Malelekakis

how did you create that conclusion about eckhart tolle and about what meditation does to your prefrontal cortex? what are the facts behind it?

Two quotes that may help you: enlightenment is not about being better than anybody else,it is about befriending yourself and another nice funny quote :after enlightenment the laundry

For me it's ringing in the ears and in the past I have had experiences with sounds of a Tibetan bowl in my sleep.I see them as reminders for me to stay conscious.the ringing usually happens when I am in deep meditation and then I lose my self in unconciousness for a sec and it reminds me to be awake again

Direct experience is what you perceive with your senses,with your whole focus and without the judgments of the mind

Τhe funny thing is that you ask so many questions and seek intellectually so many answers which indicates that you are thinking a lot and then you post a video:how to stop thinking .just stop chasing your tail.let thoughts be.if you can experience them then they are true your part is to see them for what they are.try the video of Leo:the illusory nature of thoughts

Dear Leo and everyone in here I would like some insights in an issue of mine that has been bugling my mind for quite a long time now.I won't give you anything from my background so that you can't judge...except from the fact that English is not my first language so please forgive me for any mistakes.straight to my situation now.I have had experiences in the past with what it is known as astral projection or lucid dreaming of whatever the duck this is...I have no beliefs on what this experience might be and I am not into the mainstream ideas about it.the thing is that when I am dreaming and suddenly I become concious of my dream everything disappears and I am in sleep paralysis like you all know.THEN I have some options.I can return to my body,stay in this dark void or raise my energy(like when you think of god or something spiritual and a stream of energy moves through you spine).when I choose to raise my energy some weird things are happening.my three main experiences consists of sounds and terrifying emotions.one time it was something talking to me very loud like it was in my mind on a very bizarre and scary language.the second was some loud electronic sounds and the last one wich happened two days ago I cannot describe it.all accompanied with a fear so strong that if you want to put into perspective just multiply your strongest negative emotion 1000 times. The last time this happened during this experience the essence of who I am completely distorted and felt like it wasn't me anymore,until I intended to return and images of my family and the beautifulness of this reality appeared on my mind.this haven't changed anyting in my everyday life although I can't find any possible explanation of why this happens.I would like someone open-minded with an enlightened point of view to give some insights on this issue.has anyone ever experienced something like this?please help me I feel like something is fucked up .thank you.

An ancient Zen story tells: A monk after the first week of his meditation practise tells his master "master I cannot understand what is wrong with me I am in constant pain and my mind won't silence I feel restless and I can't control my actions so I cannot find peace" the master says "it's okay it will pass" .after two weeks of more practise the monk goes back to the teacher and says "master I feel reat now I feel happy and blissful I have no tensions on my body and I feel free like a bird" the teacher answers "Its okay,it will pass"....try to grasp this teaching and maybe you 'll undestand the nature of your mind.do not attach to phenomena be who you really are!

Dear Leo and everyone in here I would like some insights in an issue of mine that has been bugling my mind for quite a long time now.I won't give you anything from my background so that you can't judge...except from the fact that English is not my first language so please forgive me for any mistakes.straight to my situation now.I have had experiences in the past with what it is known as astral projection or lucid dreaming of whatever the duck this is...I have no beliefs on what this experience might be and I am not into the mainstream ideas about it.the thing is that when I am dreaming and suddenly I become concious of my dream everything disappears and I am in sleep paralysis like you all know.THEN I have some options.I can return to my body,stay in this dark void or raise my energy(like when you think of god or something spiritual and a stream of energy moves through you spine).when I choose to raise my energy some weird things are happening.my three main experiences consists of sounds and terrifying emotions.one time it was something talking to me very loud like it was in my mind on a very bizarre and scary language.the second was some loud electronic sounds and the last one wich happened two days ago I cannot describe it.all accompanied with a fear so strong that if you want to put into perspective just multiply your strongest negative emotion 1000 times. The last time this happened during this experience the essence of who I am completely distorted and felt like it wasn't me anymore,until I intended to return and images of my family and the beautifulness of this reality appeared on my mind.this haven't changed anyting in my everyday life although I can't find any possible explanation of why this happens.I would like someone open-minded with an enlightened point of view to give some insights on this issue.has anyone ever experienced something like this?please help me I feel like something is fucked up .thank you.

Well there are plenty of masters out there who can "teach" you about enlightenment.if you do not know one,leo is just as good.the fact is that I am not doing it anymore.after this experiences started to happen 2 years ago I turned the other way and completely forgot about them.but sometimes it happens on its own and it just comes naturally to me to "raise my energy" while I'm at this state and this is what leads me to this bad experiences.I just want to know why do I have this limitation...to put it in my own words it's like I am breaking through the vail of reality but then an enormus force stops me

Haven't thought about that.it's a relief

Would you be excited if an emotion 1000 times more negative than everything you have ever known was your experience.everyday life can be exciting if you approach your psychology with the right techniques.you do not want to experience something like this my friend I assure you.this emotion cannot be controlled the only way is the way to back to the body...it is not spoken through a human mouth this language it is more like an alien broadcasting through an old radio

There was no methodology for this kind of stuff for me.just the right focus and intention to experience something like this.meditation helped me and after nights of long meditation it usually happened.the universe just delivered me this experience...although I suggest that you don't try something like that.it hadn't offered me anything but bad experiences. it is a part of reality that it needs to be faced though.also do not believe anything that anyone is saying about astral projection.it may put you on the wrong path