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  4. Posted

    @ Lucky7Strikes

     

    "I don't know what you are talking about."

     

    obviously

     

    "The point is not to stop thoughts."

     

    That depends. If you are content being asleep, carry on. If you should ever desire to know Truth, there is no other way.

     

    When the mind hears "stop thinking", it makes no sense. You've been thinking your whole life, its all you know, its how you learn and "figure things out". It suits the self quite well. Worthless, and a hindrance, for knowing your true Self however.

     

    All there is is This. Now. Nothing is lacking, everything is exactly as it should be.

     

    But the mind rejects that, in many various ways. Step away from thoughts, and you will see it. (slowly, but eventually) It doesn't mean you stop thinking entirely, that's impossible, but every crack in the door lets Stillness stream in.

     

    You will not be able to translate Stillness into words. That's why master's use analogies and metaphors as signposts.

     

     

    good quote worth remembering:

     

    Imagination makes a good slave, but a terrible master

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    The "end of suffering" is just a by-product of enlightenment.

     

    You can not be, 50, 75 or 99 per cent enlightened. To the few it occurs to, it is swift, sudden, and irreversible. There will be no further seeking after. It is the end of self. You will no longer believe yourself to be separate.

     

    If you still see "Us vs Them", or any derivative of that, you are not enlightened.

    If you still say "I am right, You are wrong", you are not enlightened.

     

    There is only one thing you need to do - stop thinking. Your mind is incapable of knowing Truth. When you turn off the mental chatter, that space will instantly be filled with Stillness; like air rushing into an unsealed vacuum. Start with one second, then try for two. Escalate. Persistence is the key.

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    Hello everyone

     

    What compelles us to read spiritual books; to join forums; to contemplate the unanswerable questions? Why do we feel incomplete?

     

    If nothing was lacking, what would we do?