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@clouffy I would release “power” from the vernacular all together.

@Nihal217 Thinking veils, yet theory is useful, so careful in that sense. Consider what is needed is returning to the inward search over & over, and do practices which enhance letting thought go, and ‘searching’ for the feeling within yourself. Any & all barriers (negative thoughts & beliefs you created about yourself) will be seen, understood, and will vanish in that process. Relative to the severity & repetition of such thoughts & beliefs, there might be the experience some of purging, or purification. It is good, it is the clearing of blockages / letting go of resistance, and it will pass. Basically experiences that didn’t unify with the nature of who you really are were suppressed, or veiled, or ‘put out of awareness’ / fragmented. These are / were finite limiting beliefs and they won’t settle, or reconcile with your infinite nature. Another frame up is that perspectives of I as a separate individual, will not resolve, because it is not the truth. Because your true nature is good, there is a body / mind auto-process of rejecting any negative self beliefs. It takes much energy & effort to maintain the suppression / fragmentation. Allow the emotions to play out freely, express them verbally, through writing, through tears, etc. Understand them. Allow the purification.

@clouffy Seems skeptical to cynical, some practical, and some short term egoic thinking. Cutthroat thinking could work for short term gains, but it does not make for long term happiness / self discovery. In business genuine relationships are more important than short term gains. Power is conceptual. (I have not read the book though.)

@OmniYoga It doesn’t matter. When you meet it’ll all be wiped out, whatever it was.

I don’t think so.

@Shaun Who would you be without your beliefs about God, and without any limited thinking about yourself? That’s you already. Right now. (Minus the blasphemy & sin.) So nothing to worry about. You’re already fine.

@Miavono Every word tricks us.

@Belay kelemework Deep, wife changing stuff.

@Sukhpaal If everyone could get to the bottom of these two, there’s a very deep peace... What are you so afraid of? Why do you ‘go to’ the reaction of harming yourself? Why is it you ‘go against yourself’?

+1!

To speak against your Self.

@S-Max Yes, no problem.

Naturally found the way to the usefulness of meditation, self inquiry and contemplation. They compliment the yoga. With the yoga, is the purging of patterns the body / mind has identified with in thought & emotion. The purging of the deeper attachments of identity are arising / surfacing - so now allow the purge to complete, let it go. How? Meditation: Stomach breath awareness. This is ‘home’, peacefulness - through the purging process. Regarding the suicidal thoughts - the ego employs the notion that You could die, as a means to perpetuate itself. Do not give thinking attention -return attention to stomach breathing, allow ALL thoughts to be as they are. Suicidal thoughts are not special, nor unique. They are just thoughts, like any other. What is needed is the practice of allowing them to be, by returning attention to stomach breathing. Contemplation: Breath awareness meditation, relax / “send the let go signal” to each muscle from the crown to the toes. Then “have a look at” what is purging out - look at the sensation called horniness, look at the sensation called anger. Be inquisitive to their nature, explore them, accept them, see if there is any truth in them. There are great ‘results’, yet the inclination is to take a brake. Do not be fooled - this break is so the ego can continue is habits, it’s repetitive nature. At the rate you’re going, it would not be able to do this. After the purification is complete - I am filled with I am. After the purification of falsity, separation, things needed - I am all things, and no thing is needed. After fear is inspected - There was no one there who was afraid, there was no thing to fear. It was never anything more than attention to thoughts.

@Anders901 How do the two resolve?

Awesome additions! Thanks guys! ♥️

@Jackthelad Best of luck to you! @DrewNows ?? Give it a try if you haven’t, I bet you’d love it.

@isabel ??

@korbes Thanks!

Ever contemplate the profundity of the obscurity of say, Jesus, or The Buddha? Almost as if the their message is so ‘close’, so clear, that it’s not even close, but nondual in actuality. Not one of us has a shred of evidence or proof they walked the earth, while at the same time, every One of us is the evidence.

@pluto That really says it all right there. ??

@TheAvatarState Ever notice when you look at a clock, it reminds you this is a dream?

@S-Max Awesome, and anytime. Maybe another time, we do some work on that atheism. ?

Experience nothing, and then experience music. It will be “made new”.

@S-Max Overall, in my opinion (which comes from complete ignorance about his situation)....this is not “the work of God”, but neither is it a “mental disorder”. (Exactly why it’s so difficult for you to help him with, I’m sure. Not to mention being in another country) It strikes me as right in the middle. I think he faced some fear in his life, and let some things go, and experienced well being (not God “directly” so to speak) but is having one heck of a deluded time making any sense of things, likely because something in his past is still held on to, and so his present experiences are all filtered / seen through the past experience - but he wouldn’t be aware of this if he hasn’t inspected it. Sounds like he is doing better (studying & working part time), and got his responsibilities back in order which is great to hear. Therapy is tricky in that light because it could help him greatly, but it could also set him back. If he is safely ‘on track’ and doing well, look to amplify what he is doing which is bringing about the ‘doing well’ - bring it to the forefront of his attention in hopes he realizes it more deeply, and feels good about taking care of himself, and is motivated / inspired / acknowledged, to keep doing so. This could also strengthen how he sees you. Ideally he sees you as in this with him, so he is comfortable expressing his thoughts and emotions deeper and deeper over time. I’m sure we’d agree the main point is him being on the trajectory of well being. If the rest of this post doesn’t seem helpful, just ignore it. Did he believe that ‘message’, about your grandmother, or did he ‘channel write’ it and find it interesting / surprising / odd - as in, he didn’t understand it himself - the hand just “wrote it”? Did you ask him logical questions about it, like, who or where did this “replacement grandmother” come from, where is she now? IF she replaced grandma, what happened to grandma? What did he say? That sounds like complete denial of her death imo, not spiritual / nondual awareness / the higher power - but it could be both also, with him in a state of confusion. Perhaps the notion of grandma being ‘replaced’ prior to dying is a rejection of her death deriving from an intense fear of death / loss. So did he, or someone he knew well almost die, or was hospitalized for a while but recovered? What is his history / experience with death? When he was young, did someone foundational to him pass unexpectedly, unfairly - like a parent, sibling, teacher, grandparent, friend, etc? Did he have a near death experience, or a severe life threatening disease, or anything like that? You said he’s 35. How old are you? Does he have more siblings, hold old are they? Why did he move to another country 10 years ago? With “believer” parents, what led to him becoming a “very dogmatically religious person”? That’s pretty rare, so it’s potentially a big clue/ insight into his perspective. Talking to himself out loud, or he tells you he talks to God in his head? What is the outcome of this? Anything other than ‘doing the good deeds’ and walking around? Any signs of hurting himself, or others? (I’d be concerned to, just looking for more info and a deeper understanding of the relativity) You mentioned he went through some ‘tough times’. What were they specifically? Highly likely more understanding of his perspective will be found here. You mentioned he refuses to see a therapist and considers it an insult to the ‘higher power’. I’d consider presenting the therapy to him as not something opposing his experience, but rather talking to someone who can help him on his calling, someone who can help him bring even more clarity to his newly found purpose in terms of continuing to meet his own personal responsibilities, while gaining a clearer vision of who to help and how to do it - versus walking for miles, etc. The perspective that he is wasting a lot of time doing such things which would be better spent helping people might appeal to him. You might also connect more with him expressing God wants the best for all of us, and therapy can be a good way to get a better understanding of our own psychology - which is itself God’s creation. It sounds like the “channeling-writing”, and higher power connection developed slowly over time. Do you recall your brother having an unmistakable life changing specific event (awakening)?