Ascend
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Just because he's good at pretending he's turquoise, doesn't mean he actually is.
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Why experience enlightenment then? If it's not you that you experiences it. Do you hate yourself that much that you want to get rid of yourself? Hmm.
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Because what you resists persists. Because "shoulds" and "shouldn't"s create guilt. Which keeps your attention locked on it.
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@solr Wow that sounds like a good success story. Thanks for sharing. What do you think the most important aspect of your betterment was? Have you tried exercise for it as well.
@pluto Well yeah, but it's easier said than done. You can argue that surrendering is all ever one needs to do, but it can be difficult.
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9 hours ago, Charlotte said:Trying to get back on, I'm just confused with it all again, don't know where to start ? my heads up my backside trying to deal with Christmas and personal development ?
Yeah, it's going to be a busy month, and even more reason to get calm and clear internally. No need to overcomplicate it. Just sit down, close your eyes, and notice what you feel internally. Be mindful of what's going on, all the unconsciousness that's been occurring. That should get you centered.
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What kind of pressure? Do you mean tension in your head?
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On 12/4/2017 at 3:43 AM, Charlotte said:@Ascend LOL ? Yes but as it's my first day of being tonsillitis free it's going back on. I always seem to fall off my self development path when I get sick ?
Hmm inward resistance maybe? JK, I won't analyze that much
But yeah, get back on the self-improvement horse. I've been doing it with persistent tension lately. Takes a lot of repetition but chipping away at it.
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@Charlotte Did the writing on your hand wash off?
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9 hours ago, Principium Nexus said:Enlightenment for me is detaching oneself from all ideas and concepts and experiencing reality from a non-dual perspective. When someone claims "he or she" is enlightened then they identify themselves with a certain thing which they are not. Their ego wants confirmation by saying these things but the non ego does not care. It just acts and is without further ado.
When I see someone who really knows who he is and what hes doing then I still wouldn't call him enlightened because that term cannot ever be fully achieved. It's a constant journey and a path that ends with your physical death (as far as we know).
A more proper term to use would be, one is fully awake, because this shows one is in the highest state of being, or fully present.
Does anyone agree? Isn't enlightenment a path rather than a destination?
Congrats you just realized how many people on this forum are delusional. Yes, it's a form of identification, also "spiritual pride". The ego becoming proud in achieving spiritual levels and the ego thinking it is enlightened. Of course, pride is a far cry from enlightenment.
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Why do people meditate so much? Simply because spiritual progression takes time. Sure you can experience those high states quickly, as you mentioned, but are they a normal part of your life? Eventually normal life becomes a meditation. Eventually meditation isn't something you have to do, it's what you do because you enjoy, because you feel good. And you can call it presence, mindfulness, not meditation.
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On 11/26/2017 at 9:30 PM, Joseph Maynor said:What is a spiritual master? What are the traits or qualities of mastering spirituality? What is spirituality? What does it mean to be spiritual or to do spiritual things?
Inner abundance usually reflects into outer abundance. Besides revolutionizing technology, and being a philanthropist improving health in third world countries? Those are high consciousness activities.
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There is still more hope my friend. Ask God for help. Read this guide:
And try some love meditation, try to see yourself with more kindness. You're just trying your best, you're not perfect, none of us are. But keep trying.
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19 minutes ago, alyra said:i have a lot of interests, but I could take em or leave em. i often commit to endeavors, but that commitment comes from a decision. the closes I come to wanting, is remembering that I usually like the way my body handles pizza to energize it over the way chinese does, and so I say I "want" pizza because it is by my regards the superior choice. a decision based on past experiences. how can that be wanting? i feel like aliar to say i want pizza, expecially when they look dissappointed - they wanted chinese, and I am perfectly happy with chinese, it's yummy too.
How do you feel emotionally most of the time? You seem like a very logical person.
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I have trouble believing that you don't understand or haven't experienced the concept of desire/wanting. Every human has, usually every day of their lives. We want tv, food, sex, attention, validation. To feel good, to sleep. If I were to ask, "Alyra, what do you want?" You wouldn't be able to think of anything?
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16 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:That is a gross misuse of the words "spiritual master". You're stretching it a bit too much there.
Does Bill Gates have some spiritual intuition? Sure probably. Most people do. But a spiritual master he is not. Not even close. Like really, really not close. That would be like calling me a golfing master because I once went to a driving range and whacked a few balls which veered into the trees.
I disagree. Bill Gates is probably more of a spiritual master than most people here.
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@Joseph Maynor That's because they have victim mentalities.
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Life is about duality, contrast, polarity. There is both joy/suffering. Good and bad. The contrast is for our benefit. It is there to help you choose what you prefer, and use the context to experience more of your preference.
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5 hours ago, ajasatya said:@Ascend yes. i've done it through a solid commitment to 24/7 practice of mindfulness/zen. i can't say that i am a monk because i am engaged and i'll marry and have kids soon. but i sit, walk, talk, eat and think like One.
Nice
That's dedication. Your story seems pretty interesting. May I ask how bad your anxiety was though?
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If so, can you share what worked and your experiences.
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1 minute ago, Shin said:Not at all, I just have an open opera tab about it.
It's proven to be effective, so I don't see why it wouldn't work (on some level, I'm not saying it will be day and night).
There are legit studies? I'd rather trust experiences of people on here, but could be worth a try.
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If you could describe it, it wouldn't be infinity. Infinity is Infinity. Anything beyond that is words, which are much less than Infinity which contains all.
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4 hours ago, Shin said:If you live in a country where sun is rare in winter, get a solar lamp.
Any personal experience with this, or recommendations?
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Exercise! VISION - long term vision and having something to look forward to. And gradually changing your beliefs and self-esteem. Who YOU are has a lot of energy, but through negative beliefs it becomes suppressed. That's a long-term journey though.
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This forum greatly overstates the stages they're on. I saw a comment stating that whatever stage you think you're on, subtract 2 and that would be more accurate - and I fully agree. Also why isn't there red here? If you don't think there are at least a few reds here, then I recommend you reevaluate your beliefs.