Bob84

Try to shift your awareness to the next level by asking who is experiencing it. (these things are hard to put into words, and usually incorrectly explained, so if it doesn't make sense just ignore me). Who's legs are falling asleep, who's nose is itching etc.

Mooji

Did you ever try Yoga Nidra?

@Jared Gregory From what you write i must conclude you are trying to get rid of a thought or prevent it from being. When you try to get rid of a thought, what you are actually doing is giving it more attention and importance ("its sooo fucking important that i have to get rid of it"). Nothing is required of you, just be aware of the thought and if it causes a emotional reaction that's fine, be aware of that aswell.

@Bebop Can you be "aware"? In a state of no thinking? When you are like walking your dog, or something like that? If so, try making that a daily routing. I assume your still addicted to "thinking", and this does wonders.

Mine usually says masturbate. It is you talking to yourself. All voices in your head (unless your like wearing headphones) is you talking to you. You would be amazed how many egos you can create in your head.

@Bebop Don't fight the ego. Or try to get rid of it. When you fight it. It literally is "ego A" VS "ego B". You are "nothing" and "nothing" doesn't give a shit about "anything". And "nothing" doesn't have to do "anything" in order to get "something". Hope that makes sense to you. I was so to say in a similar boat, and this was a huge mindfuck for me.

@Dodoster My ego likes getting reputation point. Keep going . My ego also likes barging, getting validation, people telling it how amazing it is, etc. Nothing wrong with that do if it happens in the light of awareness.

I think you should do what you like to do. Doing stuff against your will usually doesn't create the best results. Additionally i would suggest doing the thing that makes you the most "present / aware of the current moment".

@Bebop Be aware of why you are posting this. (just a tip / attack to your ego)

@Schulzy Sometimes it might require beating someone senseless on the head with a hammer while yelling "stop thinking stop thinking stop thinking" .

@rush So or so you have to do the work, there is no magic pill. Sure drugs have there affects, but 5meo doesn't make you enlightened, it only shows you things you don't see right now. Does it help, well sometimes. Lets not forget some people turn the whole thing into mental masturbation and robot elves. One can reach "freedom from the mind" (aka enlightenment) without 5meo, meditation, etc. My advice would be to stick to developing your awareness and be brutally honest with yourself (set subject included).

@Kserkkj Stop meditating. You might do it again in the future but for now its pointless. Since your mind wants something to do, go and practices mindfulness and awareness. And if that's not enough trow radical honesty in the mix. I can also recommend watching more of mister "no bullshit"s videos

@Pramit For yourself there is no need as this will only lead to mental masturbation. For the sake of communication, however you think is best at that moment, as experience will changes this description constantly anyways.

Who desides who is an asshole? Hope that awnsers the question

My ego seems to think so. Then again it does that with everything. Even when getting a new car in GTA or posting this msg.

@Venus Try being radically honest with yourself. Without letting your ego justify everything. What is it you really care about and what is it you really want. You really want x but you do x, some part of you is lying to a other part of you, if that makes sense. Only you can find the answers to this.

@Alex4 This wandering it a addiction of the mind. It always needs to have something to do. And it wants your constant attention. The more you calm it down, the easier it is to stop paying attention to. I do suggest trying some self-inquiry meditation.

Negative hmm. You might start to mentaly mentaly mastrubate days and days about it and the things you might see. Even worse do is attaching beliefs to what you might see. Its a choice do. Like when you see a realy cool car driving by.

I think darkness is even more fasinating. For that allowes light to exist

@Taavi I completely agree with you. But im still saying there is no contradiction. Sorry for being confusing. Would you agree with a belief being a thought that you cherish and give more importance then other thoughts? Would you agree with thoughts being thoughts and from the perspective of the "self" all being equal and the same? When you for example think about a sexual fantasy, really visualize it in your mind, don't you get a boner? and don't you know at the same time that its not real?

@Taavi Letting go includes the contradictions. You must have an intellectually idea on how your ego screws you over and over again. The "contradictions" is just a other one. They generally get created by your mind in response to the "Consciousness Work/Enlightenment work". Its bullshit just like all the other things you already got rid off. I need this and that to motivate myself, and if i do this and that i wont be able to motivate my self, is that making any sense?

Because you are being dishonest with yourself.

Whats the meaning of pancakes? That questions seems to sound equally complicated to answer.