i am I AM

"Nothing of spiritual significance comes without sacrifice".Maybe so. But why would spirituality have to be measured?

@Preetom The thing is, you call demon:"evil", meaning we're back at the start again. Calling a thing "outside" evil or "inside" are also, as far as I know, identical concepts as a whole for each. That being said, if the thoughts are I don't see any reason you should or shouldn't acknowledge them, as long as it is apparent that it's nothing more than this. (I don't know).

sometimes, "you" are your own worst enemy

@Joseph Maynor If it is necessary to ask another, this is not 'being'. The question appears o be circular according to this definition of 'being'! ...Consequently, help

@cetus56 Allways is @Shin "You don't know."

I think responsibility has it's connotation, in a buzzwordy sorta way. What is action/reaction? (Who cares!) Here's the real question: Can one differentiate themselves from an ego without knowing Ego?

Ohhh, man...That's where they all went to. But since my experience is your experience in the now... Noo, somebody! Get me out of the @Shin Strange Loop!!!!1

Are there multiple arguments? Or is there only the One, the ultimate true platonic argument? /s #idontknow

Great work. Thanks for sharing. ...

Self-inquiry will not be a help (only reshaping the ego) the moment you try analyze or define awareness while you are that, but rather, I would say ime, to stay in that space and at the sane time realize that that space goes on, forever. That leads to the arrival of perceiving all as:not "me".

@SriBhagwanYogiFind the borderline (that you are creating/"created") in-between the concept of your self and your thought(s). That's you. Following what you created towards you. ? Hmmmm @winterknight (Is this even describable?) *hopeful shrug*

Does emptiness feel?

@Sharp Awesome! I see now. Seriously, great obs! (Disclaimer: Valid only for one and/or additional realities. May not be eternalized.)

Every. One. ? But seriously. Well, what are you going to do about it? Besides this thread

next (i am so immature) Ok...all that is an old sad song. In any case if you're well whatever is going on, even if nobody else gets you, that is what really matters.

I haven't been here for a longtime (?) sorry...I would like to see how you can be fully immersed in nondual and then go back to dual thinking, if I heard correctly. Why and how do you choose to do that,( if true)? Thank you,

Bow down to Bao May you have a peaceful, pleasant journey.

Getting caught up in identifying with a concept like that, instead of observing it, seems like a lost cause for the ones who already see everything as a lost cause. They seem to lack the keystone of the all-encompassing love of being, and just not giving a shit.

@How to be wise There is a missing piece to this puzzle. Enlightened people mean there's no you: now. Not in "some time" in the future. In any case, comments like this is despair-mongering to fling on someone unawares, wouldn't ou say?

When not judging it and observing, just don't believe it is your thoughts. They're from the place you are looking for, rather than "you" at this time.

What type of movement creates resistance? What I'm trying to say: what movement does not create resistance?

End of article: "perhaps making friends with the ego, and learning how to control it, would be healthier than trying to destroy it." This.

Maybe you had a mini-enlightenment. If so, your consciousness is permanently changed (until you have a new enlightenment experience; pretty cool, if my (old, mid-60's) sources are accurate). That being said, consider @winterknight because he is enlightened. See "I am enlightened sincere seekers ask me anything"

Fascinating story. Yes, actually judgment is not necessary at all once you become aware of hypocrisy. After all, awareness (observation from silence; meditation helps with this) is all you need. Have you ever heard the expression "life will give you all you need, plus more"? If you want true happiness, it is right in front of you, non-hypocritically. It was very courageous of you to put your saga "out there". I don't know if I will be ready to do that for awhile! +, mine is a little more localized, so the mind tells me.

@Bluff What's an example?