Nahm

@okulele Yes please.

8g’s shroom tea.... Nahm: Can the tongue taste itself? God: Absolutely not. Nahm:

@Homer What’s the ‘spiritual realm’? What is “realities”?

@moon777light Yay for you!!!!! Sounds a lot like ‘purification’. Maybe you ‘hang on tight’ with worry & overthinking typically - and had a moment where the body and thoughts were either at peace, or engrossed. It is wonderful, isn’t it? There are ways to ‘trigger’ / keep tapping into the surrender / purification. Already doing yoga, and heard self inquiry a million times (do it though), but also music, journaling, expressing how you feel to a good friend, learning / playing an instrument, singing, walking in nature, painting, sculpting, drawing, looking at / smelling flowers... all kinds of things in which the beauty is more readily seen can help you empty out (?). So happy to hear this from you! ?...?...?...?...? And it’s not bizarre. Worrying and thinking too much is bizarre. ??

@SriBhagwanYogi If I focus on what I want. If I’m aware of any thinking against myself which sounds like “I can’t”, or “I’m not good enough”, and I choose a true, and better thought, for me. I’ll live the life I want to live. It will be full, of everything I attracted. You have always been attracting. Become aware.

Billions of people can’t “understand” enlightenment or reality, and are not causing their own suffering. What’s your experience with this “separate self” like? Do the two of you hold hands and ice skate on the pond? Do the two of you split a milkshake using two straws? How often do the two of you see each other? Got some pics of the two of you that you could post? Does that second self work, help pay the bills, etc? How was the reiki? Felt better after I bet! Shaun, is it becoming more obvious to you, that there are not two of you - that there is not a separate self? And that when you did anything for your well being you felt better...and then when you think negatively against yourself, you don’t feel good? (“Immure darkness”, “insanity”, “break me”) The quality of those thoughts, is, garbage. The effect they have is, misery. But there is not two of you Shaun. There is not you - and then a separate self. This is simple and obvious dude. You feel the way you feel, directly from what you are doing and thinking. Blaming some “separate self” is not helping. Do more for yourself, care for yourself, and you’ll feel better and better. Take responsibility for your actions, stop blaming some “separate self”. Therapy. Reiki. Massage. Journal. Meditate. Self Inquire. Laugh. Love. Whatever, just do some activities for the well being. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfWGoLj1JCM

What’s a “thing”?

@Wisebaxter Perhaps instead of: Is Self Inquiry “Relaxing'” Awareness or “Focusing” on it? Rather: Is Self Inquiry Relaxing Awareness or Focusing on “it”? What’s.....”it”? And what’s....doing the relaxing and focusing? And...what does the word, yoga, actually mean?

@Aaron p Ya. It is good. Have you ever noticed, also, that it’s always the same, “reoccurring” happiness? Got a toy car age 5, happiness. Kissed a girl, age 12, happiness. Got a real car, age 17, happiness. Letting go of overthinking, and worrying, age 23, happiness. Ever notice - that happiness, is always that very same, identical...happiness? Where does that happiness “go”, while we seek for the next “thing”, which will “bring us” happiness? ?

That you are a human is another such concept / idea. By chance, is what you’re experiencing, Happiness?

@Nahm Are you responsible for your beliefs?

@Aaron p What is a human?

Are you responsible for your eating choices and thinking?

Welcome to the forum! The word nonexistence refers to what does not exist. You’re expecting a conversation about what there is nothing to say about....? And it almost sounds like you’re faulting them, for saying nothing. Read up on solipsism, so you can open up beyond it. Relatively, it is not that you or they do not exist, as in aren’t real, but rather, you and they are not separate as it might appear. Yes, journal. Enjoy your adventure.

@winterknight Just curious, ever had or heard from anyone directly - having an infinity, or ‘nothingness’, ‘glimpse’ from self inquiry, or other practices? Or just primarily the feeling / realization? Thanks! Love this thread btw, much appreciated ♥️

@Shaun Great work man. Keep it up!

@Maya_0 Ya, careful what you wish for. Might want to take a few minutes to think about why you want that and what the actual ramifications can be.

“Social anxiety” is one’s own overthinking / undisciplined mind, projected onto “others”, as if what they’re thinking was the root of one’s own anxiety. It might help to concentrate on the fact that you don’t know, have never known, and will never ever know, what anyone else is thinking, or if they in fact even are thinking at all, and just let it go. Even when they say they are telling you what they really think right to your face - you don’t know. Once you’re comfy with that, then inspect - is this more or less a trick, perpetuated by thinking against myself -as in I am well aware some thoughts don’t feel good - but I continue repeating them anyways. Listen to the feelings now, rather than repeat the patterns of “yesterday”.

@theking00 I think it’s because you’re nondual, and always perfectly safe & at peace, as Truth. Each day however, if reality is experienced dualistically, as a person in the world, then a reconciliation of sorts transpires during the night. The reconciliation is of the emotions, but just like during the day, emotions invoke thoughts to mask the emotions - or - add content (thinking) to make reality make sense with the emotions. But we don’t typically notice this during the day, because we believe the thoughts without inquiring into their root (the misunderstanding in perception....and therefore the emotions of unalignment.) Or simply put, when the notion of material physical reality is surrendered (including the ‘physical self’), and ‘all there is is dream’ , then there’s no distinction anymore between “reality” and (at night) “dreams”, so nothing to reconcile. Or even more simply, in every moment, one chooses to, or not to, look into “what this is /what I am” all the way through to the end, or not to. (Usually settling at some certain point of the investigation) Dreams: “you’re safe, all is well” Why you so scary and crazy, with the brakes and the dog, why!? Dreams: “you’re safe, all is well” Dreams: “it’s a dream”

Did it for suffering. Heck of a full circle.

@Charlotte The underlying facet is love, and you’re going to give a ton and experience a ton, wether that love is shared with your biological kids, or the world’s ‘kids’. Some people are very convincing that having kids is most fulfilling, and some are very convincing that LP is the way and the responsibility with kids hinders that, some people do both without ever thinking there was a one or the other scenario, and some people find their life purpose in being a parent. When filtering what people have to say about this down to helping to see what you want, do keep an eye out for if they actually have kids or not, and if they have a LP or not, and therefore are referencing direct experience or not. Also, how having kids and a family ‘goes’ seems like another world to you in a way, it seems, but try to see that it’s one moment at a time, and it’s like everything else under the sun - it’s all what we make of it. You will ‘win’ (have much love in your days) either way, as you are ‘wising up’ to the love. Usually people don’t think about / try to decide about having kids, until they meet that certain someone and fall in love, and most people don’t factor in a LP. So, maybe you’re thinking too far ahead. You’re exploring the LP, but (if I’ve heard you correctly) haven’t fallen in love with someone yet. So you have one piece of the puzzle, but you’re trying to ‘solve’ it as if you have all the pieces. You might look at a lot of things differently when you fall in love with the one you know is the one for you. Also, you might not want a relationship, and or a family at all. (But you did make this post ?) Something to point out, in the spiritual / healing (as a LP) industry & history; Had kids: Gandhi, (Siddhartha) The Buddha, MLK, Ruper Spira, Ester Hicks. Haven’t had kids: Leo, Oprah, Adyashanti, Eckhart Tolle, (Matt Kahn hasn’t but stated he does intend to.) So, a spiritual life purpose can be experienced with or without having kids. They are not at odds. My sentiment is fill your life, experience it all, have faith it will work. Personally, I vote have kids and a family. That ‘vote’ comes not only from the fortunate bias of being very happily married with 3 kids (easily the greatest facet of my life). It also comes from being in my forties now, and seeing very clearly (tiny sample size admittedly), that the friends I have who did not have kids, really struggle with the regret. Again, though, it is what we make it, and you’re still plenty young enough, no need to rush the thinking. (I had my first at 20, and my third at 36, and my wife is the same age as me btw). Like anything, look into it. Ask about it, read about it, contemplate it. ♥️

You weren’t taking care of yourself, loving yourself. And now you have been, so you’re thinking ahead. I think the confusion is because you’re thinking ahead too far. Keep exploring & discovering yourself. You’re doing really great. Assuming when you think of having kids, it’s with a partner, you’re thinking ahead of the finding of the partner part. That could change the way you look at everything you want in this life. Having kids might look totally different in a year or two. Might not too. Either is fine. Keep doing what you’re doing, and the ‘right’ person does just ‘show up’. Careful with one sided views, for every person who says you can’t have kids and pursue LP, there is a person who’s love with their kids inspires them, brings passion to life & their LP.

@Will Bigger ??

@Wisebaxter https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k8SmlRDzIRM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=36Vl9YHDNEw

Have you considered yet, that your’re wrong? And that a lot of people who go through this experience that, and do find help? What have you tried so far? Practices, therapies, massage, books, talking to someone, reiki, etc, etc. What is “it” which is getting worse?