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this is why the sages and mystics don't typically have kids, you are forced to play the silly sacrificing your incarnation for your progeny-game would be nearly impossible to escape since kids have to be priority once you have them

the law of god is giving is receiving you don't need happiness because guess what you're its source and not to burst bubbles but no-one else alas has it so your role is the game of tag psst - pass it on best to know you beforehand for which no forest is necessary

nothing is the sum of all the things in the world and in the mirror that you believe are something they are nothing spiritual work is to drop what is in truth nothing in order to see the real thing the nothing is blocking your eyes from seeing switch on the third eye then you will no longer be blind

if you look in the mirror and think that's you then you identify with the ego and thus do its bidding unconsciously 24x7 but you do in fact always have one choice, you can choose your true nature instead and practice and embody

they're a trap and a distraction imo by design they serve to keep you here another lifetime in most cases romantic love is the belief you can make another happy - impossible sex is the belief that bodies can join and be united - impossible find what is real first and afterwards see if you need a soulmate

nothing is what you think is a thing but actually is nothing like the world you look at and the one who stares back at you from the mirror nothing is preventing you from seeing everything except your egoic belief that you are something

what changes, doesn't exist for example you and me all an hallucination as for thoughts, they are how one wants things to be if they are dual they are false and haven't existence one thinks they exist because one is under an ego it they are unitary they are love which is all that exists

brilliant and inspiring @Forestluv and thanks all for the questions and discussion

look nakedly at the world absent of memory beliefs judgements for these superfluous overlays burden you and but curse the world look afresh at the world and exalt through a child's eyes at the sheer wonderment of existence you are the prisoner and herein lie your cell keys

love is god's universe, fear is what i slap atop it fear is how i keep myself alive as a separate sovereign entity i enjoy it but it's fake af my task is to undo the fear and rejoin god but only if i am ready

all i know is i have a deep love for these two articulate beautiful cohabiting aspects of the absolute and i embrace them with open arms as their progenitor i am assisted by them in viewing the complexity and ingenuity of the consciousness i am capable of cobbling together consciousness isn't constrained towards acting consistently and i wouldn't expect it any other way they share a body consciousness and i share a divine consciousness, ego and spirit ... everything splits in consciousness

you need a tinge of discomfort to keep the awareness sharp

the goal of meditation/yoga is twofold find what you are then stay what you are and then live to enjoy what you are

with all things equal the thought "a child should be allowed to express their own identity" should be given greater weight than the thought "parents have the right to overrule a child's expression of their own identity" in my opinion

are you serious? do you know what i won't do to protect my (future) kids from harm? nothing

come here for this ❤

and more attractive than the sheep in my farmyard

yes meet my needs and my standards or gtfo of my world my truth is the truth better get used to it

fine and dandy but when i have no argument and want to impose my will all i need say is sorry but on this i need to protect my kids and so a woman is who i and my tradition says she is sorry but i will die for my kids if i have to

the word you foists truth on the unsuspecting you know what i mean, right? see what i did there awakening is the removal of the word you you tell i tell people what happened when you i tasted the broth early on today rather than fishing for some resonance from an innocent the word you should have have penalty points for usage stop telling me stuff about you and ramming it down my throat as if that's the case for me you i show how dumb you are i am for doing so pet peeve of mine

where you need to be careful is that human have invented a god that they inserted into a bible, a god that loves suffering sacrifice and death a truly mysterious entity compared to its namesake

a good way to transcend the limitations of the psyche and its inevitable suffering is not through constant struggle or effort but by a shift of perception to see the divine in everything around you ... no longer focus on the negative, the fear, and the survival instincts that drive human behavior, choose rather to see the presence of the sacred and the sublime in every moment, every being, every experience ... by cultivating this awareness, you begin to see the world as a mirror, allowing you to experience a far deeper connection with existence and an otherworldly peace ... this shift makes a step towards true transcendence which can dissolve the cycle of suffering

amazingly perceptive insights here re the psyche and dismantling its sticky grasp ... the psyche being an evolutionary parasite keeping us trapped in never ending loops of self-referential thoughts certainly rings true for me and brings to mind that one of the first steps in this decoupling might be something as simple yet as potent as laying aside the language of adjectives adjectives are what we use to categorize and define, creating distinctions and judgments that reinforce the illusory separation ... when we describe something as good/bad or pleasant/foul we plunge ourselves in duality and feed the psyche's drive to prop up a self-identity based on comparison and valuation ... if we consciously exclude these descriptors, slowly psyche's influence erodes and loosens its grip allowing us to sample reality as it is - boundless, unconditioned, and free of judgment. to practice this requires a deliberate shift in the manner of engaging with thoughts and emotions ... instead of labeling and categorizing experiences, we merely observe them and let them arise and pass without attachment ... this can dissolve the boundaries that the psyche imposes, ushering a sense of unity and presence in the now ... and it's not just about resisting the psyche's pull but about gently disidentifying from its constructs while dwelling in a state of openness and acceptance rather than evaluation and control

your idea of surrendering to the "abyss of existence" is a way to dropping the ego ...it is the ego's constant need to probe ideas, create timelines, and build self-images that keeps us trapped in a cycle of suffering and limitation and your idea of "merging with reality" is akin to what acim calls "the holy instant" where we drop all defenses, judgments, fears, and open ourselves to the truth of our being and in such moments, we then experience a glimpse of what it means to be one with everything, to see the perfection in all that is, and to feel the deep peace that comes from knowing that there is no need to control or protect ourselves. i liked your anecdote about the old man passing by, and the invitation to open our hearts to his suffering ... forgiveness is not about dismissing the pain in the world, but rather seeing beyond it to recognise the shared essence that connects us and the illusory nature of the separation that seems to cause this suffering ... to truly "lose our life" is to drop the ego's interpretations, and in doing so, to connect to our true self which is one with all. i agree there are no shortcuts and it requires a willingness to confront and overcome our own resistance, and a commitment to see beyond the ego's illusions ... yet each moment of surrender brings us closer to the freedom you talk about ... and in this state, we not only find our own salvation but will also become instruments of healing and peace for others ... this is spiritual work, the work of remembering who we really are and extending that truth to everyone we encounter

yes ... every form is the infinite finitising itself into time and space and rubbing shoulders with other forms of itself each pretending they are different so they can create some you are not going to believe this - adventures to talk about at heaven's water cooler once one understands this, it loses a little lustre and it is time to pick up the toys and go home to do this, you stop finding any fault with the world knowing it's a silly game that you have been playing for way too long doing this it collapses