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Enlightenment is to easy, and your ego wants it to be hard, it wants to maintain the illusion of progress and getting somewhere. The devotion in that sense prevents them from reaching the none existing goal. Special clothes, shaving your head, meditating every day, has nothing to do with enlightenment

@abc a vision for your future to motivate yourself.

Andalucia . Try to be aware of your list. And see how fast it changes. And how you will never be able to compleet it. Somos todos unos locos hasta que lo vemos y paramos. People pleasing is also loco. You do it because you believe you are pleasing yourself. But when you have a closer look you will realize your just screwing yourself. By nature we all try to avoid danger and discomfort. However most of us are screwed up. Resulting in fearing stuff like simple disagreements and negative opinions from others. This can result into a introvert being scared to ask where the milk is in a supermarket. You know that is insane, but true. And whats the solution? Just ask! And dont think! You know the stuff your thinking is mentira and only screwing you.

@The_spanish_guy tu eres lo que tu piensas que eres. Pero observando esto, quien es el observante? Lo que quiero decir con eso es que todo lo que piendas es nada mas que esto. Ideas en tu cabeza. Sin pensar no estas ni contento ni lo contrario. Si pongas tu atention a cosas buenas estas feliz. Si pongas tu atention a cosas malas te sientes mal. Lo que tambien haces es crear una lista de requimientos en tu cabesa para estar feliz. Es decir, si cumplo con esto y esto puedo estar contento, pero antes me tengo que sentir mal. En fin. Tienes varior egos complicando la vida. Y la verdad siendo que no es mas que eso. Aunque es mucho vaya. Y entiendo que dificil es. Para empezar mira a tu lista de requimientos y di: a tomar por culo que dicido estar feliz ya. Porque la lista nunca termina. (Y haz me cazo q la lista no es nesesario).

Could one say that sience is a very practical belief? Could we say that it is because of sience that we no longer burn spiritual people we dont agree with (witches)? Is it fair to say that sience created the atomic bomb but isnt the reason for using it?

No you dont. Meditation is a good tool, but nothing more. Sleep yoga is also a good tool.

No, because my ego believes hating them is more practical.

@john5170 everyday you have diferent thoughts. In a sense you are present when you think about being present. Its all about where you place your attention.

@Stoica Doru just enjoy Dont be fooled by your ego. There is no fight to be had. You ego disagrees do. It is your choice to give it attention or not. Regardless of what it says or wants. Or in other words stop giving a fuck .

My prefered word is goals Every challenge / goal is self created. And all are related to maslows pyramid. We all want money for set reasons (confort, security, food, etc). We however often create additional crap to justify behavior. Our egos shouldnt be hurt . And yes often we let society dictate to us what we should believe, and this cause even more confused goals. We need to be honest with ourself. Say f-off to the ego and set goals that we understand. And adapt when we feel the need. (We are just writing software in that sense)

Or is it that you are not satisfied with the joy and it needs to be more? Commenly when people add "true" infront of a word they want to have a better or not existing version of set thing @Magic think happy thoughts. And let the ego mentaly mastrubate about exiting ideas and concepts. Or one could ofcource minimize focusing on the negative ones The process of suffering is the same as joy. So everyone has the tools

@MochaSlap this is what the ego does. Its in our nature. We are the center of the universe and everything needs to be as we picture it in our mind. And everyone needs to agree with our opinion. Our ego demands it. You can either keep relating and attaching to this part of your ego or not.

@100rockets ultimate truth is just a other label your ego likes to use to give extra credit to stuff. Enlightenment in a sense is just being aware of things that you are currently not. Not really comparible to other things, but as a general line. Enlightenment is therefore not the ultimate truth but the end of bullshitting yourself about a ultimate truth.

A fight between egos. Ego makes life amazing. And you will always have it. Even after enlightenment. The diference is that you will be free from it. For example emotions become optional and not forced.

@Shin confidence. You have thoughts that screw you? Like: i sound stupid, what do they think when i say that...... etc?

@NotActualized what you focus on and pay attention to is your choice. Some things you dont have much controle over, like the stuff your mind comes up with during the day. These things will apear. But it remains you that decides to pay attention to it or not. Our mind makes thousands of calculations all the time. Like how far is that tomato away and how does the hand need to move to grab it. Etc. But also survival calculations. As in what it things you need to do to get x. This however is based on the info in your mind of which most is delusion.

Only within the ego

@LRyan you remember your awakenig like it was yesterday. You ego loved it and wants it back. You enlightend self however doesnt give a shit . Get where im pointing at? You look back at it from the ego and get confused.. get why that doesnt make sense? Watching some mooji videos could get you back. Or in other words distract you from your ego. A none thinking routine where you focus on your body or other things. Aslong as you are not in your head can help create a default. Forget enlightenment. Or atleast see the fact that its only your ego that cares.

@LRyan who or what is it that wants this so bad?

@Epiphany_Inspired get openoffice. Or install linux

No You are already present the whole day. Its just that your attention is somewhere else. What you are doing is controlling where your attention goes to. I must stay present thinking is mental masturbation between egos. Which is fine, as this is progress in a sense. True presence in a sense is awareness without thinking. But don't worry to much about that cause you can easily mindfuck yourself into thinking that you are not thinking. Focus on how the air feels on your hand when you are outside, feel how the water goes over your hands when you wash them, feel your big toe in your shoes, etc. This is effortless. When you do this, your attention is on your body and out of your head. The attention will go from your body to your head all the time. That is fine, don't try to resist this. This practice is about you becoming aware of your attention on a other level.

Dont we do if for the feeling we get when we do?

Feeling lonely is part of the ego

Every word someone says is interpreted different by the one who hears it. Sometimes a little and sometimes a lot. We all have diferent minds. Could the time that you spend watching tv be used somewhere else that is more productive for your life? Probably. Guess that is the general message of the video.

You could also take it further. Like staying present when walking the dog for 20 min. Or other activity that doesn require much thinking.