thank you for your "regular" posting and sharing here, Angelo. being able to go to your channel and take in a new video gives me a "real time" sense of this (pathless) path and mysterious unfolding, as I catch things you say here and there that match my current experience.
Gratitude is my practice. Finding sm positives, Beauty, joyful nature reminding me I am just part of IT. I get to slow, shift and drink it in. Give myself to connecting being. It's like a mirror if I stay open to the noticing 'getting' in my path. Always sensory. Doubtful significant enough anyone else notices. Recharges my batteries if I just let it IN. The neuro connections get a holiday and it lingers. That flush of uplift is blessed for my biology.
I like the word "appreciation". To me its also synonymous with gratitude but gratitude feels like its directed at an object, whereas appreciation is..... simply appreciation. Kind of broad and just everywhere?
The end of this video is incredible. Thank you. It's like it's made exactly for me at this exact time. In a certain way it is, I guess, but that's not even the point of it :). It does seem like I can feel that 'space for the dharmva vehicle' opening and its kind of terrifying cause I'm really starting to see its power and I have NO freaking idea where it's going. Other than directly into a good deal of emotion (fear mainly tbh) cause that's just where it needs to go right now. But also there's some intuition that all of that is gonna be just fine. The challenge really is in living out the insight authentically. Not easy. And what a fucking gift that it's not easy -- gratitude. I've been humbled by being that guy that tried to explain this to people to "help them" but it was really for me. It just doesn't work like that, partially because I didn't really understand it and arrogantly thought I did. I don't judge myself for that, it was just part of this thing. I've been humbled enough to see that this really actually cannot be understood despite my desperate attempts to stabilize it into something I could control. And a part of me is scared of the way it's going to express itself without my understanding or control whatsoever. Wild. Surrender starts to make more and more sense. Thanks again.
I get so confused. How are we going to live once we see through the self? I thought we have no choice in the matter? Especially after seeing through the self. I like the idea of no choice because I am sick of having to make choices. But to go from that to now having to decide how to live? I really just can’t anymore.
There’s definitely some form of f***ed up gratitude for one’s own self/life when on awakening’s door and realizing all of that is about to disappear! Ahh maybe suffering isn’t so bad!!!
Whatever we call ...label ,,gratitude" is just annother ,,wish or idea" maybe spontanous full- filled. Though even its full- filled it can come and go= still in the dreamworld...the play of gratitude in own play. When a desire for u is fullfilled u call it gratitude and when not...u call it unfortunate or suffering. That is only in the mental dream realm of duality. Gratitude is a bliss or joyfull feeling that ur deeper wish is fullfilled...though as we know...all what comes...also changes. So...the real gratitude is maybe 4 that= changeless...and that is who experience the mind moving...creating plays....dreams....visions...even so 3 D like and I don't know....if its even needed Zen...though when it spontanous arises as that nice sensation...why not= enjoyable.
Open up to it. In small doses at first and then in larger ones. Sit with it. Accept it. As you become more and more spacious the fear diminishes. Eventually you will be able to embrace it. You are eventually parenting the child within no matter how old you are. Wish you well.
Hi Angelo! Question for you: Love or metta has been my primary gateway; however at retreat it was realized that while metta may be the sublime abiding there is no one to abide in metta.... and at that moment it disappeared and nothing really remained. (There was a subtle film of self to reflect on what was occurring, however) Metta still frequently arises in my experience, but it now feels like a primordial illusion of experience. I still find myself spontaneously dropping into a state of metta and gratitude. Here's the question: Is this a trap? There's a glint of intuition that feels like metta and universal gratitude are fruits on the path, but not the path itself. Can you share any experience you have had with this line of reasoning, either in yourself or those you've worked with? Thank you!!
this is not a trap, it is rather natural. Only thing to do is investigate that subtle self sense. This is slippery BTW. It will proceed now from a place of spontaneity rather than effort :)
I feel much gratitude lately, amongst a whole lot of confusion. It all feels so incredulous. Just life in general, I guess. And that doesn’t even make sense. Thank you, sir. 🥰
Gratitude for me depends on perspective: In the beginning gratitude was a way to feel better (to control how I can feel better) which kind of worked after a year but felt fake so I stopped with the journaling and daily practice. As I saw how little control I had and how small I was compared to everything else then gratitude grew but I was still skeptical of it. It still worked but felt fake ie negotiating with the universe and also there was still resentment for all the "bad" things happening. It was very hard to feel grateful to the "universe" when the same "universe" was the cause of bad things. Now there are bad things AND good things coming up and I acknowledge both as authentically as I can. Comes out like "There's a lot of uncertainty about work and I also appreciate that my car AC is working"
What if one has awakened with open energy and a feeling of connectedness to everything but can still detect a remnant of the ego or can feel mildly contracted in certain situations?
I am grateful for ALL the circumstances and conditions in my life EXACTLY as they are today. This includes EVERYTHING, all of it! The "good" and "bad". There are lessons and pointers in all of it. Spiritual gemstones. They all helped me to get here, right now. Being grateful for those things that I once considered regrets and "bad things" seemed to take a lot of the the power away from them and helped me stay more present, which is all there is now anyways 😌
Gratitude and contentment takes care of all the regrets I have ever had. Grateful for being alive takes care of it all
I feel gratitude for nature and the feeling of sun on skin.
Gratitude is so hard for me to describe! It's everywhere and in everything! 😊
Beloved Angelo. This is just so, so, so timely - Thank You
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Always a pleasure to listen to you. ❤
thank you for your "regular" posting and sharing here, Angelo. being able to go to your channel and take in a new video gives me a "real time" sense of this (pathless) path and mysterious unfolding, as I catch things you say here and there that match my current experience.
This felt very powerful and heartfelt. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Thanks Angelo!
Beautiful ❤
Gratitude is my practice. Finding sm positives, Beauty, joyful nature reminding me I am just part of IT. I get to slow, shift and drink it in. Give myself to connecting being.
It's like a mirror if I stay open to the noticing 'getting' in my path.
Always sensory. Doubtful significant enough anyone else notices.
Recharges my batteries if I just let it IN.
The neuro connections get a holiday and it lingers. That flush of uplift is blessed for my biology.
Thankyou 😊
Thank you Angelo, I loved this one💓💓💓
Welcome :)
Loved this message deeply. Yay! Thank you!
I like the word "appreciation". To me its also synonymous with gratitude but gratitude feels like its directed at an object, whereas appreciation is..... simply appreciation. Kind of broad and just everywhere?
The end of this video is incredible. Thank you. It's like it's made exactly for me at this exact time. In a certain way it is, I guess, but that's not even the point of it :). It does seem like I can feel that 'space for the dharmva vehicle' opening and its kind of terrifying cause I'm really starting to see its power and I have NO freaking idea where it's going. Other than directly into a good deal of emotion (fear mainly tbh) cause that's just where it needs to go right now. But also there's some intuition that all of that is gonna be just fine. The challenge really is in living out the insight authentically. Not easy. And what a fucking gift that it's not easy -- gratitude.
I've been humbled by being that guy that tried to explain this to people to "help them" but it was really for me. It just doesn't work like that, partially because I didn't really understand it and arrogantly thought I did. I don't judge myself for that, it was just part of this thing. I've been humbled enough to see that this really actually cannot be understood despite my desperate attempts to stabilize it into something I could control. And a part of me is scared of the way it's going to express itself without my understanding or control whatsoever. Wild. Surrender starts to make more and more sense. Thanks again.
Brilliant- thank you Angelo ❤
Thx Angelo.
I don't care how I'm doing 😂😂 that's a good one. And so true
Feeling great gratitude for how unbindy and non duely I’m feeling lately. Angelo, if you were a dog you’d be the best pointer 😊
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I get so confused. How are we going to live once we see through the self? I thought we have no choice in the matter? Especially after seeing through the self.
I like the idea of no choice because I am sick of having to make choices. But to go from that to now having to decide how to live? I really just can’t anymore.
There’s definitely some form of f***ed up gratitude for one’s own self/life when on awakening’s door and realizing all of that is about to disappear! Ahh maybe suffering isn’t so bad!!!
At least you have Thanksgiving in the U.S. which is pretty advanced, non-deulistically speaking! Give thanks for Thanksgiving! 😅🦃🧡
Whatever we call ...label ,,gratitude" is just annother ,,wish or idea" maybe spontanous full- filled. Though even its full- filled it can come and go= still in the dreamworld...the play of gratitude in own play.
When a desire for u is fullfilled u call it gratitude and when not...u call it unfortunate or suffering.
That is only in the mental dream realm of duality. Gratitude is a bliss or joyfull feeling that ur deeper wish is fullfilled...though as we know...all what comes...also changes.
So...the real gratitude is maybe 4 that= changeless...and that is who experience the mind moving...creating plays....dreams....visions...even so 3 D like and I don't know....if its even needed Zen...though when it spontanous arises as that nice sensation...why not= enjoyable.
I dont know how to integrate this fear, it keeps shifting into different forms until i can't recognize it 🧍🏻♀️
Open up to it. In small doses at first and then in larger ones. Sit with it. Accept it. As you become more and more spacious the fear diminishes. Eventually you will be able to embrace it. You are eventually parenting the child within no matter how old you are. Wish you well.
That's totally ok. Don't make a project of integrating it. It is like a weather pattern, it is no problem :)
Hi Angelo! Question for you:
Love or metta has been my primary gateway; however at retreat it was realized that while metta may be the sublime abiding there is no one to abide in metta.... and at that moment it disappeared and nothing really remained. (There was a subtle film of self to reflect on what was occurring, however)
Metta still frequently arises in my experience, but it now feels like a primordial illusion of experience. I still find myself spontaneously dropping into a state of metta and gratitude.
Here's the question:
Is this a trap? There's a glint of intuition that feels like metta and universal gratitude are fruits on the path, but not the path itself. Can you share any experience you have had with this line of reasoning, either in yourself or those you've worked with?
Thank you!!
this is not a trap, it is rather natural. Only thing to do is investigate that subtle self sense. This is slippery BTW. It will proceed now from a place of spontaneity rather than effort :)
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Makes sense - thanks, dude! 💥👈😎👈
I feel much gratitude lately, amongst a whole lot of confusion. It all feels so incredulous. Just life in general, I guess. And that doesn’t even make sense. Thank you, sir. 🥰
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Only one word on my mobile lockscreen.....gratitude.
Gratitude for me depends on perspective:
In the beginning gratitude was a way to feel better (to control how I can feel better) which kind of worked after a year but felt fake so I stopped with the journaling and daily practice.
As I saw how little control I had and how small I was compared to everything else then gratitude grew but I was still skeptical of it. It still worked but felt fake ie negotiating with the universe and also there was still resentment for all the "bad" things happening. It was very hard to feel grateful to the "universe" when the same "universe" was the cause of bad things.
Now there are bad things AND good things coming up and I acknowledge both as authentically as I can. Comes out like "There's a lot of uncertainty about work and I also appreciate that my car AC is working"
What if one has awakened with open energy and a feeling of connectedness to everything but can still detect a remnant of the ego or can feel mildly contracted in certain situations?
It is rather normal at this stage. It will clarify :)
@@SimplyAlwaysAwakethanks for replying.
I am grateful for ALL the circumstances and conditions in my life EXACTLY as they are today. This includes EVERYTHING, all of it! The "good" and "bad". There are lessons and pointers in all of it. Spiritual gemstones. They all helped me to get here, right now. Being grateful for those things that I once considered regrets and "bad things" seemed to take a lot of the the power away from them and helped me stay more present, which is all there is now anyways 😌
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I have absolutely no gratitude for this process. I always believe it’s better to be honest! 😂
You have to start with authenticity 😊