In musical notation, you have the symbol of a rest, indicating a moment in which you’re not supposed to play.
Wondering how the nondual realization relates to such a musical score. Being a blank score perhaps, unwritten, underneath what’s composed. And being the writing. AND the performing! 🙃
The answer is simple, it's the background. The Is-ness. But then the logical mind always craves after the stories of continuity it keeps weaving. And so it comes back or better said never leaves the stage, running the show of neverending storytelling.
It doesn't even feel like attraction to this personal story anymore, on the contrary, and yet it keeps going own, as if glued forever to the story-generating machine…from where I stand, not at all funny….
Maybe in the next incarnation, Gean :). In this one this brain's default setting is the Asperger's syndrome. It relies on a permanent updating of the world's interpretation through the sensory inputs based on experience and old interpretations/mental associations/structuring. Any other scenario feels extremely confusing and scary. No joy in living the 'now' without these mental clutches in a borderline autistic's mental limitations/prison, I'm afraid. But you are extremely kind for trying, thank you again.
Labeling someone who has a 'different' view than the average population is not oké. We all experience reality from a seemingly unique vantage point. Labeling someone is dammaging for the 'individual'. IMHO What you discripe is exactly what reality is; a permanent updating of the world’s interpretation through sensory inputs based on experiences (past) and expactations (future). With our brain we constantly make predictions of the future while seeing ourselves as fixed beings in the past. It is kind of scary to realize that the self, 'the narrative self', is a human construct. On the other hand it is extremely liberating to realize the beauty of the oneness of the everlasting fleeting present moment. There are no limittations, only the self creates the limittations we percieve. Limittations which are false if you ask me. On the other hand we need the self to transcend the self. Maybe it's easy for me to say; but don't be afraid, you are beautiful as you are 🌀🙏
You are in the "no self" tribe! The 'I' in 'me' and 'you' can find joy in realizing no self and the joyfull oneness of every moment. That's what Kat talking about all the time without time 🌀🙏
Great post. So “true “. Relatively.
Puuuurrrrr
Sing it, sister!
Look, listen, pause …
In musical notation, you have the symbol of a rest, indicating a moment in which you’re not supposed to play.
Wondering how the nondual realization relates to such a musical score. Being a blank score perhaps, unwritten, underneath what’s composed. And being the writing. AND the performing! 🙃
The “rest”, and the silence between notes…an essential part of the song perhaps.
"The answer is ONLY this direct awareness" I would omit the word in in "in direct Awareness".
But maybe there my arrogance and blindspot?
I feel super challenged, moving today into a hoarders (luckily clean stuff) spare bedroom.
Yet also perfect.
Genius and madness are both mind-stuff.
Not the source of happiness and safety.
Relaxing invites Love and Wisdom to flow into this world.
Relaxing relaxes the unaware wall of shame and pride, and allows stuff to bubble up.
Me still habitually resists.
Such a kindergarten, will I ever grow up?
I know so much delight and beauty, yet this nervous system is tight.
Not a real problem, but the "this shouldn't be here" voice is loud.
Where am I fooling myself?
Just relax...
Yes, F it all, only love is real 💖
This is a special day!
👀😃❤️
The answer is simple, it's the background. The Is-ness. But then the logical mind always craves after the stories of continuity it keeps weaving. And so it comes back or better said never leaves the stage, running the show of neverending storytelling.
Yes…running the show of never ending storytelling. We are DRAWN to stories…particularly our own 😉
It doesn't even feel like attraction to this personal story anymore, on the contrary, and yet it keeps going own, as if glued forever to the story-generating machine…from where I stand, not at all funny….
Let it be a everlasting joyfull book we write simultainiously together as we speak 🌀🙏
It honestly sounds much better than trying in vain to find what in the end escapes the mind's quest anyway…thank you for caring, Gean!
Maybe in the next incarnation, Gean :). In this one this brain's default setting is the Asperger's syndrome. It relies on a permanent updating of the world's interpretation through the sensory inputs based on experience and old interpretations/mental associations/structuring. Any other scenario feels extremely confusing and scary. No joy in living the 'now' without these mental clutches in a borderline autistic's mental limitations/prison, I'm afraid. But you are extremely kind for trying, thank you again.
Labeling someone who has a 'different' view than the average population is not oké. We all experience reality from a seemingly unique vantage point. Labeling someone is dammaging for the 'individual'. IMHO What you discripe is exactly what reality is; a permanent updating of the world’s interpretation through sensory inputs based on experiences (past) and expactations (future). With our brain we constantly make predictions of the future while seeing ourselves as fixed beings in the past. It is kind of scary to realize that the self, 'the narrative self', is a human construct. On the other hand it is extremely liberating to realize the beauty of the oneness of the everlasting fleeting present moment. There are no limittations, only the self creates the limittations we percieve. Limittations which are false if you ask me. On the other hand we need the self to transcend the self. Maybe it's easy for me to say; but don't be afraid, you are beautiful as you are 🌀🙏
I found this thread helpful! And if you can, help me to understand the paradox - “we need the self to transcend the self”?
It's Kat's idea to start a joy book community and write a joyfull book about the joy of no self...
Not in the “no self’” tribe yet…a club where the illusory yet very resilient I in me would find no joy, but again, very thoughtful of you…
You are in the "no self" tribe! The 'I' in 'me' and 'you' can find joy in realizing no self and the joyfull oneness of every moment. That's what Kat talking about all the time without time 🌀🙏
Wonder which of these three I’ve done the most over the past 27 years?
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"LOOK!" I love how you express your willingness to dance together in the eternal now 🌀🙏
We dance whether we are consciously aware or not but with awareness the dance becomes much more beautiful ❤️🌀🙏