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@Schahin Please dont have the desire to gain super natural powers by pursuing spirituality. Though few powers may may not come along the path but if used will vanish soon.All powers are impermenant and not real.Its an illusion. But goal of spirituality is not powers ,magic but realize truth. Remember the finite form that is the body mind is utterly powerless and doesnt have any free will to change anything. The creation is beyond the mind and the human mind can never know about that or create anything out of nothing. Dont believe new age bullshit like secrets law of attraction magic etc they are just wishful thinking. The goal is to realize truth and free from desires and live a peaceful life when in this limited body mind form.

@Hellspeed I disagree Non duality books are not taught in metaphors.It is very direct.

@Kushu2000 Adwaitha - Non duality is first of all not a new age phenomena. The Vedanta or Nonduality of Hinduism predates all religions and the exact time when they were written is also not known exactly. Jainism predates buddism. Buddhism too originated in India 2500 years back the only difference between Adwaitha - Nonduality and the Buddism is that Buddha kept silent about the realisation and the buddhists disagree with the Final realisation that You are god to You are void.Adwaitha says Atman - Brahman - Parabrahman - Sat chit Ananda to the One Absolute Infinity. Buddism on the other hand says Annatta - No atman or nothing like Absolute Infinity God - Its just a void shoonya.Rest karma,Rebirth no difference between Adwaitha - Hinduism and Buddism. The buddism here I refer to the early buddism in India. Hence the debate between vedantins and Bhuddists says history. Later Buddism spread to Tibet,China,Burma,Thailand,Japan and I am not sure about their final conclusions. Jainism,Buddism is very strict about non violence,non killing of animals for food. Hinduism accepts the formless and form as gods and god in everything and hence God is worshipped as creator,protector,destroyer and Earth,Sun,Moon,Rain,ocean,Stars,Fire,Air,Animals,Trees,Plants all are worshipped.Literally everything - nature is worshipped( The religious part ). Yoga vashishta - the non dual teachings which were Given to king Rama by sage vasishta which was believed to be approximately 7000 - 7500 years back.So it is believed Vedas upanishads - predates that. Hindus never convert people.They dont say it is your religious duty to convert others to Hinduism. Church on the other hand says Christianity is the only true Religion rest all are false.It is duty of christians to convert others to christianity. Idle worship is a sin etc. The demeaning of other religions is part of conversion. I happened to hear a indoctrination on children about Yoga in TV.The child says pastor said Kudalini is said to be Serpant power and we know Satan is a Serpant and hence it is a sin forbidden to do yoga.It is against christianity and yoga will make the person impotent ???. I dont know what holy spirit is meant in christianity. But kundalini yoga is just one of the many yogic paths or ways to realize truth. Welcome to the jungle of Spirituality ???

@Schahin Thoughts are sounds they come from brain. Rest I am not sure what you are talking about.

@EvilAngel did your sense of self vanish and experience nothingness ?

@Nathan J cost of 50 mg toad venom ? You went to a retreat or available for sale ?

@winterknight ???

@Bestyle2209 @Bestyle2209 Mind is the greatest obstacle to realize truth. Mind keeps on producing thoughts and the attention keeps on moving outside. The voluntary thoughts or thinking can be controlled to certain extent but the involuntary thoughts keep coming. So to still the mind to be devoid of thoughts it requires great practice. Since thoughts has become a habbit it takes great effort to un do that habbit. A calm quiet thoughtless stillness is required which is very difficult to master. When one is having addictions desires suppressed emotions they will keep comming. Wether one is trying to detach from mind or thoughts emotions feelings as witness Or One is trying to concenterate on breath or i feeling Mind is a distraction.Disease.obstacle. Hence it is very difficult and requires effort. @Bestyle2209

@pluto Interesting.Drop all methods and surrender to life ? Can you please elaborate more. What is this light body connecting with Avatar ? Is that beyond nothingness ?? Can you name some enlightened masters and books by them ?

@winterknight Is cognitive behavioural therapy and physcoanalysis or physcodynamic therapy are one and the same ? Is it ik to take CBT ?

@seeking_brilliance can you please clarify 1.Are you equating void to deep sleep ? 2.If void is just an appearance and is experienced then something knowing that void is prior to that.This is clear.But how come awareness or conciousness is a concept ? Please explain.Thanks.

@Soul-lover 2020 I didn't see that video. It's okay leo is wrong,sadhguru is wrong and what ever said in a book called Bible is alone absolute truth.Jesus is the only God and he sits in spirit realm along with his dad - what ever. There is no point in arguing about interpretations of words of Bible.I am not sure why people are trying to make Bible a book of Non duality just by quoting few phrases here and there of Jesus or his gospels. The religious interpretations of Bible by church is definitely not Non dual and has nothing to do with Non duality. If it is about non duality then there is no need of churches. ------------------------------------------ Non duality books are direct and there is no place for ambiguity it is about Self Realisation ( the real SELF not the false self).Non duality books doesn't speak in metaphors. ------------------------------------------ If you are interested in SELF realisation or truth. Try to find out who you are ? In your direct experience. Self Enquiry and other meditations (kriya,Shakthi path,kundalini or what ever) ------------------------------------------ I don't see any point in arguing why Leo says You are God because "my" beliefs which are based upon a book called Bible as read by me and told by others to me is in direct contradiction with What Leo says. Leo is not talking dogma,stories,beliefs of what God is. Leo says what Non duality says Thath thvam Asi - You Are That. Leo speaks from direct experience. ------------------------------------------

@Inliytened1 The God or being is experienced normally or only during deep meditation ?

Why people are answering to a question posted in 2017?

Non availability of right party or right candidates. People who are just tired of voting the lesser evil and decide not to for any including the lesser evil party or candidate. They are just tired of the whole democracy drama. I think it is perfectly ok not to vote in such conditions. Offcourse this from the political situation available in my country.Need not be applicable for all.

@JohnnyBravo Nice.May be I have to read several times to grasp your wisdom of this post.

@pluto How to starve ? Pls explain in detail.

@Vingger what is surrender ? How to surrender ? Pls explain detail.I hear people saying surrender and I understand it is very important.But don't know how to ?

@David Hammond ??? just pulling your legs Gurudev.???.If truth is one and no difference between Advaitha and Buddhism except Theravada Tradition I am glad.

@Ponder Are you nothingness or formlessness in deep sleep ?

@Angelo John Gage This is actually a very good question to ponder.But practically impossible to shut down the senses.Try not to breath or hear is it possible no IMO. (I guess Sam Harris is more inclined to Buddhism as liked quoted by @David Hammond ??? who hates Non duality) In deep sleep when the senses and the mind is also temporarily shut down there is no you no world no body no mind. Buddhism says no permanant self or Awareness - Anatta. Awareness is created temporarily by brain. In short Buddism says you are the body mind.Absolute is an illusion. Advaitha - Hinduism says otherwise. There are enlightened Bhuddists and Enlightened non dualists or Advaitins in this forum. Both agree ego is an illusion.But on the Absolute,oneness there is disagreement on you are not body mind there is disagreement. Not sure how the same experience but different interpretations.

@njuufa The enlightened person don't have a body - mind - breath ? The body mind cannot focus on the breath ?

@winterknight ???

@winterknight Suggest me the best book on Mandukya Upanishad.

@Preetom ????