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About memory ~~~ memory arises as a current thought and gives rise to the impression of time. In fact, all appearances refer to the eternity of presence in which and out of which they appear and are made of. Memory does not affect presence. Memory may be a useful tool for navigation purposes. It…
The root cause of unhappiness is the belief that ‘I’ refers to a mortal body mind. As soon as you are identified as a person, you become an object among infinite objects and subject to myriad conditions that affect you. How happy is that? How desirable is that? As Bob Newhart so well said: Drop it!…
About ignorance, thought and action.
About ignorance, thought and action. ~~~ First, thought is a subtle object. And like all objects, it is known but it is not knowing. Second, ignorance refers to mistaking oneself to be an object of perception. Mistaking oneself to be a mortal body mind. Lastly, there is ignorant thought and…
The belief that I am a separate self is accompanied with the me-feeling of isolation and separation.
The belief that I am a separate self is accompanied with the me-feeling of isolation and separation. Believing that I am surrounded with angels can provide some temporary relief like a Band-Aid. But the core angst is not cured by the application of a Band-Aid. Deeper inquiry into the belief that I…
The initial fragility of inner peace
THE INITIAL FRAGILITY OF INNER PEACE If there is a challenge in your life, this means you are ready for it. It is meant to take you beyond your previous beliefs. Although you are ready for it, you may completely misunderstand the situation and not be able to benefit. You May argue and blame and…
Most of us suffer from the mental disorder of believing that we are the body mind and that we are born. I would even say that most of the 7 billion folks on this planet adhere to this belief. Given this disorder, it is not surprising that our actions reflect this belief that we are the images, the…
THE INITIAL VEIL The veil of our true nature is the superimposition of ‘I am the body mind’. This initial assumption gives rise to the I-me-mind and me-feeling that triggers the I-thought and enivrates it. The mind becomes like a drunkard who is rambling at no end unaware of reality. Upon inquiry…
THOUGHT AND AWARENESS The thought that says ‘my mind and your mind’ does not establish any real separation. ‘Here and there’, ‘mine and yours’ appear as thought but does not alter the open space of awareness which remains whole, undivided and untouched by thought. Awareness is unalterable and…
In a timeless flash, we may realize the emptiness of our belief structures
We may have a glimpse of our true nature. Through this glimpse, in a timeless flash, we may realize the emptiness of our belief structures, the illusion of the personal self and the glorious wholeness of consciousness. In this glimpse, which is not in time, the mind is completely absent as it…
Do you believe in the existence of a soul?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF A SOUL? Whatever one believes does not matter since it does not reveal what is real. What matters is to know what is real and not to hold on to beliefs which vary from tribe to tribe. If 'soul' is real, then 'soul' would be real right now, in this very instant…
Notice that within each thought there is the hidden belief that I am a personal body mind. This belief reduces you to the limited self and the limited me-feeling. That is the unhappiness that haunts you in your night and in your waking dreams. As long as you are anchored to this belief and feeling…
As soon as we choose to identify with a self image or a belief, we have distanced ourselves from source. Drop the image, drop the belief, what remains? Images are fleeting. Thoughts and feelings are fleeting. They arise in the wholeness of Being. They do not represent truth nor do they have access…
Friend: what is it to know oneself? Reply: It is knowing oneself as not-knowing. An open field of knowing not-knowing. An ever deepening and expanding not knowing that has no borders, no target and nothing to attain. First, you let go of all your old knowledge. Your beliefs and opinions are seen to…
This waking dream is about waking up from the belief that I am the body mind.
This waking dream is about waking up from the belief that I am the body mind. If we do not wake up, we continue to believe and feel that we are a bundle of personal thoughts and feelings. Without awakening, the dream of personal body mind continues and we continue the unhappy pursuit of forms. The…
This waking dream is about waking up from the belief that I am the body mind
This waking dream is about waking up from the belief that I am the body mind. If we do not wake up, we continue to believe and feel that we are a bundle of personal thoughts and feelings. Without awakening, the dream of personal body mind continues and we continue the unhappy pursuit of forms. The…
What are feelings? Can you say something about how they arise and what is their significance? Feelings are phenomenal events. Meaning they are appearances that arise and dissolve in awareness, in the aware presence that knows them. The I am That I am. These phenomenal events, feelings, arise as…
The prison, the impression of limitation is ignorance: Ignorance of our true Self, our true nature. Ignorance of truth. Ignorance of truth is the belief that what I truly am is a person, a man/woman, a body/mind; the belief that consciousness is personal and limited to a mortal body mind. The…
When you remain in the caves of the mind, you are happy when you discover a new cave. But you do not emerge in the light. Without the contemplation of the reality of consciousness, without the deep inquiry into ‘What am I truly? ’, you will continue to entertain thoughts and feelings that are…
As long as you are cultivating images of yourself and others, you remain an unhappy limited separate self impression. No matter how hard you work on improving your bundle of images, you remain incomplete and the True Meaning and True Purpose escape you. Awakening to the Self is your inevitable…
There is no external reality to consciousness
THERE IS NO EXTERNAL REALITY TO CONSCIOUSNESS. ~~~ Friend: Try running into a door. ., Reply: The body running into a door and bleeding is not evidence that there is a reality external to consciousness. Of course the body running into a door is ample evidence that outside the body there is a…
The contemplation that matters
The contemplation that matters: ~~~ The contemplation and exploration that matters is the contemplation and exploration of the beliefs that you are a material form with an independent reality, living in a world of forms endowed with their own independent realities. As that is seen through, your…
How do you know that there is a world outside of you?
How do you know that there is a world outside of you? All you know of the world is your perception. But is your perception outside of you? All you know is the thought, the belief that there is a world outside of you. But that thought/belief is not outside of you. Is it? It is intimately within you…
There is no mind. What we call mind is though. God is the creator of all . The creator of the wind, the breath, the oceans and galaxies. Problems are due to the belief that i am a mortal form. A separate Self. A mortal reality. This belief overlooks the eternal and universal reality of…
Whatever you do that has a personal self within it will lead you deeper into the maze.
Whatever you do that has a personal self within it will lead you deeper into the maze. It will promise you all sorts of things, it will deliver more and more promises and will never 'deliver' you from your personal self. That is what haunts you but thoughts tell you lies and lead you astray as they…
What is the source of insecurity?
Question: What is the source of insecurity? Reply: The belief that I am born, the belief that I am mortal. The thorn of mortality is the cause of insecurity. Believing you are a man, a woman is a mistaken identity. Believing that I am a mortal body mind results in the unhappy impression of…