Posted April 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Carl-Richard said: To understand the depth of suffering, pleasure, and pain, and how it relates to enlightenment. It's the most central aspects of life. What purpose would it "not" serve knowing this things? It paints false pictures that mislead seekers. Suffice to know that enlightenment is the end of your suffering. All the rest will only make you fantasize about something incorrect and make it harder for you to see the truth. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 @winterknight can you still become enlightened while on anti-psychotics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, daniel695 said: @winterknight can you still become enlightened while on anti-psychotics? Yes. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 Can you share with us any useful guided meditations on YouTube that you may know about? Or perhaps if you're interested, you could make one on your own channel? Thanks for taking the time to answer all of our questions! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Buba said: Why did you do this? There's no single answer to that question. Anyhow I don't really answer questions about 'my' experience or motivations. Isn't helpful. 51 minutes ago, Gudakesha said: Can you share with us any useful guided meditations on YouTube that you may know about? Or perhaps if you're interested, you could make one on your own channel? Thanks for taking the time to answer all of our questions! A guided meditation is an interesting idea. Don't have one yet. Meanwhile, follow these instructions for self-inquiry. Edited April 29, 2019 by winterknight Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 Do enlightened people daydream? Fantasize? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, Buba said: Do enlightened people daydream? Fantasize? Don't really answer questions about the experiences of 'enlightened people'; the answers are always misleading. But if you have questions about your path, I'd be happy to answer. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 @winterknight you are really patient and kind enough to avoid the questions which are actually distractions and not in anyway helpful to the seekers ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 15 hours ago, winterknight said: Suffice to know that enlightenment is the end of your suffering. How can I know what this really means if I don't know the difference between pain and suffering? Intrinsic joy = being x meaning ² Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Carl-Richard said: How can I know what this really means if I don't know the difference between pain and suffering? You know what suffering means (compared to pain or otherwise) in your experience. No need to worry about what it means in the "enlightened" experience. Your suffering will be gone. That's the promise. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, winterknight said: You know what suffering means (compared to pain or otherwise) in your experience. No need to worry about what it means in the "enlightened" experience. Your suffering will be gone. That's the promise. So what you're saying is that the mind-body identification with suffering ceases, but suffering itself doesn't cease? Intrinsic joy = being x meaning ² Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said: So what you're saying is that the mind-body identification with suffering ceases, but suffering itself doesn't cease? That's one way of putting it, but like all ways of putting it, it's inaccurate and incomplete. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, winterknight said: That's one way of putting it, but like all ways of putting it, it's inaccurate and incomplete. Ok. Do you think it's possible to end all suffering though? Intrinsic joy = being x meaning ² Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said: Ok. Do you think it's possible to end all suffering though? Why not find out if there is suffering to begin with? Look into yourself and you'll find the answers to your questions. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 30, 2019 15 hours ago, winterknight said: Don't really answer questions about the experiences of 'enlightened people'; the answers are always misleading. But if you have questions about your path, I'd be happy to answer. Thank you very much. I am reading the book of Daniel Ingram. He speaks about investigation three characteristics, true nature of sensations. He speaks about making effort to do that. How to do that? When I meditate I just observe. Should I just keep observing until three characteristics reveal themselves or is there any specific technique? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 30, 2019 @winterknight , is it true what Leo says, I created you to understand myself? “Words are like Leaves; And where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 30, 2019 @winterknight If we are not our thoughts, then where do they come from, and why do we have them? I appreciate you can't think a thought before you have thought it. However, could it not be that our mind is our soul, and we supposed to be able to think, and this really is the only way of being possible? How other way could it be? Maybe we ARE our thoughts, we have the ability to think a thought before we have thought it. I read your blog on desire and you say look beneath the hood of what you really think you want. That involves thinking. It seems paradoxical that we want to try to work towards a quiet mind (even though many here say we don't have free will and we don't exist etc), but yet to do that it involves a lot of thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Buba said: Thank you very much. I am reading the book of Daniel Ingram. He speaks about investigation three characteristics, true nature of sensations. He speaks about making effort to do that. How to do that? When I meditate I just observe. Should I just keep observing until three characteristics reveal themselves or is there any specific technique? I can't comment on his techniques and ideas. The technique I recommend is self-inquiry as it is explained in this link. But it's not just about one technique. Learn about the path more broadly in these links. And my book lays things out in more systematic detail. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Shaun said: @winterknight , is it true what Leo says, I created you to understand myself? One can say that as a playful metaphor, but in fact no ideas are true about ultimate reality. 1 hour ago, Paul92 said: @winterknight If we are not our thoughts, then where do they come from, and why do we have them? I appreciate you can't think a thought before you have thought it. However, could it not be that our mind is our soul, and we supposed to be able to think, and this really is the only way of being possible? How other way could it be? Maybe we ARE our thoughts, we have the ability to think a thought before we have thought it. I read your blog on desire and you say look beneath the hood of what you really think you want. That involves thinking. It seems paradoxical that we want to try to work towards a quiet mind (even though many here say we don't have free will and we don't exist etc), but yet to do that it involves a lot of thinking. Yes, the mind must be used to kill the mind. Thought is needed for a time, but at a certain point we use it to look beyond it. As to "where thoughts come from and why," the answer is -- do they in fact come? Follow the path and you will find that this question dissolves. Website/book/one-on-one spiritual guidance: Sifting to the Truth: A New Map to the Self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
