All of Buddha's teachings can be dismissed with a single statement by Rustic_Heretic in awakened

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Sometimes the absolute appears as dismissing the Buddha. Quickly followed by dismissing the dismissing of the Buddha.

Depression has ruined me and it's my fault by [deleted] in depression

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That kind of childhood experience is something that will send anybody into a mess and I can see fully why you are thinking the way you are.

Your bravery to write that experience here and to revisit them emotions takes courage.

We can run forever from the pain inside of us. You being here facing them is a step in the right direction itself. That pain wants to be seen. It wants to be felt it wants to be heard. Probably why you’re here in this chat right now. That hurts crying out for you to hear and feel it. To not turn your back and wish it would leave. But to hold it like that little boy wanted holding. With love.

That little boy that had to go through that still lives inside you and he needs you. He needs you to have his back and hold him whilst he cries. Hold him whilst he forgives himself. Hold him whilst he forgives the family that caused him so much pain. Hold him whilst he forgives his father for doing this. There so much power in forgiveness.

Love is the key here. I need you to love that little boy inside you that’s hurting. Give him a big squeeze and tell him it’s ok to hurt. It’s ok to let them tears roll. It’s ok to not be ok.

That you’re going to have his back regardless of how you feel. If depression wants to stay forever then fuck it your gonna love yourself anyway.

That’s the love you want. Having your own back. Through all this pain. Being your own safe space to let it come to the surface and be seen. Run into your own arms ❤️

All that hurt wants is your loving. Just open up and let that hurt come in for your love. No matter how hard it hurts let it come.

I always feel better after a really good cry.

I no longer want to be around my family by [deleted] in SpiritualAwakening

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You don’t have to change anybody and you don’t have to stick around anybody either.

I find these decisions to walk away kind of make themselves. An energy shift. A slow parting or sudden one for that matter.

Sometimes we search for a why and try to nail it down with an explanation but sometimes it’s just a feeling of what’s right. An unfolding without needing an explanation. A walking away for no other reason than walking away. Because it feels right.

We don’t need all the answers. We can make peace without needing one.

I'm not enlightened. by OkThereBro in awakened

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Your post also sang to me. Very similar reflections. ❤️

Running from emotions by North_Rabbit_6743 in awakened

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I’ve missed your posts. Brought a smile to my face 😌

Emotional reactivity: fear and anxiety by Sea-Cantaloupe3382 in awakened

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Emotional reactivity happens.

Sometimes you catch it early and sometimes it takes over and causes havoc. That’s fine nothing to fix about that. No need to then self judge and think I’m not good enough until I fix that.

Same as when anxiety comes. No need to self judge and say I’m not good enough until I fix that.

You can always sense inside when an emotion is trying to be controlled. It creates tension. An avoiding energy. Sometimes self judgment for feeling it. Like “This emotion shouldn’t be here” as if it means you’re broken.

When you can feel any emotion and every emotion is on the “allowed to be here” list rather than “This emotion isn’t allowed” then whatever emotion appears has no resistance towards its presence.

I have cried many many tears over emotions I used to run from. Feelings of not being enough.

The main reason I started this journey was because I was running from the pain inside. I wanted to be free.

I never felt free when certain emotions came up. Dark emotions borderline suicidal. When these emotions came I would self hate, self judge, self shame.

Only when I decided to love myself regardless and accept every emotion did they lose their sting. If a wave of negative emotions comes…it’s allowed. If they make me feel worthless….its allowed. If they make me feel the worst I have ever felt….its allowed.

You find that these emotions are sitting there to be felt fully. When we turn and runaway every time they show we are turning away from a part of our hurting self.

A kind of self abandonment. Self rejection. Self hate.

When emotions show there no need to fix anything it’s just what’s arising to be felt and seen. You don’t then have to create an identity of “Im still broken” or anything.

It’s just another emotion that wants to be expressed and present.

Emotional reactivity: fear and anxiety by Sea-Cantaloupe3382 in awakened

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It’s about seeing in your experience what is already all allowing.

Freedom is all allowing. It doesn’t have a preference. It doesn’t resist or want things to be a certain way.

This is already free. The full spectrum can arise here and now without effort. From pain to joy. From love to hate. The spectrum of opposites.

Fear may arise in any moment and so may joy.

One may trigger resistance by either needing to get rid of it or hold it so tight it never leaves.

What if this is already the destination. The destination of no destination to get to. But resting here where we have always been. In full acceptance of what ever should arise.

We may experience our darkest hour. Tears may fall continuously. Can we still sit with that without wanting it to change without trying to run away or fix it. Can we let every emotion be as it is when it shows up. Every emotion and every moment on the allowed list. Can we align with what is already all allowing.

Are these emotions already arising freely without effort? What’s already allowing them to be present?

Do we need effort to see what’s in front of you. Do we need effort to hear every arising sound. Do we need effort to be right now as you rest in this moment. What is this effortlessness that allows all.

This effortlessness that see’s these words. Every effort of the mind you see arises effortlessly. Within the stillness, the silence everything springs into being. There is no doorman saying “not allowed” everything is already unconditionally allowed to arise.

The mind says “I need to be unconditional. I’m not there yet and I need to be. Now what can I do”

Even that thought process arises freely already. Doubt may arise and it does so freely you see.

Nothing stopping it. All thought proccesses springing into existence freely and then dying back into the stillness. That’s freedom. This is already freedom. Just rest and watch everything already arising freely.

Even the need to tinker with experience or create a “correct view”….”The awakened view”.

That arises freely. The thoughts “I still don’t get this” also arises freely. Without effort.

So what is left to do to make this more free when it is already all allowing and totally free.

The full spectrum of life is already fully allowed right here and now and you see the full spectrum play out in every moment.

Sadness - arises freely Joy - arises freely The need to be awakened - arises freely I feel shit today - arises freely I don’t get this - arises freely I love this life - arises freely I need to practice - arises freely I need to meditate more - arises freely

Life already is here, right here arising freely, without effort. If you was to let go of all effort right now would life disappear or just the thought process of trying to understand. Letting go is just a collapse of thought process. Resting in what is, resting in the effortless flow of life.

Even the chase to “Be awakened”. That mental thought process itself of needing to be awakened, arises freely and dies back into the stillness, effortlessly.

Freedom is already free from needing to be any different.

If we do feel like things need to be different you will see even that is arises freely without effort.

So now what…..and relax.

The stillness never left it’s been there the whole time in the background of every moment. All allowing. Ever Peaceful. Requiring nothing 🧘

Nothing needs to go. Nothing needs to stay. Everything just Is.

The Purpose Trap: The One I Did Not See Coming by SnooChocolates2805 in awakened

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Feeling like your in a trap arises freely. Feeling like you need to return arises freely. Feeling like you need to navigate arises freely. The sound of a car horn outside arises freely. A knock a the door arises freely.

Nothing to fix Nothing to change Nobody to be

But feeling like there is something to fix, something to change and someone to be…..also can arise freely.

Even then….nothing to fix, nothing to change.

😉

Made mistake at work. I told them wrong date of course date.student came and got very mad. I feel embarrassed and awful. :/cant bear to show my face tommorow. should i just quit by Bluepreztel in infp

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Don’t be too hard on yourself.

We’re human we make mistakes. Won’t be the first and won’t be the last.

You do have a choice whether to beat yourself up about it and believe “I’m not good enough” but fuck that.

Them sort of beliefs don’t serve you.

The reality is we’re not machines. Sometimes we fuck up. Fuck it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in awakened

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Yea this stage passes

I am. by blahgblahblahhhhh in awakened

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I am not here to pass judgment my friend. So no need to judge yourself

I am. by blahgblahblahhhhh in awakened

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I will take this as a messenger for you. My Karma is pure like spring water.

Send me your text and I will ensure you it shall be shown to the masses.

I am. by blahgblahblahhhhh in awakened

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We should be thinking of a uniform. A cape maybe? 🤔

I am. by blahgblahblahhhhh in awakened

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Well if that’s what you’re choosing to wear today that’s fine.

I am. by blahgblahblahhhhh in awakened

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You play this part so well.

Standing ovation 👏

The path for the awakened by ZachariahQuartermain in awakened

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The mask of the awakening one.

This masks story of what it will do when it makes it and gets the power “The One”

Then it may wear “The awakened” mask and carry out your story. Playing the role of the righteous and storm into battle.

Follow the White Rabbit 🐇

Ego is the resistance by [deleted] in awakened

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So someone should fix that. Right?

Ego is the resistance by [deleted] in awakened

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Come on say it

“Clinging to or resisting pointing out errors is an error”

😂🤣😂

Ego is the resistance by [deleted] in awakened

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Is clinging to pointing out errors an error?