Truth Addict

@Wisebaxter Throw away all of these concepts from your inquiry: "focusing, awareness, nothingness, Adyashanti, meditation, technique, 'no thought', void, quietness, etc..." Consider that the inquiry is like a radio interview, or a TV show. Who is watching?

@Highest Nice! There can not be anything apart from God. It's only that God doesn't like to admit it all the time I wonder, is every cell aware as well?

@Tony 845 Nobody here is enlightened. Run!

@Tony 845 You're talking about awakening as if it's some kind of object. I don't know about that, but I know I was more deluded before than I am today, if that helps.

@iamnotahumanbeing I mostly meditate whilst walking. It's working perfectly for me, especially after I reach the 2 hours mark. Self-inquiry requires concentration, so I do it sitting or laying down, depending on how I feel at the time.

@Highest ?

Who is watching the inquiry? That's you, that's the higher self.

It's kind of funny.. I never mean to offend anyone, but it seems like I usually do. I don't know how to be gentle with other people's egos, because I don't see my way talking offensive, while others somehow manage to see it the other way around. Even the times I offer some advice, I feel like I'm offending the other end. My "problem" is that I am very straight forward, and I'm not sure why that's offensive. I reflect on the things I say, and I don't say it unless I'm sure that I myself would not be offended by others saying it to me. In a discussion, I notice that people care about emotions way more than the main discussed issues which I go straight into. Of course, that does not happen here as frequent as in other societies. I want to solve this issue once and for all, because I care about other people. Any advice? Anyone been there before? Feel free to offend me! Lol!

@everyoneonthisforum This thread is gold. ?

@Markus Makes perfect sense to me. Thank you ? ?

Relative vs. Absolute. Not true. Grounding yourself in the Absolute is radically different from clinging to relativities. Nevertheless, the relative (illusion) is still relatively useful.

@abrakamowse ?

Yes, exactly. And also: Judging other people (criticism) is another trap. Judging ourselves (perfectionism) is another trap. With no one to blame, love shines and rules. ?

Sure. And hell as well resides in the now, when we run away from the now.

I don't like being a hypocrite either. But sometimes honesty creates resistance in the other end, and therefore limits and hinders the communication that we're aiming for in the first place. Not everyone is comfortable with facing truths, let alone opinions.

Exactly, that'll be heaven.

A thought, the ego.

When one reaches heaven, it won't be wrong anymore. Suffering is wrong when one is suffering. And when one is suffering, suffering is wrong. It's a vicious cycle. If you already have no problem with it, that's heaven.

These are synonymous to a high experience. Heaven is right here and right now. It's something that doesn't go away.

Think again.

It's where I don't suffer, no matter what.

@Joseph Maynor ??

The rules of this current dream.

@Joseph Maynor @Serotoninluv I really appreciate your help guys. Really! You brought to my awareness things I wasn't conscious of before. I knew the ego is a bastard, but I didn't expect it to stab me in the back like that. Everything you said applies perfectly to me. I'll work on it. Thank you ?

@OmniYoga Of course, while everything you said can be right, there's still the issue of heaven and hell. I don't know about other people, but I literally used to live in hell before I was introduced to spirituality. So, I find talking about God (Truth) very valuable. The ego always wants to survive, but better survive happily, rather than miserable.