Joseph Maynor

It seems like our awareness is distracted a lot. But when it's on point, awareness can cause the dream to self-correct in a manner that improves it. How does this cause/effect relation work, and why is there this relation between awareness and the dream? I say indirect causation because awareness alone doesn't actually do anything. The dream auto-corrects sometimes in light of on-point awareness, that's the proper relation. I like this video from Leo because in parts it reminds me of "applied awareness." How to use awareness to auto-correct suffering.

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Can you please elaborate on this?

Just to play a little devil's advocate for a moment, here's another video on point:

Leo made a video regarding this. Watch:

@Hero in progress Very well put. Thank you! I will try to follow this very sound advice.

The advice you need depends on where you are in your personal development. Relevant video:

You can't stop every loonie with a deathwish who wants to take a few others out with them. The greatest threat to security is the lone accountant who goes apeshit.

@egoless There is a choice in maintaining awareness and there is an increased ability to be aware of how the mind and ego operate. That allows you to control the mind to a greater extent over time. You can decide to not feed the bears basically. Once you see this, you'll see that you are creating the dream. This is paradoxical to the no free will belief. In a sense you lack egoic free will, but through being and awareness, you actually create your dream! This is what I think I'm starting to discover. If you stay in being and in a clean environment, the mind has less fuel to monkey about. Then you can just let your authentic dream flow forth with less monkey mind interference.

You need to just let your authentic self be which can only happen by letting go. You will still do, but what you do will be totally authentic. Basically you will stop pretending like you have control. There is no partial enlightenment. That is just unwillingness to leave the Ego Consciousness Paradign.

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Enlightenment is a journey not a destination. There is always more awareness and more mindfulness that can be attained. So, I wouldn't worry about any percentages. Just worry about raising your awareness and see for yourself what changes in your life. Get a taste of the honey on your own tongue and then you will see for yourself. Probably start with just developing a daily meditation habit. 20 mins to start. Watch:

I used to lie a lot in my youth too. What you gotta realize is it doesn't help you. Best to be honest. But to do that you gotta do spiritual work. Start from the beginning of the process and ease into it.

Kids are smarter than us from a being perspective. Hippies try to return to the child; which is what makes them so lovable.

@haai14 It depends on where you are in your development. Earlier on I benefitted from the following types of meditation besides "Do Nothing Meditation" : 1. Awareness-focus meditation: keep your focus on your awareness during the meditation. 2. Mindfulness meditation: notice what's a sound, thought, touch, sight, etc. 3. Active-release meditation: actively release things as you meditate like thoughts, sensations, emotions, etc.

The mind and body exist they're just not your mind and body. This is kind of a loose way of speaking, but I think you see my point. What is illusory is that the mind and body are yours.

@Hero in progress Thanks. I'll do that now. I've been wanting to watch that one again.

Relevant video:

Like when I meditate now, do nothing meditation, I am naturally mindful of each event without trying to be. Same thing when I was walking home last night, I was naturally catching all the ego/monkey mind games without even trying to. I just saw them right after they occurred. It's almost like I'm getting to the point where mindfulness and inquiry merge in the moment. I just see the ego/monkey mind games and go yep, there's one. I've released all attempt to control, and have been operating this way fully for about 2 weeks now. Also I've gone back to really appreciating the 1 hour meditation session. It gives you just the right amount of time for all the magic of meditation to do its business. It's almost like all this enlightenment work does is program you to notice ego/ monkey mind games in the moment. And then the dream auto-corrects through the awareness alone is curative principle.

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Take your time! You can't rush good art.

Ask yourself these -- What is physical death? What is psychological death? You have to do some inquiry for yourself. A theoretical answer will do you no good. Tell me what you come up with and I will respond to that.