James123

Exactly. But there is no "I" there. That's the core. It is actually Being what You really are. That's it. End reflection of Being is the Love. What can be better to say I love you to someone without any expectations? Without any talking just hugging to broken heart? Holding hands of orphan child? Because, it is You (not "you as self or ego). Yes. But many people don't know that enlightenment is not an achievement. It is death or end of that person. Moreover, (for your thread title) If anyone claims that they are enlightened, they are not. Because enlightenment is not something to possess or announce. Because, the Truth not separate from you. It is You. Beyond mind and ego, therefore it needs no declaration.

Hey Brother. You are definitely right from your perspective. However, I was suicidal and try to suicide couple times. Till I met with @Nahm Back and forth we had hundreds of conversations and with all his sayings, i mixed with all other teachings from different teacher and it made sense. Moreover, top of that I had so much suffering in my so called personal life. Then I totally surrender and died anyway 😂 😂 😂 which is more difficult then suicide, which is quick death. Surrendering is complete burning while breathing. 😂 😂 So now, Being, therefore love, sharing, caring, crying, hugging and bliss is inevitable. Enlightenment is the best service that one can do for humanity. Because, there is no i there, therefore no conflict, expectations, divisions etc... Just saying.

I answered above to @Natasha Tori Maru .

the ego functions as a kind of practical reference point in the play of life, much like language itself. It allows interaction and communication, but it is never the truth of what You are. When awakening dawns, this “context” is seen as only a tool, not an identity, like a costume worn in a drama that falls away when the curtain closes. What remains needs no context, no reference, and yet can still appear to speak and act. Before enlightenment, the mind / ego / you runs the play. After enlightenment, the play is still there, but now You / Being are the director, not the puppet.

When the mind is utterly still, life begins to flow on its own, like a river finding the ocean without a map. No effort, no controller, no integration is needed. Yes, the mind still exists as a tool, but there is no “you” sitting at the center trying to weave it all together. You are simply the moment itself, the song, the dance, the breeze, the heartbeat. In that flow, there is only bliss and love without boundaries.

No, it is absolute and absolute Truth. Nowhere to go, hide and run. Wherever you go it is.any mutation it is, any infinite it is, any openess it is, any absence of limits or limit it is.

İt never moves. Because, Absolute. How can it move?

Of course, temporarily I am only a human. What else can I do, except Loving? What hurts you?

So, do you believe in free will?

Believe me, forget the wave. Be entire ocean. Freedom ❤️

Thoughts are just a wave in Ocean. 😊 And you are stick in a wave. The ocean does not worry about its waves; lets them rise, lets them fall.

Without 😊

There is no universe, just You.

İf you wanna don't leave your personality, just don't drop it as you are doing. However, The ego is nothing apart from the Being. It is merely the ‘I’-thought, which is a limitation superimposed upon the unlimited. When this limitation is inquired into and found to have no substance, only the Being remains. The Being is not gained; it has never been lost. In its nature, it is whole, containing silence and the play of thoughts without being touched by either.

Not the Self or Being. What I mentioned is The ego that is not present.

Just be witness of these thoughts, till witness disseappears.

❤️

Absolutely my brother. All is Love.

"you" can't. There is no you there. Therefore, it is unfathomable. Because, you are trying to be identity with it, just let go you and be pure ecstacy. Disturbance to "you". But, real You is that absolute. Only way to Be is completely opposite, letting go the person / ego who thinks, and it is complete death for the ego. And that's enlightenment. Ego doesn't come back. You are pure, raw being, which ever-present, untouched, unchanging, which is a silent, luminous feeling at the core of all experience. The pure feeling i speak of is the Being itself, prior to mind, prior to thought. Do not attempt to grasp it as an object; simply abide as it, without turning outward. When the "I"-thought subsides, what remains is this ever-present Being, unchanging and whole.

That's totally fine. Don't you feel that when you cry, there is absolute love, and there is no you there?

Of course. When you see life as a dream, even suffering becomes a dance of energy. It’s not about avoiding pain but waking up to its beauty and impermanence.

The world, events, or “happenings” do not truly exist apart from the You / Being. They only seem to exist when the mind distinguishes “this” from “that,” “before” from “after,” “me” from “you.”

Exactly 💯 it is You, enjoy, Love, laugh, cry, hug, share, care and smile 😊 ❤️

I recommend you to go to child protection places, bring them chocolate, chips, dresses, toys, and visit them always. And cry cry cry endlessly cry. You don't need to cry in front of them. But wherever you are just cry, you will be fullfiled.

Actually, no. "İ am projecting" is an effort. Moreover, what are "you? Then you can project something? There is no such thing as no story or story. Exactly 💯