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Why are there two? And are there more? Is any one of them more real than the other, and does it even matter? There is the desire to change, there is the desire to suffer, and there is the desire to understand why. I wonder if there is a grand, unifying point at which all of these desires meet. What...

I don’t want not only me, but no one to suffer forever, which is what for instance Christianity and Islam teach. Religions such as these tend to take the carrot and stick approach. The stick is to instill fear rather than understanding. They also promote their own exclusivity. It helps keep the fol...

Here's how I perceive it: There is experience and there is that which experiences. The 'stuff' of experience - the internal beliefs that create a context of 'me', plus the interaction with external stuff such as others and life conditions - is temporary and exists for the purpose of exploration of t...

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Reminds me of the old saw "It's tough to remember your objective is to drain the swamp when you're up to your ass in alligators". Consider: what is your goal in your consciousness studies? What is you primary goal in life? In a vacuum it's much easier to focus on your goals, but we don't live in a v...

Rinwonderland18 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:44 am

...weird things are happening to me & often think that I’m developing some kind of a psychosis! Anyone else here feeling the same way?

Not me. What kind of things?

And welcome to the forum.

WW

Thanks for the heads up.

WW

Question. What did you mean by your last line? You are saying the ego is useful tool in dealing with others. Can you expand? Kiki sets a very high bar when it comes to ego, and does so quite lucidly. My sense is this: In order to be totally free of ego one must be free of all identifications. That'...

Mahrokh wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:24 am

Hi I'm sorry to interupt
Im new her, how can I make a topic?

You can't make a topic from within another topic. Go to a general heading in which you wish to post a topic and click the bar at the top left that says 'New Topic'.

Welcome to the forum.

WW

Thanks Cat. I can certainly relate to izniz' concerns. The crap I did in my early years... Wow. The only thing that saves me from an enormous gilt trip is viewing it from a larger perspective. I can't change it, but I can continue to learn from it, and occasionally make use of it in a variety of way...

I have spent years trying to improve myself and be a great husband and Dad , but there is so much shame in myself thst I carry from my past. Everytime I look at my kids and think how much I love them the thinker enters and reminds me of the horrible person I was and if my kids really knew me they w...

Welcome Erica. Please enjoy our Forum. Look around. There are lots of good threads to engage. Looking forward to hearing from you. Also, as you are involved in bereavement support, you may enjoy our section on Beyond The Physical. Lots of good discussions there. http://eckhart-tolle-forum.inner-grow...

However, I have a question, seeing that all living human beings must have an ego, is it okay to work on transitioning from an inferior to a superior ego? Do you think that so long as I keep from identifying myself intensely with the new ego, that this can be a healthy thing? In general, I would say...

I have the most tremendous guilt and shame about this. I shoulda put more effort in even if it was impossible to hide the downfall, I shoulda done more. I feel like I violated my spiritual path and have become an evil, bad person. For months my mind was going crazy telling me that I created so much...

Welcome to the forum Pete. As to your question, be present in your focus regardless of what it is. Life is going to require your focus of attention in many ways unique to the circumstances at hand. Information and conditions flow through consciousness. Be present to that flow. When something arises ...