ajasatya

Reality sees Itself through many eyes, listens to Itself through many ears and tastes Itself with many tongues. you cannot find a separated identity inside of you and you cannot find a separated identity inside of anybody. NOTHING has an inherent individuality. when we say that everything is One, it's not just a cute statement meaning that we humans should be falling in love with each other. the veracity of that statement is much much much more deeper. it's so deep that it's impossible to be put in words. it has to be lived in silence. your main obstacle for now is your intellectual pride. you're not working hard enough to let Silence grow in your mental space. it doesn't matter how smart you are, you gotta step into the unknown and get used to it. watch logical thoughts arise and let them go. they're helpless. HELPLESS. it cannot be known. let go of it. throw away all of your 30 years of philosophy. throw it all away. humble yourself before existence and let it be. cultivate silence instead. as you read these words, you feel like you know what i am trying to say to you. you may even let go for now. but i bet you won't work hard enough and mental diarrhea will destroy your peace over and over.

accept people as they are and be compassionate for they're always struggling with endless mental battles. be present and free yourself from destructive patterns by implementing a healthy way to live.

you tell me. take a leap of faith and try it yourself.

@Joseph Maynor awareness is passive and the ego may surrender itself to it. are you truly present right now? how does your right foot feel?

too much conceptualization. too little living and experiencing. you have a titanic intellect and the wisdom of a poop stick. have you ever planted your own food? have you ever striven for raw survival? go live, kid.

retreats (2~3 sesshins in an year) long meditation sessions in group (zazenkai once in a month) long meditation sessions alone (strong determination sitting) periodic zen sessions in group (regular zen meetings once in a week) consistent practice of asanas as taught by iyengar (hatha yoga) kriyas as taught by yogi bhajan (kundalini yoga) singing the mahamantra with krishna devotees (bahkti yoga) contemplation (just going to a random place and doing nothing at all) gradually transform my life in an endless meditation (24/7 mindfulness) but if i am to choose one, i'd surrender completely to zen and just go live in a zen monastery. it was extremely hard in the beginning. extremely hard. the discipline i needed was enormous but nowadays it feels effortless.

very good. i think he's going through an awakening episode. talk to him and open your heart completely. humble yourself down in a way that he'll feel as if he was talking to someone who's felt like that before. tell him about your own difficulties and how you're growing out of them, so he won't feel alone and it will be easier for him to accept himself the way he is. and when he talks, just listen deeply. listen and listen deeply. listen with compassion. don't interrupt to say that he's wrong. this episode may be a predecessor of an awakening. if he gets to know how you deal with your suffering through meditation, it may inspire him. but don't expect this to be true.

set all scriptures on fire break free from knowledge burn it all

@Jordan wang it will never work until you learn to fully appreciate the presence of a woman. nothing more than that. just her presence. do not listen to demanding thoughts.

let it eat you completely then. don't avoid these experiences. these moments of absolute pain/honesty are extremely rare. you're being blessed. i am saying these words because i know what you're talking about. we're both very very very lucky guys. sit quietly and summon boredom. you need to investigate the very root cause of your suffering. don't read about it. don't watch youtube videos. external help won't work. all i can do is try to inspire you to have enough courage to face silence. if you manage to get used to silence and transform boredom into freedom, you'll become invulnerable.

the rich man represents a materialist person who's afraid of introspection, looking for happiness where it cannot be found.

@IVONNE compassion is the key. i can lend my glasses to you. buy your own later. notice how every human being is always struggling in suffering due to their spiritual poverty. mankind looks like a fat pool of suffering. the best thing we can do is get out of that mud and purify ourselves by practicing the art of presence. just be present. it's not your fault.

slow down. freedom is not easy but it's worth it. the body is not mistaken. it's simply doing its job. the heart beats and feeds the cells etc. your weakness is in the mind. you've grown up in an ignorant society that could not offer you what a human being really needs, which is spiritual health. now it's your job to be responsible for yourself. it's time to grow up in a different direction. whenever you feel an urge to come back to an old destructive pattern, stop everything. seriously, stop completely. watch your breath and be present. it is not easy. i've been where you are and i know it. face your resistance to the present moment and let it be. notice how reality functions perfectly even if you simply stay still. nothing will go wrong. you can see it for yourself.

addiction is a consequence of the untrained mind. the root cause of all addictions is the lack of connection with the present moment. so people try to feed that connection with something else like cigars, alcohol, sex, money, fame, guilt etc.

do not play safe. you're already asking for an youtube video. that's a petty way to experience Truth. dance with shamans below the full moon. spend a month in a buddhist temple. go to vipassana retreats. transform your body in an yoga teaching course. meet thousands of different people.

i am 28 and i want to do a psychology degree too. but i'll start from the beginning. i just don't know when i'll do it yet. maybe on my 60's.

purify yourself.

why'd you be walking between such toxic people? get out of the social mud. or simply stop hypothesizing absurd situations that feed your aggressiveness.

be careful though. don't assume you've seen enough for Reality is an Absurdity. even though it has nothing to do with enlightenment, which is Truth realization and Truth embodiment, i've seen people access some kind of universal memory with the help of ayahuasca rituals. they're able to attain wisdom and knowledge that goes beyond their individual lives. a raw example of this is a brazilian man called mestre gabriel, who seemed to be able to access the memory of a vassal of the solomon king in order to (re)create the religion união do vegetal. actually, to be more precise, he said that he was the reincarnation of that vassal. and when i contemplate the greatness of his wisdom and the beauty of the união do vegetal - with its thousands of happy families -, i humbly ask myself who i am to say that he was mistaken. and not just that. i myself have experienced union with people in the thought level. it feels like i'm able to think/feel what others are thinking/feeling. if you're really willing to investigate such questions, don't simply use your head. use your entire body and throw yourself in the world to have true first hand experiences. there's no other way to heal your thirst.

@Mert if you exam what you are, considering only your direct experience, you weren't even born. you were not born and you won't die. nothing reincarnates. reality simply assumes another form and experiences itself through another body, just like these words are being read right now. fear of death? pshhh fear of eternity is the real deal. you've always been here and you'll be here forever.

i transformed my life in an endless meditation, full of spiritual practices: zazen in a zen sangha 1x per week hatha yoga classes 2x per week kundalini yoga classes 2x per week meeting krishna devotees 1x per week to meditate with the mahamantra meeting nacion pachamama 1x per week to meditate with them going to all silent retreats i could whenever the urge to masturbate would come, i would become extremely mindful of the sensation and would observe it along with my breath until the urge went away. as time passed by, these urges became less and less frequent.

i'm completely free. no meat, no chicken, no lactose, no sugar and no processed food

as soon as i say "my life purpose is X", it feels like a limiting belief. in fact, i can do whatever i want to do, as i've already done many things in my life and i'll do even more. yes, i work. i have to pay the bills. but that's just work. i am an academic. but i could be an yoga teacher. i could be a database manager. i could go live in an alternative community that practices permaculture and plant my own food. i could go live near the forest and help with ayahuasca ceremonies. i could go live in a zen monastery and beg for food. whatever i do for living, it's just a role. it's not really me. people struggle to find their dream job without realizing that reality is a living game. it literally fucking is. maybe you (the reader) just don't have the courage to embrace it as so. you may be like "shit's so serious. my status is very important. huh i'm so scared of what people will think of me". well, good news. shit's not serious like that. it's just a ride. eventually it will end and there will be nothing to remember. enjoy the play.

it happened gradually as i allowed meditation to become me.

@kieranperez when you're meditating, running or doing your personal development work, you're not being pathetic. you're just doing what you're doing. i practice meditation everyday. i'm not being pathetic. i just meditate. same thing with my yoga practice. stop believing in these self-sabotaging bullshit as if they were true. they're not. they're just thoughts. you live with your dad and he seems to harass you. if you watch closely, you'll notice that he's going through an episode of deep suffering due to his divorce. let your heart grow and feel compassion for him. he's suffering and he makes you suffer because of that. it's not because he's a bad person. it's because he's just as emotionally instable as you are. stop complaining about your dad while you cannot deal with your emotions. that's hypocritical.