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@bejapuskas I like Nisargadatta "All that arises in consciousness is illusion" short and sweet!

@Joseph Maynor Sorry quoted you by accident there.

@Paul92 Sorry about that Paul. Please proceed.

What truth? Too late now. You put a huge elephant in the room and now your saying ignore it?

@Mikael89 Why in God's name would you think for a moment that makes me happy? In fact I quoted you word for word just for full disclosure which I'm totally for. If I knew what you are accusing the forum management of doing (hiding suicides) was true I'd be out of here in an instant!.

@Mikael89 That's news to me. All the time too? And it's being intentionally hidden? Better come up with some real proof or you'll be looking at some serious warning points for spreading nasty falsehoods about the forum.

@moon777light Your most welcome. The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. The innocence of the first inquiry—what am I ?—is needed throughout Zen practice.

@moon777light "Drop all desires even the desire to attain enlightenment during meditation" This book would be of great help to you. Zen Mind Beginners Mind http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/zenmind.pdf

@Rilles "The soft overcomes the hard" - Tao Te Ching. Zen Mind Beginners Mind was one of my first books. http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/zenmind.pdf

That answers the question "what remains when it feels as if nothing should remain?"

What is that which remains when it feels as if nothing should remain?

Then it became this?

Did it feel like this?

@Joseph Maynor So what stage are you at now?

Yes you do. It's what bought you to be here.

@Serotoninluv The cafe is all that exists. You've always been in the cafe.

And then you merge.

@SoonHei Mad World.

@SoonHei Love Tears for Fears The youtube Spotify live studio recording is really good. I'm listering to George Harrison right now and "Isn't it a pity" just started playing. Same message as mad world. Tears for fears were very influanced by the Beatles music. It's especially evident in their song "Sowing the Seeds of Love"

@How to be wise Yes we only know the "external" world through receptors - the 5 senses sent as electrical impulses to the brain where it is decoded into a sort of "best guess" virtual reality. Here's a fun little video for you consideration.

Pure - orderly intelligence on the most subtle level.

@Tearos

@Serotoninluv Caddyshack Zen: "A donut with no hole is a danish"