Does Anything Affect This ‘I Am’ in Reality? - 7th October 2016
Saar (Essence)
Ananta guides the seeker to rest in the obvious sense of Being, warning that the mind often creates conceptual obstacles or progress-reports to distract from the simple, ever-present reality of 'I Am'.
The 'I Am' is the Lord of this universe; it is tasted in its pure, simple presence.
Nothing is ever lacking in Beingness unless you assume a concept of lack to be true.
Don't buy any concept; even if one was bought, don't buy the next one.
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Transcript
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I just wanted to confirm something. I'm just resting on this very obvious 'I am' and this is all I have to do. But then it's like you imagine 'I am' with this, and then you create your own self-created obstacle and try to come out. It felt like so many times before also, because this concept, like whatever, it's more of a tease. It comes and then you create that concept and try to visualize and try to come out of that concept. But it's very obvious what it is. But then there's a tendency always to create this concept or pick up a concept from satsang or something and then have a discussion or creating that goal and then trying to visualize or trying to work it out. But it's all very beautiful.
So, this 'I am' is obvious for whom? I don't know who, what... so what does it mean when you say it is very obvious? Can you elaborate on that?
It's like just resting on this sense of I am-ness. Rest. And it's not like this... so what's the big deal in that? It's not like that. I don't know whether it is returning from here.
Because this 'I am' is all there is. It is the Lord of this universe. So when it is tasted in its pure presence, the mind will use whatever it can to try and resist the tasting of this. That's why I want to look at this with you and see whether the sense of obvious is coming from the sense of simplicity of it—that it's just here, I just AM—is it? Or are we making a conclusion about it which could be a mind trick saying, 'Oh, this is so obvious and why are we doing all of this?' I don't know what it actually means.
Kind of easier... it's because when it comes from concept, it's okay right now.
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So with this 'I am,' you're absolutely right, there is a complete sense of ease. Now, how does the coming of a concept break this ease or change this ease?
It looks like that false belief of something lacking at that moment, that creates the obstacle.
Even if belief goes to something, does it affect the 'I am' in reality, or it only seems to?
It just seems to.
It only seems so. You see that there is nothing lacking or missing in beingness, isn't it?
Until unless I assume something to be missing, there is nothing missing. Yeah, that's what I'm checking. Though even after the assumption, it only seems like some lack came, but in actuality, it never happened. You have... it's like when it comes, there is a struggle for that and yeah, that's like we can't stay attached. Although I don't want to discuss about it, at the moment it is not there, so no theory.
So what can happen sometimes is there can be this idea which can try to hang on to this sense of 'I am' itself, you see? And then when your attention is going to other places, then it can say, 'No, no, see, now you're getting out of I am' or something like this. And then this can be fuel for the checker guy, which is constantly monitoring your progress and seeing where it is. So forget about this one. 'I am' is here; it is not going anywhere. In this moment, all that is needed is to not buy any concept. Even if it is bought this moment, don't buy the next one. So the conveyor belt example is so good. It doesn't matter what you ate earlier today. Is there a voice which is checking and reporting on your state, and are you believing that voice?
Not at the moment.
Very good.
The Thread Continues
These satsangs touch the same silence.
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