Mellowmarsh

Nice!👌 The body and all physical objects exist in reality. But “self” is not the body. It is not an object; it does not exist in reality. There is no “self” separate from what’s happening, no little broken-off piece of life that is a special “me” that you own and can direct and control, separate from the whole. Drop the clinging to a control you never had.

Nice! 👌

Yes, and a dog never refers to itself as a dog. A dog never tells itself it is a dog. There’s just dog, nothing more, nothing less.

A book is a story with a beginning and an end. Many authors appear, but there’s only one reader of writing no one ever writ. The story is inseparable from the book. We perceive things. Labelling happens immediately, and then the stories start. It feels like the “I” is the controller. But is it really? Or is the “I” just another story?

Birth and Death are the same thing, they just differ in appearance.

You is a two way mirror effect as and through projection and self-recognition. When you deeply admire a trait in someone else, it usually means that quality is something you value, cultivate, or possess within your own character.

Great quote.

Hahaha, I can’t get over how he manages to keep a straight face during his talks. His demeanour is so nonchalant, and then out of the blue he’ll just spontaneously burst into a fit of laughter. 😂 Yes, it’s that “ non dual “ joke that never wears off.

People can say all kinds of things. Take being aware you are aware as a self-conscious being for example. Being conscious you are conscious can be a curse, insofar as to be conscious you are going to die can cause an existential dread. Or to be conscious of the pain of torture can be a curse because there’s no way to escape this self-consciousness unless you are unconscious which would be like a relief or a blessing. It’s like a mind fuck, being self- aware, tbh. Yes, you can also be conscious of all the pleasures in life as well, so it’s all about the price we are willing to pay for being self-aware entities.

I’m not sure, but I’m assuming he means loving yourself as if there’s a self there to begin with. Who is this self that loves itself is the one question to all our answers. Is Love actually real, or it it just another illusion. Is love just another survival tactic evolution uses to propagate life to continue. IDK tbh.

Kinds of Love. 1: Loving yourself first to be able to love others is a foundation of healthy, sustainable love. Rather than being selfish, it’s about having a "full cup" so you can give to others from a place of abundance. It relies on self-worth, mutual respect, and emotional maturity. 2: Agape (Selfless & Unconditional Love) The Focus: It is outward-focused and completely altruistic. It is a deliberate choice to love, serve, and sacrifice for another person's ultimate good, regardless of whether that person "deserves" it or can reciprocate. 3: Eros (Romantic & Passionate Love) The Focus: It is largely self-centred in its initial stages, motivated by the desire to be with someone and to fulfill one's own needs for passion, companionship, and intimacy.

This happens because the egoic mind struggles to process two completely different ways of viewing reality simultaneously. For example: You cannot be and not be at the exact same time. But paradoxically you can know being and not being is the way the mind plays out. You conceptually understand the duality of birth and death. Appearance and Disappearance. You can also intellectually understand everything is "one," yet you still experience the practical necessity of functioning as a distinct individual. As the Rumi quote drop/ocean states.. Rather than a trap, confusion can act as a bridge. Bridging the gap in understanding the illusion of separate individual experience to be real, but not what it fundamentally seems to be. Switching context is the key.

Yeah I like Jim, his laughter is so genuine straight from the belly. It’s so contagious.

😂 LoL Jim Newman morphed into Jim Oldman that died and emerged as Jim Noman. Lol

Love is an active force that fundamentally requires an object. Whether directed outward toward people, passions, and nature, or inward toward yourself, love cannot exist in a vacuum; it is the vital connection between a subject and an object.