The ego is a sort of narcissus, a "self-image". It's as though "me here" were sitting and facing a "me there" -- as though we could be out in front of...
... The perceiver is the one who perceives themselves perceived. Without that one, there is no perceiver. And that one isn't there, as the perceiver...
... The world is merely a stage in which "I" perform to get "your" attention, and "you" perform for "my" attention. The real Self is beyond all this, watching...
... In order to see myself Do I not look from a false perspective; Yours? And if I look through my own eyes only... Where am I? Who am I? Suppose all I need Is...
... I am the totality of the known universe. All "my" memories are here. I am all I know. What am I doing asking questions, When all I have are answers?...
... is... how alone I am. Whether together with people or by myself, I am equally alone (all one). Few even suspect the reasons for 99.999% of social...
... Objectivity itself is a subjective notion ;-). P.S. I'm not denying the world, but stating it for what it is -- an appearance in consciousness. From here...
... It's almost as though man's delusion of separateness flows from his delusion of togetherness ;-). If all is One, there is neither separateness nor...
... The perceiver is the one who perceives themselves perceived (by others). Without that one, there is no perceiver. And that one isn't there, as the...
... "Funny how this works... if folks suspected that ego cannot be 'displayed' at all (it can only be interpreted) and that *all* our perceptions of/words to...
You're talking to yourself. Isn't it great? ... to be many ... only one who needs to get a life, the only one who does not exist and who has never existed. You...
... Nope, it's about looking to see if it's true for *I*. Not 'you'. Nobody has ever existed by the title of 'you'. All are "I AM". 6.7 billion "I AM's" in the...
... That's quite literally all we do. Is it any wonder folks find "overt" examples of it disturbing, e.g. as in schizophrenia? People are aware deep down...
... Huh... the past and future aren't in your memories? And if they are, how are your memories "out there"? Even to say "out there", don't you have to think...
... "You" cannot sever the tie. The "atman" severs it, through seeing the truth. What is the truth? The body is an object. Are you an object, or a Subject?...
... Well, it's a double-bind, is it not? We want to be attached, and we want to not be attached. We want one foot on each side of the fence (which is of course...
... Don't cut it off, allow it to drop. It really is easy... just allow. Let yourself get lazy about 'me and my issues'. Just gradually stop doing anything...
... Other people should see me as *they* see and know *themselves*, because that's what they're seeing. All that stuff Ramana says about "There is only the...
... "Fear arises through identification with form, whether it be a material possession, a physical body, a social role, a self-image, a thought, or an emotion....
... I'd like to take this opportunity to point out yet again the need for seeing past the illusion of objectivity, "thing-ness". This is the primary illusion....
For those who may be interested, I deactivated my Facebook account. Just not enjoying it at all... interest has vanished. I'll still be posting here on...
... As the nondual Self, I know everything that comes in contact with my Self, *as* my Self. Thus, the words of Phil, Marie, Inky and all the others here are...
... The futility of trying to get across "there are no others" to others has become apparent. This approach clearly doesn't work with folks, 'cuz they believe...
... It's not that I don't believe you. I do. It's that I know that my beliefs are, for the most part, lies. The trick is not to get us to believe this, but to...
Awakening is very simple. It's here now. If it seems to be elsewhere, perhaps in the future, you aren't interested. You're interested in 'something else'. But...
"He who isn't totally comfortable with total aloneness is asleep and dreaming" -- Omkaradatta * * * "That which sees all this, and the nothing too, is the...
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