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Jed McKenna

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #45 on: February 28, 2018, 05:00:29 am »
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« Reply #46 on: March 04, 2018, 01:10:50 am »
The search seems to have stopped. It’s all seen as arising in THAT and so it’s seen that no emotion/thought/action has more value/
meaning than the other. I wouldn’t even say that it is meaningless or valueless - it just arises. It’s like some sort of acceptance/surrender of what is arising where nobody really accepts/surrenders.

I have just started reading your 3rd book (from the 1st trilogy) which I’ve had for years but didn’t feel like reading and then all of a sudden I felt drawn to it. And the timing felt just perfect (obviously). I remember that this conscious desire to learn the arising patterns came about  a year ago. There was no reason behind it, I was just super curious. By now, some patterns are seen very clearly and some not. It’s a fun game that I don’t even have to do anything in particular to play - it just happens and then I go “oh, I see!”.

Over the last few years,  my life became simpler and a lot less busy. The sense I had while it was happening is that a space was being cleared out for something I’m not aware of as yet. At the moment, I feel like I’m in this wide ocean of possibilities and I’m waiting to see which possibility/possibilities will coagulate for me. Fun times.

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #47 on: March 05, 2018, 08:21:01 am »
Surrender/acceptance - that’s all that seems to be “happening” at the moment.  Every emotion, every thought, every sensation, every move is seen as just arising. No discrimination or hierarchy. Nothing is personal. “Home” is everywhere as there’s nothing/nowhere that’s not “home”. It’s so so deeply intimate. It’s not at all as “I” thought it would be. Further...

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #48 on: March 06, 2018, 02:53:16 am »
I have said it in many ways before.... glad to hear you express it your way... :o :o :o

It’s not at all as “I” thought it would be.

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« Reply #49 on: March 06, 2018, 02:34:46 pm »
Thank you, Jed. Thank you for your time and the pointers that have been pivotal on my journey - really really grateful.

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #50 on: March 07, 2018, 12:05:11 am »
And thank you for having the courage and taking the effort to find out what is real for you. It take courage but as you are finding out, it's well worth it.

Write me anytime.

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« Reply #51 on: March 06, 2019, 05:31:11 am »
Hi Jed

It’s been a while..

Here, the awakening is continuing to do its job. Recently, the pull of T/R has finally outweighed the mind’s attempts to create/maintain the “I” story. There are no longer questions or doubts (how can there be?!). T/R truly is the destroyer of everything that mind can dream of. Sounds violent but actually the “aroma”/“aftertaste” of T/R is so so gentle and peaceful. It’s so simple and ordinary and direct - no bells and whistles whatsoever (no wonder mind tries to avoid it at all cost!)..

Dreamwise - some pretty tragic events have happened in the last year to this character. It’s been truly a trial by fire where a lot of beliefs around what can/can’t happen to “me” got burnt and the presence of grace was experienced like never before. Tremendously painful at the time but totally worth it in the end.

Thank you again so much for all your help.

Love, A.

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #52 on: April 02, 2019, 02:16:03 am »
Thank yourself, you created me for said purpose.

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« Reply #53 on: April 05, 2019, 05:04:07 am »
Word..:-)

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« Reply #54 on: April 05, 2019, 05:07:47 am »
To my surprise the integration of the T/R is currently happening on the body level. I thought that when I’ll see the Truth I will disembody rather than embody. What I mean by “embody” is that the body is moving towards more and more relaxation and effortlessness but in order to do that all the habitual tension and kinks must be felt. It’s like being aware of the kinks has the body adjust and move towards no-kink so to speak. “I” am not doing it. Sometimes there’s even a bit of anxiety as the body seems to be moving on its own without listening to the thoughts about the body. But it’s very quickly seen through and the anxiety dissolves. It’s very weird to operate without a belief that I am controlling the body in any way. What I see is that the body does its thing and the mind creates its own interpretation of what’s happening and calls it “I am my body doing x, y, z story”. The experience is that of a headless existence where there’s awareness of whatever is here without the belief in the mind's commentary. When it’s full on and mind is not there, it’s impossible to describe in words. And then mind pops back in and says “oh it felt like nothing is happening, how weird”. Fun times..

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« Reply #55 on: April 05, 2019, 06:57:04 am »
....and... that's a wrap....


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« Reply #56 on: April 06, 2019, 02:03:16 am »
Time for a wrap party then:-)

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« Reply #57 on: April 06, 2019, 04:01:59 am »
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« Reply #58 on: April 06, 2019, 10:20:22 am »
 Partayyyyy  8) :P :-*

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« Reply #59 on: April 09, 2019, 06:16:43 am »
An interesting side effect of awakening is emerging more and more each day. I’m starting to have mind blowing insights about how the dreamworld works  - each time it’s a truly delightful experience as I don’t look for them. It’s like when I don’t know anything everything there is to know is available - weird..

I got severely depressed about 10 years ago after seeing that no belief I held about my life was true as It led me to a logical conclusion that my life was meaningless. The depression became low level with time but wouldn’t go away. Now that the experiencer isn’t taken for real the depression is well and truly gone and so the character can enjoy this utterly meaningless dreamworld for what it is.