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I am just blown away that someone so young has so much knowledge! I can't even begin to tell you how much your words have helped me to understand a process that I was going through that I didn't have words for! Thank you!
As a young man, I found enlightenment while I was on a rather heavy dose on LSD. Now, before taking the drug, I had been finding my way toward enlightenment through meditation and various focus exercises, but during this LSD experience it came so much more easily. It came so much more powerfully. I thought that I had found an easy shortcut. Unfortunately I allowed the act of taking psychedelics to become a huge part of my personna. It wasn't until years later, and many drug addictions that I realized that I was much better off without these drugs. I found that what I was claiming to be my "freedom" ended up being my prison. I have learned a lot about myself through the use of some drugs, and many of my psychedelic experiences I hold dear to my heart. I have gone very deep with the aid of some of these chemicals, but by letting myself become "The Lizard King" (Morrison Reference from 1960's rock band "The Doors"), I lost sight of what it was that I was really after. Now years later, here I am with the knowledge that I can achieve what I need to achieve just by meditating and reflecting. Even though I would not trade in my past... through many mistakes I have learned many valuable lessons... one of those lessons that I learned was that I don't need drugs to achieve enlightenment. In fact, for the most part drugs and the way that I was using them probably stood in my way more than they helped. Many people see psychedelics as a great tool for achieving enlightenment, and much of the time, for many people, they can be. But If used improperly they can quickly become the focus of the individual. It was at that point that I lost focus on enlightenment itself. attn: Diamond Net, if you happened to have read my comment and you are not too busy, I would love to hear your take on my perspective. ~thanks
Psychedelics are a forced glimpse into the unconscious and non-dualistic consciousness. They come with a lot of frills and fuss and visible metaphor that distracts most people from the point of what is going on. The same consciousness is attainable and arguably more useful when sober, through the use of meditation, but more effectively, journeying with a drum etc. This video is very much on point about what enlightenment isn't. The concept can be somewhat "hallowed", though the window of completely objective vision is just the beginning of a long practice, not some explosive finale.
Did she mention it cannot be achieved? Anyway. If it could be achieved or experienced or known by definition there would need to be an achiever, knower and experiencer. Which of course is completely false. Not real. Or true. I suppose the most obvious thing enlightenment isnt IS enlightenment. The 2nd most obvious thing it is not is you.
Thanks, Emerald. As the survivor of a traumatic childhood, you are helping me understand awakening and therapy better than most "spiritual" or awakened folks and psychological folks - so far. You are obviously awake but still able to speak of things in a direct and non-mystical or esoteric way that so many awakened ones do so your "messages" are practical and still esoteric - for me anyway. XOXOXOXOXOX
Thank you! This is exactly what I hope for when making my videos, so I'm happy that I was able to hit the practical esotericism goal with you. :) I'm glad that it has been helpful for your healing process.
Great video :) since realizing my ego, and reading about it, watching videos, etc, I have often felt that living without an ego is to be enlightened, and that thoughst are bad to have. It’s the identification with ego, that is living the illusion. But having a human experience is also having an ego. No matter how much I want to be what I am, pure conciousness, I will always have my preferences on which flavours I like, which colours I enjoy the most etc, and having this «role» of Kristin with me, and although my friends etc. havebt transcendent their ego, I can enjoy their «roles» as a person and talk to their souls. It is also very liberating to be able to take a step back and see My «persona» I carry around in daily life , and admitting her negative sides and bad sides, because I know it’s not what I am. I discovered how defensive my ego was, how much self loathing thoughts I had, how superior I could think of myself, always wanting to achieve more, so people could like me. this journey has made me more humble and forgiving
This was more helpful than anything I've researched so far. #9 is the one I've struggled with. I still do and may always, BUT... you've helped me put a new perspective on it. One that is no longer debilitating. A perspective to get me out of a hermit - must find answers - stage, to one that will allow me to get back up and start experiencing life again. You are a very wise young conciousness and I just want you to know how you helped this old conciousness finally get unstuck. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
thank you. i was deep in shadow projection (judgment and projecting on and policing others) and it was annoying as hell!!! i found your video about shadow work, and ... what can i say. you've realized and articulated so much for yourself and others that (just to take one comparison) people who have studied and practiced buddhism for decades still haven't realized.
Hello Emerald (the diamond net). I like the jewel theme and though you might enjoy this poem. I am seeing you as the "emerald dakini of air" :-) Stubborn and stiff, I avoid hollow uncertainty. Underneath the ground quakes and I lose my footing. As long as I grasp, life seems to be stable, But it just means I’m stuck and have no way to move. When my mind is the gold dakini of earth, I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are. Everything is experience, as rich as a jewel. There is no ground and I can rest right here. Attempts to disperse and deflect what arises Leave me feeling assaulted and at risk of being swept away. Wriggling this way and that, I try to sidestep it But I run out of room and freeze where I stand. When my mind is the silver dakini of water, I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are. In the mirror of mind what appears is just there. Free from fear I see clearly how all things are. A consuming intensity masks a heart-wrenching loneliness. Lost in a desert, there is no one around. The slightest sensation ignites a devouring inferno, Burning completely to ash all that is here. When my mind is the ruby dakini of fire, I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are. The reddest of roses is a heart that just knows. Taking every detail in, I’m not separate or alone. In frenetic activity I hide because I cannot stand where I am. Fleeing from ruin, I fall and keep falling. I find one thing to do and then another and another, Soon torn to bits in doing that does nothing. When my mind is the emerald dakini of air, I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are. Like a sword, effective action cuts through all problems. What needs to be done and the doing are one. In a black hole I am overwhelmed and bewildered. Terrified at not being, I go blank and know nothing. Not knowing what to do, I go completely to pieces: Mere dust, now, scattered, through all space and time. When my mind is the sapphire dakini of void, I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are. A white shining circle reveals that nothing is missing. In the totality of knowing, presence is always just there. This idea of elements is from Ken McLeod's work. Keep on doing what you are doing and dont listen to the detractors below, many awakenings are transitory and not abiding, your path is yours and others judgements are irrelevant. See the Zen koans about "Meeting Buddha on the path"
Good video! I can relate to the wanting to be a great artist.All that stuff just fell away after EE,and what was left was just wanting to create art for the sake of it!
+CerebralAssassin Thanks! It's interesting how ulterior motives can creep into even the things that are authentic to us. The ego is a sneaky bastard. ;)
This was a big relief for me when I came to grips with this insight. I think disidentifying with thought might be the most important step in perceiving things clearly.
There is a false belief that you are not your body or your thoughts. However, you can prove this easily by putting your hand in a boiling water and don’t pull it out and see if this body or thought are yours or not. People who study some religion always follow the idea that this body and mind are not their and there is another separate self which is not true. You have only this self and this self is yours. If you feel angry reading this, then, it prove also that this mind or feeling is yours and you cannot avoid the feeling. Good luck
I was following you and it was making sense. I've been doing alot of searching and looking for my peace of mind. Thank you again for great vids. So good. Yuma,AZ.
Hi Emerald I can relate to the evil thoughts issue (as I think most people can). What I normally do is say to myself "that's Ok I'm allowed to think that" it seems to have an instant dissipating effect. I think the ego has been taken out of the equation wherein i am not beating myself up and saying " I SHOULDN'T have those thoughts" as then I would be repressing them. As the saying goes " if you bury a thought alive it will just come back wearing different shoes"
Thanks for making these videos. Very interesting indeed. I hear you say 'enlightenment experiences' a couple of times, and not to be difficult or anything, but those are kindof contradictory terms. If something is an experience, I.E. it comes and goes, it's not enlightenment. Enlightenment is simply realisation of your natural state. It's just what you are at the deepest core, that which never changes. It's that in which experiences happen. Well that's what people who've had the realisation say anyway. I've only had a couple of glimpses so far myself, but never had the full 'shift' (if there's such a thing). Anyway enjoying your videos, keep up the good work :)
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. :) It is true that enlightenment isn't an experience. But what I'm referring to was an experience in that it only occurred for a short time. It was catalyzed through the use of an entheogen, so it was a legitimate glimpse of non-duality consciousness. But it wasn't permanent, even though some insights from that state did stick. So, I would call it more of a temporary experience of ego-transcendence and clarity. But to relate it back to enlightenmen for the sake of understanding, I do call it an enlightenment experience.
These are pretty interesting videos. I like this one in particular but I've watched several so far. I've always been a spiritual person but it wasn't until I had some, I guess you could call them "expanded" experiences as a soldier in Iraq that I've really chosen a, for lack of a better word, spiritual journey. I suffered a lot when I got back, PTSD, anger, fear, deep deep sorrow and at some point in the process of trying to find a way out a lot of it dropped away. This didn't happen suddenly. A lot of contemplation when into it. I meditate also (that helps a lot). It's not constant but I often see what you describe as kind of a stepping outside of my thoughts and taking on a perspective where I can just kind of see them for what they are - just thoughts. The good and the bad. As a former soldier I'm well aware of my shadow (referencing your other video). I've heard that like monks/mystics, this experience can sometimes happen to people who've experienced war. I don't think I'm enlightened, but like you. I think I've been there.
I would imagine that being exposed to war is very sobering and necessitates a lot of letting go of attachments and a distancing from the personal self. So, I could definitely see soldiers as being a likely group to have these types of experiences. I hope that you are doing well, and I'm glad to hear that your contemplation/meditation practices have helped you. :)
@20:00 reminds me of Jung's Red Book: _"You open the gates of the soul to let the dark flood of chaos flow into your order and meaning. / If you marry the ordered to the chaos you produce the divine child, the supreme meaning beyond meaning and meaninglessness."_ _"What we neglect in ourselves blends itself secretly into our actions toward others. Through uniting with self we reach the God. / God is not dead. He is as alive as ever."_
Hi Emerald I'm really enjoying your videos. I have two questions. 1. If I'm seeking enlightenment (ignoring for the moment the paradox of seeking enlightenment), how do I know if I've fallen into a trap, such as convincing myself I've experienced some sort of transcendence when I haven't? It's all fascinating but sometimes seems so subjective or, like trying to recall a dream, always just beyond the grasp of understanding. 2. What entheogen did you take? I think I'm passed the part of my life where I tried mind altering substances to give me a look into another reality, but I'm still curious.
I don’t know if this counts as an enlightenment but a few days ago while I was on the bus I had a realization that my logical thinking that I do when I try to make sense of something isn’t actually me, it’s a tool I have to experience the world kind of like a calculator. My thoughts are like rulers and phones, they’re tools that are external and are not me, they’re outside of me and I can use them any way I want for “good” or “bad” things.
Diamond: Have you noticed and contemplated the implications of the apex approach concerning non-duality? For me, it has presented a complete challenge to my conceptual grasp of myself and reality, and yet, includes that without changing anything in the conventional sense. Any change is it, also, and that is not fatalism, determinism, nihilism, etc. So, here is a list of some of what can stand out when you are going from a spiritual/religious framework, (which is fine, but it may or may not be compatible with ideas based on black and white idealism). 1. How do duality and non-duality reconcile so that they are no longer experienced as yet another division or pair without changing the apparent nature of the pervasive dualism we are immersed in? Is this a conceptual resolution or experiential? Is that easy or simple to ascertain? 2. A big issue becomes the question of morality and that is a very touchy and cautious subject, yet it does come into view and is unavoidable. Does going beyond morality imply that one can then behave unethically and immorally? And yet, isn't morality based on the basic duality of good and "evil", right and wrong, etc. This should be more like a koan than an inducement to jump to any conclusions on the heart of the matter. 3. Is it possible to step out of the innumerable contents of this and that, accepting, avoiding, apathy, etc., and, without conflating preconceived notions of non-duality, liberation and enlightenment, look directly into the obvious nature of very simple aspects of the approach found in the belief of self and other, subject and object, and all the other divisions we take to be reality, normal and self? In other words, is it a matter of the contents in this case, or a shift to process, (as in patterns that represent conditioned, habitual, deeply ingrained views), and then to direct, sensory essence as recognition of what already is? 4. Can we step into the spaciousness of what is and relax into to an uncertainty, comfortable with the unknown as we open to the intuition, (initially) what is clearly pre-verbal, original and beyond both concept and imagination and all-inclusive? 5. If there is a time-based fruition of the basis, path and fruition would our realization provide the insight into the timeless aspect of those phases to the point that they are known to be the same? Also, would that fruition be at all contrived, constricted, compounded or preconceived in its timeless appearance as open, spontaneous unity? 6. Is the transmission of non-duality merely a sequential series of puzzle pieces to acquire in order to "get it", or is it in every moment and every experience without exception? Does recognizing this expose our pure, total presence as reality itself? Is each moment of awareness the teaching and the key restricted only by our distractions and lack of presence itself? 7. Rather than reach out from a tight mesh that is similar to a (k)not in the (a)Void in order to touch our indestructible core, can we find this nature right where we are in the self that inquires into its own existence, cognitive fusion and identifications? Is this a case of mistaken identity, or not? The futility of finding this out there can point to staying right here and investigating self. 8. In this non-duality "thing" or idea, are we simply facing the ineluctable encounter with our intrinsic essence with a rather stubborn penchant to utilize whatever means, method or modality we possibly can to avoid a simple, inescapable fact? Will any idea "about" or any lip-service to that matter much at all, in that case? Is that an unsatisfactory "idea"? Does one have hopes of successfully playing, "not now" or, "maybe later" to some end-game in lieu of the direct recognition that, definitely, by its nature, can never come or go? Perhaps words like these are useful pointers, or they may be confusing conundrums and even unwelcome challenges. In a certain sense, it does not matter, yet, this is it, as well. Stay right here and may you be content with the all-good of well-being, compassion and kindness that arises within each moment of experience in the brief flash of pure awareness prior to the veils and glitches that obscure it. Putting our confusing, complex life aside, relaxing, entering the spaciousness without carrying trivial concerns like a bag of ego bricks with us, we remain, abide...AH! That is all-good and inconceivable. Good Fortune!
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Thank you for your vid. I love the part about listening to that deeper wisdom. so, enlightenment is actually a falling away, yes? a falling away of self illusion? .....and omg! I love goth! just caught the last part of your vid! LOL. I'M 43, AND LOVE GOTH!
Yes, what I experienced was a removal and not an addition when I had my ego transcendence experiences. I used to be really into things like that. But I got into a state of resistance to it, after my experiences, because I saw how much it helped build the identity that I was trying to undermine. Though, after several years, I began to let go of the feeling that I needed to undermine my identity.
Wonderful, Emerald. Back in the days of the Beatles I had an enlightenment experience with the help of some mescaline. I had no idea what it was, but I knew it was the basis of all religious belief, and was true. I went on to live my life mostly on my own creative terms sorta based on my experience. Now with You Tube I know what it was. Watching this, I am reminded of that experience, clearly. I've been meditating for years now, and reading all kinds of books, but getting very little traction. Do I need to drop some Psylicibin or something? Seriously, I seek clarity.
As a kid teachers where always accusing me of having bad motives behind mistakes I,d made ,and would not believe any protests to the contrary, its crazy the way some people project and I think kids are on the receiving end of that a lot , it is really sad because in the end they don,t know if they are correct about their motivations or if the adults perspective is correct.
I always have blank looks when I tell my friends , that I am not religious and I am not atheist !!! Than the next question is : So what are you ? My answer : I am Open minded and non dogmatic !!! I avoid to tell them the right answer because I know that they will not grasp it !!! Many times I have found myself in a middle of a " argument " but I will not try to change people's minds and I say "Just don't take religion to seriously " or " Imagine if you were born in Afrika or Middle East or whatever , would you still be this concepts about religion " It all boils down to that, to the core belief people have , they will use reason to justify their core beliefs, (reasoning maybe right and well constructed ) but the issue is the core belief. Therefore enlightenment is not a concept to be added to the knowledge graph , once you do it you will use reason to try to justify it . And than you might say : well look I know what it is !!! Don't use enlightenment as a end or achievement, because you will find yourself in a " hedonic treadmill " I think I went too long , great video keep it up , subscribed!!!
+Donald Xhaferri Thank you for watching and commenting! Definitely, it's very futile for people who don't share one another's baseline premises to have an ideological debate. It's why religious minded and scientific minded people will never make each other's views budge. Their premises are on completely different platforms and so they can both make sound arguments from those platforms.
Wonderful video! you're a tremendously insightful, sensitive and beautiful young woman. Thank you for having the courage to share your wisdom and knowledge with the world 😘😘💜
So... first of all, I just want to express that I really appreciate your videos. Your devotion to philosophy and esotericism (specifically) is very honourable. The notion of "transcendence" or "enlightenment" is obviously someting very ambiguous. It's not something that we're going to have objective evidence to support. If that were the case then esotericism would not exist, and this video would not exist. I just want to add one thing that a lot of fellow esotericists always forget to add... There's many factors that could prohibit a person from taking part in the experience, completely devoid of will,. 28,000 people die of starvation and malnutrition every day. 26,000 of them are children. So, right now, as, there's thousands of children lying on the ground in agony. They haven't ate food in many days and they are too weak to even move. The notion that a person in that condition can contemplate existential matters obviously is ludicrous. So, my only contention is that whether you believe in "freewill" or not (I don't), the fact cannot be disputed that oftentimes there are many factors that could theoretically restrict a person from entertaining these notions. If you can't fulfill the fulfill the foundation of "Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs", obviously the summit is not something that you have the ability to even entertain. I just felt compelled to add that because no one seems to mention things of the sort. Aside from that, I dig all your material... It's excellent. Keep it up! :-)
Thank you! :) I agree completely. In fact, when I was reading the first part where you mention the starvation, and I was thinking about replying with an answer about Maslow's Hierarchy. A person who has their basic needs met can focus toward these more transcendent ideas and notions. A person who does not have their basic needs met, will likely be unable to and have little interest in pursuing these things because survival and stability naturally does and should always take a front seat. There is far too much of a tendency for those on a spiritual path to either write off the suffering of others due to higher up abstract notions and/or to let their lives become unstable dues to focusing too much on reaching some other "more spiritual" state.
i find spiritual ego being present the most in practices like ayahuasca and peyote ceremonies... Im from mexico city and I've been in a couple of peyote ceremonies and i immediately realized that the people present there were simply doing to enrich their ego making them feel away from the bubble that society represents but their actions/jobs/relationships that give shape to that bubble do not reflect the attitude that they are looking to project during the ceremony. i stopped going because i understood how they started to depend on the action of going through the trip to fell better and that feeling better would run out in a couple of months... when that happens they say they need another ceremony... they are just junkys! with a spiritual ego... i may be wrong its just what i felt and i cannot generalize and put all the people that go to those ceremonies in the same bunch, cause i was there and i know i wasn't feeding an ego...
When you had you're artificial induced experiences did you have a sense of being in a fourth dimension when you looked at your surroundings, mines wasn't particularly far too the point where I was in another world , everything was the same except there was a glow and liveliness to everything like it was cover in the poly covers you see on couches, there was a visual bent distortation to everything it slanted , it was also very linear some kind of fluidity of motion - time stood still I could see all sides of a table at once if that makes sense, It felt like I was in the fourth dimension. Also I probably asked this question before is enlightenment or Ego Death some thing you can fight or is it some thing that will happen regardless, cause I was starting to forget like the onset of amnesia but I was afraid if i let go I wouldn't come back.
+youngatnaruto I would say that it didn't really feel as though I was anywhere else but here. It was just that I was picking up on so much more because I was more receptive and conscious. I was seeing a lot of subtle imagery superimposed over things that seemed other-worldly, but what was most striking to me was that everything was alive and conscious in a way that I knew it had always been. But I had been too unconscious before to perceive of this aliveness. So, it didn't feel like my OBEs or anything like that. Those have sort of an other-dimensional feel sometimes. If I could relate it to anything, I would relate it to the feeling of experiencing something new as a child. So, it wasn't like I was in another dimension, it was like I was fully here and conscious within the third dimension in a way that I was previously incapable of being.
The Diamond Net Yeah sort of the same but the time distortion the stillness to everything,It was like my surroundings where in third dimensions and I was viewing it from the fourth I could see more sides of an angle from one point I don't know If that makes sense,also is ego death or enlightment induced by substance some thing you can fight or does it happen regardless depending on how strong it is. Also speaking of seeing the world as a child again there are new recent studies that show scan images on how these substance work on the brain they light up almost all areas of the brain that we do not use at once.
youngatnaruto I think that transcending ego happens only if you're ready for it. When I did the entheogen the first time, I was with two other people who didn't experience any ego-transcendence... just visuals and a pleasant emotions. The second time around, I was at a party with a bunch of other people who were trying it. Some of them thought it was okay. One person described the experience as being like a Thomas Kinkaid painting. Another person described it as a good body high. But I'm quite sure that no one experienced ego-transcendence. One person said it had no effect at all. I related this more intense effect on me, primarily to the fact that I drank it really slowly. I rationalized that it enabled me to absorb it better. But it's possible that it's because I was already in the habit of deconstructing illusions... particularly when I learned to paint from life. So, all it took was a bump in consciousness to knock me over into nondual awareness.
The Diamond Net Or maybe it is like a stone blockage chipping away and when it is cleared that is when you are ready to have that transcendece exp, I had about four before this one where I felt my whole body filled with ecstasy but it wasn't like a dirty artificial chemically induced feeling it felt very pure I felt it through out my entire being in every single cell,I don't know why but when I breathed out it felt like a coldness I was breathing out my ether or some thing.I can feel the vibration of sound through out my body - I don't know how to describe it but I felt like I was becoming part of the room or environment felt absolute peace but was kind of scared at the same time I looked at a picture of a forest I could see the green hues coming out and the vines as well,also after wards I have had several induced visual distortions with out the use of substance,I think depending on how open your energies are it may be easier to get there.From what I read people would describe this as a level 3 trip and Ego death and transcendece happens around a level four and five.Shroomery describes a level trip 3 as :Very obvious visuals, everything looking curved and/or warped patterns and kaleidoscopes seen on walls, faces etc. Some mild hallucinations such as rivers flowing in wood grained or "mother of pearl" surfaces. Closed eye hallucinations become 3 dimensional. There is some confusion of the senses (i.e. seeing sounds as colors, etcetera). Time distortions and "moments of eternity
Is there any evidence that those who have had chemically induced experiences are any closer or find it any easier to see enlightenment without chemicals or in fact is the opposite true? Could it be possible that once dynamite has been used to break the safe door open in the brain, that the very delicate and nuanced brain connections which are required between different areas of the brain could be more difficult to find? This question arises from the scientific evidence that we do have for brain conditions left by over-stimulation of certain brain areas.
It's hard to say. I don't believe that having had the experiences catalyzed through use of an entheogen, makes it any more likely that I will reach enlightenment easier than anyone else. I wouldn't think that it would be more difficult considering the fact that I only did the entheogen twice and never tried any hard drugs. But there's always a possibility. If someone uses psychedelics and entheogens repeatedly, I'd imagine that there is a risk there because all substances that effect your perception can cause permanent changes if done too much or in too high of a dose.
Thank you for your honesty. I'm stuggling a bit with the fact that most of my proffered channels for meditation are proposing, condoning or even recommending drugs. (Have left Leo's site) I'm not sure if it's simply because I've wandered into the field of "New Age" and that wasn't my intention. No offense to you.
BallisticBrian It's okay. I kind of despise the fact that I had my awakenings during a trip. I don't recommend it. It caused many issues in the aftermath because I wasn't ready to be exposed to the truth. So, after the fact, having had these very beautiful and sobering experiences, I tried to apply higher wisdom where practical wisdom would be more appropriate. And life really steered off course for me. I've been a long time watcher of Leo's channel, but I think that his advice regarding psychedelics is shortsighted and unwise. Foremost because he has a very broad audience... many of them highly influencable. A lot of people looking to self-actualize do so from a root of self-hatred. So, they find hope for growth in Leo's channel. But many who idolize Leo may decide to do these very heavy psychedelics who don't have the capacity to handle the truth. If they are like me, and they have an awakening, their lives also may go off course because of the paradoxical nature of truth. I'm very lucky to have found my way back to some sort of normal. Also, the physical risks involved are scary. It's a possibility, that someone has already overdosed.
It would be interesting if you did something on Jung's "Red Book." That material has awakening/enlightenment all over it. It wasn't published until almost 50y after his death, and over 100 years after it was written. Jung feared how he'd be judged by it, labeled a mystic, etc. _"Every step closer to my soul excites the scornful laughter of my devils, those cowardly ear-whisperers and poison-mixers."_ _"I am only a man and you know how difficult it is for this man to set aside the beggar's pride he takes in his own thought."_ _"Do you not know that you yourselves are the fertile acre which bears everything that avails you? Yet, who today knows this? Who knows the way to the eternally fruitful climes of the soul? You seek the way through mere appearances, study books and give ear to all kinds of opinion. What good is all that?"_ _"There is only one way and that is your way. You seek the path? I warn you away from my own. It can also be the wrong way for you. May each go his own way."_ _"Woe betide those who live by way of examples! Life is not with them. If you live according to an example, you thus live the life of that example, but who should live your own life if not yourself? So live yourselves."_
That is Very interesting. Did you watch the series The OCD Project? It was on Cable TV about 6 years ago. A group of people with different types of OCD lived in this clinic together and this psychiatrist was doing a really horrible approach of flooding. Anyway there was this one fat guy in the group who was afraid that he would hurt someone but he was a really gentle and extra caring man. He was constantly afraid that he could do a violent act to those he cared about or to strangers so he did not want to be near knives. I could relate to him because I have the same fears and particularly when I am going to sleep when my defenses loosen up the worst images arise and I am shocked at the thoughts and scenarios that force themselves into my brain. Maybe that is the same thing that you talked about when you said that this image came up of you pressing your thumbs into someone's eyes. You, the guy or myself would never actually do those things. This leads me to wonder whether this has to do with other people's Ego energies that try to connect with us through showing themselves in those forms, like other people's souls or bardo souls that are trying to get our attention so that we will help them and they don't know how to get our attention other than to show themselves in those ways. Do you know what I mean? Jiddu Krishnamurti talked about pattern energies lingering in certain spaces that had been deposited there by people who were in high resistance states. He said that when he was in a temple when the people had left, he could sense this foreboding energy that was imprinted into the building by the people who had visited the space for many years. He said that when you are present with it and understanding of those energies that they will calm down an dissolve. I have gone through this in the house we live in. When we moved into this house there was sickness imprinted everywhere and suffering. So because of my sensitivity and depression I was certainly a match to that energy that was around and I got severely sick emotionally and physically. It's a journey of 6 years now. We are all coming out the end of the tunnel thank goodness and the entire house is healing.
I think it probably is the same thing. I read a book that mentioned this phenomenon and the author called it "the imp of the perverse" which was a short story from Edgar Allen Poe about a man who got away with murder. The only thing he had to do was not confess it out loud. So, throughout the story he was tormented by a strong urge to inexplicably say it out loud until he finally did at the end of the story sewing his own demise. I would imagine that with enough time accepting and watching this drive mindfully the more it would quiet down. It could potentially be from other influences. I know that when I had my second experience I could somehow sense a difference in what I referred to as 'vibration' when sitting in a room with textured walls as opposed to sitting in one with smooth walls. The odd thing was that I was unfamiliar with the idea of vibration as a spiritual concept, and I didn't see, hear,or feel anything vibrating. I just knew it somehow. I could sense the difference in energy. Best of luck on your healing journey. :)
The Diamond Net Very interesting. Thank you for your great comment. Are you a psychiatrist? You have a lot of knowledge And wisdom. I wished more psychiatrists had that kind of knowledge and wisdom. Ha. It's a fascinating subject about the energy that surrounds us. You might have heard about Professor Hinderk Emrich from Hannover, Germany? A scientist at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, he is working on learning more about consciousness and exploring the discrimination ribbon in the brain in patients who had become very unstable through entheogens in particular LSD. He found out that the discrimination ribbon in the brain is a formation that had evolved over time in order to protect the evolving brain from overload. It is sort of like a rat race between the evolving cortex and the formations that put a brake on the information that is being perceived. I met professor Emrich, my dad knows him and I had been there a few times for prescriptions. I find his research breath taking, that is what interests me more than any other study subject. I would have loved to study medicine and neurology but I can't handle testing on animals. I would have freed all rats and other animals from his lab. Ha. Anyway it turns out that the drugs disable the discrimination ribbon and for a short time span the brain perceives things that are normally screened out. This means that those things that you perceive on the substance are Actually there. Ha. This is freaking a lot of people out completely. Haha. My husband does not even want to listen to me when I talk about it, he stands in total resistance to it because his Ego is terrified. The stuff is there all around us and it is fascinating. I've been perceiving a lot of that stuff my whole life which made learning very difficult for me because what I was learning in school made no sense at all. It was like trying to "learn" from a teacher that the wall color is something other than it is or that my blue bicycle is actually green or that a bad person is actually good and so on. That's why I will not touch entheogens. I already instinctively knew that it would put me into a psychiatric institution for good. But that's just me. It might be very beneficial for others. I just find this so incredibly interesting to study. The human brain evolution. And what makes whales who have the same or larger and more complex cortices Not act violently and insane as the human population? I have all those questions that are burning.
Thank you! I haven't studied psychology or psychiatry professionally. Most of my information I get from personal experience, reading, or some amalgamation of the two. :) Those findings are very interesting. I suspected from my experiences that most hallucinagenic/entheogenic drugs worked through a process of elimination. So, it doesn't add anything to your faculties but it takes away from some of them, so that your perceptions become clearer relative to other modes of perception that other more noticeable faculties might normally cover up and mask over. I personally don't recommend entheogens to others and don't do them myself anymore, despite how profound my experience with them was. There were a lot of issues after the fact that really made my life veer off-course. It took me many years to get back to a state of relative normalcy and to be able to fully integrate the experiences from the higher state of consciousness. My life is better now because my life veered off course, but I could just as easily have crashed and burned.
The Diamond Net That is very strong minded of you to listen to your inner voice and intelligent body to stay away from entheogens. I know so many old hippies who did not listen to their inner voices and those hippies crashed so badly that they are on welfare and can't put a and b together anymore. I feel very sorry for them. Me who never needed entheogens to make me veer off, I already veered off without that stuff, I ended up with low lifers like there is no tomorrow almost literally. From punk to drunk to mental to metal. But luckily I, too made it out of that ok. Sigh. I'm trying to piece together myself in particular from childhood trauma. I just watched half of one of Teal's last workshops in Arizona. Maybe it is the one you attended. She was wearing a purple batique gown. The second person asking questions, a girl with the same hair as Teal's really hit home with me. But my issues are with my mom instead of boyfriend. But those can always easily be interchanged anyway haha. Art Janov often jokingly said to us "you marry your mother". So on that note my hubby falls into the same passive narcissist type of behavior as my mom.
Wow... If you only knew how much ignorance, ego, identity crisis created great misery in my life...Everything you express was a dire need for me years ago. Depressing to me now, my best years, relationships got wasted.
Excellent, I also had an event like you had. I have it condensed into a one page story, but not sure if it will fit here. I would like to share it with you, it is kind of personal and would want to remove it after you read it.
I just unfortunately put myself through this spirtual awakening process thinking I was going to reach or accomplish some kind of goal, I literally tortured myself for three 3yrs . Wow wish I would've seen this before .
I just want to thank you so much for this. it so true. However you said your enlightenment was synthetic because of what you took ? There are so many things within the qualities in this world at any point can be a portal to the deeper dimensions of our non dual selves. i guess i felt like you depreciated it by calling it synthetic. thank you so much for sharing ... space opened up in me upon listening to this. Like it was my story ... oneness is so powerful.
Indeed…knowing what you don’t want..is easy. Knowing what you want…is more difficult. Knowing that you don’t know…is reality. And reality is …..bing….😊
When I refer to neuroses, I mean coping mechanisms that someone adopts that are no longer beneficial and/or work at cross purposes to other coping mechanisms. Basically, any behavior that stems from past traumas that are designed to keep yourself safe emotionally and physically, that actually result in the opposite.
You mentioned a person maybe not listening to that deeper voice of wisdom. An enlightened person is that deeper voice of wisdom. The distinction between themselves and that voice of wisdom is gone. That deeper voice of wisdom that resides within the deepest part of our being is our truth. The me that is seperate from that wisdom and is contrary to it is the ego which is the illusory self. When we no longer identify with the ego self and recognize that we are that voice of wisdom that is enlightenment itself.
That's a much more accurate way to put it. There really is no lower self and higher self, there is only the higher self convincing itself that it isn't.
How are "you" capable of remembering the "non-dual awareness experience" "you" had? Non-dual -> no "you" nor "me" -> nothing/no-one to remember. Please explain.
+Bart Van Audenhove Great question. I have memories of the experiences, just as I have memories of any experience. But my consciousness level isn't high enough to truly understand the experience in a way that is beyond thought. So I remember a feeling of connection with everything, no distinction between internal and external, no fear of death, complete acceptance of the good/bad/ugly, a subtler form of knowing, a halt in seeking knowledge, the capacity for unconditional love, etc. But these are just memories. But the limitation is that I still perceive of myself as a separate individual so these understandings are abstract. But I share because I hope that it's helpful for others seeking enlightenment. Because I can speak about it from the average level of consciousness. It can perhaps quell feelings of uncertainty and disheartenment often experienced by those who seek enlightenment. So, I give my perspective fro whatever it's worth.
+The Diamond Net So you believe in high and low levels of consciousness. Interesting. And extremely dualistic. Tell me, who has higher and who has lower levels of consciousness? And why is the one higher than the other?
Bart Van Audenhove Most definitely. The past 7 years have been a real psychological shit show. Trust me, there's no one more aware of these things than I am. When I had my experiences, it shined a light on all these ugly things and because I could just look upon them they weren't bad. But it had sort of popped a bubble that I had been using to shove all these things away and keep them repressed. So, the experiences sort of kicked my crutches away and the personal demons began running wild inside of me. For many years, chaos and depression were a constant for me. I mentioned in my other message that I've only recently become stable enough and gotten my bearings enough to speak about my experiences and about these issues. I have a ton of videos that I want to make that explain all this. But I do two videos a week and hundreds that I need to make in order to get all this out.
+The Diamond Net The entheogenic shortcut is for this dangerous, I am convinced. It artificially tears down barriers for a moment, barriers which actually need other circumstances to happen first, before they can safely disappear. They serve the purpose of not going haywire, they are actually there for a good reason, and it all needs to be approached in a "real" way, little by little. Entheogenics make you glimpse into things you're not ready for, it's too much at the wrong moment.
+The Diamond Net You should get rid of the superior/inferior paradigm altogether. There is truly no such thing, not for a brain like yours anyway. There are only differences and characteristics, but no vertical comparison is actually possible. I know you actually know it already. An ant is slow and small and strong, a wolf is fast and weak (compared), these are characteristics, nothing more, no superior/inferior. That's clear in such an example, but it also goes for egotistic behavior, non-dualistic awareness, agressive behavior, etc. There's nothing superior/inferior about any of those, it's just characteristics in response to circumstances, nothing else. The wolf needs to be agressive and the antilope non-agressive, and the same goes for human behaviors, all of them. A bonobo is not superior to a chimp, he's different. Etc.
if our perception is not the reality and if someone questions about the consciousness of the self how is it possible to experience enlightenment (or anything for that sake ) and talk about it ? As the experience itself is a part of someone's consciousness and it is the reason he or she experience it at first place. Here we are talking about attaining the enlightenment and do X,Y and Z (among many other things) but in the Theravada Buddhism the whole point of attaining the enlightenment is to stop reincarnation because of the noble truths. So it is a religion.
I think, in light of what you wrote, it's important to distinguish between perception and the interpretation of a perception. These are different things as one relies on thoughts to make sense of reality and the other is just an experience of reality. But there is always an issue when it comes to talking about enlightenment, as it cannot be explained through language. In fact, words imply interpretation by their very nature. So, there's a translation process that happens there, and things inherently get lost in translation. But there is experience that can be perceived, and transcendence of the ego can be experienced to reveal the truth of reality beyond all assumptions and concepts. Buddhism is a religion, but enlightenment is a perspective shift. You don't need to believe in anything to become enlightened, it's a real shift in perception that needs no belief. I personally have no particular belief in any afterlife or intent to stop reincarnation, I simply want the shift in perspective because it was a much more pleasant and fulfilling way to be. But my beliefs and past experiences, actually make it harder for me to let go. So, my view is that the less beliefs you have, the better.
Buddhisam is a philosophy.as you are telling, its really hard to describe the Enlightenment using words.I think using English you could explain it to some extent but not all the things.however there is a language call Pali and lot of Dhamma had written in Pali, you could do lot research if you know Pali. What I know is its really really hard task become Enlightenment in current world. have to do lot of meditation
Consider that is and is not then become a trap, also. The all-inclusive nature points to the ineffable nature of all fields of experience and any conceptual grasp can yield dualism that often reveal paradoxes that are resolved in the direct experience of awareness as inseparable spaciousness and luminosity. While it is often called "cognitive dissonance" in Western thought these days, the ability to hold seemingly paradoxical ideas simultaneously and transcend them can point to it. However, there is the caution that the casual, linear progression in psychological time continues as long as there is an actor and action and is to be respected--the "karmic" result becomes more obvious, no matter how illusory it is realized to be. In that case, is and isn't, both and neither, represent more of an approximation than one-sided "is not" descriptions. There is an equality or sameness that may not seem attractive to the seeker, yet it can be expressed as: it is something, anything, everything and nothing. So, non-dual expressions ultimately are both true and false in the final analysis. You may have a sense that the seeking itself represents someone who is going to get something, or find it, someday. This may not be satisfying to the "ego" or the conditioned sense of separateness, yet seeking is also contained within it and following through on the quest can uncover the ambition that motivates the seeker to obtain, attain, comprehend, etc. Fighting fire with fire can be very skillful and effective, but the arising of the self-sprung, pure and total presence is not an event in time, nor is it something one can "get". What you get is a state, a conceptual framework, etc. It shines through with clarity beyond all abstractions and grasping. What you can acquire can be lost, all things must perish. That may be a useful indicator of the actual, essential trap. What can possibly not fall under the category of impermanence? So, maybe your list can have some provisional effect that accords with the antidote aspect of practice, but the definitive meaning evades the reification of the intellect and yet, contains it. In short, the direct realization that there is no trap and never has been, nor will there be one, is the liberation from the bondage of conceptual traps that we imagine. Non-dual could be pointed at as a definitive super-factual in contrast to the illusory, provisional fiction we grasp at, try to avoid, etc. The resolution of causality may seem like a strange or abstract notion, but it is one way to indicate the aura of our natural predisposition which is just as we are now without modification or changes. Oh, but we really want to change this and that and the other thing, so that is something to consider contemplating as it can appear counter-intuitive without inspection. Thanks for the list and enjoy your presence right here and now, as always. Good Fortune!
"Enlightenment" doesn't exist, just as "sin and salvation" don't exist. It is as a horse chasing an invisible dangling carrot. Just like "time" doesn't exist. Everything is measurements of something or being. Enlightenment is a trap, and once you see through the trap, you are actually enLIGHTened - less emotional and physical/material baggage. No more emotional attachments - No! - entanglements. Karma is a false idea too. It doesn't exist. All we can do is live our lives in as much created comfort, convenience, leisure (free time), and luxury. On all levels : "spiritual"/mental/emotional, sensations/physical, material/environmental, social, recreational ... in essence, to accept our lot in life. I lived homeless for 5 years while being a Land Surveyor, and 7 years without any schedule, alarms, bosses, jobs, bills, expenses not working and living in a tent. I can see why yogis and monks need retreats from Society (the Matrix) to learn these things and that Life is really just a big Jedi MInd Game (f***). I could go on but that's enought to chew on for now. Have a great day.
I feel like you misunderstand the insight that "enlightenment doesn't exist." Given my limited experiences of being free from ego, it makes sense to me that the term referred to as "enlightenment" does refer to an actual shift where a person is free from suffering and free from the seeking drive. There is also a feeling of oneness with all of reality and unconditional love becomes possible. There is a recognition that the world is heaven and always has been and alway will be. There is no fear of death. So, practically speaking, the term referred to as "enlightenment" does practically mean these things. A person who is enlightened isn't just a person who has intellectually come to the conclusion that "enlightenment isn't a real thing after all." It's not a wild goose chase.I have experienced these "enlightenment symptoms" (for lack of a better phrase) before for a few hours at a time when I temporarily let go of my drive to create and sustain ego. It was like a zooming out from my identification which allowed me to be aware of so much more internally because I wasn't identifying with or dis-identifying with anything. So, my take on the insight, "enlightenment doesn't exist" is that it refers to the fact that enlightenment is simply the most natural state. In fact, we're always enlightened all the time, so technically there is no "shift" there. But we cover up that natural enlightenment with so many ideas about the self in relation to reality that we don't even realize it. It's not literally that there's no such thing as enlightenment. It's just that enlightenment is the pre-conditioned state that is always with us.
ok. that's cool. Try this instead ... and it isn't directed at you, but a facebook post I made ... and btw, "enlightenment" is what is left when one sees through all the delusion and smoke & mirrors; and takes the time to DE-hypnotize, and DE-program oneself from all the brainwashing we all are exposed to from birth : family, religions, media, peers, state, etc. One's whole life is a waste of time. But the question remains - How do YOU want to waste your life and time? In the end none of it will have really mattered ... unless you have the foolish wasteful idea that it does. You aren't important. Neither is your life. You are a nobody hanging out with other nobody's in a Nowhere world. Quit acting like you are somebody that matters and is important and that what you do is valuable and super-important. It isn't and neither are you. At ease. Carry on! And get back to whatever it is you thought was important and made you special. lol
talking of these moments when you felt connected or, experience a transient something.....is a whole different matter than talking of enlightenment or even equating those moments with enlightenment; this is a huge over reach Emerald, and almost certainly a subtle manifestation of ego. It seems to me that when the crude manifestations of ego are recognized, it finds sneaky subtle ways to express itself. I suggest that your inclination to speak on the subject with any kind of authority, or to equate it with your own experience and to advise, is just this. I am not in the position to challenge any of these ideas, because i'm not enlightened, so the subject is beyond my experience, but from all accounts the difference between enlightenment and ordinary consciousness is said to be more profound than being sound asleep in bed at night and the state of consciousness after we wake up and go about our daily activities...........my guess is that only someone who is enlightened can help you through that process. At the same time the world is full of people who claim enlightenment or the transient experience of enlightenment to consciously or unconsciously stroke their egos
This is an older video, so it is something that I considered later on. With the help of some commenters, I was able to see this tendency. But I do still relate the experiences back to enlightenment, because there was a very clear "falling away" or "zooming out" from the identity and a realization that I had been enslaved to my self-concept. And there was a complete alleviation of suffering and an unconditional love of all of reality coupled with a feeling of oneness with an infinite reality that I recognized immediately as God despite having very Atheist leanings. So, I relate the experiences to enlightenment because they match the description of how many enlightened people describe enlightenment. But at the end of the day, it's all just beliefs to me. I'm not currently liberated from ego identification. At this point, it's just a memory of a memory of a memory. I'm no closer to enlightenment than the average person. The only thing I have to offer is my memory of the experience.
It's interesting that you wish to hold on to that idea, but whatever it was , it sounds pleasant.....maybe some accidental connection to a higher state; you do a good job with most of your videos, there is much i enjoy about them
936, Emerald is speaking from direct experience which is different than second hand stories. It's probably not possible to know this unless you've had the experience she speaks of. I had such an experience, and only knew what it was by study of enlightened people like Romana Maharshi and many others.
Those good and bad monkeys are the 2 angels and the 2 demons that every person has on earth for life. The demons project telepathically their thoughts into your mind from your external/lower side, making believe that you are the one thinking bad things. This video explains that in detail: th-cam.com/video/Qaqd9Fhsxpg/w-d-xo.html On the other hand, the 2 angels try to guide you with kind counsel without abusing your mind, connecting to you from your inner/higher side. Both angels and demons are just people like us that already died.
I want to know what Sadhguru has to say about what your saying. Im sure he would ask why he got massive knowledge of this he never knew or studied. He can be stoned or drunk and change many things. He thought he was meditating for few min but hours past, then mediated for what he thought was 4 hours and it really was couple days. His was very spiritual, he seen all and understood all, he cried for hours in bliss. Id say he had a very spiritual awakening. I wonder how many people assume there enlightenment from new knowledge to the topic. If not shit happen except a you felt happy and sad, sry you didn't reach enlightenment.
I didn't reach enlightenment. But I did temporarily experience ego transcendence during those two experiences. And this is something that I'm as certain of as any other aspect of my past. But I think you're right in that a lot of people assume they're enlightened from gaining second-hand knowledge of the topic though. I see a lot of people who fancy themselves to be some kind of enlightenment scholar, thinking that they can make judgments of other people's experiences, based on things that they've read or heard from enlightened spiritual teachers. Speaking of which, have you ever experienced ego transcendence?
when you realised the projections your friends was putting on the dog and the way that humans interact with one another,didnt you realise or feel that in certain moments you have a very powerful weapon at your disposal of how vicious you could be and cut them down with true wisdom thus exposing them as what they think they are,they question that themselves but don't actually look for anwsers???...........so keep that gun in its holster
No. I only felt sorrow and compassion for myself and others relative to this revelation. Because I realized that I was deeply connected with all things, there was no desire in me to out-do anyone else. All competitive drives became as silly as playing a game of chess by myself. But some random violent, destructive urges did pop up. But they weren't really connected to anything in reality. They were just urge-thoughts.
theFATelvis85 Well, I wouldn't have this problem. But not for a positive reason. I have a hard time standing up for myself and tend to internalize anger instead of externalizing it. So, if someone does something to me, I will get angry at myself instead of getting angry at them. Then I cry like a baby, because I'm mad at myself. My entire life has been a giant game of losing face, I'm afraid. I'm not so quick with my words either. But most often I bypass my anger because this whole process of internalizing anger is so painful. So, people who know me are likely to say "Wow. You're so calm. You never get angry." This was a pretty good ego boost before I saw how harmful the whole thing is and how much energy it takes to do this.
+The Diamond Net well unless your physically attacked let it go because if somebody cannot control there own anger how can they control the anger of someone who can control there own anger :) that's the gun I'm talking about the reason they are angry isn't personal. toward you it's about them the way they feel and it eats them up until they have to get it out
I have another question. Let's take your description. "my [...] experiences of non dual awareness". Great. So there we have three entities: 1. you, 2. the rest of existence/universe apart from you, and 3. a dual awaraness experience which is neither identical to "you" in that moment, nor identical to the rest of existence/universe. Very dualistic. So my question is: how can "you" "have" an experience of non-dual awareness, if "you" in itself is completely dualistic, meaning "not the rest of the universe", and the experience is something you "have"? (Don't bother saying that words can't really describe these things, I know already, words can't even accurately describe a dog, that's their nature, that's how we play the game. So in that case we all need to shut up and you need to stop talking in your videos. It's one or the other.)
Thanks but some of your notions of enlightenment are not correct. Enlightenment is not about surrender or open-mindedness or acceptance...all of those ideas are for someone who thinks they're separate from life.
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I am just blown away that someone so young has so much knowledge! I can't even begin to tell you how much your words have helped me to understand a process that I was going through that I didn't have words for! Thank you!
As a young man, I found enlightenment while I was on a rather heavy dose on LSD. Now, before taking the drug, I had been finding my way toward enlightenment through meditation and various focus exercises, but during this LSD experience it came so much more easily. It came so much more powerfully. I thought that I had found an easy shortcut. Unfortunately I allowed the act of taking psychedelics to become a huge part of my personna. It wasn't until years later, and many drug addictions that I realized that I was much better off without these drugs. I found that what I was claiming to be my "freedom" ended up being my prison.
I have learned a lot about myself through the use of some drugs, and many of my psychedelic experiences I hold dear to my heart. I have gone very deep with the aid of some of these chemicals, but by letting myself become "The Lizard King" (Morrison Reference from 1960's rock band "The Doors"), I lost sight of what it was that I was really after.
Now years later, here I am with the knowledge that I can achieve what I need to achieve just by meditating and reflecting. Even though I would not trade in my past... through many mistakes I have learned many valuable lessons... one of those lessons that I learned was that I don't need drugs to achieve enlightenment. In fact, for the most part drugs and the way that I was using them probably stood in my way more than they helped.
Many people see psychedelics as a great tool for achieving enlightenment, and much of the time, for many people, they can be. But If used improperly they can quickly become the focus of the individual. It was at that point that I lost focus on enlightenment itself.
attn: Diamond Net,
if you happened to have read my comment and you are not too busy, I would love to hear your take on my perspective. ~thanks
@James Pretty good analogy. You will likely have no idea what it means to live in said neighbourhood from the bus ride.
Psychedelics are a forced glimpse into the unconscious and non-dualistic consciousness. They come with a lot of frills and fuss and visible metaphor that distracts most people from the point of what is going on. The same consciousness is attainable and arguably more useful when sober, through the use of meditation, but more effectively, journeying with a drum etc. This video is very much on point about what enlightenment isn't. The concept can be somewhat "hallowed", though the window of completely objective vision is just the beginning of a long practice, not some explosive finale.
Did she mention it cannot be achieved? Anyway. If it could be achieved or experienced or known by definition there would need to be an achiever, knower and experiencer. Which of course is completely false. Not real. Or true. I suppose the most obvious thing enlightenment isnt IS enlightenment. The 2nd most obvious thing it is not is you.
27:12 "Sometimes we think that we enjoy things when we really only enjoy them being part of our self concept." Nice thought :)
Thanks, Emerald. As the survivor of a traumatic childhood, you are helping me understand awakening and therapy better than most "spiritual" or awakened folks and psychological folks - so far. You are obviously awake but still able to speak of things in a direct and non-mystical or esoteric way that so many awakened ones do so your "messages" are practical and still esoteric - for me anyway. XOXOXOXOXOX
Thank you! This is exactly what I hope for when making my videos, so I'm happy that I was able to hit the practical esotericism goal with you. :) I'm glad that it has been helpful for your healing process.
Great video :) since realizing my ego, and reading about it, watching videos, etc, I have often felt that living without an ego is to be enlightened, and that thoughst are bad to have. It’s the identification with ego, that is living the illusion. But having a human experience is also having an ego. No matter how much I want to be what I am, pure conciousness, I will always have my preferences on which flavours I like, which colours I enjoy the most etc, and having this «role» of Kristin with me, and although my friends etc. havebt transcendent their ego, I can enjoy their «roles» as a person and talk to their souls. It is also very liberating to be able to take a step back and see My «persona» I carry around in daily life , and admitting her negative sides and bad sides, because I know it’s not what I am. I discovered how defensive my ego was, how much self loathing thoughts I had, how superior I could think of myself, always wanting to achieve more, so people could like me. this journey has made me more humble and forgiving
Kristin Augestad I loved reading this :)
I'm very impressed by you. I appreciate all the top tier content. The 9th and 10ths misconceptions were really what I wanted to know.
This was more helpful than anything I've researched so far. #9 is the one I've struggled with. I still do and may always, BUT... you've helped me put a new perspective on it. One that is no longer debilitating. A perspective to get me out of a hermit - must find answers - stage, to one that will allow me to get back up and start experiencing life again. You are a very wise young conciousness and I just want you to know how you helped this old conciousness finally get unstuck. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
thank you. i was deep in shadow projection (judgment and projecting on and policing others) and it was annoying as hell!!! i found your video about shadow work, and ... what can i say. you've realized and articulated so much for yourself and others that (just to take one comparison) people who have studied and practiced buddhism for decades still haven't realized.
I shared your list with a friend and we had fun discussing it.Comparisons are really key to recognition of whats real and what isn't.thank you!
+Valdis Vitols You're welcome, and thank you for sharing my video. I'm glad that it was helpful! :)
I think you're amazing, Emerald. Keep it going.
+Mikahel Lucas Thank you! :)
Love this. A mind at peace is priceless. Not taking ourselves so serious with our thoughts is ENLIGHTENING lol.
I love your videos and your content. Keep up the good work.
My Ego thinks you're amazing and beautiful, and is most thankful.
Hello Emerald (the diamond net). I like the jewel theme and though you might enjoy this poem. I am seeing you as the "emerald dakini of air" :-)
Stubborn and stiff, I avoid hollow uncertainty.
Underneath the ground quakes and I lose my footing.
As long as I grasp, life seems to be stable,
But it just means I’m stuck and have no way to move.
When my mind is the gold dakini of earth,
I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are.
Everything is experience, as rich as a jewel.
There is no ground and I can rest right here.
Attempts to disperse and deflect what arises
Leave me feeling assaulted and at risk of being swept away.
Wriggling this way and that, I try to sidestep it
But I run out of room and freeze where I stand.
When my mind is the silver dakini of water,
I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are.
In the mirror of mind what appears is just there.
Free from fear I see clearly how all things are.
A consuming intensity masks a heart-wrenching loneliness.
Lost in a desert, there is no one around.
The slightest sensation ignites a devouring inferno,
Burning completely to ash all that is here.
When my mind is the ruby dakini of fire,
I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are.
The reddest of roses is a heart that just knows.
Taking every detail in, I’m not separate or alone.
In frenetic activity I hide because I cannot stand where I am.
Fleeing from ruin, I fall and keep falling.
I find one thing to do and then another and another,
Soon torn to bits in doing that does nothing.
When my mind is the emerald dakini of air,
I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are.
Like a sword, effective action cuts through all problems.
What needs to be done and the doing are one.
In a black hole I am overwhelmed and bewildered.
Terrified at not being, I go blank and know nothing.
Not knowing what to do, I go completely to pieces:
Mere dust, now, scattered, through all space and time.
When my mind is the sapphire dakini of void,
I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are.
A white shining circle reveals that nothing is missing.
In the totality of knowing, presence is always just there.
This idea of elements is from Ken McLeod's work.
Keep on doing what you are doing and dont listen to the detractors below, many awakenings are transitory and not abiding, your path is yours and others judgements are irrelevant. See the Zen koans about "Meeting Buddha on the path"
Good video!
I can relate to the wanting to be a great artist.All that stuff just fell away after EE,and what was left was just wanting to create art for the sake of it!
+CerebralAssassin Thanks! It's interesting how ulterior motives can creep into even the things that are authentic to us. The ego is a sneaky bastard. ;)
I never comment on videos but I had to to tell you, I could listen to you speak about this forever
Your absolutely right , we are not our thoughts. we don't have to believe what we think.
This was a big relief for me when I came to grips with this insight. I think disidentifying with thought might be the most important step in perceiving things clearly.
Yes. Believing your thoughts is much like believing an oracle :)
There is a false belief that you are not your body or your thoughts. However, you can prove this easily by putting your hand in a boiling water and don’t pull it out and see if this body or thought are yours or not. People who study some religion always follow the idea that this body and mind are not their and there is another separate self which is not true. You have only this self and this self is yours. If you feel angry reading this, then, it prove also that this mind or feeling is yours and you cannot avoid the feeling. Good luck
I was following you and it was making sense. I've been doing alot of searching and looking for my peace of mind. Thank you again for great vids. So good. Yuma,AZ.
Hi Emerald I can relate to the evil thoughts issue (as I think most people can). What I normally do is say to myself "that's Ok I'm allowed to think that" it seems to have an instant dissipating effect. I think the ego has been taken out of the equation wherein i am not beating myself up and saying " I SHOULDN'T have those thoughts" as then I would be repressing them. As the saying goes " if you bury a thought alive it will just come back wearing different shoes"
Thanks for making these videos. Very interesting indeed. I hear you say 'enlightenment experiences' a couple of times, and not to be difficult or anything, but those are kindof contradictory terms. If something is an experience, I.E. it comes and goes, it's not enlightenment.
Enlightenment is simply realisation of your natural state. It's just what you are at the deepest core, that which never changes. It's that in which experiences happen.
Well that's what people who've had the realisation say anyway. I've only had a couple of glimpses so far myself, but never had the full 'shift' (if there's such a thing).
Anyway enjoying your videos, keep up the good work :)
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. :) It is true that enlightenment isn't an experience. But what I'm referring to was an experience in that it only occurred for a short time. It was catalyzed through the use of an entheogen, so it was a legitimate glimpse of non-duality consciousness. But it wasn't permanent, even though some insights from that state did stick. So, I would call it more of a temporary experience of ego-transcendence and clarity. But to relate it back to enlightenmen for the sake of understanding, I do call it an enlightenment experience.
Thank you so much for your videos. I've needed to hear this kind of talks at this time.
Thank you again!
You're welcome! :D
Great Video! The way you describe your experiences and and explain their perceived meanings are amazing.
Thank you! :D
I relate to your experience but didn't knew the intellectually. Thanks alot for that💜
These are pretty interesting videos. I like this one in particular but I've watched several so far. I've always been a spiritual person but it wasn't until I had some, I guess you could call them "expanded" experiences as a soldier in Iraq that I've really chosen a, for lack of a better word, spiritual journey. I suffered a lot when I got back, PTSD, anger, fear, deep deep sorrow and at some point in the process of trying to find a way out a lot of it dropped away. This didn't happen suddenly. A lot of contemplation when into it. I meditate also (that helps a lot). It's not constant but I often see what you describe as kind of a stepping outside of my thoughts and taking on a perspective where I can just kind of see them for what they are - just thoughts. The good and the bad. As a former soldier I'm well aware of my shadow (referencing your other video). I've heard that like monks/mystics, this experience can sometimes happen to people who've experienced war. I don't think I'm enlightened, but like you. I think I've been there.
I would imagine that being exposed to war is very sobering and necessitates a lot of letting go of attachments and a distancing from the personal self. So, I could definitely see soldiers as being a likely group to have these types of experiences. I hope that you are doing well, and I'm glad to hear that your contemplation/meditation practices have helped you. :)
@20:00 reminds me of Jung's Red Book: _"You open the gates of the soul to let the dark flood of chaos flow into your order and meaning. / If you marry the ordered to the chaos you produce the divine child, the supreme meaning beyond meaning and meaninglessness."_
_"What we neglect in ourselves blends itself secretly into our actions toward others. Through uniting with self we reach the God. / God is not dead. He is as alive as ever."_
You're a breath of fresh air
Hi Emerald
I'm really enjoying your videos. I have two questions.
1. If I'm seeking enlightenment (ignoring for the moment the paradox of seeking enlightenment), how do I know if I've fallen into a trap, such as convincing myself I've experienced some sort of transcendence when I haven't? It's all fascinating but sometimes seems so subjective or, like trying to recall a dream, always just beyond the grasp of understanding.
2. What entheogen did you take? I think I'm passed the part of my life where I tried mind altering substances to give me a look into another reality, but I'm still curious.
I don’t know if this counts as an enlightenment but a few days ago while I was on the bus I had a realization that my logical thinking that I do when I try to make sense of something isn’t actually me, it’s a tool I have to experience the world kind of like a calculator. My thoughts are like rulers and phones, they’re tools that are external and are not me, they’re outside of me and I can use them any way I want for “good” or “bad” things.
Diamond: Have you noticed and contemplated the implications of the apex approach concerning non-duality? For me, it has presented a complete challenge to my conceptual grasp of myself and reality, and yet, includes that without changing anything in the conventional sense. Any change is it, also, and that is not fatalism, determinism, nihilism, etc.
So, here is a list of some of what can stand out when you are going from a spiritual/religious framework, (which is fine, but it may or may not be compatible with ideas based on black and white idealism).
1. How do duality and non-duality reconcile so that they are no longer experienced as yet another division or pair without changing the apparent nature of the pervasive dualism we are immersed in? Is this a conceptual resolution or experiential? Is that easy or simple to ascertain?
2. A big issue becomes the question of morality and that is a very touchy and cautious subject, yet it does come into view and is unavoidable. Does going beyond morality imply that one can then behave unethically and immorally? And yet, isn't morality based on the basic duality of good and "evil", right and wrong, etc. This should be more like a koan than an inducement to jump to any conclusions on the heart of the matter.
3. Is it possible to step out of the innumerable contents of this and that, accepting, avoiding, apathy, etc., and, without conflating preconceived notions of non-duality, liberation and enlightenment, look directly into the obvious nature of very simple aspects of the approach found in the belief of self and other, subject and object, and all the other divisions we take to be reality, normal and self? In other words, is it a matter of the contents in this case, or a shift to process, (as in patterns that represent conditioned, habitual, deeply ingrained views), and then to direct, sensory essence as recognition of what already is?
4. Can we step into the spaciousness of what is and relax into to an uncertainty, comfortable with the unknown as we open to the intuition, (initially) what is clearly pre-verbal, original and beyond both concept and imagination and all-inclusive?
5. If there is a time-based fruition of the basis, path and fruition would our realization provide the insight into the timeless aspect of those phases to the point that they are known to be the same? Also, would that fruition be at all contrived, constricted, compounded or preconceived in its timeless appearance as open, spontaneous unity?
6. Is the transmission of non-duality merely a sequential series of puzzle pieces to acquire in order to "get it", or is it in every moment and every experience without exception? Does recognizing this expose our pure, total presence as reality itself? Is each moment of awareness the teaching and the key restricted only by our distractions and lack of presence itself?
7. Rather than reach out from a tight mesh that is similar to a (k)not in the (a)Void in order to touch our indestructible core, can we find this nature right where we are in the self that inquires into its own existence, cognitive fusion and identifications? Is this a case of mistaken identity, or not? The futility of finding this out there can point to staying right here and investigating self.
8. In this non-duality "thing" or idea, are we simply facing the ineluctable encounter with our intrinsic essence with a rather stubborn penchant to utilize whatever means, method or modality we possibly can to avoid a simple, inescapable fact? Will any idea "about" or any lip-service to that matter much at all, in that case? Is that an unsatisfactory "idea"? Does one have hopes of successfully playing, "not now" or, "maybe later" to some end-game in lieu of the direct recognition that, definitely, by its nature, can never come or go?
Perhaps words like these are useful pointers, or they may be confusing conundrums and even unwelcome challenges. In a certain sense, it does not matter, yet, this is it, as well. Stay right here and may you be content with the all-good of well-being, compassion and kindness that arises within each moment of experience in the brief flash of pure awareness prior to the veils and glitches that obscure it. Putting our confusing, complex life aside, relaxing, entering the spaciousness without carrying trivial concerns like a bag of ego bricks with us, we remain, abide...AH! That is all-good and inconceivable.
Good Fortune!
I love you Emerald, thank you for sharing your wisdom! xo
“The truth is most often not on either perceived side alone”
-The I.C.
"A self centered is mostly seeking of fulfillment from outside and serving of self. These people survive and leave lack in their wake.
A centered self is mostly seeking of fulfillment from within and serving of others. These people thrive and leave abundance in their wake"
- The Infinite Center(on the difference between being self centered and being a centered self)
"'evil' is to 'live' backward (for ones own self) 'devil' is one who has 'lived' backwards (for ones own self)"
-The Infinite Center
"Its not simply the survival of the fittest but the thriving of the symbiotic"
-The I.C.
"our souls originate from where and when they are one."
-The Infinite Center
“at the center of each thing is the center of everything”
-The I.C.
"Worry not for yourself, anyone or anything else,
but, care for yourself, everyone and everything else."
-The infinite Center
"The big bang is more like infinite quantum whimpers"
- The Infinite Center
“A good alternative to idolatry is holding everything and one in equal regard
-The Infinite Center
“depression/suicide is most often a problem of negative self absorption (positive self absorption being egotistical). focus on and get your pleasure from helping and attending to others as well as yourself. by doing this it makes the world and your mind a better place.”
-The I.C.
"If everything was light
and there was no shadow
we would not be able to see anything."
-The I.C.
“There is only one dimension, the singularity dimension. All other dimensions are simply different manifestations of the singularity dimension.
There is only one force, the singularity force. All other forces are simply different manifestations of the singularity force.
There is only one time, the singularity time. All other times are simply different manifestations of the singularity time.
There is only one particle, the singularity particle. All other particles are simply different manifestations of the singularity particle.
The singularity dimension, the singularity force, the singularity time, and the singularity particle, are all simply different manifestations of singularity which itself is a manifestation of zero/nothing/cosmic womb which is actually one whole infinite potential.”
-The I.C.
i am that I am
I am 0, nothing/chaos/infinite potential
I am 1, singularity/whole/complete
I am 2 division/order/polarity/duality attraction/repulsion/+/- Up/down in/out etc etc to eternity
I am “3” Seed/Flower/Fruit of life/ singularity matrix/ Cosmic Womb/Waters/Web/Network
I am pure infinite consciousness that moves upon these waters
I am time/beginning/end
I am space
I am matter
i am all of this and so are all of you
in each of these are all each other
connected by the infinite center
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Thank you for your vid. I love the part about listening to that deeper wisdom. so, enlightenment is actually a falling away, yes? a falling away of self illusion? .....and omg! I love goth! just caught the last part of your vid! LOL. I'M 43, AND LOVE GOTH!
Yes, what I experienced was a removal and not an addition when I had my ego transcendence experiences. I used to be really into things like that. But I got into a state of resistance to it, after my experiences, because I saw how much it helped build the identity that I was trying to undermine. Though, after several years, I began to let go of the feeling that I needed to undermine my identity.
Wonderful, Emerald. Back in the days of the Beatles I had an enlightenment experience with the help of some mescaline. I had no idea what it was, but I knew it was the basis of all religious belief, and was true. I went on to live my life mostly on my own creative terms sorta based on my experience. Now with You Tube I know what it was. Watching this, I am reminded of that experience, clearly. I've been meditating for years now, and reading all kinds of books, but getting very little traction. Do I need to drop some Psylicibin or something? Seriously, I seek clarity.
As a kid teachers where always accusing me of having bad motives behind mistakes I,d made ,and would not believe any protests to the contrary, its crazy the way some people project and I think kids are on the receiving end of that a lot , it is really sad because in the end they don,t know if they are correct about their motivations or if the adults perspective is correct.
I always have blank looks when I tell my friends , that I am not religious and I am not atheist !!! Than the next question is : So what are you ? My answer : I am Open minded and non dogmatic !!! I avoid to tell them the right answer because I know that they will not grasp it !!! Many times I have found myself in a middle of a " argument " but I will not try to change people's minds and I say "Just don't take religion to seriously " or " Imagine if you were born in Afrika or Middle East or whatever , would you still be this concepts about religion "
It all boils down to that, to the core belief people have , they will use reason to justify their core beliefs, (reasoning maybe right and well constructed ) but the issue is the core belief.
Therefore enlightenment is not a concept to be added to the knowledge graph , once you do it you will use reason to try to justify it . And than you might say : well look I know what it is !!!
Don't use enlightenment as a end or achievement, because you will find yourself in a " hedonic treadmill "
I think I went too long , great video keep it up , subscribed!!!
+Donald Xhaferri Thank you for watching and commenting! Definitely, it's very futile for people who don't share one another's baseline premises to have an ideological debate. It's why religious minded and scientific minded people will never make each other's views budge. Their premises are on completely different platforms and so they can both make sound arguments from those platforms.
😊
Wonder why say anything to people about “What you are?”
Wonderful video! you're a tremendously insightful, sensitive and beautiful young woman. Thank you for having the courage to share your wisdom and knowledge with the world 😘😘💜
So... first of all, I just want to express that I really appreciate your videos. Your devotion to philosophy and esotericism (specifically) is very honourable. The notion of "transcendence" or "enlightenment" is obviously someting very ambiguous. It's not something that we're going to have objective evidence to support. If that were the case then esotericism would not exist, and this video would not exist.
I just want to add one thing that a lot of fellow esotericists always forget to add... There's many factors that could prohibit a person from taking part in the experience, completely devoid of will,.
28,000 people die of starvation and malnutrition every day. 26,000 of them are children. So, right now, as, there's thousands of children lying on the ground in agony. They haven't ate food in many days and they are too weak to even move. The notion that a person in that condition can contemplate existential matters obviously is ludicrous.
So, my only contention is that whether you believe in "freewill" or not (I don't), the fact cannot be disputed that oftentimes there are many factors that could theoretically restrict a person from entertaining these notions.
If you can't fulfill the fulfill the foundation of "Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs", obviously the summit is not something that you have the ability to even entertain.
I just felt compelled to add that because no one seems to mention things of the sort. Aside from that, I dig all your material... It's excellent. Keep it up! :-)
Thank you! :) I agree completely. In fact, when I was reading the first part where you mention the starvation, and I was thinking about replying with an answer about Maslow's Hierarchy. A person who has their basic needs met can focus toward these more transcendent ideas and notions. A person who does not have their basic needs met, will likely be unable to and have little interest in pursuing these things because survival and stability naturally does and should always take a front seat. There is far too much of a tendency for those on a spiritual path to either write off the suffering of others due to higher up abstract notions and/or to let their lives become unstable dues to focusing too much on reaching some other "more spiritual" state.
VERY useful counter measurements. Thanks!
i find spiritual ego being present the most in practices like ayahuasca and peyote ceremonies... Im from mexico city and I've been in a couple of peyote ceremonies and i immediately realized that the people present there were simply doing to enrich their ego making them feel away from the bubble that society represents but their actions/jobs/relationships that give shape to that bubble do not reflect the attitude that they are looking to project during the ceremony. i stopped going because i understood how they started to depend on the action of going through the trip to fell better and that feeling better would run out in a couple of months... when that happens they say they need another ceremony... they are just junkys! with a spiritual ego... i may be wrong its just what i felt and i cannot generalize and put all the people that go to those ceremonies in the same bunch, cause i was there and i know i wasn't feeding an ego...
When you had you're artificial induced experiences did you have a sense of being in a fourth dimension when you looked at your surroundings, mines wasn't particularly far too the point where I was in another world , everything was the same except there was a glow and liveliness to everything like it was cover in the poly covers you see on couches, there was a visual bent distortation to everything it slanted , it was also very linear some kind of fluidity of motion - time stood still I could see all sides of a table at once if that makes sense, It felt like I was in the fourth dimension. Also I probably asked this question before is enlightenment or Ego Death some thing you can fight or is it some thing that will happen regardless, cause I was starting to forget like the onset of amnesia but I was afraid if i let go I wouldn't come back.
+youngatnaruto I would say that it didn't really feel as though I was anywhere else but here. It was just that I was picking up on so much more because I was more receptive and conscious. I was seeing a lot of subtle imagery superimposed over things that seemed other-worldly, but what was most striking to me was that everything was alive and conscious in a way that I knew it had always been. But I had been too unconscious before to perceive of this aliveness. So, it didn't feel like my OBEs or anything like that. Those have sort of an other-dimensional feel sometimes. If I could relate it to anything, I would relate it to the feeling of experiencing something new as a child. So, it wasn't like I was in another dimension, it was like I was fully here and conscious within the third dimension in a way that I was previously incapable of being.
The Diamond Net Yeah sort of the same but the time distortion the stillness to everything,It was like my surroundings where in third dimensions and I was viewing it from the fourth I could see more sides of an angle from one point I don't know If that makes sense,also is ego death or enlightment induced by substance some thing you can fight or does it happen regardless depending on how strong it is. Also speaking of seeing the world as a child again there are new recent studies that show scan images on how these substance work on the brain they light up almost all areas of the brain that we do not use at once.
youngatnaruto I think that transcending ego happens only if you're ready for it. When I did the entheogen the first time, I was with two other people who didn't experience any ego-transcendence... just visuals and a pleasant emotions. The second time around, I was at a party with a bunch of other people who were trying it. Some of them thought it was okay. One person described the experience as being like a Thomas Kinkaid painting. Another person described it as a good body high. But I'm quite sure that no one experienced ego-transcendence. One person said it had no effect at all. I related this more intense effect on me, primarily to the fact that I drank it really slowly. I rationalized that it enabled me to absorb it better. But it's possible that it's because I was already in the habit of deconstructing illusions... particularly when I learned to paint from life. So, all it took was a bump in consciousness to knock me over into nondual awareness.
The Diamond Net Or maybe it is like a stone blockage chipping away and when it is cleared that is when you are ready to have that transcendece exp, I had about four before this one where I felt my whole body filled with ecstasy but it wasn't like a dirty artificial chemically induced feeling it felt very pure I felt it through out my entire being in every single cell,I don't know why but when I breathed out it felt like a coldness I was breathing out my ether or some thing.I can feel the vibration of sound through out my body - I don't know how to describe it but I felt like I was becoming part of the room or environment felt absolute peace but was kind of scared at the same time I looked at a picture of a forest I could see the green hues coming out and the vines as well,also after wards I have had several induced visual distortions with out the use of substance,I think depending on how open your energies are it may be easier to get there.From what I read people would describe this as a level 3 trip and Ego death and transcendece happens around a level four and five.Shroomery describes a level trip 3 as :Very obvious visuals, everything looking curved and/or warped patterns and kaleidoscopes seen on walls, faces etc. Some mild hallucinations such as rivers flowing in wood grained or "mother of pearl" surfaces. Closed eye hallucinations become 3 dimensional. There is some confusion of the senses (i.e. seeing sounds as colors, etcetera). Time distortions and "moments of eternity
awesome lectures, Diego, from Argentina, so far away heading south. !! thanks
Is there any evidence that those who have had chemically induced experiences are any closer or find it any easier to see enlightenment without chemicals or in fact is the opposite true? Could it be possible that once dynamite has been used to break the safe door open in the brain, that the very delicate and nuanced brain connections which are required between different areas of the brain could be more difficult to find? This question arises from the scientific evidence that we do have for brain conditions left by over-stimulation of certain brain areas.
It's hard to say. I don't believe that having had the experiences catalyzed through use of an entheogen, makes it any more likely that I will reach enlightenment easier than anyone else. I wouldn't think that it would be more difficult considering the fact that I only did the entheogen twice and never tried any hard drugs. But there's always a possibility. If someone uses psychedelics and entheogens repeatedly, I'd imagine that there is a risk there because all substances that effect your perception can cause permanent changes if done too much or in too high of a dose.
Thank you for your honesty. I'm stuggling a bit with the fact that most of my proffered channels for meditation are proposing, condoning or even recommending drugs. (Have left Leo's site) I'm not sure if it's simply because I've wandered into the field of "New Age" and that wasn't my intention. No offense to you.
BallisticBrian It's okay. I kind of despise the fact that I had my awakenings during a trip. I don't recommend it. It caused many issues in the aftermath because I wasn't ready to be exposed to the truth. So, after the fact, having had these very beautiful and sobering experiences, I tried to apply higher wisdom where practical wisdom would be more appropriate. And life really steered off course for me. I've been a long time watcher of Leo's channel, but I think that his advice regarding psychedelics is shortsighted and unwise. Foremost because he has a very broad audience... many of them highly influencable. A lot of people looking to self-actualize do so from a root of self-hatred. So, they find hope for growth in Leo's channel. But many who idolize Leo may decide to do these very heavy psychedelics who don't have the capacity to handle the truth. If they are like me, and they have an awakening, their lives also may go off course because of the paradoxical nature of truth. I'm very lucky to have found my way back to some sort of normal. Also, the physical risks involved are scary. It's a possibility, that someone has already overdosed.
It would be interesting if you did something on Jung's "Red Book." That material has awakening/enlightenment all over it. It wasn't published until almost 50y after his death, and over 100 years after it was written. Jung feared how he'd be judged by it, labeled a mystic, etc.
_"Every step closer to my soul excites the scornful laughter of my devils, those cowardly ear-whisperers and poison-mixers."_
_"I am only a man and you know how difficult it is for this man to set aside the beggar's pride he takes in his own thought."_
_"Do you not know that you yourselves are the fertile acre which bears everything that avails you? Yet, who today knows this? Who knows the way to the eternally fruitful climes of the soul? You seek the way through mere appearances, study books and give ear to all kinds of opinion. What good is all that?"_
_"There is only one way and that is your way. You seek the path? I warn you away from my own. It can also be the wrong way for you. May each go his own way."_
_"Woe betide those who live by way of examples! Life is not with them. If you live according to an example, you thus live the life of that example, but who should live your own life if not yourself? So live yourselves."_
That is Very interesting. Did you watch the series The OCD Project? It was on Cable TV about 6 years ago. A group of people with different types of OCD lived in this clinic together and this psychiatrist was doing a really horrible approach of flooding. Anyway there was this one fat guy in the group who was afraid that he would hurt someone but he was a really gentle and extra caring man. He was constantly afraid that he could do a violent act to those he cared about or to strangers so he did not want to be near knives. I could relate to him because I have the same fears and particularly when I am going to sleep when my defenses loosen up the worst images arise and I am shocked at the thoughts and scenarios that force themselves into my brain. Maybe that is the same thing that you talked about when you said that this image came up of you pressing your thumbs into someone's eyes. You, the guy or myself would never actually do those things. This leads me to wonder whether this has to do with other people's Ego energies that try to connect with us through showing themselves in those forms, like other people's souls or bardo souls that are trying to get our attention so that we will help them and they don't know how to get our attention other than to show themselves in those ways. Do you know what I mean? Jiddu Krishnamurti talked about pattern energies lingering in certain spaces that had been deposited there by people who were in high resistance states. He said that when he was in a temple when the people had left, he could sense this foreboding energy that was imprinted into the building by the people who had visited the space for many years. He said that when you are present with it and understanding of those energies that they will calm down an dissolve. I have gone through this in the house we live in. When we moved into this house there was sickness imprinted everywhere and suffering. So because of my sensitivity and depression I was certainly a match to that energy that was around and I got severely sick emotionally and physically. It's a journey of 6 years now. We are all coming out the end of the tunnel thank goodness and the entire house is healing.
I think it probably is the same thing. I read a book that mentioned this phenomenon and the author called it "the imp of the perverse" which was a short story from Edgar Allen Poe about a man who got away with murder. The only thing he had to do was not confess it out loud. So, throughout the story he was tormented by a strong urge to inexplicably say it out loud until he finally did at the end of the story sewing his own demise. I would imagine that with enough time accepting and watching this drive mindfully the more it would quiet down. It could potentially be from other influences. I know that when I had my second experience I could somehow sense a difference in what I referred to as 'vibration' when sitting in a room with textured walls as opposed to sitting in one with smooth walls. The odd thing was that I was unfamiliar with the idea of vibration as a spiritual concept, and I didn't see, hear,or feel anything vibrating. I just knew it somehow. I could sense the difference in energy. Best of luck on your healing journey. :)
The Diamond Net Very interesting. Thank you for your great comment. Are you a psychiatrist? You have a lot of knowledge And wisdom. I wished more psychiatrists had that kind of knowledge and wisdom. Ha. It's a fascinating subject about the energy that surrounds us. You might have heard about Professor Hinderk Emrich from Hannover, Germany? A scientist at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, he is working on learning more about consciousness and exploring the discrimination ribbon in the brain in patients who had become very unstable through entheogens in particular LSD. He found out that the discrimination ribbon in the brain is a formation that had evolved over time in order to protect the evolving brain from overload. It is sort of like a rat race between the evolving cortex and the formations that put a brake on the information that is being perceived. I met professor Emrich, my dad knows him and I had been there a few times for prescriptions. I find his research breath taking, that is what interests me more than any other study subject. I would have loved to study medicine and neurology but I can't handle testing on animals. I would have freed all rats and other animals from his lab. Ha. Anyway it turns out that the drugs disable the discrimination ribbon and for a short time span the brain perceives things that are normally screened out. This means that those things that you perceive on the substance are Actually there. Ha. This is freaking a lot of people out completely. Haha. My husband does not even want to listen to me when I talk about it, he stands in total resistance to it because his Ego is terrified. The stuff is there all around us and it is fascinating. I've been perceiving a lot of that stuff my whole life which made learning very difficult for me because what I was learning in school made no sense at all. It was like trying to "learn" from a teacher that the wall color is something other than it is or that my blue bicycle is actually green or that a bad person is actually good and so on. That's why I will not touch entheogens. I already instinctively knew that it would put me into a psychiatric institution for good. But that's just me. It might be very beneficial for others. I just find this so incredibly interesting to study. The human brain evolution. And what makes whales who have the same or larger and more complex cortices Not act violently and insane as the human population? I have all those questions that are burning.
Thank you! I haven't studied psychology or psychiatry professionally. Most of my information I get from personal experience, reading, or some amalgamation of the two. :) Those findings are very interesting. I suspected from my experiences that most hallucinagenic/entheogenic drugs worked through a process of elimination. So, it doesn't add anything to your faculties but it takes away from some of them, so that your perceptions become clearer relative to other modes of perception that other more noticeable faculties might normally cover up and mask over. I personally don't recommend entheogens to others and don't do them myself anymore, despite how profound my experience with them was. There were a lot of issues after the fact that really made my life veer off-course. It took me many years to get back to a state of relative normalcy and to be able to fully integrate the experiences from the higher state of consciousness. My life is better now because my life veered off course, but I could just as easily have crashed and burned.
The Diamond Net That is very strong minded of you to listen to your inner voice and intelligent body to stay away from entheogens. I know so many old hippies who did not listen to their inner voices and those hippies crashed so badly that they are on welfare and can't put a and b together anymore. I feel very sorry for them. Me who never needed entheogens to make me veer off, I already veered off without that stuff, I ended up with low lifers like there is no tomorrow almost literally. From punk to drunk to mental to metal. But luckily I, too made it out of that ok. Sigh. I'm trying to piece together myself in particular from childhood trauma. I just watched half of one of Teal's last workshops in Arizona. Maybe it is the one you attended. She was wearing a purple batique gown. The second person asking questions, a girl with the same hair as Teal's really hit home with me. But my issues are with my mom instead of boyfriend. But those can always easily be interchanged anyway haha. Art Janov often jokingly said to us "you marry your mother". So on that note my hubby falls into the same passive narcissist type of behavior as my mom.
Wow...
If you only knew how much ignorance, ego, identity crisis created great misery in my life...Everything you express was a dire need for me years ago. Depressing to me now, my best years, relationships got wasted.
I wish I knew someone like you in my life
Excellent, I also had an event like you had. I have it condensed into a one page story, but not sure if it will fit here. I would like to share it with you, it is kind of personal and would want to remove it after you read it.
You said enlightenment is a train of thought. I agree
Number 9 SURPRISED me
Thank you so much for your explanation! It all makes sense!
I actually now understand what enlightenment is.
I just unfortunately put myself through this spirtual awakening process thinking I was going to reach or accomplish some kind of goal, I literally tortured myself for three 3yrs . Wow wish I would've seen this before .
Are you an INFJ? Because this is the most infj video ive seen in ages. From, Another INFJ :) I just realised I am identifying with this..wow.
Yes. I am. :)
Is your channel's name a reference to Indra's net?
Yes. :D
Interesting chat. Thanks.
I just want to thank you so much for this. it so true. However you said your enlightenment was synthetic because of what you took ? There are so many things within the qualities in this world at any point can be a portal to the deeper dimensions of our non dual selves. i guess i felt like you depreciated it by calling it synthetic. thank you so much for sharing ... space opened up in me upon listening to this. Like it was my story ... oneness is so powerful.
Indeed…knowing what you don’t want..is easy.
Knowing what you want…is more difficult.
Knowing that you don’t know…is reality.
And reality is …..bing….😊
You have beautiful eyes. Your tranparency and honesty are beautiful.
Thank you. :D
I just want to become enlightened because I just dont want to work at walmart anymore. What can I do?
Nothing.
It certainly enjoyable to listen to interesting and inspiring thank you
thank you for sharing what you do
Congrats! You should write a book. It will help others to find the truth.
very well put. :-) thank you for sharing your ideas :-)
Thanks for watching. :)
Enlightened is an ongoing process of expansion of perception of the true nature of reality and Natural Law
In the context of what you are saying here, What is neurosis? Great videos!
When I refer to neuroses, I mean coping mechanisms that someone adopts that are no longer beneficial and/or work at cross purposes to other coping mechanisms. Basically, any behavior that stems from past traumas that are designed to keep yourself safe emotionally and physically, that actually result in the opposite.
Good video!!!
Thank you! :)
OMG! You have irregular eyes just like me :D Only I have my right eye placed a bit higher
I like how you explain things!
Thanks a lot, Emerald!
You're welcome. :)
You mentioned a
person maybe not listening to that deeper voice of wisdom. An enlightened person is that deeper voice of wisdom. The distinction between themselves and that voice of wisdom is gone. That deeper voice of wisdom that resides within the deepest part of our being is our truth. The me that is seperate from that wisdom and is contrary to it is the ego which is the illusory self. When we no longer identify with the ego self and recognize that we are that voice of wisdom that is enlightenment itself.
That's a much more accurate way to put it. There really is no lower self and higher self, there is only the higher self convincing itself that it isn't.
+The Diamond Net there are many definition of enlightenment.
Thank you Emerald
Perfect! Thank you so much.
Thank you! :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Bookmarked this video for future reference :)
Can it be lost??
A rabbit's eye perspective. Thanks for your thoughts.
How are "you" capable of remembering the "non-dual awareness experience" "you" had? Non-dual -> no "you" nor "me" -> nothing/no-one to remember. Please explain.
+Bart Van Audenhove Great question. I have memories of the experiences, just as I have memories of any experience. But my consciousness level isn't high enough to truly understand the experience in a way that is beyond thought. So I remember a feeling of connection with everything, no distinction between internal and external, no fear of death, complete acceptance of the good/bad/ugly, a subtler form of knowing, a halt in seeking knowledge, the capacity for unconditional love, etc. But these are just memories. But the limitation is that I still perceive of myself as a separate individual so these understandings are abstract. But I share because I hope that it's helpful for others seeking enlightenment. Because I can speak about it from the average level of consciousness. It can perhaps quell feelings of uncertainty and disheartenment often experienced by those who seek enlightenment. So, I give my perspective fro whatever it's worth.
+The Diamond Net So you believe in high and low levels of consciousness. Interesting. And extremely dualistic. Tell me, who has higher and who has lower levels of consciousness? And why is the one higher than the other?
Bart Van Audenhove Most definitely. The past 7 years have been a real psychological shit show. Trust me, there's no one more aware of these things than I am. When I had my experiences, it shined a light on all these ugly things and because I could just look upon them they weren't bad. But it had sort of popped a bubble that I had been using to shove all these things away and keep them repressed. So, the experiences sort of kicked my crutches away and the personal demons began running wild inside of me. For many years, chaos and depression were a constant for me. I mentioned in my other message that I've only recently become stable enough and gotten my bearings enough to speak about my experiences and about these issues. I have a ton of videos that I want to make that explain all this. But I do two videos a week and hundreds that I need to make in order to get all this out.
+The Diamond Net The entheogenic shortcut is for this dangerous, I am convinced. It artificially tears down barriers for a moment, barriers which actually need other circumstances to happen first, before they can safely disappear. They serve the purpose of not going haywire, they are actually there for a good reason, and it all needs to be approached in a "real" way, little by little. Entheogenics make you glimpse into things you're not ready for, it's too much at the wrong moment.
+The Diamond Net You should get rid of the superior/inferior paradigm altogether. There is truly no such thing, not for a brain like yours anyway. There are only differences and characteristics, but no vertical comparison is actually possible. I know you actually know it already. An ant is slow and small and strong, a wolf is fast and weak (compared), these are characteristics, nothing more, no superior/inferior. That's clear in such an example, but it also goes for egotistic behavior, non-dualistic awareness, agressive behavior, etc. There's nothing superior/inferior about any of those, it's just characteristics in response to circumstances, nothing else. The wolf needs to be agressive and the antilope non-agressive, and the same goes for human behaviors, all of them. A bonobo is not superior to a chimp, he's different. Etc.
if our perception is not the reality and if someone questions about the consciousness of the self how is it possible to experience enlightenment (or anything for that sake ) and talk about it ? As the experience itself is a part of someone's consciousness and it is the reason he or she experience it at first place. Here we are talking about attaining the enlightenment and do X,Y and Z (among many other things) but in the Theravada Buddhism the whole point of attaining the enlightenment is to stop reincarnation because of the noble truths. So it is a religion.
I think, in light of what you wrote, it's important to distinguish between perception and the interpretation of a perception. These are different things as one relies on thoughts to make sense of reality and the other is just an experience of reality. But there is always an issue when it comes to talking about enlightenment, as it cannot be explained through language. In fact, words imply interpretation by their very nature. So, there's a translation process that happens there, and things inherently get lost in translation. But there is experience that can be perceived, and transcendence of the ego can be experienced to reveal the truth of reality beyond all assumptions and concepts. Buddhism is a religion, but enlightenment is a perspective shift. You don't need to believe in anything to become enlightened, it's a real shift in perception that needs no belief. I personally have no particular belief in any afterlife or intent to stop reincarnation, I simply want the shift in perspective because it was a much more pleasant and fulfilling way to be. But my beliefs and past experiences, actually make it harder for me to let go. So, my view is that the less beliefs you have, the better.
Buddhisam is a philosophy.as you are telling, its really hard to describe the Enlightenment using words.I think using English you could explain it to some extent but not all the things.however there is a language call Pali and lot of Dhamma had written in Pali, you could do lot research if you know Pali. What I know is its really really hard task become Enlightenment in current world. have to do lot of meditation
Enlightenment is the conceptual carrot the mind puts forth or stick to either distract or beat you into staying identified as it. ???
This beautifully describes it
I don’t know if I would call it enlightenment but most of what you have described sounds very similar to my personal experience
Consider that is and is not then become a trap, also. The all-inclusive nature points to the ineffable nature of all fields of experience and any conceptual grasp can yield dualism that often reveal paradoxes that are resolved in the direct experience of awareness as inseparable spaciousness and luminosity.
While it is often called "cognitive dissonance" in Western thought these days, the ability to hold seemingly paradoxical ideas simultaneously and transcend them can point to it. However, there is the caution that the casual, linear progression in psychological time continues as long as there is an actor and action and is to be respected--the "karmic" result becomes more obvious, no matter how illusory it is realized to be.
In that case, is and isn't, both and neither, represent more of an approximation than one-sided "is not" descriptions. There is an equality or sameness that may not seem attractive to the seeker, yet it can be expressed as: it is something, anything, everything and nothing. So, non-dual expressions ultimately are both true and false in the final analysis.
You may have a sense that the seeking itself represents someone who is going to get something, or find it, someday. This may not be satisfying to the "ego" or the conditioned sense of separateness, yet seeking is also contained within it and following through on the quest can uncover the ambition that motivates the seeker to obtain, attain, comprehend, etc. Fighting fire with fire can be very skillful and effective, but the arising of the self-sprung, pure and total presence is not an event in time, nor is it something one can "get". What you get is a state, a conceptual framework, etc. It shines through with clarity beyond all abstractions and grasping. What you can acquire can be lost, all things must perish. That may be a useful indicator of the actual, essential trap. What can possibly not fall under the category of impermanence?
So, maybe your list can have some provisional effect that accords with the antidote aspect of practice, but the definitive meaning evades the reification of the intellect and yet, contains it. In short, the direct realization that there is no trap and never has been, nor will there be one, is the liberation from the bondage of conceptual traps that we imagine. Non-dual could be pointed at as a definitive super-factual in contrast to the illusory, provisional fiction we grasp at, try to avoid, etc.
The resolution of causality may seem like a strange or abstract notion, but it is one way to indicate the aura of our natural predisposition which is just as we are now without modification or changes. Oh, but we really want to change this and that and the other thing, so that is something to consider contemplating as it can appear counter-intuitive without inspection.
Thanks for the list and enjoy your presence right here and now, as always.
Good Fortune!
Great video
"Enlightenment" doesn't exist, just as "sin and salvation" don't exist. It is as a horse chasing an invisible dangling carrot. Just like "time" doesn't exist. Everything is measurements of something or being. Enlightenment is a trap, and once you see through the trap, you are actually enLIGHTened - less emotional and physical/material baggage. No more emotional attachments - No! - entanglements. Karma is a false idea too. It doesn't exist.
All we can do is live our lives in as much created comfort, convenience, leisure (free time), and luxury. On all levels : "spiritual"/mental/emotional, sensations/physical, material/environmental, social, recreational ... in essence, to accept our lot in life.
I lived homeless for 5 years while being a Land Surveyor, and 7 years without any schedule, alarms, bosses, jobs, bills, expenses not working and living in a tent. I can see why yogis and monks need retreats from Society (the Matrix) to learn these things and that Life is really just a big Jedi MInd Game (f***). I could go on but that's enought to chew on for now. Have a great day.
I feel like you misunderstand the insight that "enlightenment doesn't exist." Given my limited experiences of being free from ego, it makes sense to me that the term referred to as "enlightenment" does refer to an actual shift where a person is free from suffering and free from the seeking drive. There is also a feeling of oneness with all of reality and unconditional love becomes possible. There is a recognition that the world is heaven and always has been and alway will be. There is no fear of death.
So, practically speaking, the term referred to as "enlightenment" does practically mean these things. A person who is enlightened isn't just a person who has intellectually come to the conclusion that "enlightenment isn't a real thing after all." It's not a wild goose chase.I have experienced these "enlightenment symptoms" (for lack of a better phrase) before for a few hours at a time when I temporarily let go of my drive to create and sustain ego. It was like a zooming out from my identification which allowed me to be aware of so much more internally because I wasn't identifying with or dis-identifying with anything.
So, my take on the insight, "enlightenment doesn't exist" is that it refers to the fact that enlightenment is simply the most natural state. In fact, we're always enlightened all the time, so technically there is no "shift" there. But we cover up that natural enlightenment with so many ideas about the self in relation to reality that we don't even realize it. It's not literally that there's no such thing as enlightenment. It's just that enlightenment is the pre-conditioned state that is always with us.
ok. that's cool. Try this instead ...
and it isn't directed at you, but a facebook post I made ...
and btw, "enlightenment" is what is left when one sees through all the delusion and smoke & mirrors; and takes the time to DE-hypnotize, and DE-program oneself from all the brainwashing we all are exposed to from birth : family, religions, media, peers, state, etc.
One's whole life is a waste of time. But the question remains - How do YOU want to waste your life and time? In the end none of it will have really mattered ... unless you have the foolish wasteful idea that it does. You aren't important. Neither is your life. You are a nobody hanging out with other nobody's in a Nowhere world. Quit acting like you are somebody that matters and is important and that what you do is valuable and super-important. It isn't and neither are you. At ease. Carry on! And get back to whatever it is you thought was important and made you special. lol
pushed through came back
if u want to find something, look where it isn't, and eventually you'll look where it is.
The person is transient like every other self. Life is before, during and after the person turns on or off.
talking of these moments when you felt connected or, experience a transient something.....is a whole different matter than talking of enlightenment or even equating those moments with enlightenment; this is a huge over reach Emerald, and almost certainly a subtle manifestation of ego. It seems to me that when the crude manifestations of ego are recognized, it finds sneaky subtle ways to express itself. I suggest that your inclination to speak on the subject with any kind of authority, or to equate it with your own experience and to advise, is just this. I am not in the position to challenge any of these ideas, because i'm not enlightened, so the subject is beyond my experience, but from all accounts the difference between enlightenment and ordinary consciousness is said to be more profound than being sound asleep in bed at night and the state of consciousness after we wake up and go about our daily activities...........my guess is that only someone who is enlightened can help you through that process. At the same time the world is full of people who claim enlightenment or the transient experience of enlightenment to consciously or unconsciously stroke their egos
This is an older video, so it is something that I considered later on. With the help of some commenters, I was able to see this tendency. But I do still relate the experiences back to enlightenment, because there was a very clear "falling away" or "zooming out" from the identity and a realization that I had been enslaved to my self-concept. And there was a complete alleviation of suffering and an unconditional love of all of reality coupled with a feeling of oneness with an infinite reality that I recognized immediately as God despite having very Atheist leanings. So, I relate the experiences to enlightenment because they match the description of how many enlightened people describe enlightenment. But at the end of the day, it's all just beliefs to me. I'm not currently liberated from ego identification. At this point, it's just a memory of a memory of a memory. I'm no closer to enlightenment than the average person. The only thing I have to offer is my memory of the experience.
It's interesting that you wish to hold on to that idea, but whatever it was , it sounds pleasant.....maybe some accidental connection to a higher state; you do a good job with most of your videos, there is much i enjoy about them
936, Emerald is speaking from direct experience which is different than second hand stories. It's probably not possible to know this unless you've had the experience she speaks of. I had such an experience, and only knew what it was by study of enlightened people like Romana Maharshi and many others.
10/10 Great Video!!
+Hari Patel Thank you! :)
Yes, this is a great one
+MegaBro Thanks!
just lovely
Thank you!
Is this the same girl that does the Miranda Sings videos ?
No. I've never heard of Miranda Sings before. :)
Rock on :) I was just kidding around. It would be hilarious is Miranda Sings has an alter ego in the likeness of Alan Watts :)
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Anyway, keep up the good work Diamond :)
It's called learning.
The road the lay person must walk down is dusty compared to the monk but sure it can be done.
Those good and bad monkeys are the 2 angels and the 2 demons that every person has on earth for life. The demons project telepathically their thoughts into your mind from your external/lower side, making believe that you are the one thinking bad things. This video explains that in detail: th-cam.com/video/Qaqd9Fhsxpg/w-d-xo.html
On the other hand, the 2 angels try to guide you with kind counsel without abusing your mind, connecting to you from your inner/higher side.
Both angels and demons are just people like us that already died.
You look like jake from youtube channel vsauce3 in the thumbnail
I can kind of see the resemblance.
what did you do? Ayahuasca? shrooms?
I want to know what Sadhguru has to say about what your saying. Im sure he would ask why he got massive knowledge of this he never knew or studied. He can be stoned or drunk and change many things. He thought he was meditating for few min but hours past, then mediated for what he thought was 4 hours and it really was couple days. His was very spiritual, he seen all and understood all, he cried for hours in bliss. Id say he had a very spiritual awakening.
I wonder how many people assume there enlightenment from new knowledge to the topic. If not shit happen except a you felt happy and sad, sry you didn't reach enlightenment.
I didn't reach enlightenment. But I did temporarily experience ego transcendence during those two experiences. And this is something that I'm as certain of as any other aspect of my past. But I think you're right in that a lot of people assume they're enlightened from gaining second-hand knowledge of the topic though. I see a lot of people who fancy themselves to be some kind of enlightenment scholar, thinking that they can make judgments of other people's experiences, based on things that they've read or heard from enlightened spiritual teachers. Speaking of which, have you ever experienced ego transcendence?
when you realised the projections your friends was putting on the dog and the way that humans interact with one another,didnt you realise or feel that in certain moments you have a very powerful weapon at your disposal of how vicious you could be and cut them down with true wisdom thus exposing them as what they think they are,they question that themselves but don't actually look for anwsers???...........so keep that gun in its holster
No. I only felt sorrow and compassion for myself and others relative to this revelation. Because I realized that I was deeply connected with all things, there was no desire in me to out-do anyone else. All competitive drives became as silly as playing a game of chess by myself. But some random violent, destructive urges did pop up. But they weren't really connected to anything in reality. They were just urge-thoughts.
theFATelvis85 Well, I wouldn't have this problem. But not for a positive reason. I have a hard time standing up for myself and tend to internalize anger instead of externalizing it. So, if someone does something to me, I will get angry at myself instead of getting angry at them. Then I cry like a baby, because I'm mad at myself. My entire life has been a giant game of losing face, I'm afraid. I'm not so quick with my words either. But most often I bypass my anger because this whole process of internalizing anger is so painful. So, people who know me are likely to say "Wow. You're so calm. You never get angry." This was a pretty good ego boost before I saw how harmful the whole thing is and how much energy it takes to do this.
+The Diamond Net well unless your physically attacked let it go because if somebody cannot control there own anger how can they control the anger of someone who can control there own anger :) that's the gun I'm talking about the reason they are angry isn't personal. toward you it's about them the way they feel and it eats them up until they have to get it out
theFATelvis85 That's true.
Sounds like you had an experience of what Christians would call the beautific vision.
I have another question. Let's take your description. "my [...] experiences of non dual awareness". Great. So there we have three entities: 1. you, 2. the rest of existence/universe apart from you, and 3. a dual awaraness experience which is neither identical to "you" in that moment, nor identical to the rest of existence/universe. Very dualistic. So my question is: how can "you" "have" an experience of non-dual awareness, if "you" in itself is completely dualistic, meaning "not the rest of the universe", and the experience is something you "have"? (Don't bother saying that words can't really describe these things, I know already, words can't even accurately describe a dog, that's their nature, that's how we play the game. So in that case we all need to shut up and you need to stop talking in your videos. It's one or the other.)
no such thing as enlightenment. just keep moving
Or capitalization, for that matter.
Thanks but some of your notions of enlightenment are not correct. Enlightenment is not about surrender or open-mindedness or acceptance...all of those ideas are for someone who thinks they're separate from life.