ivankiss
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@James123 Speaking of truth does not mean you're being truthful. That realization is yet do dawn, I see.
If you were to say to me 'all is one', I'd say you're full of shit, again. Why? Because you do not stand in that Truth, right now. It's obvious. You just like to make yourself look like you do.
Quite lame. And a bit sad.
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9 minutes ago, James123 said:
Definitely fine 😊 where is love? I love you, I LOVE YOUUUU!!!
Cool. I find you quite annoying and I do not value your opinion at all. That's love too 😘
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This dude... 😅 you're full of shit @James123 , and you know it. Just a thought 😉
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@Blessed2 Hmm. Would not deny that I have something of that sort going on, but I'm not sure if it's related to this.
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Another important and kinda funny thing to mention is, that when this happens, it feels like you really, really need to burp, but you just fucking can't haha! Super annoying.
Also; I'm sure being lost in thought is a massive factor too. But not necessarily. I can recall moments of breathing perfectly fine and feeling amazing, while being deep in imagination land. Perhaps it has to do more with the quality of thoughts?
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Anyone has experience with this? I'm sure you know what I mean.
It makes it nearly impossible to take a full breath and breathe through your entire body. It's like there is some air trapped in your body. Particularly the solar plexus and oblique area.
Lots of tension. It literally feels like the solar plexus is contracted. Inverted, even.
If ignored, I don't only feel off, foggy and weak... but also quite literally hollow in the middle of my being. Like there's a part of me missing. Usually results in a pretty bad day. It also tends to block other areas of the body, sooner or later. Chest is locked, lump in the throat, etc.
Pure meditation/yoga/stretching does not always do the trick.
What works, but is quite fucking painful, is pressing a thumb real hard into the solar plexus area and then breathing into it. It sends all kinds of shock/pain waves throughout the body. It's anything but pleasant. But it usually works. A few minutes of this exercize usually does the trick. I'm able to breathe into and through the belly fully. My sense of self is strong, I'm centred, focused, confident, alive.
What's up with all that? Why the contractions? And why does it feel so bad to walk around with your solar plexus 'shut down'? It's like, yes, you have no sense of self, but not in a good way. If you know what I mean.
I have a feeling diet/eating habits play a big role too.
What say you?
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Know the feel, right?
Happened to me just moments ago, while drifting away and into sleep. A sudden interruption. So unmistakably familiar. It almost feels like... home. Strangely so.
It triggered a memory of falling into that pool before. Except that it wasn't brief. It lasted for what it seemed like an eternity. Infinite regression comes to mind.
Absolutely fascinating. So subtle. So captivating.
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So that's what 'realer than real' is...
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5 hours ago, Mandy said:
Good to see you here! How are things?
Good to see you too! All is well over here, can't complain. How are you doing?
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@Jonas Long Yes, I am aware of that.
There are no two in actuality, only one.
No perception, only being.
No delay, only now.
But
It seems as if there are two, or many.
It seems as if one is perceiving things.
That's what this insight is about.
If there is perception, there is a delay. That's not arguable. If there is no perception, only pure being, then there is no delay. Only then it is truly now.
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It's ok to be human. It's just that what makes you human, is actually keeping you away from fully being here and now.
Perception is.
Infinite being cannot be fully perceived. That there is perception at all, is a limitation. That which is being perceived must be limited too.
Perceptual latency is the time it takes for sensory information to be processed by the mind and become consciously perceived. It can vary depending on the specific sensory modality and the complexity of the stimulus. Generally, perceptual latencies are extremely short, often measured in milliseconds (thousandths of a second).
Even though perceptual latency is extremely brief, it still means that there is a delay between the occurrence of a sensory stimulus and our conscious perception of it. As a result, our perception of the world is always slightly lagging behind the actual events happening around us. While the delay may be minuscule, it's enough to suggest that our perception of reality is never truly instantaneous or in 'real time'.
It is difficult even for me to believe, but somehow I was able to verify this for myself in 'direct experience'. I mean, milliseconds are really freaking fast, but nothing is faster than the speed of Light.
Somehow, at some point, it became obvious to me... There is a lag in perception. Better yet... perception itself is a lag of some sort.
Mind = blown.
Been fascinated by this for a while... and just now it's all kind of coming together.
Thought I would share...
Glad to see you all alive and kickin'. Much love.
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Someone called my name? 😄
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@Phil Here's maybe a bit of an unrelated question... Does the words one chooses to express themselves indicate how awake they are? For example, if there is a lot of self-referential thoughts, a lot of "I's, me's, my's" etc. in the conversation, does that necessarily mean one is asleep and/or lost in identity? Or is it just a way to relate and communicate? Should all I's, me's, my's and names be completely eliminated from one's vocabulary? If so, I think that's ridiculous. But if it occurs naturally, it's interesting - to say the least. Very, very cool.
More related question to the original topic... Do self-referential thought, self-defeating, self-limitting, self-harming, etc. thoughts and/or beliefs directly cause pain within the "physical body"? Also, is this pain actually stored in the body(or wherever else), or does it only exist in that precise moment when it arises in awareness?
If it's not too bothering to offer some clarity...
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On 8/10/2023 at 9:40 PM, WhiteOwl said:
I sometimes put all focus on parts where i feel tension/pain, and just focus on deep breathing at the same time. At first it gets even more tense where it might move around, but then its like the body knows how to heal/relax itself and it happen automatically. Can be done on the train or other times of waiting.
Yes, I'd describe it similarly.
On 8/10/2023 at 11:03 PM, Phil said:Breathe consciously from the stomach exclusively.
Whenever walking, put all attention on the back of the legs.
Do some posture breathing… like deep breathes fully arms & legs fully extended outwar, like a jumping jack.
Do deep stretches while breathing into the muscle being stretched.
Doing all of that already, and more. As said, mostly intuitively. I just feel and breathe my way through tension. And that can look like anything.
Problem is, I guess, that I'm not consistent with it. I'd do it for a few days or even weeks in a row, and I'd feel so much better... but then something in life happens that throws me off and I stop doing it. Same goes for resistance exercise/lifting.
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@Mandy Hmm... It does resonate! Can't say I understand how exactly it functions though 😀Will look into it. Thanks!
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It might not make sense, but I do not know how to put it elsewise.
I just became aware of how I'm basically skipping a bunch of parts of my body when taking a breath. I am completely tuned out of and disconnected from those parts. I do not feel them. I am ignoring them.
And it makes oh so much sense why...
Because pain lives there. Lots of lots of pain.
So much tensing. My neck and shoulders are close to being completely stuck. Abdominal area is tense AF too. Obliques even more so.
It literally started feeling like someone is holding me by the neck and suffocating me. And I just go about my day that way... It's insane.
No one should live like this.
And the best part is... I more or less know, or can intuit exactly what needs to be done for relief. I just don't do it. I keep suffering for no reason at all.
So... Just now, a few minutes ago - if you will, I gathered some strength and courage and took a real, true, full breath.
One that was not skipping over all this areas of my body. One that was not afraid.
And let me tell you... The pain I felt with that breath... was overwhelming. It was really fucking painful. But oddly enough it was also very, very satisfying. It's as if the moment I dared to feel the pain fully, it started dissolving. Instantaneous relief. Release.
I could feel all those tense areas slowly but surely letting air through, expanding and relaxing.
It was so satisfying. Not just because of the joy of relief, but also because I felt somehow proud for being able to intuit what I have to do to help myself. It was great.
I feel much, much better now. Still not 100% - if you will, but it cannot be compared to how I felt before.
God... Why do we resist the things that are clearly and obviously good for us?
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8 hours ago, Phil said:
There’s only to melt to be privy to the reality of the situation.
I hear you...
Thank you so very much for such an in depth reply. You sir rock. I salute you!
8 hours ago, Mandy said:The sound is the listening.
That's it right there...
Love how you put all that. Many thanks.
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8 hours ago, Mandy said:
All depends on a belief in time. If you truly listen you don't know what came before or what comes after, the same with feeling. Imagine if thoughts were beats or notes.
Does it have to do anything with the breath? Are thoughts and feelings just breath doing weird stuff?
Not sure if I understand the musical notes analogy, if you care to elaborate 🙂
8 hours ago, James123 said:Investigate the thought and feeling, where are they? It seems to be empty, isn't it?
I can never find any. It's like it only seems as if it's there... but if you really go looking for it, it disappears.
8 hours ago, Phil said:I bet you’d love the monthly Zoom calls. Type is so limited.
For sure. Looking forward to that.
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Conscious of something (a thought or a feeling) is duality, right? And Oneness is just pure, uninterrupted, undisturbed consciousness. Beingness. Right?
Why the heck do thoughts and feelings arise then? Where do they come from and where do they go?!
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@Phil Why is there a perceived difference between thinking and feeling? Is that what trinity is? Thought, feeling, perception?
Just give me something 😅
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@Phil Are there thoughts and feelings or not?!😄
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47 minutes ago, Phil said:
For who?
For that which is aware of a thought or a feeling. Awareness.
48 minutes ago, Phil said:Believe it not motion & reflection are thoughts.
So there is no motion and no reflection? Reflection implies duality, ok... but why can there be no motion?
51 minutes ago, Phil said:Not two.
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So it's consciousness masquerading as a thought or a feeling? How?! Where?! Why?! 😄
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@James123 sure bro.. 😅