Quote Originally Posted by Coelho
And it brings the question: and now? What to do from now?
Whatever it is you do, do that. If you feel you need to do more, then do that. The point is, whatever you are doing, you are there.


Thats SO true... i remember when i was in this state i would feel completely peaceful, complete, indeed like if i had everything i would wish... i can say in that moments i was as happy and contented as one can be, for just being alive and breathing... it seemed like if breathing was the only thing that really mattered, and i could breath as much as i wished... so in that moments i was really satisfied, and it was amazing...
Yes, that's it! It takes an incredible about of focus to stay in that state continuously. For most people, it is much too hard to even glimpse. For myself, it is incredibly difficult. I'd say I can enter that state once or twice a day, but it never last more then a half-hour, at least not yet. Some days are better then others and some days I can be in that state for most of the day, but it is still very difficult and those days are rare. Especially if you haven't dealt with past pain that keeps coming up.







The ego... the damned ego... even if its a very enjoyable experience, i (my ego maybe?) always am afraid to enter this states... even if just after ive been there i always say to myself "i SHOULD do it more often", there is something that stops me... i always find an excuse to only enjoy the high of weed, without using the unnameable and reaching this "enlightened" state... is my ego fearing its death? Is it who is trying to avoid me reaching the enlightenment? I would like to know, and how to overcome it...
That is most definitely your ego. ANY fear is ego and any sort of pain is also your ego. I, too, was afraid of the state. That I'd go crazy if I entered it more often and sometimes I felt I was crazy, but ultimately this is illusion and it is not real. There is nothing to fear there, as that is your natural state. It's like being afraid of the naked body behind the clothes you wear. That is your natural state, so it is useless to fear it. I'm not advocating running around naked here, but the point is that your natural state is nothing to be afraid of, to run away from. You should embrace it.

In order to overcome the ego, you must watch it. Learn from it. You can only overcome it once you know what it is. I myself need to learn more from it, so I am where you are. Past pain keeps coming up and hindering my progress and it is sometimes very difficult to focus on the present moment.

Oh, and a sidenote, astral projection won't get you there any quicker. Think of that as a result of spiritual development, but it will not get you there any quicker. In fact, if you don't know what you are doing in the astral realm you can attract some pretty nasty spirits who would love nothing more then to see you suffer. I don't mean to scare you, but to warn you. I would stay away from that stuff until you've progressed spiritually.