Can enlightenment work be a substitute for the "do nothing" meditation practise?

[Amine]

I have heard @Leo Gura many times in his videos (ex : Overcoming Addictions, understanding  neurosis, etc.) talking about pursuing enlightenment as the most direct solution to these issues. Now, I have been doing meditation "do nothing technique" for about 10 weeks and I'm wondering if I'm able to shift to enlightenment work now or later till I reach advanced meditation skills? 

[Shin]

No, just keep meditating.

Add self-inquiry if you want, but you shouldn't stop meditating.

 

@Torkys 

 

When you first heard about enlightenment, and people tell you it's gonna kill you

 

Some months/years after ...

Edited December 11, 2017 by Shin

[Torkys]

Before doing enlightenment work, take the time to fathom the consequences of it. Enlightenment is no joke. It's not a quick fix. It's going to kill YOU. Watch Leo's videos about enlightenment first. Make sure that your motivation is authentic before going for enlightenment. 

[Nahm]

@Amine it’s not a degree. We either are or are not present in the now. 

[Ether]

@Torkys Its not going to kill us lol. its just going to kill our ego leaving us completly fulfilled and happy

[Torkys]

@Ether Nope. You = Ego / Seperation

[Ether]

@Torkys Ego is a collective stream of thoughts in our mind. Its not us. Its just a thought lol

[Amine]

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9 minutes ago, Ether said:

@Torkys Ego is a collective stream of thoughts in our mind. Its not us. Its just a thought lol

5 hours ago, Shin said:

 

@Ether The one who thinks there is in ego, is itself the ego. the ego is not some random thoughts behind the scenes, it is much more personal than that.

[cirkussmile]

Personal? Ego?

Just stop telling people enlightenment is serious and scary. 

Finding out who you really are is the most natural thing to do. 

How can it ever be wrong?

[Ether]

@cirkussmile exactly. why do people thinking losing suffering is scary? Its soo delightful

[Shin]

28 minutes ago, Ether said:

@cirkussmile exactly. why do people thinking losing suffering is scary? Its soo delightful

Because it REALLY feels like you're dying.

Some people might not experience this of course, but in my personal experience this is DEADLY serious.

If someone threatens to kill you in a dream that you don't know you're dreaming, you don't just say
"Hey, no problem, I'm not really gonna die right ? I read it in a book and I heard Eckhart Tolle saying something like that !
Just kill me I don't care lul".

Nonono, you'll most likely be like
"OH SHIT NO, STOP NO, I BEG YOU, DON'T DO IT PLZZZZZZZ !!!!! *wet pants* MOMMY DON'T LET HIM KILL ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Edited December 11, 2017 by Shin

[Max_V]

@Shin Yep, you’re right. It can literally feels as though ‘you’ are dying. When you are still identified with ego it can be scary as hell.