Ten Inquiry Questions

[PurpleTree]

10 inquiry questions from Angelo Di Lullo

 

 

[PurpleTree]

I liked the last ones the best i think

9. What is effort?

10. When all effort stops, what is here?

[gettoefl]

1 hour ago, PurpleTree said:

I liked the last ones the best i think

9. What is effort?

10. When all effort stops, what is here?

Effort is a person thinking they can bring helpful change in certain situations.

Non-effort is a person knowing they cannot help and asking that God type the letters, speak the words and move the mountains.

[PurpleTree]

15 minutes ago, gettoefl said:

Effort is a person thinking they can bring helpful change in certain situations.

Non-effort is a person knowing they cannot help and asking that God type the letters, speak the words and move the mountains.

Inquiry is not necessarily about finding answers to questions.

[PurpleTree]

You guys are seemingly missing out.

This is literally gold.

This is probably the best thread on actualized since 2009.

Or at least top 10.

Literally.

[Lyubov]

On effort, look into the Taoist perspective on this, they have this concept called “effortless effort.” I’ve found this to be a true experience of one wishes to allow it. Basically all effort is just an emotion of striving against something. It’s possible to let that go, still go through all the changes of whatever is unfolding and not have to beat yourself up in the process by grinding at it. This sort of middle balanced flow where things just unfold, fully engaged and intuitively involved, but all the painful striving has evaporated. Try it!

[Princess Arabia]

2 hours ago, PurpleTree said:

You guys are seemingly missing out.

This is literally gold.

This is probably the best thread on actualized since 2009.

Or at least top 10.

Literally.

Why do you say people are missing out. I'm not sure because I didn't see any recommendations for a call to action. 

[PurpleTree]

1 hour ago, Princess Arabia said:

Why do you say people are missing out. I'm not sure because I didn't see any recommendations for a call to action. 

Because people rather talk about non sense and fairy tales or have arguments rather that do this seemingly allegedly beautiful inquiry. 
Inquiry is nice. 
 

3 hours ago, Lyubov said:

On effort, look into the Taoist perspective on this, they have this concept called “effortless effort.” I’ve found this to be a true experience of one wishes to allow it. Basically all effort is just an emotion of striving against something. It’s possible to let that go, still go through all the changes of whatever is unfolding and not have to beat yourself up in the process by grinding at it. This sort of middle balanced flow where things just unfold, fully engaged and intuitively involved, but all the painful striving has evaporated. Try it!

Ok thanks for the suggestion.

[Princess Arabia]

3 hours ago, PurpleTree said:

Because people rather talk about non sense and fairy tales or have arguments rather that do this seemingly allegedly beautiful inquiry. 
Inquiry is nice. 

This is what you think. What about what they think. What about what they're interested in. Just because you think so, doesn't mean everybody else does. How do you know they didn't watch the videos, I did. Just because they're not commenting left and right doesn't mean they didn't watch it either. Self inquiry isn't something new. Half of these people probably been there and done that already. Leo even has a video teaching how to do it. Spirituality isn't something you can shove down people's throats or boast about saying this practice is the best and you'all are about nonsense. That's not how one approaches these things. Self-Inquiry reveals to you that you're not the body. Do you think they are the body. So who are you trying to convince. 

[PurpleTree]

5 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

Self inquiry isn't something new. Half of these people probably been there and done that already. 

I think most people here probably still think inquiry is only the « who am i ?» kind of thing.

Also the other poster answered the inquiry question (bless his heart)

But inquiry the way it was told to me it’s not about answering questions. It’s more about feeling into it or whatever.

[Aaron p]

I like the question: who is the one who is watching the one who is asking this question

Edited March 18 by Aaron p

[theleelajoker]

On 3/11/2025 at 4:36 PM, PurpleTree said:

You guys are seemingly missing out.

This is literally gold.

This is probably the best thread on actualized since 2009.

Or at least top 10.

Literally.

 

I looked at the questions just because of your comment.

Happy I did, I really like the questions.  Some questions you can ask everybody, not just people that are in the "spiritual /self development/awakening" scene. E.g. "what changes & what never changes?" or "if you don't reference memory or labels, what is this?"

I think I will use some of those : )

Edited March 18 by theleelajoker