Moksha

Are you the monkey mind chatter, or the silent, spacious Awareness in which the words arise?

That explains why "T" was high. Spiritual giftedness, it could be argued, is the capacity for letting go of "T" and simply being. Not to say there aren't plenty of woke folks across all categories

Define "giftedness". The person listed in the Watkins Review as the most spiritually influential person in the world is an INFJ:

Consciousness isn't even conscious of itself, in certain states. How else could it "awaken", except by pretending that time and existence are real? It's the extra-cosmic interplay between formless and form, the dream within ultimate reality.

Look at the mystics across every belief system: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, etc. The defining feature is direct realization of truth, beyond conceptualization. This direct realization is recognized as the ultimate authority, and the only voice worth trusting.

I have read the bible numerous times, as well as some beautiful Indian/Buddhist scriptures, like the Bhagavad Gita and the Dhammapada. At the core, they reveal the same essential truth. Traps to avoid are concepts, beliefs, and any other claim that cannot be directly realized. Also, be careful about any organizations established around these beliefs. Ultimately, it is an individual journey, back to the non-place of non-individuality. As Aldous Huxley summarized, the Perennial Philosophy appears in every age and civilization: There is an infinite, changeless reality beneath the world of change This same reality lies at the core of every personality The purpose of life is to discover this reality experientially, that is, to realize God while here on earth

Entirely endorsed, I loved it when I saw it a few months back. Consciousness is so infinitely creative. ?

See the same Self in your friends and family. Look beyond the personalities, and see Yourself in them. Just love them, without expectations, because they are You. If you are truly awake, their state of seeing is just part of the game, so make it easier for "them", and for "yourself", by simply loving and being Oh, and don't count the ego out. It is always there, waiting in the wings.

Yep, you are wrong. Material wealth will never deliver internal happiness and peace. To the contrary, the pursuit of wealth is a distraction of the ego. It is an endless appetite that will never be satiated, as long as your identity is entrapped by it. This guy named Jesus met a rich dude one time and told him this: If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.

Psychopomp is a bit of a red flag, but not entirely. Psycho: A crazy or mentally unstable person. Pomp: Ceremony and splendid display, especially at a public event. By what standard, though? Most "normal" people, particularly those of the Western persuasion, consider mystical insights to be delusional. Ultimately, who cares what they think? The whole point is to let go of thinking, and choose being.

Awesome ? Awakening is a beautiful moment of lucidity, which often is followed by falling back to sleep. Enjoy the clarity, celebrate it, and remember it. Enlightenment is the unconditional state of Self-awareness, and it requires vigilance and patience, to establish an immovable island, that will not be deceived by the conditioned mind. The ego doesn't give up easily. It is a long and bloody battle. You are wise to realize that the struggle is far from over. Celebrate this, and learn to continue celebrating this, until nothing else matters.

I agree. Wealth, in a broader sense, is the accumulation of anything in abundance, including conceptual knowledge. To pass through the eye of the needle requires detachment from identification with wealth, in whatever form it may take. It is the realization that you are the eye of the needle itself.

Like begets like. Any addiction, like chasing after money, only becomes stronger the more you engage in it. Addictions always lead to unhappiness in the end, because they lure you away from yourself. There's nothing wrong with making money, just don't let it define your happiness. Realize that you do not have to suffer, and enjoy every step of the journey. Goals are great, as long as they don't distract you from the infinite greatness that you already are.

I lean toward the valve theory, as espoused by Aldous Huxley and others. His letter explained his motivations as being rooted in an idea that the brain is a reducing valve that restricts consciousness, and hoping mescaline might help access a greater degree of awareness (an idea he later included in the book). The brain is a mechanism used by Consciousness, to hide from itself, until it discovers itself. The challenge of the game is to unlock the deep subconscious reality that is there, initially beyond our grasp, but ultimately obtainable through sincere seeking.

Welcome to the forum, @Gianna God is All. Selfless and selfish are dualities, within relative reality. All dualities abide within God, but do not define God. God is both the caretaker of the cosmos, and is beyond the cosmos. Lord of the gods, you are the abode of the universe. Changeless, you are what is and what is not, and beyond the duality of existence and nonexistence. You are the first among the gods, the timeless spirit, the resting place of all beings. You are the knower and the thing which is known. You are the final home; with your infinite form you pervade the cosmos. - Bhagavad Gita 11:37-38

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Fear is the misguided belief that something bad will happen to you. Enlightenment is the direct realization, and the manifestation, of your true nature. Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God. - A Course in Miracles The opposite of fear is enlightenment.

Meditation is the whip for taming the wild lion that is your conditioned mind. For most people, awakenings don't last, because they haven't deeply committed yet to the wisdom that they offer, nor have they done the work of integrating those insights into their daily life. It would be nice if you could just take 5-MeO-DMT, and be entirely free from suffering thereafter. Insights don't decondition your mind; they only provide the path to freedom, if you are ready to follow it.

@GreenLight I'm glad it was helpful ?

Being present doesn't mean being a doormat. It means accepting the reality of the present moment, and taking action where action is required. A fully Awake, fully conscious human being has the love, compassion, and energy to make change for the better whenever it's possible, the equanimity to accept what can't be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference. - John Yates, The Mind Illuminated

The dream moves within you. You are the abode of the universe. Movement requires time and separation. If time and separation are bound to relative reality (which they are), the idea of movement is similarly bound. Ultimately, there is only changeless, motionless, continuous reality.

Great comments, and I completely agree. There is nothing wrong with setting goals for ourselves, and succeeding in the material world. The secret is to enjoy each step of the journey, rather than holding our happiness hostage, until the goal is achieved. Happiness will never happen in the future. It is always here, in the Now, already within us. As long as we realize that, money, possessions, and status have no power over us. They can be enjoyed for what they are, without our happiness depending on them.

@1liamo78 Love the fish analogy, and I completely agree. Here's to swimming in the ocean of unseeing, just enjoying being ?

@Farnaby I see it as lucid glimpses, within the dream. Those moments where you realize that everything is One. We are all the same Consciousness. The chord of Hallelujah.