Brittany
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If you are conditioned to jump every time a dog barks, enlightenment won't stop you from jumping. However; self development will stop you from jumping. Self development changes the conditioning. Enlightenment changes the story around the conditioning.
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Are you interested in the book? Or do you think you "should" be interested in the book?
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Non-duality
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This entire thread is my netflix for the next couple of months
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Brittany replied to Pamela Zamora's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
The desire for oneness can sometimes look like "sin". When the drive "I need you to love me" doesn't get fulfilled, it may turn into suicide, murder, rape, power, control, and manipulation. People feeling unloved is dangerous. -
All of them? Personally, I think I fall into purple, red, blue, orange, green, yellow and turquoise. There are times when I get stuck in the tribe Times when I break rules Times when I am dogmatic Times when I am materialistic I am a complete hippie. Times when I am extremely open minded and can analyze complex systems And times when grace pushes me through the illusion
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This video is absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing! His videos on romantic love being a cause of "mindfulness" really gets me thinking. Is romantic love a temporary feeling of enlightenment? Is romantic love when the mind stops seeking? I also enjoyed his viewpoint on disease. I still have a hard time believing that thoughts cause or prevent disease though. I have always hated hearing that. Because I don't ever want to look at a sick person and think they caused it in some way.
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I was wrong! I figured out what I was referring to. bo·dhi·satt·va: (in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings. I guess I noticed a ton of bodhisattva's.
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Think of the lava in Hawaii right now and how it is causing destruction while simultaneously creating new land. This is what shadow work feels like. Trump is like the lava in Hawaii. He is shadow work for the masses.
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What is the difference between gratitude and contentment?
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These are all great! No one can tell you where to start. You need to listen to your intuition. What feels good to you? The mind is a computer machine. It's not really "evil". You just have programs installed that have "viruses" in them. - I use shadow work to find the viruses - I use self love to heal the viruses against myself - I use metta meditation to heal the viruses in me that attack other people - and then I use non-duality to see that the viruses were all just an illusion. I also recommend the work by Ali - The Perception Trainers for this.
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I work in Corporate America and I take my morning and night routine ridiculously serious to prevent myself from falling into the Matrix. This is my morning routine Monday through Friday before work: - wake up early - shower - listen to scientific/philosophical videos for 1 hour - brush teeth - Read spiritual texts for 50 minutes - Read a section of "Radiant Sutras" book and a section of "If It Hurts, It Isn't Love" book. One book is pure non-dual magic and the other book is a slap in the face of the ego. - Put on clothes for the day and make a cup of tea - Meditate for 10 minutes (can't close my eyes for too long in the morning or I fall back asleep) - Mirror work for 30 minutes or Yoga for 30 minutes. (I make a choice depending on how I feel) - Write down my intentions for the day in a yearly "intentions journal", write down what I am grateful for, write down what habits I want to release - Write down my intentions in my "food journal" about how I want my food to look like during the day - Drive to work while listening to a scientific/philosophical podcast on the way - Read a scientific/philosophical book for 20 minutes in my car before entering work - Go into work There is a TON of prep that I do the night before and weekend before - in order to make my morning routine really smooth and chill. The prep work is the most important part sometimes. Like preparing clothes the weekend before. And having your work bag packed up. Or your lunch already prepared the night before. etc. etc.
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You need to follow your intuition. If you are feeling exhausted with everything, make a set schedule. Meditation for ___ minutes, focus on your business for ___ hours, socialize for ___ hours etc. etc. and write it all down. But learn how to listen to your intuition. Your intuition has always been there to guide you, it has just been drowned out by your parents, teachers, friends and the media.
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Judging is a huge part of my personality. I even judge insects. haha And non-material objects. Releasing judgement and practicing forgiveness are my two main goals right now.
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I am glad to hear this! I think I have my shadows and demons to deal with regarding debt and why I view debt as "bad." Debt is not good or bad - it's neutral. You are right.
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We were taught to believe that Christians were the only ones who knew "true love". And all the non believers didn't know how to love. It was one of the most painful things I have experienced in my life - when I noticed that my Christian family and friends were not loving people from the root. But that they were loving people with hidden motives unknown to themselves.
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I highly highly highly recommend not getting into debt - if it forces you into a 9-5 job until you are 60 years old. If you get a mortgage, will you be chained to a 9-5 job until you are 60? If so, I don't recommend it. Don't hand cuff yourself on the spiritual path. You want to have the freedom for travel. If you are financially abundant or are an entrepreneur, a mortgage is fine. But if it forces you into a 9-5 job until you are 60, it will hold back your spiritual progress.
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If you are worried about survival, get that in check. But what are you calling "survival"? Survival is food, water and shelter. Are you missing one of these? If not, what you are calling "survival" might be a body/mind issue which may be coming from self love issues or lack of mindfulness. I used to consider my emotional hunger towards relationships and people a "survival" thing but it was actually stemming from my self hatred and childhood traumas. And now I have many beautiful relationships, but I don't need any of them to be happy. Good luck on your journey!
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Having fun and adventure is your life purpose. Your life purpose should be the epitome of adventure. You do not need to fix social anxiety before going after your life purpose. Lots of awkward and shy people went after their life purpose. You also don't need to be a master of relationships before going for your life purpose. If you commit to a partner who "has a problem with your life purpose" you might die without ever seeing your life purpose fulfilled. So it's always better to choose a partner who is happy about you achieving your life purpose and wants to come along for the ride. But if you feel overwhelmed, dropping the whole thing may be good for you. Life purpose is not a straight line - it is really curvy and loopy. Giving up on "finding your life purpose" might bring you closer to it in the long run.
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Shadow Work never ends. You will do shadow work until you are 90 years old.
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If you are financially independent on them in anyway (shelter, payment of schooling, food, etc.), I would wait until you move out before telling them. You can quickly tell them over dinner and then go home to your own apartment/house. They might be angry or sad but they won't be able to "punish" you since you moved out. This is similar to a person coming out as gay. Each family will respond differently.
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You don't have to tell them. My entire family is devout Christians - and they are convinced that I am also a devout Christian. I don't lie to them. Simply, no one ever asks "Are you still a Christian?". No one will ask unless you bring it up. I moved out at 18 and things have been great since. Visit for holidays and that's it.
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This is where the fear is coming from. No one is more or less important than you.
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My favorite non-duality teachers (not including the ones in books or Leo/Actualized.org): Kyle Cease Comedian turned philosopher. A lot of his videos are trippy brain-loops. Jeff Foster One of the most heart-centered non-dual teachers out there. BK Shivani I love how she breaks down the mind and human relationships while still seeing how it's all an illusion Benjamin Smythe/Jack Saturday He deletes his videos regularly , changes his name, changes his channels etc. It's all a part of letting go and holding unto nothing even his own content. So if you don't watch them quickly, they will disappear. Most of his videos remaining are re-uploads from other people. His current channel now is under a pseudo name: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCio5OqHEvB3qNYG-JSFftaA/videos Vernon Howard He scares the crap out of my ego. And he shouts non-duality like a preacher. haha There is no other non-duality "preacher" like Vernon. lol Rupert Spira Breaks down non-duality using language really thoroughly. It is the most academically sounding non-duality I have heard Prashant Tripathi Prashant is another one of those teachers that give the ego a slap in the face. Lisa Cairns She is one of the most "human" non-duality teachers, doesn't take herself seriously at all and is easy to reach online for free. She makes non-duality seem really down-to-earth and not this "far away" place. Adyashanti His teachings are easy to understand. Great non-duality teacher for people new to non-duality. Roger Castillo He incorporates shadow work into non duality. I love his non-dual teachings on shame, guilt, pride, expectation, etc. Bentinho Massaro Ben needs to include more Metta into his work (he comes across as enlightened but dead inside) but he brings non-duality on an academic level for people interested in that. Really heady stuff. Teal Swan She is doing ground breaking work lately in her Synchronicity Workshops on her website. She is on another level of I-do-not-know-what with her "parts work". She is dissecting the ego layer by layer in a way never done before. Matt Kahn He brings non-duality back down to earth and day-to-day life. - The guests on the "Buddha at the Gas Pump" podcast. https://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhaAtTheGasPum
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Scandals that resulted in people moving from Orange to Yellow: Julien Blanc Julien is a RSD pick-up-artist who had a huge scandal. After his scandal, he released a great yellow/turquoise video below called "What is happiness?". Michelle Phan Again, another person had a scandal and became yellow. Michelle Phan quit youtube and went on the sage path for a while. This is her last video on youtube- which was quite yellow and shows her journey towards truth. Quote from her video: "It wasn't happiness I was looking for, it was the truth".