Is There Something Personal About Awareness? - 13th December 2017

You can accept the point of light also, so there can be a sense that there is someone being aware, isn't it? And that is worthy of our investigation. Is there really a someone, some object? Like many times we would use a term like 'the witness,' and then you say that even the witness is not there, it is just the witnessing itself. So this world... and also saying that there can be the sense here that there is awareness, but it feels like there is a someone that is being aware. But actually, there is no evidence of this one that has the quality of awareness. See, if there was, then that itself should have some other quality. And if it were someone, can there be a someone without any quality? You know what I'm saying? Can there be any object without the quality, without an attribute? So besides the awareness, what else does it have? If there is someone being aware, then one of those qualities will be awareness. What else would they have? A size, shape, color? You find that there is none. All of the qualities are impossible here too. So, empty of all of this, and so we can say that the Self itself is awareness, and the concept of Self is awareness. I like this, the shortest route ever: this awareness is the Self.

Why do we call it Self? You know, we'll say that symmetry... why do we call it Self? Why? You know what I'm saying? This is because the mind, until you got into this more, awareness, nothing is happening. But what about me? Like many times, even when something is happening in life, then I hear a lot of these reports: 'Yes, I am aware, but what about me?' No, no, no. Take the straight route to awareness, but you will use 'not about me alone.' But I am talking about you. That's why it can sound simple: the Self itself is awareness. This is the reason why it is your Self, because it is your own Self, there is no other self. Now, another confusion that can happen for you is that, okay, then what about these moving things that we call consciousness? Being the dynamic aspect of the Self, that is also part of you. Whether we label that appearance coming and going, whether we label the qualitative aspect, then we call it a wave. The fact is that there is a one sense, one hand. It is quality of consciousness which can rise qualitatively and vanish qualitatively. Waking up, when you see that, do you perceive... does this make it two hands? Does the rising of the waking make it two? These are very subtle things which I am pointing out because we get stuck with them. It is not that 'you' who are arises; it is 'I am' that is arising. It emits 'I am.' This is 'I' and 'I am' is coming from the same 'I.' So the Self is the same. There it is playing in the already-divided, which is called the Saguna, or it is playing more qualitatively, which is invisible. It is just one Self.

Let me ask you the other day: what do you mean by the unchanging? Even when the waking state comes, what would be not changed even when the waking state goes? And if it is you, if it is you, then how do the events of the waking state affect you? How can an appearance hurt you? An appearance can only hurt another appearance. Agreed? Yes, in a way. But if it had the power, it could have really hurt another appearance. I have kind of a little object that way. In reality, how can an appearance hurt you unless you consider yourself an appearance? How can you be hurt by anything happening? So what do you consider yourself to be? No reason to be an object. Does that object satisfy the conditions of reality which I laid out? At least I don't know... it must be not that. At least it is not so clear that I am awareness or the Self. Even when these filters are placed: what is real about you? And I say that must mean that which does not come and go, it's not conceptual, that which is a direct insight. You will either talk to the integrity of your checking, you will rather talk to this inarticulate 'I don't know.' All the words like Atma, Self, unchanging, the unborn, the qualityless, Nirguna Brahman... why is it good enough? True knowledge is just the dawning of the formless. So though you might not care to have the articulation about the Self or awareness or for this Brahman, but as you are empty of any concept about yourself, you come to this beautiful 'I don't know.' Then in this, the truth is already apparent.

Unless you use the concept 'I don't know.' 'I don't know' must forget everything that you know, including your limitations. I said that if you're looking for reality with these tools, you will come to the discovery of the Self. But many times it can feel like, 'I come to this place where I go and I say this I don't know.' It's good enough unless what you're actually meaning is that 'I as an object' or 'as my name' doesn't know. So unless we're reinforcing the belief in a limited 'I' using even the concept 'I don't know,' then a pure 'I don't know' is a beauty. But this notion about yourselves is cooling off. Changelessness... is changelessness also not a quality? Or is this word just used to point? In this type of all that is the quality, all that is an attribute is phenomena, can be perceived. So all that has qualities is in the realm of change. That which is beyond the realm of change is empty of attributes and qualities. So in a broader definition of quality, you could say its only quality is that it is qualityless. See, you know what I mean? That which is the realm of qualities, or tall, or can become cold, or can become sweet, or not sweet or salty... the mind can have all these qualities which are constantly changing. Now we are talking about that which is outside the realm of qualities. Now, because of evolution, if you want to say that its only quality is qualitylessness... no, we're not going to do that. The test will be using it in the sense that it is outside this political game of opposites. Let's put it that way. You're right. I know that only awareness can know itself. But the truth is, I have always liked this to be a personal discovery, and then it starts to seem like it returns exactly because this is our habit. That's why I give this cat example. The cat wanted so many other things and now it wants freedom, or it wants awareness, or the Self. So can you... like the cat is coming to this discovery. When I asked, 'Who is aware of this?' using this awareness of the meetings, it is...

Let's put it that way. You're right. I know they're noting only awareness can know itself, but the trees lie. I have always liked this. I always let this be a personal discovery, and then it starts—it returns exactly. Because this is our habit, that's why I give this cat example. The cat wanted so many other things, and now it wants freedom, or it wants awareness, or the Self. So, can you? Like the cat is coming to this discovery. When I ask, 'Who is aware of using this awareness?' of the meetings, it is there. The experience will always be this.

And also, then, so that is one Self. And asking, was is there something personal about that one? The terms of it exist, so does the Self, which is coming to this play of recognition of itself in this dynamic movement? Because if it is not dynamic movement, even the concept of recognition was not allowed. With the concept of diffusion, is it the oneself? But there is no personal witness to this Self. The person has never existed. It is like the thing we're taking back on its own source and therefore coming to the recognition of itself.

In the sleep state, to talk about who you are is not possible. It's absurd. Still, this sense 'I am' is here, and then it appears, and then it has been playing as 'I am something, I am something that.' And although some things are being taught and it is, and I—either you can say 'I am that.' It is very strange to see. We do not hear perception on that risotto. I might say that it is coming to a recognition of itself. It is not like awareness can be perceived as an object. It is just like the deeper Self-knowingness, but not a concept, not a perception.

The similar is that you know the nuances and you know that you know that you know. Maybe my father isn't ago with this is in Planet Lisa. I know that I know that I know the truth. If you truly walk like this, you will find that I know that I exist and I know that I know. This is the same movement moving itself. This move step further back is possible. It is not that infinite regress. It is implanted as we leave here to listen to you again, following along. That's right. We can feel like, 'Oh, this is just our lips.' Once you come to the Self, there is no further step back. There is no further step back, absolutely. That is why this 'I,' although it is nothing, although it is nothing, it never becomes nothing because otherwise this 'I' will also be coming into this Self. Although it isn't moving, it is never enough with that we can consider yourself to be. It is never anything. It is already not.

And all this I'm just saying, and the invitation: go inside about as you stay with the 'I' quietly. What is really one? Are and figure out for some time all that is the realm of change. This is not a team, and yet it is I, the Self. Somebody from some other reduce might say, 'I have come to the discovery that there is no Self.' That could be religion, some terminology, but actually even in that statement itself, it is not a theme. But if you continue tomorrow, 'I have come to this discovery.' Discovery organic. And if you have come to this discovery, to make it up, there needs to be that which is the substratum for both these phospholipids. Are getting too technical? Once you start getting into what is the what is it, how does it function, then we will create concepts about that which is fantabulous.

And we can say this absolutely: this one's normal Self used on that at the urge to experience itself as something qualitatively. If you think likely, you say, 'How can that be just one give quality? How much?' So actually, there is no answer because but we you say that 'I feel so weak, how can I would have done this? I think down such a fantastic thing.' Then the Master can come like wristbands. What do you consider yourself to be? You're neither the experience of consciousness. Once you see that you are unchanging Self, all these concepts are living on inner consciousness, implies some positive interviews jumping on which is the window project. Therefore, it is that actually what is the simpler? Whatever is, is the relevant. So these two ways of saying the same. Magus a what is, you can say the will of Ram.

You see, go anyway, the function of the mind will continue. Does it have to stop? You will report that it seems a lot lighter, seems to have a lot less frequency as well as intensity. That is also gone. This is that aspect, that design of consciousness which includes accepting that it is. How do you blame this Addison? Nothing has to stop and nothing has to come. I have looked at all these areas where we conceal our concept about what life should be as I come to my concept-less existence. This existence, that part of might leave a soul and clear concepts compared to that part of the claim to so unsettling systems. You might have this fear that 'I hope my life continues to be this way.' Under that, I am saying that my system and you might be saying that should or should not.

And to make this point, I see although he said that after enlightenment, chopping wood, such mortar, do not make a mean creation. Then he continued to remain kings, then he left their kingdom, then became something when he played as regular household days. We don't even know their names. Many became spiritual superstars. Clear of this? We clear? Not so the relationship doc. Even that concern of what should be a cheap, every comfortable being with, without any report about us. It's not just what we're reporting to me, but to yourself. Because if you're not going to the mind for what to do—'How did I do? Oh, where should I go?'—they're going to kill the mind for this. 'How's my doing? Well, you did all right yesterday, was very peaceful.' Mind's reporting, which is trying to make even a freedom an object for you to Kate.

You all have said to me at some point, 'Will be aware that with the Pandava, how to blog, refuse to talk right now and not one word could be said about meaning of the piece.' I will be completely fun. Yes, you said so. Now you talk like a meanie. The thought about yourself, if the world deserves to continue to report about water reports which are coming from the mind, we keep the forwarding address of the Master's. This one no longer exists. Yeah, exactly. I am talking the pen down this card, even say something happened. This is emptiness, this a neutrality. No.

What is your idea? When people ask, 'What is your idea of the best news you can get?' Be honest. They need a lottery, suppose you want to do and best news or whatever that best news might be. This 'what is' is the demos that you are discovering about yourself. It's greater than any treasure, anything in the world that you might get. And there it is already Hannah. Who is it for? It is for you. Toby is greater than any flammable object. So they're all nomina gets its existence from your existence. You have misunderstood to be person, you have misunderstood to be limited. So you have to clean up your tendons. Conditions have to be given up already now, wherever you are. For satsang, hundreds and thousands, this moment where all that is you want, all things that you can consider yourself something has to be done. Even down does not have to be down. It's always on.

Thank you so much. Soul healing succinctly. Evolution. Mooji Baba.