I used to fear there wasn't a self but then I was contemplating suffering and how this pain might be caused at the root level by a fear that my self would die or go to hell and so-on...then I caught a glimpse of how there could be no-self and then I didn't fear death...(its hard to explain). I no longer feared not existing when I die. It is so hard to explain this experience.
You aren't awareness any more than you are the things perceived by awareness. Perception, like thoughts, are completely automatic. Nothing stands behind the 'camera' of perception.
That which says "I am awareness" is not awareness. That's an automatic, unchosen thought. Perception itself is quite stoic, and unaffected by anything it sees.
There is no You, so you can't be awareness. You aren't the body, mind or perception of either thereof!
"...That isn't true. And the reason it can't be true is because there is nobody over there that has it so there can't be somebody over here that has it..." that's just beautiful. Thank you for this upload!
@brokenfeathers91 it does not prove shit! Ever had the guts to really LOOK in your own experience if there is a self or not? My guess is no! Try it before boring everyone with this nonsense!
I used to fear there wasn't a self but then I was contemplating suffering and how this pain might be caused at the root level by a fear that my self would die or go to hell and so-on...then I caught a glimpse of how there could be no-self and then I didn't fear death...(its hard to explain). I no longer feared not existing when I die. It is so hard to explain this experience.
uilium 3 months ago
@ssolo8 Look at your mind.
Who thinks "What a bummer?"
You'll find it arose, automatically; probably followed by a physical emotion.
It isn't a bummer, though. It's the way it has always been, and you were far more in-tune with it as a child, especially as an infant.
Babies are. They don't think and then act. They just do. It's entirely impersonal to them.
HylianSpirit 4 months ago
@HylianSpirit ...what a bummer..
ssolo8 4 months ago
@ncripzx
You aren't awareness any more than you are the things perceived by awareness. Perception, like thoughts, are completely automatic. Nothing stands behind the 'camera' of perception.
That which says "I am awareness" is not awareness. That's an automatic, unchosen thought. Perception itself is quite stoic, and unaffected by anything it sees.
There is no You, so you can't be awareness. You aren't the body, mind or perception of either thereof!
HylianSpirit 4 months ago
This is worth checking out:
liberationunleashed(dot)com/nation/index.php
JuniorPetunia 5 months ago
"...That isn't true. And the reason it can't be true is because there is nobody over there that has it so there can't be somebody over here that has it..." that's just beautiful. Thank you for this upload!
dctrex 6 months ago
thumbs up if you realised you're awareness while watching this
ncripzx 7 months ago
@brokenfeathers91 it does not prove shit! Ever had the guts to really LOOK in your own experience if there is a self or not? My guess is no! Try it before boring everyone with this nonsense!
Machielovic 7 months ago
thank you
DanielShai 11 months ago
@brokenfeathers91 what do you mean can you explain more.
TheLovesoul1 1 year ago