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I know. But why do we say that direct experience is prior to belief then? Is this work designed for skeptics?

The interesting question is who controls the illuminati? Are they free? Oops.

@Nahm It sounded like you were talking about the parents, not the original poster. I was probably mistaken. My bad. The part about memory and direct experience: I was asking: Can we trust our memories of direct experiences? Because memories are fantasies. In the present moment, there's no difference between belief and a memory of direct experience.

200% true ?? ❤️

To answer this question, we have to firstly answer the question: "what is what?". What is a question? A question is something that is looking for an identity, a desire to connect things together and put them into what we call "an answer". Of course the one who asks is the one who picks identities for parts of reality. So, let's reframe the question: What is ignorance in terms of identity? Ignorance is the loss of identity (disidentification) or the mistake in picking the right identity (misidentification). The right identity is the thing itself, a sight is just a sight, a sound is just a sound, a thought is just a thought, etc...

@Liger and @Rigel Interesting to see your names look alike, sorry for this stupid observation @Nahm Isn't bliss and feeling good what everyone wants after all? Why deny them their right to feel good? They've found happiness through belief, tell me, what is direct experience but a belief? Why do you take memory for granted? Questioning is not for everyone, some people are skeptical, and others are believers.

@Nivsch https://sdtest.ru/en/ I'm not sure if it's reliable, but why not give it a try?

There's this kind of past and future, which is imaginary. And there's the other kind, which is actual. I was talking about the actual one, the one that is experienced, including thought experiences. That kind is identical to the present moment. There cannot be present moment without past and future. And although I'm speaking with such confidence, I don't really know if I'm right. It just seems right.

@Shin It's not a conspiracy, it's how it has to be. Your body has memories, and those memories project themselves into the future with/without interruption of the ego-mind. A lot of things are the same way; DNA, cells, chemical receptors, plants, animals, nature as a whole, I don't know about the cosmos but I assume the same thing as well. That's how God runs the show, and that's the purpose of the devil. Past and future exist, they're not separate from the present moment. Also don't forget that you can be thinking about the present moment. "conceptual self"....... "if you were constantly present"....... (self vs. Self) duality. You're looking at the part, while forgetting the whole.

@moon777light This is a very deep question, probably one of the deepest there is. It's not a mistake, it is this way by design. Existence cannot exist without illusion. The past is information processed into lessons, the future is data processed into expectations. All of that is happening for a reason and through infinite intelligence, to sustain the present and keep it going forever. ☯️

@Shaun I understand your fears and concerns, but that's not the case. Conscious people are not irresponsible, they care without suffering. Everything is perfect, and yet it can always get better. There's no end to perfection. ❤️

Because it's healthier for everyone, including yourself. If your health does not matter to you, then, yeah, why even bother?

@Codrina Fasting is meant to fix discipline issues if you have some. I don't know, you know. From what you wrote about your lifestyle, it appears that it requires a lot of sugar, so why beating yourself up for that? Sugar isn't bad, sugar is energy. You clearly don't have weight issues, nor energy issues, I don't see where you are going wrong. Your body knows what it needs, trust it.

@Codrina Maybe join the Muslim fasting during Ramadan. It's a challenge, with yourself, against yourself, and for yourself.

@Jkris I'm not self realised either. I was speaking from ego's perspective on reality, a surrendered ego though. There is definitely a lot more for me to learn. ❤️

@Jkris Love is an absolute quality of reality. Reality has no agenda, and therefore it's absolutely selfless for you, that's love and only you can see it. Only you can be aware of Love, not humans, not insects, not anything else.

Meh.

@DrewNows I'm not familiar with Faceless and his contributions. Those honestly were my observations. I'll take a look at Faceless's profile. ?

@Serotoninluv Yeah, that's also interesting. I get glimpses of similar experiences through concentration practices. I become disidentified with pretty much everything for a brief period of time, everything appears strange, the sounds, the sights, the sensations, and being stops being taken for granted, how is existence possible? I have to go deeper with the practices. Any suggestions? ❤️ @Lister I don't know what that is. To me it's all about removing the illusion that is fake knowledge. Stay safe my friend, do whatever feels right ❤️

The duality between awareness and objects is an acquired knowledge. It assumes perception: a perceived and a perceiver. So, it must go away. Perhaps there was never a difference between the two. @Serotoninluv That's interesting, I've never been in one. Thanks for sharing ❤️

@Lister How about this approach: imagine that you are born again with zero information about the world. You don't know anything whatsoever. You don't know if you even exist. You know nothing. What are you then?

Everything is Absolute.

@ExodiaGearCEO Books are boring when you don't need them. Perhaps you're happy with your life and you have no problems with it. I hardly read books anymore, I don't find joy or value in most of them. However, I don't feel guilty about it.

Yes, I don't drink water until the sunset. No, I don't spit off saliva. I swallow it as usual. Lol, who even does that? The time is right before the "azan" of dawn, which is about one and a half hours before the sunrise.