Sincerity

@Oppositionless @yetineti @MarkKol That’s powerful! You guys are so strong. Honestly. What a bunch of awesome people.

Thanks, I didn’t see these posts. I mostly read the last responses. There is indeed a sense of condescension here. Whether that guy you posted would last in a boxing gym - I don’t know. So I’ll reserve judgement.

I don’t think his responses here warrant this comment.

His energy is not light at all. It’s dense as fuck.

@UnbornTao So, from what I gather, you admit that who you consider „a master worth listening to” has really no objective foundation. And yet, you make choices to listen to someone and denounce others. How? I say denounce others, because I feel you’re showing a very non-listening attitude in this thread. Which, you must agree, is rather ironic. When you mention „people in a cult”, I’m assuming you’re making a reference to this place. How are you coming to this assessment? Is this true? Practice what you preach, you know.

Are you listening to what’s being said? How do you determine who you listen to?

Thanks so much for contributing guys. I can feel y'all's strength, reading what you shared. Seriously, it's amazing how people can make such difficult choices through their will.

@XXXXXX @Natasha Tori Maru That’s powerful. Thanks for sharing guys.

By Roger Thisdell:

I guess a dropping of the "self" construct for good. Associated with eg. a dropping of any feeling of centeredness. I wouldn't know because I'm not there yet as a baseline. But I'm "working" towards it. And it "happened to" my best friend, actually. 😃 There are other people's accounts too, obviously. (I just asked him to confirm whether that 2nd picture resonates with him most. I guessed correctly 😛)

@Davino Do you believe that a permanent shift in awareness towards no-self is possible? Why yes/no? Of course it's not about denial, rejections or any of that. I think it's moreso about embracing the want to become fully aware of the mind's "self"-orientation. IF you experience that want! It's fun then! Otherwise no. Both are true: There is no "me", there are no "selves" I AM, I am God, Everything is Me

This channel is a goldmine: I "study" these videos - listening on 0.9x speed, making notes and thinking them through deeply. And observing the mind in action, of course. I want to deconstruct and become wholly aware of the pervasive "self"-orientation of the mind. My best friend recommended it to me.

What was the most difficult decision that you had to make in life? How do you feel about it now? Let's bring some more genuineness to the forum with this thread. I'd love to hear your serious answers. For me, it's breaking up with my first girlfriend after 2 years. We've lived together for 1,5 years and both grew a ton through the relationship. We love each other and had a good time together, but there have also been frustrations and arguments, often about the same things. I realized we're fundamentally unaligned in some important ways and it's time to let go and try something different. It's been very emotionally difficult, but I have faith in the decision. What about you?

Thank yourself It's always been your drive.

This week I came back to this great video about al-Hallaj. I liked it so much and had so many insights that I watched it twice. 10:55 - I resonate with that wish to have people kill me. I experienced it once on a "spiritual high" for a few days. 22:08 - I also resonate with that desire for spiritual annihilation. Beautiful: 23:40 - I am the Truth/Real! So simple, elegant and direct. 👌 This is what it's all about. Also this: 32:12 - I don't know about the two spirits. I'd omit the second sentence and then it resonates: 34:59 - Al-Hallaj was also awake to Love, seeing it as the core of reality. Very inspiring. I'm not awake to that yet. 37:40 - And lastly, I find al-Hallaj's interpretation of satan very interesting, seeing him as the "ultimate monotheist". I interpret this as embracing "this life" vs rejecting it in favour of God. I enjoy to choose the former (embracing high energetic choices as much as possible), and to me that's the greatest spirituality. The latter doesn't make much sense if given more thought, although I do understand it. I can't help but recall when Leo said that he stopped brushing his teeth because only truth mattered to him anymore. 😆 Perhaps there's some truth in both. I'm considering that someday, embracing energetic choices fully could lead me to full asceticism, rejection of the worldly and total devotion to God. But that'd still be the embrace of this life. So yeah, rejection isn't the way for me. Also, I wonder if al-Hallaj saw himself in that devil, at least to an extent. Overall, very inspiring figure. I want to learn about him more.