WelcometoReality

^ That's an argument killer right here. ^ ?

And has that been realized/is that experienced right now? Or is it only believed and something other is experienced? Someone else might experience things differently are their experience false?

The eye can't see itself. The same is true for the I that you are. All thoughts and sensory experience can be seen so they are not what you essentially are. So in that sense you are a complete mystery.

If I ask you who or what are you? What is your response? If you experience yourself to be a person inside your body then that's your experience. Or are you experiencing yourself to be nothing and everything, no borders? Or maybe you are nothing that is experiencing everything else? There are stages and each stage is experienced differently and no stage is more true than another.

First life was seen as real and then awakening happened and it started to have more dreamy qualities so then it was seen as a dream. Whether we define it as real or a dream it IS and all definitions are happening within it.

Yeah it definetely felt like a glitch. That's one explanation at least. ? Some type of cessation maybe?

Something I experienced this morning that I thought I would share. I was walking to the bus for going to work. At a certain time I looked at the clock and it was 6:43. It takes about 2 minutes to walk that distance. When I came to the bus stop I looked at the time again and it was 6:50. It seemed like five minutes had disappeared. During the walk nothing extraordinary was experienced. Just a regular walk to the bus stop I do every morning.

Yes, it's completely normal and yes i've been there. Things will start to move eventually but the key is to let things completely stop first and very few are willing to go through it.

@SonataAllegro Yes that could be it. Maybe time it'll show

Yes definitely. Could be either, both or neither. ?

@Vincent S Yes time isn't real it's a concept. This was just a weird non experience that I'd thought I would share. ?

It seems to me like psychedelics are a great way to get a peak experience to see how deep things can go but how good are psychedelics for embodiment? Seems like raising your baseline level of consciousness is key and continual practice is better for that.

@Swarnim If you're to afraid to meet the sea monster you don't need to push it. You'll be ready when it's your time. Maybe you can surrender to that?

@BipolarGrowth It's as much a part of the journey as anything else. It just show you that you've evolved spiritually. Respect and Love ?<3

@PurpleTree I was going to say that it's better to ask yourself than to ask your cards but it seems like the cards are saying the same thing. When you find the voice/feeling of what feels right to do in each moment all indecisiveness ceases.

The process would be opening your heart. A good practice for doing this is laying on a bed for example with arms straight to out so your body is like a cross and then you put awareness on the heart. The heart closes as a way to guard oneself from emotional pain and once this practice has been done reguarly you can feel heart close. Opening might feel painful physically but there is no danger to doing it. There might be some old emotional scars that might rise to the surface as well. Living with an open heart is living with love. <3

@aetheroar Different types of conditioning will trigger different reactions to the same or similiar experiences. Like going to a party and talk to strangers. For some that is joyful and for others it's quite a fearful experience.

@iboughtleosbooklist When death's been experienced what is left to fear? Fully awakened never happens though. ?

Well played sir! @charlie cho I wonder how many of these dictators have been doing the same for what they believed was a good cause?

Thank you for sharing your contemplation! ? Maybe explore what knowing and the unknown is will help you deal with this topic?

You mean what happens to the body? It dissolves and it's energy become other stuff. There isn't a someone inside the body that dies.

@BipolarGrowth Lol. He really didn't want to explore that further. ?

@Nadosa The oscillations can be really rough when they happen but usually it's because we resist them from happening. Experiences come and go no matter if it's bliss or feeling insane. Keep inquiring into the rough feelings, it gets easier with time. In this case there's nowhere to go. It's all a deepening into this experience right now. Also cut yourself some slack. The forum is here to help you. Shitpost all you want if it helps get things of your chest. ? For how long have it been oscillating?

@RMQualtrough Different people perceive it in different ways. The classic perceiver/perceived duality is how one perceive it before a realization has happened. And after realization it's experienced as perceiver and perceived is the same (oneness). Then full circle back into duality.

Yes fear is usually the last negative emotion that one has to face. Then there's a deep sense peace, stillness and love that never really leaves ones experience. Inquiring into all negative emotions like fear and anger to dissolve identification with them is key to going further in my opinion.