Joseph Maynor

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  11. Posted · Edited by Joseph Maynor

    Maya — The illusion of Ego and External World.  Aka belief.

    Brahman — Reality as it is versus what belief says it is.  Aka reality.

    Atman — The Meta perspective of awareness of reality in the present moment.  Aka awareness.

    1. Maya = Belief; Belief = Maya
    2. Brahman = Reality; Reality = Brahman
    3. Atman = Awareness; Awareness = Atman

    Atman = Brahman; Brahman = Atman

    • Awareness = Reality; Reality = Awareness

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    Offer your definitions too so we can compare.  This is just fun with concepts, don’t take it too seriously.

  12. Posted · Edited by Joseph Maynor

    54 minutes ago, Nahm said:

    @Joseph Maynor It doesn’t. Obviously. If you’re holding the thought that it does, then let go of what you added. 

    It’s funny how things look from the perspective of Brahman versus the perspective of Maya.  It’s like the difference between night and day.  But both night and day are here, part of reality.  But Day is so different from night and vice versa.  It’s like the difference between being awake and dreaming.

  16. Posted · Edited by Joseph Maynor

    9 minutes ago, Mighty Mouse said:

    Because the self IS "esteem" and "knowledge" (i.e. emotionally powered belief). That's what it consists of.

    Without those, it doesn't exist. So its survival agenda is to "need" it.

    (which means that removing the reputation system from the forum is only a half measure... the other half is removing the forum itself xD )...

    The Forum is a great place for people to grasp around until they realize that it’s all right here.  It’s always all just been right here.  It’s like an anti-training academy.  It’s going from Maya to Brahman.

  19. Posted · Edited by Joseph Maynor

    You won’t lose your morality.  It will just no longer be YOUR morality.  Enlightenment is not about changing yourself.  It’s about detaching from a concept that says all of those bits of reality are MINE.  You’ll go Meta and just be mindful of reality instead of believing that reality means anything about a separate sense of self.