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       #Post#: 42550--------------------------------------------------
       Coming to an End
       By: No-Man Date: November 21, 2020, 11:58 pm
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       Hello again. It's been a long time (and yet no time at all).
       I'm dying. Or at least God/Death tore my ego to shreds in order
       to live in my heart. All my hopes and dreams, past AND future.
       Mostly destroyed. (Painfully?) Shedded away. "I" don't have much
       time left. I got the sense that these layers of ego were the one
       thing protecting me from death itself which used to be "out
       there", projected far into the future at age 90+; not now, at
       age 24. The more that was torn away from me, the colder I
       became, the more I thrashed about for my family and loved ones.
       As I see it, ego has suffered a mortal wound, and doesn't have
       long to live. All my attention to future goals and the past is
       returned to the present moment with this death feeling within my
       heart. I wish it would just end. There was no way I could make
       this happen to myself. No way to want it either. But I can only
       surrender and observe the process as it unfolds. I wanted
       freedom more than anything in the world and "I" won't even get
       to enjoy it.
       This was triggered last night by drinking and smoking weed. It's
       never had this effect on me before and I don't do it often. But
       this was something else. Terrifying. And ALL I could do was let
       it happen.
       I just needed to put this out there to someone who "knows". I
       don't want to die, but I know I will. Biologically or egoically,
       no difference. I'm a ghost and soon will be less than that.
       Can't control it. I would just like someone to hold my hand as I
       go.
       Thanks.
       #Post#: 42551--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: Jed McKenna Date: November 22, 2020, 2:11 am
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       Consider it held my friend,
       Love ya, Jed
       #Post#: 42552--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: No-Man Date: November 22, 2020, 7:12 am
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       Thank you.
       A couple weeks ago I had a similar experience with "God". But it
       was much more light and joyful. One in which I understood that I
       was observing and that "God" was everything and that he loved
       everything he created good or bad. I could "hear" an eternal
       laughter in the background. As he told me all these things. I
       could look at books I had read on spirituality and instantly
       tell what was BS, true, or approximate. I felt like I was just
       me playing with myself.
       But now is different. I feel incredibly alone (even with my
       friends) and will die alone. There is no escaping this now
       moment. Ego is desperately trying to cobble back together it's
       core of identity. Its sense of security. Death edges it out
       repeatedly. I feel like mourning, but no tears will come out.
       The best I can do is journal it out and write to you for now. It
       wants a guarantee that everything will be fine on the "other
       side" before I go, but when I do, it won't matter. How did you
       best make peace with your own death?
       #Post#: 42556--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: Jed McKenna Date: November 23, 2020, 3:37 am
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       You don't. Making peace with anything. That is just a mind-based
       rationalization. It doesn't matter if you accept it or don't.
       It's coming sooner than you think and it is nothing like what
       you might imaging. Only the body dies. It is very temporary, the
       real you was never born. Always was and always will be. The main
       thing that keeps you in this dream, and in fear, is your mind
       wants continuity of it thoughts, memories and learnings. Let go
       of those and you won't care if you die or not.... because the
       fake you will have been realized to have never existed, ab
       intio.
       Love ya, Jed.
       #Post#: 42557--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: No-Man Date: November 23, 2020, 5:49 am
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       Damn.
       I was hoping for more hope than that. Every morning I wake up
       with death pangs in my heart. The day is spent paying attention
       to it until I feel pretty good about dying. Differing emotions
       rise throughout the day and the realization that I cannot find
       salvation in the next Youtube video, a friend, a family member,
       a book, etc. is both terrifying and hilarious, sometimes.
       I wish I had just stayed in Human Adulthood at least then I
       could feel like I was someone on the path to becoming something
       better!
       Don't mind me, just lamenting.
       The only thing I can think to do with my remaining strength as a
       separate ego is to LOVE the fact of my death (and the death of
       my world) unconditionally.
       #Post#: 42558--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: Jed McKenna Date: November 23, 2020, 6:04 pm
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       Might as well follow the wisdom of your last sentence. You will
       anyways, someday.
       Much love, Jed.
       #Post#: 42559--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: No-Man Date: November 23, 2020, 9:38 pm
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       Held a knife to my throat. The one I intended to use for
       self-defense. To keep death away. But with the blade against my
       throat I felt a strange sense of relief that I couldn't conjure
       up with my own thoughts. If it ever gets too bad I could always
       just end it NOW. So easy. Not that I'm seriously considering it,
       but what's the difference?! The death pangs are like birthing
       pains. I'm kicking at my own stomach to be reborn.
       Other than that, I've cursed God today, ignored friends, cried a
       little, and now before bed I've circled back to a loving state,
       or what ever this relief feels like. I just wish this wouldn't
       derail my life, my semester is just ending I have a project to
       deliver and yet, there is no motivation to do it at all
       whatsoever. Might just enjoy myself a little. I dunno.
       Thanks.
       #Post#: 42560--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: No-Man Date: November 24, 2020, 1:58 pm
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       It's all just one big freakin' mind game, ain't it?!
       Earlier today, I was gripped by mortal fear, but through
       awareness, it's been dissipated. Awareness (i.e. ME. The
       changeless) was aware of the death pangs, the fear, and is now
       aware of this calmer state, but it's just been in the background
       like the sky, watching "me" suffer. The pr!ck. None of those
       states lasted, so were they me?! They're gone now. Like the
       passing of a cloud. But I didn't go with them. Now awareness
       (which, I am) has moved one inch from the mind and can see it
       better now. Kinda like zooming out from a skin fold that looks
       like a butt, only to see that it's actually someone's folded
       elbow. Womp womp.
       Mind is also giving out death threats! To who?! Hahaha.
       I trust more implications will arise as the space increases.
       #Post#: 42567--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: Jed McKenna Date: November 28, 2020, 8:48 am
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       Ohhh.... picturesque.
       Enjoy the folds... maybe that's all we are and it always and
       only been about perspective and point of view. Anything can look
       like anything given the right perspective. Something profound
       there, but it's late and I am going to hit the sack.
       Profundities will come to me early in the morning. Nite.
       Love ya, Jed.
       #Post#: 42569--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Coming to an End
       By: No-Man Date: November 28, 2020, 8:51 pm
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       There was a great fear in me all day. But what is the feeling I
       call "fear"? Who calls it that? Is it no different from
       so-called joy? So-called death?
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