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@Osaid you are so goddamn intelligent. Can't compete with you 😅

Of course the past is illusion. Try pointing to it and see how it goes .you'd be pointing to a memory which is something that takes place in the present. The mindfuck of course is that even the present is illusory. Because it slips through your hands and turn into past continuously. Which I just demonstrated that its illusion. The key Is to realize that all of reality is illusion. Then you are happy 😊 .

Thanks this does sound illuminating and liberating ..but at the end of the day there is a difference between Sadhguru or Ramana Maharshi and a pot addict . I mean let's be real here .."attached to ending attachment is itself the attachment so you are perpetuating it " I get it .but does this actually help practically ? I highly doubt. Although im open to what you're suggesting. Please explain to me ..I gave a concrete example..I literally can start screaming and crying like a toddler if I lost my phone ..how is it that you say there are no tangible things we are attached to ? But I can't stop imagination. Nor is it my actual mindset in life that I have nothing to lose . Maybe I will get to that point by the time I'm 70 years old and already sick and tired of it all. Again..I'm not trying to dismiss what you are saying..I'm just trying to help myself and not fool myself with fantastic unrealistic methods of fixing my problems. Agreed .

Thanks brother . Obviously that's the conundrum. If someone offered me a billion bucks cash ..I'm more than ready to literally kill for it . I know it's sad but that's the funk . I'm still young and honestly I'm not as much experienced in life .so I don't know what should i do generally speaking. But i stumbled upon the possibility of transcendence of all attachment as I was reading into Buddhism. I appreciate all you said but I will boil down my question to this: is Karma real? If I'm attached in this life that means I was attached in a previous life and I'm now paying the price? About the phone thing. I can't even take a walk without putting my headphones and listen to music. But it doesn't end. It's something akin to pornography. The options are endless .and you can't exhaust and watch all the content in one lifetime lol. So you go on clicking on the next porn clip ..hunting for the perfect clip to jerk off to and it never fucking ends . Yes there is a ebb and flow to desire .but that makes it even more demonic and tricky .

Thank you . Helpful advice. This is mind blowing!! Literally!! I've been into this for years but this comment hit like a train. You shattered my ego lady.

@James123 I hope you and your son come out of this rut even stronger. Peace brother 🙏 Keep us updated btw.

"I'm In pain everyday all day "-Leo that truly broke my heart 😥 This thread is for all but for our dear @James123 and our beloved @Leo Gura as well specially . awakened saints from thousands of years ago like buddha for example happen to awaken mostly in hardship. And in fact most people awaken when they are completely broken.. isolated..alone..has lost everything whether that be in the material and emotional sense. It's so a person has no other options BUT to turn inward.. to reflect.. and BUT to look to some type of higher power. That's when our soul peaks through our ego because we've done NOTHING but abuse ourselves through all the trials and tribulations that our higher supreme has put on our pathway...because of our ego our self .the devil as Leo says is YOU .the self .the ego. Its resistance to reality .if you accept reality unconditionally you will be awakened and at peace . Leo shits on this and laugh because of his autoimmune disease or whatever but please Leo don't lose hope. You are a wise person .you should know by now that suffering is nesscary to cut through life's delusions and wake the hell up spiritually. When we allow ourselves to break out of the negative as hell poor me victim roles that EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING ON THIS PLANET HAS SUFFERED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER..and view life's uncomfortable moments as “lessons” that our soul is meant to be given..and meant to grow from.. and be ACTUALLY GRATEFUL for these things.. that's when you know you're on the right track. When you stop judging reality to good and bad because YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE..that's when you're experiencing spiritual awakening. When there's a peace within you..no matter what events seem to take place in your life..and you can see life as beautiful still..you're on your way. Hang in there brother . Much love and best wishes for James and Leo 🙏

@Javfly33 good inquiry . But it seems to me so lofty and "woo woo"..like these terms you are talking about are ungrounded and abstract . you need to define your terms first and clarify what the hell are you talking about . For example the usage of words like "Mind " and "Field " .like what does that Even mean ?

But that's the paradox of it ..on one hand I do want to be totally free like a feather in the wind or a stoned sufi fool ..not giving a fuck about a single damnn thing in this entire world including death ..and on the other side I'm attached to my fucking phone ..the gap is huge .

Fascinating. I'm gonna try this tonight as I fall asleep. Thank you. Haha you mean I should trick my way or myself to the fact that nothing matters..? I fine that very depleting and inauthentic. I mean I can even recite to myself "nothing matters ..everything is OK..there is no boogeymanunder my bed " and so forth ..but do I actually have that mindset? Are you suggesting to lie to myself ? Because honestly i do care ..I don't have the "I don't give a fuck attitude " towards things . Only when I'm truly depressed haha . But thanks .helpful advice.

Thank you .very helpful advice .but is there a free pdf version of that book you've linked ? It is not just coincidence that the book is titled liberation haha. I'm experiencing huge synchronicities as well as of late with people. I guess that's something I needed to mention on OP.

What do you mean react with whatever comes up ? If I sit down like this staring at a mirror I will probably experience high states of boredom and turbulence .and that's exactly the thing I need to sit with and overcome but I can't. Maybe it's not my time to fully be free? Maybe I need free more years of learning the hard way of how to let go? At this point I'm not identified with my mind or my ego . I can completely see through my mind's judgement of reality and slicing and categorising situations into good vs bad . And I'm aware that I'm not the ego or the entity that resides behind my eyes somewhere . But i have not transcended the body . I'm awareness of the body but it seems like you can disentangle the mind and thoughts from your identity as pure consciousness but it's difficult to do the same with the body . Because the body Is a solid form unlike the mind . The body has needs (like food and shelter etc) unlike the mind.

Amazing.

Only if you're conscious of that ..which he is not.

SOLVE.YOUR.PROPLEMS.PRACTICALLY.

When you don't need to ask others about it .

There is a fine line between being insane and being a genius .

I mean who the hell knows ..we could be brains in a jar ..but most likely not .

Wtf is this nonsense? You treating life like its a video game .

From the collected teachings of Robert Adams which were compiled by his devotees:

Recently I’ve been reading into Islam (i made a post a while ago saying i want to become a muslim) Up to now..i don’t believe in one strict religion . mostly just bits and pieces of all the existing religions like hinduism..Christianity etc So...with Islam being a major religion i decided to do more research into it to become more clear about which spiritual or mystical tradition that is actually more accurate. Though I do not identify as Muslim yet ..I find some Islamic practices like the prayer and the Qur’an being recited in Arabic is very beautiful. Its interesting and I think it would be nice to practice them. However..i’m not sure if it’s appropriate to do this or to nit-pick and choose which parts I want to follow versus the parts I want to leave out. Islamic terrorism is a thing 😂. I have been raised in a hundu household. Although I didn't believe in the hindu gods even for a second because hinduism literally believes in THOUSANDS of different deities. Basically there Is a god for every thing . Raining and thunder has its own god .sex has its own god . Good has its own god ...evil has its own god etc Although of course there is in hinduism an overarching belief that there is a singular higher power or god that dominates all other sub-gods ..they call it Brahman. The thing is ..to be honest ..im not God-realized..nor awake etc . Because i still feel i need to pray or worship a diety that is outside of myself . (So if I were to pray in the techniques of Islam.. I would pray to Allah). Now ..why Islam? Because its the only religion that makes logical sense . There is only one god ..who created everything..he is eternal and immortal..he is all powerfull. All-good ..all-wise etc You might object :but that's also in Christian religion... Well..Christianity's trinity of father +son +holy ghost doesn't add up in my mind . So Islam is the only religion in the world today which believes in monotheism. I understand that God is infinite and can't be locked or pinned on a nail or boxed in a single religion..but I feel huge spiritual call to become a muslim .to visit Saudi Arabia and go to mecca . I've already started praying the five prayers a day (even the one which is during sleep time around 3 AM). And man ..I've never felt this degree of spiritual ecstasy before..Islamic prayer just hooked the shit out of me . When you bow down and your head touches the floor and you pray to god its magical moment. Also ..do yourself a favour and listen to Qur’an being recited In Arabic..it's more poetic and musical than any song you can ever hear . So thats all . I'm on my way to become a muslim. I welcome any questions..feedbacks..advices ..etc.

OK thanks . I understand what you mean. No you are not being a smart ass...you are truly intelligent and this is obvious. it is not hypocrisy or giving you a blowjob to make you stick your nose in the sky but just stating a fact . So anyways..let me ask you a fundamental question that im battling with recently..which holds more value to you ..happiness or truth? In other words would you rather know the truth if it is mercilessly harsh and brutal or you prefer happiness that comes from delusion and ignorance? Do you understand the question?

Point 3 is the egolessness of all creatures but also all beings whether sentient or not . You said "The opening to the total light of existence" I honestly have no idea what does that really mean and how is it related to what Robert Is saying . Do you mean Go with the flow? take the path of least resistance .. surrender to gods will .. hand over your worries to source ... etc... what does it mean to truly let go of your plans.. expectations..wants and just let go? I know this seems like a stupid question but I don't get it . What does letting go look like? For instance I've been looking for an authentic passionate way to make my money for over a year now ( stuck in a job I hate) how would I surrender in that case?

You have to realize that there is no difference between imagination and reality . If you oscillate between these as polar opposites then you are not getting it. Why are you leaning towards calling reality imagination rather than real ?what's the difference?

Please don't take it as offence. You know we are past that bs right ? Well..what is awakening to humour? 🤔 I know that everything seems like a joke after awakening . Reality itself seems like a joke to me now..i can see easily through people and situations in my life. nothing seems to surprise me anymore so i laugh hysterically and peeps think I'm crazy .