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1 hour ago, Blessed2 said:

 

I'm just sharing whatever cool ideas / inspirations come in mind in this thread. I'm not trying to teach or build any philosophical system here.

 

I don't know if there is time or not, I don't know what non-duality means, I don't know if there is a self-referential thought system. Something just feels good and is fun and I share it here.

 


Ok.  I’m just having a bit of fun with this.  I can meditate for long stretches and it does seem that time doesn’t exist.  I know what this stuff is all about.  Trying to have a little fun and create a bit of conversation.

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On 3/18/2024 at 9:48 PM, Blessed2 said:

How could a seeker find?

 

A seeker will never find, because it is a seeker, not a finder.

 

How does seeking become what's sought?

 

How does an apple become an orange?

 

 

There must be an effortless way.

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54 minutes ago, Blessed2 said:

How does seeking become what's sought?

 

 

The seeker "is" the sought. 

You're a thought. Do you think a thought is going to occupy 'no thought'.

The 'changeless' can be realized only when the 
ever-changing thought-flow stops.

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6 minutes ago, Blessed2 said:

 

Paul says that all the time and I have no idea what it means 😂

 

There is no distance between the one that's seeking and what they are looking for (the sought), meaning you are what you're looking for, awareness/consciousness. Just like the wave is the ocean and the ocean is the wave, there's no space or distance between the two. 

You're a thought. Do you think a thought is going to occupy 'no thought'.

The 'changeless' can be realized only when the 
ever-changing thought-flow stops.

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10 hours ago, Joseph Maynor said:

That spooky I thought.  I guess we better burn it at the stake!

 

Actually do the inquiry before making stupid comments.

 

IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING RIGHT. 🤦

 

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There must be an effortless way.

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"By their very seeking they lose it, for that is using the Buddha to seek for the Buddha and using mind to grasp Mind. Even though they do their utmost for a full aeon, they will not be able to attain to it. They do not know that, if they put a stop to conceptual thought and forget their anxiety, the Buddha will appear before them, for this Mind is the Buddha and the Buddha is all living beings."  - Huang Po

 

 

 

There must be an effortless way.

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