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@Serotoninluv What about taking a pee? Lol. Only wholistic pissing now?

@Raptorsin7 No idea if this works for you, but I was quite vehemently instructed never to cry as a kid. So I just think of how much suffering my folks endured, how terrible that ignorance must have felt. I can cry at my command anytime now. Lol. Very useful. You’ll be able to also, so, yeah, look forward to that. Bitch. ? Oh, what also works is not directing any emotion to anyone else. When we own it, no anger or hostility at all toward anyone. Then it comes out inevitably. That’s all anger is anyways.

@Rodrigo SIlva ?? You’re confusing letting it out, emptying the body, letting go of beliefs....with perhaps some horror movies and ignorant things people say about hell, demons, etc. That’s all absolute bullshit. Scrutinize direct expereince...see what you’ve been believing, and what’s going on where you are right now. Look around. None of that hell stuff is actual. It’s fun, cool. Think White Zombie, etc. You may have, in some subtle ways identified with it, and be “getting something out of it”. An example that comes to mind (not at all about you)...I have a teenage cousin who is “goth” & “fuck The Man” to the hilt. His whole life, friend circle, etc. Fine by me, but he can’t connect the dots as to why he “can’t get a job”, “can’t find a nice girl”, etc. His beliefs & perspectives of the world are false in the sense - as if he isn’t choosing for himself how he looks at things... but he isn’t willing to realize this quite yet , cause of the letting go ? ♥️ of it, and cause it’s more about what an overbearing control freak his mom was / is...which is her loving him by trying to make sure he doesn’t endure the same suffering she did...from her dad...who neglected her...of course his mom was...yada yada.

@zeroISinfinity Make threads. Ask questions. You’re definitely in the right place. Anything is done one tiny part at a time. You got a tendency of blowing things up to biggest possible picture, and ya end up making up weight / pressure. Then you feel overwhelmed and create beliefs about yourself, and sometimes loath in it. One little change, one little task, each day. Remember the hair & tortoise story? There’s a profound point in it.

@LfcCharlie4 ?☺️♥️

@zeroISinfinity Not knowing is the ideal place to begin the dreamboard. Breathe and relax my care bear buddy. While you may be worrying, reality is not. It’s only loving you more. All’s well, you know. Enjoy the ride if you momentarily forget, that was your intention to begin with, and it only results in more ‘remembering’. “Get your hands in the clay”. We’re all just going to die anyways. Allegedly. Apparently. This love’s imminent. ? Also, let’s hijack less.

@zeroISinfinity Well, “clear”, as in, empty, nothing...ya. It’s pretty accurate, and literal. Also just words.

@zeroISinfinity I like venison actually, but nothing is as delicious as clarity.

The “opening of the third eye” could be said to be seeing reality as it is. This would be the same as saying, ‘realizing how you’re creating suffering’. The body & spirit are very literally loving the shit out of you. The “tension” is resisting it, via utilization of believing thoughts, and holding beliefs which never jived with you in the first place. Be open minded, and willing to let go beliefs about yourself & reality which are not serving you. ♥️ As an exercise helpful to releasing & the arising of understanding, you might write about how you feel. Inevitably, the past will come up. Then consider writing (your best will always do) from the perspective of the people involved. Understanding & compassion will arise. This is but a means of self understanding, self acceptance, and self love...and the tension in the head will vanish.

@Seeker_of_truth Just a perspective, but I’d drop the perspective that people are more or less awake. It’s potentially self reductive & sneakily limiting of one’s purview, and can lead to creating beliefs to be dropped later in self realizing & the actuality of authority. There is no one left to claim wakefulness, that’s just kinda how it ‘works’, that’s what unity & wakefulness ‘points to’’. I’d keep the perspective of that matter entirely relative to yourself. Every answer you want can arise within you (all understanding does already) in the emptiness where the question was...albeit in an unfolding manor. But there’s much to be seen in that. It’s a story, a game. Letting go is like the most powerful thing ever, because all does come from a perfect all knowing source within. It’s great & fun to chat & share, but careful with subtle self diminishing beliefs, as they only add more path. There is no mountain to climb, you started at the top not knowing how you got there (“here”). It’s more about deconstructing reality, self, & identity, & letting go of beliefs. Desire naturally abounds. Also, take into consideration, the immeasurable value of the opposite of everything I just said. Transcend in both, ideally, to see from “above” it. A dreamboard can be a real game / life changer in regard to what you’re pondering. When it’s all in front of you, rather than reeling in the vortex of mind potentiality, a larger slice is taken in from a completely different vantage point. The ‘work’ to be done today is infused with the spirit, and the desire - and knowing of - the dream life you’re creating as it is unfolding. Amen. I’d suggest the key is seeing the biggest picture of all your wanting. More trivial short term desires just fall away as the inspiration of the broad view fills ya up. Food, just as an example, becomes incredibly trivial relative to creating, living, and being filled, with being. Something that might be worth contemplating for a few minutes...you’ve never actually known that anyone else is thinking - let alone what they’re thinking. Even if someone is telling you what they think to your face, you don’t know. We’re sort of born of sneakery. Quite innocently, but, don’t take my word for it.

Truth = Happiness. Every one is looking for the same one. Can’t be what you believe you need, just a word of caution. That ‘society imprinted beliefs on you’ is also worth letting go. Just an opinion here.

@Matteo I found singing & playing guitar and or piano, though there is the ramp up of the learning curve, to be pretty solid. In singing properly (breath control & feeling the registers) while playing even basic chords, the sense of self just naturally fades into fun & expression. It’s also an organic break from any ‘thinking about what other people think’ or self referential thinking, striking a chord in confidence, relaxation, and esteem in an effortless, under the radar manor. The connection / understanding of the value of breathing from the stomach carries over through out all activities in the days as well, as awareness of perception & feeling is the indirect and effortless means of less thinking. A word to the wise...some are interested, some not...but watch out for the false thought of “I just can’t / others just can”. If one ‘puts it in front of oneself’, one learns over time. Keep in mind, you simply, literally, can not ‘get it wrong’ (that’d just be a thought to let go of). Song writing, regardless of any perceived “quality” of it, is an excellent means of self expression, and inherently develops emotional intelligence. Not to mention, there’s other musicians out there, and it’s fun as hell to ‘jam’. All great for clearing facades of “seriousness”. Sing

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Dualistic thinking, tension & contraction, and love derived of relationships, or infinite intelligence and unconditional love flowing through your body & mind. Tough call. One would know for oneself by the discord between thought & feeling. Buddhism also teaches how not to have desire. There’s often understanding in practice that isn’t known in just the consideration of it.

Easy! You feel the resistance of thoughts which aren’t true. Let them go. Nobody said you have a free will. That’s a thought. Now, say I don’t have a free will. Say it real loud. Notice what happens. Nothing. Intuition saying you’d love to throw something at me right now. ? ”How can I drive and be the one on the back seat at the same time? “ Easy! Use your feet.

@Galyna If you would just read everything you said on this post, and notice you are the one saying it. When you say it - it is so. Well, if you say so. Seems to me you grasped it a long time ago. Surely you notice “free will” is a thought, and “no free will” is a thought. That’s it. That’s all there was to “grasping it”. It’s just thoughts. Are you expecting a “free will” to walk in the door and say “here I am! It’s me!”. All thinking is dualistic. How do I suppress my desire? Easy, existential rumination. How do I stay asleep? Easy, claim there’s an ego. But how do I get what I want? Easy, it’s already the case, acknowledge resistant thoughts, and let them go. But how the hell do I let thoughts go? Easy, focus on perception & feeling instead. But that won’t solve anything!! There wasn’t a problem. But I want to know what to do! That arises in the emptiness where the rumination was. But how am I supposed to remember it’s easy!? Amazon. $11.94. (Also, suffering, resistance, tension, stress, etc. The button’s just easier, imo)

It’s a thought about being, like “time”. Eternity yet to recognize itself. “Person” is a thought about being, like “human”. “Totality of perspectives”, is a perspective. “Human” is a thought. You’ve never actually seen a human. One who creates an enemy only divides oneself. If one has no interest in self realizing, aligning in intuition, liberating from suffering, there’s no issue in one believing one is two (both). Prior to ‘favoring’, one is believing in what is not actual.

@Pilgrimage of Self WIll do. Thanks!

@Vipassana Thanks for sharing, appreciate it. ??

@Galyna You’re in control of and responsible for your actions.

Pretty lame. All around.

Because it’s you, and because it’s you.

@WhatAWondefulWorld Nice.

The root cause, is quite literally The Root Cause, the source of all that is. It’s not the being smart which is problematic, it’s the claiming of the intelligence. It’s the “you think you know something” of it. Nothing “wrong” with it per se, but it will trigger a slight feeling of guilt or shame. This is because you do have an inner being, a source, and it is ‘the real you’, and it is the true source of love & intelligence. It is so infinitely intelligent that it is a literal not-knowing. It wants to be with you in all things. It’s looking out for you in all things, “from the inside”, the heart, from feeling. In regards to love & intelligence, it does not desire separation by comparison, or any pride derived as such. It desires togetherness, inclusion, and acceptance of all creation. When you claim knowing things, it can’t help but remind you of the truth. You’re transcendent of “knowing things”. You are bigger than that, love is bigger than that, By innocently making yourself to feel bigger, it results in feeling smaller. You’re intrinsically great. Crazy, but that’s why it doesn’t feel good. You can check for yourself now if you want, by noticing the feeling response when you say... “I am the smartest man of all”............and then saying “thank you, for this gift of life & intelligence, and I’m sorry about all that shit before, I’m gettin it, take it easy on me, I’m learnin as I go.” Intelligence is a gift and a curse until it’s tamed. It arises, we claim it, then inevitably suffer (cocky-ness rubs someone the wrong way, blows an opportunity or relationship, holds us back from what we desire, etc). But that’s how we learn. Use it for good. Your good, our good. Just use it in alignment, in the name of goodness. If you get tired of the rollercoaster, meditation is the middle way. Clarity is what’s ‘needed’, and there is an ocean of it in meditation. From the middle, it’s all clearer. There is love within you, which can be expressed, given - and in kind you experience and realize more of it. Give it to an ant, to your coffee cup, to the sun for coming up again. Notice it, appreciate it. Try to give all of it away, every last drop. I triple dog dare you. And receive it, from everyone & everything. Open yourself to love from all. I dare ya. I don’t think you can do it. I don’t think you have what it takes to receive this love. We’ll see. ? Every finite mind is perfectly unique, and as such, every one has a void, which is perfectly unique as well. The void is like a gap, between the source, and the person. It is the forgetting of the true infinite self as it becomes, ‘you’. You can close that gap though. It has only to do with aligning your thoughts, with feeling. The trouble with being smart, is we think we know it has to do with circumstances, other people, our past, our parents, our kids, our friends, our friends girlfriends, our wives, our bosses, our bosses bosses, our neighbors, our president, rich people, angry people, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. Doesn’t work that way though. Alignment is just thought, feeling, & source (pure goodness). You’ll remember.. you’ll remember this. I know ya will. When you wake up in the mornings, connect in feeling, connect with your source...then proceed. Cold water on the face, go outside first thing and appreciate that shit, tell somebody you love em. Whatever your thing is, just appreciate & love, first thing. Just in case...for future reference...purification is good. It’s the most desired outcome of the soul searchin. Nobody knows just how it will start. Could be anger, could be envy or jealousy, could be a willingness to express vulnerability, could be realizing ‘that’ person acted from love, and did their best, who knows. In any case, should you be blessed enough, lucky enough to receive this love, to be ‘washed clean’ - stay out of your own way. It’s from the heart, and it’s for the body and mind. Set smarty pants aside. No thinking is needed, nobody needs to be roped in. This reality is made of healing, and it is just for you. Try to keep it simple. The absolute root cause just, doesn’t have a root cause. It just is. But the answer to every ‘why’ in my life, has been love. It’ll wash it all right out of you, if you let it, if you don’t outsmart it.