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1. That doesn't count. Sure you see "others" dying. But how do you know that you are going to die? Isn't it true that you are imagining death? How do you know that you are human? Isn't that just a thought? 2. Exactly. You "assume" that. It's just an assumption. 3. Doesn't count as evidence.

@Blackhawk So all you want is a gf? That's it? And you will be happy and enjoying life?

How do you know that death is real? @Truth

The ego both exists and doesn’t exist at the same time. Depending on the perspective. Don't get Lost in too much neo advaita platitudes. The ego is more than just a thought. It's a 'sense' of self.

You imagine death.

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(if you are familiar with Buddhist teaching) that there is no individual self for each human organism. There is no self inside of you which is in control of your life and can be 'judged' objectively for its deeds. The modern scientific understanding of the "self" is that its temporary and subject to time and change and death as the body is.. And the 'mind' or 'personality' is not an abstract spiritual essence that is separate from the body.. But it's a byproduct of the brain.. There is no 'self' separate from the body or inside the body.. But rather its an emergent phenomenon of the body.. The body and mind grow together and decay together.. And we can actually change your personality by playing with the chemicals in your brain... A little injection of chloroform can erase your thinking process completely and can turn 'you' into a psycho completely lost control.... That shows you that your self is a byproduct of chemicals in the brain.. And the personality dissolves once you get older enough.. As a result of the dissolve of the neural network in the brain.. You see? That' personality ' completely dissolves in elderly people because it was never a substantial thing onto itself. And there is another issue.. The personality is not just one.. But rather it's a stream of different personalities.. My personality when I was 10 yo is different from when I was 20 yo is different from 30 yo etc.. And each moment there is something that gets added into my "self" and something that gets removed.. And sometimes people have split personality disorder.. Which is a common mental illnesses.. A person can have two different personalities because of a certain damage in his brain.. Which might make him in some cases behave like a murderer and sometimes not.. You see how this doesn't make sense because it assumes this kinda static 'soul' or 'self' that lives inside the organism statically and permanently. There just is no such thing.

This is my conclusion after hours and hours of contemplation.. nothing exists until it is observed or measured so there is quite literally nothing but what you are observing right at this present moment, the present moment is all there ever is. when you avert your attention to that which is behind you, the thing you were looking at previously doesn't exist even if you can hear it. once you can grasp this, which you cannot then you will be enlightened. so whatever it is that is in your field of view, Thats it when you get to the W of the NOW, you have missed the actual moment. even when you are driving, everything that is behind you is actually in front of you in the mirror. everything is a reflection of who/what you are. good luck wrapping your heads around this.

I'd say even the observer doesn't exist until it's observed/ recognized.

@Swarnim the point is there is nothing behind the visual field. If you look behind you.. Only then does the objects behind you appear.. At this point they are in front of you and not behind you anymore. There is nothing behind your visual field. It's mere appearance. Just like your visual field in a dream.

As a human being it's clear and obvious what you want. You want to survive and you want to feel good /be happy But.. As reality itself.. .As God.. As infinity.. As Love..as everything.. As nothing.....it seems like you want everything.. You want sadness as much as you want happiness.. And this conflict in plans between the finite self and the infinite self create dissatisfaction in life.

@SQAAD that's a common thing to want as a human. But what do you think you want as God?

@Blackhawk if there is a way out... What would it be?

@BipolarGrowth glad to see you back my friend. Hope you are healthy.

What brought you there?

@Nahm Enough.

@Nahm Stop with the quasi trolling. I mean you are a mod here.. You should act more maturely than this. Wtf lol

@Nahm dense AF.

The ego is more than just a thought. It's a state of consciousness. Thoughts come and go all the time.. Yet your sense of self is more stable and consistent than merely a passing thought.

The ego is the sense of being a separate self. It's basically your sense of self +your conditioning. It can't be pointed at.

Well...I know there are thoughts in my mind. One thought says "ooooh thats sum good lookin cookie" and then another thought says "No...it has so many calories don't do it" Then another thought says "just one!!! its no big deal" etc... and then lets say I take the box of cookies and I throw them in the lake!!!! I decided with my free will to throw that box of cookies in the lake. But actually.. What happens is.... The thought that says - good cookie is in fact a result of previous experiences and substances in your brain that you have/had no control over.. That clashes with the thought that it has too many calories which you believe to be true from the bs you've gathered from medical and magazines area (no control over that either)... It's all programming..

Letting go.

Just a quick message for truth seekers on this forum... You should take back your authority. You are the main character in your life. You should not care why masters say God is love. I don't care what anyone says. Truth has to be mine. I can't borrow it from anyone else. Then it becomes a belief. Oh the bible said God is love and Leo also says God is love. Yes but who care? I'm not personally conscious of love.. Then It's not True for me. These are just words. And one word can't describe all states and variations. Truth is endless. Stop tryig to put it in a box. You can't. As Leo said "the elephant is infinity" its every possible perspective and POV that it can be looked at from. Six blind men came across a large elephant one day that was strolling through their village. Having never seen an elephant before. each of the six men placed their palms upon the elephant to help them experience what was in front of them. The first man argued that the elephant felt like a large pillar. as he touched the elephants leg. The second man argued that the elephant felt like a large tree... as he touched the elephants trunk. The next man argued that the elephant felt like a long rope. ... as he touched the elephants tail. The fourth man argued that the elephant felt like a huge wall. ... as he touched the belly of the elephant. The other man argued that the elephant felt like a big fan... as he touched the ear of the elephant. And the sixth man argued that the elephant felt like a long hard pipe... as he touched the tusk of the elephant. Each of the blind men believed that they were right. All of them continued to argue among themselves as each thought they knew what was in front of them. Until one man. who was watching the group from afar... called out to the blind men. “The elephant is a large animal“. THE MEANING OF THE STORY This one story has many layers of meaning to it! What you experience in life is a reflection of your own perception and perspective. Your mind creates your reality in the sense that you do not always see things as ‘they’ are. You instead see things as ‘You’ are. Your perception of what’s in front of you is determined by the information already within your head. Your ideas... beliefs.. concepts... knowledge and thoughts all influence what you see in front of you... and how you experience it. How you interpret and understand something.. or someone.. depends upon the thoughts and beliefs you have accepted to be true. This is true whether we’re talking about a person.. a thing.. spirituality.. God.. or of course a religion. In the exact same e way the blind men all felt they were touching something different.. yet they were all touching the same thing.. different cultures and religions see the meaning of this story differently. The same can be said of how the worlds religions see God. All of the worlds major religions believe in.. and worship.. the same thing. . However none of these religions agree upon the fine details of what God means. Each has different customs.. different practices.. different dogmas and different beliefs. Yet all the people of these religions are experiencing the same thing.. God. while arguing and dividing themselves from one another due to a difference of perception. There are many pathways that lead up a mountain. And every traveler on those many different paths see the same mountain from a different perspective. While each path looks different to them... they are all looking at the same mountain. This is true from a religious perspective. There are many roots to God and Enlightenment. If humanity took an inclusive approach to life.. rather than a divisive approach... we would all have a fuller picture as to how to get there quicker

Thank you guys for the tips. Keep em going

You will know soon. Why the rush?