Joseph Maynor

Your inner infant is troubled.

Do Enlightenment work. Start by doing Do Nothing Meditation every day for 1 hour. Don’t skip any days.

I’m a fan of taking meds unless you’re absolutely sure you’re better off without them.

Even though I don't really resonate with Rupert Spira, I appreciate the sentiment of this video, especially when he gets out of his metaphysics in the second half of the video. Being is not alive or dead -- that's the Mind's labels, see, the Mind's talk. Dualities lay on top of being, thought lays on top of being. Once you realize that being doesn't depend on thought or talk, you can divorce being from being dependent on thought; which is what the Mind is doing with your metaphysics: making being dependent on the Mind's talk.

What you want to do is escape from the Mind. That's the key matrix at issue ironically. Of course the Mind will do everything in its power to keep you from noticing that.

Yeah, the video is excellent.

Wow, I never realized how similar Mooji and Sadhguru come off.

Wow, I didn't realize how similar Leo and Teal Swan are personality-wise and also theory-wise. I kept being reminded of Leo when watching the below video:

I'll watch that video tonight.

I think the different systems of Enlightenment appeal at different stages of the Path. For example Advaita Vedanta appealed to me much more when I was still somewhat trapped in the Mind, whereas Zen appeals to me much more now that I've made a lot of progress transcending the Mind.

I'll watch it tonight. Thanks for video.

I'm still not sure what Kundalini is. Maybe mine has awoken but I had no name for it.

Yep. And when you transcend the Mind you'll find absolute joy in just being. You won't need to strive for anything other than the most basic, pragmatic kinds of needs of your own life. It's a liberation from the Ego and from the Mind.

In what sense do you want to escape from society or the system?

Probably Zen. But I don't want to make this sound like Zen is the be-all-end-all. It's just a really great tool for transcending the Mind. https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Suzuki-DT-Introduction-Zen-Buddhism.pdf

What is Enlightenment? Make paper airplane and throw off roof. Now that's a koan.

What is meaning of life? Throws water at face. Now go wipe it off. I totally understand these kinds of koans now. Well, "understand" is the wrong word too. That's important to note.

I get this now. Love it. What is the meaning of life? let's have a cup of tea. What is the nature of the Self? Grab this wooden staff. How do I become Enlightened? Clean this porch spick and span. What is the nature of reality? Make me a sandwich. Zen.

I'm careful with that metaphysical word "illusion", I don't really use it in my practice.

I see Enlightenment as a three prong exercise: Discovering being and realizing that thoughts lay on top of being; (being is in the now) Understanding and seeing your own Ego-Mind clearly; (this includes Ego and Mind separately and how they work together) Transcending your own Ego-Mind; (imagine watching the Ego-Mind from a corner in the room instead of being trapped within it)

Well we all know what it's like to be trapped in the Ego-Mind. So, imagine watching the Ego-Mind from a corner in the room instead of being trapped within it. It's like being able to see a mechanism for what it is that you were formerly not conscious of.

No. Transcendence just means that you clearly see the Mind and Ego for what they are. Once you see them for what they are, they can trap you less. If you had to cross a minefield and you knew where most of the mines were, you would end up less maimed on the other side.

What do you think the Matrix is?

No, Monkey Mind is caused by you not transcending the Mind or you going through some trauma that threatens the Ego which causes the Mind (which is an agent of the Ego) to freak-out.

I was thinking more of the chin of the "creature" resembling a bunny, but who's to say haha.