Galyna

@mmKay I read about it too, that it is not us who craves sugars, but bacteria in our bodies.

Talking about relationship only: if you love truly me and I love you, we will be willing to work on our flows. Yes, all lies can be forgiven. If you lied to me, saw that I suffered, next time you will understand that lying = hurting the loved one. You won't lie again and will try to be more aware of your words and actions. If I see that you are lying, I will try to be more compassionate to understand your motives, because I love you, right? I will forgive you by giving the chance. I will talk to you. But if you are constantly lying to me and I know it, then I lie to myself and create more suffering by staying with you,

Reality is basically a feeling (which is perception) and a thought. That's it. So simple, there are no other components in it. Even a thought is a feeling because it is a sensation. Both people who suppress and who do not suppress feelings, feel the same at a different degree. Those who suppress, feel less because they can shift their attention to something else. They do not allow the full-blown show to expend. However, one day the mechanism won't work, and they are going to face everything they have been suppressing for years. I would not mess with a "spring" since it is dangerous and you are going to have an effect, it will hurt. Those who do not suppress are closer to the Being because they allow the flow of pain/or pleasure naturally run its course through them. You are alive because you feel. Tomorrow you will be motivated to get up from the bed because you feel, you are here on forum because you feel....etc. Feelings are tool to pave your direction in life. If you are very authentic and allow them to guide you, feelings can be a compass. You won't fool your feelings, they are a good detector of lies and manipulation, reaction to your actions and words. Deep down you will always know because your feelings will never deceit you. It is all about the degree of your honestly with yourself and how deep you are courageous to go to find out the Truth. Mind is rational because it wants to survive, feeling is irrational because it wants to morph and transcend. Mind is male and feeling is a female. They are one. Feeling is a death, and a thought is a life. For thinking people to advance to the truth, you will have to drop your identity with your mind. Until then, you will never feel things clearly and will forever be locked in your point of view. Feelings are leading you to the Ultimate Truth.

yup

Buckle up, it is going to hurt if you are truly on the spiritual path. One day you will completely wrack your ego. I have noticed an interesting thing about myself, and I am sure many of us can agree that when we’re hurting, there is this instant lever that launches a very uncomfortable process. And what do we usually do at that moment? We keep seeking comfort, drawing in escapism, either through various distractions, food, or sex. I have this image in my head how a person walks via Dolorosa (famous street in Jerusalem), crying as hard as he can. Then climbs a mountain of ascension, his feet are bleeding. Almost naked, wearing the white cotton cloth/long shirt (symbol of a spiritual purity), gives up his own body into the hands of God/Absolute/Love. Surrender truly hurts. If you are a controlling type, you will resist till you shed the last drop of blood. Believe it or not, this process of struggling through life will exhaust the hell out of you. And when you can barely fight, ego surrenders. And probably it is going to be a turning point in your life, when surrender, once seemed so unattractive, would be a very desirable option. This is how you understand if you’ve truly surrendered. You will welcome the pain and honor the process, because only this pain can hone your being by casting the last layers of your ego. Till one day you’ll feel absolutely naked, facing inevitable cessation of everything that has been so dear to your heart. This minute you will understand that you have surrendered: completely, totally, utterly.

And for those who naturally suppress, what would be the advice?

Let’s put it this way, we are all here one big contribution ?.

What helps me to awaken from the illusion that there is the other: First, a simple intellectual realization that there is no other, then of course, all the issues are gone in a second, in my mind. But here is the trick, you can not get there intellectually. This process will gradually unfold for you. However, samsara sucks me back in and I forget. Remember this phrase and it might help you on your awakening path: Till you see the opinion of another human being as separate opinion, you will always have an issue in life. It is going to be difficult all the time. Once you treat that opinion as feedback from Being, a Higher Self for Itself, you will ascend. Just pretend (fake it till you make it) for a while that Being conversing with Itself for the purpose of knowledge and expansion, and your body is a vessel with sensory load, in the present moment, that allows the conversation to happen. If you treat every event in your life with this attitude, it will bring you a peace of mind.

@Galyna @Asayake @Michael569 @LSD-Rumi thanks for your wonderful advises. I do appreciate your time and energy.

@Moksha I can not agree more. Thank you so much that we have such a wonderful community of people here. I am so lucky to be here on this platform.

Welcome to the spiritual path. There are no boundaries, that inner persona is You. But no that "you" as you think of your ego. Everything is you, there is no separation. You are the whole entire room and body is a part of it. Hear me out, you are the whole entire field of perception. You play with Youself.... as a Reality. There is no self, even though the illusion persist. People do not trigger you. Reality (which is you) triggers itself for the purpose of ascension. There is no free will, just surrender and let it go, whatever game ego needs to play, it will, with regards how many promises you give to yourself. You are not in control; obstacles will control you and you will be triggered you. The best way is just to let go and observe and forgive yourself everything, because you are not in control and there is no you in the first place. Treat it as a field to become a better version of yourself, like a game, even there is no control, remember this too. It is so easy when people love and agree with you. But the more growth happens when you are triggered and in pain. No growth happens in Love. Reality will shit test you every minute. You cannot run from yourself. So... let's say you think: " I am so over it and I grew out of it." Guess what, reality will put you in situation to see how your attitude will align with your feelings. I can tell you all day about how awaken I am, but I can fall apart immediately when seeing challenge. When you have awakening and really love the other as you, you won't be triggered even if they spit in your face. You will welcome the challenge and move on.

Definitely, please share as much as you can.

I actually want it more than anything now. I am here and there but it is not permanent... Nice poem, have you written it?

Wow, this is so inspiring and interesting. I am a bit jelly but happy for you as well. thanks.

It is very interesting for you to mention it. Today I was driving back home from work, and I was actually thinking about what you are saying for suffering, pondering if I should start a new thread on forum. Every single moment of this ego's suffering was designed to lead this ego, Galyna, to awakening. Otherwise, she would never awake. I know why I have never had something I have been wishing from all my heart. Because Absolute uses my desire as a carrot to show me the path to the Self. Then I have realized that it is a tool, unfulfilled desires are great tools toward self-realization. And now, think about it: absolutely all your dreams will come true, except one thing! There won't be you there anymore to enjoy them. Do you want your dreams to come true? Just move toward awakening, LOL

Thanks ? ♥️

@YogiCosmos @Proserpina @Carl-Richard @Edvardas @Holykael @Breakingthewall @Razard86 Thank you so much guys for stopping by and sharing with me your valuable thoughts. I do appreciate your participation and time. I do not have that much time to reply to each individual today. But I read everything and took into consideration your ideas and thoughts. Have an awesome and magical day. Here is a song for you to dance. Madonna - Like A Prayer (Official Video) - Bing video

@Razard86 Because it is larger than Life. And requires enormous effort to go where it hurts the most. Nobody is willing to die slowly cutting his body parts. Men are way weaker in the field of emotions; they are super apprehensive of emotional pain. Therefore, heart attacks and strokes. Historically, women managed to survive in an extreme condition better than men. Men are fragile mentally, not physically, of course, due to hormones and various functions they have to perform, and their purpose on Earth. But yeah, you know it, I am done with preaching.

I agree, you suppress the emotional part of you. Emotions imply pain as well. But no matter how hard you try, human beings are everything but rational. We are living creatures, we are emotional from head to toes, even though masculine is a bit further away from feminine on the spectrum.

@Proserpina thank you for being my Inspiration today. I am sorry if we have misunderstood each other.

I am not trying to be confrontational; we are here to help each other grow. I have just read the whole entire thread again since you mentioned it. First of all, I have noticed your predisposition to point people what they have been missing, you did this twice in this thread, please read above. Second of all, it was not my intention to recognize who had surrendered. We were talking about the author of this thread. I wrote my interpretation of how I see his post. I do not deny any of your experience. Notice I haven’t said anything about you “lacking awakeness” (as you call it). Notice how your ego constructed the situation, assigned meaning, and propelled based on all this assumption. I do not even know you. I do not assess nor blame you. I am just here for a pleasant experience. We do not need to talk to each other arrogantly. Right?

1. It is impossible to develop universal qualities that will fit every user on this forum. 2. You will get rid of some judgements to only recognize that in a brand new situation you will have another judgements to work on, LOL. 3. Every person on this forum will have their own vision about your opinions and writing style. 4. Criticism is an egoic game, of course. 5. The other will perceive your point of view according to the situation and their mental state at a particular point of time. They will be perceiving you differently all the time, however they might NOT recognize it. 6. Allow others to play their roles/games through you. 7. Allow people to stay asleep, because sometimes their sleep is sacral as your awakening. This way one day they might or might not hear you out. 8. Love and compassion. When you truly love the other, you allow them to express as is. When they are relaxed, they are open to new ideas and actually, they are ready for expansion.

And who/what interprets that energy? What gives meaning and quality to it? Let’s be honest. Maybe your mind? What’s wrong with sitting here and playing submissive? I would encourage you to explore it. Does submission trigger you? Why? We can dive deeper to help you seeing something your mind is hiding. You have to understand that everything is a projection of your mind. And there is a reason for it: external objective reality doesn’t exist. There is only You. So whatever projection your mind chooses for today, it will be there. I don’t have to decide anything, my dear! I am your pure imagination. Wakey wakey, eggs and bakery…♥️?????

Masculine struggles with self-love way more than feminine, just because men are closed to develop the sensual part of their essence, they are a bit further away from feelings. I think guys on the forum are good. I have not noticed them being arrogant, they are just guys who thinks they can outsmart each other. Normal battling between males. Now… this is NOT what he was trying to say in this thread. I didn’t pick this vibe that he encouraged feminine to seek therapy. He would never advise this, because therapy implies ego story development. Also, he is NOT triggered. Remember what you see in me is not mine but yours. Mine is what I see in you!