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@Mikael89 I understand you have been through something traumatic but you will never grow from it unless you realize it was completely self induced and stop blaming "God got pissed at you" If anything you are pissed at yourself and probably not admitting it, therefore it manifested in the episode you had the other day. You say yourself that you are God, so who is it that you keep putting blame on for all that? Please please please don't let your ego react and reject everything I said because deep down I think you know it's true.

@SoonHei I'm sorry to hear you haven't had a lucid experience since around 10 years old. I highly suggest you experiment with it and try to induce lucid dreams. Best place to learn techniques is from lucid dreaming forums and there are some books. Once you get a feeling for waking up in an illusory reality, I think a lot of things will click for you. Not saying that it will bring you enlightenment alone, but it's a great experience to prime your mind and ego for having your reality shaken. It's also an amazing tool for exploring consciousness and I absolutely can not believe it's not a more popular subject among seekers and just the general population. One of the bad reps it gets is that it is hard to achieve, but I think if we were all taught at an early age, it would not only be easy but the human race would advance rapidly as more and more begin to explore consciousness even if not turned on to the whole enlightenment concept. Just my two cents... Don't spend it all in one place.

How can you steal from yourself? Perhaps the title should be "ideas are shared because everything is One"

@SoonHei omg the graphics are amazing! The random generator too!

What the holy hell? Magic! Edit: oh nevermind it was faked I guess but still cool

Thank you!

@SoonHei from what I gather, you are asking if somewhere inside the ALL is a reality that is truly physical instead of being an illusionary-physical reality like this one, right? You are thinking of there are infinite possibilities and realities(dimensions), then it's possible for there to truly be a physical one. Kind of like if this were like the matrix movie, we are all in the simulation meanwhile there could be a more "real" physical reality out there. Is that what you are asking? What Leo is saying, I think, is that even if it were true and possible, it would still be contained in the ALL and therefore still only a manifestation of consciousness.

I still get confused about how to do self inquiry... but maybe it's because I already conceptually know there's no way to describe what I am so its hard to do the neti neti... Like should I just make something up each time just to complete the practice or should I try a different self inquiry method? Any recommendations on books about self inquiry that isn't neti neti?

You guys.... You are only getting possessed by yourself(s)... You can literally just make one up and believe it to help you with a certain thing and it will. Have fun.

I like metal... Bismuth is really cool you should check it out ?

Let's say I'm a constant screw up- and can never get a grip on things, no matter how much there is desire for things to go well. This leads to an endless loop of hope and regret(failure). After learning to stop putting blame outwards, it's concluded that there is no one to blame but "myself" . This of course could have various meanings(or none at all) , but right now I'm strictly referring to this earthly persona, who may or may not be in control of its actions. The question is, who or what is doing these actions (or at least, how do they occur) , and why does it seem to happen through these eyes and hands; and who or what holds the desire for it to change?

I'm curious how the illusion of time changes for someone in prison who have nothing but "time"... Especially for those pursuing the path. Being a fan of orange is the new black, I was asking my coworkers, who also love the show, if it's weird that it makes me kinda want to go live in prison ? yes they thought it was weird of course. But I dunno, it seems kind of nice, all my basic needs are taken care of : food, water, a place to sleep. As long as I keep from getting shivved or drop the soap, it seems like I could finally get the peace and quiet i need to go deep within haha.

@blazed I suggest a caapi-only brew for a few weeks to let your body assimilate and purify. Then start slow with the dmt ingredient as@Arkandeus suggested. This way you get the experience of brewing and it can be microdosed daily as a mild anti depressant. Make sure you are following the cappi diet for either of these brews to prevent serotonin syndrome. Caapi-only brew is said to be very spiritually helpful by itself. The dmt then blasts you off into... (dunno I've never tried it) Of course caapi and syrian rue is interchangeable

Because you as the Being invented it (made it up) to be part of the illusion. Just like they put artificial gravity in video games, otherwise every thing would just float around aimlessly and it would be very hard to progress through the environment ?

Use it to open your mind to the possibility, but don't take the story too seriously. But you're right, stories like this are good for expanding your ability to think differently.

@RendHeaven I love this so much! That was awesome... Not surprised you are having these dreams, especially if you are a vivid dreamer... The couple of times I got into practicing obe/astral projection (with little results) I would start having dreams about astral projecting. As soon as I gave up in "waking" world, the dreams stopped. When I pick it up, the dreams come back. It always sucked kinda, because I was so sure I was having a real obe, and even though I felt lucid, i was not lucid to the fact that i was dreaming, having been fooled so much by thinking it was a true obe. This was every time... Dozens of dreams. But I like the experience of it because it has taught me so much about levels of lucidity, being so gullible, and the experience that reality truly is perspective.

@zoey101 ive been there.... Now I'm sure you can see why self love and acceptance is such a big thing in personal development... If you were like me, before the realization(of self hate /loathing) , all the self love stuff just seemed like a bunch of woo-woo, or "that's just too easy and obvious to be the answer." Personally, I think this practice should be done before and after finding yourself, regardless of what you consider the self to be at that point. This comes with a constant forgiving of yourself, not only for the things it has done in the past, but for the constant things it will continuously do before "your" eyes, seemingly against "your" will.... And you just gotta love it. And perhaps pray that it will learn someday.

@Nahmoops@Nahmoops, phone bug. (yeah it's a weird one, won't let me erase @Nahmoops, looks so silly) @SoonHei first off, that video was stunning.... I can't imagine how they did that or the amount of work... Did it seem to be telling a story to you? Maybe not but it was neat. Also, sometimes I like to imagine what our foremost universe looks like, zoomed out... You know, with the solar sytem and galaxies and whatever else zoomed out until it becomes.... (?) I've seen a video or two where the galaxies cluster together and form patterns, like the 8-d crystal... Sometimes I just wonder what it could zoom out to? Atoms and molecular formations? Words on a page? Does it go back in on itself? Does it even matter? I have also wondered if I might have an entire universe inside this body. maybe somewhere right around my heart chakra, perhaps, and am i responsible for its prosperity and wellness? Do they depend on me as a power source? Because if so they are some greedy little bastards because I'm exhausted! ?I'm just being silly about this one, but as you can see, this is the crazy places our minds go when we are still conceptionalizers, not experiencers. It's possible that neither of them are words, but you get the idea. It's possible you have a problem, like me, of letting go of control, even if you think you are. If I'm wrong about that I mean no offense, but if it's true then that may be a block to work on. Thanks for sharing ?

@sarapr interesting... Like would they even have an ego? And say if something like sight or hearing was restored later in life, how quickly would an ego form?

@Prabhaker I have no idea but the story isn't for jesus, it's for everyone who reads it

@Prabhaker the allegorical interpretation would be Jesus going to the temple within, and driving out lower consciousness. It's about purification.

@Prabhaker you are trying to rationalize this story because you are reading the Bible literally instead of allegorically

@riplo I contemplate this alot, but nice to read a write up about it. Do you ever drive down the road and look into people's cars and think about how their lives and problems are like. It's like an entire universe taking place inside of that car, and once it passes, here comes another. Then you think this is only one town in one county in one state of one country. It really is amazing.

@PartumCreed pure love bro, pure love ?

@Solace yeah my point is it can't be defined, and i suspect that there are some facets of it that don't appear wholly good or benevolent to those who aren't looking through the eyes of unconditional love. Although I guess it really doesn't have to do with the topic in discussion, so more of a side note ?