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Jed McKenna

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Jed Rant: Being free of me...
« on: December 30, 2018, 06:47:11 am »
When one is deeply involved in the ''I'' thought it sounds very strange to be free of it. How can you even carry on a conversation without the use of ''I, me, my or mine'' words.

You were only pretending to have an identity anyways, so what can be so fearful about seeing though it, moving beyond it, or, and this is what really happens, realizing it never was anything other than a rather silly habit fed by memories that don't even belong to a you? If you can realize that your memories and experiences are all the ''property'' of awareness, you will be free of ''you''. Look and see.

You can still function fully, do what needs doing, etc., but there is a strange, rather pleasant void that used to be you oh-so-highly-valued ''you''. This can come suddenly or gently and slowly. Perhaps because mine was slow it just didn't seem like a big deal. No me is no loss. What was left was a tangible feeling of openness and possibility. But that was quite a while ago and if I were to look for a me, well... the just doesn't compute.

Look and see if you can find anything that actually belongs to a ''you'', if you can find something then ask ... ''is that true''. If you still think it's true then turn awareness to inquire ''who/what is this I?".

Try making up a sense of you and then releasing it. Do it again and again... and,

Let me know your experiences.

Love ya, Jed

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Re: Jed Rant: Being free of me...
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2018, 08:03:10 am »
Jesús said "Deny yourself" but where is the "you" who denies what is not there? Nice game and very tricky.


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Re: Jed Rant: Being free of me...
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2019, 06:11:58 am »
Yes. No, I mean no, no me here... but language needs the "I-me-mine" form and when speaking about this apparent person it helps to use the name "Frits" rather than using a number no one can identify as that which is pointing at this apparent body.

The confusion within the dream would be a waste of nonexistent time and effort if I'd start calling me "Peter" or "Paul" and those names are just as untrue as the old name. So I have no problem using the "I-me-mine" words or the name somebody apparently labeled this apparent body with. I know there's nothing here but apparent memories that make up this dreaming.

Obviously, unless you have written some books, no one believes you and some may say: "you still use the name so you identify with that name as being you." — But in fact they themselves identify the name as a 'real thing' pointing at a body they experience and apparently take for 'real'. It's really funny, really.

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Re: Jed Rant: Being free of me...
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2019, 07:53:50 am »
I don't know if memories and experience are "property" of awareness but seeing they are not mine is what seems to release the horror. I"" don't do this it happens on its own. Adding to the list, "I" seem to hold on to dreams which never belonged to "me" in the first place, possibly still under the umbrella of memory but ultimately the product of ??? never mine.

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Re: Jed Rant: Being free of me...
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2019, 09:44:26 am »
After enlightenment I kind of became Love, Truth, Absolute Awareness itself so... If someone calls my name, for me its only meaningless sounds, It doesnt even register here. Same thing when I look in the mirror... Theres just this clear, effortless seeing that says "that fella is not me... Just a body/vehicle"

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Re: Jed Rant: Being free of me...
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2019, 06:38:38 am »
 ;) ;) ;)