Nahm

The tree is God guys.

@egoless he knows his Self. He looked there. When you see your Self, you can readily see a lot about other people. Things they themselves are completely unaware of.

@Serge One & illusion. You are the One.

No spiritual work being done here.

This might help with effectiveness http://www.asianefficiency.com/goals/5-steps-setting-goals/

@BjarkeT as you grew up and experienced things, you identified with reactions, and made up a character called “you”. “You” - likes this, not that, “You” is good at this, not that. You’re with them, not them, etc. But there is no past, it is always now. So you’re here, now. You always have been. You can do whatever you want. That perspective of doubt, it’s a pile of beliefs, an idea of who you are. That’s the ego. It’s the door you made to the real you. Open it by realizing it’s made up. Surrender it. Study your situation like a mad scientist to see wtf is around you. In actuality you don’t even exist. That’s how free you are right now to do whatever you want. Unless you maintain belief in an ego. Hope that’s helpful. Seems like you’re really tryin to see it. ??

@iss100 every ‘thing’ including every thought, is relative. The difference in experiencing the ‘tasks’ of life, no matter how big or small we are imagining them to be, is that separation from thinking & awareness, the transition from thinking to awareness, from me to the paper cup, from man to no-man, from mind to no mind. The sense of struggle disappears because no relative result could possibly feel as good as the One experience / perspective. Adults all turn back into kids, work becomes play, challenge becomes opportunity & expansion - when infinite potentiality perceives it’s own matrix of relativity for what it isn’t, “my life” is not at all what it appeared to be. It is simply an entry point into nothing. IMO, you are creating your life. Be patient and stay on the path you’re on. What you want is happening. Be sure to be honest within regarding any resistant thought. Honest in identifying it. What you want, your life purpose, that’s your dream, and there is nothing (which is everything) and there is your thinking, which it self is the resistance, the distinctions, that allow for a ‘life’ and a ‘life purpose’. I think one day you will have an experience that reveals the ego can indeed die, and yet here you will still be. I have had that experience, and everyday when I wake up, I am alive and I am not alive. I died, so I can’t be alive. I’m alive, so I can’t be dead. I get to experience the rest of this life, dead. It is impossible, yet it Is. There is no suffering - I’m dead!! “Anger is a gift” -Zack De La Rocha (It shows me my resistant thoughts.)

@Shanmugam I love what you wrote. I’m still waiting for your book to arrive from amazon. There may very well be a whole chapter about this..but for now I hope you don’t mind if I just ask. - Have you experienced what I guess I would call ‘inconsistent reality’? Obviously I need to define that a little, but it’s very relative to experience. Normal days to one can sound like crazy claims to another. Something like the sky visually ‘opening’ and something other than sky coming ‘out of it’, ufo’s, utilities and or electronic devices doing things that are not at all logical and completely abruptly inconsistent with relativity? (Not while on psychedelics) Any of that action happenin in Shanmugam town?

@eputkonen thanks for taking the time to share what you did. I experienced some insights while reading it on the distinctions I’ve made with words / meanings, in terms of - I hold some strict definitions - and holding them itself isn’t assisting me in terms of communication involved in helping someone else. I don’t know personally (outside of the forum) know anyone who has practiced meditation for years. A handful of people in my life have asked me about my mood, mental state, ‘progress in life’, whatever, what I “do” to feel the way I feel, and I always recommend the practices. I think, for a while, I might ask if they want to know what they are or not, and just leave it at that, and maybe that is an ‘entry point’ for assisting / deducing use of my energy. I want to experience that communication and collect the experiences from it. I see a lot of suffering, and I do see that meditation can ease it, but I am open and contemplating that ‘style’ without the basis of self inquiry, meditation might reduce suffering, but it might be likely it will just continue to surface. I realized a few years ago, I was choosing to live out my life in this bliss, or I was going to attempt to do that and help others. Then I realized my path is of course, both, as ‘others’ are no more or less me, than Nahm. So I think I’m learning the importance of ‘meeting them where they’re at’. I’m rambling...lol.... the point is, thanks!! And any thoughts and insights from you are more than welcome. One more thank you....I had a little more insight into my lack of distinctions between enlightenment, self actualization, and life purpose. Just a little, but a little there is a lot. Thanks!

@Shin do you know of any such people? I do not. @eputkonen Do you?

@Shanmugam lot of wisdom. Lot of conflation too.

@xXguitarsenXx read Outliers. ❤️ And talent, like everything, exists and does not.

@eputkonen there might be a real gem for everyone here...maybe you could elaborate on your experience of how you transcended the illusions of the mind by honestly looking at what you think you are...etc. How did you become enlightened without doing any mediation, self inquiry, research, etc - without ‘practicing’? Did you have an ego which subsided? Did you not have an ego much to begin with? I have a friend who really comes to mind. She’s having panick attacks about every other day, feels life is hopeless. I am at a loss as all I can recommend are practices of well being into practices of transcendence. What would you say to her so she can skip all the practice time? Thanks!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@AleksM i’ve been hearing it for a while now as well.

@see_on_see dude...electronics...weird stuff goin on....me too

@egoless me too!!!!

It ‘makes sense’ to ‘me’ too. ❤️ Felt great to read your post.

@Mike Bison I enjoyed the video. Nice post. He does make the root distinction that he is alive, as a foundation for the air within the air sustaining his first distinction. It’s heart warming in it’s less than directness.❤️

@Russell you’re the one. ?

@Leo Gura ???

@Lupe if you flush your eyes out, and still see them, let us know.

Habit, monkey mind, the ego, desire, all of reality being an illusion...that’s a formidable path! On top of that, it can only be walked alone, and it leaves us unable to communicate what we find to anyone. It’s understandable that a newb might need to be told what mental masturbation is. It’s supposed to happen just like it does. Makes em feel a little self conscious about pleasuring themselves in front of everyone. They aren’t conscious enough to know they are, so it takes a few reminders. This is happening so compassion and love can be experienced. Ideally there’s a big smile & a lot of laughter behind saying ‘stop playing with yourself and get back to work! That’s the world we want, right? The one were we’re increasing our consciousness, and having fun? The whole process is really funny isn’t it?

@Ilya bliss is the default, but you want to be doing more. That’s great.

@eputkonen do you see the paradox?

@The White Belt ?