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@John Everybody is different but yes, this may very well be part of your personal purging process. As far as going deeper, I find that there is more awareness of suffering. Maybe because one becomes more open and in tune with everything. But there is no personal attachment to the suffering, It's just seeing the suffering as it flows through you like a chilly breeze that comes in one window and out the other again. Fear in itself has no power other than the power you give it. If you don't feed it, it will starve quickly and fall away. Just as a suggestion, you could make fear part of your practice by facing the fear fully as it arises head on. Doing so renders it as the harmless illusion it truly is. Like the magic trick where the magician saws someone in half. It's the mind that creates the illusion of the saw cutting through flesh and bone. In truth the saw is cutting harmlessly through empty space.

An oldie but timeless!

I would probably be breaking out in a sweat thinking about that lie detector! Than realizing my gig was totally up, I'd look him straight in the eye and say, "You got me now. Pull the trigger so I may realize the true Buddha nature" And in that moment I would fully realize my true Buddha nature. There is no one to be a Buddhist. There is no Buddha When you strike a match, where does the flame come from? When you extinguish a flame, where does it go? When the conditions are right, I manifest. When the conditions are no longer there, I am not manifest

@Pallero What I have found is that if it feels strange or different or slightly uncomfortable, I'm on the right track. That's when the biggest breakthroughs usually happen. And what may feel strange and different today, will slowly become the norm over time. Funny how it works that way. Edit: You mention the 'observer perspective' experience you had. That's what I'm referring to. Trust that. Cultivate that.

@aurum I was listening to Adyashanti earlier and what he says @5:00 chimes with what you said here.

@Pallero I'll get right to the point here. Your experiencing these ' flashes of unrealness' from the perspective of the ego. Your ego is having flashes of what it refers to as 'unrealness'. Right? But in truth you are experiencing flashes of realness and that is exposing the unrealness of the ego. See, it's a 180 degree shift in perspective of what is. When you have those flashes, your ego defense mechanism automatically kicks back in and overrides this completely new perspective. The ego even goes so far as to label it 'unreal' when the truth is, it is the ego that is unreal. A few flashes of truth are better than none though. You could consider them mini -awakenings. Or flashes of the non-egoic state. It could be. But for that to happen you must first open up completely to what is said above. Cultivate those 'flashes' of clarity so that clarity (mindfulness) is always present instead of the ego/thought mechanism. That takes work on yourself over time to remain steadfast in that non- egoic/ mindfulness state 24/7 and under all circumstances no matter how challenging to the ego. It's a constant struggle. The ego is always right there there waiting to regain a foothold again. Even for those who have had really deep awakening experiences of the non-egoic state. It's a transformation over time from the egoic self into the non-egoic state. The egoic self took years to establish. It could take even longer to undo that falsehood. But that depends on how strong of an egoic self you've built up and the true willingness to let it go through practice.

@Ritu Whenever that starts happening see it, slowww down, and breath. Simply notice your breath.

The honey of truth can taste bitter.

@How to be wise Knowledge is 'occupied' consciousness. Nothing wrong with knowledge per se, As long as you see it for what it is.

@Dodo A projection....

I've seen this many times at concerts. In the parking lot too before the concert even got started.

See where I put the **** ? You resisted to what is. You had it but lost it. Next time, just stay with the bird. Ask yourself 'where is the sound of the bird located'? If you sit with it long enough, you may be surprised at the answer.

Just sharing a thought. haha But isn't 'ego' just another way of saying thought?

@Outer

Could CRISPR be the next chapter of the human race? Imagine living for 150 years or more disease free. The technology is already here with the help of super computers that target one out of a million genes to either edit out or insert a replacement gene of choice. That genetic edit than carries on to future generations so it's a permanent alteration of the species . The biggest change to humanity in recent history has been the computer and internet. Could CRISPR be next? Leo's latest video about 'Systems' fits this topic well. What could be the implications of playing God with a system such as the human race?

Tons of implications to consider. And I'm sure most of them haven't even been thought about yet. We'll be hearing a lot of debate about this in the near future though. Especially once the courts decide who owns the rights to CRISPR. What a shame it's that way. CRISPR belongs to all humans to decide for themselves if this is a good thing or not. Here's a thought too. Some countries may use CRISPR in all kinds of experiments. Who knows what the hell they could come up with.

@OuterAll good stuff. But on the negative side, wouldn't it also cause overpopulation? Somehow that would have to be addressed also.

Yea, It has for all of us here in that context. But lets say for the sake of conversation that you had cancer. And CRISPR offered a cure. Would you still binge watch the cancer while remaining invisible? The cancer would be part of the present moment, wouldn't it?

@Stoica Doru Matt Kahn refers to this as 'The next Floor'. as

@No-ThingSurrender to the fact that the universe knows exactly what it is doing. Everything is exactly where it should be in this moment.

@barry Hey Barry, sounds like your ego disappears for 10-15 minutes. Great start! It should increase over time with practice. Stick with it!

Thank you! Now it all makes sense! Something was missing here since this morning. Lol

I shall remember 'Cetana'. It is similar to Cetus 'the monster' -ego, desire, intention

@Shanmugam The ego has to start somewhere though. First with an 'intention' to break the bonds of self into liberation? But what your sharing here is that even the intention to break those bonds has karmic implications that must be payed also? Karma being like borrowing money with interest. But the faster you try to pay it off, the more interest is accrued?.