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@Aquarius You used the right word when you said "state". It's a state like any other. All states come and go no matter if the are pleasurable or not. Find that which does not come and go.

I remember quite well those moments of clarity and connectedness as a child. That is the driving force behind this journey now. To re-discover that part of me that got lost along the way.

@The Don Do you ever get a gut feeling that some aspect of you has always been here? We're not only this world of "things" that are percieved through a physical body for a short period of time but we are also the space between all things. Just gaze around the room your sitting in now. Allow awareness to expand so that it becomes all encompassing.. If you contemplate that you may get a taste of your infinite presents beyond matter. So no worries. Put your right arm out to the side. It's right there. And there. And there. And over there too. That's you! It's always been you.

@The Don Here is something to go with that. The guy is a little corky so just take the finer points he makes.

@Serotoninluv There are a couple things that just seem to work very naturally. One is laying out under a starry sky for hours. Another is sitting in silence in the woods. Some amazing shifts in consciousness can happened. In both cases everything becomes God. A merging into oneness.

@tedens That varies from person to person depending on how many illusory partitions have been created between the self and existence.

@Shakazulu From the perspective of the limited self -yes.

@How to be wise Here's a good video to watch

Nah, it's all part of the process.

@Shin So true, so very true.

Besides for looking "forward" to contemplate what death may be like why not contemplate how you came to be in the first place by going back the way you came to be. Have you ever contemplated what you were before the announcement of your birth?

@Serotoninluv That's a good one too!

I'm reading all this while listening to Row, row, your boat gently down the the stream- life is but a dream. It seems to fit very well.

@Shin Here's a bedtime song to end your day with. "Life is but a Dream"

@How to be wise I see. It's fashion.

@How to be wise What medium are you naturally inclined to work with as your 'canvas' so to speak?

@The Don It's not just the fear of physical death but also the disappearance of the i am that causes fear.

Facing the fear would be excepting all things as they come without resistance or control.

@Aakash

@Aakash Nope. I'll read the pdf if there ever is one. What i do have is an origional copy of Alan Watts The Art of Contemplation a manuscript. Had that since it came out. That's a good one to have in any collection.

@Aakash Leo has an extensive book list already. It's really nice to have the book itself but maybe just the text can be found.

@Aakash Good deal! Maybe it's published in the UK?

See I don't like to do that. I'll back check by watching the vid. after reading the book that way I'm hearing the message through my own heart first. $35.00 US through Amazon.com

@Aakash I just skimmed over the video. Does he read through the whole book? I want to read it first before watching the video so I don't have any preconcieved ideas.

@Aakash I could feel that. When it's right it's right - beyond a thought.