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Those are not “things”, as in “separate” or “other” “things”...those are thoughts. There are no “things”. Things, is a thought, about there being separate “things”, about there being “separation”. (This belief is the belief you are a separate thing...which is thought attachment.) So there is no ‘thing’ to arrive at, only the realization of thought attachment, the belief in separate things...what’s ‘arrived at’ is No Things. But this is not ‘arrived at’, it’s what you already are, infinite being, No Thing. Try to think of any thing which is like awareness. It’ll ‘drive this home’. “Empty your cup”.....empty of the belief in “cups”. Look at “a cup”, in the honest recognition “cup” is a word you learned, a label, the conditioning of ‘separate things’. ‘That’ is not “a cup”, it’s ‘perception’...and the thought ...“cup”. There are no “things” “in” perception. There is no ‘that’ in perception, only “in” thought. “My mind” is also a belief in a separate ‘thing’. Examine perception...is there a seeing of a my mind? Is there a hearing of a my mind? Or is there a thought....”my mind”? Inspect direct experience. “How” is just another thought. This thought, like all thought, is dual, or, based on there being separation, “two”. It implies there is a separate you....and the separate mind, or, thinking. One can not pass what is not there. One can surrender the belief.

Does ‘makes sense’ mean ‘aligns with what I already believe / know’...or ‘feels great’?

@Leo Nordin What is the most ideal answer you could possibly hear? What answer resounds, lights you up so to speak?

@SamueLSD Addictions are often a coping behavior for an emotional misunderstanding related more fundamentally to identity. You could aim to stop the addiction in the behavior sense, and you can aim to release the emotional misunderstanding prior to the coping behavior. There are lots of ways to go about it. A dreamboard full of what one wants can also be very inspiring.

No one is appreciating this thread and doing their best. ??♥️

Subject & object are thoughts. Look for them in perception & feeling. (To deeply realize they are thoughts).

I remember years ago reading Stillness Speaks, and then seeing him talk on Oprah, and just being in awe.

(An offering of a different way to go about it) Masturbate, listen to some music, go on a long walk somewhere. Relax as deeply as possible, love yourself, pamper yourself, appreciate every little thing as well as the magic of the whole of your experience. Relish and enjoy your meditations and activities. Recognize something so seemingly simple & mundane as breathing is an impossible miracle that was taken for granted. Let go and relax so deeply that it is recognized the ‘push & pull’ experienced here is between feeling and the mind, or, unconditional love & attachment to thoughts. Recognize your conditions...right here right now is perfect as is... and in the awareness of this, in the recognition feeling is paramount, the conditions are already let go. The body will follow by releasing emotional misunderstanding. Forgiveness Meditation can really help this along. Just reading it can trigger releases. That ‘push & pull’ experience is inevitably experienced differently, as it is recognized the mind plays a role in attempting to suppress the emotional release with veils of thought. (Typically thoughts about you in a past or future). Reveal to yourself, or, get in touch with, intuition, your higher knowing, such that it is more & more recognized that any discord in experience is the resistance to the arising thought now, and not the implied content of the thought (you in a future at work etc). This is the freedom if you will, of Now. The liberation from ‘control’ of the finite mind. This opens the door to possibilities & recognitions that you are the creator-creating-creation, and you have a dream in you to experience the actual unfolding of. The desired outcome of the retreats is many releases resulting in mental equanimity and the emptiness / fullness of love. This is available everywhere, always. Notice there is only here, you never experience ‘there’. Notice there is only now, you never experience a then, a past, nor future. Letting go is the profound key, in comparison to pushing ‘your self’. That is the perpetuation of the self referential thought story (thoughts about you) which can be surrendered in the ever present love, peace and understanding you truly already are.

The insights in this book... ...and this realization... Are a heck of a two punch combo in regard to the recognition of concentration. Anticipate some deep releases. Godspeed. ??

The key is recognizing this is still the activity of the mind, or, ‘the thinker thinking’ facade, and being so transparent in feeling, as to recognize you actually love this entire experience, this metadventure of reality discovery you’re having, just as it is. Here’s some meditations that can help in letting go and reorienting to the source of feeling... Seeing Yourself With Love Emotional Awareness Meditation Lovingkindness Self Inquiry And don’t forget the most fundamental obvious ‘practice’ of all...loving. Today. Like, now.

@roopepa Thank you you beautiful being!

Self Inquiry ...Focus on the feeling of being "me," to the exclusion of all arising thoughts... ...If a thought does arise, ask yourself to whom this thought is occurring, as this returns your attention to the feeling of being "me."... ...Many people misunderstand the self-inquiry technique to mean that the person should sit and ask themselves the question, "Who am I?" over and over. This is an incorrect understanding of the technique. The questions "Who am I" or "To whom is this thought occurring?" are only used when a thought arises, in order to direct attention back to the feeling of being "me." At other times the mind is held in silence. Having An Inner Smile ...Sometimes we can get in our own way by striving too hard or taking life too seriously. Smiling and lightening up can be beneficial for both physical and mental health. Having an inner smile means we’re greeting our experience with more kindness and openness. As Thich Nhat Hahn says, “You need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.” Holding an inner smile also reminds us to keep a sense of humor and avoid being too hard on ourselves. Lovingkindness ...This meditation technique will enhance your feelings of unconditional love towards other people. It will also help you to love yourself. It reduces feelings of judgment and condemnation, and increases the sense of compassion, connection, and open-heartedness. You will radiate a sense of peace, love, happiness, and comfort to all around you.

@Forestluv That is wonderful to read man. ??

For the sake of communication & clarity....not sure what is meant by ‘thought vs present moment discourage’.

Think of it like running out of gas. The relevant time to inspect is not while the engine is shutting off. The belief does not align with the true nature, the truth, what’s actual, and is affecting your sleep and your family. I’m on your side man. I’ve no interest in being right, or pretending you can inspect in your sleep.

Inspection of direct experience is not a theory. There is no feeling or perception of death - that is what is found when properly inspecting direct experience...liberation from the suffering. Death is a belief, a thought. I’m interested in your liberation of this (op) suffering, not any theories. You can reflect on it, and you can inspect direct experience, and it won’t happen anymore. I’m not trying to ‘be right here’ btw, I’m trying to help. Allowing help is a most fundamental principle. (Imo) You can inspect direct experience now. Now is actual.

You’re talking about a thought, a belief. Feeling is loud and clear that the thought / belief is false. Suffering is ‘siding’ with the thought, aka “being right”. Don’t ‘just live with it’, recognize your true nature. It’s so present and clear. Thought: There are individual people (who live and die), and I am a ‘individual person’. Perception: Seeing, hearing, etc (there is no experience of ‘perception of thoughts’, perception is only perception. There is no perception of ‘people’, that’s a thought.) Feeling: Unconditional love (experiencing the relativity of the thoughts. The discord & alignment of each thought). (Not meant in any personal sense at all btw.) A belief is a thought one believes is true. That is thought attachment, aka ‘monkey mind’, ‘ego’. In direct experience, you have never experienced death in perception or feeling....only the thought / belief. The Good News is death is a belief! This is evident right now in direct experience.

Uh....it’s not though. The experience is of the thought of death, not of death. That thought is not jiving with you because you are actually eternal. If you listened to the response of the feeling, rather than the content / implication of the thought, this is the most obvious explanation.

What does it say about your true nature that these thoughts don’t resonate? Imagine that multiplied by eight billion.

The solution is always letting go, and is never solving thought with more thought. As such, there is no actual solution, there is only letting go of “the problem” perspective. The so called duality of a relative world is not something which is ‘out there’ somewhere, it is only apparent as thought. Letting thought go is like expressing emotions, emptying the cup. There is no “cup”.

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@hyruga Meditations. ?