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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…
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…
DO NOT SEARCH, THE EYE CANNOT SEE ITSELF ~~ Friend: Some teachers say: Just be still and do not search for the Self for this would be like your eye trying to see itself. ~~ This comment is limited to the phenomenal eye. The physical eye cannot see itself, but that does not apply to consciousness.…
That which arises and dissolves does so out of the vastness of being that neither arises nor dissolves. Passing impressions are the dreams of the Self-eternal That I AM. Contemplation of the Self, the source of all impressions, releases the hold of the unhappy me-mind and reveals the eternity and…
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…
Comings and goings are dream impressions as the Source is seamless, infinite and eternal.
Comings and goings are dream impressions as the Source is seamless, infinite and eternal. Magdi Badawy UNAWARE OF THE DREAM Most of us are dreaming. We are unaware that we are dreaming a world body mind that seems so real to us. . The human experience takes place at various levels of dream or…
The search for truth, the inquiry into the truth and reality of consciousness is not about improving anything. It is not about improving the imaginary life of the imaginary character. It is about awakening from the dream illusion of separation. Awakening from the unhappy dream of an interior self…
Can the Self get out of the Self?
THE SELF CANNOT GET OUT OF THE SELF? Magdi I just heard a talk where the teacher is saying: 'the self cannot get out of self and that is not bad news. ' He was referring to the personal self. He claims that is all we need to understand. What is your opinion and take on this? ~~ Such a teaching (if…
WHAT AM I TRULY? In/as consciousness, there is no one resisting/seeking and there is no one going or coming. From the perspective of ignorance, the mind is infected with the belief in separation. The impression is that consciousness depends on the body mind and thus the body mind is lord. From that…
RETURN TO THE SELF You cannot find happiness in the world. You only find happiness in the Self. Therefore reside in the Self. The Self is infinite invisible, unknown to the mind. All knowing. Knowingness itself. Closer than close, ever available as the invisible reality of being-awareness. All…
As the one and only knower, You have never been a personal self, you have never left yourSelf for another self, you have never been separate. Like footprints on the sandy shore, all self impressions belong to you, consciousness. and do not divide you. Imagined unhappiness comes to an end in the…
You are the shining light of the universe
You are the shining light of the universe. You are the formless source of all apparent forms. You are the reality of consciousness. Nothing is possible without you. Everything is revealed through you, everything refers to you. the formless reality that you are. The undeniable reality of…
You are the Self. Everything and everyone is the Self. When you are angry at someone, you are angry at yourself. When you are annoyed at someone, you are annoyed at yourself. When you are bored, you have separated yourself from yourself. When you are not happy, you have separated yourself from the…
Feelings of guilt, regret and doubt
Sometimes life circumstances trigger old feelings of guilt, regret, doubt, etc. Ancient me-thoughts and feelings are triggered. We feel unhappy. This is an important discernment. Noticing unhappiness and reading the sign posts that maintain the separate me impression allow you to navigate calmer…
You cannot know that you are timeless and eternal via the mind.
You cannot know that you are timeless and eternal via the mind. The mind is intermittent. It is made out of discrete events and cannot reveal that which is not discrete, that which is eternal, that which perceives it. That which knows all discrete events is not discrete. It is the I of I am, the I…
Do not be so concerned about your past thoughts and deeds. All is well and is meant to be as it is. What matters is for you to turn your attention to the reality that you are. And this reality is not a limited personal impression. Not a limited consciousness. No limited impression limits the…
In true understanding, there is no separate understander as all sense of separation dissolves in the understanding. It is a magical non-moment. A magical non-moment that reveals our true nature and dissolves the false . In this magical non-moment, the reality of consciousness is revealed to be…
The mind is known. The power does not lie with what is known. Rather, it resides at a higher level. You are not the mind. You are not the dreams you dream. Your reality and the reality of all impressions resides beyond the dream impressions. The reality of consciousness is not dependent on mind…
In fact there is no robber that really appropriates consciousness. The imaginary separate me-impression cannot really hijack consciousness. How could the illusory hijack the real? You imagine yourself to be a person with personal concerns and ambition, but you fail to realize that you are the…
The invitation from the guru is to realize the Self, to see/be the undivided wholeness that you are. The guru is not a person and does not perceive persons. Truth/Reality is one seamless whole. You can call it love, freedom, joy, beauty. It is the experience of causeless peace and happiness that is…
Most of our angst is the result of believing that I (borderless and universal consciousness) am a phenomenal entity living in time and space. Moving from past to future. From birth to death. This identification with a body mind impression is the cause of our angst as we become infected with the…
The mind can be a playful field
It is the identification with the mind, with an opposite, with the body, with a form. that creates the sense of limitation and separation. The mind can be a playful field, a place of enjoyment and celebration of the majesty and creativity of consciousness. There is no need to discard anything.…
There is a calling from beyond, from the divine. calling you to recognize your inherent freedom, to recognize the peace, to celebrate the joy, the happiness, the sense of awe and wonder! This call is often hijacked by the me, by this habitual imaginary identity that believes consciousness is…
The revelation is that I am already the Buddha appearing as infinite mind impressions without ever being stained or tainted by any. While I do nothing, all seeming things are done by me. All phenomenal events are infused with my grace. Like during the night dream, all dream events are infused by…
What do you mean by consciousness?
Question: By consciousness, do you mean the absence of thought? What do you mean by consciousness when you use the term? ~~~ ~~~ No, by consciousness I do not mean the absence of thought. Consciousness is not contingent on the presence or absence of thought. Nor is it contingent on the presence or…