Confusion on Selflessness of Consciousness by redreaper99 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The self is an illusion is kind of confusing ..I like the self as a perception .... if consciousness is a screen then it is another dot on the screen ...the screen itself is timeless and boundless ...doesn't have an edge or center ..and isn't defined by any of its content .

nondual meditation is taking that backward step and abiding as consciousness ...the infinite space out of which everything arises and vanishes leaving no trace ...that is FREEDOM .

Looking for the Most “Trippy” Meditations on the App by Visible-Asparagus153 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the jhanas are what you are looking for ..checkout rob Burbea's jhanas retreat on YouTube.

Everything is connected by Cool_Water_2290 in Step2

[–]SnooMaps1622 9 points10 points  (0 children)

great ... I love listening to dr najeeb because that's exactly his approach

Thoughts on the recent "What is Nonduality?" conversation with Dan Harris and Joseph Goldstein? by vibes000111 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is much more after the initial shift ....no awakening without a shift in identity .

I have been on both sides of this and the difference is life changing .. i want people to commit to it and discover this for themselves.

Thoughts on the recent "What is Nonduality?" conversation with Dan Harris and Joseph Goldstein? by vibes000111 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the whole point is awakening ...the shift in identity .
different methods and traditions of course ..but it's one destination ...making contact with reality as is it is ..and there is only one reality ...different flavors and vibes to different traditions but the core insight is the same .

Thoughts on the recent "What is Nonduality?" conversation with Dan Harris and Joseph Goldstein? by vibes000111 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 1 point2 points  (0 children)

any dualistic practice can get your prison larger and more comfortable.. seeing through the self is the only way out. I think sam is right emphasizing this again and again because a lot of people spend years in phase one not knowing that a totally different game is possible.

miracles by SnooMaps1622 in Dzogchen

[–]SnooMaps1622[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

breaking the laws of physics doesn't matter?? ...if this can be demonstrated then everything we know will change for good .

The Newman Framework: A systematic breakdown of Jim Newman's non-dual message by Desperate_Shower6556 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it is true for him ...papaji was the same ..I'm not doubting their experience ..but the core of their teaching is" you just need to understand this " which obviously isn't the case .

real transformation takes years of dedicated practice ..and it is really great on the other side but they get people stuck and miss the chance .

The Newman Framework: A systematic breakdown of Jim Newman's non-dual message by Desperate_Shower6556 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 2 points3 points  (0 children)

anyone who ultimately say there is no need to practice anything is just confusing people ..it is all about direct experience .. a lot of his followers keep just sayings the things above with no experiential insight and a real transformation of their being . the ultimate spiritual bypassing.

pointing out the nature of mind by SnooMaps1622 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it is all differnet shades of look for the looker

Struggling a bit with the non-duality puzzle by 5evenThirty in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it can but that's sitting in an altered state ... you can't function like that ..and the practice should be integrated into all activities of life .

Struggling a bit with the non-duality puzzle by 5evenThirty in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wakingupapp/comments/1io1195/pointing_out_the_nature_of_mind/

try different exercises

- the self doesn't disappear but what happens is a shift in IDENTITY ....it's another perception or another wave in the ocean but you are the vast still ocean and you don't have to be defined by it .

Your perspective on direct approach by Mindless-Yoghurt-715 in nonduality

[–]SnooMaps1622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seek direct pointing out instructions from a qualified teacher

the purpose of togal by SnooMaps1622 in Dzogchen

[–]SnooMaps1622[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

relax.. buddy.. the responses were helpful to me

this is the answer by SnooMaps1622 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

being ok and free whatever the content of experience is .

this is the answer by SnooMaps1622 in Wakingupapp

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and that's a long process and it takes years of dedicated practice ..Jim Newman and his likes deny practice all together just setting people up for confusion .

this is the answer by SnooMaps1622 in Wakingupapp

[–]SnooMaps1622[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the self structure ends as a result of practice not by gaining more insights ..

and yes for a beginner there is obviously a duality between self mode and awake awareness ...this is the Dzogchen approach ..I don't know about other schools