Truth Addict

@karkaore How valid are the answers?

Interesting!

@RendHeaven Meditation is just seeing things as they actually are. That's all there is to it. It doesn't have to necessarily be about reducing the thoughts, although it can be. Thoughts don't cause suffering, it's resistance that does that. Resistance is falsehood, and falsehood is the opposite of meditation, it's looking at something and seeing something else. Reducing the thoughts can help to a certain extent, since the mind is a falsehood-creating machine. But reducing the thoughts has a limit. After that you will have to let go of it and let the thoughts run their course and do their job, which is helping you survive. In my experience, suffering almost ended after I let go of trying to fight thoughts. Of course, I still suffer rarely. I'm not in a 100% blissful state, but I'm working towards that.

@karkaore Awesome! Do you still look for answers? Ask your questions questions, they won't last long ?

@karkaore What is being?

@Aakash For me, masturbation is one of the best ways to reduce energy. It's healthy to ejaculate from time to time.

There is something left, which is not a thought but can be described by thoughts. What is that thing called? (hint: it's fine to use thought to answer).

@karkaore We can still keep going. Here's a clue: What is left without thought?

@Cody_Atzori Your energy levels are very high. Maybe you should try masturbation. But be careful of addiction. Your parents' concerns are reasonable. Maybe you should try to blend more in your environment.

@karkaore At this point, I recommend watching this video: It helped me a lot.

@Aakash I meant I didn't understand the language. Spiral Dynamics is independent of enlightenment and Non-duality. Integration is independent of both. I am mostly at stage Green with traces of Blue and some Orange and a little bit of Yellow.

@karkaore The insight you shared with us is very important. And not-knowing is a great place to start from. If all of the questions you suggested cannot be answered, how do you know that they cannot be answered? Is not being able to know an assumption or the truth? What is the difference? @Aakash I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.

@Preetom Sure ?? @karkaore I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to ? @Aakash Finger pointing to the moon. He/She is doing great at describing the truth.

I'm interested too.

I don't know, but I can assume/think/believe.

@themovement I'm interested in both. However, what is the purpose of posting this thread?

I mean zodiac signs and fortunes. The ego isn't bad. Trying to suppress it won't ever work. Instead, just become aware of it.

That's very simplistic and naive ? I wouldn't take these types seriously, like I said, they seem like Cosmo. And again like I said, it can be useful to bring stuff into awareness whatever they might be.

Set your ego aside and everything will show up.

@RendHeaven I'd say thinking can be a meditation practice. Meditation is about observing rather than getting immersed. So, if you think while being aware that you're thinking, that's meditation. Meditation is a very broad practice. You can practice meditation 24/7.

@How to be wise Ego death. I'm sorry if the question wasn't directed towards anyone else beside Leo.

@Leo Gura ? It's similar also to how to be happy. It's more about letting go. Letting go of letting go is probably the final step. Very tricky stuff. In case of true love, it's just love no matter what. It cannot be love with certain demands. Although, technically that is already the case all the time, since we're already love and everything we do is love. Happiness and Love start to overlap here, because if I want love to be free of demands, then that's not acceptance, therefore not love, therefore causing suffering. I started to understand why people get so confused. It was easy for me to see all that stuff. Care to explain?

@DrewNows I have the worst properties of all types. What should we call that? The trash ego? ? Seriously, I show different personalities at different times. I'm not sure we can categorise personality that easily. It seems like Cosmo. But it's helpful to make one more aware.

Contemplation is not a thinking exercise. Contemplation is looking for actual answers, not just speculating about them. That's the difference between contemplation and thinking. Is contemplation a form of meditation? I'd say no.

I heard Saudi Arabia have recently allowed nightclubs. Stage Blue, Muslim nightclubs with very strict rules. I'm not sure about this, but I'm not kidding too.