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@Pouya in other words - just be present. Be in the present moment. BE the present moment! Because that is really what you are.

@VeganAwake yup non-duality is the collapse of the perceiver or observer. There remains just isness. Perception is an illusion. God be izzin'!! ?❤ But God/You is/are still using little you as a puppet to explore itself/yourself in form.....

These are the limitations of language. Language is dualistic.

This is completely relative because the content within reality is completely relative. From the Absolute perspective reality is perfect. Good and bad are dualities that collapse into Absolute Good. So you are creating duality when you decide this reality is the "bad" reality, etc. You are relatively interpreting it as bad. A lack of consciousness creates devilry. In reality there is only Absolute Goodness. The devil is an unconscious God.

Its possible even while it's still there. Since this was posted a while ago how is the path coming along for you?

@coconutwater Yes winning the life lottery is exactly what this miracle of awakening feels like. Welcome to the forum. ❤?

@Nate0068 you can get a phone call in your dreams can't you?

Well said sir ?❤ God has the amazing ability to not only trick itself but to fall for its own trick! That's infinite intelligence for ya.

Ok...i see what your intentions with the post are now..interesting insight! But I'm not sure it holds water with Truth. In other words, its possible for someone to not do any theory about Absolute Love - but then pop some DMT and have a mystical experience of Divine Love. In this case, they bypassed theory altogether. I totally see where the WHY comes in for building airplanes - and i see where it could definitely play its Role in Life purpose and even realization of God - but again - is it ultimately necessary for the realization of God - perhaps not? i don't think that was the WHY behind it. Perhaps more of the WHY is so that it could explore itself but not so much that it could self realize itself. But you could probably make the argument either way.

@mandyjwYes we are using concept and theory right now to study the nature of reality. (I added that to my original post) @electroBeam so you can leverage it for more than just content...and that works great for most things..But, that being said, for grasping the nature of Truth you will hit a wall or a limit where theory can no longer go..that wall can only be surpassed with mysticsm.

@electroBeam it is what it is. From my own direct experience i became conscious of the limitations of theory. I didn't rely on anyone else. But i see how you can see it that way.

@electroBeam what you are eluding to here can also be perceived as concept VS actuality. Concept and theory are great for learning about the content within reality. But to grasp the structure of reality ultimately you will need to transcend concept/theory/ideas. Grasping reality is Actuality or becoming the present moment. (Direct experience) I used the structure analogy because it just came up in Leo's last video so i thought it was fitting. Here is some interesting food for thought...YOU are a concept! But for figuring out everything within reality theory is great.

Gandalf the Grey returned as Gandalf the White after he died and was reborn

@Synchronicity cool.

As i said - i know the feeling exactly

@Forrest Adkins try to stay mindful enough that if you are in that situation you have the consciousness to say no. You will feel a lot better about yourself after. And if you give in and say yes really contemplate why you said yes. You might have the realizaton that is isn't worth it going forward.

Reality is an Infinite Mind. You are a finite mind. I am a finite mind. We are finitudes of Infinity. But simultaneously we are Infinity. Infinity = God.

In this dream we find ourselves in the illusion is that consciousness exists in the brain and our culture ate up the illusion. The Truth is that the brain is within consciousness

@TrynaBeTurquoise sweet. Thanks for the share.

Yes studies show that they can help addiction, depression, etc...excellent input.

@Arcangelo nice job on 8 yrs man congrats. I don't like the term alcoholic the way they use it in AA because it tends to have the connotation of the person being broken. These are addictive substances. But yeah - the longer you stay away from it the less you obsess about it. When you stop caring or thinking about it then it has no meaning. @Forrest Adkins it seems in your case you seem to be around it on weekends and then you are like fuck it..it is fun and feels euphoric. I don't get the impression you obsess about it during the week. But yet in that moment when you are presented the opportunity - you stop thinking about the potential ramifications or the guilt you will feel afterwards. You are feeling good in the moment so you aren't able to see it. So for now as @Nak Khid stated - stay away from these situations until you really have no desire for it anymore to the point where if you got into those situations you could easily say no thanks.

@Forrest Adkins i know this feeling exactly. It is like a tug of war between two parts of yourself and it is pure suffering. Ultimately you will need to reach a point where the negative ramifications of your drug use will become so strong within you that the side of you that wishes to align with Truth and purify your defilements will win out. The devilry side will merge into this and fade but it will not die easily. That is purification. Good luck my friend. Tools for this are to become content in just Being. Go meta and realize that materials and substances are hollow and imaginary. They are providing an illusion of happiness when in fact it is just an illusion. They aren't even real. You can be happy just Being. This is easier said than done. I still struggle with this even though i am conscious that it isn't real. Become conscious of triggers. Realize when triggers arise and trigger your desire for this hollow egoic stuff and try to go meta and let the good side of you talk yourself out of it. Look at long term rather than the short term hollow high drugs would provide. Keep drilling this into your mind. Keep yourself away from potential triggers. Perhaps find friends that stay sober. Also it does get easier the longer you can go without substances. Cravings diminish. Good luck again.

@Nickyy agreed @sumire i think if you contemplate enough you will see that maybe you identified duality as something negative and associated it with the devilry of the ego. Perhaps because you were so focused on the first half of the circle - non-duality, that maybe you then created this identification or association in your mind.

@sumire welcome to the forum and great question - I'm sure you will get a lot of replies! The way i see it is that you need to be able to seamlessly shift between duality and non-duality because ultimately they are One. And i do not consider an intimate connection with another ego inflation or an ego defilement. Just because from the Absolute perspective it is One does not mean you can't have meaningful relationships in the realm of the relative. Both duality and non-duality can be embraced Ultimately it's up to you - there is nothing wrong with being by yourself either.

@Nahm fantastic.❤?