#the self

[ecstatic-maenad]

You cannot reach god through irony. Only vulnerability, nudity, sensitivity, can allow you to see that which is too raw to be perceived, judged.

[mesmir-ized]

blows up with even the smallest emotions x hides emotions for a living

[fweakish]

it is so crazy looking back at old pictures like this

[fweakish]

growing my hair out has been so fun if not only for waking up and looking like this

[stikman7]

[0tricksterlove0]

Beyond The Concept Of "Self"

I posted a reply comment to someone, which the OP said that they detached from the SELF, and someone replied, basically saying, you are the Self, how can you detach? I just wanted to post my response to those comments, as it really grounds my Understanding of what I have had Gnosis of, myself, it explains what I personally feel, think and Know of, which is why I wanted to put it down in a post. It really shows how I think, which is why I wanted to post again:

Here is my post:

"It depends on how you perceive the concept and phrase of "Self". I mean, technically, if you transcend all things, including the concept of "Self", it is possible, as really, "Self" is still a concept that dances around the Truth of our own Being. Instead of being Beyond all concepts and of being Beyond all the perceivable and created differentiated objects and things of the world that is created by mind, we instead cling onto the created term and concept of "Self" as being The Ultimate Reality and Truth, but that is also a trap to me, it just places you into a different type of restriction and limitation, where you feel "this is it", but instead you have just placed yourself into another limitation, as "The Self" is still a concept of a created thing that only points to something transcendent, and is not the transcendence in and of itself, and so, you are then holding onto and rooting yourself into another limitation, another concept, grounding another concept into your Being, regardless of what concept it is, instead of just Being (which Being is transcendent Beyond the mind, and beyond the concept of Being itself, and the words used to describe it), but if you instead transcend the perceivable world, and all its concepts and things instead, then you could transcend the Self, if you get my meaning. 

If you were to transcend the concept and understanding of the Self, as words inherently limit, separate, create concepts that inherently create restrictions and limitations from said concepts, then transcending the concept and understanding of Self is a valid Way, and to me, it is indeed possible, and shows True Understanding of the mind and how it creates, and then latches onto that creation as being the Ground on which we base Ultimate Reality, which creation always creates limitation and finiteness, regardless of what it creates. So, transcending the concept of all things, including transcending the Self, means going Beyond the concept of all things, it means transcendence Beyond the limitations of the human mind to create finite things, including the concept of "Self". That is how I personally feel. It also depends on what belief or realisation you hold, as there is no "Self" in Buddhism, too, of course. Just my musings. I am not a part of any philosophy, belief system, structure or anything like that. I just wanted to point out how I think, personally, about that comment about detaching from the Self."

[twinsfawn]

outtake from that basement set i posted a while back. there are backrooms everywhere for those with eyes to see