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One of the best series I ever watched! Helped me process some difficult emotions and gave me new perspectives on empathy/love. Season 4 is on its way

If you have 45 minutes, do this meditation now. I feel this can be helpful for all of you, no matter where you are in your journey. Here all of his meditations, they are all amazing. ❤️??

I did the strictest detox from his new book a few months ago. It was amazing, changed the way I feel my body. Unfortunately, I'm not following the advice any longer and backlashed. Which I can clearly feel as well

I'm in the same boat and I'm starting now at the age of 25. But I'm going for Computer Science, and even there a degree is less and less required. Especially for art though, I would also say go all in and focus on building skills on yourself. As Leo said, all that counts is what you show you can do. I think it's the most focused and quickest way to break into the industry for you. All the best ??

This is beautiful, thank you for sharing!

That's definitely a good point! It's so interesting, because on the one hand we are maturing, becoming more sensitive to information and other beings, and how to deal with that. On the other hand, I totally see what you're saying - there's a kind of naivety which comes (partly) from an opening space of innocence. I open up to nearly everyone nowadays, even though a part of my mind kind of calculates if this is relevant or authentic etc. But in the end, they are Truth incarnated. I always like to find out what's behind the veil. It's not that spiritual maturation makes these things ONLY easier.

True, reality and its paradox nature does not make sense to the mind. I'm not acting like I understand all of this (I don't!), but I can't and will no longer deny what I am - what all this is (or is not).

Because there is neither positive nor negative. When the mind stops asserting values or differentiation to anything, these questions collapse. Everything is just what it is, without any ability to name it or qualify it. Yet, WHEN and IF the mind is gonna express how this qualitylessness "feels", at least this mind right here would say "ruthlessly beautiful, peaceful and loving". But again - as soon as you try to argue that these are indeed qualities, it's too late. All this is beyond mind. You could call it whatever you want. Of course infinity includes all the darkness. But what is darkness but a distinction? Get this: When all distinctions collapse, this is what many here call LOVE, what I call Beauty or Peace. Because that's how the heart of reality functions, without having to apply a label. So understand that I could just as well not use any word and remain in silence. The pure Beingness of reality is still amazing beyond comprehension. Either one sees that or not. Arguing won't do anything to what is already so.

I don't understand the question Who said existence is not what it is? What do you mean?

The Beauty of existence is not a fantasy, it is all that is. Why is survival dark and bleak? It is just what it is. When you don't take it personally, it is completely understandable.

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Great perspective, had a similar contemplation today starting a new job which is just a side hustle for the moment, so not a life purpose thing. I always have to think about Gurdjeff, and how he also found labor to be excellent for transformation. It's like relationships, a test on the battlefield

Yes, I do. And as far as I have read the experiences of others here, I think many can relate. It makes total sense that the ego is scared of being dissolved, even though YOU, the real you, is completely free of fear - but only if you see through the fear itself. I find fear to be an excellent opportunity to inquire into it. It's tough, but it's at the core of our defenses.

Jesus, what is happening to this forum?

What do you think makes him so sure about these things? I try to contemplate that for a while: Is factual knowledge possible through the cultivation of the infinite intelligence? It sometimes feels that way, but I never know if the bottleneck of the mind is having a last hidden say. Sometimes I feel he's just merging all his book knowledge, especially the old scriptures, and makes that his theory. Which doesn't say anything about the accuracy per se.

Very interesting. I like that you asked him directly. And you are right, I'm really trying to balance trust in his guidance and complete self-authority in only direct experience. He's a strange guy, much wisdom but also hard to see through. I also asked him about his thoughts on A. H. Almaas, who I think you would find very interesting (masterful thinker in how the ego functions and how it came to be, deeply rooted in intense psychological study, and his practice is very very close to yours). He apparently even met him and studied with his scholars for a while, but found his theory too lacking at some point. Thought I'd throw that in here

Yep, when you stay honest, food doesn't fill you up anymore. An orgasm doesn't give what the mind promises. All these are still enjoyable, but enjoyment itself shifts drastically. The transition is pure grief though..

I love this guy, but when he started talking about the pyramids I was a bit perplexed at first But I have to say this is by far the coolest explanation of pyramids I've heard. I really think most of what he says comes from his direct experience, but in the end I don't know that. Rather propels me to find out for myself. He always tickles in me this fascination for the possibility that history has way different backgrounds than we all think. Also this thing about the Yuga cycles and that a few thousand years ago people were WAY more conscious than we are today ... I have no clue, could be bullshit. But could be true as well. Phew, at least the answers are all inside the Self forever. What a cool storyline all this is ?

Because you can't really force understanding, no matter how hard you try. But trying to understand is a very good place to be in Ultimately, when the theoretical foundation meets direct experience, understanding ripens. Read a lot, contemplate a lot (journal!), but most importantly inquire into direct experience and let yourself dissolve completely when it is time to do so. Nothing more you can do, don't worry about it

@KingCrimson Your experience very much sounds like what I‘m going through. It‘s so funny, I‘m exactly the same with the music: for 2-3 years only ambient music, and recently more nature sounds than actually music. And music had always been an important hobby for me. The difference is, I grew up here in this big city (Berlin), so I don‘t know anything else. But it must be 10 years now already since I feel and actually express to others that nature and silence is calling me. @Recursoinominado You also make a great point, for first there is a need for building a career, and for that a city is (in my case) preferable. But in the end, I see no reason, if you are financially settled, to go out into nature. That‘s very likely to be my path as well. Listen to your heart <3 (By the way, thanks for the recommendation, going to get these noise canceling headphones asap!)

@WaveInTheOcean Amazing trip report. Thanks for sharing

You don't "remove" anything. You can't remove what is not real anyway. To put it more practically: When you see that you are not anything you can perceive, then see that the "you" you are looking for is nowhere to be found, what remains? You can't do this, you can only undo everything you're already doing. Regarding your specific question, I like what Sunyamurti says in one of his guided meditations: "drop the need to have an observer of all of this". Basically, just listen to what is beyond all mental movement. It is self-revealing. In short, it's a non-effort approach, but with an inherent, non-mental curiosity for what is actually true. So no dull unconscious sleep, rather a present, focused awareness without mental movement (which means, even when there is mental movement, just don't "add" anything to what is already there). I hope this is helpful in some way.

If you want to grasp it directly without veils, just stop. Stop everything you do. Direct consciousness is what's always there, when you stop everything it becomes clearer and clearer to you. You can not not be conscious. For you are direct consciousness! Actually, you're beyond even that, but that's another thing altogether (or is it ?)

A good question for this stage, which I found through Fred Davis is this: - When everything else is gone, what is left? It's a pointer from Nisargadatta, and it's one of the most powerful questions for me. Take all there is, all that is perceived, even the perceiver, and look -> what is it that remains beyond all that? This goes beyond non-duality to the big emptiness, the Absolute

It communicates: stop any mental movement. It IS as simple as that, so what else to say?