Author Topic: Jed Rant... where are you in my new and improved 10 Step Program, 12 steps was too many.  (Read 2701 times)

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This looks like feel good bullshit

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Jed McKenna

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Thanks for all your contributions. Have you experienced that when you set out to buy a particular car you notice that almost everyone is driving that same car. It's the nature of your focused attention.

In a similar way, when one is in the grasp of Maya/ego she tends to be all one sees. It's the filter. It follows logically (ooh... not a good word) and experientially that once one has realized their true nature they see everyone as enlightened or T/R.

Now, which is real? The only thing that is real in my experience is that which is always there, never goes anywhere, never changes and never does anything other than remain open and welcoming to anything and everything that arises. It's closer than your heart and so simple it's staggering. You can never know it, however... and this is the biggie, you can realize that It is. This is Truth Realization.

Contemplate this, have you ever moved or gone anywhere... look deeply into this. It might  appear that a body has moved, but has your true nature, unlimited always welcoming capacity (Truth) ever gone anywhere? How could it when it's already everywhere. There is nowhere that's left for It to go. Just move a few feet and see if it is still there. Now, imagine you travel a billion light years into space... do you think it would still be there? Is capacity following your body, or is your body a little like a portal moving through Infinite Capacity? Don't you find this rather marvelous, something (not a thing of course) that is everywhere?

I'm only sharing my (non) experiences, the important thing is you, look and see how it is for you. If you just believe me and fail to obtain some experiential ownership, you have missed the point.

By all means share your experiences on this. I read every word you write.

Love ya, Jed.

« Last Edit: February 19, 2016, 10:46:58 pm by Jed McKenna »

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I did this today, before seeing your post. I drove my van to collect an order, and then deliver it somewhere else. I was already half way there when I realised I hadn't been conscious of the journey. I then remembered about there being no 'motion' - that nothing moves. I honestly can't remember if I read this in Damndest, or one of the dozen books I'd read before it.

Anyway, I tried to experience the drive as not moving. Just as a multitude of arisings - here I am, here I am, here I am. Every now and then I 'got it' - at least, I experienced the apparent motion as well, being-not being-being-not being. Hop hop hop, rather than mmmmmmmmoooooovinggggggalonggggg

F*****g mad, me  ???

Loved it though

***edit*** And yes, Jed, I do find it rather marvellous.
« Last Edit: March 04, 2016, 03:17:48 pm by Bollocks »

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Thanks for all your contributions. Have you experienced that when you set out to buy a particular car you notice that almost everyone is driving that same car. It's the nature of your focused attention.

In a similar way, when one is in the grasp of Maya/ego she tends to be all one sees. It's the filter. It follows logically (ooh... not a good word) and experientially that once one has realized their true nature they see everyone as enlightened or T/R.

Now, which is real? The only thing that is real in my experience is that which is always there, never goes anywhere, never changes and never does anything other than remain open and welcoming to anything and everything that arises. It's closer than your heart and so simple it's staggering. You can never know it, however... and this is the biggie, you can realize that It is. This is Truth Realization.

got it.


Contemplate this, have you ever moved or gone anywhere... look deeply into this. It might  appear that a body has moved, but has your true nature, unlimited always welcoming capacity (Truth) ever gone anywhere? How could it when it's already everywhere. There is nowhere that's left for It to go. Just move a few feet and see if it is still there. Now, imagine you travel a billion light years into space... do you think it would still be there? Is capacity following your body, or is your body a little like a portal moving through Infinite Capacity? Don't you find this rather marvelous, something (not a thing of course) that is everywhere?

I'm only sharing my (non) experiences, the important thing is you, look and see how it is for you. If you just believe me and fail to obtain some experiential ownership, you have missed the point.

By all means share your experiences on this. I read every word you write.

thank you.

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I skipped to ten and had a beer. I burped and laughed out loud.

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Hi Jed, after step 4, there was no one to take any more steps. ;)

Still further,

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Went through all that, awesome...

Now... What do I do with my life?

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Forget that stupid question... I ll try to do that "consciously create story" thingy you talk about... Dont know If possible and its BS until I see it by myself, but why not try?

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Hey, look where it's got you!

All good,

Love ya, Jed.