If someone advises me how to avoid tripping as I climb the stairs of the Eiffel Tower, I assume that he or she has been there recently. So let...
I am coming to the conclusion that it is difficult to lead somebody else to the same experience. Heck, I can't even recreate experiences I already...
I had a somewhat similar experience; it affected me so profoundly that in a sense my life can be marked with "before" and "after" that experience....
Okay, before we talk about barriers within ourselves, let's see if we can address the barriers between us. For you (TheDope) to tell me that you...
Ah, that's the kind of example I like to see in this thread! Awesome. Okay, Vansrouge, can you delve into the experience and write, write,...
Well, the brain can be full of noise. As long as it's full of "brain noise" the enlightenment cannot be realized. It's just too ... noisy!...
Yes. I know this. I'm not saying I "believe" this. I'm not saying I've read this or been taught this. I am saying: I know this. Before you...
It's not new and it's not a complaint. It's simply a fact about human limitations. The person who mastered fire might be described as the first...
What is consciousness "for"? That's a darn good question, though I suppose we'd first have to define which "consciousness" we're referring to. Is...
Based on my personal experiences, I'd like to respond with an analogy... I already have decent hearing. Yet if I am standing in a room full of...
At the very least, rehashing old complaints would be a waste of our time. So ... where do I want to go with this thing? First of all, I'd like...
Thank you for that honest statement. If every participant in this thread — or even half of them — could be up-front about their true state then we...
Thoughts are instantiations of barriers, yes. Have you not noticed that most people posting in forums about enlightenment are full of crap?
Since the main theme of this thread is "barriers to enlightenment", I'd like to mention one barrier I've encountered time and time again online....
Smugness is also not enlightenment. For the most part I have kept my mouth shut about enlightenment for the past 4 years. During that time I...
While I'm not too excited about the "fine tuning of the big bang" issue, I can't be flip about it, either. The issue is not just a matter of...
As the person who started this thread, let me say, "Horrors!" To put it another way, if there is a forum requirement that all answers in the...
Has that been working out for you? My guess is that you have not achieved the wonderful state that you are telling us about. If I am wrong...
Indeed. What can you tell us about what makes ego tick? Well said! Alas, in my case it took me years to realize, at a deep level, what "you...
Oddly enough, that's not the case. I did look up Vibhava Tanha, because I always forget the spelling. Then I noted the definition given and...
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