Moksha

@Denial Let go of the spiritual work. If it feels like work, it isn't what it pretends to be. Just let go, and be. The ego will fight you every step of the way, but don't listen to it. Its lies always lead to suffering. Call it out. The path to freedom is so simple, that most of us miss it in our search for "meaning", rather than simply being. We are already free, if we would just see it. Take a moment, stand with a tree, let go of your conceptualization of the tree, and resonate with the sameness in the tree and in yourself. Effortless.

You are. If you don't have a dog, find a tree. They are beautiful. It's all about realizing the sameness in life, and the resonance with who you are. I have always hated snakes, but somehow, even there, I have seen the sameness. There is a resonance in every thing, and that resonance is your true identity. The ego wants to control. The real YOU is already free. Open your eyes and see the beauty in your backyard, and in yourself.

Agree with Sam Harris, but only within the limited context of relative reality. "You" as a human being, couldn't possibly be free. Every "choice" you make is determined by your genetics and your environment. Except for the essence of YOU that is Consciousness, and is actually calling the shots. YOU, as Consciousness, are infinitely free. YOU are the puppeteer, pulling the strings. This question comes up constantly. It was my first post, actually. Free will is the difference between "you" and YOU.

Being human means being obsessively attached to things, to experiences, and to states that make us feel special. Do get help, but also realize that all of us are in the same condition, in some way or another. We are in this together. We are all working through letting go of our attachments, and learning to love being. If I may suggest, as a step in your spiritual journey, let go of your need to control life, and simply enjoy the beauty of this relative world, and your place within it. I took my dog for a walk to the park today. I noticed the lilies, blue, white, and yellow...the clover and the honey bees...the squirrels chased by my dog, and taunting her from their perches high in the trees. I smiled.

@Holygrail There can be only One ?

How do you feel about space? Maybe things happen within space, but the space itself is who you actually are. All the things, with their similarities and differences, are creations that arise and dissolve within the space of you. What if you are the ocean, and the tremulous waves are simply artistic expressions of who you ultimately are?

Do coordinates require space? Do boundaries require separation? What happens when space and boundaries dissolve? Consciousness is all there is.

Rather than asking whether 2 identical things exist, maybe realize that 2 is the dream itself.

? Be your inner Yoda ?

Since when is spiritual stature measured by physique? Would you rather be tall and miserable, or this:

As I've shared before, I find little value in esoteric explorations. I don't discredit them, I just don't see them as helpful for spiritual growth. Levitating "for real" doesn't lessen suffering, or develop unconditional love. The Buddha didn't teach most of what he knew. He restricted his teachings to the dharma, or the spiritual path out of suffering and into enlightenment. Seeking a miracle will never deliver true freedom, which is only directly realized from within. Siddhis are supernatural powers, which some rare few are capable of. From my perspective, they can be dangerous, unless someone is truly awakened, because there is a significant risk that they will amplify the ego. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling special when one is gifted in a particular siddhi. Specialness is the calling card of the ego, and the opposite of awakening.

You experienced Solipsism. It is the realization that you are not your conditioned mind, but not yet the realization that you are everything, and every nothing. We are all the same Consciousness, experiencing life in different states of Self-awareness. Ultimate reality, relative reality, it is all Consciousness.

Is the point of life to be ecstatic?

Only if you are wise. Most people get caught up in the physical senses, not realizing there is more. You have to wake up to realize who "you" actually are. Sensing is the dream of intuition.

The model, on this locus, is Sensing vs. Intuition. People strong in sensing are, not surprisingly, sense-oriented (sight/scent/touch/taste/hearing). Intuition is a "sixth-sense", which is based on direct realization.

Solipsist! Call out the guards!

@snowyowl We create the relative cosmos of duality for a reason, right? Nonduality is changeless, timeless, depthless. We are the abode of duality. We dream, because the discovery of our Self is delightful, otherwise what is there to discover?

You got it All experience is limited and finite. It has a beginning and an ending. Life is inherently conditional, and always transient. With every life, there must be death. Nothing is needed, beyond who you already are, and always are. If you are not suffering, it seems that you have already realized this. It is rare not to suffer, and to simply be. Enjoy the not-suffering of the dream.

Consciousness has the capacity to voluntarily sleep. Simple as that

Make your life a meditation. You don't have to sit in a dark cave to let go of the monkey mind, and simply be present. Internal connection vs. external realization. They are both ultimately the same.

I suspect there is a correlation between ego and authoritarianism.

Consciousness creates. Not because it gets bored, but because creativity is its essence. Consciousness has no choice in the matter. It does what it does, because it is what it is. Simple as that.

Western mystics: John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart Eastern mystics: the Buddha, Shankara, Meera, Ramakrishna, Ramana Maharshi

The feast is here, and everyone is invited. The ego is hungry for something better, which is not actually better, but it wants to feel superior, and so it leaves the table. The feast is already abundant and delicious. Fools look for food where there is none, failing to see the feast that is already here now.

Live with integrity, love yourself, and realize yourself in everyone else. Easier said than done, but there you go.