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  1. We can make a movie about it

  4. My Path To Somewhere, I Hope...

    abrakamowse replied to abrakamowse's topic in Self-Actualization Journals

  5. My Path To Somewhere, I Hope...

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    @All_Around_Me Yes, the crazy part begins after that Lol... I will be posting it soon. Maybe on Sunday. I am working on it. I'm thinking in adapting it into a comic hehehe... and thanks for reading it.
  6. No Paul, the only way is through insights of our true self. And we understand it while we have the experience but when you want to explain it there's no words to explain it because it transcends law of physics or our senses. That's why is so difficult to prove, only personal experience can achieve that. And not through thinking or empirical methods. In fact, there's no methods.
  7. I really like that point of view, It's close to what I think right now.
  8. One more thing: Remember that Steve Jobs (and many others) pursued enlightenment and he talked a lot about the benefits of meditation, he even asked that in his funeral the Yogananda's book "Autobiography of a Yogi," were given to the people who attended to it. So, he pursued also dis-identification and he also had a great career. You can read more here about that: http://www.inc.com/hitendra-wadhwa/steve-jobs-self-realization-yogananda.html
  9. @student One thing that it took me long to understand is that "we" can't do nothing. You just have to do your meditation, continue working but don't worry. Relax and enjoy the ride. It will happen when you are not expecting. If "you" try to do it (I mean in the ego state) that can drive you crazy. Leave it to your "higher self". He knows better than the ego.
  10. @JustinS LOL Awesome!
  11. I found an article about that, interesting. http://fractalenlightenment.com/14294/enlightening-video/alter-your-genes-and-cure-any-disease
  12. Ok, this is my take but I really don't know. It is something I am still trying to understand. My idea is that everything is created by the one consciousness. The environment, the world, everything is consciousness. Because genetics is a lot influenced by environment we can say that consciousness creates the necessary genetics for the soul to be enlightened. Maybe a person who has mental illness needs it to wake up at some point, we need different type of challenges to overcome to understand who we really are. But of course, all this we have no control in the sense that we are identified with our egos and all that is let's say , controlled by that consciousness, you can call it our "collective unconscious" like it is called in psychology. But this is just my opinion, I have to study more about the subject. But basically I think that our higher self creates everything that happens to us (genetics, sickness, etc) whatever we need to become enlightened and to help the big consciousness grow up. But that's my opinion so far, it can change. We need a big open mind to talk about this topics.
  13. I think this can be of help for you @JustinS I used to ask the same question myself. Buddha says that's a question to be put aside. The idea of no self helps us not to cling to anything, so we can reach freedom. " So, instead of answering "no" to the question of whether or not there is a self — interconnected or separate, eternal or not — the Buddha felt that the question was misguided to begin with. Why? No matter how you define the line between "self" and "other," the notion of self involves an element of self-identification and clinging, and thus suffering and stress. This holds as much for an interconnected self, which recognizes no "other," as it does for a separate self. If one identifies with all of nature, one is pained by every felled tree. It also holds for an entirely "other" universe, in which the sense of alienation and futility would become so debilitating as to make the quest for happiness — one's own or that of others — impossible. For these reasons, the Buddha advised paying no attention to such questions as "Do I exist?" or "Don't I exist?" for however you answer them, they lead to suffering and stress." You can read the whole article here if you like http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/notself2.html
  14. Mooji about espiritual emergency
  15. @___ Jed McKenna rocks
  16. Cool! Good to know you feel better.
  17. This meditation is gonna be yuuuuuge!!!!!
  18. Lol
  19. That's amazing, it's good that we can share experiences here because you feel more "normal" when you see that others had similar experiences. I will share some more on my journal in the forum, let us know how are you doing and what insights are you getting. This is nature talking to itself here in the forum hehehe...
  20. No, it was good Lol... It deserves the sound of a cloud on a Tuesday morning

  21. Log In Bug Fixed!

    abrakamowse replied to Leo Gura's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    Really cool, but I was becoming used to reset my password every time Lol just kidding, great job!!!
  22. @All_Around_Me Don't worry, you will be Ok. I had an experience of no identity when I was waking up in the morning, and I was so scared because I never had an experience like that before. I was shocked, confused, I couldn't think well. I remember saying my wife that this was the worst nightmare I ever had in my life. I went to the hospital too, because I was so confused I didn't knew who I was for moments, and I forgot everything, then my memory came back, it was crazy... they gave me some pills, etc. Now I know what it was and I would like to repeat that experience, the ego gets ****ing scared of those experience of nothingness. Really you had a great experience, after you process it you will realize more and more things... you are going really fast :-)
  23. Master [Hui-an] asked [Huai-jang], “Where are you coming from?” Huai-jang said, “Mount Sung.” The Master said, “What sort of thing comes here like this?” Huai-jang said, “To call it a ‘thing’ is to miss the mark.” The Master said, “Can it be cultivated or experienced?” Huai-jang said, “It’s not that it isn’t cultivated or experienced, but rather that it isn’t corrupted or defiled.” The Master said, “It’s just because it isn’t corrupted or defiled that it’s treasured by all buddhas. You’re like this. And I’m like this.” — The Platform Sutra

  24. Mind Attacks After Initial Seeing

    abrakamowse replied to Ayla's topic in Self-Actualization Journals

    This post is good to refresh our memory, I am having one of "those days". Reading it helped me to clear the mind, sometimes I get tired of being identified with thoughts, I want enlightenment now!!! Lol

  25. When Is Right Time To Learn About Enlightenment?

    abrakamowse replied to Man in the Mirror's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    The right moment to learn about enlightenment = NOW!