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Bravery is not exactly the word... it's more like faith. Have faith that when (Maya the illusion of self) falls away that everything will be just fine. There was a level of trust here that listened to the Enlightened Masters that came before explaining it's not a gaining, it's a falling away. When the self falls away everything is found. And it's simultaneously recognized the self never existed. ❤

See the tricky part about this work is recognizing the separate self is the only thing that wants this to happen. In reality everything is perfect whole and complete just the way it is... nothing needs to be done... everything is already done in fact it may have never started. The destruction of the planet is just as incredible as the thriving of it. There's no rules no boundaries no should or shouldn't's no prerequisites. Everything is as it is for what else could it be.. No thing need be done... it's party time or not either way is the way...?

Yes meditation was being used a lot here as well. Quieting the whirl wind of Mind or pathological thinking seemed key in a sense. At that time Leo's distraction the egos favorite defense mechanism video became quite helpful ❤

Goals can still arise they just don't feel personalized, like there's not an egoic self agenda driving the need any longer. Not that much changes in this sense... Im still going to finish my military career so I can support the family financially. Nothing needs to be done but why not make the world a better place...❤ Yes the separate self is seen as a fiction. What's left is a conditioned human body Being!

No problem ..yeah it's crazy all right and whatever path you choose is your Great Way ?

It's really interesting, it did seem like when I turned my external seeking energy inwards 180 degrees, it led to stumbling upon the realization that the 'ME' character was an illusion or a story that was bought into. But simultaneously it feels like it was just something that happened. Almost like when the fruit is ripe it falls from the tree... I'm still not fully convinced there's a path or a way that can lead to Awakening... All that is known for sure here is when (Maya the illusion of the self) fell away, a lot of strange things happened afterwards such as disentangling from social conditioning and also recognizing the separate self never actually existed and the whole thing was a sham... What a beautiful Wild Ride ❤

The thing is, there's no exact answer... my suffering in the military is allowing me to collect a retirement check after 20 years... I literally couldn't stand so much of it. But simultaneously it was challenging and I would not take back many of the experiences. Strange and beautiful things seem to happen around suffering. It may have even partially led to my Awakening. Follow your heart is number one..❤ "The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinion for or against. The struggle of what one likes and what one dislikes is the disease of the mind" - Sengstan, Hsin Hsin Ming

Yes exactly... feelings still arise but they don't feel personal and they absolutely do not linger here whatsoever like they used to. So there is nothing here enjoying everything after enlightenment ? and these feelings are deeper and richer than ever.

? ❤ time for bonus points haha...

Really excited for this!!

"All of this silly circus is simply the eternal play of oneness apparently seeking itself. It is the wonderful cosmic joke oneness plays on itself by pretending to be an individual seeking something called “not being an individual”. When it is suddenly and directly rediscovered by no-one that liberation brings with it the realisation that there is nothing to seek and no one to become liberated, then there is much laughter" - Tony Parsons

ME 2...they are incredible movies ❤ so detailed!!

Yeah its totally the best show in town. ❤ it's gloriously meaningless.

Like it's real and unreal like it matters and doesn't matter. To an individual things matter to existence nothing matters. Ultimately nothing matters. Whether you spend your life in a cave or become the president of the United States they're both exactly the same thing. Pure free Boundless Energy with no meaning purpose or value whatsoever ❤

Yeah definitely don't beat yourself up over this... it's completely normal and it's good that you recognize your judgments..❤ this is all just conditioning. Without our conditioned judgments on things, everything is neutral. There are no real good or bad's, should or shouldn't's. What happens is we place an overlay on top of reality. Without this overlay everything is just naturally flowing perfectly. Once we lay down this overlay, things that help the 'ME' character are labeled as good and things that do not are labeled as bad. If I think meditation and eating white rice are good, people that meditate and eat white rice are doing the right thing, if not they're doing the wrong. We think our perceptions are important but things are just happening whether or not we're sitting back judging them. Without our perception on life, things are just flowing perfectly. Nothing needs to change or be done. ?

A crazy thing to recognize is nothing matters at all. Whether you suffer your whole life or have the best experiences and visit every single world attraction. Glancing down at a pile of dogshit on the sidewalk is exactly equal to any other life experience. None of it matters or holds any value whatsoever. Or you could say they both hold the exact same value. Completely neutral...equal 0. Nothing needs to happen, nothing needs to be done, nothing needs to be achieved. Everything is perfectly whole and complete nothing is missing, the separation never occurred it was an illusion. ❤

It seems like there's a lot of things that can cause suffering but It ultimately boils down to "the resistance to what is happening". And yes, when you are identified as a separate self and it feels like it's happening to an individual ME character, it can intensify the feeling of personal suffering.

The separate self is an illusion anyways so nothing really needs to happen. But If seeking happens, it happens...so it is. At the end of the journey, what's usually recognized is what was longed for was already the case. Everything is already perfectly whole and complete. All that's required are eyes to see this. ❤ Follow your heart for your truth...?

The middle path ❤

Just tell them it's unknowable, which it is ❤

Liberation can feel like the combination of a lot of different things, but it's really just freedom from our own minds. When I had my Awakening the energy of the Me character dissolved, which untangled me from social conditioning, and I snapped out of the Matrix. The egoic self agenda was completely seen through and was no longer able to control me. We go to Great Lengths to fix up our prisons and make them more comfy. When our self-image or sense of self-worth is still connected to the outcome of our actions, true freedom has not yet been achieved.(example: If your self-worth can feel diminished by your actions or lack thereof). When your self-image and sense of self-worth stays neutral whether you sit on the couch in your underwear eating cookies all day? Or save a family of 6 from a burning down building. You've reached liberation.

Wow ? I'm in Ventura CA... I don't know any psychics, but you should check out Shakti Festival in May ❤ There'll be a lot of cool spiritual workshops & men group discussions.. I went last year. It's awesome.. best yoga experience of my life with Kia Miller https://bhaktifest.com/shaktifest/

When I recognized the ME was an illusion, there was an energetic shift that took place. I started shedding these layers and feeling lighter and lighter until there was nothing left. I felt like I became nothing and simultaneously everything. I have been no-one for almost a year-and-a-half now lol. There's still a character left over the essence of me you could say. It's been pretty wild to say the least. ? When you become nothing you're free to be everything. No one can enter the gateless gate so be nobody. ❤

What are you talkin about dude? There isn't even a you. You're not in control of anything, you don't exist.....a bird just flew over your head and you didn't even know it.