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@pluto That's really nice! L - UMANANCE I - NTELIGENCE G - IVING H - ARMONY T- RANSFORMING

@billiesimon I'm sure you've seen this before. Do you know it's meaning? The dancing Shiva. See the never ending circle of flames. That is the universe/ existence. It's driven by desire. See the creature that's under Shiva's foot? That is ignorance/ego. The dance between truth and ignorance is what keeps the wheels of the universe turning.

@Santhiphap To accept everything is to except that there is no you that was born, will grow old, and die. Your thoughts have created that illusion from the very start. If you except this you will see the bigger picture. You want to reach a higher level but you cling to the illusion that there is someone there. Have you ever listened to the words of Nisargadatta's pointers?

@The White Belt Nothing is going to be totally sound 'proof' but I would think a pair of ear plugs and over ear sound protection would be close to total silence. Headphones mostly mask external sound and some are better at that than others. The type of ear pads used make a difference too.

@Anna1 What happened in my case wasn't necessarily the end to thoughts arising. They arise as always but the difference now is when they do arise they are just thoughts not "my" thoughts. No attachment. Like bubbles arising in soda they come to the surface than just 'pop' and disappear.

@Anna1 A silent or still mind is a beautiful thing to experiance but it's no ego death. Not in my experiance anyway. Maybe what happened to me was a bit out of the ordinary but when I surrendered I entered into a samadhi state of total union. I'll never forget that day Sept. 17, 2015. Before that I had experienced a perfectly still mind for years in meditation but this was something totally different that I never realized was even possible. I know now that the ego is not real but before that experiance the ego was very real and so was the fear it created.

"The moment I jumped off of it- was the moment I touched down" -Alanis Morissette

@SanthiphapYou have no idea how close you are to a real break through. Keep going!

A wise man once said nothing.

@Joseph Maynor Thanks. Just saw that it was out myself.

I'll have to look again. Didn't see it this morning.

It's in the absolute awaiting manifestation.

@LiakosN "You are prior to consciousness" "Nothing perceivable or conceivable"

"It is easier to understand that the entire manifestation is of a nature of a dream or mirage. And you interpret the rest of manifestation as a mirage but won't let go of the see'er of the phenomenon. But the see'er is also part of the mirage." Nisargadatta

I have had many many teachers along this path. They have all lead to Sri Nisargadatta. "You are prior to consciousness" Nisargadatta

@How to be wise At the end of the day there is no one doing anything.

@SMI This one gets me every time I hear it.

@Leo Gura Never realized you felt that way. I totally agree. And to take it a step farther, consciousness itself is a manifestation as is all that arises within it. Would you agree with that?

@NahmNice! Contemplation time.

@Ether Your profile pic is in 3d. You pop off the screen. Cool!

@Ether That's a samadhi experiance with nature/reality. Super hi def too? Yes most lovely it is. God's Eyes

@lmfao Just a thought but how about trying a mental focus training programme using breath or mantra? Whenever you find the mind has wandered off gently bring it back again. That's a good exercise for building concentration/focus. I'd like to ask you something. How are you with things like intuition, deep insights, creativity and stuff like that?

@Saumaya I just read that for the first time, very nice. Great inspiration and absolutely true. You nailed it!

@Jed Vassallo Just my personal opinion so take it with a grain of salt but I believe it all comes down to the surrender factor. In my experiance that's the way to get back to that "special place" without any extra help. A high dose of surrender.

@Joseph Maynor Interesting. Thanks