Contemplation on the Ashtavakra Gita Ch. 9 - 16th August 2017
Saar (Essence)
Ananta guides seekers to use the Ashtavakra Gita as a practical mirror for self-recognition, urging them to move beyond the duality of attachment and aversion into a state of open, neutral witnessing.
The point is not to go from attachment to detachment, but to come to this openness, this neutrality.
You are the solitary witness of all things; stay with that which is not coming and going.
Desire creates the world; renounce the 'what’s in it for me' voice and live as you truly are.
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Let's continue to look at the rest of the Ashtavakra Gita. As I have been advising from the beginning, don't look at this set of sessions as something that you have to just listen to and hear beautiful words. It is all of that, but you could use each of these as spiritual pointers, a spiritual contemplation, almost as spiritual exercises. As you look at each word, it is pointing you to some condition which might only have been picked up—something that we are using about ourselves which is not true in reality. These are pointers to your awakening, and each of the verses is filled with so much power and spiritual significance that the contemplation of it, looking at it with your direct insight—not just adding to your basket of concepts, but looking at it with your own within experience—leads to that which we are longing for, or that which we're looking for.
Look at Chapter 9, which is detachment. Ashtavakra is speaking now. Ashtavakra said: 'Opposing forces, duties done and left undone, when does it end and for whom? Considering this, with ever-desire, let go of all things and to the world turn an indifferent eye. Considering this, with ever-desire, let go of all things and to the world turn an indifferent eye. Rare and blessed is one whose desire to live, to enjoy, and to know has been extinguished by observing the ways of men. Rare and blessed is one whose desire to live, to enjoy, and to know has been extinguished by observing the ways of men.'
We discussed this. Don't let any of the terms here hit your understanding. It's good to look in detail at what the verse is really pointing to. 'Seeing all things as triple suffering, the sage becomes still. Insubstantial, transient, contemptible, the world is fit only for rejection. Insubstantial, transient, contemptible, the world is fit only for rejection. Was there any age or time when men existed without opposites? Leave the opposites behind, be content with what comes.' I was waiting to get to this paragraph so I could explain what is happening. Why? Because he explains now that the chapter is called detachment.
So what do I say? Sometimes we say, 'Don't look at this side of the edge,' and sometimes it's back from that side. So if you like, there is something like attachment, then you say, 'What is this? It's all rubbish. Leave it behind. Don't look at it. It's full of these mean pockets and nothing but death and decay.' These kind of things are used to take us out of that attachment position of 'me' and 'mine.' And at the end, he says leave all of that behind, which includes attachment and detachment. Sometimes we have those stages to lose in the positions so that we come to neutrality. This will be very attacked, you see, very strong. He likes this. Why are you so attached to this mean pocket? It was always like that. But it can sound like there's an aversion towards something. See what it is actually just using that attachment and then saying, 'Okay, be given that, leave the realm of opposites.' That's why the previous four or five, or three or four verses, they sound like very harsh things, like 'insubstantial, transient, contemptible, the world is fit only for rejection.' Like that. Because we can be holding on to something here for dear life as if it is giving something substantial to us.
Say you think, 'With me, with school, I go.' He said, 'Reject it like poison.' So he's just using the opposition, using their attachment to things, and then this is empty of even an aversion. The point of the pointings is not to create this opposite value—not that we go from attachment to detachment. Not even that we go from doership to non-doership. It is really always obvious we have and come to this openness, to this neutrality. 'Was there any age or time when men existed without opposites?' For the things, the person entity, the person identity, it is dependent on the opposites. Without it, can there be which identity? Every concept contains some judgment, contains the picking up of an idea, an opposition, a reference point, as I keep saying. 'Was there an age or time when men existed without opposites?' What is implied is that which identity relies on this position. Turn off, awaken with the structure, leave the opposites behind, be content with what comes. Which not do that to affection, which is also in velocity of both a change is affection, affection or detachment, not check this. So, a section of open neutrality, which is what is right now.
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So the verse has very nicely shaken us out of our attachment, and then as you are starting to get an aversion or the idea that 'I must be opposed to the world' or in opposition to something, then all the opposites begin to be empty of these opposites. 'The greatest sages, saints, and yogis agree on very little. Seeing this, who could not be indifferent to knowledge and become still?' What are you saying there? Don't be attached even to your spiritual concepts. As I said, don't make tattoos out of my words as Advaita. These are just thorns we're using to remove other thorns. At the end, both are thrown away. And what is the clue to discover this? That even the greatest sages, they don't agree. You don't agree on the path of words. Freedom is really how to get that, especially the experience of the present. The recognition of the Self is what the sages seem to agree upon, so very little would be that. But how to get there, what path to follow, all the steps or no steps, practice or no practice—therefore, it may be on what we do in the ocean, a part of self-recognition or more, many, many disagreements can happen even among those most recognizable.
So don't allow the confusion with contradiction to confuse you. The amount of truth that whole pointing actually is, the ultimate pointing is the ultimate truth. That's right. The pointing can only point to the Self, but it cannot explain the Self in more terms. No path, nothing actually. Because what are you using? Point to that which you already are now. Suppose you are on a road, you feel you're lost, you ask someone, 'Can you point me the way to myself?' I will say, 'Please take a left.' You can nonetheless take another left. Once for this great tradition, humble fear, already yourselves. I'm thinking a different kind of direction. So what are we all looking for? Ourselves. The Self itself with a big 'S.' You're not searching for something outside of ourselves, but the Self. So the direction could be different if you stay with this discovery.
What is the verse saying? 'Seeing this, who could not be indifferent to knowledge?' We talk about detachment. The chapter is called detachment, and he moves that for the spiritual seekers, spiritual knowledge itself can become a big attraction. 'I am attached to my concepts because I am a seeker. I have invested so much time and energy on something, I must come to a valid conclusion.' It says that even the great writings are not agreed. We can use a little value, except that which points to yourself. These things we see need to be in here. See what is you. 'Seeing this, who could not be indifferent to knowledge and become still?'
Opposing forces, duties done and left undone. So we talked about doership, the action and inaction. We are attached to the idea. So he thinks, contemplate: 'When does this end and for whom?' Ever men to do is you consider this, with ever-desire, let go of all things and to the world turn an indifferent eye. So he's shaking us out of our attachments. What we talked about, we talked about the duties, we talk about the ego. So we talk about the queen bees out of the three bees, which is the doership and the desires. Both of these rely on, rely on the view of duality. There must be a sense of separation of duality, me to be a separate entity, before I can desire something seemingly on the outside of me. There is a 'me' who wants to make something 'mine.' That is desires. And when that something seems to have become 'mine,' that becomes an attachment. The play of 'me' and 'mine.' This is born of this view of duality. Then if I have a desire, if they become where to get something to give, then what to do? The 'to do' comes with the view of doership.
So we think, when does it end, these things to do, one thing you've got to do, and for whom? So the important question here is: who is doing and what for? Considering this, with ever-desire, let go of all things and to the world turn an indifferent eye. 'Rare and blessed is one whose desire to live, to enjoy, and to know has been extinguished by observing the ways of men.' So when we have this idea that 'I am living my life and I have some control over it, I want these particular experiences, I want to be able to pick and choose the content of my experiences,' which is what we talked about yesterday—seeking and avoidance. These kind of experiences, when we want pleasure and don't want pain, kind of beliefs which give me false ideas of control over what is going to show up on this movie screen. So I have to live to enjoy and to know. We seem to be climbing a ladder of spiritual consciousness to know more and more and more. Ultimately, I would have the best, most powerful concepts, which is what I really want. Okay, he's saying it's not about that. 'Has been extinguished by observing the ways of men.' So who has been able to get only those experiences in life that they wanted? That we got the tail of some attitudes. So observing the ways of men is to look at humanity and to see this, all of this actually not getting anyone anywhere.
So let go of all of this. Again, remember the name of the chapter: detachment. So I'm getting how, so we've done nine chapters so far, how in a beautiful way all the tools, all the pointings are looked at, and then there's an invitation to drop it. And then again going back to one of the clues and deeply diving into it and seeing how the identity operates and how you can be free of it. So it's actually very practical. Ashtavakra is famous, or infamous actually, for being too abstract and only for very, very accomplished in some way. But actually, when looked at from this light, if you search for clues as to how I discover the truth for myself, you'll see that it is full of homework.
And to me, last evening I was going through creating some of this because for the last few weeks, somehow I've been speaking like this about the clues to awakening. So yesterday I was feeling like I want to see what all the tools which are in Ashtavakra are, so something just came from there. So I want to give all of you some homework also. You have to help me because what we are going to do then is make a compilation of all of this, all of these clues, and point to the relevant verses which point very directly to those clues. So when you take on some homework, and I will give the clue, and then you have to help me and figure out the relevant verses to the clues. So end of the clue, which can be something which leads to awakening, verses like something like that, then we can say that this is from Ashtavakra, this is a clue, and these are the relevant verses which invite us to follow this clue. It's really, we happily some of you take on this project. It is not so difficult. I feel like it will make your contemplation on Ashtavakra itself deeper, and you'll be able to see what he says in these Ashtavakra Gita verses.
Only thing in this week, while I'm sharing the clues, what you could do is if something you feel is missed out or something which you have found in Ashtavakra, or actually any of Advaita actually, if you feel like there is something which is not captured here, you can tell me that this is another clue which could be useful for many of us. So can we do like this? Will you help me with this? So eleven I've found so far, eleven clues to awakening. First, it is really keeping for that, okay, the place of that of finding this self-recognition, right? So we're looking for that.
I feel like there is something which is missed out of something which you found in Ashtavakra, or actually any of Advaita. If you feel like there is something which is not captured here, you can tell me. This is another clue which could be useful for many of us. So can we do like this? Will you help me with this? I've found eleven so far, eleven clues to awakening. First, it is really key for that place of finding this self-recognition, right? So we're looking for that. I am that. The first key is that which is the witness of all things. That which is the witness of all phenomena. For example, as it says, 'the one solitary witness of all things.' This is what we are looking for. What is it that witnesses all things? So one that immediately came to me is this popular one: 'You are the one solitary witness of all things.' If we can find other examples, and more important than finding the examples is: is this clear to you?
Second is that which remains unchanging. That which remains unchanging. The words that came to mind once when we discussed this—yesterday or the day before—where it said the Self cannot be enhanced or diminished. That which remains unchanging. Third clue is that which is beyond limitations or boundaries. Beyond limitations or boundaries. The words that came to me when I was contemplating this are the words where it said, 'I am the shoreless ocean.' Shoreless ocean. Jerome's question just after we finish the clues. Fourth clue is that which can only be found in the present or now. That which can only be found in the present, which means that it is our presence. It does not come and go. It is not subject to time. We have looked at that many times. We said that which is coming and going is not that. Which means whatever it is, it must be here now every time you use this clue.
Fifth: that which has no desires or aversion. That which has no desire or aversion is beyond attachment. So we just look at some of the verses; the entire chapter actually is about that which has no desires or aversion. Sixth: that it is beyond doership, beyond action and imagination. That which is beyond doership. Seventh: that which is beyond separation and union. Beyond both the concepts of separation and union. Eighth is an important one: that which cannot be found by the mind. That which cannot be found by the mind means that it cannot be described or boxed by concepts, judgments, or inferences. Ninth: that which is your direct insight beyond any phenomenal perception. Because you are the only non-phenomenal experience, if you can call it an experience. So, direct insight beyond any phenomenal perception; only non-phenomenal experience.
Then, tenth: that which is the source of your being. That which is the source of your being. So many truths are self-evident about the world of consciousness, the world of the universe also coming and going. That which is the source of your being, which in its unassociated form is consciousness, and in its associated form appears as the world. That which is the source of our being in the universe. In its unassociated form, it is consciousness, and in its associated form, it appears as the world. Last one for now—and you can add to this list—is that which is the Satguru. By following the guidance of the Divine Presence or the intuitive voice of the Satguru, whatever terminology we use, the slayer of ignorance. The form of that is not as relevant, which is Mukti. This intuitive light of the Satguru, because by allowing the Satguru to subdue the mind and all, either by following the guidance or by surrendering to this space, surrendering to the Divine Presence. Similar to what Bhagavan said: inquire or surrender.
Talking like this would make a very useful book or booklet for everyone because it captures the essence of most of our pointing. What this should preserve is most of what we're pointing to emphasize. Sometimes it can be very confusing, the terminology and the contradictions. So this could be a very useful set of pointers for anyone coming to Satsang more interested in awakening. I feel like we've captured a lot of almost all the teachings, but if you feel there is something mystical, something that can be added, please do so. Although, if you can bring the second clue, it's not clear. That which is the source of your being. We come to this theme that the Self is all there is. The Absolute is all that is. In that, there is no movement. It moves into existence. Nothing at all. Yet when 'I am' emerges, in the sense of being or consciousness emerging, it is undeniable that a qualitative emergence has happened. Something has changed in reality. Yet the tasting of being, the tasting of presence, is undeniably not waking existence, not in existence. Therefore, the game also comes from all that is, of the Absolute. We want to do this many, many times together also. What is that 'I' which is now being? 'I am.' Do you see? You are this Self, the Absolute. Now 'I am.' You can see this a few times.
So this word went into maybe the second part, which was confusing. So I said that which is in its unassociated form. 'I am.' It means the whole point of letting go of all of these conditions is to remove attributes which have been wrongly attributed to 'I' or conditioned. All attributes are functions or limitations. Who is offering more concepts about 'I am'? 'I am body' and 'I am' another concept. This exists. Existence. 'I am' not something. What I want is that 'I am.' The last one, 'I am something,' is the payoff for us. So beyond the scales of individuality, some limited existence. This 'I am' unassociated is Nirguna Brahman. You can enjoy the felicity of this and consciousness with this possible organism. 'I am that I am.' And I'm going to fix up an association as 'I am something.' 'I am man and woman,' 'man in my advice,' and 'seekers.' All this becomes identities. Identity upon identity. Nothing but a basket of these concepts. Box it easily. Okay. Consciousness or being itself is its positive condition. Perfect for you because then we can assign associated qualities. And I think this little tool here is: form appears as the world. You can actually become what we have here. You can appear as if you are a person when you're attaching the attributes to yourself. So this is just an appearance. This sense of some individuality and limitation never really happened.
What was the first clue? The first clue: 'I am this solitary witness.' And this one, they contradict themselves because I gather that 'I am beyond all association.' Order beyond all association. This is exactly what we spoke about the other day. Maybe what it means, have a look at the recording.
Okay, let me say just take two or three sentences about this. A quick thing is it is beyond all of the things that one is aware of. That it is beyond all association. It is awareness called the primal witnessing. That which usually is taken as witnessing, which is the play of perception, it relies on attention. Even that is witnessed. Even you are aware of even that. That you are beyond all of this. So this awareness is what is being referred to as a solitary witness. So we shared for a few minutes on this reality and I felt like you saw it quite clearly.
Yes, all what you say now is precisely what is my understanding also, and I can clearly see this. But the words, they confuse.
Yeah, that's right. But the words, they confuse. Actually, if the words were clear for all of us, then all I would have to do is give a speech each time. Recently, yes. Father, thank you. Jerome says, 'Forget this question, not important, it's not bandits.' So he says, 'Can you say there is a difference between Ashtavakra and also the Gita?' Adding 'P.M.E.' But you seem to prefer this one. In fact, funny that you asked this, Jerome. I want to answer it also. Yesterday I was having a vision that after we finish Ashtavakra Gita, if we ever come to that point, I will see to do the Avadhuta Gita, maybe Ribhu Gita, one of them. So I feel like all of them are very good for which point directly to the Truth of what we are. I don't know what will come up when we start looking at that. It's been a long time since I looked at the Avadhuta Gita, actually. But from whatever I remember of it, it was very similar to Ashtavakra. And we are some killing here to look at one of these, either the Ribhu Gita or Avadhuta Gita next, after we finish Ashtavakra.
I feel like this set of clues is very, very beautiful for all of us. So these beautiful reminders of what the pointing is really about. To Mooji, that this silence is a... Mooji is also reading from Ashtavakra in his temples. In fact, when I asked for his blessing at this time before I started the Gita, he also said that he would also like to do it sometime. Very happy with the head of a little session. You don't ever compare a little session with the one should be coming from here with complete fun. Compared to Mooji, it's very easy. People love to hear. We will put on those recordings soon after this. Very important point here. We can say it appears my difference is also important. Being critics or nation, that which was perfect, a cute ringtone to not be so nice. Yes, very good. This is the mind does try to deny for some time, but it cannot in any substantial way. But ultimately the mind also has to agree with it, which is an unmistakable true line. And you can see this fearless easily then we are, because it's a little bit early for that. A good time. It can come up with some resistance, but ultimately even this recognition is area that mind also falls in line. I do not. I'm totally going to like the mind here, for example. If not, do you think what we're saying is not right? It's not with sinfulness. We come all the time and you can, of course, still ties on guerrilla warfare something thing, but we will come up and they find it also selective. But more clear you can say it is funny.
Yes, I started somewhere good. You reading from that? It's the foundation. Popular one, right? Sambala. Sambala foundation. The publisher. Opening or getting it now. I have them. I remember reading that edition as well. So, clues for the future on shoulders and me with this homework and find some work so that we can together and attend to wonderful and to personal Shiva. So those who are finding the words and helping me find the words which reinforce these clues so that we can make this more about just the Ashtavakra Gita, but in a different way. We have that other one coming anyway with all the verses and the commentary. But do something with all of the clues. So those take sent to Shivani or to system compiled and we get them to 'I am' from this and this. I want to add to the Truth from clues so much. Okay, yes, that can be the initial project. Do you feel one day just seems a certain distance? Assist, look at all the clues in a little example and this is for solution to that. I keep inviting this one too. Yes, do you take that one? But it's a personal device. Okay, okay. Lincoln, and then you see more of us can join. What is the name of this couch again? You always tell me, but what you was only a physical factor we because a bit afterwards. I should look at that and then just maybe to see something about it, which is basically what the verse is doing. Yes, I do that makes oxygen before I prepare. This is important. Other than talk to you pointing and others will love to join this project. I can of course make it all of us. I'm here for welcome and it's a project is clear. Then just forward your findings to Krishna on Facebook, it's Krishna Murti, or to Shivani. And people change. Shivani, gah gah gah. So glad you could. Not clear? I can go through over again what we're doing and I can check if you can let me know on the chat. Like one of those clickbait articles: 'Thank you kids, they got with seven ways to anything.' We live in. Okay, a legging came in two legs like hopefully will not he little cake bit now. The cut of attachment is not over. Verse number six, Chapter nine: 'One who through early in the films through serenity and reason...'
So, glad you could... it's not clear. I can go through it over again, what we're doing, and I can check if you can let me know on the chat. Thank you. Hopefully, it will not be a little bit now. The chapter on attachment is not over. Verse number six, Chapter nine: 'One who through early indifference, through serenity and reason, is a true nature. One who for worldly indifference, through serenity and reason, is a true nature and escapes illusion.' Within the myriad forms of the universe, see the primal element alone. In the myriad forms of the universe, see the primal element alone; you will be instantly free and abide in Self. Very beautiful. In the myriad forms of the universe, see the primal element alone; you will be instantly free and abide in Self.
Desire creates the world; renounce it. Without desire, and you renounce the world. Now you may live as you are. 'Desire creates the world' can be understood in two ways. The first way to understand this is that it is often said that there was a primal urge or a primal desire within that is to taste itself, as if it is its own existence. This primal urge, it is that that must have been present in the Self for it to create this manifest phenomenal creation. So, it could be pointing to that way. We're looking very, very at the primal aspect of creation. The primal urge came within the heart of awareness of ourselves, which is to this world. This is the first way.
The second way to understand this is that since the quality of 'me' in the world, the ideal 'me' in the world, relies on this—what I often call the 'What's in it for me?'—which is the voice of desire to the sense of separation, that's very much one. This idea, 'What's in it for me?' If we are able to just let go of it, then this idea of its three qualities will cease to exist. All of it will be you; all of it will be an aspect of truth. This service can also be done in both these ways. Either deny or create the world; renounce it. Without desire, you renounce the world. Now you may live as you are.
One misunderstanding that can complicate this verse is that you might want to renounce your job, your life, and your children. So, that is not what the pointing is about. All you have to do is renounce this voice of the mind. All you have to do is renounce this. We will renounce all of those things, actually not renounce this. We have renounced all of these things in the world and stay, and not renounce the 'What's in it for me?' Why to renounce it? I have to renounce this one job, 'What's in it for me?' It is not referring to the true you; it's referring only to this identity which has been the source of all your suffering.
I'll just look at a few verses in the next chapter, and then these verses are something to speak about from that chapter. Give up the dialogue which is the enemy. Give up prosperity which is born of mischief and good work, and be indifferent. Give up the layer which is enemy. Give up prosperity which is born of mischief and good work. Be indifferent. The last sentence is the most important: 'Look upon friends, lands, wealth, houses, wives, gifts, and all apparent good fortune and the passing show as a dream lasting three to five days.' Such as it was. Remember again, the King is talking to a King. Ashtavakra is telling Janaka: 'Look upon friends, lands, wealth, houses, wives, gifts, and all apparent good fortune, the passing show, as a dream lasting three to five days.'
When there is desire, this is the world. We spoke about it. When there is desire, that is the world. Be found in non-attachment. Be free of desire; be happy. Where there is desire, that is the world. Be found in non-attachment; be free of desire. We have bondage and desire are the same. Destroy desire and be free. Only by detaching from the world, there's one joy. You realize the form. Bondage and desire are the same. Destroy desire and be free. Only by detaching from the world, there's one joy. You realize the Self you are. One awareness itself. You are one awareness itself. The universe is neither aware, nor does it exist. Why does it exist? The universe is neither aware nor does it exist. Even ignorance isn't you. What is left to know? Even ignorance isn't you. What is left to know?
We discussed most of these already, but we'll look at it again tomorrow. We started from the beginning. I don't see a long-term solution because maybe we can't lose it. If you tell anyone, but I do. So, what do we want to do? Yeah, sometimes if someone has a really burning question and hopefully related to all they are speaking about, then I can look at that or sing something. Because imagine, the idea is looking and creating another project here is to have an album of bhajans recorded. Because one day, as before she was going to Sahaja yoga recording with me, she said to me that it's not so easy to find original compositions. And then she said like this, I just felt like we can come up with some original compositions. That can't be so difficult. And then because when a daughter has a request, then something automatically comes and some kirtan competition can come from... yes, I have to be honest.
I like a face of Krishna. Put some attention and position to give me out that. The other day is another thing we can pay attention to. Because I have this fear, it's the one that climbed up so far, it shouldn't fall down. And after some time, she had three years to hear it. I said, 'Can you sit down now together so that you don't have to be fearful about the one that is built up?' The house of cards, or reviewing the house of cards, that's on this week and on contemplation. Now I'm looking at the falsity of that one, then the fear about that one falling apart. Because we talked by looking at that one. So all these things will not show you the chasm between reality and this. But the one who is even getting somewhere spiritually can actually... because the nice thing to prevent collisions.
So also, all blessings always there. Just in the world, whatever then to happen is so very beautiful because you have to deny that this one that is hanging on for real life on the basis of what events are coming. We can look at that one together so that you can check it away. See what is giving a twist, what does not live in the house of cards, and only God. If you say so, if the house of cards is collapsing over the one, but that one must be something which is presuming itself to be a great symbol, which I'm due a defeat has identity itself is a house of cards. You can bet this is kicked up. As I said, anything you put after 'I am' is exactly a lie. So this bundle of concepts we come to fade away. Otherwise, consciousness would forever play identities and individual entities and never come to hear the truth of itself. What we never say, 'I am that I am,' only 'I am' this or that. So, clear how it is played as a dream.
Now we'll come back to the time because this individuality, which is the house of cards, which is holy, and then event following that following with the same event is given to the mind can actually strengthen the sense of individuality. The same event and this to the factories can weaken the sense of the trunk. Again, it is of the mind. If you have to something we're talking to, your little desires use it, then happy to your cue into two, three, you see. This normal that can happen all in action, it can happen or even inaction can happen. When that size is under those fishes because other things in the world sell us the idea of value to you of our separation for individuality choose to come from the failures. But the truth isn't opening.
That shows this all logically whole manifest. Even this is a house of cards. What can we say about it here which will last forever? We're looking at it together a few days ago. Everything is coming and going. Are you also coming and going? But is there anything in the manifest universe which is not coming and going? How long will we hold on to our bodies as if they contain us? How long will we hold on to this world as if we are contained within the paradigm of the world where you see that you contain the world? And then this and fashionable and the coming and going or the changes in the manifestation don't seem as strong. If you happen for the while we're having a dual conversation while they follow, the words are taking in the mind of influence of power. So it can feel like that is speaking at the same time. So it feels like a bit of settling in into something here we pulled over. Actually, I'm taking much more abilities. Yes, they really want to select all things to be fun.
Ah, that's when... and I'm really sorry with Krishna's over by her front runner for the tunnel. But tomorrow we have for the orientation given school news to be them. This might involve you. Okay, tomorrow most likely we don't matter to me if you do, which are able to come back on time. And I suppose the message of the group tomorrow. Did you get some funny? I want to go to some people, but if people really like the next rally, yeah, exactly going on. My father, this kind of just my dad would be eaten following that. I don't know what happened after the conversation after you ask you from being butter. So we're finding her just a little bit for the door. I hate honey, everyone forgotten services, even a husband a discreet.
Funny, I predicted and yet they didn't. Before the conversation, I'm sorry, I became very stern when I tripped on a lot of employers and I triggered. And after that, we didn't talk to me the whole night. In the morning it left. I'm united for everything. We looked in all different flavors. Morning means was similar. I'm talking about we could be able to a couple, okay? And he came for the first time and you're sitting right in front of me. He came because she had called him, sitting right in front of me, and he's just thinking, you see. Early in, thank you throughout the time you like this play is work for TV news getting into it. So he did because we share told me to be at my best behavior going down. Thank you. Okay, so nice for gum disease for this year. Are you the dump to go for you like to go things? My... we'll get to it. We want to go back again with that partly food. Everybody chooses what is this? What control seems to be outside as in something music, something that we with them and then we get to do a movie. Then we come more and more to reality of what we are. The acceptance of people continue to press the workable anymore, but you'll not have that in advance to this kingdom open key concepts because that's a ways mindfully the most always that is fixed that is so.
This was the place of my recent check on me, escort or not, and I was very sure that I am I going what you know how the mind where you was at in the cab. It's a hole with some gang has to give away the manifestation. I heard you been in this, this kind of organic food. I can do whatever I just... yeah, stop bitching. Did y'all learn to go ballistic? Not good business and putting that on all these... I do not and I knew that equalization would not happen. That's to say anything.
No, I gotta say you, you, you means for the wedding. When you close your eyes and you see nothing here at all, I keep waiting when you will come back here and open. I want to answer that question because one gopala here who feels like he gets a little...
I knew that equalization would not happen. That's to say anything. No, I gotta say you, you, you means for the wedding. When you close your eyes and you are not seen here at all, I keep waiting when you will come back here and open. I want to answer that question because one gopala here who feels like he gets a little jumpy when I go to Nana's question. She says, 'Ananta Ji, sometimes after letting go, whatever happens when abiding in I Am, there is still a million photos, memories, and things coming. Abiding in this presence that feels comfortable for you, just stay.' Meaning, in your face then, reminiscing means well, that some visuals, some concepts of the past can come and we are not to resist them, but allow them to come. And the thing that comes, can see everything that comes goes. That is a rule of life. So say anything like thoughts and imagination, you can even look at that inferior part for some momentary vaccinations. So many emotions can seem like a longer appearance; they seem to linger longer. But even that passes. So what to do when these pass and the thoughts come? You just remain as a witness of it. Let them come and go. Don't buy any of the stories that the mind is telling about them. Don't even give attention to them. As I said, if it is comfortable to rest in the presence I Am, very good. If the attention seems to recoil, otherwise one side will be too much. If naturally you carry intent to keep your attention on I Am and it works, it is enough, which is fine.
If it's going to the past, you don't know what is happening. Maybe some energetic release is happening, something from the past which has been pushed under the carpet and is now coming up for you to witness it without judgment. That which actually played out in the past with a lot of interpretation and judgment might be coming up now for your forgiveness. And forgiveness does not mean that you have to say, 'How can I forgive?' Forgiveness means allowing, releasing without objection, without conclusion. So let this unburdening happen on its own. Nothing is trouble, nothing has the potential to cause suffering unless you believe your conclusion, judgment, concept, or interpretation about the mere appearance. Actually, even appearances we think to be reminiscent of the 'I' thought, it was a hidden energy delivering change and not on the bootas. And we'd like to leave a jacket or leave it mentioned, not even bother about which part is unusual or different. Even as a sadhu, I'll let you hear there is no you and me. Very dutiful favorite meeting later. Other word is that aspect is you in which all this play is yet suspect. Tell me something about that, that which does not participate in the fact at all. Outside also, awakened consciousness, all these clues are for that, or filters for that, taking you to that, doing you to this recognition of your own self. Like a breeze there, we meet as one here. The concept of 'meet' is not applicable there because we are you, the Nirguna Brahman. This will be true when we hear you, the boatman, pipe within. We need more work for that. Yeah, he was wrong. Yeah, she else you want me to keep it?
I need blue cheese on the ephod a guy they call geology. I did, I did. Please, he's too little. She wasn't there. She was like, 'Shall I sing?' Hello, yes. Yeah, I got given bhajans and wordings and other things and simply sing what my heart says.
Good. You know, this is not of living. Do you want to do this for, we want to set a comfortable... you're going to take one word on that. Anton variegation. I think it is literally hanging. You just, I think it is read it in time. Yeah, strictly forbidden. If you're going to make this concept just legs up, if the wife's missing because there's like so much of the ordinary like this of you. Maybe one for the morning opportunities, advances to do education. I remember you look at the morning Aarti, Father saying, 'Don't play in this Satsang.' Giving relief for my work. You read this one unit. It's a night. I can't write it as a nighttime because though I never heard that be sung in that way, they tax I intended it's love this morning.
After this in my home, right, since retail good, after this Aarti we used to sing something else also. Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva, tvameva bandhushcha sakha tvameva. Maybe we'll be done. Tvameva vidya dravinam tvameva. Remember, Sarvam mama deva deva. Thank you all so much for being in Satsang today. But we'll assume, Om Shanti Shanti Shanti. Are you okay?
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