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@SoonHei You wouldn't miss having an ego if an ego was never instilled in you from the beginning.

@non_nothing If you had Leo as a father it may have gone something like this............... Leo (dad) is sitting in the meditation room and you ask him- -Daddy? -(Leo) -yes. -(you)-How an I able I move my hand? -(Leo) -In reality there is no "you" so there is no "your hand". These are only perceptions/illusions arising within the emptiness of absolute infinity as manifestations. Secondly since there is no "you" within reality there is no free will to do anything either. Then Leo -(dad) would think "isn't that cute how children make up fantasy stories about their imaginary existence within reality. Glad I nipped that one in the bud early or he may be having imaginary friends next".

@SoonHei Safety nets are for the ego. That is not total surrender. The surrender must be absolute/complete. The "moth before the flame" so to speak. What if anything of you returns, who knows.

@Alfie Sure a good cushion can make a difference. Especially if your thin and don't have much natural padding. I researched cushions extensively and the best I found are actually the ones made for wheelchair users. Truck drivers use them too. Some of them are air filled and adjustable to your liking=zero pressure points. But it's like your azz is floating on air. A little pricey tho @ $200-$369.00 US

@Joseph Maynor I can remember back to when I was about 4 and 5 years old. What I remember most vividly is the experiences of oneness with existence that would happen out of nowhere from time to time. I suddenly felt as if I had two mothers when it would happen. One a physical mother. And one a mother that was everywhere/everything/infinite. Than as I entered school that feeling of universal connectedness slowly went away as I developed a separate personality and became an "individual". That continued all through my teenage years/high school until I was about 21. At that age I experienced something that brought me back to that original awareness of oneness that I had long forgotten about. It was like "hello old friend- It's been a long time". Bottom line, this awareness started as far back as I remember. Maybe it took a hiatus for a while. But it's always been here.

Sorry I couldn't help it.

@SoonHei Your right. Like religious faith healers. If the person really believes the healer has the power to cure them then yes it can have a positive physiological effect on them.

@Cortex I met a prostitute once who went by the name "Black Magic". She disappeared and so did my wallet.

@Leo Gura I'm still blown away by the first 2 minutes of it. "You've always been in the pool". That has the sound of infinity to it.

@who chit There's a universal language being spoken here.

@SoonHei@Leo Gura @NoSelfSelf I just listened to 2 minutes of this and had to post it here. Infinity? Levels of consciousness? Physics? This must be syronicity.

@Leo Gura Good to know. It makes perfect sense. Being skilled at adapting that to each situation is a different story tho.

@SoonHei Instead of asking conceptual questions and expecting conceptual answers why not sit in silence and find what is truth in your direct experiance. I'm only saying this b-c conceptual knowledge will only get you so far but direct experiance is everything. Look at it this way, you can ask a million questions about skydiving, but only the direct experiance of actually jumping out of a plane can show you what is beyond the concepts. I'm giving you this friendly advice b-c you don't want to miss out on the importance of having direct experiance for yourself. The conceptual knowledge pales in comparison to direct experiance.

@SoonHei Michael Talbot David Bohm-holographic universe. Awesome stuff. In his book, The Holographic Universe, Michael Talbot said, “There is compelling evidence that the only time quanta [electrons] ever manifest as particles is when we are looking at them. When an electron isn‟t being looked at, it is always a wave.” To put it the other way around, the natural state of an electron is as a wave. It only pops out of its wave state to form a particle in a specific location in space and time when it is being observed. Then, when it‟s not being observed, it goes back into its wave state.

@Lakeven look out for Leo. Zen Stick Slap. Welcome to the forum.

@David Turcot It's you. Your looking right past it.

The "hippies" of the 60's and 70's also seen this massive awakening starting to bloom. They called it "The Age of Aquarius" and it continues today.

St. Michael

Yea- it just goes deeper and deeper into the silence and becomes ever more nuanced- infinitely refined. Like a fractal for example.

It could be said of him that while others chased the mirage of happiness, he was happy with being content.” “Happiness is a reality of NOW, it not not something that you pursue in the future. Don't pursue happiness, but EXUDE happiness.” “Meditate upon yourself and you'll find bliss.”

@Charlotte This is just my opinion but I don't think contemplation is for asking a direct question and expecting an answer. For me it's more about having some realization than allowing that a space to expand.

@Viking I'd suggest living under a bridge for a month and see how that goes first.

@ChimpBrain https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/parents-doctors-concerned-by-pass-out-game

@ChimpBrain Your friend didn't hold on to you? Woops!