Moksha

They are the same, in the sense that there is nobody to have an ego, or be enlightened, in the first place. They are opposite, in the sense that ego is opaque to Consciousness and enlightenment is transparent. It is all Consciousness, in different states of awareness.

That realization is what allows the dog to enjoy the dream, while in the dream ?

For example, do you realize that attention amplifies whatever it observes?

@Breakingthewall Seeking the truth is the dog chasing its tail. Realizing the truth is the dog enjoying a nap in the sun.

Delusion is the game, and laws are the rules of the game.

@Preety_India I like this. Consider also freedom from the fruits of our actions. The dharma way is the spiritual path of unconditional intent.

This is a man who will die well. ?

Consciousness is love. Just because people exist in different states of selfishness, doesn't mean a conscious person can be anything other than it is. The Buddha and Jesus love because it is their dharma, just as it is the dharma of the selfish to be selfish, until their dharma evolves.

Perfect karate chop to the ego ?

@Forestluv ? Infinite trails through the forest, in the forest itself.

The house is simply the bricks in a certain pattern. Ego is the pattern. As ego dissolves, the pattern loses cohesion, and the underlying data resolve back into Consciousness itself.

Those "oh shit!" moments are the magic of meditation. Don't think in them, just be in them.

Thoughts, feelings, memories, dreams, experiences, stories, and everything else are just data in different states of Conscious attention.

The horror realms are the inevitable nightmares of Consciousness. They are not unmanifested Consciousness, which is unconditional love, and which, according to its mysterious cadence, infinitely creates and dissolves every dream.

@deci belle Yes. The energy is infinitely fluxing between potential and creation, or between unmanifestation and manifestation. It is all the same Consciousness, in different states of attention. This breathing in, and breathing out, applies at all levels, from the personal to the cosmic, and mysteriously embraces the whole of itself.

? I also like watching the movie alone, in the darkness of the theater, from the very back seat.

Ultimate reality, though, is not contextual. Consciousness underlies the dream, and infuses the infinity of dream forms with its essence, but it is more than just the contextual dream maps. It is the terrain itself.

@Forestluv The House underlies and is every house that can be created, infinitely.

Good news, then. Consciousness is infinite love. Dreaming lucidly as Consciousness is the highest expression of creation.

Maybe @Forestluv can clarify his view on that. Consciousness is infinite love, in the absolute sense. It is also infinite love, in the relative sense, but in different states of awareness.

In the dream world, relative truth is no more true than relative falsehood. Both dualities are illusions. Ultimately, it all is, without anything to be preferred over another thing.

Would you rather live your dream life awake, or asleep? What would be the difference in the quality of your dream? Would you rather be in an inescapable nightmare, or a universe where attention is magic, which creates whatever it loves, and delights in whatever it creates?

Being happy assumes identity is a real thing

Space and time are constructs of the mind. Even Here and Now don't really exist. They are entangled planes within the dream dimension, but ultimately, spacetime isn't real.

The higher your state of Consciousness, the more latitude there is in your expression, until you arrive at infinity.