What would you do in life, if you were enlightened ?

[Soulbass]

You are perfect as you are right now. No need to change yourself, to be "more" or to be "less".

Life is a game, resources are free.
You have blank slate, you can create anything you want.

Edited February 23, 2018 by Soulbass

[Nahm]

This

[Shin]

Saving yourself from yourself.

Messiah complex and shit.

[Saumaya]

Cmon...just do whatever you want

What has that go to do anything with enlightenment

[Soulbass]

47 minutes ago, Saumaya said:

Cmon...just do whatever you want

What has that go to do anything with enlightenment

Most of my energy goes into "changing myself" and a pursuit of something else than what "is" here and now.

I start to forget about self-improvement and chasing enlightenment (paradox / theme of things going full circle).

I've heard that even if you'r experiencing a thousand enlightened life's, you still have to re-incarnate to explore something different.

About minimalist life-style, having a simple life doesn't necessary means subtracting things (circumstances) but accepting the world as it is right now : perfect.

[Saumaya]

6 minutes ago, Soulbass said:

Most of my energy goes into "changing myself" and a pursuit of something else than what "is" here and now.

For example?

[Soulbass]

@Saumaya I've stopped talking about those stuff to my family and friends, because it makes me look like a freak.

I mean I still have few irl friends to talk about the law of attraction, metaphysics, angels... but 99% of people aren't into it.

My shelf was full of self-help/consciousness books, and only one fictional book (neuromancer by william gibson).

Everything is contained within ourselves (or itself).

You know when you'r stuck climbing a rope, it's maybe because you'r using just one arm.

Using my second arm for me would mean forgetting myself in the matter, and go back explore what it is like being "human".

Life is a dream, ok, and what is the purpose of a dream ?

To answer your question more precisely, lastly I tried to be "in the now" when in social anxiety, or making decisions. I though "if I'm in the now, nothing wrong could happen - and everything will be fine" so I was trying to force myself to be in the now. Then I tried "fuck it" if I want to doubt, I doubt. If I want to try and fail, I fail. If I want to worry, I worry. If I want A, I get A. If I want to suffer, I suffer, it's not a problem. No more escape. Time to face it all ^^

 

Edited February 22, 2018 by Soulbass

[Saumaya]

10 minutes ago, Soulbass said:

@Saumaya I've stopped talking about those stuff to my family and friends, because it makes me look like a freak.

 

yh it does lol, i just keep these things to myself

[Ape]

I'm playing Tetris 

[Joseph Maynor]

I do nothing.  Just let go and let whatever happens happen.

Edited February 22, 2018 by Joseph Maynor

[Shin]

@Soulbass you mean you'll finally be interested in something else ?

 

[Blissout]

If suffering stops that means you can do stuff that you wanted to do but has limited you.

For example if anxiety stopped you from travelling alone. now that you are self realized you will be able to do that.

[sgn]

"What would you do in life, if you were enlightened ?"

How can I possibly know until I'm actually enlightened?

[Shin]

3 minutes ago, sgn said:

"What would you do in life, if you were enlightened ?"

How can I possibly know until I'm actually enlightened?

Smartest answer so far

[sgn]

@Shin

[Joseph Maynor]

10 hours ago, Shin said:

Smartest answer so far

Everybody is already Enlightened, so no.  False modesty is Ego.

Edited February 22, 2018 by Joseph Maynor

[Ether]

4 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

Everybody is already Enlightened, so no.  False modesty is Ego.

I know what you are saying. Because we are born free. But no, most of us are still trapped, but hey, that doesnt mean we cant free ourselves

[sgn]

23 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

Everybody is already Enlightened, so no.

Ok so why do we even discuss enlightenment on this forum then?

[LastThursday]

My two cents: I would be a different person everyday and throw away the old me when I sleep.

[Nahm]

@LastThursday yes.