Do Not Rest On Any Conclusion
Ananta warns against resting on any spiritual conclusion or realization, urging seekers to remain in constant open investigation like a curious child, always ready to discover more.
I very much enjoyed this conversation. Because I feel like this, it clarifies. Sometimes we feel a bit shy to speak up. I am glad that he spoke up. Because this is what we can say like you can say ‘Actually, I do not know.’ But that is a thought or you can say ‘It is just blank.’ That is the perception. Now, what do you know even to make those claims? You are saying that ‘I am, perceiving a blank, I am aware of blankness, or I am perceiving this thought’ which is saying ‘I do not know.’ So, how do we know that? Independent of thought, of perception, this Self is known and always known. But not known in the way we think. [Smile] [Silence] Now does it have to be stabilized, abide, stay? [Smile] These are the thoughts, which can grab. But then you can say ‘For whom? Or who has to?’ Does this mean you are free? Who, who would be? Does this mean you are bound? Who would be? So, do not rest on any conclusion.
Key Teachings
- Even profound spiritual realizations and states can become obstacles if we rest on them as conclusions
- True seekers must remain in constant investigation like a curious child, never settling into fixed understanding
- The moment we believe we've arrived or attained something, we close the door to further discovery
From: Reality Is Indecipherable to Thought, but Not to You - 6th June 2019