I think I may be becoming insane.... (spiritual discussion)

[OnionsOfLove]

youre definitely not insane. it sounds like youve gained an understanding of something that you had no prior concept of. its a long journey along a long path, and it sounds like you took the first step in your dream.

considering that you had no prior concept of this understanding, you have to admit that there may be other things existing outside of your bubble of experience just like this thing was. the goal is to experience more of these things so that you can gain more personal understanding of the nature of yourself.

I found this on this on a website - I kind of feel the same way... I think that since I have experienced nirvana or "enlightenment" I should try to help people try to find it themselves...

if enlightenment is an apple orchard, you might have tasted the juice of a single apple or even taken a few bites. now you say you want to share the apple's juice with others, but you havent found the tree yet. and even if you found the tree, would you know how to pick an apple? and if you start picking these apples, would you know how to water the orchard in order to make sure they keep growing?

[yokinazu]

ive seen a couple people here state they feal closest to god while in a rain forest or on a mountain or just expeirincing nature. thats because you are closer to "god".
humans are animals just like birds , fish , reptiles etc. god and religions are creations of man not an all knowng supreme being. we come from the natural world. we are born the same way as all mammals. we dont just magicly appear so therefore we are the same as all mammals. all creatures big and small have the same feeling to a lesser or greater degree. example is elephants morn there dead.
the point is we were not put here to build cities or churches we were put here to live. nothing more nothing less. there is no god there is no religion only nature. thats why when you leave the artificial world and return to nature you feal closer to god.
religion and god are concepts use to control people. for example look at the middle ages and the catholic church by enforcing the rule of god they controled everything.

[donteventrip]

whats up .

ive been reading this post and i found myself in the same situation as Psychoactive420.
i had a dream and in the dream i died.. in fact ive had a lot of these dreams. i really never thaught much of them i just been scared shitless for a few days after the dreams. i, like alot of you, have accepted the fact that ima die..thats the way of life. but in some ways these dreams still scare me. my life right now is very basic. lets just say im a professional athele and all i do is train eat sleep. i like to think that im am very stress-free. the last dream i had that i died in has had me very scared. i recently had some salvia(not to sure if thats a good thing) and it really opened up my mind. i find myself in the same situation as Psychoactive420 because i feel alone and cant talk to many people about this cause there gonna think im a wierdo or whatever. im a normal guy livin life to its fullest...
so i ask this.
am i in a state of depression? is that the reason why i am having these dreams. or is it so called nirvana as many people put it.? i also cant sleep at night..i think i have a case of insomnia...
u guys have put up some great ref. sites and books for me to read up on.
and for that i thank you =]

[Dream of the iris]

If you say you "think" you've tasted enlightenment, then you have not. Being "enlightened" is really simple. It's simply stepping back into the Void or "god" and remaining there. It's not complex at all, not the least bit insane, but very hard for most people to grasp or even experience. If you truly experience enlightenment, then your whole life will change, including personality.

[TheGreenBuddy]

Lucid dreaming... or maybe something spirtual.


Everyones unique

[Dream of the iris]

whats up .


am i in a state of depression? is that the reason why i am having these dreams. or is it so called nirvana as many people put it.? i also cant sleep at night..i think i have a case of insomnia...
u guys have put up some great ref. sites and books for me to read up on.
and for that i thank you =]

You haven't given enough info about your situation. It sounds like your just scared of your dreams, which is stupid to be scared of. And you're not in nirvana. You wouldn't be scared if you were in that state.

[TryptamineScape]

I had a time in my life when I experienced something like that. I experienced the waves, the confusion of death. I concluded it was all related to dopamine, smoked more weed, used some various other natural drugs and voila! magically I'm fixed.

[JD1stTimer]

I think it was just part of growing up.. those kinds of realizations can throw you into a funky state. The trick is to realize where to channel it... now you know that whatever your goals are in life, you've got to FINISH THEM before you DIE. It's unsettling at first, but I think you will grow into it and it will become pleasant knowing that there's so much you have to do and not much time to do it in.. like when you're at the amusement park and it's closing in a few hours and you have to pick the next two or three rides you want to go on. WHEEEEEEE!!

[modest moon]

i found this book rather enlightening. it certainly opened up a lot of ideas to me when I was going through a stage of questioning with my own spirituality, give it a read and you might find yourself looking at things in a different light.
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Amazon.com: Many Lives, Many Masters