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[@renko9067]

A good gauge for truth I found (for myself early on) is that the Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist mystics (and others) are all in agreement. The mainstream religions based on their teachings are for obvious reasons misinterpretations.

[@stevec8872]

Agreed man and well put. That was a huge confirmation for me that This was possible.

[@ryannuhfer7427]

I love this. Had I not had an awakening experience 28 years ago I’d have thought they were lying too. It constantly impresses me how many people stick with this without having had any experience with it. I’d have given up long ago had I not had that experience.

[@MartinKPettersson]

I'm curious. Do you mean that you had an experience 28 years ago and haven't experienced anything similar since then? And that experience still shapes your beliefs?

[@ryannuhfer7427]

@@MartinKPettersson I had no idea what that experience was or that other people had similar experiences until about 3 years ago when I found Angelo. But yes, it was one of those moments so profound that it’s etched into my mind. I longed for that peace for almost 30 years and now that I know it’s possible I can’t seem to wake up, haha.

[@HiluT]

The topic would not let you go😀 my attention span for other things is almost zero 😂with all the doubts and uncomfortable sensations, this is the only topic interests me ☺️

[@MartinKPettersson]

@@ryannuhfer7427 thank you for elaborating. I lived for many years at meditation centers where experiences like this are common place. It seems that for some people they then use these experiences and draw conclusions about the nature of things and what is and what isn't. I guess as long as it helps people feel good there is good in that :) Wish you all the best with your practice.

[@nicbarth3838]

@@MartinKPettersson its also a shift in how you experience your thoughts or thoughts in general

[@randomseed]

I love authenticity of this discussion. Lack of bullshit is liberating. ❤thank you both!

[@paulblack9600]

Doubt is great cause when it happens for him hes going to be even more surprised after it happens. Id never heard about any of this before it happened for me.

[@Big_Tough_Guy]

I thought for sure you were just playing this KZbin guru angle, talking about something impossible, but I still valued your wisdom, and I swear one of your videos brought me to awakening for a brief period... No shit.

[@-Brendon-]

Hahahah I love his doubt at the beginning and the joke about Ekhart at the end. So funny how the mind works

[@JadenOasis]

This is a very useful talk. I often have had thoughts that maybe enlightenment isn't real, and everyone who claimed they were, were either delusional or trying to scam people. The first of the five Buddhist indriyas is faith (saddha). Faith in the dharma, that enlightenment is possible in this lifetime. I won't let doubt or my beliefs prevent me from seeing and experiencing the truth of existence. The biggest thing I'm taking away from this video is the difference between seeking and curosity. This was temendously valuable to me. Seeking is future oriented and therefore a hindrance, while curiosity is looking deep into the present moment, into the nature of reality. Thank you Angelo for providing all this valuable guidance. I am so grateful for your teachings.

[@rosesarered2368]

I don’t doubt that it is real. I somehow know for sure that it is real, but I still doubt so much that it is “achievable” for me…

[@user-pt3pn8qv1g]

“The Midas touch excerpt for everything with doubt” sums up living with OCD lol fml

[@nbenda]

Lovely! And then, when you begin to feel into it, you doubt it is your mind faking it.... till it takes you over and you just remain in pure awe and say: hey, why did they make it so complicated, it's obvious....🤣

[@EllaSqueaks]

Could you please put all these onstage interviews in a Playlist?

[@jeffreygalket5883]

Totally understand the question, and I too, once felt this way. But like Angelo said, it’s undoubtable.

[@birgit8996]

Strictly speaking, everything is really “made up”……even doubts 😃

[@raycallie637]

Question and respect everyone.

[@kas8131]

I don’t think Angelo is faking it, but when you start getting all the KZbin recommendations on non-duality, I’m sure some of them are.

[@dhammaboy1203]

I am sure too. I am convinced that Angelo & Adyashanti are the real deal - but yeah a lot of KZbinr non-duality should be critically examined.

[@niloc1414]

But we are all faking it! I'm faking...faking This!

[@brigitteh4825]

Rupert Spira is authentic and is very clear, imo.

[@hear-and-know]

Of course, our favorite spiritual teachers "are" the "real ones" 😂

[@dhammaboy1203]

@@hear-and-know this is true. But it's also true that Narcissists and psychopathic and sociopathic personalites are drawn to spiritual circles because they can exploit people willing to give their authority away to the guru. Bill Hamilton's book Saints & Psychopaths examines this phenomenon.

[@louisevs9152]

Splendid. And I would love to hear the poem about curiosity.

[@revisingthescript]

I don’t remember the phrasing of the poem, but it was pointing out that curiosity and seeking are different. Sometimes they can be confused for one another.

[@robinnovak7457]

I remember that the poem regarded seeking as looking for something in the future, and curiosity as looking at something that's here, now, in the present.

[@louisevs9152]

Thank you 🙏@@robinnovak7457

[@jessicarubios2222]

Thank you...any chance you could post the poem that was spoken about?

[@devinmister]

Feel this question so hard and yet I keep coming back. Why? And who is coming back?

[@nickdisponible]

Nailed it… in the wind

[@billromas]

Great pointing here, to what never changes and is all ways there for us All😊🙏❣

[@christied425]

This is so pure. Especially, Angelo’s giggles. Priceless ✨

[@sonamgray5643]

I resonate with this, in that as I negate the peaks and troughs of this path for too long that obv. I don't doubt doing it, I have these moments where I end up thinking 'oh yeah it's nothing that's really gonna happen or whatever I've thought or done has been a total waste and not the 'real' thing..... It's probably part of the whole shattering.

[@willkenway]

Great video. Thanks Angelo. ❤️🙏

[@HiluT]

😂😂😂Love this❤ That was my question few weeks ago on one of your videos 😂I promise i wasn’t in part of the retreat 😅 I love the ending more 😊

[@tim2269]

6:33

[@plantlove2585]

Stand up Comedy for Liberation :D I love it! - Thank you for this one, really resonated with me. This oceanic feeling and the curiosity part helped, too. It's validating my experience and helping me deal with the doubt of the mind. I know I know, it has been said so many times, but the beingness just seems so simple and the mind wants so super impose something on it, telling all kinds of stories what awakening and liberation actually is, apparently :D Leaning into the ocean is such a beautiful wording. Will try being with that! Thank you!

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Thanks for guiding us home. 🎯♥😶🙏☮

[@PinkyBar374]

Ohh I love this! Bloody brilliant!!

[@TheDogzBody]

I loved this man so much. What he doesn’t realise is that Wanda is faking it….

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

😂😂😂

[@karen6778]

😂❤❤❤ what a light hearted and deeply beautiful conversation. 🥰🤗

[@exwade8777]

That sus question really cracked all of us up xD

[@Pam74055]

❤❤❤ The LAUGH !!! ❤❤❤😂😂

[@EllaSqueaks]

Could you paste or link the poem?

[@mikelisteral7863]

what decides strength of belief.... for most people its just habit and not knowing anything better to believe the real source of truth should be direct experienced evidence

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Great question and great point

[@Lydia-Bee]

That is me too😂. When I doubt I remind myself that I am going to die, it instantly highlights how bizarre this whole thing called life is and that there is no way out of death if I stay asleep.

[@ravenofthewild]

LMAO! Oh yes, have so been there and totally get it! Especially hearing over and over how there is no way to explain it. And this could make it the greatest con. I so resonate with Angelo so actually believe him. Now some of the uncompromising Neo Advaita teachers...hmmmm. So funny, so real! 🙏💞

[@georgeshepherd3381]

Living IS improvisation !

[@georgeshepherd3381]

We're all just making it up as we go along!

[@geovaniraffaelli4508]

I'd suggest people who lean heavily towards rational thinking to incorporate analytical meditations to their practice such as "The Sevenfold Reasoning" to negate the self, as described in Rob Burbea's book. It's a powerful tool that leads to the same exact realization as self-enquiry, and instead of trying to do away with thoughts it skillfully uses them as a stepping stone to realize the illusory nature of self

[@TheSeekingOne]

So beautiful and so familiar ❤😂

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

Dont believe anyone. Try it to see for yourself, and then you will know one way or the other. ✌🏻🧡

[@Iinfiniteknowing]

Because EVERYONE will know it as we are in the kali yuga when ALL will know.........

[@The_LE_Crooner]

This made me laugh so hard when Angelo cracked up

[@vioricadoina]

Oh man! Be honest and admit at least once in your life : You're ALL faking it!!! Please, i beg you, be so kind and teach me how to fake it till i make it! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 ❤🙏

[@vaenskapelsen]

Does anyone know the poem mentioned? Would love to read it?

[@Raynaputi]

I tried to doubt everything, almost like I was an actor in a movie for a little bit. It didn't stick.

[@jollyrodgertr]

Surely we have a mind structure/ego for a good reason, e.g. survival. Surely it's not a good idea just to allow it to disintegrate? But then surely it wouldn't disintegrate if it wasn't safe to as the system wouldn't self destruct surely ahhh idk

[@dhammaboy1203]

I love Angelo's giggling fits!

[@sabaloukhan]

You don’t have to believe that Angelo is real or not, to know this:)

[@lynnhunter4493]

🙏🙏🙏

[@macaroon147]

This was awesome 😂😂

[@timtrautwein]

Amazing! :D

[@mariobeer5446]

I've had the exact same thought hahaha

[@lensatov]

Can someone please post the poem he referred to?

[@revisingthescript]

I don’t remember the phrasing of the poem, but it was pointing out that curiosity and seeking are different. Sometimes they can be confused for one another.

[@kebobscat]

😆😆so good

[@damianflores8601]

Dude what the fuck! I receive a vision of this dialogue in my mind while working today in the morning 😂

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

👀. Damn…

[@damianflores8601]

@SimplyAlwaysAwake yes, the theme was about "enlightened people" faking it (which is already funny 😁) and you mentioned something about doubt in the vision. 👁 I have no idea why those things arise but it's fun when they're noticed 😄

[@jessicarubios2222]

I could have sworn I heard this already a few days ago😂

[@Buddhishgirl]

I am laughing my ass out! 🤣 right with Angelo as I was there 😅

[@nospoon17]

Even better than the real thing- bono lol

[@achildofthelight4725]

There was a time when most children believed in santa clause, the tooth fairy, easter bunny etc, then traumatised by another lie when told they did not exist! They: The children 😂

[@philipp176]

😂😂❤️🙏

[@ellearo]

😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@sarahcoudrais5065]

This is the best question I EVER heard 😂😍

[@Marphale]

All I really see with these sessions is a bunch of pointless questions being asked, with the underlying request being, "Please, just wake me up. I'm tired of this crap". I'd probably ask something just as pointless with the underlying hope being that I'll wake up, nod to the answer as if I'm getting somewhere, stroll off into the sunset whilst everyone's watching, and then fuck off and do *absolutely nothing* . My problem is that I just refuse to do self-enquiry. It's quite clear from Angelo's talks and the talks of others that that's the way home. But I'd rather stay in this nightmare than practise self-enquiry. Why should I have to do something so utterly shite to get out of this mess? Asking a question I didn't even come up with myself and praying that something happens. I'll just stay here forever. Fuck it.

[@injoyinmyself2018]

Why do you refuse to do self inquiry?

[@Marphale]

@@injoyinmyself2018 Nothing happens when I have done it in the past. I just look at it very logically. If I ask the question, "Who am I?" and nothing happens, then why should something ever happen? Either something did happen and I got closer to liberation, or absolutely nothing happened. I think it's probably the latter. I also don't understand the question, "Who am I?", so it's not something I can ask very genuinely. I'm aware that something is off with me though. I feel a bit bad when I read my comment back and I would never talk like that in person. I'm probably just hurting because I'm not getting anywhere. Also I kind of appreciated the honesty of the guy in the video. It's not like the usual nonsense question at all. Maybe I should just delete my original comment.

[@brigitteh4825]

Do you realise that there is no separate person anywhere?

[@injoyinmyself2018]

@@Marphale Thank you for your comment and reply, I'm not a teacher or enlightened, I do understand the frustration. I was curious ( you don't have to share) why you want to wake up, in your previous comment you said " this nightmare" what are you hoping to get out of this?

[@Marphale]

@@brigitteh4825 sadly not!