Wilhelm44

Is it really possible to say "I am" God. Remove "I am". Just God.

I never used the word states

I don't think I ever said this reality is an illusion and there is another reality that is more real. "Right now is the reality" Yes I think we still have miscommunication with the separate self thing. (certain aspects have fallen away here) I like this video by Leo, radical nonduality basically says the same. All there is is This/God, remove all backstories.

Thanks, as I said there might be a difference in definitions.

I think we might be saying the same thing in different ways

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "the issue is reality and the system" ? Have you watched this video by Leo ? (This is what I meant by direct experience.)

I can see now that ethnic cleansing might be the more appropriate term. (Why do you think though that the international association for genocide studies deemed this to be a genocide ? Do they have some anti Israel bias ?)

@Breakingthewall I'm curious, what kind of a path did you follow, I noticed you mentioned Kali. Do you have more of a Vedanta background ?

Yeah I guess we have different definitions for the separate self thing. But I can't deny my experience, and I respect yours too.

Yeah, I think they use to call Afrikaans "kitchen Dutch". Somehow we find Dutch hilarious, sounds very posh to us. We love the way you guys mix Dutch and English.

South Africa

Can you pinpoint the moments you decided to have these thoughts above, or did they arise instantaneously by themselves ?

Could be useful to explore some teachings that look more at your direct experience. Rupert Spira for example might be a nice change from new age teachings.

"The uploader has not made the video available in your country" Do you perhaps know if official charges have been made ?

This one's only 20 minutes, put it in the pot

That video is not available here somehow. I saw on Mark Vicente's channel they did an interview with a lawyer, known as the cult assassin. I wonder if she will be bringing official charges against Bentinho. My sense is he probably won't show his face again.

I prefer that you dont break any legs. Survival instincts of the body dont fall away, or at least not in my experience. Separate self is a sense of being separate from life, of being incomplete, of believing ur the thinker, taking personal ownership of thoughts and emotions, believing in free will etc. The me here hasn't 'fallen away' permanently yet, but memories dont have a sense of me anymore, and suffering related to the 'past' has disappeared.

@Nivsch To say that it's just the cool kids is a bit rediculous. Here are examples of Israeli Holocaust scholars who say it's a genocide.

Genocide scholars and major organizations like the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) state that Israel's military actions and policies in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide under the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention. Key Reasons Cited by Scholars Destruction of Life-Sustaining Conditions: Scholars point to the near-total blockade and deprivation of food, water, medicine, fuel, and electricity, which has led to severe malnutrition, preventable diseases, and famine in Gaza. Mass Civilian Casualties and Infrastructure Demolition: The widespread destruction of housing, educational facilities, and healthcare systems, alongside tens of thousands of Palestinian casualties (predominantly women and children), is viewed as targeting the foundations of civilian existence. Statements of Intent: Experts highlight public rhetoric from various Israeli officials that dehumanizes Palestinians, characterizes the entire population of the enclave as the enemy, or calls for the destruction and displacement of Gaza. Collective Targeting: Scholars argue that the military campaign has expanded past a targeted operation against Hamas to systematically impact the survival of Gaza's entire civilian population. (I come back to my original point: the only people who do not agree with Gaza being labelled a genocide, are either anti Muslim or have strong links with Israel. Personally I don't care what it's labelled as. But see if you can find one person, who doesn't have a dog in this fight, that's going to split hairs over this being called a genocide.) @Heaven Can you prove that it's not a genocide ?

Stories all the way down 🙂

Not at all, not being condescending, not my thing. I just notice that over and over you seem to imply that radical nonduality etc is somehow in denial of reality. Quite the opposite is true. When the sense of a separate me falls away rapidly, life actually feels more intense, in the sense that emotions are experienced more raw, ie less resistance, like a baby crying freely.

They not against thought lol. Simply pointing out that language is a human invention. Meaning is made up, it's not baked into reality.

The point is im a neutral observer. Think about it, who would take the time and energy to say that something atrocious is bad, but hey it's not that bad, unless you're either anti muslim or have strong links with Israel ?

Says someone from Israel, lol you proving my point. No offense, the only people who are taking the time to want to unlabel this as genocide (which even genocide scholars in Israel have stated), are either anti muslim or strongly affiliated with Israel, a neutral observer you are not.