Gianna

Exactly, only a focal point. So it's then a matter of– are you vibrating inward or outward? I've explored what it means to me, and what I am currently coming up with is that the people who are vibrating inward are suffering. They are disintegrating/contracting because they are not connected to the life force within them. Lifeforce (God) is expansive, not contractive. I am only assuming this based on what I know personally about the people with whom it has happened to me. What these people have in common is that they are suffering– one is depressed and the other is an alcoholic. I don't like assuming these kinds of things so I will take it with a grain of salt. But as you say, it is the only way I can learn about it, the only way I can draw conclusions from my experience.

EVERYWHERE. hehehe

YES! Oh my gosh, you totally get me. I think that when your vibration increases you become a match [due to the law of attraction] to sensory data that was previously inaccessible to you– because you weren't a match to it. You weren't vibrating at the frequency that would elicit such information. But now you are You can tune into any kind of frequency if you become that frequency yourself.

Also also, I've never had a psychedelic experience (unfortunately) so I can't compare.

Oh yeah, this also happens when I meditate/focus on the outline of my hands. It's the type of experience that accentuates and defines itself [never the other one]. This is all started with @Leo Gura yelling at me in one of his episodes, "LOOK AT YOUR HANDS." I looked at my hands and saw them for the first time– floating in space. Such a heart-fluttering mystical experience. Great advice!

I have noticed this as well. Only twice– and one was teal swan haha– but there is something deep I can see in their eyes that I can't explain. If I were to explain it, I would call it nothingness. But this one guy I have seen it in is not consciously 'awake' or 'enlightened'– just has taken a shit ton of psychedelics. I tried to help him realize his essential nature because he is struggling, suffering even. Yet, I see nothingness deep within his eyes??? Btw, I love that you refer to it as the causal body. Oh, and this quote below is just perfect. Absolutely beautiful.

@RickyFitts I Love YOU! Bringing me up after recently being knocked down. Haha. Enjoy the rest of your weekend

I actually did feel better earlier. Because I realized the anger was telling me I wasn't aligned with myself– I wasn't trusting myself and thinking my own thoughts over the thoughts of another person– of a silly misunderstanding. I mean how ridiculous is this back and forth over the title of my thread? I mean, really? It's just ridiculous and not something I want to focus on, no wonder I got angry! The anger was telling me, "Don't focus on that! Don't foccus on someone's misunderstanding of the title of your thread. Focus on the actual work you are trying/wanting to do in this thread" The anger was a reflection of where I was putting my focus– in someone's ridiculousness and not in the actual personal work I am trying/wanting to do here. This is such great insight and I think it would be a deeper issue I would struggle with if I were the one being perceived. But the thing is, everything written in this thread is either a quote or a paraphrase from the book I am reading. It's not even my own work, my own thoughts. It's the authors. So how could I take it personally? How could I get offended? I am trying to make sense of what I am reading through note-taking. You want to critique my notes? Tell me I "don't understand?" My response is, Yes! Why do you think I am doing it? Haha. It's just silly. You may sense a bit of lingering resentment. This is only because (as I am writing this) I am still not focusing on myself, aligned with myself. I am still focusing on explaining myself to other people instead of doing the work. So the anger will still be there if I am still misaligned– still not putting my focus where I want it to be. But.. what you wrote still resonates with me in different circumstances. You have such incredible insight. I am blown away by you. thank you.

if you think this is all you were doing, you are fooling yourself. name-calling is not critiquing, it is criticizing/contempt. I'll work on my anger, you work on your name-calling.

If you keep attracting the same kind of a partner in relationships (like I have) I realized it is because you need to become that partner in order to actualize more of yourself, more of your potential. The universe will never stop giving you opportunities to integrate that which you are missing. It will never stop showing you back to yourself because we are living in a 360° mirroring hologram. To become one is to become your opposite. When you become your opposite without letting go of what you are, you become 'one' which is becoming 'whole'. You become whole which is self-realizing. You see yourself for the first time. You realize that you are everything and everything is you. You're fucked– in a sense– because it doesn't become a belief it becomes a knowing. Everyone will dismiss your knowing because no one believes the Truth (because they are not whole yet because they are still disgusted by their opposite). You're ostracized. Except it is not something to believe it is something to experience because it is the experience we are meant to have. You see, you only forget yourself so you can remember again. Because remembering is the most incredible experience you can have when you are infinite, which you are. It breaks my heart that we neglect ourselves; that we turn away from ourselves because we are taught to. But this is what is right now. If you follow your heart back to yourself (and not listen to the words of other people before doing it) you can find yourself which is finding Truth. The Truth is obvious, undeniable, and already. By definition, it is reality. Everyone already knows the truth because they ARE it. You just have to let yourself realize it.

@RickyFitts This brought a huge smile to my face!

Gosh this guy is so amazing. Thank you @SriSriJustinBieber for introducing me to him. "if it doesn't feel good, it is not true. If it doesn't feel good, your way of seeing it is not true." - from the video I guess I got so angry because @mememe is making me think I am being disrespectful in this thread when I know that I am not. So my thoughts are "I am being disrespectful" (because @mememe is putting that in my head) and the anger is trying to tell me that this is untrue. What do you think @SriSriJustinBieber? What @mememe is accusing me of is simply not true from my perspective, from what my intentions are. My intentions are not to 'clickbait' or 'mislead' or 'be an asshole' or be 'disrespectful'. And so it pisses me off when someone claims that it is.

Week 9 Recovering A Sense Of Compassion - becoming conscious starts with giving things the right labels. For instance, a block creator isn't lazy, they’re blocked. Procrastinating is not laziness, it’s fear. Etc. - as artists, grounding yourself in military discipline is dangerous. - the part of us that creates best is not a discipline automaton functioning from self-will with a booster of pride to back it up. - being an artist requires enthusiasm more than discipline. Enthusiasm is not an emotional state, it is a spiritual commitment. - Enthusiasm is an ongoing energy supply tapped into the flow of life itself. - Enthusiasm is grounded play, not work. - don’t create a workspace create a play space - our creative work is creativity itself at play in the field of time; the journey is the only destination. - At the heart of play is the mystery of joy. and our joy is at the far end of grief, paradoxically. - creative u-turns stem from fear - once we admit we need help the help arrives - the ego always wants to claim self-sufficiency

It's not about the constructive criticism (I welcome constructive criticism), it is about the name-calling... it's hurtful and unnecessary.

@SriSriJustinBieber Right as I get angry.. haha. In this thread, @mememe has called me: misleading, clickbait, disrespectful, "doesn't really understand the book", and 'a dick', all because I am trying to take notes on something I am reading and share it with all of you? I'm so confused. Confusion gets the best of me. As does people contradicting themselves while name-calling me.

@lxlichael thank you

@mememe thanks for ruining my thread.

you're really starting to piss me off. It's dickish to copy and paste parts of a book and not say it out of the book (which I did which is why I titled it that!!!!) Yet, you are saying the title is misleading and 'click bait'? Wtf do you want me to title it? ITS THE TITLE OF THE BOOK. get the fuck off my thread. you make absolutely no sense.

Yes. Whether it is in your subconscious mind (disowned and rejected) or in your conscious mind (owned and allowed), it is still a vibration you hold and thus will be attracted to you for you to integrate or simply witness. Do you allow yourself to depend on others? To be taken care of by others? Or are you overly independent/separated from the world? Healthy interdependence may be the resolution your higher self is after! The amalgamation of both dependence and independence. But I am not 100% sure of course since I know little about the situation A lot depends on how you react to such a girl.

I had a huge breakthrough a few months back and realized our essential nature. I deeply felt and realized we are a contraction of the universe. That we are infinite, that we are love, that we are one. This understanding is far beyond intellectual understanding. However, now I am becoming familiar with New Age ideas (chakras, astral projection, demons, etc.). What do I make of all of this? The awakening experience I had while realizing our true nature shattered me completely to where now my mind is open to all possibilities. But these new age ideas are confusing and seem to contradict nonduality. I'm coming from a background in philosophy, epistemology, and psychology. What is the connection between Truth and these New Age ideas?

Do you know what jealousy is? Jealousy is knowing that you could be doing so much more than what you are doing. It's a shitty feeling but it's good because it points the way. So what way are you trying to go? Follow whatever resonates and don't be afraid. This means, don't judge. Don't be critical. Don't see whatever it is you are looking at as separate from you unless you are trying to learn from it. The mind believes it's separate but the heart knows it's not. Follow your heart. Follow your bliss! How much can you love? If you don't know, what are you jealous of?

ugh this is so beautiful. and so true! I definitely agree. I will read what's in white tomorrow <3 if it feels right! genius btw! (to put it in white and make it optional) very creative.

You're such a tease!!! Haha, I love it. I trust you. Of course, I will have to validate it later for myself As an integral conscious creator would.

heheh. Love this!!

Okay so here's an example from my own life: I'm single but dating and went on a few dates with this guy recently who is an exact replica of another guy (and another) I've dated in the past. What these two/three guys have in common is they all are super rigid in their daily routine. They wake up, they work, they gym, they eat, they shower, then they sleep. Haha. There is no room for magic in their lives. I am the exact opposite of this. I am completely unplanned, spontaneous, and cannot stick to a daily routine for the life of me. I think I wrote a thread on this because I know it'll start to become a problem when trying to actualize my potential. Anyway, I realized that I was attracting this type of person (the type that I resent because I hateee rigidity and have a lot of resistance towards routines) and so I meditated/contemplated on it and came up with this ^^ (my first post). If I want to actualize my potential, I need to be willing to stick to something like these guys do. The last guy has an entire business he created because of it. I might be self-realized but I will not be self-actualized until I can build something and that means I need to integrate these qualities.