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@Piotr Yea we got to do this again. You mention the childhood memories and that reminded me. Yes I did too at one point. This is definitely an interesting mix!

@Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj That's very cool! When I tried to go back to sleep I was very alert so I couldn't fall back to sleep right away. When I finally did I had or, (I could recall) a lot of vivid dreams. Dreams all over the place. When I did wake, I felt a like the sleep pattern was still with me. It felt a little like I was out of myself a bit. Almost a ghosty feeling at first. If that makes sense? I'm still feeling a great stillness around me a couple hours later. Almost like a morning buzz. My head feels very light and open.

@Huz88 I would say more imagery than daytime. After both head nods there was heightened clarity and focus. When I watched the video he talks about exploring deeper levels of awareness. I remembered that when the meditation was really still and silent and it suddenly seemed like I started to drop deeper. I felt as if I was moving downward and some illuminated visual things were flashing by me. I couldn't really make out what they were. I had the impression it was leading somewhere, than suddenly it just stopped . I may have caused it stop because it was so different. Maybe I mentally bailed out? But that in itself did seem very interesting and something to explore again. I should have just let go and let it happen. Oh well, next time maybe. I'm glad to hear you had a great experience. It was well worth it. I'm glad we all got together and did this. Nice!

@Huz88 I just finished up a 50 min. sit after 4 hr, of sleep. That was interesting. Many different levels. Twice I felt my head node down and I caught myself. I would than consciously return to the task at hand and it would get deep than. I had a couple experiences of imagery happen. One of them I was watching a tree and the sky exchanging ---something?. Hard to explain that one. At another point I put out an intention to follow awareness down to deeper levels. Hard to explain that one too. I guess I would say it seemed like it wanted to show me something. That was very interesting. I'll have to try doing that again to see where it leads. A couple times I had the odd sensation that my head was turned to the left, It wasn't. *I focused on breath with eyes closed and was listening to an Om youtube that I like using headphones. That's my report.

@werlight "When you wake from a dream, you realize that everything in the dream is you. You are creating it. So called real life is no different. Everyone and everything is you. The one consciousness looking out of every eye, under every rock, every particle" "Akasha hides itself within the structures of the universe like a divine game of hide and seek"

http://www.howsleepworks.com/types_cycles.html

@Huz88 I just watched the video. Yea, it is often weaving throughout different levels of consciousness and observing what is happening. I wanted to add: after the meditation as your falling back to sleep, observe that too. If you don't fall into a deep sleep immediately, it can get very interesting. I personally get about 7.5- 8hr. sleep a night. I would sleep for at least 4- 5 hr. than get up so that at least half of the sleep was behind me. Than go back to bed for another 2 or so. I did go to sleep a little earlier those nights. Experiment to see what time to get up works best for you and your sleep cycles.

@Huz88 I've done it a handful of times. Sometimes it's a great meditation. Sometimes all your doing is fighting falling asleep. Other times lucid dreams or a mix of all. I would suggest to try it more than one time to get the full picture. Good luck

@Natasha You and Lisa have the same great vibe. Like your sisters from another mother. ( I know that doesn't rhyme). She is amazing, love the feminine energy happening.

No-Self, I can feel the liberation in that already. No more having to say "excuse me" after passing wind.

@Bruno Hea Bruno, I'll throw my 2 cents in for all it's worth. I think of pure awareness as being total emptiness. As in awareness that exists beyond the ever filtering and selective mind. Think of the mind as being like a pair of sunglasses for filtering effect from reality. Our brain can't process all the information that awareness brings in so most of it gets dumped into the sub-conscious by the filtering mind. Also when we relate to ourselves as the person doing the seeing, we add personal filters on top of the existing filters of the mind. It's sometimes said that if you dump the mind completely, that all that remains is empty awareness. Like unlimited free space. So I suggest that awareness is complete emptiness of mind. When it comes to the exact definition of awareness, that's kind of a great mystery. Sometimes it's said that it is awareness or consciousness that brings this material world into existence. But that's a whole different story. I hope this helps a little.

@Andre Hi Andre, could you be tapping into higher levels of consciousness that exist beyond what is a small sliver of awareness that we usually perceive in everyday life. Think of consciousness as you would a spectrum of light. What the human eye perceives (normal perception) is only a small fraction of the whole. "The voice" as you call it is higher information being accessed through consciousness and communicated to you by a voice. It can be communicated in many different ways though, creativity, insight, a stroke of genius, ect. I'm sure you have heard of great minds throughout history that we refer to as being "ahead of their time". The truth is they weren't "ahead" of their time at all. The were accessing information that exists beyond time.

@Emerald Wilkins Nicely said Emerald. Thinking about that, outside influence is constantly giving validation to that "imaginary friend". I understand that is nothing but mind but so much of everyday society does live with an "imaginary friend". They all play together so to speak. Maybe the reason we experience life as a 'lower self" is to transcend or awaken. Maybe the lower self is the seed that awakens like a flower blooming into the light of a divine process of unfolding.

It's just happing of it's own There is no doer of "shit happing" Lol

Shit just happens!

He knows everything in my head and yet he looks at me with total love. Who is god?

Everything is an unfolding.

We are all projections of our mind. If you don't mind, I don't mind. Hehe So what's up? Anything new?

@kibrekidusan That's kind of a personal call. Everything that needs to come to the surface must be given room to do so. But than again, spending too much time going over old memories in your mind could keep you from the true task at hand. Allow what comes to the surface. acknowledge it, than return to your practice.

@Raphael We commonly relate to awareness or consciousness as being localized at the body location. Usually somewhere behind the eyes. That may be a false perception.

@jes You can see his problem from a more detached place than you can see you own problems. It's a clearer view of what's happing from the outside that's not tainted by personal emotion.

@Muhammad Hi Muhammad. Arik would be the one to talk to about. You could maybe find some of his replies here on that subject If he is not around this moment.

@Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj Glad to hear it! It was well worth getting it checked out by the doc just to be sure.

@Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj I hope you made out O.K. yesterday.