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@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

@Joseph Maynor Sure. He covers many topics. But the first 4 mins. is what I'm directly asking about.

@Faceless Yes i do.

@Joseph Maynor @Faceless What do you guys think about what is said in the first 4 mins.of this video? Agree or disagree? Somewhere in between perhaps?

@pluto Very nice. It reminded me of this saying "man stands in his own shadow and wonders why there is only darkness".

@Anna1 Not necessary. If you read what I said you will see that I totally agree with you. Let me rephrase it. If there is someone who thinks they are enlightened, they are not enlightened. Would you agree?