Is this a potential awakening?

[AJBrew]

I had an epiphany while stationary in my car today, and I’d love for others here to reality check what I’m about to share. It hit me that this whole identity or ego we’re so fixated on this idea of “who we are” is completely illusory. Instead, what we truly are is this underlying, fundamental essence or presence of reality itself: a pure, formless awareness with no fixed point of reference? I had this familiar feeling or unfolding like I was back in adolescence when I was completely receptive and present.

So could it be that death is this full unveiling, the absolute realization or unfolding of this awareness and presence? In other words, death is a complete return to our true being? 

Edited 21 hours ago by AJBrew

[theleelajoker]

Maybe 

https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/58422-san-pedro-trip-jesus-fucking-christ-jesus-fucking-christ-jesus-fucking-christ/

[Persanity]

You’re right, ego is mostly a mental story, and beneath it lies pure awareness. Many traditions see death as shedding that ego and returning to this true, formless self. It fits with what people experience in deep meditation or near-death states. Just remember, this is more a personal or spiritual idea than a scientific fact.

[AJBrew]

@theleelajoker I appreciate that link. This must be more of a subtle experience that a complete blowing out I'm assuming.

@Persanity What saddens me about this is the dual nature of wanting to experience things from an individual isolated perspective but at the same time the costs that comes with that while also desiring to be limitless and free as well. 

[Inliytened1]

2 hours ago, AJBrew said:

I had an epiphany while stationary in my car today, and I’d love for others here to reality check what I’m about to share. It hit me that this whole identity or ego we’re so fixated on this idea of “who we are” is completely illusory. Instead, what we truly are is this underlying, fundamental essence or presence of reality itself: a pure, formless awareness with no fixed point of reference? I had this familiar feeling or unfolding like I was back in adolescence when I was completely receptive and present.

So could it be that death is this full unveiling, the absolute realization or unfolding of this awareness and presence? In other words, death is a complete return to our true being? 

Yes that's it.  Thats enlightenment when the realization dawns.

Edited 18 hours ago by Inliytened1

[Hojo]

Its an insight. You wont have to ask when you awaken. You will be stunned for years. Its beyond identity.

Edited 18 hours ago by Hojo

[Inliytened1]

Just now, Hojo said:

Its an insight. You wont have to ask when you awaken. You will be stunned for years. Its beyond identity.

Yuppers

[Inliytened1]

2 hours ago, AJBrew said:

I had an epiphany while stationary in my car today, and I’d love for others here to reality check what I’m about to share. It hit me that this whole identity or ego we’re so fixated on this idea of “who we are” is completely illusory. Instead, what we truly are is this underlying, fundamental essence or presence of reality itself: a pure, formless awareness with no fixed point of reference? I had this familiar feeling or unfolding like I was back in adolescence when I was completely receptive and present.

So could it be that death is this full unveiling, the absolute realization or unfolding of this awareness and presence? In other words, death is a complete return to our true being? 

BTW prepare yourself when it actually happens your ego will die and you will be left with only pure awareness.  But there will be ego backlash afterwards. 

Edited 18 hours ago by Inliytened1

[theleelajoker]

52 minutes ago, AJBrew said:

 

@Persanity What saddens me about this is the dual nature of wanting to experience things from an individual isolated perspective but at the same time the costs that comes with that while also desiring to be limitless and free as well. 

Yes me too

[Hojo]

@Inliytened1 ego backlash bust just be karma.

[theleelajoker]

31 minutes ago, Inliytened1 said:

BTW prepare yourself when it actually happens your ego will die and you will be left with only pure awareness.  But there will be ego backlash afterwards. 

 I assume you speak from experience? How was the backlash for you?

[Breakingthewall]

The ego isn't illusory; it's a limited, comparative, superficial perspective. You truly are the drop, but you are also the ocean. The ego is the drop's perspective; openness is the oceanic perspective. Both are real; one is limited, the other unlimited. Reality is always both.

[AJBrew]

@Hojo That makes more sense and aligns with the experience more.

@Inliytened1 Oh geez man that sounds intense, hope to god if that does happen it's over the weekend or something.

Edited 16 hours ago by AJBrew

[AJBrew]

@BreakingthewallDo you think its possible that our egos or the essence of our individuality leave a permanent imprint on reality, even beyond death?

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[Breakingthewall]

49 minutes ago, AJBrew said:

@BreakingthewallDo you think its possible that our egos or the essence of our individuality leave a permanent imprint on reality, even beyond death?

From an unlimited perspective anything is the same that anything else, both are, and that's everything.

From a limited perspective the slightest movement has infinite butterfly effects, and is created by infinite butterfly effects.

[Hojo]

@AJBrewAn insight will brain blast you but awakening is like 1 million insights at once. Its like you get every single insight at the same time and your brain explodes and you are left stunned. You have to sit there and say what the fuck just happened to me for years.

Edited 14 hours ago by Hojo