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@Never_give_up How old are you by the way? Do you live alone..with your parents..or with roommates? And who’s funding this operation.. job.. your parents…or is there a secret billionaire sponsor paying your bills? You mentioned elsewhere you are in your 30s. If you don’t work you absolutely must get a job . This is crucial to boost your self-esteem. Also… put this whole thing about woman and sex and relationship in their real place .There’s nothing legendary about being in a relationship with a woman. You’re acting like it’s some mythical achievement unlocked. There are about 8 billion people on Earth….sex happen literally every second. It’s one of the most common human experiences..not the final boss battle. If finding a partner is genuinely your goal.. the most practical move would be to ask your parents if they know someone through family friends or their social circle who’s also looking for a serious relationship. Rearranged Marriage. That said.. even if they introduce you to someone..walking into it convinced you’re a “loser” is going to sabotage you before you’ve even started. Confidence dude .but self-respect at least ? Why are you so wounded ? I wish you to find your soulmate and happiness and have a happy family that will annoy you with “dad take us to the cinema .dad take us to the zoo” and leave them go with their mom and you go smoke with your buddies.

to answer the question just in case the objective wasn’t clear ..it’s the absolute self . If you were to tell Jim Newman there is such a thing as an absolute self he would deny it and say that there is no self at all. Those non duality speakers who say there is no self at all have a huge misunderstanding of certain teachings of Buddhism (essentially they are in love with the Buddhist teaching about no self and just parrot it mindlessly.. there is no separate self inside the human body . That’s true . But they miss the absolute self which could be said to be the ground of being . It’s there even in Deep sleep ..prior to birth ..and after the death of the body . And it’s unborn and deathless . That’s how you can remember that you were nothing before birth and you can remember there was nothing in deep sleep..because the absolute self was there in those states . It doesn’t die or sleep . It’s pure eternal awareness.

The voice is 100% from an Alan Watts’ talk but I’m skeptical whether it’s AI-generated video of Alan alongside the audio . light up some Marijuana and enjoy . Very interesting.

Would you open up about the specifics?

Do you remember that you were nothing before your birth ? The answer is yes . But how is that possible? If you were nothing then how did you know that you were nothing ? Do you remember that in deep sleep there was nothing at all in existence? Again the Answer is yes but how ? If there was nothing then what or who was aware of that nothing?

@Breakingthewall thanks for the compliment.

@Joseph Maynor I remember reading in a book that asking questions instead of making statements is a neat little psychological trick to keep people talking. The idea is that people enjoy being asked because it feeds their ego .they feel important..so they stay engaged. I don’t like it.To me it comes across as manipulative..like you’re assuming I’m some naive sweetheart who won’t notice what’s happening. I notice. I always do. So now you know. If we ever have another conversation about these kinds of things..don’t try that again. I see through it.

Nothing in what I said suggests that . I did say what “my spirituality “ is : I don’t reinvent the wheel. I have verified to myself in my own contemplation everything I told you in this thread which all spiritual teachings and teachers have taught since the dawn of time . Once again you are the one who disagrees and claimed that you have your own unique spiritual understanding..without any further explication. Just using vague one liners . If you keep using vague one liners I’m sorry but I won’t carry this conversation on .

That’s true but not always . In this context the conversation was that you are the one who said that you have “your spirituality “ ..and that in “your spirituality “ there is a room for both Ego(the finite ) and God (the infinite )..by saying “God creates thru the finite “. That reads false to me . God creates whatever it wants through pure Abracadabra magic because it’s omnipotent. Like a magician pulling a rabbit out of an empty fucking hat .Which means your claim that you understand what god is and how it creates is false in my opinion.

Explication is required.

Worship a woman . Gods temple for a man is a woman’s body. You should stop idealizing women but you should find one woman and idealize her..and worship her ..because you are a man ..which means you want a woman ..and you won’t get out of this ditch about women and ultimately transcend it and enjoy pursuing high consciousness stuff unless you satisfy your craving for love for and from a woman . And once you fulfill yourself totally regarding your craving for the opposite sex you will automatically transcend it .

I understand. It’s more accurate to say that there is no difference between empty space and the objects within it . Because what is empty space itself made out of ? What exactly is a hole or a gap ? On the other side as you suggested the objects are empty if you keep zooming. So the duality must collapse .

bon appétit. . I also enjoy eating and cooking while listening to podcasts and people just talking. Great opportunity for a meme material.

That must’ve taken the whole day ? That’s literally more than 12 hours ..I mean even Leo and Curt had to take pauses ..I can’t survive three hours without snacking on something .😂

You can say that but do you actually understand what god is and how it creates ?

I see . And so far what has been the answer for this problem in “your spirituality “ ?

I disagree. ego simply means the sense of I . The thing you take yourself to be . Couldn’t be more simple. At least in spirituality . It means other things in psychology. In a serious spiritual discipline..like if you joined a zen monastery you would be taught that this sense of I am a fixed permanent self that exists on its own separate from the rest of reality is simply an illusion. It doesn’t actually exist .literally so . My question to you is how exactly are you going to improve or help something which doesn’t even exist ?

@Joseph Maynor That’s a different Topic obviously. I’m speaking of the ego . Let’s not jump all over the place and focus on one thing at a time .

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I actually think there is no such thing as space . Space simply means the empty container of objects . In fact there is no container for objects ..it’s purely conceptual . Or you could say the duality must dissolve between objects and space containing them .

Thanks. If you want elaboration..I wasn’t just trying to sound flashy and edgy about it . The basics of spirituality is destroying the ego . It’s not about improving your ego . You said to Jane that she is very passive about her life ..well you have to make up your mind if you prioritize self improvement or spiritual work because these are not the same routes. My guru told me the same thing Osho is saying here ..that I can’t do proper spirituality without sacrificing myself.

@Leo Gura ❤️

I’m not sure if this applies to everyone but it did for me . for anyone struggling with depression or thinking of suicide I find expression highly curative . Talk to someone you know and let it all out. Say everything. Don’t keep it pent up inside . That hurts more than death itself.

He obviously must give a diplomatic enough answer. You know that certain people on this community have committed suicide in the past and we don’t want this tragedy happening again . Obviously it’s a sensitive topic and Leo has to be careful not to beat you over the head with the truth . the truth is god doesn’t care about your suffering. God has bigger concerns than soothing the pain of a little speck of dust lost in infinite desert. He clearly stated that existentially speaking there is no ought and especially no negative value to suicide . He also said you can’t generalize it like that and say suicide is always a mistake . Obviously if you are in chronic incurable pain you are better off dead ..but not the case if you have some silly first world problem or something . It depends.