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i would say looks are one thing appearance is another ... one is variable the other is fixable ... being comfortable fitting in is half the battle and after that you have an opportunity for your true self to shine through so it is not just surface stuff that is noticed ... top looks are not everything

impulsive makes mistakes and has regrets, spontaneous is living your best fullest life, god is in charge

divine messenger, one of god's best, i only say it since i employ it daily no other reason, maybe try it yourself some time

au contraire ... p-ush a-wareness i-nto n-ow #pain

the dream is just your lens of judgement, take off the specs and you will see the sublime perfection, god is nothing but a love machine

impulse is trusting the body spontaneity is trusting the heart impulse is instinct, insight ... spontaneity is inspiration, intuition both can be good impulse you are taking charge and doing the work, the latter your spirit is moving you to action similar to the difference between react and respond how do we know which is better? only in retrospect in reflection will you know if what you did was done on behalf of the body/mind or of the spirit/soul body should be listened to, spirit should be listened to

enemy is inner me peace to you too

no one needs you, not that do good and meddle in people's lives type of love, trust me when i tell you it is unhelpful and unwelcome, save it for those who don't mind you projecting your agenda onto them, here in that way you will make enemies not friends, you don't know when to drop it do you?

you are the one judging who needs help and who doesn't need help take your evangelical narrow minded zeal elsewhere, it is not welcome if anyone needs help they will be sure to let you know i'll call you, you dont need to call me period am i being clear that i am not giving you consent to love me? are you getting the message, is anyone home there i need none of the fixing you are proferring back off and find your so called victims elsewhere

your love sounds one sided and selfish to me, a self help project, what can i do that can help me reduce my judgements today that ain't love at all we don't need no missionaries to fix us in these parts, we good go and save yourself and then we can discuss love

and who do you think you are pray tell me ... did jesus come to the people or did the people come to jesus no need to interfere in other people's lives that is the only sin there is people are good

what i meant above was doing good is not being love, you are already love unlimited and you don't need to go out and show anyone you are love besides a lot of people are not ready for the beautiful love you are ready to shower on them and it will be unhelpful for them to be recipients, love is complicated and is not a one size fits all and it is best directed into the world very carefully, nobody out there needs saving and anyone with a messiah complex for fixing the world has much to learn about love that is why i said there is no need to be a missionary or to meddling in others lives i know you mean the best so i hope this makes my point more clear

and what is this mysterious state of love?

there is no right there is only awareness awareness precludes all sin all error all mistakes all failures all harm the rhetorical question becomes, how is your awareness, where are you at

solipsism is the ego hijacking oneness and then being faced with the horrifying conclusion that i am the only one here it is the existential crisis of going from all one to alone, from all is us to all is me, from you are a figment of my dream to we complement one another

yes love me only if i want you to love me don't be a missionary don't be meddling

your mind is fighting you tooth and nail, it sees its impending death, yet you are siding with your mind for yet another lifetime no i am not waking up in the wee hours to sit in cold boring silence, i am going back to sleep man, i am cool thanks anyway

i felt every bit of you in this even though i have not experienced anything similar ... i love you dear beautiful soul x

real simple, if you're awake you no longer crave the mega bucks that you needed before you found something better

@WaveInTheOcean this moved me x

there are two ego's when ego death comes, "bad" ego is finished but "good" ego remains good ego is my vehicle to communicate with you, you have big ego and therefore you need big ego else you will not listen good ego is the personality tool kit i can draw on ... it is me being an actor ... it is jesus turning over the tables in the temple bad ego is being angry and being unconscious of it ... good ego is jesus using ego to teach you not to take shit from the religious leaders

just read this jewel from nisargadatta so thought you would enjoy " When we concentrate our attention on the origin of thought, the thought process itself comes to an end; there is a stillness, which is pleasant, and again the process starts. Turning from the external world and enjoying the objectless bliss, the mind feels that the world of objects is not for it. Prior to this experience the unsatiating sense enjoyments constantly challenged the mind to satisfy them, but from the inward turn onwards then its interest in them begins to fade. Once the internal bliss is enjoyed, the external happiness will lose its charm. One who has tasted the inward bliss is naturally loving and free from envy, contented and happy with others' prosperity, friendly and innocent and free from deceit. He is full of the mystery and wonder of the bliss. One who has realised the Self could never inflict pain on other. In this way, with heartfelt love and devotion, the devotee turns to God; and when he is blessed with His vision and Grace, he feels ever happy in His presence. The constant presence establishes a virtual identity between the two. While seeking the presence of the supreme Soul, the devotee renounces all associations in his life, from the meanest to the best, and having purged his being of all associations, he automatically wins the association with the supreme Self. One who has attained to the position of unstinted emancipation will never be disliked by others, for the people themselves are the very Self-luminous soul, though ignorant of the fact. In this world of immense variety, different beings are suffering from different kinds of ailments, and yet they are not prepared to give up the physical frame, even when wailing under physical and mental pain. If this be so, then men will not be so shortsighted as to avoid their saviour, the enlightened soul. That overflowing reservoir of bliss, the beatific soul, does confer only bliss on the people by his loving light. Even the atmosphere around him heartens the suffering souls. He is like the waters of a lake that gives nourishment to the plants and trees around the brink and the grass and fields nearby. The saint gives joy and sustaining energy to the people around him. Spiritual thought is of the Highest. This seeking of the Highest is called the "first half" by the saints. A proper understanding of this results in the vision of God, and eventually matures into the certainty of the true nature of the Self in the "latter half". One who takes to the path of the spirit starts with contemplation and propitiation. It is here, for the first time, that he finds some joy in prayer and worship. At this preliminary stage he gets the company of co-aspirants. Reading of the lives and works of past incarnations of God, of rishis, of saints and sages, singing the glories of the Name, visiting temples, and a constant meditation on these result in the photic and phonic experiences of the mystic life; his desires are satisfied to an extent now. Thinking that he has had the vision of God, he intensifies his efforts of fondly remembering the name of God and His worship. In this state of the mind, the devotee quite frequently has a glimpse of his cherished Deity, which he takes to be the Divine vision and is satisfied with it. At this juncture, he is sure to come into contact with a saint. The saint, and now his preceptor, makes it plain to him that what he has had is not the Real vision, which is beyond the said experiences, and is only to be had through Self-realisation. At this point, the aspirant reaches the stage of the meditator. In the beginning, the aspirant [sadhaka] is instructed into the secrets of his own person, and of the indwelling spirit; the meaning and nature of prana, the various plexuses, and the nature and arousal of the kundalini, and the nature of the Self. Later on, he comes to know of the origin of the five elements, their activity, radiation, and merits and defects. Meanwhile his mind undergoes the process of purification and acquires composure, and this the aspirant experiences through the deep-laid subtle center of the Indweller; he also knows how and why it is there, only that the deiform element is kindled. This knowledge transforms him into the pure, eternal, and spiritual form of a Satguru who is now in a position to initiate others into the secrets of the spirit. The stage of sadhakahood ends here. As the great saint Tukarama said, the aspirant must put in ceaseless efforts in the pursuit of spiritual life. Thoughts must be utilised for Self-knowledge. He must be alert and watchful in ascertaining the nature of this "I" that is involved in the affairs of pleasure and pain arising out of sense experience. We must know the nature of the active principle lest its activities be led astray. We should not waste our energies in useless pursuits, but should use those energies in the pursuit of the Self and achieve identity with God. Spiritual life is so great, so deep, so immense, that energy pales into insignificance before it, yet this energy tries to understand it again and again. Those who try to understand it with the help of the intellect are lost to it. Rare is the one who, having concentrated on the source atom of the cosmic energy, enjoys the bliss of spiritual contemplation. But there are scores of those who take themselves to be spiritually inspired and perfect beings. They expect the common herd to honour and respect their every word. The ignorant people rush towards them for spiritual succour and do their bidding. In fact, the pseudo-saints are caught in a snare of greed, hence what the people get in return is not the blessings of satisfaction, but ashes. The self-styled man of God, speaking ad nauseum about spiritual matters, thinks himself to be perfect, but others are not so sure. As regards a saint, on the other hand, men are on the lookout for ways to serve him more and more, but as the ever contented soul, steeped in beatitude, desires nothing, they are left to serve in their own way, which they do with enthusiasm, and they never feel the pressure. Greatness is always humble, loving, silent and satisfied. Happiness, tolerance, forbearance, composure and other allied qualities must be known by everyone; just as one experiences bodily states such as hunger, thirst, etc., one. must, with equal ease, experience in oneself the characteristics connoted by the word "saint". As we know for certain that we need no more sleep, no more food, at a given moment, so too we can be sure of the above characteristics from direct experience. One can then recognise their presence in others with the same ease. This is the test and experience of a tried spiritual leader. "

"you" cannot meditate leave the you at the door before the sitting on the mat and pray god have mercy to come take a poor soul from the darkness you can't do this but it sure can it is damn hardcore, with your best interests at heart trust me

very sorry about your unsettling experience, i feel for you @somegirl i will apologize unreservedly on behalf of the unfair sex ... some are truly vile barbaric scum undeserving of the term human being hope you will continue to shine your bright light and not let this incident dim you in any way

beware there are two survivals survival of ego and survival of dream kill the ego, enjoy the dream you need dollars as well as sense to enjoy the dream and all the beautiful souls in it so do your work, on both fronts, for maximizing your few breaths here