Think bigger. Why must life be hard in the first place ? It wasn't originally - as in the Garden of Eden. Then God decided to complicate things, and ever since we have had this enduring shitshow.
I have been there and done that. The ability to switch your mind off is beautiful and every person carries the ability to just stop thinking and make the inside quiet and peaceful.
thats true, but empathy and acknowledgement of the 3d still means a lot. “just stop thinking” becomes kinda redundant when you.. yk.. start thinking again
@@Zechariiiah Yes, but if you've spent enough time thinking about what should matter and how to carry yourself, then it might be time to turn off thought for a while. It brings a sense peace and allows you to regather your thoughts, so they hopefully do not spiral so deeply the next time.
Why switch it off? Still think there is something wrong with your mind? Let it do its thing you don't have to pay attention, just as your heart doesn't need your attention to work properly. The mind is a gift and letting it run does wonders if you actually let it and don't get scared 😊
@@jeffreysevinga9398 i will like to disagree with you here , Precisely the part where you say let the mind do its thing ; let me explain my point of view about that ; The first question is : why you are feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts and thinking about them!! Because you have shifted your awareness towards thoughts . ( That is not a physical thing but a metaphysical one { mind } , And our thinking has an influence on our feelings too , which leads to emotions { Which have an impact on the behaviour that will impact the physical world ( actions ) } ) . But When you shift your awareness to the physical reality around you ( input from your 5 senses ). You will start to feel relaxed and calm . And with some practice you will be able to think critically i.e. the process of thinking will not really impact your emotions up to that extent and with practice it will get better . After some time you can start to see your emotions too apart from you and the only thing left will be ego ( last stage ) .
An ego driven human is typically a destructive person. It’s not about one or the other or good or bad. It’s about balance. Being a good balancer is an art which takes many years of constant practice.
But because he had lost the fear of not being accepted, he let slip the most racially insensitive quip in front of coworkers. The boats were now burned.
And the next day, Tom woke up to the same depression and anxiety he had before. THE REALITY OF MY LIFE. This sounds beautiful, but I don’t know if it’s actually possible to have an immediately life changing moment like this that remains permanently. The depression and guilt always comes back.
It is very possible to have an immediately life changing moment like this that remains permanent. I have done it. More than once. With the help of some strong psychedelics. 😉🍄
Spirituality (enlightenment) begins and ends with being brutally honest with yourself, practice this long enough and you`ll see that there is NOTHING to fear (jmho). Great upload, and thanks for making this world a better place. I hope life is kind to you...and I wish everybody a happy and loving life 🙏
If you are suffering from your thoughts, you are actually normal. Some people are coping with it better, but just about everybody gets annoyed or disturbed at times. But they don’t think that shouldn’t happen and somehow it doesn’t remain with them so they don’t fear the suffering going on and on. But many of them are not doing this with their will. You aren’t actually doing it with your Will, either. Some psychological wires, get tripped, and the worrying starts, much like the wind or bad weather. He didn’t make the bad weather come, and you can’t make it go away. Resenting it makes the problem worse. But getting mad at oneself for the resentment of the weather, also makes it worse. All of this is being watched by something innate and benevolent. That you actually have access to 24/7.
@thinkingloud1988 "I say that to myself every day." Who is the "I" that's talking to myself? Is there two? If we identify with the silent "I" that witnesses the human experience we will be eternally peaceful.
Let’s all take a moment and recognize we are all human and have been to bad places like this. We’re all here together on this earth and here for each other. When you are strong help the weak, for you were in that position before. God bless you all. Jesus knows your struggles and is always with you.
Thank you so much. I have suffered with this issue chronically and it has gotten really bad recently. I have had small moments of ego death and it is such a relief. Need to keep practicing to make it last longer.
For me, it helps to think about how little and insignificant I am in the grand scheme of things. No matter what happens to you, the sun will still shine, life will go on and the grand mechanisms of the universe will keep doing their thing. When you start to realize how little you are, a weight lifts from your shoulders and you can begin to appreciate the beauty of existence and the freedom that you had all along. That is your prerogative.
I seek constantly. I sought and I was found. The seeking is my choice. Being found or finding is not my choice. That’s the power and grace of God. Last I checked he works on his own time table. One must seek to find. It’s the seeking that’s most important. Seek spiritually without expecting anything in return.
This video describes my journey well. I presumed for most of my life that I had to try hard to be a good person. I didn't realize I was creating a false identity that would cause me so much suffering later on. I reached a point where I couldn't go on and surrendered to a deeper place inside that I had hidden under guilt, shame, and self-unworthiness. Through self-inquiry and years of peeling back the layers of illusion, I am starting to see that my true self is already complete and I don't need to add anything to it.
@@denboy666 He means the God that we supposedly are. They tell us that God is in everything, so therefore we must be connected to everything. Nice thought, but doesn't solve much.
Tom here, age 45y old, who went through a burnout few years back and later got my ADHD diagnosis... You really didn't had to call me out so obviously... Still, loved the video! ❤
Please don't delete this channel. There are people still worried about AI, and yours has been a voice of reason. Let those less familiar with the world of AI refer to this library so that they can make informed decisions about it. I can tell you it's helped me immeasurably.
I've only experienced something like this once in my life: when I came to after passing out. For a few seconds my mind was completely still and at peace. There were no thoughts. There was only awareness. 99% of the stuff that goes on in our heads is junk. It's a siren call that won't shut up and makes us miserable. Awareness is the only thing that matters. Everything else is a story.
Ego is the stuff we put between God and ourselves so we can screw over other people and not feel shame and guilt. Ego is the thing that separates me from you. From me and God.
so true , resonates with me , I started searching for 'something' months ago , I didn't know what I was searching for , maybe today , after watching this video and doing much meditation , the universe put this video in front of me , I think I might have found it. thank you.
very excellent...I've been searching for truth and peace for 50 years and found that the best answers to every question is in yoga and buddhism....we can actually experience and BE infinite divine Bliss...the greatest wisdom is in advaita vedanta non duality...Ramana Maharshi🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@cjadragon33 Because the essence of being is bliss. Unfortunately, we habitually seek pleasure and security, so we miss what's always been here, closer than close.
@@jsjamessmith83 I am very lucky! First glimpse thanks to peyote in 1963. Further glimpses in Mexico eating mushrooms. Left drugs 1968 San Francisco Zen Center. Entered chaos 1972 Boulder, Colorado, with Trungpa Rinpoche. Much pain, much inspiration. Left Trungpa's group in mid-1990's. Late 1990's began attending satsangs, Wayne Liquorman and Francis Lucille. All those years confusion continued, and so did a very gradual opening and deepening of experience. I'm still very lucky to be alive and witnessing this discussion right here. You are also very lucky to have access to all this - have you been to Simply Always Awake - best one on youtube in my opinion because Angelo gives such practical advice. Good luck!
Awakens and then falls back asleep. Fear doesn't stay gone. In fact fear can be exacerbated after awakening because you realize the fragility of your existence
I seem to be, for the past year, constantly in the state of fear. It never leaves me, just changes in severity. I spent 3 days in early August(2024) in that white knuckled fear, sobbing state mentioned in above video. I tried to endure to “go through and get to the other side” experience, but it never came. I couldn’t tolerate the utter terror any longer and took the anti anxiety meds I had been prescribed to make it stop. I continue to experience this fear daily. I meditate many times a day to help ground myself. I don’t know when this will end. I’m wondering why I haven’t “broken through” like Tom above, but instead continue be stuck in this fearful mindset…
I've been searching for truth and peace for 50 years and found that the best answers to every question is in yoga and buddhism....we can actually experience and BE infinite divine Bliss...the greatest wisdom is in advaita vedanta non duality...Ramana Maharshi🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hello, if you know as you do that you have the fear, then you are not the fear because you see it in front of you. I've had moments when I couldn't handle it anymore, but I knew this wasn't me! be strong, we are 1 family
Perfect eloquence, fantastic! You sound in my imagination like Maitreya, the Buddha prophesized by Gautama. Incredible awakening, complete and all-encompassing. Congratulations on the transformation of your ego into something of such high quality.
Hilarious 😂😂 I had this after letting go of my Amber Heard wife, thinking “what if she tells people I’m gay” so on a group text with her family I told her to tell them I’m gay. I’m sorta gay not going gay but I just got tired of caring it became too hard. Since leaving her I have almost built two websites in less than 3 months! I discovered I’m going to code damnit even if it makes me poor! But now I need to never let this go because the ego can still come back.
I experienced this. It was very real and very shocking. I saw it’s all just “happening within me” and that all is an expression of god, and it’s all just experience. Still haven’t found a way to really integrate this experience (which has now happened multiple times to me) into daily life. I guess the comforting part is knowing that the deepest us can’t really be touched or harmed by what happens in life. Still doesn’t make it easier for the ego, though, it seems.
How beautiful 🎉 lovely video summarizing the realizations of most enlightened beings. Unfortunately for me the peace and stillness did not remain with me forever.. Hopefully this is just a phase. The memory of it is so strong that it's impossible to fall back into delusion like before. To everyone who feels this stillness with GOD, may one day I find myself amongst you 🙏🏻
Hold on I am in the same boat. I had this moment and It lasted for 3 days. Then it slowly dissipated and I started identifying with my thoughts again. Why is this? Due to the experience I was able to quit my addictions, reason with more clarity, and above all treasure every second for I know not what a second is. It’s just a word that I have ideas which are concepts for something I have no understanding of.
@@moontongkong sometimes I wonder if I was just imagining things.. like they have become a distant memory. The only thing I can do is hold on to are memories and connect with people with similar experiences. My worst nightmare is forgetting n getting sucked back into delusion. I wish I had more people in my life like me and not just online!
@@Tara_S25 Okay I know for sure memories are important to being a well functioning human being. However I also remember clearly that memories are just that memories. We could have memories of any kind and we always remember our memories in the present moment. We are simply aware of the memory. It’s still just an idea or believe. The truth is we don’t know what memories are and our memories could even be distorted. It’s best to still focus on doing what we can disregarding our concept of who we are and to focus on what is truly best for ourselves. Since we are a part of humanity what is truly best for ourselves should benefit the rest of human kind as well.
@@Tara_S25 I have the same delusional fear. Even tho I know fear is a delusion that I am aware of. I think it’s because there are aspects of us we are still identified with. Aspects of ourselves that attempts to change reality to comfort ourselves. When in reality there is no need for control or to force outcomes. It’s like we get sad when we are rejected but others aren’t rejecting us instead they are rejecting an image of us that they perceive. We also can’t control other to not reject us. Try as you may the sun will rise and set. You will be hungry and you will eat. Just let it be. It’s okay. Let’s just try our best to accept reality without projecting our ideas and beliefs.
Another thing you will realize is that happiness, just like anger or sadness is supposed to be a transitory emotion; a response to stimuli we experience in order to survive. After all, who would want to stay in one emotion all the time? It is far better to be content and satisfied, than chase happiness, and enjoy it as it comes.
"happiness is supposed to be a transitory emotion". You're not going to enjoy being in 5D then. From what I've gathered, we're in a constant state of orgasmic type ecstasy when we're there.
The shift from ego to pure awareness happens suddenly. However it is very subtle and can be lost after a short time. If it does not get lost it takes time to make it deeper. However, even after years of deepening people often realise that mental shadows and projections are still alive. Sometimes even stronger than before the shift. The shift is not the end. It is more like a new dimension opens up. And even though the ego is no longer at the center of the experience in the same way as before.. it is still lingering playing its game. The issue is not simple, even people like Echart Tolle actually went through a long time of deepening. Actually the term “ego death” is a little tricky. It sometimes feel like a kind of dying when the ego begins to loose control, but we need a kind of ego structure to navigate in this world (especially among other people). The mind is a good servant, but a terrible master. And noboddy wants to be misused, controlled or high jacked by the ego. We do not want to perceive our self and other people through our ego. And we do not want to get lost in our unconscious ego agendas. Because it all creates a lot of unnecessary suffering. But we still need our mind to help us figure out which role to play in different social situations. It's a great video even though I am affraid that the topic is q little more complicated. Thanks for posting it! ❤
That's just a thought. Who are you without that thought? What if you can't go to the past or the future, what's there? The happiness you're talking about is more a relief after conditions having been met for you to be happy. But that's always a temporary thing.. soon enough new conditions wil be set, and you're back to square one. The video talks about something that's always there, unconditionally. It's so close and so easy to see that we always overlook it.. until we don't ;)
Why is this so relatable? I’m 25 and I had been struggling with that feeling for 6 months, when suddenly something changed, exactly you mentioned in the video. I was able to detach myself from my body and mind. I realized I’m no different from existence, I’m the existence. Every human thought is born out of memory, if we remove that, who are we? Nothing, and everything, at the same time. But I do struggle with a question, who’s the self that realizes that there’s no self? Anyway, I think I can live with that question, one of the few things I have realized is that there will always be questions you can’t answer, since answers will always be bound by human logic and memory, which will only lead to more question. It’s like biting your own teeth. I guess embrace the mystery? Have fun peeps.
Regarding the question: Who’s the self that realizes that there’s no self? In essence, the "self" that realizes there is no self is a construct that dissolves upon realization. The process is less about an entity attaining insight and more about a shift in understanding that reveals the true nature of existence beyond individual identity.
@@channeltelos I subscribe to Eckhart Tolle's view of who we truly are; we are Awareness or Pure Consciousness or Presence itself. I've always made a distinction between the (small 's') ego-self & the (capital 'S') Higher Self or Inner Self or true Self or my God-Self or the Whole of who I am. All these terms I use interchangeably. I instinctively know that I'll shed my personality (ego-self) once I leave this time-space reality but my Higher Self is eternal. It is that Self that is one with All That Is. I am both a drop in the ocean & one with the ocean Itself. If, in your opinion, the 'self' that realizes there is no self is a construct that dissolves upon realization, then what is the genesis of that construct? How did it originate? And what about nothingness? If nothingness can be perceived, then it can be nullified as there is something engaged in the act of perceiving nothing. Just thought I'd toss that in for fun.
I have been a seeker for so long, and all this video is saying, is all the teachings I have received. This video is so on spot. Yet, I have never experienced the silence, there is still the ego there. Losing it is not a choice. Its grace, its a gift out of our control. I hope someone awakens with this video. Edit, what I deeply dislike, is the AI voice.
True ego death does see the idea of the "ego" fade until it is gone. It's just a mask we make for ourselves, and present ourselves to society with. I was seeking for 3 years before "it" happened to me. It was horrible, and it was beautiful. I wouldn't change it for the world.
Fantastic! Easy, perhaps, to see that we're not our thoughts, after all they come and go; moreover, who are you when no thoughts appear? The one that sees that. But, getting to the point of not taking thoughts seriously takes time as we are wired to detect potential threats, feel fear and avoid loss or rejection. What resonated was seeing that thoughts are merely thoughts and not real.
Buy thoughts ARE real....... when they're justified. They're justified when your circumstances can't change so your negative thoughts can change. Instead they persist. Which generate more thoughts, and so on.
Wow, DAS ist so wahr ❤❤❤❤❤mein Leben lang war ich auf die Suche und ich dachte diese Suche ist das einziges wahres Ziel und wenn ich das was ich suche finden werde dann habe ich " geschafft". Aber langsam bin ich bald 50 und kam immer mehr frustrierend vor, oft voller Enttäuschung und Wut 😢aber auch kraftlos und traurig fühlte ich mich auch. Irgendwie denke ich dass das Suchen war gut wenn man findet was im eigenen Herz 💓 ist , nicht gut ist was man geglaubt hat was ich auch geglaubt habe dass es ist draußen irgendwo 😢. Zu erkennen dass es so nicht mehr weiter geht, das ist eine Sackgasse und aufgeben, zurückkehren ist nicht einfach, schließlich war man vielleicht Jahrzehnten auf diesen Weg und sich einzugestehen " ich habe versagt" , es war falsch so zu denken braucht Mut und Ehrlichkeit aber danach stellt sich endlich Frieden.❤
Ich weiß das zu schätzen! Es ist immer schön, solches Feedback zu hören! Vielen Dank, dass du dich geöffnet und diesen erkenntnisreichen Moment geteilt hast! ❤❤❤❤❤ (I appreciate it! It’s always nice to hear such feedback! Thank you for opening up and sharing that insightful moment! )
It so happens that I’ve seen Guy Ritchie’s Revolver for like a tenth time recently, by accident of course. It actually has the same message even though on the first viewing it seems like a bunch of nonsense. It’s a good video. Your Ego sometimes can be your worst enemy
Tom got off easy. Most suppressed thoughts and fears or not recognizing the shadow self will manifest physically and express thru the body causing all kinds of dis-ease. I felt like this all my life thinking it was just how life was and how people felt the same way. There is no coming out of the shadows and into consciousness without pain.
@@channeltelos There's a high risk of dark nights of the soul going wrong. By that I mean the more vulnerable types among us may be pushed over the edge into self harm.
In my early 20s i figured out that other people are a main source of depression and anxiety. All this awareness/ego stuff is to hide that under a ton of spiritual-speak, while claiming humanity is innocent, ignorant, or some other word to force the onus on the individual
The ego is deathly afraid you will find out it is a lie. This is why the mind rebels at first during meditation. You only find out the ego is unreal during a crisis or tragedy. It is of no use any longer and it loses importance. That’s all that happens.
Tom spent the next few months walking around feeling significantly happier and lighter. He began to really feel and understand deeply that he wasn't separate from the universe around him. It was such a relief, an intoxicating feeling. He looked at the sky and felt like he was looking at another part of himself. But as time went on, Tom started to notice that feeling fading away. He spent the rest of his life knowing deep down what he experienced was real, was the best way to overcome so much inner turmoil, but found himself unable to hold onto or bring back that feeling he had that day and in the months that followed. Today, Tom is once again miserable. That's what happened to me, anyway.
I’ve had many brief moments, even hours of stillness. One such time I was visiting a dept store and suddenly I felt like I was there for the first time, having that experience for the first time. I have chronic pain and discomfort, but during these episodes, even that fades away. I find that these never happen when I search for them, but I now and more open to things that are out in front of me, I try to go with the flow. That’s how I found this video. I am still depressed, but somehow I know I am better in some way and feel like I’m on a path…to what I don’t know, but for now I’m just trying to enjoy the journey . I hope you find peace again !
@@nparula Thanks, same to you. I guess the lesson is everything is impermanent, there's no final fix. I'm extremely grateful that I had the experience I did. I still feel the truth of it in the back of my mind. I don't feel seperate from the world around me in my heart, but our ego's are very good at pushing back against that knowledge amidst the struggles of day to day life.
Yes and consciousness is just your awareness listening to your thoughts. "The oceen, not the waves." Goes back at least to the 6th century _Awakening of Faith in Mahayana_ .
Sometimes that's not your fault you know? We live in a human world where we pray on the weakest, sometimes for pleasure and other times just because of pure peer pressure. You see it a lot, whenever someone gets a higher position then you at your job they change completely because of 'rules' and because they need to provide for their families or self. It's a world made by greedy people which then reflects into the lower rankings of our society. If you do not have a proper guide when you are born to teach you how things work around this human world you gonna have a hard time understanding concepts that everyone else follows and you create your own making you alienated. You don't need any of those things you are talking about, you just need to accept and understand YOUR reality, not the reality the world around you keeps imposing on you. Imagine going back to the medieval times with your knowledge today, you would be hunted and persecuted for your ideologies and thoughts because how different you are. Same shit nowadays but nobody wants to kill you or imprison you because you are still valuable to the current society, either by spending money or making money for others. It's all a perception man, the more you understand, the more you read, the more observant and silent you are, the more you will accept yourself and your life and actually be 'happy'.
The situation in the car was not "the full enlightenment". It was a no-mind experience, which is great. But the full enlightenment is even greater. And one will have full control over switching on and off. But if not reached this final goal, no-mind experience comes only accidentally. An enlightened told me that many people believe they are already enlightened because they had one no-mind experience. This, on the one hand is good, that more and more people get "access". But on the other hand, one should not forget to meditate the whole day. Otherwise we will only have a world of spiritual egos! Be careful
...then Tom woke up from his dream and remembered out there there was still reality where people judge, hurt, ostracise, bully and worse; where bills have to be paid; where nothing is free and no-one owes you anything but is more than happy to take everything; where words and thoughts are all well and good, but don't work miracles.
True, also note: The phrase "Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water" comes from Zen Buddhism. It conveys a deep spiritual insight about the nature of enlightenment and everyday life. The phrase suggests that enlightenment is not about escaping or transcending the ordinary tasks of life, but rather about perceiving them in a new way. Whether one is enlightened or not, the basic tasks of life-represented by chopping wood and carrying water-remain the same. However, after enlightenment, one's relationship with these tasks changes. It reflects the idea that profound realization doesn't necessarily alter the external circumstances, but it transforms the internal experience of those circumstances. This teaching emphasizes mindfulness, presence, and acceptance of the mundane aspects of life as part of the spiritual journey.
I'm so sorry you're going through this. Please know you're not alone, and it might help to reach out to a professional for support. Sending you love and strength!
I've been searching for truth and peace for 50 years and found that the best answers to every question is in yoga and buddhism....we can actually experience and BE infinite divine Bliss...the greatest wisdom is in advaita vedanta non duality...Ramana Maharshi🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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What part of Tom's journey resonated with you the most, and why?
"life doesn't stop being hard for Tom, he just stopped being hard on himself" Enlightenment aside, this is the very least we can all do for ourselves.
Yes, that is so true! Thank you for sharing that!
everything rises and falls within me
It's not a problem, just an experience...
I've experienced what tom experienced. Something else trickered ego death, but premise was similar. Now my head is silent I'm at peace.
„Life didn't stop being hard for Tom, but he had stopped being hard on himself."
Truly as perfect as it is.
😂
Think bigger. Why must life be hard in the first place ? It wasn't originally - as in the Garden of Eden. Then God decided to complicate things, and ever since we have had this enduring shitshow.
What is this: „ ??
For anyone called Tom, like me, this message cuts deep.
Sending you love and light! 🙏❤️
Same here
My son is this tomw is a drug addict. He hides his pain is Eagle GETS his way and he feels he never enough
Sending you some positive energy ✨️ Tom !!! You... We... I believe in YOU!!
I have been there and done that. The ability to switch your mind off is beautiful and every person carries the ability to just stop thinking and make the inside quiet and peaceful.
Grateful for your share!
thats true, but empathy and acknowledgement of the 3d still means a lot. “just stop thinking” becomes kinda redundant when you.. yk.. start thinking again
@@Zechariiiah Yes, but if you've spent enough time thinking about what should matter and how to carry yourself, then it might be time to turn off thought for a while. It brings a sense peace and allows you to regather your thoughts, so they hopefully do not spiral so deeply the next time.
Why switch it off? Still think there is something wrong with your mind? Let it do its thing you don't have to pay attention, just as your heart doesn't need your attention to work properly. The mind is a gift and letting it run does wonders if you actually let it and don't get scared 😊
@@jeffreysevinga9398 i will like to disagree with you here , Precisely the part where you say let the mind do its thing ; let me explain my point of view about that ; The first question is : why you are feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts and thinking about them!!
Because you have shifted your awareness towards thoughts . ( That is not a physical thing but a metaphysical one { mind } , And our thinking has an influence on our feelings too , which leads to emotions { Which have an impact on the behaviour that will impact the physical world ( actions ) } ) .
But
When you shift your awareness to the physical reality around you ( input from your 5 senses ). You will start to feel relaxed and calm . And with some practice you will be able to think critically i.e. the process of thinking will not really impact your emotions up to that extent and with practice it will get better . After some time you can start to see your emotions too apart from you and the only thing left will be ego ( last stage ) .
An ego driven human is typically a destructive person. It’s not about one or the other or good or bad. It’s about balance. Being a good balancer is an art which takes many years of constant practice.
Sounds like some politicians!
but Tom still returned to the office, the bane of humanity
But because he had lost the fear of not being accepted, he let slip the most racially insensitive quip in front of coworkers.
The boats were now burned.
And the next day, Tom woke up to the same depression and anxiety he had before. THE REALITY OF MY LIFE. This sounds beautiful, but I don’t know if it’s actually possible to have an immediately life changing moment like this that remains permanently. The depression and guilt always comes back.
Well said, the loop of life!
This is what happened to Eckhart Tolle. It happened and remained permanent.
Indeed, it took me years to get there. This video makes it look very easy and fast
It is very possible to have an immediately life changing moment like this that remains permanent. I have done it. More than once. With the help of some strong psychedelics. 😉🍄
I am sure there can be a dark night of the soul for him at a later time
Tom never thought this before. While me, I've thinking about it since elementary school
Many people think about it, yet few people...
Spirituality (enlightenment) begins and ends with being brutally honest with yourself, practice this long enough and you`ll see that there is NOTHING to fear (jmho). Great upload, and thanks for making this world a better place. I hope life is kind to you...and I wish everybody a happy and loving life 🙏
Thanks!
Eternal thanks to you! ❤
"Why can't I be normal?" I say that to myself everyday, suffocating trying to be what I am not
Stop trying and allow yourself to just be.
If you are suffering from your thoughts, you are actually normal. Some people are coping with it better, but just about everybody gets annoyed or disturbed at times. But they don’t think that shouldn’t happen and somehow it doesn’t remain with them so they don’t fear the suffering going on and on. But many of them are not doing this with their will. You aren’t actually doing it with your Will, either. Some psychological wires, get tripped, and the worrying starts, much like the wind or bad weather. He didn’t make the bad weather come, and you can’t make it go away. Resenting it makes the problem worse. But getting mad at oneself for the resentment of the weather, also makes it worse. All of this is being watched by something innate and benevolent. That you actually have access to 24/7.
@thinkingloud1988 "I say that to myself every day."
Who is the "I" that's talking to myself?
Is there two?
If we identify with the silent "I" that witnesses the human experience we will be eternally peaceful.
Let’s all take a moment and recognize we are all human and have been to bad places like this. We’re all here together on this earth and here for each other.
When you are strong help the weak, for you were in that position before.
God bless you all. Jesus knows your struggles and is always with you.
Agree! Thank you for sharing!
Ty for that,❤🙏
Jesus is not always with us. He's content to watch us suffer and not even bother to communicate with us.
@@gribwitch It seems like that huh? Ask him.
@@christianhorvath791 I've been asking for forty years. Not a peep.
Nailed it. The best explanation i've seen so far.
Thank you!
Beautiful video emphasizing on how hard we are trying in this life to become happy...but the truth is we are happiness itself... gratitude ❤️
I appreciate it! It’s always nice to hear such feedback! Yes, we are happiness and bliss!
Ohh, ain't you just Koochie Krunchie!😂
We are always enough. Be your authentic self. Listen to your soul 💞
We all as mankind consume feeling like Tom expierence just to be aware we will be awarded for our great strugelnes.. be well and kind ❤
Thank you so much. I have suffered with this issue chronically and it has gotten really bad recently. I have had small moments of ego death and it is such a relief. Need to keep practicing to make it last longer.
You’re very welcome! Thank you as well!
For me, it helps to think about how little and insignificant I am in the grand scheme of things. No matter what happens to you, the sun will still shine, life will go on and the grand mechanisms of the universe will keep doing their thing. When you start to realize how little you are, a weight lifts from your shoulders and you can begin to appreciate the beauty of existence and the freedom that you had all along. That is your prerogative.
I seek constantly. I sought and I was found. The seeking is my choice. Being found or finding is not my choice. That’s the power and grace of God. Last I checked he works on his own time table. One must seek to find. It’s the seeking that’s most important. Seek spiritually without expecting anything in return.
It's not how much we love that matters but how much we ARE loved that matters.
I'm Tom and I've lived this story for the last 1.1/2 years. Now I feel blessed!!! Listen to yourself... it's calling you and you don't listen.
This video describes my journey well. I presumed for most of my life that I had to try hard to be a good person. I didn't realize I was creating a false identity that would cause me so much suffering later on. I reached a point where I couldn't go on and surrendered to a deeper place inside that I had hidden under guilt, shame, and self-unworthiness. Through self-inquiry and years of peeling back the layers of illusion, I am starting to see that my true self is already complete and I don't need to add anything to it.
I really appreciate you sharing this! Thank you! ❤
@@jonathanreader228 ❤️
@@denboy666 I am only able to describe what I am not.
@@denboy666 He means the God that we supposedly are. They tell us that God is in everything, so therefore we must be connected to everything.
Nice thought, but doesn't solve much.
@@gribwitchIt doesn’t solve anything, but it dissolves all.
That's how it feels when you truly accepting what is
Ego death is exactly like Santa's death when we discovered that he wasn't real. ✌️😅
Tom here, age 45y old, who went through a burnout few years back and later got my ADHD diagnosis...
You really didn't had to call me out so obviously...
Still, loved the video! ❤
Ok 🙂 Thank you! 🙏❤️
We all need reminders. Thank you....
Yes, we do! You are welcome!🙏❤️
Please don't delete this channel. There are people still worried about AI, and yours has been a voice of reason. Let those less familiar with the world of AI refer to this library so that they can make informed decisions about it. I can tell you it's helped me immeasurably.
I'm truly touched by what you said, thank you! ❤
I've only experienced something like this once in my life: when I came to after passing out. For a few seconds my mind was completely still and at peace. There were no thoughts. There was only awareness. 99% of the stuff that goes on in our heads is junk. It's a siren call that won't shut up and makes us miserable. Awareness is the only thing that matters. Everything else is a story.
True! Thank you for sharing! 🙏❤️
This came at the right time, i seem to be going through this. Embracing the stillness, like a shift
This was very very beautiful thank you
Thank you! Hearing that really brightens my day!
Ego is the stuff we put between God and ourselves so we can screw over other people and not feel shame and guilt. Ego is the thing that separates me from you. From me and God.
No, god is the grossest form of a deluded ego.
@ this we can agree you and I are not God. There’s already One.
@@stevenc6705 Which one? Where did you find it?
so true , resonates with me , I started searching for 'something' months ago , I didn't know what I was searching for , maybe today , after watching this video and doing much meditation , the universe put this video in front of me , I think I might have found it. thank you.
Thank you! Hearing that really brightens my day!
No this is not it. This is called giving up
Thank you for creating this 🙏🏻🤍
Thank you! I appreciate it! It’s always nice to hear such feedback!
Beautifully articulated video❤
Thank you! 🙏❤️
Absolutely perfect ❤
Thank you! 🙏❤️
Well done, well made and clear visuals throughout and of course Tom could be anyone of us.
Thank you! 🙏❤️
Looks like somebody got introduced to the Indian Asthavakra Geeta.
very excellent...I've been searching for truth and peace for 50 years and found that the best answers to every question is in yoga and buddhism....we can actually experience and BE infinite divine Bliss...the greatest wisdom is in advaita vedanta non duality...Ramana Maharshi🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank You!
Why?
@@cjadragon33 Because the essence of being is bliss. Unfortunately, we habitually seek pleasure and security, so we miss what's always been here, closer than close.
@@patriciaadducci6549who told you the essence of being is bliss? Is this your experience? If so, you are very lucky
@@jsjamessmith83 I am very lucky! First glimpse thanks to peyote in 1963. Further glimpses in Mexico eating mushrooms. Left drugs 1968 San Francisco Zen Center. Entered chaos 1972 Boulder, Colorado, with Trungpa Rinpoche. Much pain, much inspiration. Left Trungpa's group in mid-1990's. Late 1990's began attending satsangs, Wayne Liquorman and Francis Lucille. All those years confusion continued, and so did a very gradual opening and deepening of experience. I'm still very lucky to be alive and witnessing this discussion right here. You are also very lucky to have access to all this - have you been to Simply Always Awake - best one on youtube in my opinion because Angelo gives such practical advice. Good luck!
Lucky you for coming through this shift in perspective… You’re free now. I mean you realized you were always free…
Awakens and then falls back asleep. Fear doesn't stay gone. In fact fear can be exacerbated after awakening because you realize the fragility of your existence
Thank you for that. Lovely heartwarming story.
I appreciate it! Nice to hear!
Beautiful and healing, thank you 💜
You are welcome! Thank you! ❤❤❤
This what I am going through - Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your Light to the world and for "Tom's" journey to Enlightenment analogy... 😊❤
Anytime! Thank you, too! ❤
I seem to be, for the past year, constantly in the state of fear. It never leaves me, just changes in severity. I spent 3 days in early August(2024) in that white knuckled fear, sobbing state mentioned in above video. I tried to endure to “go through and get to the other side” experience, but it never came. I couldn’t tolerate the utter terror any longer and took the anti anxiety meds I had been prescribed to make it stop. I continue to experience this fear daily. I meditate many times a day to help ground myself. I don’t know when this will end. I’m wondering why I haven’t “broken through” like Tom above, but instead continue be stuck in this fearful mindset…
I'm so sorry you're going through this. Please know you're not alone. Sending you love and strength.
I've been searching for truth and peace for 50 years and found that the best answers to every question is in yoga and buddhism....we can actually experience and BE infinite divine Bliss...the greatest wisdom is in advaita vedanta non duality...Ramana Maharshi🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
There is a teacher called Jeff Foster. Listen to him, maybe it is helpful to understand where you are going through.
Start with watching allan watts videos
Hello, if you know as you do that you have the fear, then you are not the fear because you see it in front of you. I've had moments when I couldn't handle it anymore, but I knew this wasn't me! be strong, we are 1 family
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing 🙏🙏💙💙
Thanks so much! I'm delighted to hear that! ❤❤❤
Perfect eloquence, fantastic! You sound in my imagination like Maitreya, the Buddha prophesized by Gautama. Incredible awakening, complete and all-encompassing. Congratulations on the transformation of your ego into something of such high quality.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
This is amazing 🙏🏻
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Thank you so much for happening 🙏🙂❤️
I agree! ❤
Yes 🙏🏽
Nice story, comprehensible for people with similar experiences and totaly senseless for all others. :D
True! Thank you! 🙏
Hilarious 😂😂 I had this after letting go of my Amber Heard wife, thinking “what if she tells people I’m gay” so on a group text with her family I told her to tell them I’m gay. I’m sorta gay not going gay but I just got tired of caring it became too hard. Since leaving her I have almost built two websites in less than 3 months! I discovered I’m going to code damnit even if it makes me poor! But now I need to never let this go because the ego can still come back.
Great story!!
Thank you! I’m really pleased to know that!
This is the core teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
Ok, thank you for sharing, 🙏
I experienced this. It was very real and very shocking. I saw it’s all just “happening within me” and that all is an expression of god, and it’s all just experience. Still haven’t found a way to really integrate this experience (which has now happened multiple times to me) into daily life. I guess the comforting part is knowing that the deepest us can’t really be touched or harmed by what happens in life. Still doesn’t make it easier for the ego, though, it seems.
I appreciate you taking the time to share that significant experience!
How beautiful 🎉 lovely video summarizing the realizations of most enlightened beings. Unfortunately for me the peace and stillness did not remain with me forever.. Hopefully this is just a phase. The memory of it is so strong that it's impossible to fall back into delusion like before. To everyone who feels this stillness with GOD, may one day I find myself amongst you 🙏🏻
Thank you! I really appreciate you sharing that meaningful experience!
Hold on I am in the same boat. I had this moment and It lasted for 3 days. Then it slowly dissipated and I started identifying with my thoughts again. Why is this?
Due to the experience I was able to quit my addictions, reason with more clarity, and above all treasure every second for I know not what a second is. It’s just a word that I have ideas which are concepts for something I have no understanding of.
@@moontongkong sometimes I wonder if I was just imagining things.. like they have become a distant memory. The only thing I can do is hold on to are memories and connect with people with similar experiences. My worst nightmare is forgetting n getting sucked back into delusion. I wish I had more people in my life like me and not just online!
@@Tara_S25
Okay I know for sure memories are important to being a well functioning human being. However I also remember clearly that memories are just that memories. We could have memories of any kind and we always remember our memories in the present moment. We are simply aware of the memory. It’s still just an idea or believe. The truth is we don’t know what memories are and our memories could even be distorted. It’s best to still focus on doing what we can disregarding our concept of who we are and to focus on what is truly best for ourselves. Since we are a part of humanity what is truly best for ourselves should benefit the rest of human kind as well.
@@Tara_S25
I have the same delusional fear. Even tho I know fear is a delusion that I am aware of. I think it’s because there are aspects of us we are still identified with. Aspects of ourselves that attempts to change reality to comfort ourselves. When in reality there is no need for control or to force outcomes. It’s like we get sad when we are rejected but others aren’t rejecting us instead they are rejecting an image of us that they perceive. We also can’t control other to not reject us. Try as you may the sun will rise and set. You will be hungry and you will eat. Just let it be. It’s okay. Let’s just try our best to accept reality without projecting our ideas and beliefs.
Truly amazing
Thank you!
❤ Beautiful video!! So clearly delivered!! Loved the visual also!! Thank you for sharing!! Love and Light to All!! 🥰💖✨💫💯👍
Your words mean the world to me, thank you so much! ❤
That was beautiful thank you
Thank you!
Another thing you will realize is that happiness, just like anger or sadness is supposed to be a transitory emotion; a response to stimuli we experience in order to survive. After all, who would want to stay in one emotion all the time? It is far better to be content and satisfied, than chase happiness, and enjoy it as it comes.
True! Thank you!
"happiness is supposed to be a transitory emotion".
You're not going to enjoy being in 5D then. From what I've gathered, we're in a constant state of orgasmic type ecstasy when we're there.
The shift from ego to pure awareness happens suddenly. However it is very subtle and can be lost after a short time. If it does not get lost it takes time to make it deeper. However, even after years of deepening people often realise that mental shadows and projections are still alive. Sometimes even stronger than before the shift.
The shift is not the end. It is more like a new dimension opens up. And even though the ego is no longer at the center of the experience in the same way as before.. it is still lingering playing its game.
The issue is not simple, even people like Echart Tolle actually went through a long time of deepening.
Actually the term “ego death” is a little tricky. It sometimes feel like a kind of dying when the ego begins to loose control, but we need a kind of ego structure to navigate in this world (especially among other people). The mind is a good servant, but a terrible master. And noboddy wants to be misused, controlled or high jacked by the ego.
We do not want to perceive our self and other people through our ego. And we do not want to get lost in our unconscious ego agendas. Because it all creates a lot of unnecessary suffering. But we still need our mind to help us figure out which role to play in different social situations.
It's a great video even though I am affraid that the topic is q little more complicated.
Thanks for posting it! ❤
Well said! Thank you!
@@lassetlasset 👍🙏, ty for your words
Pain, displeasure, grief, mourning, loss are essential to happiness, change.
That's just a thought. Who are you without that thought? What if you can't go to the past or the future, what's there? The happiness you're talking about is more a relief after conditions having been met for you to be happy. But that's always a temporary thing.. soon enough new conditions wil be set, and you're back to square one. The video talks about something that's always there, unconditionally. It's so close and so easy to see that we always overlook it.. until we don't ;)
thankyou 👍💪
You are welcome! Thank you! 🙏
wunderfull video, thank you
Thank you! 🙏❤️
❤❤❤thank you
You are welcome! Thank you!
Why is this so relatable? I’m 25 and I had been struggling with that feeling for 6 months, when suddenly something changed, exactly you mentioned in the video. I was able to detach myself from my body and mind. I realized I’m no different from existence, I’m the existence. Every human thought is born out of memory, if we remove that, who are we? Nothing, and everything, at the same time. But I do struggle with a question, who’s the self that realizes that there’s no self? Anyway, I think I can live with that question, one of the few things I have realized is that there will always be questions you can’t answer, since answers will always be bound by human logic and memory, which will only lead to more question. It’s like biting your own teeth. I guess embrace the mystery? Have fun peeps.
Regarding the question: Who’s the self that realizes that there’s no self?
In essence, the "self" that realizes there is no self is a construct that dissolves upon realization. The process is less about an entity attaining insight and more about a shift in understanding that reveals the true nature of existence beyond individual identity.
@@channeltelos I subscribe to Eckhart Tolle's view of who we truly are; we are Awareness or Pure Consciousness or Presence itself.
I've always made a distinction between the (small 's') ego-self & the (capital 'S') Higher Self or Inner Self or true Self or my God-Self or the Whole of who I am. All these terms I use interchangeably. I instinctively know that I'll shed my personality (ego-self) once I leave this time-space reality but my Higher Self is eternal. It is that Self that is one with All That Is.
I am both a drop in the ocean & one with the ocean Itself.
If, in your opinion, the 'self' that realizes there is no self is a construct that dissolves upon realization, then what is the genesis of that construct? How did it originate?
And what about nothingness? If nothingness can be perceived, then it can be nullified as there is something engaged in the act of perceiving nothing. Just thought I'd toss that in for fun.
@@channeltelos Knowledge without accompanying solutions though, is hollow.
I have been a seeker for so long, and all this video is saying, is all the teachings I have received. This video is so on spot. Yet, I have never experienced the silence, there is still the ego there. Losing it is not a choice. Its grace, its a gift out of our control. I hope someone awakens with this video. Edit, what I deeply dislike, is the AI voice.
True ego death does see the idea of the "ego" fade until it is gone. It's just a mask we make for ourselves, and present ourselves to society with. I was seeking for 3 years before "it" happened to me. It was horrible, and it was beautiful. I wouldn't change it for the world.
Thank you! I’m really pleased to know that! OK regarding the voice.
Yes Grace which occurs due to intention,
Fantastic! Easy, perhaps, to see that we're not our thoughts, after all they come and go; moreover, who are you when no thoughts appear? The one that sees that. But, getting to the point of not taking thoughts seriously takes time as we are wired to detect potential threats, feel fear and avoid loss or rejection.
What resonated was seeing that thoughts are merely thoughts and not real.
Yes, I agree! Thank you for sharing! 🙏
Buy thoughts ARE real....... when they're justified. They're justified when your circumstances can't change so your negative thoughts can change. Instead they persist. Which generate more thoughts, and so on.
Wow, DAS ist so wahr ❤❤❤❤❤mein Leben lang war ich auf die Suche und ich dachte diese Suche ist das einziges wahres Ziel und wenn ich das was ich suche finden werde dann habe ich " geschafft". Aber langsam bin ich bald 50 und kam immer mehr frustrierend vor, oft voller Enttäuschung und Wut 😢aber auch kraftlos und traurig fühlte ich mich auch. Irgendwie denke ich dass das Suchen war gut wenn man findet was im eigenen Herz 💓 ist , nicht gut ist was man geglaubt hat was ich auch geglaubt habe dass es ist draußen irgendwo 😢.
Zu erkennen dass es so nicht mehr weiter geht, das ist eine Sackgasse und aufgeben, zurückkehren ist nicht einfach, schließlich war man vielleicht Jahrzehnten auf diesen Weg und sich einzugestehen " ich habe versagt" , es war falsch so zu denken braucht Mut und Ehrlichkeit aber danach stellt sich endlich Frieden.❤
Ich weiß das zu schätzen! Es ist immer schön, solches Feedback zu hören! Vielen Dank, dass du dich geöffnet und diesen erkenntnisreichen Moment geteilt hast! ❤❤❤❤❤
(I appreciate it! It’s always nice to hear such feedback! Thank you for opening up and sharing that insightful moment! )
5:26… it’s when you look for your glasses… until you realize you’re wearing them.
So true!
Excellent.
Thank you! That makes me really happy to hear!
beauty full. happy joy full 'n' free! yippee!
Thank you! I’m really glad you feel that way!
It so happens that I’ve seen Guy Ritchie’s Revolver for like a tenth time recently, by accident of course. It actually has the same message even though on the first viewing it seems like a bunch of nonsense. It’s a good video. Your Ego sometimes can be your worst enemy
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you ❤
You are very welcome! Thank you! 🙏❤️
Very interestingly narrated.Thanks.
Thank you! Hearing that really brightens my day!
Wow~ great job! Thank you.
You’re very welcome! Thank you as well!
Top video Captain. A hat tip to you sir!
Tom snapped
That’s just great for Tom………..
So very true 👍
Thank you for sharing!
Great video it sound like my kundalini journey
I wish I were Tom....
Remember that he will most likely have to go through a dark night of the soul at some point.
@@channeltelos I’m always in that state…. I’d like to be like Tom so I could get a break……
But Tom began to grow dismayed as he realized that, although his ego was gone, his head was still rather large.
Tom got off easy. Most suppressed thoughts and fears or not recognizing the shadow self will manifest physically and express thru the body causing all kinds of dis-ease. I felt like this all my life thinking it was just how life was and how people felt the same way. There is no coming out of the shadows and into consciousness without pain.
True, there will be a dark night for him coming, there will be another video for that. Maybe a different character.
@@channeltelos There's a high risk of dark nights of the soul going wrong. By that I mean the more vulnerable types among us may be pushed over the edge into self harm.
In my early 20s i figured out that other people are a main source of depression and anxiety. All this awareness/ego stuff is to hide that under a ton of spiritual-speak, while claiming humanity is innocent, ignorant, or some other word to force the onus on the individual
Awesome!
Thank you! ❤
The ego is deathly afraid you will find out it is a lie. This is why the mind rebels at first during meditation. You only find out the ego is unreal during a crisis or tragedy. It is of no use any longer and it loses importance. That’s all that happens.
That is also true! Thank you for sharing! 🙏
Tom was a man in his mid 40's who had just dropped 300 micrograms of acid...
Tom spent the next few months walking around feeling significantly happier and lighter. He began to really feel and understand deeply that he wasn't separate from the universe around him. It was such a relief, an intoxicating feeling. He looked at the sky and felt like he was looking at another part of himself. But as time went on, Tom started to notice that feeling fading away. He spent the rest of his life knowing deep down what he experienced was real, was the best way to overcome so much inner turmoil, but found himself unable to hold onto or bring back that feeling he had that day and in the months that followed. Today, Tom is once again miserable.
That's what happened to me, anyway.
I’ve had many brief moments, even hours of stillness. One such time I was visiting a dept store and suddenly I felt like I was there for the first time, having that experience for the first time. I have chronic pain and discomfort, but during these episodes, even that fades away. I find that these never happen when I search for them, but I now and more open to things that are out in front of me, I try to go with the flow. That’s how I found this video. I am still depressed, but somehow I know I am better in some way and feel like I’m on a path…to what I don’t know, but for now I’m just trying to enjoy the journey . I hope you find peace again !
Yes, there are ups and down after awakening, life long process for most. Shorter for others.
Thank you for sharing! 🙏❤️
@@nparula Thanks, same to you. I guess the lesson is everything is impermanent, there's no final fix. I'm extremely grateful that I had the experience I did. I still feel the truth of it in the back of my mind. I don't feel seperate from the world around me in my heart, but our ego's are very good at pushing back against that knowledge amidst the struggles of day to day life.
I love Jesus❤
Sometimes I think too much of what others want and how to be better, I forget how to be myself and realise I already have what they want. Sucks.
You are aware of what is good for you! you are on the right path! Thank you for sharing!
You don't, I have way more
Thank you🥰
You are welcome! Thank you too!
This video is based on truths.
Most people don’t want to feel their pain. The escape is scrolling or drugs or food or you name it.
That is sadly very true!
… and from there on he lived egoless and unbothered for the rest of his days 🫥
No, I am sure he will run into the dark night of the soul at a later stage.
Poor Tom 😂
Peace
Yes and consciousness is just your awareness listening to your thoughts.
"The oceen, not the waves." Goes back at least to the 6th century _Awakening of Faith in Mahayana_ .
now feel like tom but with no wife, family, friends, or good career, id be happy with just one of those things in my life rn
Sometimes that's not your fault you know? We live in a human world where we pray on the weakest, sometimes for pleasure and other times just because of pure peer pressure. You see it a lot, whenever someone gets a higher position then you at your job they change completely because of 'rules' and because they need to provide for their families or self. It's a world made by greedy people which then reflects into the lower rankings of our society. If you do not have a proper guide when you are born to teach you how things work around this human world you gonna have a hard time understanding concepts that everyone else follows and you create your own making you alienated. You don't need any of those things you are talking about, you just need to accept and understand YOUR reality, not the reality the world around you keeps imposing on you. Imagine going back to the medieval times with your knowledge today, you would be hunted and persecuted for your ideologies and thoughts because how different you are. Same shit nowadays but nobody wants to kill you or imprison you because you are still valuable to the current society, either by spending money or making money for others. It's all a perception man, the more you understand, the more you read, the more observant and silent you are, the more you will accept yourself and your life and actually be 'happy'.
Very well said! Thanks for your post!
Thank you for sharing! Life is hard sometimes, it is all about finding a way to navigate it. Life can be much better!
For how long?
@@mofayermy entire life and im nearly 40, it doesnt get better past a certain age, if it doesn't happen by now, it never will
The situation in the car was not "the full enlightenment". It was a no-mind experience, which is great. But the full enlightenment is even greater. And one will have full control over switching on and off. But if not reached this final goal, no-mind experience comes only accidentally. An enlightened told me that many people believe they are already enlightened because they had one no-mind experience. This, on the one hand is good, that more and more people get "access". But on the other hand, one should not forget to meditate the whole day. Otherwise we will only have a world of spiritual egos! Be careful
Are you enlightened ? How do you know that ? 😮
...then Tom woke up from his dream and remembered out there there was still reality where people judge, hurt, ostracise, bully and worse; where bills have to be paid; where nothing is free and no-one owes you anything but is more than happy to take everything; where words and thoughts are all well and good, but don't work miracles.
True, also note:
The phrase "Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water" comes from Zen Buddhism. It conveys a deep spiritual insight about the nature of enlightenment and everyday life.
The phrase suggests that enlightenment is not about escaping or transcending the ordinary tasks of life, but rather about perceiving them in a new way. Whether one is enlightened or not, the basic tasks of life-represented by chopping wood and carrying water-remain the same. However, after enlightenment, one's relationship with these tasks changes. It reflects the idea that profound realization doesn't necessarily alter the external circumstances, but it transforms the internal experience of those circumstances.
This teaching emphasizes mindfulness, presence, and acceptance of the mundane aspects of life as part of the spiritual journey.
Wish I could find my way past this.. I’m only getting worse. My life, thoughts is wrapped in a tornado and it’s slowly taking me with it
I'm so sorry you're going through this. Please know you're not alone, and it might help to reach out to a professional for support. Sending you love and strength!
I've been searching for truth and peace for 50 years and found that the best answers to every question is in yoga and buddhism....we can actually experience and BE infinite divine Bliss...the greatest wisdom is in advaita vedanta non duality...Ramana Maharshi🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
the godhead is never an object of its own knowledge