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09-10-2021, 11:15 PM
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"Or if you want to know how Enlightened you are go spend a week with your parents. "
Ok, but I should warn you, they've both been buried years ago... :-P
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09-10-2021, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gem
I'm just saying this is how it is and this is the way you are. It is as it is.
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"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment chop wood, carry water."
Maybe the only difference is a wink and a little sparkle in the eyes... |
18-10-2021, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Gem
'Enlightenment' is another way of saying 'you as you are now'.
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Is the search for Enlightenment a response to a lack of self esteem? |
18-10-2021, 10:04 AM
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Master
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Originally Posted by alanantic
"Or if you want to know how Enlightened you are go spend a week with your parents. "
Ok, but I should warn you, they've both been buried years ago... :-P
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 Dark humour indeed some of the best humour is dark that's for sure, Regards Joe.
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18-10-2021, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Gem
I'm just saying this is how it is and this is the way you are. It is as it is.
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If it's meant to be about non-duality it failed, its existence being the denial.
It's a collection of rapid-fire soundbites edited together. I gave up after 3 minutes. It got nowhere just babble so...... 'this is the way you are'?
No, it's not.
But it is as it is. I suppose it falls to someone to tell it as it is....a user-upper of time.
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18-10-2021, 01:23 PM
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Master
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Australia
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Originally Posted by Greenslade
Is the search for Enlightenment a response to a lack of self esteem?
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Low or high self-esteem is like a narrative about oneself which is usually extrapolated from pretty good evidence. It usually has something to do with worthiness, which relates to being lovable.
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Last edited by Gem : 18-10-2021 at 11:34 PM.
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18-10-2021, 01:44 PM
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Master
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 22,132
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Originally Posted by Lorelyen
If it's meant to be about non-duality it failed, its existence being the denial. It's a collection of rapid-fire soundbites edited together. I gave up after 3 minutes. It got nowhere just babble so...... 'this is the way you are'?
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I personally have no opinion if the guy in the video is enlightened or not. I looked at his video history and thought it was pretty neurotic, so maybe it's a crazy master thing  .
I since noticed 'actualised.org' has 2 videos on You Tube titled about Live Enlightenment "Happening in Real Time'. One dated 3 years ago and another dated 1 year ago, so apparently it happens every couple of years or so. (His videos are very long so I didn't use up time watching them.
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18-10-2021, 07:34 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: England.
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Originally Posted by Gem
I since noticed 'actualised.org' has 2 videos on You Tube titled about Live Enlightenment "Happening in Real Time'. One dated 3 years ago and another dated 1 year ago, so apparently it happens every couple of years or so. (His videos are very long so I didn't use up time watching them.
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I heard about Frank Yang in the Actualized forum, and he divides opinion even in that avant-garde spiritual community. But I don't judge people either way, I can't see into someone else's mind and I'm not enlightened myself anyway! There seems to be a trend nowadays for spiritual seekers avoiding having a formal relationship with a teacher, spiritual director or guru and proclaiming their own awakenings and enlightenment experiences. I can see both pros and cons to this, but I wish the guy well. |
18-10-2021, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2021
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Originally Posted by Joe Mc
Dark humour indeed some of the best humour is dark that's for sure, Regards Joe.
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18-10-2021, 11:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 22,132
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Originally Posted by snowyowl
I heard about Frank Yang in the Actualized forum, and he divides opinion even in that avant-garde spiritual community. But I don't judge people either way, I can't see into someone else's mind and I'm not enlightened myself anyway! There seems to be a trend nowadays for spiritual seekers avoiding having a formal relationship with a teacher, spiritual director or guru and proclaiming their own awakenings and enlightenment experiences. I can see both pros and cons to this, but I wish the guy well.
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Well, anyone can be anything on the internet and live enlightenment might even become a hot TikTok trend one day.
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