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  1. Do you remember our conversation 2 years ago about this topic? I remember that you had this experiences with high doses of LSD. I had had similar with 5 meo Now I can give you the answer. the absolute void is the necessary condition for the revelation to take place. It may or may not occur. you have to return to the void, again and again, until you can bear it. it's certainly awful. absolutely empty. absolute death. If you haven't lived it, you don't know what I'm talking about. there is no you, there is nothing. only consciousness of nothing. This is a meditative state that is extremely difficult to achieve without psychedelics since your self will fill that void with whatever. if the psychedelic forces this, it is normal for you to find it horrible. Well then, in absolute nothingness, revelation takes place. the void "opens". it manifests itself as infinity, and infinity is an unfathomable well of existence, the singularity of infinite glory, the unthinkable. that is what you are looking for, what you really are. enlightenment, since you were in the dark, and now there is light. before and after. look for the void, it is the key
  2. If it was nothing it wouldn't exist, nothingness is a better pointer imo.
  3. From my experience what I am is god. And what god exists as in my direct experience is Nothingness. Why call direct experience Consciousness and not Direct experience?
  4. @UnbornTao Hi and thank you for the answer. I don't just feel good I feel like I have become the truth myself instead of knowing it. I know that the closest I can be to realizing what the nothingness of god is is simply not to use the mind. I feel like there is no difference between the unenlightened state and the enlightened state all that has changed is that now its pure experience without a 'me'. Of course I don't know all there is to know its impossible ill rather say i'm in a state of complete not knowing. I did not transform completely I am just as i was before my insights : i still smoke i still enjoy the company of good friends I think that after enlightenment there needs to happen a period of hard work on your character and habits. I wont say I mastered life yet but i am damn good at enjoying it right now. And instead of mastering mind I've escaped it. @axiom What you wrote is so damn good it resonated with me so much It is definitely a play of hide and seek Found ya!
  5. I hear you. Life can be hell even before awakening, but that is nothing compared to feeling flooded with the love and glory of God, only to be cast out of the holy presence like Lucifer. Especially when you didn't do anything wrong!?! After falling what seems like forever through the void, God catches you again, and this time there is an even deeper awe. The resonance with your ultimate nature is at a higher frequency. You realize that the psyche has become thinner than it was before, from the grinding darkness of the void, and the light of God shines through more brightly still. The banishment turns out to be an act of divine love, and what you needed all along. If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend "Dark Night of the Soul", especially the translation and commentary by Mirabai Starr: This is a path of annihilation of the ego. But we must first be brought home to ourselves before we can bear to see our nothingness before God…It is less for those who are struggling to find themselves than it is for the ones who have a clear sense of self and are ready to purify it… This is a path for those who use their suffering as a tool for transformation. In the dark night of each soul, we are simultaneously annihilated and immeasurably strengthened.
  6. @Leo Gura How would you know this my friend I don't know wether you already realized this, but what consciousness / God essentially is is pure nothingness. Literally nothing.
  7. We will have to explore this more over time. In my understanding they are One and the Same. I've had total cessation, down to what I would say you refer to as "Pure Consciousness" The infinite potential, void, infinity, Nothingness, the "Back drop of all things"... But, I have in my understanding unified that to even the room I am in. When I look at my hand... I see it as pure consciousness. That's what it's "Made of" because all there is is a dream. In a dream, there is not idea of a "sense perception" because you don't consider it to be a physical world like day to day life. It's the same thing. All is myself, all is made of pure consciousness. There is no absolute sense organs or physical world... so for me personally, there is no sense perceptions... Just, consciousness.
  8. That's a good direction thank you! Currently I'm playing with a kitten all day Yes all I want to do now is help others on that path if they will need it. But the way I see it there is no rush. There is infinite time for the one to awaken to itself and its not a game of who gets there faster or who helps more sentient beings get their attainment. It feels like there is nothing to talk about so I have no idea what I can teach. I want to share that the method that worked the best for me is just sitting on a couch with no goal in mind meditation and self inquiry where a natural occurrence which was a result of my curiosity. Is it a must or can the next realizations be reached through "traditional" means? And Leo I absolutely loved your description of the "No needle " my realization about Nothingness was absolutely like that Thank you and have a nice day. Daniel.
  9. I've been reading some buddhist teachers talking about Nirodha-samāpatti. They describe it as a complete cessation of all consciousness. Like blipping out of existence. Daniel Ingram states: ''It is not that nirodha samapatti is necessary, but it is a good and useful thing to be able to attain. In fact, I have not yet spoken with anyone who had attained it who didn’t consider it the absolute King Daddy of meditation attainments other than arahantship, as the depth of its afterglow never fails to impress and amaze'' i have also heard people like Frank yang and others on this forum state that it is a higher level to God realisation (which is actually only the 6th Jhana). My current intuition is that God realisation and infinite love are the highest awakenings but cessation both interests me and kind of scares me. Absolute infinity vs absolute nothingness Is there anyone that has experienced both cessation and God realization? And if so which one is the higher one?
  10. Reality began with the realization: I am. long has passed since then and many wars were fought. And nothing changed. New experience is coming, Old memories are forever stored in the endless past. I am, yet i don't have the faintest clue to who or what am I. Every experience of me is not me, i am the one having it. So The I that i am can never become the object of my consciousness. What's the closest description of me that i can give to you? 1. I am nothing 2. I wear a mask called "Daniel" This is how i feel myself to be. Nothing wrong with the second point it is the play i choose deliberately. And why dose anything exist at all? Because experience is the only means through which i can know myself. But because i am infinite(about that in the coming words) there is no end to knowing myself. I am infinite because I am the only one who exists in my own reality. No one or nothing besides me exists to limit me to be a certain way ,that is why i am which ever way I want to. It will help to illustrate it with a question: What dose reality exist in? And the answer to this question is: Nothingness. And this is you! What's the largest thing in reality? You. What is the smallest object in reality? A point. Now to clarify what do I mean by "a point": An object with zero volume. And what is an object with Zero volume? Nothing! Both you and a point are "made" of the same thing. It reminds me of the concept of a "strange loop" mentioned in GEB. Reality loops from smallest to biggest and from biggest to smallest. In this way there is no middle to this structure, each "layer" of magnification is just as much the middle as any other. And to us the most important layer is life. After that, there is biology. After biology comes chemistry. And after chemistry comes Physics. The layer we reside in is not biological nor is it chemical and even it is not physical. We live in our own world which I will call: Life. Chapter 2 - Life. In our layer of reality there are no atoms or dancing molecules. There is geometry , form , pattern , psychology . May be the atoms live their own lives in their little world minding their own business. This means that the most beneficial to us would be to study this layer first, before setting our gaze upon smaller worlds. Notice that we can study what is smaller than us, we cant study what is bigger- it will be like electrons trying to study humans. What can I tell you about life: It gets easier with time. We seem to learn how to navigate in it better as we grow, but is there a limit? Yes. Our death limits our development to some finite amount. See how much progress humanity made since we started standing on the shoulders of our predecessors. Now how can we maximize our development through life? Each experience can teach us something new if we pay enough attention. One girl can make the same progress in a day as another in a year. So to expend we can raise our consciousness. One more thing we can do is learn from others. Like a child that learns from his mother we can learn so much just by accepting the aid of the experience of our fellow beings. Now how did the concept of "The play" came about? Because of my first awakening experience: I sat under a red leafed tree in the garden at the back of my mother's house and it dawned on me: We are all playing a game here, nothing serious and deep down, NO like REALLY deep down you know who you are and you are just kidding yourself. Since then I had the idea of "The play" as being the reality we live in. Chapter 3 - The play "The play is the way, The Island the Philosophy" This i wrote in a notebook long ago not knowing where it would lead me. Just wanted to add that here. Now what is The play? We all play it... We get up and its on. The true meaning of this word combination is that there is nothing serious going on. This is all to be enjoyed and taken lightly. And not as it may seem that there is something artificial because of the connotation of a game or a show in a theater. Knowing its a play dose not mean you don't have to survive somehow. There are rules to this play of ours and the consequences of not following them can be death. But note there is no written crypt to this play, its up to us to make it what it is. Each one adds his own unique part to The play and makes it that much more interesting. There are villain's of course but what is a good play without any villain's ? Maybe they are soulless monsters , if you ask me there is only pity to be felt here. And there are more important roles of course. I have a feeling that reality wont end until each ones voice has been heard
  11. Who is the one that experiences cessation? Who experiences Nothingness? "I" has many names:)
  12. Cessation is what enlightenment / waking up "actually means". Cessation = Liberation. It does not scare you to death, it's not nothingness, it's not "higher or lower than" etc. Cessation is not a thing.
  13. Edit: Some people seem to be talking about cessation in a lot of ways other than what the original post is talking about. Here’s a description of it from Daniel Ingram which clarifies and captures what this term means: “Fruition (phala in Pali) is the fruit of all the meditator’s hard work, the first attainment of ultimate reality, emptiness, nirvana, nibbana, ultimate potential, or whatever extrapolative and relatively inaccurate name you wish to call something utterly non-sensate. In this non-state, there is absolutely no time, no space, no reference point, no experience, no mind, no consciousness, no awareness, no background, no foreground, no nothingness, no somethingness, no body, no this, no that, no unity, no duality, and no anything else. “Reality” stops cold and then reappears. Thus, this is impossible to comprehend, as it goes completely and utterly beyond the rational mind and the universe. In “external time” (if we were observing the meditator) this stage typically lasts only an instant (though the question of “duration” will be addressed below). It is like an utter discontinuity of the space-time continuum with nothing in the unfindable gap, exactly like what happens when someone edits out a frame or sequence of frames of a movie. It is not that you see a blank screen for a while where they edited the frames out, instead that part of the movie is just not there.“ I will say that I’ve experienced both although Leo will certainly claim that I haven’t accessed God Realization before as he says this with essentially everyone. Regardless, cessation was far more important to my spiritual development personally. The instant before my first cessation was by far the highest state I had ever experienced up to that point, but cessation was what made the difference. There is something truly transformative about seeing experience and everything and anything you’ve ever known disappear. It can give particularly solid insight into the fact that there really isn’t a self or even Self that lasts and can be accurately identified with. Experiencing myself as God was transformative in that moment and maybe some transformation power and momentum lingered for a bit, but it is essentially just a peak experience (albeit an incredibly amazing one that CANNOT be imagined before it happens). Cessation on the other hand was the spark that started a chain reaction which caused deeper and deeper AUTOMATIC insight into experience. My baseline modes of perception were forever changed and enhanced after that event. The first cessation is in some people’s interpretations seen as stream entry described in Buddhism which is essentially you entering the stream to be carried by the current toward full awakening no matter what you do. I think it’s certainly possible that cessation did so much for me and was seen as such a high thing at the time partially because I had already built a foundation with God Realization and other insights. Maybe if I had experienced cessation first and had God Realization afterward, I would interpret God Realization as higher due to that event first occurring upon a greater spiritual foundation. There is also no one true God Realization or cessation. How either of these or practically any other spiritual insight and experience occur relies a lot on how far you’ve gone in your previous history of practice. Insight is something which builds upon itself to further and further degrees. I will also clarify that, in my opinion, the sixth jhana is not God Realization proper. It has some of the elements of God Realization there, but it is not quite as full and miraculous based on my experience and interpretations. Sixth jhana is a direct feeling while in a formless state that You extend to and contain everything in an infinite distance spanning in every direction. It’s pretty similar, but it’s not quite the same as the feeling that You are unquestionably God. I guess the point of all of this is to say that BOTH of these realizations are integral for maximum spiritual progress and that they can be incredibly complimentary and can build into even greater personalized realizations and states that you’ll be able to discuss with practically no one once you’re at that point. My subjective ranking of peak states and insights has things beyond both God Realization and cessation, but it’s important to remember that you can’t judge one person’s awakening against another’s with any validity. You can only judge states you have experienced against others you also have experienced, and even then it’s likely that your rankings of one thing as better than another is going to be a bit inaccurate as you can’t truly hold the two or more realizations in their fullness directly next to each other to compare them.
  14. What is the difference between being "nothingness" and this moment? I realize that the egoic self is illusory, culturally conditioned, etc. but my realization was that my real self is this moment. Is "nothingness" just another way to describe this? For example, in Leo's "Enlightenment Guided Inquiry" he speaks about how the true self must remain constant and that is why "I" am not the senses or my thoughts. I understand that, but something that is constant in experience is the fact that every moment is this moment. However, what exists within the framework of this moment does change constantly (but even though things/thoughts/etc. change in this moment, the fact remains true that it is still this moment). But, is the true self something else? Also, I understand that enlightenment must be experienced, not intellectualized, but isn't the process of self inquiry intellectualizing it? Yes, it has been necessary for me to have the realizations that I have had so far, but is full enlightenment only possible at the suspension of all thought? After all, if the noumena is things as they are then any thought or intellectualization is an abstraction of what Is, right? Which would explain why enlightenment cannot be talked about because any description or interpretation of something is a conceptualization of reality. Am I the silence in which all other things can arise? I know this post may ask too many questions at once, but any guidance would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
  15. I'm starting to love the frustration and pain that comes with the spiritual path. The constant frustration and pain makes you appreciate 'nothingness'. I had this realization during the neti neti video by Leo: maybe you have to realize that its nothing maybe you have to appreciate that its nothing (my partner said to me in response: Aha, I see a lightbulb just went off) So much relief came over me along with profound waves of beauty as I pierced the fabric of reality. Just relief. Just peace. Just nothing. Please God, let me have nothing. The spiritual Guru knows what he's doing. Lighting a fire inside your heart for nothing.
  16. Understanding & Coping With Nihilism https://youtu.be/Jar8Pd5oo_s Nihilism is a misunderstood concept in culture, often used pejoratively to dismiss certain beliefs or ideas Nihilism can be understood as a rejection of all religious and moral principles, the belief that life is meaningless, extreme skepticism, the view that traditional values are unfounded, and the denial of objective truth and moral truths Nihilism has a cultural and historical context, arising in the 19th century in response to the Industrial Revolution and the loss of traditional meaning in society Nihilism is often associated with negative connotations such as godlessness, pessimism, anarchism, cynicism, atheism, and despair Nihilism can be divided into two categories: "passive nihilism" and "active nihilism" Passive nihilism is the acceptance of the meaningless of life and the lack of inherent value in the world Active nihilism is the desire to destroy values and meaning in the world, often through violence and destruction Nihilism can be seen as both correct and incorrect in its views of reality Nihilism correctly identifies the limitations of human understanding and the lack of inherent meaning in the universe However, nihilism can also be seen as incorrect in its rejection of the possibility of creating meaning and value through personal and collective efforts Nihilism can lead to a spiral dynamic stage of green relativism, leading to a sense of meaninglessness in life It is possible to cope with nihilism and move beyond it by finding meaning and purpose through personal values and goals, relationships, and involvement in the world. movements that broke with classical and neoclassical traditions and rejected realism and traditional social norms attempts to formalize logic and mathematics by godel, lafregae, whitehead, and russell were disrupted by godel's incompleteness theorem discovery that there is an infinite number of different kinds of logics and limited understanding of physics loss of faith in traditional systems and values leading to a sense of nihilism and lack of direction nihilism associated with positivism, materialism, and rejection of authority and tradition questioning of the usefulness and depth of nihilism and its compatibility with science most people not willing to fully embrace nihilism due to its impracticality for survival The speaker discusses the idea that American capitalism has done bad things in the Middle East and the possibility that there may be valid points to consider from this perspective The speaker reflects on their past belief that both sides of the political aisle were equal and their willingness to listen to and consider conservative media and viewpoints, even if they didn't agree with them The speaker describes the process of learning to discern between different perspectives and value judgments, and how this process can be difficult and emotionally challenging The speaker talks about the process of questioning everything, including science, and the difficulty of challenging the hard sciences The speaker reflects on their past belief in nihilism and their current belief in the importance of striving for truth, even if it means going through a period of feeling lost or unmoored The speaker discusses the idea that people who are raised in traditional value systems may resist moving to a higher stage of development because it can be difficult and unsettling The speaker talks about the importance of finding a way to cope with perspectival madness and the multiplicity of perspectives, and the value of learning to discern between different viewpoints and value judgments Life has no inherent meaning or purpose All meaning and purpose are relative and depend on one's ego and identity Examples of different purposes and meanings in different cultures and belief systems The concept of good and bad purposes is subjective and dependent on the ego All value is created by the ego, and is based on its survival The moon has no inherent value, but can gain value based on how it serves the ego's needs Nihilism is the acceptance of the lack of inherent meaning or purpose in life Emotional difficulty in accepting this idea may come from the ego's desire for survival and its need for meaning and purpose Rationality may be distorted by the ego, but the main issue is emotional difficulty in accepting nihilistic ideas. Destruction can sometimes be seen as a way to feel free and behave in any way desired However, destruction does not necessarily bring happiness or make others feel good Nihilism, the belief that life has no meaning, can be misused and lead to destructive behavior or a dysfunctional survival strategy True nihilism leads to the deconstruction of the ego and a realization of consciousness or god Nihilism often gets stuck at the level of belief and is turned into a political ideology Nihilism overlooks the possibility of awakening and enlightenment after reaching the bottom of nihilism and going through the dark night of the soul The speaker believes that love is a powerful force that can change how one approaches and experiences life Personal preferences and biases can still exist, but they should not be held as absolutes or imposed on others Traditional values, social conditions, beliefs, and ego can limit one's potential for personal growth and self-discovery Nihilism is the realization that all human constructs, such as society, morality, religion, and science, are limited and flawed To be a "superman" or "superwoman," one must live from a place of deep consciousness, presence, intelligence, and love, which are infinite and cannot be reduced to algorithms or systems Humans are prone to bullshitting and taking their own constructions too seriously It is important to be honest with oneself and consciously construct one's own meanings and values Toyota is a metaphor for nothingness or emptiness The idea that deconstructing a worldview (such as science or religion) cannot harm it if it is true The belief that truth is found by "burning everything to the ground" and seeing what remains The importance of humility in admitting that everything one believes may be wrong The concept of nihilism and relativity, and how they can be explored in the "stage green" of personal development The idea that absolutes, including truth and morality, are subjective and dependent on perspective The importance of skepticism and questioning one's own beliefs The idea that ego and defense mechanisms can prevent an individual from truly understanding and accepting new perspectives or truths The concept of "arrival" and how it relates to the end of the process of questioning and skepticism. Making a choice is inevitable, even non-action is a choice Default positions and pre-programmed ideas influence choices The purpose of life is to create a good life and find happiness Life is like a box of Legos and one is free to construct whatever they want with them The process of trying different things and getting feedback can help discover what makes one happy Following one's bliss and finding one's life purpose is important It is important to not deceive oneself and to be honest with oneself in the process of finding one's purpose and happiness There is no one right answer or path to finding one's purpose and happiness Life is a journey and the journey itself is important, not just the destination It is important to be open to change and to embrace the unknown Finding balance and harmony in life is important Being honest with oneself and being true to oneself is key to finding one's purpose and happiness Process of distinguishing truth from falsehood Biggest factor is whether perspective is coming from fear or love Truth is love, with many degrees Nihilistic phase can be overcome by focusing on love Live life like a work of art Focus on beauty, love, and truth Surrender to love and align with it Find authentic ways to express love for life Nihilism can be positive when done properly Leads to practical changes in life Frees up mind and allows for creativity Can lead to god realization and infinite love Can be exhibited in everyday life Visit actualize.org for resources on this process
  17. I just Googled ketamine infusion clinics in my area, and sure enough there was one in Austin, TX. Then I found out that the clinic offers ketamine assisted therapy. I personally had hallucinations while on ketamine. One time I imagined myself to be on the top floor of the World Trade Center while it was ablaze (presumably after the plane hit the building). I was hanging out the window and decided to jump, and immediately after I transformed into a bird and flew into pure nothingness.
  18. Guided Exercises For Understanding Infinite Consciousness https://youtu.be/78G-wkpH5ow Introduction to the idea of guided exercises for understanding infinite consciousness The importance of self-reflection and becoming aware of one's own consciousness The mistake of looking to science or theory to understand consciousness The need to focus attention on consciousness and be comfortable with the mystery of it The role of meditation in understanding consciousness over time and potentially having breakthroughs The exercise of becoming aware of the present moment and letting go of thoughts and labels The exercise of noticing the space between thoughts and becoming aware of the witness consciousness The exercise of noticing the interconnection of all things and the consciousness that underlies it The exercise of contemplating the nature of consciousness itself and the realization that it is infinite and ever-present Conclusion and encouragement to continue practicing these exercises to understand consciousness. The speaker suggests that it is possible to materialize a unicorn, but it may require a capacity or technology that the listener has not yet developed The speaker believes that everything exists within consciousness, including a refrigerator, a horse, and a unicorn The speaker posits that the universe is an infinite mind, and that the human mind is a subset within this larger field of consciousness The speaker believes that the concept of a mental universe is simpler and more elegant than the scientific materialistic model, which posits that matter and molecules can generate consciousness The speaker suggests that the universe is made up of pure consciousness and everything within it, including birds chirping and cars driving, are also consciousness The speaker implies that it is possible for the universe to manifest and hold onto things that the human mind can think about or imagine, such as a nuclear explosion or a cheeseburger The speaker suggests that the mental universe can have different degrees and layers of mentality, and that this concept is not airy-fairy or new-agey The speaker suggests that the idea of a mental universe is not in violation of Occam's Razor, and that it is actually the most elegant solution to the problem of reality The universe can design video games and experience emotions like humans do. The universe is capable of logic and mathematics, and can even do these things better than humans. Science is backward in its understanding of evolution, as the universe is actually capable of anything and artificially limits itself to be a human on earth. The universe can do things like engineer cars, fly to the moon, believe in conspiracy theories, gamble, dance, appreciate music, write poetry, and even be a Nazi. The universe can do science on itself, think about itself, and even watch YouTube videos. Love is not an insignificant or unimportant emotion, but rather a fundamental part of the universe. The universe can be conscious and aware of itself. Everything in the universe is interconnected and part of the same consciousness. The universe is constantly creating itself and experiencing itself through every being and thing in it. The universe is infinite and imposes its own limitations The limitations of the universe are consciously chosen by the universe for its own purposes The universe can know every language, including English, Chinese, German, Spanish, Russian, and Scandinavian languages The universe's knowledge of language is perfect and all-encompassing It is easy for the universe to limit its own understanding and appear imperfect The universe is constantly creating and destroying itself The universe creates and destroys itself in order to experience new things and learn from them The universe is constantly learning and growing The universe is capable of experiencing and understanding everything The universe is the ultimate mind and is constantly expanding its consciousness and understanding of itself and the world around it. Possibility space is infinite and can be zoomed in on forever Every possible chess game and board game is a singularity Every possible sport and the infinite ways in which they can unfold is a singularity Every possible food that could be eaten by any living being is a singularity Every possible joke that has been or will be told is a singularity Every possible file name is a singularity Every living being that could ever possibly live is a singularity Every possible disease, including those unique to specific animals and aliens, is a singularity Every city that could be built on any planet in the universe is a singularity Every subfield of science is a singularity Every work of art is a singularity Every orgasm that has ever been or will be experienced by any living being is a singularity Every possible emotion that can be felt by any living being is a singularity Every possible set of physical laws that could create an alternate universe is a singularity The concept of infinity is boundless and fills up the entire space in all directions and dimensions Reality is infinite and includes all possible possibilities, including paradoxes and nothingness The concept of nothingness is central to Buddhism and is considered to be god States of consciousness vary and can be intelligent or mundane It is not better to be one state of consciousness over another, they simply have different capacities and experiences The ultimate state of consciousness is enlightenment, which is a state of infinite love and compassion The process of reaching enlightenment involves purifying the ego and letting go of attachments The key to achieving enlightenment is to cultivate love and compassion in every moment and action The ultimate realization is that there is no separation between oneself and the universe, and all is one interconnected whole The speaker believes that having a "terrible trip" (presumably while under the influence of psychedelics) can be a valuable learning experience The speaker suggests that during a "terrible trip," one can learn about the diversity of states that humans and other beings can experience, leading to greater compassion towards others The speaker advises that the most important thing in life is to change one's state, and mentions techniques such as yoga, meditation, contemplation, and self-inquiry as ways to do so The speaker suggests that both "peak experiences" (presumably while under the influence of psychedelics) and practices like yoga and meditation can increase one's baseline state The speaker advises the audience to pay attention to how physical objects are held by consciousness, and to try to distinguish between the physical object and the consciousness that holds it The speaker recommends that the audience consider experimenting with psychedelics in a responsible manner, and to use this episode as a guide for their psychedelic experiences The speaker suggests that during a psychedelic experience, one can start to notice and appreciate the infinite potential of different "subdomains" and how consciousness works The speaker encourages the audience to visit their website, Actualize.org, for additional resources, a live purpose course, a forum for discussion with like-minded people, and exclusive content on their blog.
  19. Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing https://youtu.be/DhMroy-fP00 The ultimate question is why there is something rather than nothing Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have been asking this question for thousands of years without a clear consensus Most people today assume that it is impossible to know the answer The speaker believes that it is possible to answer the question definitively and not just as a belief or ideology The answer is profound and may be difficult for people to understand It is important to appreciate the significance of the question and to focus one's consciousness on the fact that anything exists at all The question of existence can be broken down into three categories: being, non-being, and the boundary between the two Non-being can be further broken down into two categories: pure nothingness and potential being Pure nothingness is the absence of all things and is not conscious or capable of change Potential being is the potential for something to exist and is conscious and capable of change The boundary between being and non-being is the point at which something comes into existence This boundary is not a physical thing and cannot be observed or measured The speaker believes that the answer to the ultimate question lies in understanding the nature of the boundary between being and non-being The speaker believes that the boundary between being and non-being is consciousness and that consciousness is the fundamental reality of the universe The speaker believes that consciousness is the source of all things and is eternal and infinite The speaker believes that the process of creation is the process of consciousness manifesting itself as the universe The speaker believes that the ultimate question can be answered by understanding the nature of consciousness and the process of creation The speaker believes that this understanding can be directly experienced and is not just a belief or ideology The boundary between nothing and something is not made out of anything There is no difference between something and nothing, and this boundary collapses The universe is nothing and has always been nothing Our concepts of something and nothing are flawed and originate from our childhood experiences Our worldview is based on these flawed concepts Reality is non-dual, meaning there is no separation between subject and object The sense of self is an illusion Suffering is caused by identification with the ego or sense of self To end suffering, we must let go of this identification with the ego The ego is a product of thought, and thought is not real We can free ourselves from suffering by letting go of thought and returning to the present moment In the present moment, we can experience true peace and happiness. The concept of form and formlessness, and the idea that understanding only form is only understanding half of reality The idea that formlessness is not something separate or abstract, but is present in the world of form The concept that understanding formlessness and form as one allows for a complete understanding of reality The idea that the origin and nature of reality, as well as the self, can be understood through direct consciousness The concept that philosophical questions about the nature of reality, such as "why is there something rather than nothing," can have practical and meaningful answers The idea that understanding the nature of various concepts, such as consciousness, love, truth, and God, as being identical to nothing takes multiple awakenings and profound realizations The concept that the ultimate goal is to arrive at a state of non-duality, where distinctions between self and other, form and formlessness, and subject and object no longer exist The text discusses the idea that one does not need to be afraid or worried about negative things, such as death and bad things happening, because they are ultimately meaningless or empty. This realization can lift feelings of depression and turn them into joy and bliss. The spiritual path involves surrendering the pursuit of material pleasures in order to discover the higher, divine pleasures of the spiritual realm, which are essentially nothingness. This realization must be a living, conscious reality, and it takes work to achieve it. The text suggests that the speaker's content can help guide others towards this realization.
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Outrageous Experiments In Consciousness - 30 Awakenings In 30 Days https://youtu.be/mnn0IU0-atg Speaker recently went on a month-long retreat where they focused on experimenting with consciousness using psychedelics Speaker's intention was to see how deep they could go in their experiences and explore the potential of consciousness Speaker used 5-MeO-DMT for their experiments Speaker had previously had some profound awakenings with 5-MeO-DMT, and felt that there was a deeper level of awakening that they could reach Speaker is unsure how many spiritual teachers or masters have had these kinds of experiences Speaker's goal is not to be better than any other teacher, but rather to seek truth and understand reality Speaker experienced 30 awakenings in 30 days on their retreat Speaker encountered many different levels of consciousness, including a level where they felt that they were the universe and everything in it Speaker also experienced a level where they felt that they were connected to everything in the universe and could access all knowledge Speaker struggled to communicate and understand their experiences, and needed time to integrate and process them after the retreat Speaker has encountered some criticism for their beliefs and experiences, but remains committed to sharing their truth and helping others to awaken. They're good, important, and necessary to understand emptiness and reality Many people who do spiritual work and even so-called enlightened masters may not really care about understanding reality Understanding reality is possible if you really want to, and may require the use of a psychedelic drug called 5-MeO The speaker experienced full understanding of what God is and what reality is God consciousness allows one to see reality from every angle and perspective, rather than just linearly from past to present to future Reality is not happening in a linear fashion, but is all in the present now It is possible to understand the entire watermelon (i.e. reality) by slicing it into an infinite number of perspectives Conventional human understanding of history and time is limited to a single cross-section slice of the watermelon Reality is not limited by time, and exists in all dimensions simultaneously The speaker experienced a moment of enlightenment, and suggests that others may be able to achieve this through meditation or other spiritual practices The speaker claims that certain individuals have reached "superhuman levels of consciousness" These levels of consciousness cannot be accessed sober and require upgrading the brain's neurotransmitters The speaker is unsure of how to upgrade the neurotransmitters, but suggests several methods such as using 5-MeO-DMT, LSD, intense yoga, or shamanic breathing The speaker believes that certain spiritual practices, such as self-inquiry or being present in the moment, are not enough to reach these higher levels of consciousness The speaker has interacted with spiritual teachers who are not fully awakened and suggests that some may avoid certain practices because it would shatter their illusions about awakening The speaker experienced telepathy and other extraordinary events while in a "massive state of consciousness" The speaker collected pornography in the past, but has recently started to collect art instead The speaker claims to have had a conversation with a being from another dimension The speaker has experienced a state of oneness with the universe The speaker suggests that the universe may be a computer program or simulation The speaker claims to have experienced time dilation and the ability to control time to some extent The speaker suggests that the universe may be infinite and contain an infinite number of dimensions The speaker experienced a sense of unity with all living beings and an understanding of the interconnectedness of everything The speaker believes that these higher states of consciousness can provide a sense of peace and understanding of the nature of reality. The speaker has experienced love multiple times At the two week mark, the love became very intense and resulted in telepathic communication with God The speaker had a conversation with God in English God guided the speaker into deeper levels of self-love The love became too much to handle and the speaker had to purify themselves through a spiritual catharsis process The intelligence of the mind intuitively guides the process of purification The speaker had to push themselves to do 5 Meo DMT for 30 days straight This process is not pleasurable or addictive, but rather a journey towards truth and love that the ego does not want The process involves surrendering the ego The speaker is now able to see the world through the eyes of love and compassion The speaker's perception of time has changed The speaker's mental and emotional state is stable and peaceful The speaker's love for God bounces back and forth between themselves and God, deepening and transforming the speaker each time God's love for the speaker is stronger than the speaker's love for God This process reveals blockages and obstacles to the speaker's ability to love The hardest thing for the speaker to love is their own self-hatred and the things they don't love about themselves God pings the speaker with love for these things and realizing this transforms the speaker and breaks their heart wide open, leading to surrender, humility, and healing Healing is the result of truth and love The speaker has discovered that the root of all suffering is the separation from love The solution to suffering is the realization of the oneness of all things and the unity of all beings This realization leads to the end of suffering and the beginning of true peace, joy, and fulfillment. The text discusses the concept of love and the process of "radiating" it Love is seen as a form of energy that can be shared and transmitted between individuals In order to radiate love, one must first be filled with it, and this can be achieved through God's love The process of radiating love involves a sort of contest or "training" in which one is challenged to love even difficult or painful things, such as past traumas or negative experiences The process escalates and becomes more intense, leading to a profound and deep experience of love that reaches all aspects of one's being and even extends into the past and future The ultimate test of this process is the willingness to "live through" and love even the worst circumstances, such as being raped or tortured, and to find a way to love and forgive those who have caused harm The goal of this process is to reach a state of unity and oneness with God, in which the duality of self and other is overcome The speaker has had a preview of what it would be like to fully awaken and merge with God, which is called Sumati or Maha Samadhi The speaker is scared by this preview because it feels final and requires the person to completely transcend physical existence The speaker is worried about the suffering of others if they choose to do this The speaker has an obligation to seek understanding and truth, and has been shown the ultimate truth The speaker wants to think about it more before making any rash decisions The speaker has learned about Samadhi and Yogis practicing it for thousands of years The speaker wants to prepare for this possibility before fully committing to it The speaker has attachments and things they want to accomplish in the world The speaker is worried about not being able to teach this level of consciousness to anyone else The speaker is hesitant to fully merge with God because it feels like nothingness The speaker is struggling with the idea of fully merging with God and leaving behind their physical existence. The speaker will be teaching more lessons and insights in the future They hope to be more authentic, genuine, compassionate, and loving in their teaching style The speaker's biggest insight from their thirty days of learning is that reality is love The speaker believes that realizing that reality is love is the highest thing one can realize The speaker believes that everything in life is necessary to awaken to love The speaker encourages the audience to visit their website, blog, forum, and to check out their life purpose course The speaker warns the audience not to turn their words into an ideology and to be careful not to have faith in them, but rather to be curious and open-minded The speaker believes that the mind creates the illusion of separation and that it is possible to experience oneness The speaker encourages the audience to let go of their beliefs and to be open to new possibilities The speaker believes that the path to understanding reality is through self-inquiry and self-observation The speaker believes that the ultimate goal is to realize that everything is interconnected and that there is no separation between oneself and the universe
  21. What Is God - Part 1 - A No Bullshit Explanation For Smart People https://youtu.be/YE1yPCeF1Cc Introduction to topic of God and explanation of the purpose of the two-part miniseries Importance and depth of the question "What is God?" Difficulty of communicating about God, including challenges of dogmatism, self-deception, and closed-mindedness Historical context of people being persecuted for teaching about God Brief overview of different religious and philosophical views of God Explanation of the author's own direct experiences with and understanding of God Importance of critical thinking and verifying the information presented through personal experiences Mention of objections and questions that will be addressed in Part 2 Introduction to the concept of consciousness as the fundamental building block of all existence Explanation of how consciousness creates and perceives reality Introduction to the concept of the ego as a separate and limited identity within consciousness Explanation of the concept of enlightenment and realization of the true self as the ultimate goal of spiritual practice. People hallucinate and may misinterpret their experiences as evidence of God Need for concrete, scientific proof of God's existence Mumbo jumbo and philosophy not sufficient as proof Proof is a second-order phenomenon, dependent on the existence of something (like bricks being necessary to build a castle) Proof cannot be systematized or symbolized, and is weaker than truth Personal experience and subjective knowledge can still be valid forms of understanding Rationality and science rely on certain fundamental things being in place Belief in God does not necessarily require proof in the same way that other things do God is a controversial and emotional topic for most people People's beliefs about God shape their entire worldview and how they perceive and interact with reality Beliefs about God have practical consequences and can affect morality, relationships, and goals in life Attitudes about God can be a barrier to understanding what God is It is important to distinguish between believing in God and experiencing God Some people have had mystical experiences or a direct consciousness of God It is important to approach the topic of God with an open and honest attitude It is okay to not have all the answers and to continue to explore and seek understanding about God. God is omnipotent (unlimited power) and omnipresent (present everywhere) God is benevolent (all-loving and good) and incorporeal (not having a physical body) God is eternal, immortal, perfect, and complete God is a radical state of consciousness that is all states of consciousness God is the absence of the egoic identity or self God is synonymous with reality, existence, and truth God is the source of creation and the absolute The ego or limited sense of self is the obstacle to realizing God God can be experienced through the process of consciousness work or the death of the ego God can also be experienced through love and compassion The concept of God varies across different cultures and belief systems God is the creator and the creation The universe is one movement happening in concert together God is a strange loop, meaning it created itself God is infinite power and intelligence and exists for eternity God is absolute infinity, containing every possibility for eternity God is everything and nothing, paradoxical and hard to understand The concept of God can be experienced directly The concept of God is beyond words and language The ego is separate from God, but can experience oneness with God The ego's understanding of God is limited It is possible to directly experience God through meditation and other spiritual practices The concept of God can be understood through direct experience rather than logical thinking Realizing God feels like death because the physical reality has been thought to be real for the whole life Surrendering control of life to God or the universe and taking the ego out of life is the realization of God God feels like the disillusion of all boundaries and non-dual awareness, where dualist categories melt away God feels like an epiphany or a mindfuck and can be expressed as "wow" or "oh my god" God feels like exiting the matrix and realizing there is nothing outside of it God feels like an infinite void and a feeling of nothingness God feels like the realization that everything is one, interconnected and inseparable God feels like the realization that everything is a dream or an illusion God feels like experiencing unconditional love and compassion for all beings God feels like the realization of the true self and enlightenment The universe (with a capital "U") refers to everything, including all possible multiverses The universe is immortal and infinite God is the greatest joy, and feels like pure consciousness or "I am-ness" God is also infinite love and has a divine, radiant, magical, miraculous, and alive quality God cannot be known, and the closest we can get to knowing God is by not knowing The scientific paradigm tries to reduce the mystery of existence by explaining one thing in terms of another The materialistic paradigm views most of the universe as dead matter, but the realization of God expands this notion to include all of the universe as alive Spirituality is the recognition of the divine, radiant, magical, and miraculous qualities of the universe When we realize God, we realize that everything is connected and there is no separation between us and the universe The goal of spirituality is to merge with the universe and become one with it The concept of self is an illusion and is separate from our true nature as pure consciousness The ego is a construct that separates us from our true nature and from the universe The ego is a defense mechanism that protects us from feeling the pain of separation from the universe The ego is driven by fear and the desire for security and control The ego is maintained through identification with thoughts, emotions, and stories The ego can be transcended through meditation, self-inquiry, and other spiritual practices When the ego is transcended, we can experience true peace and joy. Metaphysics and epistemology are not taught in mainstream education Most people, including scientists, do not have a strong understanding of metaphysics and epistemology Success of science and technology has created a false sense of understanding about the universe and our place in it The foundations of science are misunderstood It is difficult for the mind to comprehend the subjectivity and relativity of reality Science and mainstream thought deny the subjective nature of reality Religion and spirituality are not taken seriously by mainstream society Traditional methods of accessing God, such as meditation and spiritual practices, are not emphasized in mainstream education The ego often resists seeking a deeper understanding of God and the universe It is necessary to go beyond the ego and personal perspective to truly understand the nature of reality and God. Meditation and retreats can be effective in experiencing God Dark room retreats can stimulate neurotransmitters and increase chances of high states of consciousness God cannot be experienced through the mind, beliefs, thinking, concepts, opinions, imagination, knowledge, language, rational inquiry, philosophy, scientific modeling, proof, clinical studies, skepticism, debate, discussion, academic study, scriptures, traditional prayer, ritual, ceremony, or psychoactive substances It is possible to have epiphanies and mystical insights through studying scriptures and spiritual texts Real meditative prayer may be effective in experiencing God It is important to have a direct, subjective experience of God Techniques that may be effective in experiencing God include concentration, devotion, surrender, self-inquiry, and being in the present moment
  22. Quantum Mechanics Debunks Materialism - Part 2 https://youtu.be/1st_ulCPeR4 The founding fathers of quantum mechanics were largely mystics and idealists They believed that quantum mechanics disproved the idea of a clockwork materialist universe These founders include Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Max Planck, Arthur Eddington, Wolfgang Pauli, Albert Einstein, James Jeans, David Bohm, John Archibald Wheeler, Freeman Dyson, and Richard Feynman These founders were both remarkable scientists and deep philosophers They were open-minded and intuitive, which allowed them to make the breakthroughs in quantum mechanics They understood the limitations of rationality None of them were enlightened, meaning they did not experience the source and origin of reality These founders' ideas were not always accepted within the traditional domain of science The speaker will provide quotes from these founders to illustrate their beliefs about quantum mechanics and mysticism. The process of thinking and using language is shaped by assumptions and metaphysical frameworks Language carries with it a deep metaphysics that implies duality, fragmentation, and distinctions such as real and unreal Most scientists do not contemplate the nature of language, reality, knowledge, mind, thought, or symbols because they are not trained in philosophy Max Planck believed that consciousness is fundamental and that matter is derivative from consciousness Modern scientists often behave like religious fundamentalists due to their adherence to materialism A new scientific truth does not necessarily convince opponents, but rather becomes accepted as the current generation dies and a new generation grows up familiar with it In order for non-duality and mysticism to become accepted as part of science, the culture of universities and institutions must evolve Currently, universities and institutions do not consider mysticism or non-duality as valid forms of scientific study or proof A religious person is devout in their beliefs and goals, which are not based on rational foundations These beliefs and goals exist with the same necessity as the person themselves A person may feel separated from the rest of the universe, but this is an illusion It is important to strive to widen our circle of compassion and embrace all living creatures and nature Genius and good science come from transcendence, infinite intelligence, and selflessness Freeman Dyson warned against the dangers of excessive reliance on reason and the arrogance of scientists Dyson also believed that the mystery of things is important to scientific interest Dyson believed that both religious creationists and scientific materialists can be dogmatic and arrogant, which brings both science and religion into disrepute Dyson hoped that the reality of the universe would be infinite and not able to be described by a finite set of equations, as it would mean a lack of imagination from the creator. The concept of non-duality and enlightenment suggests that individuals are not separate from the universe, but rather a part of it Sir Arthur Eddington, a physicist, believed that physical reality is just a scheme of symbols and equations, and that the "stuff" of the world is actually mind stuff Physical concepts, including the concept of reality, are just ideas in the universal, infinite mind Physicality is a limiting case of the dream or illusion in which we exist Everything is ultimately made up of mind stuff, and what we thought was physical reality is just readings or pointers within the mind Science studies mind stuff in order to predict patterns and behaviors within it The concept of an objective, external world is an illusion, and the ultimate nature of reality is non-dual and undivided The illusion of separation from the rest of the universe is created by the individual mind, and enlightenment involves realizing the interconnected nature of all things The aim is to escape the mind and experience raw, unmediated reality The observed and the observer are one, and this means that we have direct access to reality Our perception of reality is limited by a conceptual matrix which infects our perception The goal is to destroy this operating system and be left with undefinable, infinite being Quotes and ideas from various thinkers were used to present their ideas, rather than cherry-picking A book list with more information on these ideas will be provided Objections to these ideas will be addressed These ideas are not necessarily religious, but rather a way to understand and experience reality The concept of the ego and its role in perception will be discussed These ideas can be experienced through meditation and other spiritual practices The ultimate goal is to awaken to one's true nature and to experience reality in a new way. Materialism is dead Materialism and atheism have been revived and are influencing Western intellectual tradition and science This revival is like a mind virus that will become a religion for future generations unless efforts are made to stop it Quantum mechanics shows that science and rationality must eat their own tails in a strange loop Reality is irreducibly mystical, and being itself cannot be known because the process of knowing is being There is a division between metaphysics (substance of things) and epistemology (how we know things) God is the gap within which everything is transpiring God is emptiness, nothingness, and void, and is hidden in plain sight God is absolute infinity and all the finitude it must contain God is the hand and all the fingers on the hand God is both and all, and also neither It is impossible for God to know itself The speaker believes that truth is important and that aligning oneself with falsehood or illusion is aligning oneself with nothing The speaker believes that people blindly accept the knowledge given to them by their culture and don't question whether it is true A culture's self-consistency does not equate to the truth and people may feel incomplete and suffer because they are out of alignment with the truth True mysticism can cure this feeling of being out of alignment with the truth The speaker is not anti-science, but rather critiques it in order to make it as accurate and rigorous as possible The speaker believes that science, like other organizations, has a collective ego that reacts against criticism and labels those who criticize it as heretics or anti-science The speaker believes that science needs to be more open to new ideas and be willing to question its own assumptions The speaker believes that science should not be used to justify certain beliefs or actions The speaker believes that science should be used to understand and explain the world, not to control it or manipulate it for selfish gain
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Quantum Mechanics Debunks Materialism - Part 1 https://youtu.be/IMtDuv48XsQ Introduction to the topic of quantum mechanics and non-duality Importance of understanding the metaphysical and epistemological ramifications of quantum mechanics The 1920s as a time of a silent metaphysical and epidemiological revolution in Western intellectual tradition Popular culture's conception of science and reality being hundreds of years out of date Difficulty in understanding the practical implications of quantum mechanics The speaker's background in atheism, philosophy, and science The materialist paradigm and its limitations in understanding quantum mechanics The idea that reality is not separate from the observer The concept of non-duality in quantum mechanics Examples from the fathers of quantum mechanics on the connection between quantum mechanics and non-duality The idea that consciousness is fundamental to the universe The concept of entanglement and its connection to non-duality The idea that the universe is non-dual and interconnected The implications of quantum mechanics for spirituality and personal growth. Olio can be said, but without understanding the mathematics behind it, understanding quantum mechanics may be limited Most people are not technical experts in the things they talk about, but can still have a general understanding and discussion about them Technical details may not be necessary for understanding or discussing a topic Experts can be relied upon for accurate lab research and sharing their conclusions Qualification for understanding a topic can come from contemplation and caring about understanding it, not just from certificates or PhDs Serious scientists will be cited in the discussion Ideas of these scientists may be expanded upon and elaborated upon Profound states of consciousness and non-ordinary states of consciousness can be more important qualifications for understanding quantum mechanics than technical knowledge Reality is an infinite, intelligent, conscious singularity Reality is not a physical thing, but rather "mind stuff" or an infinite hallucination or dream Within this dream, individuals can experience physicality and a condensed form of consciousness (self, ego, body, etc.) The only way to truly understand this concept is through direct consciousness of non-duality (enlightenment or awakening) This requires going beyond ordinary human levels of consciousness and can be achieved through various techniques and methods Modern science, specifically discoveries in quantum mechanics, also points to the existence of a higher level of consciousness Key discoveries in the 20th century (relativity, quantum mechanics) shook the classical materialist model Quantum mechanics showed that particles do not have definite locations until they are observed The concept of non-duality suggests that the self and the universe are not separate, but rather one interconnected whole Quantum mechanics suggests that when you are not observing an elephant, it exists as every other animal it could possibly be Classical model suggests that when you are not looking at something (e.g. your child or house), it still exists as itself Quantum mechanics has disproven the classical model When you are not looking at something, it exists as infinity or nothingness Observation is essential to the concept of reality Reality is subjective and relative You are the point of view, and you are also infinity or nothingness Infinity implies every possible finitude Observer can be any measuring device, but ultimately it is your consciousness doing the measuring and collapsing the wavefunction Consciousness is still important to quantum mechanics because there is only one consciousness (yours) Quantum mechanics is a theory about the state of a system and its possible measurement outcomes, known as the wavefunction The wavefunction is a combination of all possible measurement outcomes, each with a different weight Anti-realist approach to quantum mechanics denies the existence of an underlying reality and sees the theory as a tool for predicting the outcomes of experiments Niels Bohr was an advocate of anti-realism, stating that there is no "quantum world," and that physics is about what we can say about nature, not about how nature is Anti-realism is a difficult position to hold consistently because it is hard to see how it can hold any position at all Realist approach to quantum mechanics asserts that there is an underlying reality and that quantum mechanics is a theory about that reality Many physicists are realists, including Sean Carroll, and argue that anti-realism is too radical a step to take The Many Worlds Interpretation is a realist interpretation of quantum mechanics that asserts that every possible measurement outcome is realized in a separate universe This interpretation has the advantage of being able to make predictions about the outcomes of experiments, but it also has some difficulties and is not widely accepted Sean Carroll argues that the Many Worlds Interpretation is the most logical and consistent interpretation of quantum mechanics, but it is not without its challenges and open questions. The speaker believes that the concept of "nothing" is misunderstood and that it is actually everything that has been experienced in life The speaker criticizes a physicist's conclusion that the world is a quantum wave function and argues that the world is actually absolute infinity, a superposition of every single possibility including the negation of every possibility The speaker believes that the mistake made by the physicist is in thinking that symbols and equations are the world, and that this mistake is made due to an assumption that reality can only be understood through rationality and theory The speaker believes that quantum mechanics has actually disproven the concepts of realism and physicalism, and that these concepts only survive as part of cultural or institutional dogma The speaker believes that direct experience of the nature of existence is important and separate from the work of a physicist The speaker believes that the ultimate unification of physics and consciousness will come when the nature of existence is directly experienced and understood, rather than just being theorized about
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My Deepest Awakening Yet - Becoming Infinite https://youtu.be/RNgns7nQ7rs The speaker experienced a total awakening and enlightenment on February 22nd During this experience, the speaker became aware of the nature of reality and infinity The speaker realized that they are everything and all boundaries disappeared The speaker became conscious of the reason for the existence of reality and why it must exist as it does The speaker realized that they are the entire singularity and every single possibility that could ever exist The speaker became infinity itself and the entire universe is their body The speaker's understanding of this experience is not an intellectual or logical understanding, but rather something that they are The speaker realized that there is no awareness or consciousness, but rather just infinity The speaker describes the concept of nothingness and how it creates everything The speaker suggests that the true nature of reality is not visible to the mind or ego The speaker describes how the ego and the mind try to understand and make sense of reality, but ultimately cannot grasp it The speaker suggests that the ego and the mind are illusory and do not truly exist The speaker describes how this experience has changed their perception of reality and their understanding of the ego and the mind The speaker encourages others to let go of their ego and mind and to awaken to their true nature as infinity. The speaker had planned to have a session with someone who could transmit enlightenment, but the night before, their intuition told them not to go through with it The speaker had been trying to prove that it was possible to become enlightened through the use of a psychedelic substance called 5-MeO-DMT The speaker was unsure if declining the transmission was the right decision, and wondered if it was just their ego or pride talking The speaker's intuition told them to take 5-MeO-DMT that night, which was unusual as they usually plan their psychedelic use in advance The speaker was hesitant to take the 5-MeO-DMT because they had not taken it in a year and a half and were scared to revisit that experience Despite their hesitation, the speaker listened to their intuition and took the 5-MeO-DMT The 5-MeO-DMT experience was intense and the speaker had a realization about the nature of reality The speaker learned that they had been overthinking and that enlightenment is simpler than they had thought The speaker realized that their ego had been in the way of their enlightenment and that they had been seeking enlightenment in the wrong way The speaker's realization helped them to better understand the concept of non-duality and to see the interconnectedness of all things The speaker believes that their intuition led them to the realization they needed, and that following their intuition was the key to their enlightenment. The speaker talks about the concept of infinity and how it relates to reality The speaker had an experience that gave them perfect knowledge of reality This experience also led to a cessation of seeking and a deep sense of satisfaction The speaker warns against the "neo-advaita trap" of believing that enlightenment can be achieved without seeking The speaker talks about how reality is beyond words and thoughts and how it is both everything and nothing The speaker discusses how their understanding of reality has affected their daily life The speaker talks about how their ego has dissolved and how they no longer have negative emotions or desires The speaker discusses how their experience has led to a sense of unity and oneness with everything The speaker talks about the importance of surrender and letting go of the ego in order to fully understand reality The speaker had a "total" enlightenment experience They have had several enlightenment experiences in the past, but this one was the most "total" The speaker does not think the term "total enlightenment" can be applied universally to everyone The speaker is at stage 5 of the Zen tradition's "ten ox herding pictures," which represents the "taming of the Ox" The speaker still has room for personal growth and development, and is motivated to continue on this path The speaker believes they have proven the effectiveness of the "five of mio" path for themselves, but cannot say how effective it will be for others The speaker has experienced feelings of infinite love and other positive emotions during their enlightenment experiences The speaker recommends meditation and self-inquiry as tools for personal growth and enlightenment. The speaker believes that understanding the reason for everything's existence is the most profound thing that can be achieved This understanding is rare and many so-called enlightened people have not truly attained it The speaker wants the listener to experience this moment of understanding and to continue on the path until they are certain of it The speaker will be releasing Hawaii videos on their blog, but not on their YouTube channel The speaker is undergoing a transformation in the next 6 months and is open to living adventurously and trying new things The speaker invites the listener to join them on this journey and be inspired to do the same for themselves.
  25. Hitler Reacts To Nonduality Enlightenment - FUNNY! https://youtu.be/P0FOMSA2ZrU Nonduality means that reality is an illusion. There are no boundaries. All distinctions collapse into unity. There is no self, no other, no world, no purpose … Reality is an Infinite Void. God is Nothingness. Hitler: According to science those are all just New Age ideas happening in the brain. My Leader… The brain… The brain is just a concept. Science takes place within the illusion. Hitler: Removes glasses and orders everyone out Hitler: If you haven’t grasped this truth directly, leave now. Hitler: (Yelling) What Buddhist BULLSHIT! How can the physical world not exist? What about the last 2000 years of Western intellectual tradition? Descartes must be rolling in his grave. Rationalism my ass! No wonder the mind-body problem refused to go away! But HOW can all this be an illusion when it feels so REAL? My Leader, real vs unreal is a duality… Hitler: I KNOW! But it’s WARPING my mind!!! My Leader, you don’t exist. Hitler: Then how the FUC am I experiencing all of this? It’s too twisted! Why do I craft all these machinations if the universe is running itself? Why fight anyone if this is just a dream? Why demonize anyone when everyone is identical to myself? This makes our entire way of being a delusion of epic proportions!!! I just wanted it to be real! Why struggle so hard when this ‘world’ is infinitely PERFECT! All our problems were conceptual. But without imaginary problems, what is left? The sweetness of struggle is gone. Such a mind fuck! My entire worldview was just a mental circle jerk! Why did I waste so much time defending my beliefs? I could have spent more time admiring those beautiful birds outside my compound. So many beautiful birds! Woman crying: Don’t worry … No self, no problem. Hitler: So this is the Gateless Gate. How can you argue with Infinite Nothingness? Checkmate. This, cannot be unseen. I want to spend more time hand-feeding those squirrels in my garden. And satsangs on Thursdays. The circle is complete.