<And consciousness? > Well, when all said and done. That is all there is. Not that I'm done mind you. Godszen knows me pretty well. We have chatted privately via email several times. 1 1/2 year ago, I did not know what advaita, Buddhism, enlightenment, non duel or duel even was. I do know this. One has to be honest with ones self. Brutally honest. Which brings me full circle to my point. One has to start with ones self. Only then will one realize there is no self. You are right Mark, about shining back and being separate. Perhaps more right than you know. In the beginning, while doing serious self inquiry, it can be very alienating. I never felt so apart from others. Then there is a point where you realize, there are no others, they are all you,it's all you. Now adjusting to that (for me) has been very difficult. I'm still struggling with a balance. Yes, while "living this life" there needs to be a balance (at least that's how I perceive it) Actually, everything must be in balance, but that is a completely different topic. Again, back to the full circle point thing. Focus in, and when realized there is nothing in, focus out. Please keep in mind I know nothing and speak only from personal experience. This me being honest and just typing what ever comes out. I'm enjoying this conversation.
On Oct 27, 3:17 pm, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: > you are the light of realness > > On Oct 27, 5:10 am, Bob1357 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > <rip the top of your head off, then peel off the rest of > > your skull like a banana.> > > > Sounds wonderful > > > <if I focus on finding out who I really am I might not find myself if > > I look too hard> > > > In my personal experience. I did focus on finding out who I really > > was. I broke down walls, shattered conditions and tore out ideas. I > > actually went through a lot of emotional pain. Whoever coined the > > phrase, "The truth hurts", was right. I dug deep and you know what I > > found. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. There was no me (Bob). Bob was > > just a bunch ideas, concepts and conditioning. Everything that made > > Bob Bob was not real. Anyway my point is. I think if you look hard > > enough and honestly enough you will discover that there is nothing to > > find. > > > On Oct 27, 5:11 am, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Mark Ty-Wharton wrote: > > > > It is about seeking who we really are - > > > > you're going to need the satguru to rip the > > > top of your head off, then peel off the rest of > > > your skull like a banana, then extreme > > > samadhi/turn you into a solid block of > > > undifferentiated love/bliss/light, then maybe > > > after that you'll get turned inside out- > > > (it'll be fucking radical) then maybe you'll > > > get a glimpse of the reality that you are
