Joseph Maynor

The problem is non-human animals can't transcend the Ego or the Mind. Well, they don't have much of a Mind, but they can't transcend Ego. Humans have these huge Minds that has its pros and cons.

What does being want when no thought is present?

Can you elaborate?

What is it that's responsible? How is the Ego reduced? What is the Ego?

Really? Did being tell you that or did the Mind? Can you tell the difference? How can you tell the difference?

Does being have a you? What is this you laid up on top of being? A thought? Does being say, "this is me"?

Yes, and you can choose to ignore the Mind more once you transcend it.

Who makes meaning? Your Ego-Mind?

You can let meaning make itself. Being is not a striving.

I'm spending 10,000+ hours on honing my skills as a writer. I read books on English grammar even to improve my writing. You gotta find your "one thing" just like I did.

Sorry for trying to help you. My intentions are good. Maybe other people can appreciate my posts.

Another absolutely excellent video for Enlightenment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vāsanā https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsang

Another absolutely fantastic video for people who want to become Enlightened: Mooji just nails it

All striving by the Ego-Mind fits this not just the businessman. Being is not striving. Don't mistake this to be against striving, because that's just another attachment. But you gotta see how the Mind is rigging this "need" for more.

This is a great video to watch: One of the best videos I've seen

What do you "need" to leave behind? And why do you "need" to leave this behind? Would it be ok with you if you were just happy right now without "needing" to do anything? What is clinging to this "responsibility" belief? (Hint: it's the Mind, the Ego-Mind)

Being is not hard. What makes being hard is when you're trapped in the Ego-Mind. This is why you have to find being and transcend the Ego and the Mind. This way even though they will continue to operate, they won't capture you as much. But being is not a hard thing. That's a belief that being is hard. Don't believe that.

Start to see how approval is translated into thoughts. See those thoughts. You'll experience the ping in your awareness when that need for approval strikes you. Learn to notice it and realize that it's just a thought.

I agree. Shadow work becomes easier when you're able to transcend the Ego-Mind. This only comes through awareness of the Mind and the Ego such that you can see the Ego and the Mind operating in yourself and see how they are laid up on top of being.

I've gone there and back, and realized it was a trap of my Mind. The Mind is a sneaky lil' devil!

See, that's already getting into concept-land. "Being" is just a pointer to being.

Great insight.

What does Leo post on Twitter?

As you can see we all disagree about how to conceptualize Enlightenment work. Some of us are more conservative than others are with language use in describing Enlightenment. You got people who have a rich metaphysics and people who have virtually no metaphysics. You got people who sound religious and people who are the opposite of that. That's why you have to find it for yourself. But I think it's good you ask at the start because you do need some guidance in the beginning and it is confusing for a while until you start to trust your own intuition on the Path.