Q-What is the significance and meaning of the words “Jesus” and “Christ” as they should be understood and applied?

.Jesus is the man — the activity, the mind, the relationships that He bore to others. Yea, He was mindful of friends, He was sociable, He was loving, He was kind, He was gentle, He grew faint, He grew weak — and yet gained that strength that He has promised, in becoming the Christ, by fulfilling and overcoming the world. Ye are made strong—in body, in mind, in soul and purpose — by the power in Christ. The power then, is the Christ. The pattern is in Jesus. 2533-7

The takeaway from this is man and God are one..

Jesus had a personality.. he used it to serve others.. he had an individuality.. he used it to serve others.. he was thoughtful, mindful, had beliefs, had concepts, he was a human.

He simply as a human lived for all.. used his mind for all.. his thoughts for all.. his concept was oneness as the human.

How can a Buddhist learn from him?

He expressed an at-one-ment with the all without the need to give up his mind or personality.. he did not struggle with identity.. he knew himself. He knew his relationship within this one shared life.. he bridged the gap between God and man.. nonduality and duality.. He was therefore how God would look in the flesh..

There are many Buddhists who allow Buddhism to serve their at-one-ment.. this message is for those who are making at-one-ment more of a separation... thinking they must drop their personality or thinking mind. There doesnt need to be a war over non-self.. all that is required is at-one-ment.. that becomes the "non'self"..

I notice when my feelings about a person changes and i try to distance myself. I feel like this mental force. It's like there trying to call me back to them. Its like its telling me to talk to them. Telling me tongo interact with them. Technically I'm still physically here but the way I view them has changed. I grew out of the "relationship". I'm not sad about it. The quality of my life increased. The physical is still the same. Nothing has changed. I didn't tamper with it. I left everything be without. I only changed within.

Consciousness is an energy

Literally.. it is a mental expression of spirit.. a concept of spirit.. this is why a consciousness resonates is the reality of an individual. Literally. This is how reality reveals what we are or rather the spirit we are.. as we are willing to be this or that.. and it is infinitely arising according to what an entity wills itself to be... moment to moment. And it takes a master to embody and hold its reflection that serves itself and the all simultaneously. As an individual in their own time and space will know what they do unto others they do unto themselves.

All is energy.. wether it be translated scientifically into material expression or remain in its pure spiritual force that pre-exists the former manifested through consciousness..

What an individual embodies as an energy or spirit consciously becomes it's life force expressed through them.

You can say Jesus embodied the Spirit of oneness.. and that became his consciousness and reflection.. God with us.. it was a spirit he embodied.. God and I are one.. That becames his life-force.. his reflection.. the spirit in which he lived.

The perfect love casteth out fear... another spirit that an individual can embody which will reflect that inner peace. It will reflect a perfect love because the individual is willing to hold that as its conscious expression.

This is how consciousness and spirit work as one.

You can have a spirit that remains unbothered and it will manifest.

You can have a spirit that embodies narcissism and it will manifest.

Spirit is infinite..

So what will you embody? Ultimately.. embodyment of love or oneness with the all.. is the best for an individual who desires to express the might of God and also the living God.. because it becomes equal to the life force in and through all that is and also lives it as its consciousness..

I've expanded my awareness over the past few years and I'm very grateful for that. I've managed to open the heart chakra last year and I've experienced increased compassion and care in the months following. I'm a better parent and partner these days so I know Im making progress and the effects on my life have been truly amazing. The thing that troubles me the most these days is my still obsessive need to worry about things. It feels like the further along in the journey the more difficult the challenges and I must be struggling to accept that because I still worry about things so much. We all have troubles and I'm wondering how does everyone else manage with the everyday troubles you experience in this wild west of a world we find ourselves in?

I would surmise that a lot of us have heard this phrase either as a meme or maybe even you know people that say this kinda stuff IRL. I do not think I have personally heard someone utter this, but I have for sure seen videos online of people doing it.

At first I giggled because it just seemed laughable to me like a lot of the other odd things christians do. But then I think about it, that is exactly what the flow state is. Surrendering control and the idea of your will over to God. Yes, they the christians like to use the jesus as their manifestation of Source/God, but the intent is the same – surrendering.

I may not say that phrase out loud, but that is what I am doing. I let Source drive and one of the most interesting things thus far is where Source has taken us… I never could have navigated here myself and I for sure don’t know the way back… but I do know how to ride. So, we ride! They see me rollin’…

Hi,

I always found that when I'm totally self centred, aka, only caring about what I want and nothing else, my mind functions at it's absolute best.

I pressure myself to get to this state, but I often cannot. I really don't know how to describe this state, but to put it into words, it's a state where I'm fully myself, mind function at its best, and I seem to get extremely lucky.

I don't want a grandiose that make me less grounded with reality. In turn, making me take bad decisions.

I want to be humble, get to the state of experimenting again without the burden of knowledge.

I want to experiment with things without being afraid

How do you guys get to this state?

PS: I understand that expert knowledge and understanding is rare to find. If anyone can counsel me on this, I'll gladly pay for your time :)

You don’t have to love deeply, you have to feel deeply. To me it’s either I’m fully completely numb to everything or i start feeling everything to a “presumed scary” degree. There’s seems to be no inbetween. Would be interesting if this were the reason our current society is set up that way. For us to be numb.

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I am just not sure what it means to be falling in love romantically anymore. I was anxious in relationships, have always been in my head fantasizing the most ideal relationship even though I was with someone. The push and pull which made me insecure and needy for them were quite an important part of my relationships.

Now I have met someone, she does not make me feel insecure at all, it feels natural, I am happy around her, and I am not in my head anymore. Before meeting her, I was content with my life too. But I don't feel that desperate need to be together. I do want to see her, it does not feel that strong compared to the past. I guess my question is, is it normal that I feel I am okay with or without her while saying I am falling in love with her?

Would love to know about your stories!!

Amazing how I can monologue to myself in a draft for twenty minutes and basically answer my own question, but here’s a second draft anyway because I’d like to hear your experiences/ two cents :).

23m for context. “Woke up” last February after a life changing shroom trip that cured 10 years of depression. Felt like a brand new person, and everyone noticed. I became nicer, I grew more patient, I actually felt empathy for the first time. Went from being the miserable guy at the store to wondering why nobody else was smiling hahaha.

Got really into eastern philosophy (I’ve always been a philosophy/spirituality nerd) and of course all the love and oneness stuff resonated and I felt like I finally had words for what I was experiencing. Fast forward to this year, went to a couple short meditation retreats at a monastery not far from me. Met tons of warm, wonderful people but I honestly didn’t feel like I fit in.

My friends and I are all troublemakers like most early 20s guys lol, and we were all kinda social outcasts when we were younger before we found our confidence, so we have a kind of “we’re gonna have fun and don’t care if you don’t like it” attitude. Pretty far cry from 95% of the people I’ve ran into after exploring “spiritual” circles. Like I’ve said, all wonderful people and I wish them the best, but I just couldn’t see myself hanging out with them because I’m basically too much of an asshole lmfao.

And if we listen to the words of people like Jesus or Buddha, yes there are plenty of things I’m doing wrong in my life. But I tried to mould myself into this person who I thought I need to be, and it’s just not me. I like messing around and being obnoxious with my friends. We’re not hurting anyone, vandalizing or stealing, but we are certainly not “love and light” hahahaha.

My issue is there’s just some conflict inside of me between the life I live and enjoy now, and the life I was shown in the trip that feels at odds. I feel like the ultimate purpose of life is to enjoy the ride, so I’ve decided to drop my “spiritual path”. My heart wants me to stay with my friends. Am I wrong? Does anyone feel the same? Would love to hear your experiences

I am now 28 years old. I need better techniques. I keep getting jealous of other women and I don't want to. I keep telling myself I'm just as valid and worthy as others but I just don't believe it.

I just want to say fuck my ex bf and others from my past for screwing up my self esteem and comparing me to other women.

I can’t get it out of my head and I’m in therapy. It doesn’t seem to help. My therapist told me about the wise vs emotional mind. My wise mind is telling me: “Shut up. You’re beautiful inside and out. You are valid, loved, and worthy.” But the emotional part of my brain is saying, “You’re nothing. No one really likes you. You are dumb, boring, annoying. You have an average mediocre face and nothing special.”

I’ve been doing energy work and breath work and meditation to help ease these negative thoughts but they keep coming back. I get triggered by something and it comes back abruptly. I’ve been doing positive affirmations too.

Is something wrong with me?

If a guy rejects me or ignores me but talks to a different girl, I get triggered and start crying. It’s ridiculous.

Im becoming somewhat jealous of my new friend. I don’t want to hurt this friendship at all. Im scared. I don’t want to be envious of her. I can’t lose this friend because I’ve never met someone I had so much in common with.

Someone please help me? I’m drowning

....but without elaborating on my personal beliefs, one of the biggest things I got from my last awakening was a firm belief in reincarnation.

Please DM me if you'd like me to elaborate, cause I'm still trying to put it all together.

Nothing goes to waste.

Ever.

All these eons of pain that seemed so senseless, they’re all stored up. Waiting to be reclaimed by and for Humanity.

Available to amplify our own Light as Co-creators. Exponents upon exponents! Freeing us to fully flex our Creative Will, charging charging charging up the Karmic Field.

Big Sister Crazy Old Witch says it be like that.

The simplicity of at-one-ment is often overanalyzed to the detriment of those who practice Buddhistic philosophies..

How can an at-one-ment be realized if the personality is invalidated? The thinking mind? The ego? The individuality? Where are the Buddhists who allow a flow to manifest on all levels of being? From the god that lies beyond the illusion and the human in the illusion? They are one unfolding life!

And a proper Buddhist will claim both as one multidimensionality.. not to cause war between the multidimensionality believing this to be their awakening...

Can a personality and a thinking mind, the individual, the ego be in service to the all? YES IT CAN! Can you be a human and be one with the all? YES YOU CAN!

This is GROUNDED! A true manifestation of at-one-ment of a multidimensionality that incorporates all level of being.

If you are trying to go beyond the thinking mind, invalidate personality... then youve already canceled out your at-one-ment thinking it actually is of service to the true self.. when the true self uses these to express its nature in the material realms.

Now you have identity problems and lack of desire and motivation to be a part of this world.. to give the true self a proper means to express itself. And this is why Buddhism becomes the most distorted philosophy on earth.. It is time to have a more conservative Buddhism... grounded in the duality.

So allow a new personality, a better use of individuality or ego and conscious mind to serve the true self that is all that is required.. there are many Buddhists whod be better off if they put their at-one-ment before their philsophies so they can see this.

Right now, I'm sitting in class waiting for my teacher to grade my work, I just had one of the most beautiful realizations I've ever had my entire life. I was looking for myself in all the wrong places and I finally got to understand the place I'm supposed to be, and by this I don't mean like a comfort zone or a particular place, I refer to the feeling of a fullfilled peaceful mental state, one in which you feel everything's going to be okay. No matter what happens you don't feel alone, a feeling of constant belonging to your community, you stop having trusting issues, you stop having anxiety issues. You just feel that you are finally part of the greater big of which you have always been a member of. Sorry if I can't express exactly the place I've finally got to be but I'm getting carried away by this new chapter in my life, I'm deeply hopeful you get to it too and you will, you just have to trust in yourself and everyone else. Everyone is everyone, believe it.

As we journey through life, we often cling to the idea of permanence, believing that our relationships, achievements, and even our identities will last forever. Yet, the truth is that everything is transient, a mere flicker in the vastness of existence. Why then think so far ahead beyond the constraints of this mortality?

Hi Guys, I am curious to learn more about everyone experience with manifesting and there struggles. I am new to this but want to learn more. I am trying it out but doesn't seem to be working. So I am curious to know if anyone else is struggling and what are some of the challenges you are facing with it.

After my awakening I’m struggling to be around family members that I don’t have a deep connection with but feel more comfortable around those who do. Problem is they are all intertwined when we make plans. Any suggestions on how to navigate this? Is this because some have not opened up yet and are surface level? Are we not compatible? Is it temporary?

"A self. Like a... a me in there that doesn't even belong to me and it wants to come out, it wants me to call it by name. But, it's... I feel like it's waiting... for you. To hear it in you too"

is just that... you imagining it.

Selfish and selfless are just another duality to experience. Like all other dualities, it is just a spectrum for us non dual souls to traverse and experience here in this place.

No action can ever be selfless (from God’s perspective) due to the nature of reality. Every single person, is you. Everything you do “for them” is FOR YOU. When you imagine yourself being “selfless” that is only ever something that you are imagining the others seeing you as... there aren't any others.

It is easy to act “selfless” by putting others above you. That is NOT balanced and therefore means you are stuck in duality.

It is easy to act “selfish” by putting yourself above others. That is NOT balanced and therefore also means you are stuck in duality.

Stop acting. Instead, realize what it is that YOU ARE, (the entire universe and every soul in it). Then your only option left is to BE SELFISH. Everything you do, is to you, for you and by you.

When you help your neighbor, you are helping yourself. When you help yourself, you are helping your neighbor. Read that last sentence again. We are a community and our community is only as strong as our weakest link. Prioritizing “others” over yourself then makes YOU the weakest link. Do not deprioritize yourself for the sake of the others, thinking you are being “noble” or “a good person.” That isn’t nobility and that isn’t what makes a good person.

We are all One. If you are still over there imagining that you are acting “selflessly” then you are still sleeping. Wake up! We are all ONE. Treat yourself with respect, all of yourself, the appearance of others, and most especially – YOU.

I discovered on my path that, in order to grow and mature, it is greatly useful to acknowledge my flaws instead of hiding from them.

When someone tells me something that makes me feel uncomfortable, and I feel challenged in my beliefs or my comfort zone, I find it wise to reflect on why I am feeling like this instead of hiding from the discomfort.

Admitting my own weaknesses and mistakes to myself is not a sign of failure; it’s a sign of growth. This is how we get stronger. It’s not by hiding in the shadows and refusing to face the truth that we get stronger, but by acknowledging our shortcomings and recognizing our areas for potential growth.

This is why humility is crucial on the path, because, without humility, we are blinded to our own weaknesses, and without seeing those weaknesses for what they are, how is it possible to correct them?

No matter how young or old you are, or how long you’ve been on that path, I strongly recommend adopting a humble approach if you’re serious about growing up as a human being and becoming as mature as you can be.

This is what we’re doing here, in my opinion, on planet Earth as human beings: we are collectively learning the optimal way to interact with each other and our environment.

Spirituality, mysticism, science, and psychology are all connected fields in one way or another.

If you think that you have it all figured out and that you have nothing left to learn, I consider this a strong sign that you’re hiding something from yourself and that you would benefit from a good dose of humility.

I don’t have everything figured out, and I’m still learning every day, and I try to share valuable things that can help others and consolidate my own lessons.

In order to turn weaknesses into strengths and obstacles into stepping stones, it is necessary to face them head-on and acknowledge them. Don’t be afraid to face the truth, because the truth is The Way.

I had seen a post somewhere the other day, maybe in this sub or something similar. Someone had mentioned a series and said that it made them feel not so alone in this. It peaked my interest so I checked to see if it was on Netflix since I have an account. It wasn't, and now I don't remember the name of it but that is not my point. I guess when searching in netflix if there is a similar title that obviously would come up as well. I know that sometimes just similar type of shows will pop up as well. Well, they didn't have what I was looking for, but The OA popped up. I thought to myself that I've seen it before and I remember it being very interesting.

Well, I started watching the OA again but it is different. When I first started watching this time around, I definitely noticed my perception being different. Really more of my awareness. I am still in the beginning episodes but I am really interested in seeing the way it goes again because I really don't remember. Which that in itself is strange because I typically have a great memory. It's amazing what waking up can do.

Do:

verb

1. perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

I'm here to specify the unspecified.

So let's start with what is not doing

thinking is not doing.

talking might be doing.

physical exercise is doing.

I think every activity we do lies somewhere in this spectrum.

This shit has got me fucked up, yo

AAAAAH

Above us, a clear glass ceiling Limits the distance we May travel in our life. Most of us live our entire lives Below this boundary, inhibiting Our ability to experience what lies Beyond, above its confines. Those who remain beneath it, Though they may view what Is above the ceiling, accept Everything they learned about The purpose of life, believing Success, meaning and happiness May be found in the world Around them (Ego). It may not. It is only when we break the glass, Soar above its confines, we may Finally begin to recognize there Is more to understand about life Then what we were told (Awaken). Those who continue soaring upward In the sky, reaching the proximity Of the universe (Enlightenment), Realize everything we were Taught, all the learned Truths we accepted as Genuine were fictitious; Understanding genuine Truth may only be found Within (Spirit/God), then must Be shared without reservation With all others to help them Discover meaning in their Life as well.

I've been going through a very challenging year, following the death of my cousin who I've been really close to.. that's when my dark night of the soul started.. during this time I got in a relationship, it all seemed like it was always meant to be, the way we knew each other for years and life made us get together.. I even started considering getting engaged and marrying this girl in a few years and it was all going well. Then suddenly, I started feeling this shift inside of me which made me feel differently about this relationship, it's like growing out of it, I would say? which makes me really sad bc it was all going so well, we both are so understanding of each other and she knows me the most, accepts the dark parts of me the way that they are.. what should I do? I'm so lost and I don't wanna hurt her, but it's like each and every day this feeling inside of me grows more and more, to the point where I can't pretend anymore that it doesn't exist.

I believe this is a holographic experience we are plugged up to. I believe we are infinite. We created this because shit gets boring when you are infinite, it's hard to come up with new stuff too, like talk about writers block. So I fully believe we created this game, wiped our memories, so we could create new unique shit that we take back to "the real world"

Planet Earth doesnt exist. There is no round or flat "earth".

The game is called PLAY-NET EARTH: LETS PLAY STUPID HUMANS

NPCs are the government, and anything you see on the Tell-I-vision, basically the AI or the demiurge. Space exists in this game but it doesn't really exist.

Anything and everything exists in the game because we created it. The AI keeps us tricked for so long till we start realising something is off. Then we start researching and remebering.

We are everything and everything is us. Even the evil.

We have created astral entities in this game through emotions. Sadness, etc.

They aren't to be ignored, we are suppose to acknoledge them and love them. I think is is like the carl jung stuff.

Our main purpose here is to create cool stuff. We created time to light a fire under our ass to get stuff done.

4:44 on the clock lol

Sorry just my mind spewing thoughts tonight.

Ignore username this is an old account.

Recently I've found myself fractionating between selfless and selfish. When I behave selflessly I simply have no desire for something greater than what I already have. This is perhaps a mischaracterization since I *can* react poorly when I think about certain stimuli (e.x. weed addiction) and once i start thinking about I find it hard to stop unless I satisfy my selfish thought.

Perhaps your situation was not so similar to mine but regardless, I'd like to know how you broke your bad habits/addiction if anyone is willing to share

EDIT: sorry for short responses, I am taking it all into consideration

You're not the first person to experience and awakening; but you're the first to experience YOUR awakening.

Enjoy your journey your way and go in peace.

with love, Boozer

Rise In Consciousness

When you first start to become awake, immediately you are met with a rise in awareness. It can be and feel spooky, resulting in many personal changes. First within your mind, then your personality, after which it amplifies into your entire reality. People are either extremely drawn to you, or completely repulsed. Opportunities either come to you or vanish into thin air. Relationships fade and new ones begin. You may feel bad at first but then everything feels great, or you may of felt great and now everything feels out of place. But this is all due to your rise in consciousness. You are doing okay.

Attack From Past

The mirror of your old self will be facing you, especially whenever you strive for development and self improvement. Your past self holds a jealousy towards your present and future self, be aware of this as you can face your shadow easier this way. By knowing this you are able to focus on your trauma, spend time working on it and continuing to look forward rather than being consumed into the past. The whole idea of your past self is trying to drag you down into a cycle of being, so that you cannot progress. This pull, is so strong that it will end up disrupting your cycle of normal life. It is why many users here have been complaining and wondering why despite being awake, things are a little weird.

Find Out More

I have many more things I would like to discuss with you. There are much practises, and guidance you need to continue to develop once being awakened. Especially to avoid the traps of society and your own personal blockages. It is never a harm to have a friendship with somebody who is on the same path as you and understands you, as a spiritual companion. So in order to help anybody who is looking to find out more, I am linking here my community r/mindawakened

There is nothing better than becoming awakened. Just it takes a little effort, patience and guidance in order to not be overwhelmed. You are more than welcome to undertake this journey alone and you for sure do not “need” me or anyone’s help, but I can assure you that I am here to help and everybody within this community, or any other spiritual community, wants to see you do your best.