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@Nahm I'm thinking of partaking in some shrooms to break free of this dry spell I've been in. It's been quite a while for me though. But I'm seriously thinking about it.

@Nahm Yea. I think your right. I'm going to look into it real soon.

@Nahm I never heard that one. So true.

@Nahm The mind is naturally fine tuned to depth of field mostly for survival. If you where a caveman, you would need to know how far away a saber toothed tiger is so you know when it's time to start running your ass off. It's sweet to have the option to override depth perception when it's not needed.

@WelcometoRealityNo. But you have a point there. Don't confuse effort with results.

@WelcometoReality Don't make me laugh. You don't think I've thought about it. At this point I'd lock myself in a closet if that's what it takes.

@WelcometoRealityNo, it's not the ego being threatened. I would love to threaten the ego. In a big way! Maybe I'm needing something a bit more than just the meditation and video's at this point, It's been a long time since I 'partook'. I'm thinking about it.

@Principium Nexus Yea that happens quite often. For instance, yesterday I was pealing potatoes and it was as if they where pealing themselves. (funny b-c it happened before when I was pealing potatoes) Anyhow, I was watching it all happen as if I was only a spectator.( No doer). Usually when I experience that it is usual 3d.-- Next time it happens I'll observe it more to get a better idea. Usually my mind is fairly still when that no doer thing happens. The flat screen thing doesn't happen that often but when it does all reality (landscape) becomes flattened. No depth to it. Like a huge theater screen.

@Principium Nexus I've experienced what could be called 'flat screen' from time to time. It happens out of nowhere. Reality looks like it's being projected on a screen.

@Voyager @Joseph Maynor @WelcometoReality Now that I revisit what I was experiencing last week- about rethinking my entire practice because it felt like nothing was there. Maybe that's true on some level. Practice is an illusion? Or is that my ego talking? I'm really not sure. I'm not saying I'm going to stop. But maybe just see it in a different light.

@WelcometoReality Thanks. I'm fine now but I can relate to what was said here. Even though I've been down this road before- sometimes I just feel like I've hit a brick wall. It just gets stale. Something I read made me rethink my entire practice and I was seriously doubting all of it. And I really don't know why. This thick feeling of agitation just came over me out of nowhere. It wasn't like what Joe experienced of realizing he wasn't the body. I've learned to welcome those freaky feelings of being out of my skin with no solid ground to stand on. Maybe that's how I felt about my practice. Like there was nothing really there. I know- wrong attitude. I guess it's all part of the growth process.

@Voyager @Joseph Maynor I've been there too. Many times. Just last week I was questioning everything. I spent a few hours experiencing a state of doubt and agitation. What I've learned is the best thing is not to fight it but use it. Use it as a growth tool. Turn it around on itself and have it work for you instead of it pushing you around. I looked around and found this from Mooji. I hope you find it of some use.

@Ray How do you know for sure Ray World literally exists?

@Serotoninluv There is no rush to do anything.. This all takes time. It took years to build the 'you' that exists now. Remember when you where very young? Life was uncomplicated because you where. There was only a sense of presents or 'I Am' at the core of your being. Learn to dwell in that again. That is your guiding light. It was there to guide you into this world. It's never left your side.

@Lauritz My hat is off to you! I would imagine you wouldn't know if your awake or dreaming after a while. Or even if there would be much difference. The 5-MEO-DMT will be pouring out of your pineal gland. I read sometimes it can actually be tasted going down the back of the throat. It's called nectar of the Gods. Best of luck!

@Outer Haha I thought of this video as soon as I read the topic. Great minds stink alike. Yea, we're really stinkers! Gonna give the poor guy nightmares for sure now. At least the guy in the video had light!

@sgn 'No one is dying because no one is being born' Nisargadatta I know that sounds very far out. And it is. The mind can't comprehend it, it's so deep. As Leo calls it 'radical openness' is needed. It's all illusion arising in consciousness. All of it. You, me, everyone, everything, birth, death, existence. It's all an amazing illusion. Enjoy it while your aware of it but never forget that you where 'born' into a dream state. Consciousness creates the dreamscape and the mind adds to it. When you 'die' consciousness and mind will come to it's end and so will this dream. You could awaken before the death of the body/mind. Seeing this would be awakening or enlightenment. Something in you knows the sleeper must awaken. Edit: That would suggest that everything in existence is one. But not in a way you may have thought.

@Jakob Eiring Have you tried yoga?

Guys just watch it doesn't get too religious or dogmatic. Thanks But since you bought up the subject of Christ the spiritual teacher, here's a great Satsang with Mooj

@Akshay What I do is not look at the contents of the dream itself but more of the overall message. For instance you say you dreamt about 'trying to get away'. Is there something in your life now that doesn't quite agree with you and you wish you could get away from it? I'm just using that as an example of simplifying the dream you had. Just to add, do you sleep with a TV on? Sometimes that can filter into your dreams without you realizing it.

@Akshay Some yes and some no. The trick is to know which ones are meaningful and which are just stories in your head. Maybe a dream interpretation book would help or internet search on dream meanings..

@Akshay It's a result of you being more aware of what's going on in your head.

@Nardo Just one thought. Stay mindful you don't fall into the trap of existing as someone who thinks they don't exist. In other words, you may be grasping this conceptually but not through direct experience. Which if that's the case, this would be just another chapter in the story of 'you'. Ask yourself 'What knows it's all been just a story In your mind and none of it ever happened'? That's the tough nut because you can't think yourself into non-existence. All you can really do is completely vanish in an instant without a trace. Poof! All gone! But that ain't so easy! Especially when we live in a world that is constantly pulling us back into ourselves and our 'story'. It like trying to defy gravity. Or should I say 'deny gravity'.