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I watched the Bohemian Rhapsody last night. It's obvious that Freddie was in the flow/channeling on stage or whatever you want to call it. And then I "heard" the Iyrics of Innuendo: "You can be anything you want to be Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be Be free with your tempo, be free, be free Surrender your ego be free, be free to yourself" Lyrics One two three four Ooh ooh While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land While there's a wind and the stars and the rainbow Till the mountains crumble into the plain Oh yes, we'll keep on trying Tread that fine line Oh, we'll keep on trying Yeah Just passing our time Oh oh While we live according to race, colour or creed While we rule by blind madness and pure greed Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion Through the eons and on and on Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeah We'll tread that fine line Oh oh we'll keep on trying Till the end of time Till the end of time Through the sorrow all through our splendor Don't take offence at my innuendo Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh You can be anything you want to be Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be Be free with your tempo, be free, be free Surrender your ego be free, be free to yourself Oh oh, yeah If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky If there's a point, if there's a reason to live or die Ha, if there's an answer to the questions we feel bound to ask Show yourself destroy our fears release your mask Oh yes, we'll keep on trying Hey, tread that fine line (Yeah) yeah We'll keep on smiling, yeah (Yeah) (yeah) (yeah) And whatever will be will be We'll just keep on trying We'll just keep on trying Till the end of time Till the end of time Till the end of time

Your Default Mode Network is responsible for creating the sense of time, hence "deactivating key DMN nodes w/meditation or psychedelics creates the mystical experiences of "All is One" and "now, now, now". " http://happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-brain-creates-mystical-stateshow-we.html

Sort of a good example of "all understanding is metaphoric". She is a former Catholic so gets familiar visions of paradise-like green fields, God-father figure welcoming her etc.

I've been practicing it daily for the past six months, it's the craziest thing ever happened to "me". This week I had a pretty interesting shift with "the observer is the observed". Have been repeating it over and over again, such a mindfuck!

@Nahm Thank you, I always enjoy your metaphors @Dodo I used to be a heavy smoker too, ha ha. Have you read Alan Carr's book? I think it was the very first time in my life when I became aware that I am not my cravings. My alcohol addiction is much sneakier though, I can't even catch the prior thought, it's almost like boom - magically - there is a glass of wine in my hand.

Do you experience a sense of guidance on your path? Gary Weber ("Happiness beyond thought") says this self-aware field of consciousness is very selective - the awakening happens only to 1/1000 folk. He likes to quote Ramana: "(S)he knows what is best and when and how to do it. Leave everything entirely to Her. Hers is the burden: you have no longer any cares. All your cares are Hers. Such is surrender." Do you feel Her presence in your life right now?

This has been discussed here a bunch of times so I am just gonna share this video for whoever is interested. I don't want to sound arrogant, that's not my intent at all here, but the no-thought state doesn't require years of meditation - you can uninstall your outdate OS1 and upload OS2 much faster than that. I am on my third month of self-inquiry+35 minutes of daily meditation+ some chanting in Sanskrit (Nirvana Shatakam+ Gita) (sometimes just listening to it). Almost 80 percent of self-referential thoughts are gone and it feels incredibly liberating. It's not stable yet - the ego does attack with vengeance, as explained here http://happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.com/2018/05/self-inquiry-vs-egosis-how-it-works.html Usually i go through ego/monkey mind attacks every 5 days or so where I have to do self-inquiry almost non-stop: Who thinks she's losing her mind? Who's having this thought?? Who the hell sent you?? and then, like magic, it's still again. I think Gary Weber's teaching is overlooked and lost in this noisy and crowded space. You can find his books online for free. Check it out.

However, that intuition for some reason doesn't arise in the minds of entire world population but in the minds of the very few. Why is that?

Google it, you won't be disappointed

How do you do it though?

This conversation got a life of its own Here is what I meant by "guidance" : information, books, movies, music manifesting at the exactly right moment, as well as signs (quite literary, on T-shirts I see around town) as well as random conversations I overhear. Syncronicities are mind blowing to say the least. And yes @Faceless, the guidance and the guided are ultimately the same thing, but not all of us at Level 5+ just yet. I believe that Ramana Maharshi knew what he was talking about. Don't you?:)

@Enlightenment Do you feel like you are being guided?

This explanation resonates with me. Yes, you could probably manipulate the content of the dream but is the story line you are trying to create really meant to be for you? I have noticed that whatever I thought I manifested never really worked out the way I invisioned it. Dah! But if you are this space of awareness than EVERYTHING is welcome, both good and bad. A divine dance.

I had a lot of progress with Rupert Spira’s guided meditations, like this one

Love it! Great energy. I'd introduce the illustration in the very beginning and let the viewers see it for a bit longer.

Does anyone have experience communicating/connecting with others while in deep meditation?

I just watched this today and thought it was pretty good. I have two young children who are constantly pushing my buttons, which is part of the reason I am on this path. They are my Zen masters:)

I have a pretty complicated relationship with my dad and there is a lot of resistence in me, I’ve tried pretty much everything but the feelings/negative thoughts just appear out of nowhere. Long story short, I “asked” and had an insight today that he and I are acting out some sort of a karmic script where he is experiencing a bad relationship with his daughter. I have no control over those thoughts, they are downloaded as part of the script. Does this sound crazy, did my mind make it up? Or is it consistent with the bigger picture?)

@Berjohansen, @OEN thank you! @Nahm "I am kind of a big deal" LOL

I had an interesting experience during the mediation today. Feeling of anxiety and stress kept coming up and I tried just watching them, then ignoring them and nothing was working. Finally I visualized that my awareness is hugging my ego and says "I love you", and right there and then I experienced a huge traction, almost like an explosion, and it felt like my body filled the whole room. So perhaps instead of killing our ego, we should treat it like a child?:) After all, it's just a character in the movie

When I first did Leo's Neti Neti I rediscovered a hyper-awareness that I had experienced when I was around 5 or 6. I remember staring out of the window for hours, pretty much meditating without realizing it. That's why they say that the kids are always in the now.

She conveniently provides a 1-800 number so you can call and inquire

I find Rupert Spira's method of resting awareness to be incredibly powerful. Instead of moving your attention from object to object (body, thoughts etc) you divert it back to itself. I went from 20 mins to 45 mins just by defocusing my attention.

Has anyone listened to Sara Landon? She's channeling an entity called the Council. And I just saw that Ra talks about it too: apparently, the Council are the guardians of our planet.

When your mother dies you suddenly realize your own mortality like never before. You experience pure horror. So I don't think it's possible to be prepared for that unless you do some serious contemplation about death.