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The Cosmic Onion's avatar

This lands where it matters.

The moment you see that thoughts arise on their own — and are not authored by the observing awareness — identification collapses instantly. That part is real, and it doesn’t require years of practice.

One refinement I’d add: not all thoughts are neutral background noise. Many are conditioned, entrained, or reinforced by external systems. Seeing thoughts as “not-self” is the first liberation. Learning discernment — which ones to ignore, which ones to refuse, which ones to act on — is the second.

Awareness isn’t passive. It’s sovereign.

When identification drops, reality doesn’t respond to thinking — it responds to coherence. And coherence isn’t a belief or a frequency slogan. It’s alignment between perception, body, and action.

Still, this is a clean doorway.

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

— RIB

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Peter Cummings, MD's avatar

This is fantastic!!

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