UnbornTao

Why not a krill oil supplement?

What is everything?

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What does it take to grasp a communication?

ADHD brain-mode at night.

@Jehovah increases silly to conflate physical death with awakening; it's just grasping it (your nature).

I'd question whether that is actually an experience. Opportunity to be more honest if that were the case.

@Jehovah increases Don't confuse fantasies with a grounded investigation of what's true. Believing that death or dying has anything to do with consciousness is silly. It is best if we approach matters without spiritual ideals that just muddy the waters.

Cut people some slack.@noselfself

If we don't directly experience the true nature of anything (emotion, perception, self, "other"), then what does it take to become conscious of it? It just so happens that you have to create insight within your own experience and there's no way around that —that's the spirit of this "zen" work. If you don't experience it, it doesn't exist for you, except perhaps as a concept. Anything other than a direct personal encounter won't change our condition of ignorance in these matters, regardless of belief, conviction, and even knowledge. This is the principle of genuine and direct "experience".

If we don't directly experience the true nature of anything, then what does it take to become conscious of it? It just so happens that you have to create insight in your own experience and there's no way around that —that's the spirit of consciousness work. If you don't experience it, it doesn't exist for you, except perhaps as a concept. Anything other than a direct personal encounter won't change our condition of ignorance in these matters, regardless of belief conviction, and even knowledge. This is the principle of genuine (and in this case, direct) experience.

Hey, you are essentially telling him to contemplate, too.

@NoSelfSelf @Rishabh R yeah you could ask how can I best assist this person with his dilemma? @Rishabh R Basically, being non-reactive would require a fundamental shift in one's experience. Obviously, I'm not exclusively talking about dating and relationships, because this is a deeper dynamic. Essentially, you could clarify what it is you want to ask. I'd guess it has to do with being okay with rejection, which is different from being non-reactive. Keep making progress. That you have talked with many girls is a positive sign already. Be willing to be rejected and that will decrease your fear of it, which in turn will allow you to be more relaxed and authentic.

That is a pretty deep study that requires changing the context of your experience. Start by trying to experience things for themselves.

Magic! Disseminating a particular cosmology, fantastical thinking, entertainment. These might make people feel good temporarily but just assists them in becoming believers. If he was called Jacob, was born in Ohio, wore normal clothes and didn't have a beard, that'd simplify the process of evaluating his communications. Not to say valuable work can't be done regardless of awakening, btw.

You misunderstand, and that's okay. It is better to leave enlightenment up for grabs and not to confuse your ideas about it with relative things like historical events and lifestyle. As for Sadhguru, it seems to me that he experienced a powerful state of some sort when he was young, but I don't "hear" a direct consciousness from him. Of course, this could be a fault or misstep in my "listening" abilities.

Directly conscious of her nature.

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that.

Happy to hear that.

Guru Gura.

No mustard? Savage!

Holding no possibility that your experience should be any different from what it is now provides a deep sense of presence and vitality. It allows for complete engagement because it is embraced rather than resisted. Conversely, believing that your experience should be some other way creates friction and tends to increase the likelihood of suffering, as, by definition, such wanted experience isn't happening now—hence, your relationship with the present moment is one of lack.

Deep insight requires that you let go of your current knowledge.

I guess one of the first components is finding someone who is aligned with your top values, whom you deem as trustworthy, and who is willing to engage in such an undertaking. Of course, you also need to communicate your intent to do so. Besides that, it is up to you to start creating it. Once you have gotten across your desire to the other person, figure out together what deepening the relationship would entail. For example, setting common pursuits and goals and encouraging each other in those is a positive step. A commitment to honesty is another essential aspect.

You likely keep more attachments than you think.