Moksha

Exactly. None of the great spiritual masters teaches suicide of the form, only suicide of the ego. Rather than disparaging life as meaningless, they emphasize the hero's journey. If life has no purpose, why bother teaching love, and the end of suffering? Is it helpful to say that ultimately, there is no soul, there is no journey, and there is no purpose? Or is there wisdom in recognizing that God creates this cosmos for a reason? The realization of ultimate reality is correct, yet it has no power to liberate us from this transient form. It only provides perspective. There is not only ultimate reality, there is also relative reality. God is all of it. This understanding allows lucidity, enhancing the quality of our experience, however transient it may be.

All part of the reality game show, bro

@Nahm The uncertainty principle is a great example of the role of the perceiver in relative reality. Along with quantum and astrophysics, it proves the narrowness of Newtonian physics. Perception is part of the pinball game. And who is doing the perceiving? ?

Well said. Relative reality is a cosmic pinball machine of cause and effect. Take a snapshot of the pinball at any moment, and its location, velocity, and direction will have been determined by the events of the past. This is why, in relative reality, there is no free will at the pinball level. Everything, including the evolution of the soul with its accumulated karma, and its ultimate destiny, is determined by cause and effect. And yet, in the ultimate sense there is free will, in the choices made by the pinball player, which is who we are. The player determines the trajectory of the pinball. When does the player spring the pinball into the game, when does the player flip the pinball with a paddle, with purposeful force and direction, and when does the player allow the pinball to return to the void? It is misleading to say only the player exists, and that the pinball is an illusion. There is an interaction between the two. The pinball machine, with its pinballs, bumpers, ball locks, and kickbacks, is part of reality too. Don't take it too seriously, but don't dismiss it as meaningless either. Lucidly enjoy the game; we are playing it for a reason. ?

@At awe ? When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. In the still mind, in the depths of meditation, the Self reveals itself. Beholding the Self by means of the Self, an aspirant knows the joy and peace of complete fulfillment. Having attained that abiding joy beyond the senses, revealed in the stilled mind, he never swerves from the eternal truth. He desires nothing else, and cannot be shaken by the heaviest burden of sorrow. - Bhagavad Gita 6:19

The human brain is a transmitter for Consciousness. Do you see the evolution? What will the brain of the next species be capable of? We have arrived at hypercognition. What will be next? How hubric to think that we are it.

Time, including past and future, is only relatively true. Ultimate reality is timeless. Try to comprehend the entanglement of these two realities, and you will fail. It is incomprehensible, and it is Mystery. Instead of conceptualizing it, be it.

That is your gauntlet, brother. Learn to observe, without thinking. Start simple, in nature. Learn vigilance, and center yourself in this. Then you will be ready for noisiness, and will not be swayed ?

Instead of relaxing, try intensely observing, without naming or labeling anything. Be the Witness, completely free from judgment.

That is a good mental process and a correct realization. Through meditation, you can make the journey deeper, beyond conceptual thinking and into the dark depths of the subconscious, where you directly realize the essence of who You are.

Creativity arises from Consciousness. The more Conscious I am, the more creativity I channel. All true artists are one with Consciousness.

Hello @Sleeper and welcome to the forum. For me, it is less about fighting thoughts, and more about recognizing thoughts for what they are. The power is in being vigilant, just enough, not to identify with your thoughts. You are the Watcher. Don't become so engrossed in the movie that you forget who you are. I promise you, the thoughts are only a distraction, and will inevitably disappoint.

Relatively reality <> Ultimately reality. Beyond time, space, and change is infinite love. The dream worlds are fine for what they are, but don't mistake them for transcendent truth.

Analyzing isn't the word I would use, since it implies being stuck in your head. Diving into yourself through systematic meditation though, can lead to insight. The ancient gurus practiced neti neti, which means "not this, not that". They examined each aspect of themselves, the body, the senses, etc. and discarded each layer that was not the core of who they are. At the end, at the center, all that remained was Consciousness.

Preach. Relative reality is worthy of honor and love. ?

Another cosmic joke Attachment is pain and joy. Duality serves a purpose. Ultimately though, it all is reabsorbed. We create and destroy. The secret is dreaming lucidly. Enjoy the dream, but don't get too attached.

Isn't it ironic that the singularity everyone desires is the singularity everyone already is? Lucid dreaming means realizing yourself as unconditional love, even within a relative world that only offers transactional love. Listen to the world, and suffer. Let go of the world, and be. The choice is yours. How do you choose to play the game of life?

I love life the most when I am present. Simple things, like studying a fallen maple leaf, or drinking a cold class of water, or listening to the rain, invoke profound joy when I see them Consciously.

@TheSource Yes. God is nonduality, and God dreams duality. Ultimately, it is all one. 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.

Anxiety is the arsenal of the ego. Expect it to fight, tooth and nail, before it finally dies. Let go of the past and the future, which are lies, and ground yourself in This, which is all there is. Nothing that is real can be threatened. Take peace in this realization, and be.

When the mind is released, with its insatiable voracity for validation, one understands that one already is Love.

@JayySur Every story is bullshit. You are the storyteller.

Who is letting go? Instead of grasping for control, and fearing being stuck, let You be.

This is the instinct I mentioned, and encourage you to trust. Whatever can be created, should not be trusted. Inevitably, it will always be destroyed. Ultimate reality is uncreated, and beyond destruction. It is who You are.

Trust your instinct. That which is uncreated cannot be destroyed. Do you see? Creation is only relative reality. Ultimate reality is beyond birth and death.