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@clouffy what are known things one can do to realign?

@Matt8800 ? ? ?

@corndjorn Can you define the foundation of the op....’spiritual progress’?

@Rilles ?

@Just the mage I’m honestly not saying that what you are experiencing and the perspectives are not true or real. In addition to these perspectives, can you realize everything you’re talking about is bullshit? Every last bit? Again, I am asking if you can see both perspectives. A lessor known but highly effective practice is to close your eyes and have someone wind up, and give you a solid slap accross the face. Have you tried this?

@Gog Hi Gog. Spamming via name and meaningless posts is not what the forum is for. Thanks for your understanding.

@clouffy What is depression?

@bmcnicho Why would one do that do you suppose?

@bmcnicho Do you mean silly like someone crusading against self improvement on a self improvement forum kind of silly? The complete spiritual bypassing of life level of silly?

@pluto8 Yep. You are Truman Burbank. Just haven’t realized it yet.

That’s beautiful!

@Ross Labby The underlying problem is believing the illusion of time. Write out your days, in blocks of time, how you’ve spent it. The uneasy feeling will be faced, you will see there is ample time to pursue music primarily, and other arts as secondary, if you wish. One creative outlet behooves all others. Creating supersedes time, purpose, etc. The resistance to athletics is the deeper knowing the body being more fit would result in the energy to be creative in all your desired endeavors. The ego says “we” don’t need that fitness, we can just spin our wheels.

How do you really feel about that? Proud of it? Obviously, you’re attracting. Just look at your life.

@herghly When inclined to say a word or have a thought (ego), let it (ego) go. No word or thought will do, self inquire without words & without thoughts. Surrender the surrender. Empty the empty. Nothing the nothing. See the seeing. Love the love. Non-sense the nonsense. Laugh the laugh. If there is struggle (thoughts), immediately give equal attention to the opposite of the arising thought, “cancel out” the dualistic view with itself, aware of all views by aware of no views, aware of no views by aware of all views. The wholistic insight; any thought’s the no thought, no thought’s the all thought. Presence is one, aware of two’s (thoughts / perspectives = dual), all two’s are one - I am that. I am the I am _______. Inclusion; all thoughts, all things, all inquires, all questions, all answers - rather.....I am that, I am; inclusion...isness, amness. This won’t “make sense”. That is it’s “effectiveness”; it is ineffective.

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@AlphaAbundance What is the source of well being? Why is it that you can choose to align with it, or not? What is the nature of consciousness? Stop and look at your breadcrumbs.

Awareness & understanding the mechanisms would be enough to lose the loops. Freud’s 12 Mechanisms

@phoenix666 Awesome. ♥️

@Mulky I triple dog dare you to write that entire post again, but in the exact opposite. “At no point do we ever find out...” (double stamped)

@Wisebaxter Thanks!

@Wisebaxter Yes. From the finite mind perspective, you’ve got a question / situation in life, and an answer or two, or three - to what to do, or how to handle habits, etc. With meditation / inquiry, you are “going” from the finite mind perspective, deeper, “towards” the infinite perspective, which is not really a perspective, but all things / no specific thing, all questions & answers, no questions & answers... from which the finite perspective comes. The finite mind has only one, two, or three ‘answers’ because it’s perspective and answers are limited to the one-at-a-time thoughts / pieces of information - the finite lens, if you will. This is a good situation, it is what allows for the experience of a lifetime. Einstein said you can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it, you must let it go. Spira says you must release the consciousness which is of the question, to experience the consciousness which is of the solution, you must let it go. Ester Hicks says ask Source the question, trust the universe has heard you perfectly clear the first time, and to then let it go. Jesus said trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding, let it go. The Buddha said do not believe in God, believe in humanity - believe in yourself, let it go. Echkart recognizes the question arises via thought of past or future, and says to be here now, let it go. From the infinite perspective, all of those people are appearances which are all actually happening within you. They are you, telling you, let it go.

@Wisebaxter Only one way to find out. You could certainly meditate to slow the thought parade down a little / detach for a bit, and then do some self inquiry....’what do I feel like?’...’who is this me?’. Inquire enjoyabley & confidently. After all, it’s you you’re inquiring into. It’s not like you’re asking anything of anyone else. Perhaps the you & the You would love nothing more than to unify.

@Mulky What’s the only thing nobody could honestly tell you?