Enlightenment: The Ego, what is it? How to transcend it.

[Wind]

"In those moments when a mysterious stillness holds the heart of man, he has the chance to know that he is not limited to his little egoistic self."

"There is hope for all because there is Grace for all. No man is so sinful that he cannot find forgiveness, cleansing, and renewal." ~ PB

[greybeard]

Jim Carey is Enlightened
read---and no surprise he is ridiculed.
https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/jim-carr...103130238.html

Part of what he said.
Jim Carrey spent time with Eckhart Tolle.

I’m not a part of it anymore. Dressing happens, doing hair happens, interviewing happens, but it happens without me, without the idea of a ‘me.’ You know what I’m saying? It’s a weird little semantic jump, and it’s not that far, but it’s a universe apart from where most people are.
“I’m not the continuum. There’s no me. It’s just what’s happening. It’s not personal.
“Things are happening, and they’re going to happen whether I attach myself as an ego to it or not. There’s grooves that are cut pretty deep from my entire life. There’s still an energy that wants to be admired and wants to be clever, and there’s still an energy that wants to free people from concern, and now it goes further.
“I want to relate what this is to people so they can also glimpse the abyss! It sounds scary, but it’s not. Everything still happens.”

[greybeard]

Mooji - 2nd Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview
Advaita Zen master Mooji is unlike anyone else you are likely to meet, for he compels one to question one’s very nature and existence. From the very first encounter, people from all walks of life are deeply touched by his indefinable presence, and perhaps for the very first time experience a natural sense of happiness and peace as they come to discover who or what they truly are.

Mooji (Anthony Paul Moo-Young) was born in Jamaica on January 29, 1954. As a teenager, he moved to London, UK, where he later worked as a street portrait artist and then as an art teacher in the local college. In 1987, an encounter with a Christian mystic inspired Mooji to ‘walk out of his life’—an expression he uses to convey the profundity of that meeting. In 1993, Mooji traveled to India, where seemingly by chance, he met his Master, Sri HWL Poonja, or Papaji, as he is affectionately known by his devotees. At Papaji’s feet, whatever still remained of an active ego was finally uprooted.

Recognizing Mooji’s radiance, people from various parts of the world soon began to approach him to simply sit in his presence and to ask questions regarding their search for Truth. The capacity to guide them arose spontaneously in him. While Mooji’s presence exudes compassion and devotion, his unity with Truth is also potently shared through self-inquiry—the unsparing light of wisdom which dispels the delusions and suffering common to human experiencing.

In his direct and open interactions, each one who meets Mooji with a genuine urge for freedom is pulled by his profound unconditional love and the power of his pointings into the recognition of the infinite Self we already are. Mooji presently resides at Monte Sahaja in Portugal and he continues to share Satsang worldwide with all who yearn to discover their true nature.

Website: mooji.org

Books:

Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space: What You Are Before You Became
White Fire: Spiritual Insights and Teachings of Advaita Zen Master Mooji
The Mala of God
Writing on Water
Before I Am, Second Edition
Breath Of The Absolute – Dialogues With Mooji

Discussion of this interview in the Batgap Community Group

Mooji’s 1st Batgap interview.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zpQlgkAzJA0

[Helvetic]

Friends of mine just finished their first music album. Please enjoy.

DiNunzio Brothers Album "True Core" Available Now!

Source: DBROS.CA

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OD3pEKbuUdY

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Produced by Dan Producer-Vago Orellana , Roger Swan, Concise The Black Knight, Evgeny Emelyanov, and the DiNunzio Brothers

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Thank you.. in Love, Truth and Freedom. Viva la rivoluzione.. the love-evolution, this grand experience to feel what its like to be human! May we survive and thrive through these tough times..Thank you for the good and the bad experiences, Thank you all we hope you enjoy. 1Luv peace!! -www.DBROS.CA

DBro's Performing Live@Alexander Gastown Sept.28th


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DiNunzio Brothers - ONE

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=80N5TnPg7Fs

DiNunzio Brothers - Revolution

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c5iTXivUCn0

[Wind]

The mind is like an inner journalist
that attacks your self-image and then reports about it.
But all the time there is a higher seeing present
that is not caught in the bubble of this play.
It simply Is. It is pure non-dual awareness.
It has no conflict with anything.
It is what you truly are.
It is you. You are It.

~ Mooji

[Wind]

The ego imagines it has to give up everything,
but it is merely a drama queen.
In fact, it is the ego that has to be given up!
In the state of personhood, you imagine
you are giving up all your joy, freedom and fun
when you choose the Truth.
But fun, joy and freedom arise
from the true Self and not from the mind.
The common man's worldly pursuits
and enjoyment comes mainly
through the senses and mind
which are not the source of real joy,
but the sage's supreme joy
springs from his own effortless being
—free of attachment, imagination and fear
he lives in continuous peace, contentment and joy.
When you discover the Truth,
you do not give up anything—except delusion.

~ Mooji

[Wind]

Even if, at times, you feel you have done
the worst thing imaginable or that the whole world
is against you or rejects you,
even if you feel no one understands you,
loves you or accepts you,
do not entirely trust your mind.
Do not think it is on your side.
Know this: You never have to apologise
for your existence. You are not here by accident
but by the will and love
of the Supreme Lord of the universe.
You are not merely 'living' life;
you are Life itself and also the witness of life.
All challenges in life arise to motivate,
mature and direct your mind towards true wisdom.
Thus, by opening your heart to Truth,
they stimulate and inspire you to go beyond
the inhibited personal self and its projections,
misconceptions and false beliefs.
Ultimately challenges lead you, through Grace,
to discover your real nature and Self as Unborn Awareness.

~ Mooji

[GarethBKK]

Posted by greybeard (here)
Jim Carey is Enlightened
read---and no surprise he is ridiculed.

Hey Chris, Not everyone ridiculed him. Hope you enjoy this...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ESB00WsWOAU

[Wind]

You know you exist. This is so natural
not even your parents had to teach you that.
You instinctively know you are alive
and that you are perceiving somehow.
Not even deliberately, it is just happening.
And there is awareness of that functioning.
What more can you say?
The rest is entirely made up.

~ Mooji

[Wind]

If one recognises Truth as Truth,
from where does the power come
to discern the Real from the unreal?
And who or what is experiencing this discovery?
I am genuinely asking this. Contemplate.

~ Mooji

[greybeard]

Just finished tidying a room---removing the clutter--no longer required.
Its amazing how empty it is--how still silent and peaceful to walk into.
This was always there--I just had to remove the accumulated "junk"
just a process of Neity neity---not this not this---discard, discard.
Only the "necessary" remains and there is dash little of that.
All I once considered important removed.
Never mind!!!

C

[Wind]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGbwI0lcs7Y

[greybeard]

The prayer continues.
The late Dr David Hawkins--whom was a great influence on the early posts on this thread-- frequently quoted "Gloria in excels is deo"
( not the correct spelling) Glory to God in the highest.

The mind cant get "One without a second" and prayer--gratitude to God.
The books of Dr Hawkins are helpful.
He likened "energy" to the reading on a thermometer.
Extreem heat descending to no heat --all different degrees of heat but heat none the less.
So God in the highest is not different not separate just the highest expression of Love--without expressing as in human language--it just is.
So just a descending scale till there is an absence of love.

Hawkins developed a scale, a map of consciousness which attributed number to perceived levels of consciousness--for convenience sake, within this illusion.
The mystic sees life as it is without judgment.
There is love and respect for the mystics who share Truth.

Nothing is personal till we make it so is a very valid and helpful pointer.

Thought for today---now where did this come from--Lol
Ch

[Wind]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7tAVhKfcs6A

[Wind]

As soon as you begin to sense
your unity with the real Self,
the psychological identity is going to rise up
for its biggest fight; a fight to protect its very survival.
It will not give up its illusory hold
on the beingness that easily.
It will use every trick to prevent you
from discovering your real nature.
But don’t be afraid.
You have the real power on your side
and it is important to remember this
when the mind attacks.
You can transcend its influence
by remaining as the formless and unmoving Seer.
This is righteousness, holiness and love.

~ Mooji

[Wind]

Sometimes God challenges you
to find strength you don’t have.
Only like this will you go beyond
your imagined limits.
You must be pushed so far
that you are forced to be humble.
Only then, when your pride
and arrogance are crushed,
will you discover muscles that are not yours.
You will find and use the muscles of God.
When you completely abandon yourself, your ego,
this miracle becomes possible.

~ Mooji

[Chester]

Hi Wind, I understand post #6516. It points straight at the paradox. If asked, I will explain.

[Wind]

Everything is coming and going
just like clouds in the sky.
You cannot ask a cloud to stand still
or to hold its position in a certain way
while you attempt to paint it.
Every cloud is a movement.
Some are fast, some are slow,
but they are all a movement.
Is there not something which is unmoving?
What perceives That which cannot move?
What perceives That which cannot be seen?
What perceives That which cannot be known?
It cannot be known or grasped
as objective, phenomenal knowledge
and yet its reality cannot be refuted,
for the very attempt or act of refuting
will itself be perceived in It
—the one, immutable Being.

~ Mooji

[Foxie Loxie]

I think it was Greybeard who wrote, "we are at the movies & in the movies". Then Dr. RAM says, "We can change the movie!" Wish I had known that earlier in life!

[greybeard]

Posted by Foxie Loxie (here)
I think it was Greybeard who wrote, "we are at the movies & in the movies". Then Dr. RAM says, "We can change the movie!" Wish I had known that earlier in life!

This was taken from a quote attributed to Ramana Maharshi.
Im not convinced you can change your script in the movie --you can perhaps change how you play the part.

We make plans and God laughs---that has been my experience.

To be honest I dont know.

Much love C