Andy wrote:
Noah wrote:
Kalle Ylitalo wrote:
The main reason why I started this topic was that I'm interested in what influences that "raw mindfulness power" or maybe you could call it intention and how to cultivate it so that it's continuous and effortless. For example reading dharma books seems to inspire me sometimes in a way that there's "more" of that raw power available, which makes holding the view really easy. Also physical exercise seems to be a good support for stark wakefulness.

Early on for me, raw mindfulness power came from a desire to escape suffering. Now it is fueled by bodhicitta + the joy of evolution.
Kalle, I'm curious what would be accomplished if you were able to maintain this state/condition/view all the time? Also, I'm curious if you have a sense that, in a way, that awareness is there all the time and maybe more real than passing experience?
Well what is accomplished remains to be seen I guess.

But Noah gave the traditional theory nicely in a nutshell there. When pondering on this topic one day a wish/intention/decision to not take myself too seriously and do things that feel important in life arose. (Maybe fueled by the Bill Murray -topic

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When the view is there this awareness is evidently always there, but paradoxically it's not that evident when the mind is clouded.

But I would say that it's getting more and more evidently always there on some level at least. During the past year I've been noticing a change in the way dreams present themselves. Even the scary ones are met with sympathy and a slight amusement, a bit like watching a show. But I'm not lucid, I don't realize it's a dream, it's just not absolutely real either. Pretty similar to waking state actually.
I'm not sure if I feel that this awareness is more real than what arises and passes. Maybe it's because it doesn't seem separate from anything in any way.