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A man has a conversation with God. “God,” he asks, “how long is a million years, to You?” “A million of your years is like one of My seconds” “Ahh,” the man says. “And, God,” he asks, “how much is a million dollars, for You?” “A million of your dollars is like one of My pennies.” “Ahh,” the man says, and he thinks for a moment. “God, could I have one of Your pennies?” ”Sure, “ God replies. “Just a second.” ?

This is a very short and funny interview packed with some solid non-dual Q&A...thought worth a share ❤

Remember Gents What is true is already the case... duality or relativity are not what's actually happening... that's why it's called an illusion or Maya the lifting of the Veil. ❤ It's already here it's just whether it's recognized or not..

The ego/separate sense of self is a misidentification with thoughts beliefs perceptions ideas and energy as the ME character. When this misidentification is seen through or recognized, there can be shock there can be disbelief there can be humor, it just depends every experience is different... The Experience here was a subtle shift and a surprised feeling. So the short answer is yes it could or no it may not. These conditioned patters/Ego backlash often called Dark Night of the Soul or what's often referred to as 'me'ing and being can play out for days weeks months or years.... there's no telling how long until it happens. The main takeaway is the ego or separate sense of self is not an actual entity. Its Maya illusion of the self.

"There is no reality separate from the natural reality. There is no going beyond, no border to cross, no other side. There is no other" -- Andreas Muller “There is no message, no hints, no path, no method, no goal, nothing that is to be reached. That is the miracle.” -- Andreas Muller

Is it actually a fact that you're a neurotic person, or could it just be a belief identified with as a part of the 'ME'. What is the aim of your spiritual practices? What does Enlightenment mean to you?

Who is neurotic? Is this belief in a neurotic person having trouble inducing enlightenment anything more than just another thought arising. The question is WHO is thinking the thoughts, where is that one? Where in the body is this so-called neurotic individual located? Have a look...❤

Love this guys message!! Clear authentic loving all the way...

already tried that... he had a pillow fight with himself fell off the bed and was out cold... I went and had a cocktail at the bar ?

Lions and tigers and bears oh my...❤

Happy birthday brother! ?

"His disciples said to him: On what day will the kingdom come? <Jesus said:> It will not come while people watch for it; they will not say: Look, here it is, or: Look, there it is; but the kingdom of the father is spread out over the earth, and men do not see it" -- Jesus Gospel of Thomas

@The observer ❤ hi welcome to the forum...

There isn't an individual and there isn't a path... so what's bypassing?

"The greatest obstacle to Discovery is not ignorance, it's the illusion of knowledge"

Who wants to know?

Consciousness and awareness can be spoken about all day.... but who's the perceiver/observer/witness ? Where is this one?

It's literally the opposite of what you said here. It's seeing reality without the mind's conditioning.(filters,lenses, judgements) It's recognized subject was never apart from object... the separation was an illusion created by the mind and energy in the body. Enlightenment is Awakening from the dream of the separate individual...its simply Truth!! Psychedelics are great for throwing off the minds traditional/natural thinking patterns, and they create a new path for energy to take... it reveals alternatives... Now after this is recognized the trick is not taking any path at all... just stay neutral for a while until the illusion is completely seen through.. ❤

And simultaneously Acceptance and rejection can still occur within this freedom... Also allowing acceptance or rejection is complete freedom!! ?

True acceptance comes from awareness or understanding. Awareness alone is curative... It doesn't mean you have to like someone's behavior or necessarily tolerate it... When you understand the mechanisms that create suffering... unconditional love in all situations results.

@Zenrool There's nothing that goes beyond anything else, there's just what's happening. Of course the mind creates all kinds of stories ❤ “Comparison is the death of joy.” -- Mark Twain “Comparison is the thief of joy” -- Theodore Roosevelt

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@Nak Khid yes exactly a lot of different things could have happened she could have also recognized that he was going to leave her and wanted to die anyways... she could have even told him to kill her or have someone else do it... no one really knows.. It could have been covered up to avoid embarrassment of the family... Maybe she had a brain aneurysm who knows..

Samadhi is the 8th and final stage on the eightfold path of yoga. ... There are different levels of Samadhi, or different stages of connection with the Divine, but when the word Samadhi is used alone, it usually refers to the state of enlightenment, which is the highest form of Samadhi. Samadhi is pointing to stillness of the whirlpool of mind/ego/self. It's pointing to the disentangling of the mind/egoic self agenda/social conditioning. Samadhi is just another word for Nirvana/Awakening/Liberation/Enlightenment/Buddha nature....and so on!! "Samadhi is awakening from the dream of the separate self or the egoic construct. Samadhi is awakening from identification with the prison that I call me. You can never actually be free, because wherever you go your prison is there. Awakening is not about getting rid of the mind or the matrix, on the contrary; when you are not identified with it, then you can experience the play of life more fully, enjoying the show as it is, without craving or fear. In the ancient teachings this was called the divine game of Leila: the game of playing in duality. Human consciousness is a continuum. On one extreme, humans are identified with the material self. On the other extreme is Samadhi, the cessation of self. Every step we take on the continuum towards Samadhi, brings less suffering. Less suffering does not mean life is free from pain. Samadhi is beyond the duality of pain and pleasure. What it means is that there is less mind, less self creating resistance to whatever unfolds and that resistance is what creates suffering. Realizing Samadhi even once allows you to see what is at the other end of the continuum. To see that there is something other than the material world and self interest. When there is an actual cessation of the self structure in Samadhi there is no ego, no self, no duality yet there is still the I am, annata or no self. In that emptiness is the dawn of prajna or wisdom- the understanding that the immanent self is far beyond the play of duality, beyond the entire continuum. The immanent self is timeless, unchanging, always now. Enlightenment is the merging of the primordial spiral, the ever-changing manifested world or lotus in which time unfolds, with your timeless being. Your inner wiring grows like an ever-unfolding flower as you dis-identify with the self, a living bridge between the world of time and the timeless. Merely realizing the immanent self is only the beginning of one’s path. Most people will have to experience and lose Samadhi countless times in meditation before they are able to integrate it into other facets of life. It is not unusual to have profound insights into the nature of your being during meditation or self inquiry, only to find yourself once again falling back into old patterns, forgetting the truth of who you are. To realize that stillness or emptiness in every facet of life, every facet of one’s self, is to become emptiness dancing as all things" - Samadhi ( Maya illusion of the self)