Delving into why things are boring ||

Eric Putkonen talks about how boredom stems from living in the past and perceiving things as the same. Awakening eliminates boredom by allowing a deeper perception of uniqueness and newness in every experience.
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[@dyerstrayts1734]

I think the concept of boredom is something that was programmed into our minds at a very early age. Enlightenment (from my perspective) is mostly about deprogramming. New subscriber. I appreciate your use of logic.

[@hemamalinirs1002]

Completely agree with what you said . Thank you so much . Lots of love ❤🙏

[@vivianeteresinhadossantos5736]

❤

[@ravanti5780]

Who cares what a thought has to say about anything, this has become a mantra for me and if you really believe this you will begin to see that thought is not reality

[@AiRStrejf]

It's funny. I wouldn't say I've had a realisation, but there's long been that sense of wonder which increases in frequency. Likening it to a child really is apt. Lately people have sort of communicated that I look out of it, but it's exactly in those moments that there is a kind of pure joy in just taking it all in. You have a nice way of pointing and communicating. Hope more people get to experience that feeling of simple presence.

[@petarudovicic3900]

Zen mind-beginner's mind...

[@ralf.starke]

Thank you!

[@reversefulfillment9189]

I was astounded the first time I tried magic mushrooms, I could be endlessy fascinated at a blade of grass or things that normally seemed mundane. I learned then that boredom was truly a state of mind. I think a good dose of the right plant medicine can help someone turn a corner and regain that fascination with life. Have you ever had an experience like that?

[@NondualityChannel]

Yes, with amanita mushroom. It gave me a deep experience of awe for everything.

[@CT-pv9gu]

Things are boring because there is no value in anything. The only value is existence itself! Material goods are fun at the start and then you get tired of it.

[@NondualityChannel]

Value is only important for the adult ego programmed to seek value. A child does not a see a butterfly and think about the value of it being there...or see a bunny-shaped cloud and think about the value of this cloud. As such I would disagree that things are boring because there is no value in it.

[@Soulsmusic1931]

This is not a question per se but I want your views about how much of my understanding is correct cuz it's been three months I have locked myself in my house not wanting to meet anyone, I have been doing self enquiry, tried to abide as awareness only to go back to square one every time.. So, thoughts appear in mind due to awareness, somewhere along the line the mind gets identified with the thought, memories and that led to "I".. So the mind didn't intentionally create the "I", "I" was the outcome of the mind trying to put all the memories and the thoughts in one place.. So as long as the mind does not identify with thought there is no "I" cuz our true self which is inherently consciousness cannot identify but only knows the experience of mind identifying with thoughts.. When someone says to be in present, it is just the mind trying to be in the present as past and future are only due to thoughts.. During all these months, there has been a realisation that there was one constant behind everything that is the present moment, so is consciousness the present moment who is being shared by every matter in this universe and present moment has the knowing of how this mind and body is experiencing their world ?? Now as the true self has been revealed, it doesn't really matter anymore if the mind identifies or does not identify the thought and memories..

[@NondualityChannel]

If the true self has been revealed, identification can never arise again. Conscious is all there is...and other is no other for there to be "sharing". What you talk about still indicates a believed separation.

[@Soulsmusic1931]

@@NondualityChannel So, an emotion triggered by a thought means that ifentification is still happening.. Should an emotion only arise in case of ongoing scenario or experience but should not arise cuz of thoughts??

[@NondualityChannel]

@@Soulsmusic1931 Emotional reaction arises in part because of thought and understanding/misunderstanding. If the thought and understanding is different, a different emotional reaction would arise. Thought and emotion can arise without a "me" or identification.

[@mrozdoba]

Thank you for sharing your perspective & in particular the joy you experience in simply being. I do not disagree with anything you say in this video, however for myself, it is not the whole picture. I used to experience boredom & remember it arising in times of quiet, when my environment seemed to offer less distraction. This might well have involved the misperception of experience as unchanging or have reminded me of past events, misidentified as being the same & likely incorrectly classified as being already known & understood, however I do not think, in my case at least, that those misperceptions were the driving force of the sense of boredom. Rather, when mind experienced a lull in stimulation, unaddressed issues buried deeper within would tend to rise to the surface. Call them unprocessed trauma, incongruities or cognitive dissonance, as you prefer, the quiet provided opportunity to recognise these disconnects between reality & mind. An opportunity ego is inclined to resist, since such awareness is threat to the sticky delusions that are so often a part of ego. Thus the sense of boredom & the consequential search for distraction to avoid seeing that which ego is in denial of, along with all the narratives ego spins to justify this choice; many of which are socially endorsed & therefore easier to slip into (society often failing to recognise the value in silence & often liking to promote constant activity). I offer this account in case it resonates with you or any who might read this comment.

[@NondualityChannel]

I can see how "boredom" could be the excuse used to look for distractions to avoid confronting silence/stillness.

[@mikebell4435]

Thank you. When you dream at night do you feel more like a separate individual?

[@NondualityChannel]

Sometimes, but usually not. Depends on the game being played in the dream.

[@infinity-vv4yj]

Hi! I have a question, do you think that everything is God in disguise?

[@NondualityChannel]

There is no disguise, Brahman is there plain as day. Wherever the eye looks, only Brahman is seen.

[@infinity-vv4yj]

@@NondualityChannel haha yes but i meant He is the Life in every form we see.. He playes all the roles?

[@NondualityChannel]

@@infinity-vv4yj He himself is playing every role and only He can be seen.