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Originally Posted by andrew g
You cannot dissolve for as long as you believe that you ARE still dissolving. That there IS a you to dissolve. The self-realized state is not a big deal, 'peace' is as natural as breathing. Its not a grandiose thing. Its not how we imagine it to be - it cannot be by definition. We want the satisfaction of knowing that we are self-realized and that we are at peace, but by definition, in a self-realized state there is no satisfaction, because satisfaction comes from a mind-knowing. Its just a way of living in which there is no need to achieve something, a way of living in which we are at peace with having nothing to do! I wouldnt even say its better, its just different. Its just about being in allowance of what arises in each moment. There may still be emotions, there may still be discomfort, there may still be hunger. Its so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that 'enlightenment' is a state of being. Its not. Its just who we are when we are not busy creating and getting in the way of that which is already present, here and now.
By all means carry on with the work daz. In my opinion though, based on what you have told me, you have done more than enough karmic work to let it go and just trust that what arises in each moment is perfect. You already ARE self-realized you just havent realized that yet. You might need to get a new hobby though as letting go of something to work towards kind of leaves us with nothing to do! And for many people, having nothing to do and nothing to work towards is really the last fear we face.
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You may or may not know the answer to this andy but via what process did Nisargadatta undertake to reach such a conclusion.
The false self or the I am identity must of been "realized" for what It Is whether It had "dissolved" or been "destroyed" or just had "Fallen away"
In order for Nisargadatta to know what Is the natural state prior to be-ing conscious of the self Identity means that he knows what he Is not..
A realization of this must have been so.
There Is no light switch that can be turned on and off, It Is a gradual progression from be-ing In the dark to be-ing In the light so to speak.
Realizing what we are not Is part of the parcel, what we are not needs to be dissolved / destroyed or whatever.
Thanks for your kind words..by the way
And yes what does one do when there Is no-thing to do he he
Perhaps I won't know what to do (lol)
x daz x