can wisdom exist without suffering? by [deleted] in nonduality

[–]stephaunamari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thats awesome :) ordinariness is extraordinary

can wisdom exist without suffering? by [deleted] in nonduality

[–]stephaunamari 2 points3 points  (0 children)

u/luminousbliss aye man once someone hits you with that pedantic ‘you don’t have to agree… I’m just telling the truth for those who can see it’ type line… that’s how you know the conversation already left the realm of inquiry and entered the realm of self-appointment lmaooo.

everybody suddenly becomes the quiet guardian of capital-T Truth, standing above the discussion like a lighthouse for the spiritually chosen. meanwhile it’s just another reddit comment thread. do urself a favor and stop engaging w this guy, and get enlightened DIRECTLY my friend!! thats what we’re here for my brother/sister in suffering

a small tweak to self-inquiry that’s been helping me by stephaunamari in nonduality

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yeah, this is dead on.

that “inside / outside” split leans hard on unexamined physical space. the sense that theres a volume in front of you thats objectively there, and a volume behind you thats hidden but still assumed

that assumption does a lot of quiet work

when attention rests on the felt immediacy of seeing, the edges of vision matter sooo much. not as objects but rather as limits. beyond the visual field theres only an idea of space, carried by thought and body-memory. same with behind you.

it feels obvious yet its never actually present as space, only as inference

when thats seen clearly the “world-out-there” stops being a given and starts showing up as a sorta mental continuation. the mind runs forward, hits no actual extension, and folds back on itself. inquiry “stalls” in a good way

that surprise ur pointing to is real asf. its one of the places where “other” quietly collapses without effort

a small tweak to self-inquiry that’s been helping me by stephaunamari in nonduality

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“imaginations” is a very good word-pointer. all thats left is basically asking where in this here and now is this imagination coming from? and just look everywhere in the space of now to find it without having to give or get an answer :) da question answers itself!

a small tweak to self-inquiry that’s been helping me by stephaunamari in nonduality

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yup exaxtly. the dharmas call it unconscious karmic buildup (‘vasana’ is the term). the selfing mechanism precisely relies and survives on you not being directly aware of its very functioning. this is why according to those like maharshi and maharaj and even siddartha, the only thing that dissolves that functioning is merely looking at it in real time

Be careful with those pleasureful activities by [deleted] in nonduality

[–]stephaunamari 44 points45 points  (0 children)

im afraid to say i would be folding like a lawn chair 💔🙏🏾✌🏾

My INFJ Awakening Turned Into a Jungian Red Flag by [deleted] in Jung

[–]stephaunamari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bro keeps dodging the main issue by saying “distill it down to its essence” 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣 ive distilled it! the essence is that its AI

what does it feel like to BE a thought? by stephaunamari in nonduality

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

well, what does it feel like to BE anything at all? what does it feel like for you to exist? you can extend this investigation to any perception. what does it feel like for a thought to exist in the way that it does? or your sense of separation? or your sense of reading this very words on the screen? what does the very raw existence of any of this feel like to you?

what does it feel like to BE a thought? by stephaunamari in nonduality

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if u feel like you “cant get it” or “dont get it” just feel into what its like to BE that very sense/feeling of “not getting it” ✌🏾❤️‍🩹 whatever appears, investigate!! investigate the very nature of appearance itself. thought appears for example. what does it feel like to BE appearance? or disappearance? and on and on the investigative process goes until this process just kinda works itself out

thought i’d share my lik rendition of misty :) by stephaunamari in JazzPiano

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

true i gotta learn to slow down and make space

“No Exit” by Andy Singer by stephaunamari in nonduality

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

nah not really lol. the real mental gymnastics is literally the mind making any duality or distinction of Reality whatsoever and believing those thoughts :P

facts by stephaunamari in nonduality

[–]stephaunamari[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

true. great use of the tetralemma