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Old 05-11-2007, 12:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
Takuin Minamoto
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Originally Posted by DaveTyler View Post
I experienced oness once, then all "I" dissapears and you laugh your ass off at the ego's in people who try to claim God.
If you became one with the moment, and could finally see whatever it was sitting in front of you, how could it not continue? I ask this because it seems like you are saying you had it, then it went away. Once it comes, there is no turning back.

If you laughed your ass off at the ego in others, what exactly was doing the laughing? Why would you ever laugh at another's idea? That would be your ego in action. Your thoughts about why they are somewhat off kilter. How could you laugh without comparing them to something else that seems to be right to you?

Most likely what you experienced was a fantasy, and not any kind of oneness. The human mind is quite extraordinary, as we all already know, and we can imagine any "experience" we focus on long enough. But if one is truly in the moment, it doesn't come from experience (or thought). Our experiences are too limited and dead. You cannot be in the moment if you are seeing through your experience.

I question whether anyone really wants freedom (or to be in the moment). I wrote a little bit about it in my blog a few weeks ago. You can check it out here.

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How can someone actually believe Subjective Reality is thetruth when your not enlightened?
A better question might be, how can someone believe anything if they are enlightened?

Enlightenment is a useless word, anyway. I guess if you have to call a "state" something, one word is as good as any other. But the danger becomes striving to achieve the word, as if it is something to be found outside of us. The word becomes something to be achieved. I would question if there is anything at all to search for, or anything at all to be free from.

What state could there be other than the state you are in from moment to moment?
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