Can consciousness be nondual?

[Redchic12]

Yes I did that chakra test as well. It was so interesting. Thanks for that Starman.

[Ewwerrin]

Originally Posted by HITESH SHAH

May be God wants...
... to contemplate on it.

I'm trying so hard man. To appreciate even one thing. To find something to feel good about. Constantly feeling depressed and despair for no reason, no matter what I try.

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

3 issues here ---when there...
.... doubt does not. Sorry.)

Thank you so much for your advice. This gives me so much hope. That yes, especially today is so good and there is no reason for my despair, but I definitely feel so extremely depressed and sad for absolutely no reason whatsoever. It gives me so much hope that yes maybe this is just a chemical inbalance. That maybe a doctor visit can fix it. Thanks.

Originally Posted by iamthat

Instead of thinking...
... light can shine forth without distortion.
Peace

I cannot find anything inside of me and especially not outside of me to be the reason for how bad I feel. Maybe I do have a chemical inbalance. Literally every little thing seems to make me sad. For example, "there are many flowers on this plant." and I have to cry about it. It is completely unrelated. Everything is sad because perhaps I have a chemical inbalance. I cry about literally everything and feel despair constantly. I don't know, maybe I do need to see a doctor about this.

If I had to find a reason I can think maybe "all things die and this flower dies too." and maybe thats the reason I feel sad about all things passing away. But how am I going to fix that? Maybe my sadness is not about these things. But these things come up inapropriately as a result of a chemical inbalance in my brain. That leaves me constantly sad and depresssed unless I sleep. And I can't keep permanently sleeping either. I can't cope with it. No matter what I do, I am sad. The moment I wake up, sadness is there. despair. panic. For no appearant reason at all.

[iamthat]

Originally Posted by Ewwerrin

I cannot find anything inside of me and especially not outside of me to be the reason for how bad I feel.

And yet in a different thread you say:

endless images of my past are coming up as I'm feeling so depressed and I have to constantly cry with endless memories running through my mind like a projection movie. Endless thoughts and memories that all feel so sad and depressed.

Which suggests that you can find plenty within yourself to be the reason for how bad you feel?

And I have to question the idea that these states are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Yes, deficiencies of certain minerals or whatever will produce definite effects. But I am suspicious of conventional psychology which believes that thoughts and emotions are somehow produced by the brain, and therefore any psychological disturbances are also caused by imbalances within the brain. It makes more sense to me that we have a subtle emotional body and psychological disturbances are caused by energy blockages within the emotional body, which may then be reflected in the brain.

Peace

[Ewwerrin]

Originally Posted by iamthat

And yet in a...
... be reflected in the brain.
Peace

I'm sorry, I dont know what to do anymore except try anti depressants. I am literally crying for 3 days straight for no clear reason. I do see visions of the past, but today it's just pure despair with no reason whatsoever. I hate medication most of all, but I can't live like this. I'm even crying right now.

[Miss Hepburn]

As I always say the brain is like any other organ...if we had a thyroid imbalance we would take something to balance it.
Life is too short to be this miserable, E.
If you had a headache ---I that lasted too long ...I bet you would take a couple aspirin.
This is a good thing to try ---the anti-dep....and you don't have to use them forever.
When there is NO reason to be depressed that is reason enough to get things balanced out, imo.
Takes 3 weeks, tho.

[Maisy]

Originally Posted by iamthat

But I am suspicious of conventional psychology which believes that thoughts and emotions are somehow produced by the brain,

It makes more sense to me that we have a subtle emotional body and psychological disturbances are caused by energy blockages

Those are some interesting thoughts to me as I was born with a anxiety disorder from birth. I have felt it's effects my whole life everyday. It's basically who I am. I wonder if the source could have been my soul. But it could be my brain as well as mental illness runs in my family tree. Hmmm wish I knew the source or cause.

[Maisy]

I think "spirituality" is not really separate from ones karma and life. It's all wrapped up together.

[Ewwerrin]

Originally Posted by iamthat

And yet in...
... be reflected in the brain.
Peace

I have to say, I definitely have energy blockages, but they have been there for 10 years. I just don't know how to get rid of them. Tried everything.
I don't want medicine either, but I am obliged to take them anyway. Might as well take anti depressants with it. Since I'm not even allowed to stop medication even if I wanted to.
But I just wanna say thank you. There is profound truth in what you say. And clarity.
I have hope that the medication will not interfere too much with my natural healing process.
As with the heavy medication I am already taking, I can still relate to what you say.
I just don't like to choose between two things. And currently I don't have that choice anyway.
I really appreciate your advice and perspective allot.
Maybe doctors wont even allow me to take anti depressants.
In that case, I can still take what you said to heart. So thank you very much for that. It gives me doubke hope.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Maisy

... I know a popular new age idea is we cause our own suffering but I think it is more complicated than that.
It can be from past life actions and nothing in this life. Or we may have chosen it.

Well, I certainly agree from all of my reading...esp, Robert Schwartz's books - researching past life plans.
My sister can not understand WHY our father was so mean to me all the time ...she adored me as such a cute little blued blonde...
he was SO nice to her!

Well it took 6 decades to have a vision almost knock me over ---where he and I made an agreement he would be mean to me ---as I had been
to others so I would SEE what it felt like ''and stop once and for all!"
His exact words...my exact words were "Ok''.
(He was not a mean person...only to me.)

[Redchic12]

Yes I believe that also Miss H.

I dont do victim cos there ain’t no victim. Just a balancing out of the karma and yes I feel we did decide all this before we came here.

Just my opinion tho.