Truth Addict

Exactly, that's when direct experience comes in play. For example: if you look at a red apple, the colour red is your direct experience, you don't need to think: oh, this is an apple that has billions of cells and more billions of atoms, it reflects the light at some certain wavelengths to produce this colour experience. You just know that you are experiencing it, without even labelling it. We don't need language to experience anything. Likewise, you can observe your inner mind, the thoughts and the sensations, without having to think about them. Just observing them, that's what meditation basically is. Don't worry about the stories, they're only here to motivate you.

The one experiencing the illusion must be the truth.

@andyjohnsonman Realisation happens at a higher level than language and thoughts. All of these concepts are stories to get you motivated to do the work. So, do the work.

You look in your direct experience in the present moment. I look, I ask: do I know anything? I answer: of course not. And so, there's the direct experience of not-knowing. Of course I don't know.

@Shaun I believe no verbal answer is going to help you. You need more practice. But I wonder, why haven't anyone pointed out that making videos is part of Leo's survival? Leo is not an angel, he's just a human being with survival needs. Notice how people can worship their teachers, even though the teacher does not want them to do that. @Shin @Joseph Maynor you're projecting at each other.

No, it's not a thought, unless you let it become

And yet, you seem very sure about that. How do you know?

@theking00 Ironically, the answer would be a self-deception as well. Self-deception is self-deception.

@Recursoinominado Just be open and receptive all the time, and insights will find their way to you when you need them. Insights are everywhere if you know how to look. All you have to do is collect what comes in your way.

@mandyjw I can't think of something that is not a concept, that's what thinking originally means. If I think of nothing, this "nothing" becomes a thing, a thought. I know what you're pointing to, but I'm implying something more nuanced, which cannot be pointed to.

@Tistepiste Consider that maybe you are already accepting everything without you even knowing it. Sometimes resistance is acceptance. Maybe resistance is exactly what you need right now. Give it a thought.

Not possible. I always am in the now. You see? I still am the same, whether I identify with the illusion or the now. The content changes all the time, but what does not change?

Suffering also happens in the now.

@Neorez Just be aware of your thinking process. And instead of asking this: Try to ask yourself: why do I want anything to be some other way? Why not accept everything as it is? Whatever makes you feel depressed, question it until the end. And remember: it will pass, it always does. I'm no master myself, but I hope that helps you.

@Tony 845 What else do you want enlightened people to do? That's what they're good at, and they probably enjoy it. Enlightenment does not mean you're going to live in a cave for the rest of your life. I mean it could be that, but it doesn't have to. I suggest you stop hitting around the bush, and do some more work.

@Neorez I like Jed MacKenna. He is one of the most straightforward people in this business. Don't worry about anything right now, it's normal to feel depressed as you uncover your delusions. You will get used to it (just like you were used to be deluded), and it will pass. God is paradoxical, It does not make any sense, but at the same time, It does make all sense. Keep meditating and self-inquiring and other practices if you have already started. And if not, start at least with meditation. And breathe...

@saffron Why do you think there's something to be done? You see how sneaky the devil is? Nothing happens, you're exactly right at where you began, only with the realisation of your own selfishness and everyone else's. Keep it up.

@Tony 845 What if knowledge is the illusion?

@mandyjw I agree with what @David Hammond had said. There's no enlightenment, no present moment. All is a concept. In my opinion, there's still some kind of attachment to ideas about suffering, and that it's somehow something negative, or has to be avoided (duality). I myself still have a lot of work to do, I'm still nowhere near where I want to be. And yet, I'm fine with that. Enlightenment is Truth-realisation, it's not a state. But why is there suffering? In my opinion, suffering is illusion. One cannot suffer from Truth. So, everytime one suffers, it means they're not well-aligned with God. That means, in order to find God, we must exclude what isn't God. And as you said, suffering is the indicator.

@Javad Consciousness (driver) = concept. Body (car) = concept. We tend to think that there are two separate things, a subject and an object (observer and observation). This if you notice is a concept. Remove that concept, what is your experience? What if there are no subject and object? In your experience, where is the subject (you)? Or is it just a concept? In your experience, where is the object (other)? Or is it just a concept? Could it be only one thing happening, and that we're believing the thoughts that say it's two things?

@Serotoninluv Thank you so much for the input. I agree completely ?

I question.

@Dodo There is no need for proof of non-existence for something that doesn't actually exist. The conceptual law of attraction is an illusion. Because reality is intelligent. Law of attraction works by infinite intelligence. Become conscious of that, and try to align yourself with it. It's not a genie.

That's also a concept. Truth cannot be put into words.

@28 cm unbuffed I'd say: by all means, do it! There's no reason why you shouldn't do it. You need to be very determined and stubborn and focused throughout the day, so prepare yourself. You also need to prepare the logistics necessary for you not to fall off track during the day. It'll be hard, you'll notice cravings and boredom arise, your mind is going to be working overtime, your friends and family might ask about you. So you want to make sure you're well prepared. I don't think it'll be of huge value to you, but what the hell! Why not? Consider it a new experience to be had. But who knows? I could be wrong, maybe it'll be the best practice for you, and you may do it another time or a longer one.