Joseph Maynor

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  1. Nice post!
  2. It’s a container-metaphor actually. You don’t exactly have a Mind no more than you have the number 2. The Mind is a thought-story.
  3. A lot of people are stuck in this work because they see the Mind as an adversary. But they’re getting trapped in a thought-story. The Mind is a thought-story! The Mind is a system, a model. We made up the Mind, it’s a fiction, a metaphor, a model, a system.
  4. Mind is a model, it doesn’t actually exist.
  5. @AleksM Glad to know you are staying in touch!
  6. My point of view is the totality of points of view.
  7. He was so unique.
  8. Come back to the Forum. Where have you been? I miss your perspective. This is a good little writing on Enlightenment.
  9. Only for people who assume Personal Development is synonymous with Enlightenment. Those people are the worst haha! Just kidding.
  10. Be an explorer.
  11. To the Guru every perspective is a teacher.
  12. I hope Leo is doing well.
  13. Sure. People who act like Gurus but who depend on you staying lower consciousness than them so they can retain their Egoic power over the group. Think of a cult leader. These people don’t really want you to grow to their Growth Level because it’s a threat to their advantage over you. A true Guru wants you to reach whatever Growth Level you decide to evolve into, even if it’s higher than theirs. The anti-guru wants you to grow — but only so much as you don’t upset their system. The anti-guru is all about themselves — the true Guru is about the entire Network of perspectives.
  14. This was a great video when it came out for me. I was so happy on 12/4/16! At that time I was nowhere near where I am now on the Path. But it was a distinct stepping-stone for me around this time period. I think Leo’s shift precipitated a shift in me. Of course he’s way ahead of me at this juncture, so the shift was more analogical on my end — but it was a true growth point.
  15. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum
  16. Haha. Egoless got wise!
  17. Nah. He’s gonna take it to the next level. Y’all need to make sure you grow yourselves too so you keep up. Leo loves this stuff, I can tell. I personally enjoy his newer videos.
  18. I agree. The tongue can’t taste itself. I can’t take credit for this, I think it comes from Mooji. However — can the tongue BE itself? That’s what’s interesting! From the tongue’s perspective — what’s the difference between tasting and BE-ing? Or you can even get fancier — what’s the difference between the tongue’s tasting, BE-ing, and its becomming?
  19. This resonates with me.
  20. Correct. Rest as Awareness is a metaphor. It’s a pointer. It’s the best pointer we have. Adya is spot on.
  21. This is my favorite video on Enlightenment:
  22. Dude, you got smart! Seriously.
  23. I agree with you 100%.
  24. I agree with that. My point is that form is just window-dressing in this work. Can you rest as Awareness? Whether you think in terms of form will not help you there! I can rest as Awareness all the time! In a sense, I’m always meditating. So, form is irrelevant to me. Form is a distraction frankly. There is no mechanical way to Enlightenment. Enlightenment is simply BE-ing reality.
  25. I meditate lying in bed. 30 mins each morning of do nothing meditation. It’s not about all the formal BS.