black_math49

The more you ponder about infinity and its implications. the closer you get to the answer to your question. Reality whether you think it is something or nothing has always been this way and will always remain this way, it is an endless loop. The way I personally think about it is that creation is happening in every single moment. The only constant is creation. and it will last forever.

A must-read article about pointers and other stuff by John Wheeler, highly recommended. https://johnwheelernonduality.wordpress.com/pointers/

Pure observation of chatter in the mind and feelings is nearly impossible for me with my eyes open. Why is that? Do you feel a difference between the two? I get many insights while meditating at home with my eyes closed, and sometimes I enter samadhi, but when I go to the shop where I work I don't want to look weird by meditating with my eyes closed.

“Emptiness of essence,” which means that phenomena [that we experience] have no inherent nature by themselves.

Great idea, I have watched the video some time ago, But it is been a while since I practiced mindfulness applying see/hear on objects around me. Thank you

@Inliytened1 Ok, I will try it at home first, Thank you

Interesting, I thought it is the same. I better start doing nondual meditation, Although there is no doer

@Inliytened1 Interesting. I guess the issue with me then is that I always go "inward" if I may use that word. with thoughts and feelings. Thank you.

Right, Does it have something to do with habit? Because I heard people say meditation is the opposite of habit in which we step out of thought and memory.

Ok, I will switch my closed eyes meditation with open eyes meditation at home.

Oh, my bad, I thought you were referring to physical experience.

@Red-White-Light I agree with you in our current state of consciousness we cannot deny the dualistic nature of reality, however. I believe it can be transcended. Since you reject pseudoscience and prefer rational and scientific ways to discover this truth. I highly recommend you read the book by G. Spencer-Brown - Laws of forms If you haven't read it already. It is free if you google it.

@Red-White-Light I understand from what you have written that you have used the boat to cross the river. you have had all those experiences, mystical and nirvanic realms. you are passionate about the truth, but if you want to go further, you must drop the boat. give up all the things you think you know. give up all your conclusions, become like a child raising a finger to touch the moon. start questioning everything, every belief about who you think you are, about every object around you in the room. don't trust any authority. what you will find after you do this your brain becomes very sensitive, a free brain will become an extremely powerful tool to aid you to discover what is true. you are very close because frustration is a sign that your ego is dying. be still and know. surrender yourself and the Truth will come to you naturally.

It is confirmed now that reality is but a hallucination by your brain, what you are experiencing is a neurological experience, in the back of your head. But if it is all in your brain, then what is your brain? In order for there to be a brain, there must be a hallucination. This whole hallucination is nothing. it is not physical, You are that nothingness, you are that hallucination. Therefore it is safe to say as a concession that you are creating it. Psychedelics, as others have said, may help you realize this whole process. But the deep investigation into the nature of perception, and self-inquiry will inevitably help you achieve this state of awareness.

The exact opposite is true, the only way consciousness work might ruin your materialistic goals is reaching a level of fulfillment and happiness due to your true nature unveiling, which might make some goals obsolete and useless, only true goals that ensure your survival will not be affected. I would suggest formal mindfulness meditation and abiding awareness of the breath throughout your day rather than psychedelics because it may be too distracting.

@Andrey_U The voice in your head is an illusion, The sound of it is real, but the content or the meaning of the voice is an illusion, it is just noise, even the speaker behind the voice is illusory, he is a concept. You can inquire into that and see it for yourself. That is why it annoys you and disrupts your peace. because it is an illusion. Realize that the source of the voice in the head and the content of it is itself from thought, Thought being created. Splitting itself in two, The thinker and the thought, The meditator and the meditation, The speaker and the voice, me and the voice, All those are just more thoughts. For example. let's say you are trying to meditate now. You sit down, You hear a voice saying "now should I keep my awareness in my body or should I focus on the breath?". Gently recognize this pattern is a very subtle thought in action. there is still me inside Another example is:( Ok, I will watch my thoughts and recognize them, Ok that is a thought, that is another thought). this pattern is very tricky too. Gently recognize it and just become aware of it. Become aware of how the "you" are trying to watch the thought. You will feel like you are trapped in an endless strange loop of observing yourself, That is when you know it is working! You will become like a blank paper, The only voice of this blank paper is silence. Understand deeply that the voice in the head, thoughts, sensations, all of those are not you, these are modulations emerging from this blank paper. Your only and true goal here is to understand the mechanism of it, Don't try to quiet it down, Don't try to have a peaceful state because remember all those are thoughts, thoughts trying to become permanently happy and peaceful. All techniques boil down to this understanding.

A very helpful tip would be to realize that whenever you feel like you are doing it wrong or some chatter happens. Notice how the thoughts in your head split themselves in two, the one trying to meditate, and the meditation, both are thoughts, the experiencer, and the experience of peace or calmness. The goal of meditation is to see the pattern of thought(There is no observer, only observation happening within consciousness) . how you create your ego. after that you realize that there is an awareness of the process of thought creating an image of you. then explore that awareness without the help of the knowledge you accumulated. you will notice that you become very present during that process. You will experience much greater peace and it will last longer each time you enter that state of awareness. And remember whatever the Technique is, it is always directing you to realize the pattern in which the illusory self gets created by thought. whether it is breathing, noting, etc.

Wow! congratulations

I would say make mindfulness as your primary goal, or whatever tradition you are following, but if we take mindfulness as an example you will have two flavours of practicing, formal meditation and practice in daily life, So in each case you really shouldn't worry about getting married or not, if you really pursue enlightenment, then in case you don't get married you will be lonely, you can make mindfulness as your primary goal in approaching the feeling of loneliness, If you eventually get married you should also make mindfulness as your primary goal in approaching the numerous problems and situations you will be put in. So both cases will be beneficial in your process of waking up. In my experience, If you put your full attention in your goal, it will come smoothly. I guarantee that you will not feel the burden of raising a family if you are truly mindful all day. Also to throw in some wisdom from the bible : 31“Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32“For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.34“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Yes, I guess from the point of view of our finite mind we can say it is an activity that we do but from an Absolute perspective, it is what we all have been doing for all eternity.

Have you ever tried doing formal meditation inside your dreams? It is AMAZING.

@Rasheed Great insight. I felt this a while ago but I didn't understand it.

I believe it is possible in some people with a very high level of consciousness, Although I haven't tried it, I have been doing lucid dreaming for 8 years and the more conscious I become during the dream the more control I have. If someone is directly conscious of god, it may be possible.

Realize that anxiety and depression are reactions of the body reacting to events from the past, or fear of the future, which means you are caught in the illusion of time. Thinking itself is a mechanism that works only relatively to the past and future. A deep inquiry is required to gain an insight into time and reaction which will inevitably free you from anxiety and depression. Here is a quote from J.Krishnamurti :

Exactly, Being in China at your university is a good reason that they are the best of the best.