unknown enlightened youtuber I stumbled upon. Leo interview with her?]

Glad to see more and more awakened folk coming out, communicating, and helping raise collective consciousness. The age of believing is over, we're in the age of knowing.