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Thats the right way to look at it!

Ya really beautiful, I have a few tears in my eye. God/Universe is so interesting, stories like these are just rad and mysterious. But yes, you, messages, intuition, anger, fear, dogs, cats family, friends, the mysterious elements that allow for feelings and thoughts to occur, are all god, one and the same, yet separate and unique. Enjoy!

you may not be ready to hear this, but its always best to atleast say. Your it, the life thats already happening, with you, all the "not-spiritual people", crap in the world, parents, friends, current thoughts, past thoughts, future thoughts, is ALLL it. Its it, your it, were it. There is not one not it. If your still yearning for this understanding, maybe meditation will help, perhaps kriya yoga, seriously pray to god or anything out there that may help you understand (I'm serious there are beings out there that will help) and see what happens. But remember, even during this "search" the infinity of the universe is already you living this search out.... enjoy man.

Ya no reason you shouldn't go out and do things to help the environment, non-duality allows that. You can also work through your fear of security as well.

Can you accept both and more?

A great book I read said that there are three types of awakening. The slow and painful, with lots of highs and lows along the way. The middle ground challenging with steady progress and the relatively comes easy and enjoyable, with a letting go of the old that is just so glad to be let go of. I fell on the first one, really slow and painful. So no I wouldn't want to redo it. I'd rather stay with whats been understood. But would I not do it to begin with, no, I would do it, its worth it.

Within the spiritual circles theres a lot of words and beliefs thrown around that have a lot of attached meaning. Two of the biggest are be here now, and clear your mind or meditate so you can see whats really here. The first is based upon the notion that there is a objective reality that can be seen when something called mind stuff is seen through to see a something called a really here or reality (and there is a partial truth here, but one not normally interpreted in the correct way). This new belief idea generally with it creates a division in the seer/person/self that the place in which they are at, deemed in many spiritual circles as false reality, needs to be freed from so you can find the "Truth/Infinity". These circles miss a tremendous amount of reality in this divided rejection and may find themselves in a constant mental dance in order to feel as though they are free from this old/false/wrong place, not understanding that this false place they think they are freeing themselves from is actually "Truth/Infinity" itself already. The second is similar in that it takes a notion that there is a experience that is somehow now as opposed to another moment that is not now. This again is another mental game/dance that can form in the person in which they try to align themselves in some idea of being in a now state. This can include forms of trying to breath just right, or push thoughts and feelings aside to be closer to some formed now experience, or some way of seeing their thought/feeling state as in a now, or not in a now. Again both of these are false idea's that miss the recognition of reality itself happening. One could argue that what I'm speaking about is objective seeing, but this is not objectivity in the traditional sense. There is not a viewer that sees itself seeing something to verify its objectivity over something else. You can throw many practices into this box as well, including yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, trying to be your true self (which for a lot of people is just a mental construct that someone has formed through many books on reading the subject), mantra's, and many more. Yet ironically and true to the mindfucking paradox that this Infinity is, these practices when done without getting trapped in what I've outlined above, slowly reveal the direct truth/experience and understanding of seeing and knowing yourself with and a part of infinity and maybe even sometimes As infinity. Its as if you want to do "spiritual" practice without a reason or idea, but just a simple part between waking and sleeping and having sex.

hi 1x0, Can you clarify what pursuing experience that pulls you means. And then what you mean by putting the brakes on as a result of those statements. Generally those statements aren't thrown around to stop, but widen the mystery of things. If you mean looking for what interests you and then these statements somehow make you believe that you shouldn't since you are nothing and constantly changing, so whats the point of pursuing. Then ask yourself what do you want to do, and forget about what you read is right? Nothingness can still enjoy pursuits and changes, and its own nothingness as well. Why not celebrate in the unique and changes that happen as well. If its because you read somewhere that things are not this way ultimately, just throw it out, its b.s.

If you can get lost in enjoying yourself, then just do that. If your in the figuring out stage, take a look at a post I did, it may be helpful.

Ya its a hard thing being alive isn't it. Its ok. It sounds like it may do you some good to create some company, just simple companionship can go a long way. The being outside thing is natural, we feel good in the outdoors as humans, its close to home from our evolution. I am sure you can find Source now. Its there trust me. Have you ever just sat for a moment in silence and really just asked god for a sign or a little love (I know god is dismissed a lot these days, and totally understand if you don't like god, but really be open to it just once and see what happens). You'd be surprised, something may open up you were not expecting.

Have you proven that your thinker of your thoughts and feelings? Have you proven that you have free will? Or that the brain is the source of free will or perhaps god? Have you proven that your a human being? I imagine you anyways carry on as though they are grounds to be rational from, yet they remain unproven. Dont be so hasty to throw things away as foolish.

nvm

Can you accept or let in the paradoxical possibility that yourself being different and apart of it all, are the same? That love and its opposite are the same. Its all the same source man. When you can let that in totally, then you are it, it is it, they are it, its all it. But don't let that drag you into nihilism, just let worry about what I said go, and see what happens.

Are you sure all of reality/infinity follows this principle of "expands itself at this uncanny, stable rhythm - the 'mastery' rhythm." Just out of curiosity what same/similar rhythm does a tree growing and human ego mastering have? Really would be fascinated if you pointed this out.

Many gods and all is god within nonduality dont conflict. They only appear to too you.

The universe can communicate in some interesting ways. Looks like it could of been something. What are you lonely about?

this can be a weird place to be, sometimes I still feel this come up. What I've found is that this is a nihilistic interpretation that happens on its own through the mind. You see the is: being the end ? what's left to discover ? what's left to create ? is it borringness that his left ? Are all worried/fearful conclusions being drawn in relation to a big understanding that is growing in you. don't worry, see the truth of what I'm saying. trust and let the remainder of what happens when you drop your worry of what it means, be the life that you allow to happen and grow into a new you. keep coming back to this over and over till you pass through this fearful response/habitual response.

Three sides of the coin are true, false and unknown. Direct experience is still an idea and one that many dont see. Like the be "here" "now", see things as they "really" are. Just idea's one conceives they are achieving when they think its happening.

First what do you mean by grounded? Like unaffected? Your always gonna feel, something, your relationship to it is what matters. Stable in your belief of yourself? This may or may not be serving you. Meditation is something that can have a grounding effect on some. choosing to meditate and be with what ever arises not holding on to it or fighting it or talking with it. Then when your in the world you can be more freely as though it was a metaphor for your meditation practice, not clinging, fighting or arguing with it. simply be there, understand, state your case and move forward.

You think you, the patterns, the pill pattern and the existential are different things. They are all one and the same.

Welcome! Just out of curiosity, what did you find most informative or useful?

Thats a really good point, it is easy to get frustrated for the reasons you said.

So I've just started making video's and since I've been frequenting these forums for the last two months and getting to know some of you, I thought I'd post one I did on Halloween, and some how feels relevant. Let me know what you think.

Your actually onto a lot of truth here, and its very important to let in. You may actually like my video I just made, it may hit home for you. In fact a lot of what I say comes from a perspective much like your seeing into now.... Oh and yea it was Halloween.

Ya I wouldn't force anything on him, in general, maybe if you guys knew eachother for longer you could bring up some of the Leo reflecting stuff. But if you want him to look into some of these same subject matters, perhaps Alan Watts is a good alternative. He's brilliant, educated (oxford professor in philosophy and religion I believe), experienced in Buddhism, and probably one of the best story tellers and synthesizers of knowledge around (although he's dead).