Death

Don’t Kill the Ego

By Eric Platt / November 21, 2023 /

On Beyond Ego Death You often hear this in spiritual or psychedelic groups online, or with people involved with such pursuits: the notion it’s about about killing the ego, destroying the ego, “ego death” and the like. Or, the belief that one must stop thought, any way possible. Thus drugs or meditation are used to…

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On Beyond Death

By Eric Platt / July 24, 2023 /

Bodies die, but you don’t…  Meaning, “you” as Consciousness.     The Universal Deathless One One evening, after visiting a friend and client in his 80’s — I was helping them write a book:  his “swan song” project as it were — a thought came to me, a phrase. It was one of those very…

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The Continuity of Awareness

By meestereric / June 5, 2022 /

One of the most fundamental questions students of consciousness and awareness have is, “If awareness is universal or nonlocal, then what about deep sleep or during anesthesia? Doesn’t consciousness go off and on?” I would like to offer to you that there are no gaps in awareness. They are purely illusory. Time and space do…

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The Extraordinary Ordinary

By meestereric / March 26, 2021 /

Lately I’ve been experiencing a greater sense of connection within and without, that background of peace and happiness permeating daily life, whether alone or with people in public, or with the online group, or just anytime into life, and at the same time the wind going out of the sails of projects like writing a…

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What Is Your Purpose?

By meestereric / August 10, 2020 /

What is your purpose on the planet? The dictionary definition of purpose is: purpose | ˈpərpəs | noun the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. Breaking it Down Purpose can be seen as having three levels: 1. Ultimate Purpose: Highest, Absolute, Universal purpose. The purpose of the universe,…

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On Beyond “The Virus”

By meestereric / July 21, 2020 /

I recently had a brief exchange with a friend via text, while I was busy working in my garden. I realize I didn’t express myself clearly at the time about “the virus.” So this is an attempt to make that more clear, and “set the record straight” as they say (though it will never be…

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On Beyond Death and Predetermination

By meestereric / March 16, 2020 /

Someone in the Robert Adams community online asked about death and predetermination. (And when the world has gone crazy – well, crazier than usual…). Don’t follow the herd, which is the way of fear and crawling on the ground. Be the way of freedom. Stand alone and see with clear eyes. Find the love in…

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Does Consciousness Ever Die?

By meestereric / January 21, 2020 /

Does Consciousness Ever Die, Disappear or “Go Under”? Q: If I am consciousness (which I know I am)… and, if consciousness gets lost under General Anesthesia, what does it mean regarding my “life”? When am I ever born and when do I die? Or, is consciousness more like a function, a process… like digestion and…

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Death and Life are The Same: A Peak Experience

By meestereric / December 10, 2015 /

When I was 21 years old, I had an experience of the ultimate, the infinite Oneness that we all are, that everything is. Here’s how it happened: I was with a friend, and had taken a small amount of an entheogen (a psychedelic, LSD) he had given me. I was experimenting in order to experience…

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