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@Princess Arabia Um...ok. It was just some humor Your joy was a refreshing presence on the forum when you first arrived but I hope you don't fall in the trap.

I also think being a platypus would feel really weird... be like wtf am I...a beaver or a duck?

Why does it seem like there is always the appearance of others arguing about solipsism? Don't make me pull this illusion over and give you all something to cry about!

To pee or not to pee, that is not the question.

No one quoted this either...

I find it interesting how you are both accusatory, in seemingly being incredulous about how I could 'know', and also incurious, by not even inquiring about my perspective on it. Maybe it's because you believe you have no choice in being that way. I will give you a vague hint just as a seed of contemplation if you so choose to consider it. In the climate of a culture that had extreme binary conceptual and theological teachings characterized as asceticism and hedonism in pursuit of enlightenment, the Buddha taught the middle way.

Is it a paradox that mysticism can be prepared both very rare and well done while also being neither very rare or well done?

You created the thread selling beliefs and 'knowledge' about free will but I replied implying that I wasn't interested in 'buying' the misperception of free will you are offering here because it is not as such...what you are offering is illusory.

There's nothing to buy and I'm not selling...it is what it is, even if you don't know it.

It's quite obvious, how can you not know this?

It seems to me that people don't understand what 'free will' is...they treat the matter as if it's a binary of extremes, like a light switch, either it's on or it's off. It isn't.

As soon as you submit payment and tell us the secret password that gets revealed in awareness to those who achieve it, the ego death certificate and full god realization diploma will be received.

Have you really though? ...

It's encouraging that you appreciate clear speaking and I also appreciate that you do. I can recognize there may be some cultural linguistic frames of reference at play but even though we may be addressing the same thing we are saying very different things about it. James is saying we 'must' do something in letting go to be effortless and actionless, he tells us to let go of beliefs, ideas, expectations and everything for who 'wants' to be enlightened...want is desire, I would also suspect this is something to let go of too since Buddha listed this as the main thing even though James never mentions it. I was pointing out how this is an action, it's the efforting of beliefs from ideas with an expectation of attaining 'enlightenment'. They are setting up a requirement under conditions that are actually contradictory to what they suggest is the result of it but are just creating separation in between it. This is the topic of the thread and they proclaim it is the reason 'why enlightenment is difficult' I replied this is why it is difficult for them because they created it to be that way and that they are projecting it onto others...imagined others at that because well...teh solipsgasm.

Let go of this thread to be enlightened

We just need to go back to monke

There is no out or in so I, who doesn't exist, cannot do anything because there is nothing to do...

@James123Who is there to help you are alone, we are just figments of your imagination...why are you doing this to yourself?

@Breakingthewall But if they were truly enlightened they are only playing ping pong with themselves...

@James123 What you have is a messiah complex and the path is littered with deluded gurus like this.

@Breakingthewall Just another in the long line of spiritualists who take some drugs then think they are the first and only one to 'see' and 'know' the 'truth'. Just wait a minute...there will be another thread by someone proclaiming it again.... You thinking you are the only one who sees and knows the truth, b-b-but NOT even LEO does!!!! You are simply another young soul that will continue to expand in awareness. The reason it appears you do actually gaf? You keep posting rushing from thread to thread telling others about it thinking you can teach everyone everything. Eventually you will mature in the way of being and realize there is an infinite multitude in the 'oneness' not a solitary magnitude in it, it's ok to be young in the way of being.

@Breakingthewall This isn't my first rodeo, I'm aware of what's going on if my responses didn't clue you in to where I'm at but I'm just performing the part in the play so anyone who may come across this discussion might possibly get some clarity from it.

I guess in the context of 'all spirituality is fake in the illusion' some of the mysticism is useful for well being in transcending what separates someone from it and is different from what is an obstacle to well being but is just a facade of healing that continues to feed separation from well being. It's really difficult to discern the ultimate usefulness to well being from what people present to the world about it. Even if someone intends for only their own gain regardless of well being, another may still reap well being from it and even if the intention is for well being someone may only reap misery and some may believe and display they are seeking well being yet it's really just perpetuating misery. To be fair, some are more obvious than others but it really isn't as clear as it may appear so be aware.