Yimpa

There are simply things you would not be able to personally validate for yourself, at least if you are human. For example, if one person is cisgender + heterosexual and another is transgender/LGBT. The cisgender could not possibly fathom changing their gender, nor would they ever want to. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s inauthentic and a pretense to be transgender. But to the cisgender their bias would certainly give them the authority to say it is such.

Group-Think

Meow!

The point of this work is not to get stuck on one viewpoint, which is what you are clearly doing on this thread.

@vibv All good, I have my own obsessions as well.

And then there’s nonduality…. ”Who am I?”

I certainly appreciate how much we can bash Leo on here (to a certain degree). Imagine publicly protesting how much Jesus, the Pope and Roman Catholics sucks in Vatican City. I’m sure all their loving facades are flying out the window if you were to actually do that.

@OldManCorcoran Put hand over your eyes and let’s see what happens then.

Yes, at least what is under the cloth can be anything you imagine it to be. Or you can simply see a ghost. Up to you.

One that is grounded is able to tolerate being real and being pretend. There’s flexibility in that, depending on what the situation calls for.

The next step is to let her meditate on her own without you needing to tell her to do so.

@Someone here it’s best we don’t become obsessed with Peter Ralson again. Oh dear God, please!

You are really obsessed with enlightenment.

Same can be said with Actualized content. It’s not that you’ll get bored with it, it’s that you’ll advance to the next stage of development. How long that’ll take is up for debate, as well as how that would look like.

@UnbornTao Disbelief empowers contemplation. @vibv Both things aren’t necessarily contradicting each other. Meta…

Hand cannot grasp itself, because its form/shape is always changing. Even if you fixate your attention onto one particular form, it’ll also change. Trying to maintain particular forms you hold dearly actually makes you more contracted. Allow the hand to be any shape with curiosity and reverence. God is calling you. You are calling You. The hand, after all, is you.

GOD is the Ultimate Author, end of story. No you’re not

That’s why saying GOD is an Infinite Hallucination is a great pointer. I think we would all agree that being in infinite bliss would be a nightmare. Infinite Love encompasses all experience, even the experience to agree and to disagree.

I think I get what you mean. It’s like you’re at an all-you-can-eat buffet, but not only that, the food at the buffet line is constantly being rearranged. And then new food is replacing the old food that you haven’t even begun to try yet. So it’s like you’re seeing the beauty/magic of reality unfolding, but you aren’t able to stabilize in any particular aspect of it. Feel free to expand on this or correct me if I’m wrong.

You have a lot better self-control than me, then

I mean, you’re only scratching the surface here. That’s only the english language. Then there’s even sign language. And emojis. Etc, etc, etc, etc….

What are your top tips on contemplation? I stumbled upon this, and looks like this would be one of them:

I struggle with this, especially with certain family members. That’s why group-think is important to become aware of. Families are notoriously stuck in group-think, even if it appears that the members are independent from each other. It’s the attachment that’s most problematic.

That’s how Rocky Balboa was able to take a million bombs to the head by a Soviet tank and still come out on top

For sure. The real test is contemplating while you’re at the very edge of your comfort zone. However, if you allow fear to win, then the greatest lessons cannot even present themselves to you. The fear feels like dying; you’re scrambling for life to make sense of reality again. The thoughts and sensations can dominate you if you let it. But surrender to the experience, and you breakthrough / are reborn with an expanded perspective and reframing of reality. There won’t be any doubts if you did this correctly or incorrectly… it’ll just be WOW. Doing this one time ain’t enough, though (as many assume). You’ll be presented with this opportunity over, and over, and over again, if you’re willing to accept the call. The good news is it gets easier, in the sense that you’ll have greater courage and trust in yourself.