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@ivory sounds good. What kinda meditation techniques did you say you do now?

@ivory i think its fair to say you're a little freaked out at this point? becoming God is no small thing. But in the end this is what it's all about. Go with your heart. If you want it go for it. After all..you ARE God and this is your sandbox.

@Shin ok...actually i can't say that. The first one i had may have been a glimpse then one i had today can be considered that. But i have been experiencing on/off bliss all day..was lingering between states and a little out of it but no backlash or anything. Guess it could be plausible

Yes and Leo is you

No Leo doesn't teach Advaita Vedenta. You still don't get it! He teaches TRUTH. There is only one Truth and it transcends all Religions!! How many times do i have to beat you over the head with this until you get it!!! Religion is a duality. It is a finitude of Infinity. Infinity is prior to religion!! You are still asleep. How do i know this? How am i so much more conscious than you? Because I'm eniightened. I have become the Absolute. I hope one day your mind can open.

@Shin i don't think he means that. Ive never had a glimpse mine was full blown the whole thing. But i wouldn't think a glimpse would cause ego backlash as you do not become the Absolute.

@Marinador that's fair. So i guess this can be viewed as a tool in your toolbelt. I know i had a lifetime where i suffered and grew more conscious without spirituality in a sense purifying the ego..fighting thru addictions..etc. so true this is a very tricky thing. There is no magic pill for enlightenment. It happens when it wants to.

@purerogue wait what do you mean by suffering? Meaning not getting results or seeing results?

@Jed Vassallo Youre right about first statement. Leo is probably the most enlightened human being on the planet right now. That said being on a forum and helping and teaching other people can be very good for spiritual growth and for others. I have noticed that in my self.

@purerogue .

@Shadowraix that semi lucid state is what i was taking about. Im not quite there yet. Almost like part of you is in a non-dual state all the time. Its nuts.

@purerogue what's wrong with glimpses? Lets not take over the thread with this debate though. I would not discourage someone from the pursuit.

@purerogue that's a valid point. I might not go that far but its serious business for sure. But you don't have to give up your life. You don't stay in non-dual states forever.

Also remember i don't think it's so much about concentration as it is lack of thought. Just BEING. God consciousness simply IS. No thoughts really

@ivory well..the Do Nothing technique helped me a lot with concentration because with that method you try not to have thoughts. And that is really tricky because your mind wants to naturally think thoughts of course. So it does take practice and some are naturally more spiritually gifted then others. But the key there is to go Meta. When a thought comes up, notice its a thought and let it pass. Keep bringing your mind back to "no mind" or no thoughts. I also want to add i also listened to more than just the first two videos while doing this. I think i went into the 3rd and 4th but then listened to the 2nd one over and over while doing Self inquiry. He really has a gift at teaching this stuff.

@ivory Well i have been slacking with my meditation this past week because I've been on the forum 24/7 LOL. But typically i do 30 minutes a day to an hour a day. (would love to do it much longer if i had the time) And nowadays i focus on something on the wall and try to put my awareness on awareness and keep it there. Do Nothing / No mind. I also had been just staring at my hand to try and be in touch with what's Actual. The present moment. But i am going to try this shifting consciousness technique i thought about today and posted on. What led to my Awakening was self inquiry. I stumbled on Leo for something completely different and than found his enlightenment videos. So i figured what the heck. I was really impressed with his videos on addictions and i sensed this guy was the real deal. So i started his very first enlightenment video...was mesmorized. I'm so glad i was an open minded person or i never would have found Truth. So then i listened to his 2nd one which goes deeper...and that's when it started really blowing my mind. I started doing self inquiry while i was listening to the second one...(i believe) i also began doing the do nothing no mind meditation that i still do now. It was crazy. I had a mystical experience Ide say about 2 weeks in while doing self inquiry. I remember being in tears thanking Leo. He said it must have been a lifetime in the making. But anyway Self Inquiry can be extremely extremely powerful if you really dig deep. You will really find that you can't pinpoint yourself.

@ivory well a quick question...if you are already meditating than in a sense you are already doing enlightenment work. You can do both but keep in mind that while attaining Liberation will ultimately give you the deepest sense of inner peace, happiness and fulfillment, it is also serious business. An Awakening experience is wonderful but it usually is followed by some Ego backlash. So be prepared to be able to take a week off work if it happens So the question is have you started on any of his enlightenment videos?

@mandyjw @Anna1 Lol. That's too funny and cute. Mandy its great that you guys are both on board with Spirituality. My fiancee is just now coming around to accepting it.

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@Anna1 yes as i read the first sentence of your third paragraph i felt Being. So we are talking about the same thing.

@jbram2002 just depends on what your definition of enlightenment is. There is only One Truth I consider Awakening or Enlightenment as having a mystical experience in which you become conscious of all facets of God. God, Love, Intelligence and the becoming conscious of the nature of all of existence or your true nature. I believe after that you need to deepen your enlightenment with continued work. The more conscious you become the closer you get to this place of Permanent Liberation. It's when you are somehow able to be both you and the Absolute at the same time. An abiding non-dual state. I only recently became conscious that this is possible as i have been raising my consciousness. There is not a lot of research on Permanent Awakening yet that's why i think Leo hasn't commented about it. But i consider Leo enlightened based on my definition. But then again you are Leo and Leo is you. And there is no Leo. There is only One.

@Ponder Ponder what have you become conscious of during your mystical experiences? Did you experience bliss? For me Absolute Love = God so when I've had my experiences i felt how powerful Absolute Love is.

@DrewNows its all relative in the end.

@zeroISinfinity i felt a massive force it was terrifying and beautiful simultaneously. I think it was all of Infinity. The godhead. I did not surrender..but i was weeping and screaming like a little baby. And it has me blissing out today.