Brandon Nankivell

Suggestion: Write a pros and cons list of what your insecurities do for you, then decide whether you want to keep them or let them go (there's no right or wrong). Sincerity when doing this task is essential for a meaningful outcome.

It is possible to identify traumas with the aid of journaling. Then holding on to them or letting them go will be your choice. Some prompts I use: Why am I feeling X? What is the source of X? What is first memory in which I remember feeling X? What is the most potent memory in which I remember feeling X? What triggers X? What does feeling X or behaving X do for me? Would I like to keep holding on to X or let it go?

I second Mackler - He has a book and video on self-therapy.

Yes—there are repercussions. You lose the gift of a physical body. You continue to exist but must live out your pre-destined earthly life timeline, but without a physical body. You may still have desires such as eating food and sex, but will struggle to fulfill those desires without infrequent aid from other beings. See Pretas (better to receive this knowledge from a True Guru than trust Wikipedia in my experience but linked for convenience). I hear of deep regret from those who have suicided. I can't 100% remember where I heard that, it may have been in Betty Shine's book Mind-to-Mind or Betty Shine's Infinite Mind. This 8-minute video may help you make sense of things:

Yes. I did it every morning before work for a short period last year. On my commute I would pull up on the side of the road. Tilt my head up at the sky in a vacant field, and let the laughter loose for 5 minutes straight. Even if other cards would pass by, I'd relax my shoulders and continue to laugh. It felt very forced at first, until I learned to consciously laugh from the belly, not from the throat. It felt stupid too, but that's just Ego standing in front of my Higher Self. With persistence it began to feel somewhat liberating. Still some tension. Great pattern interrupt to start the day and steer things into positivity. For it to work I am convinced it requires repetition a fully attentive, truly-let-loose approach.

Brushing gently on teeth and around gums is good. Mainstream commercial toothpaste with fluoride and sodium laurel sulphate not health though. Fluoride is unnecessary and harmful to the body and brain in certain amounts that build up over time (plenty of docs and books on this). Your teeth are 'alive', and connect via pathways around the body. Proper eating and nutrition plays a major role. Also consider looking into oil pulling and essential oils. Holistic Dental Care by Nadine Artemis changed my outlook on teeth.

Music booming from shopfronts, theme parks Subtle or hidden ones that affect perception: 5G radiation, powerline radiation, auras of other people, atmospheric energy

I'm a huge advocate of 'the good shit sticks' which I heard from Tim Ferriss. So basically no process whatsoever apart from simply reading until I get to the end, and the good shit will stick. I do highlight stuff that evokes a significant 'oooh' or 'ahhh' in me. I do on-the-fly internet research or put-the-book-down-and-think if I I feel it's something important to digest so I fully comprehend. This is for most topics I am reading out of general interest. If I were studying for an exam, doing school work, or writing for a work project - I would be more intentional about using processes like copy and pasting to a doc, deeper internet research on stuff I don't understand, cross-comparing highlights with stuff I've highlighted in other books. I often do a general 'book scan' for the nuggets or point of interest by examining the table of contents and reading the first and last bits of each chapter.

Ah yes, my favourite pastime for the last 10 years. I feel like I've got the best list of books from authors mentioning it in their existing books. So if you love an author, skim the book for mentions of books, see if there is a recommended reading page at the end, otherwise search the name on the internet followed by 'book recommendations', 'book list', or 'recommended reading'. Other ways I've found incredible books: Searching a favorite book on Goodreads, and scrolling down to the 'people also read...' bit Same as the above but on Amazon Internet search 'best books about X reddit' Check YouTube comments on videos that intrigue you You can download free samples for Kindle on Amazon to skim read and see if it's something you like. Or just internet search 'book-title pdf free' or 'book-title epub free'

Hectic

Short and to the point. Very hard not to breakthrough if you be committed, persistent, and have a natural inclination for this type of meditation. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/19183043

The scenario I'm looking up at a ceiling fan. I perceive the motion of the fan blades spinning. The problem If the present moment and everything in it is ONE 'snapshot in timelessness' then shouldn't I just be perceiving a still snapshot, for eternity? Like this: Instead, I perceive movement. Like this: Even in a state of no-self / non-duality, this is perceived. But movement requires time, and ONENESS / The NOW implies timelesness, right? So how is it possible to perceive motion? My speculation A thought arising as a memory of the past position of the fan blade, and then the moment changing from this memory to perceiving the present moment in which the fan blade is now in a new position (1mm further than the past memory). And it goes like now > memory > now > memory > now > memory. Like a film strip at 60 frames per second (picture ON, picture OFF, picture ON, picture OFF, etc...) But if the present moment is ONENESS, and there is no separation OR time, then how is it that I can perceive motion/animation/change? Shouldn't I just be eternally perceiving a boring, motionless, static snapshot, and basically have 'eternal amnesia' of ever having seen a different snapshot to the one I am perceiving right NOW? Maybe this is already happening, but I still don't understand why there is the appearance of motion/change. Thoughts? 🧐

That's it. Cheeky, cunning thing Mr. Ego is

I sense a vicious, sarcastic tone to imply that I must be stupid - is this true? To brainstorm: thank you for clarifying - If you're open to further questioning, I am wondering why you've chosen to publicise your brainstorming, as opposed to doing it in private? Making it public tells me that one possibility may be that you are seeking help in some way. Is this true? If so, what help specifically are you looking for? If you aren't seeking help, what are you seeking here?

Thank you for your input 🙏 Right, there's no jump. If I understand correctly, the screen we are reading this on is rapidly turning off and on at about 60 times a minute (60hz). The off setting is just a black screen. In reality, there is no black screen. It's just ON > ON > ON > ON ... But each ON is a slightly different scene to the one before it, creating the appearance of motion. It still seems there are 'jumps'. But instead of jumping from ON to OFF (black screen), reality jumps immediately to the next scene. Why is it not true that there are jumps? How does the soup just change like fluid? It still seems the changing of fluid requires a transition of some sort.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2669192-the-end-of-your-world

This one is absolute Gold as you are having or immediately after a no-self awakening: The key is to realize the whole point is to dissolve the sense of separation by expanding your identity. Stages 2-4 are basically the same because there is still an identity (subject/object). Don't make the mistake of thinking it takes years to go from stage 2 no-self to stage 3 infinity. Don't pedestal Fronk as if its impossible for you to achieve stage 5 natty state. Listen until you experientally comprehend it right now!

Use discernment. It's not black or white.

In Bliss. *** I'm 28. It doesn't make sense to me to plan deeply about something that is that far away. I love what Jesus says in Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself." And Baba Neem Karoli. If I focus daily on understanding my True Self, shedding desires, and cultivating the qualities of kindness, discernment, sincerity - I believe that will solve 95% of issues I'd have at age 40. Second to that I focus daily on building my financial competence, social skills, problem-solving skills, health, self-sufficiency skills (growing food, construction, electricity, plumbing, permaculture, sewing).

Follow your passion. Enjoy it! Even if it is easy! If you're passionate, you've made it 🕊️ Life will present with you challenges that will push you into emotional labour anyhow, so respond to them in the moment. 🕉️

Anger = Response to an unfulfilled desire. What do you desire that isn't being fullfilled? Could you let go of that desire being fulfilled? Would you let go of that desire being fulfilled? *** It is the nature of anger to make you feel justified! Righteous! Pseudo-POWERFUL! You may tell yourself you want to be happy, but in Truth, you don't want to, otherwise you'd choose to be happy. But you stay angry. There is a justification holding it in tact. What is that SHOULD you described? Why SHOULD you be angry? Why do you love anger? 🕉️

I have a pattern of beating myself up. Calling myself dumb over what I assume to be something simple like knowing how to use an electric power drill without much experience. Stuff like that. It's improving with the continual catching myself and reminding myself that its nonsensical to make assumptions about how long it should take for something to learn, to assume I should know how to X based on Y, Z etc... Expectation = Suffering! -Buddha I say routine affirmations like I acceot myself as I am, I am compassionate towards myself etc.

Questions you could reflect on deeply: Why does the motive exist to share that within the friendship group? Is it necessary to share your view in your friendship group? Secondary questions: If you were to share your view, what place is it coming from? A need to prove something? A genuine answer of your preferences because you were asked for your view? If they were to shout down your view, what would be the issue? You could accept that you have no control over their response. Are you afraid they won't be pleased with your views and therefore you might lose 'friends'? Specifically, what are you afraid of and why? 🕉️

What are you looking for by making this thread? 🕉️

By seeing the benefit it will bring you to decide to sit down and do it. If you don't see the benefit, you won't do it! 🕉️