The0Self

Sing aloud, and know his judgements don't matter, because neither do yours, or anyone's. If shame arises, well, it depends on your goals, but shame is the closest thing an unenlightened person can get to enlightenment. Not that you want that, so if it doesn't arise, even better. Fuck him, lol. Bless him.

If you're a seeker who also happens to posses the meditation skill to enter jhana, having a girlfriend will seem completely useless, as jhana is about 100x more blissful and fulfilling than literally anything else, including sex and emotional connection. If you're beyond seeking fulfillment, having a girlfriend is a blessing beyond blessings. Holy fucking crap it's amazing.

Literally anyone can vote for Trump. There's absolutely no reason why the most spiritually advanced "person" in the USA couldn't vote for Trump. This is a dream, after all. Remember? I voted Biden and it was a most obvious decision, it wasn't right or wrong though.

@Pratyekabuddha When it happened here it was like: "Lol, so that was it, huh? Well, back to playing a character."

My life is actually pretty damn good right now, it's just that it's not actually there. If it was bad it would make absolutely no difference.

I recommend both reading the book (TMI) and listening to the audiobook (which is actually available on YouTube, parts 1 and 2). After that, consider checking out Seeing That Frees. It's even more advanced. Might take over a year to process it. I'd recommend forgetting about enlightenment, and just practicing The Mind Illuminated. Also, in your life, practice radical practicality - figure out what you want, and do it. Desire (clarity of desire) is paramount.

@Pratyekabuddha The only reason people don't wake up is because they don't want to. It's so obvious that any person would rather dream they're awake rather than wake up.

This is kind of where I was. "Unfortunately" I had to experience hell for the fear to collapse. It was bad, but incredible.

@Pratyekabuddha Suffering did it for me too. Immense suffering. And it was beautifully amazing.

Don't know if this has been discussed here yet, but this is heartwarming, imo. Maybe people at different levels can actually have discussions after all. Doesn't matter, but still it can be seen as hopeful.

Not owning bitcoin is like not owning gold or silver, at this point. Every country has no meaningfully positive interest rate - the peg on currency is nonexistent. Buckle up, lol.

You would think that once you have no beliefs, you have no beliefs. That’s not actually the case.

It was almost 3 years ago. A distant memory at this point. It’s funny, no suffering was actually “overcome.” Describing it would mislead. Even if I was sentenced to eternal infinite suffering, it wouldn’t matter, or it would simply be what appeared to happen. And that’s the way it always was. And I know any apparent “me’s“ would invariably read this the wrong way. And yet, I have nothing on them. There’s just what is. Man, if I heard someone talking like this a few years ago I’d get downright angry.

If you are in fact free from suffering, ignore this: Enlightenment = shame so intense that it dissolves into cosmic suicide. Insanely terrible. But how can “you” know what’s true if there is no you? “Tricky” as Leo says, doesn’t cut it. Experience is delusion? Is delusion bad? Of course not. Because neither is death. There is only “is.” What is liberation? And for whom? There is only happiness. Maybe I’m coming from a different perspective. For me, sadness is the most transcendent form of happiness. Literally, I’m weird. Unless somehow the actual emotion of sadness has been completely hidden from me. I love nothing more than sadness, and also gratitude. What could be more beautiful than sadness?

@peachboy I’ve been a loner, even while surrounded by loved ones. And girlfriend. Because I’m just playing a character. I would say I’m barely holding on, but there’s nothing besides everything, or whatever you wanna call this. Can’t describe my life because it isn’t. What the hell. I’m very eccentric too. No one try to help me. There’s no one less in need of help than me. Conventional happiness is somehow completely separate from what people are looking for. How the hell is that true? This might seem like I’m happy, but there isn’t anyone that’s anything.

How about self inquiry though... Jesus. Like, holy fucking crap. What? WOW. I guess the same could have happened through anything else if it was driven by some kind of immense suffering. Idk about you, but I was in absolute hell. I was actually hospitalized for psychosis.

I have had utter confirmation of the truth of past lives. Completely beyond reproach. It still didn’t actually happen. Nothing ever actually happens.

“I” got this same state from adamant self inquiry (yeah, like 50x further than one would expect). You have no self now? You’re gone? I was forever separated from experience. Where is liberation now? It doesn’t exist at all. Who could be liberated?

@bennett oppel Yes. God is practically a figure of speech. The infinite is the infinite. What’s God? An experience? What amazement! Good god!

Seems to be true. No belief is true though. “You” can count on that. You gotta understand it’s impossible to say a true thing though.

Messianic delusions so insane nobody would be able to comprehend the suffering and profundity. “I“ went too far with psychedelics. Times 100. Many times. There isn’t a me now. For this; or a now. Nothing changed. All was perfect already. All will be perfect. Are you there? Obviously not.

Happiness and profundity beyond comprehension. That’s not enlightenment though. Enlightenment has literally nothing to do with that.

Infinity infinity infinity, Again, infinity. Infinity. Is this the worst place to “true...” or the best?

But in all helpfulness, what are your desires? Doesn’t even matter what I say beyond this. What do you want?

@Pernani Ever read The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa? Or Seeing That Frees by Rob Burbea? If not, “you” are welcome. It (you) won’t be there for long. (Kidding; it ain’t there now). In all seriousness... It’s too complex, and simple, to even navigate. Daniel Ingram is awesome but “unfortunately“ and (to some) heretically, not “fully enlightened.” FURTHER