श्रीरामSatsang with Ananta
Existence & Being

The One That Is In Time Doesn't Exist

The time-bound 'me' is non-existent delusion; what truly exists is impersonal Being/Consciousness, and the mind's trick is convincing us this is a personal self.

Ananta

The One that has any linear story - doesn’t exist. The One that is in time - doesn’t exist. And what do we take ourselves to be? That which doesn’t exist. And then we suffer from this non- existent One. That’s why it’s a strange sort of Maya, a strange delusion. So, when you snap [Clicks fingers] out of the delusion, who are you? [Reading from the chat] Let’s see if we can rephrase what he says, ‘Satsang seems to electrically shock me out of the delusion’. The ‘me’ is the delusion. [Silence] The world is not the delusion, the ‘me’ is the delusion. So, if delusion is gone - then all time, all space, all linearity, all concepts all opposites have left. And this is your default state no matter how much the mind tries to convince your otherwise because if your default state was to be in the delusion then I could not do this – [Click fingers] and say you are free before the click. This is your default state. So, this is your original face, your true nature, your default state - is the Truth. The delusion is to take yourself as something limited. Then he says, [Reading from the chat] ‘Should I ignore this sense of me?’ But where is this sense of me? I have not found it; have you found this sense of me? All I see is the sense; I Am - which is not limited, which is the substratum of this existence. And this is the con from the mind, it will convince you that God is person. The only sense you have is the sense of Being, the sense of Existence, which is God itself. But the mind will take this and say, but this is the personal Being, the sense of ‘me’. The ‘me’ is just an idea, it has no Presence so there is no sense of ‘me’. Let’s take that cat example again, if you were to start believing you are a cat right now, will you have a sense of cat-ness? It will just be an idea; your sense of Being will still be the sense of Being. This Being is Consciousness. So, I’ve said often that the minds greatest trick is to convince you that this impersonal Being, Universal Consciousness, is personal me; and this is what you have to get rid of. Don’t fall for this trick, see things as they are. Because how can you in the waking state get rid of the sense of Being? Can you stop Being? If the mind convinces you that this is the project, you will forever run on this treadmill. The only sense you are truly tasting is the sense of your impersonal existence, your Being, your Consciousness.

Key Teachings

  • The self that exists in time and has a linear story is non-existent - this is the root of suffering
  • The 'me' is the delusion, not the world; when it drops, all time, space, concepts and opposites disappear
  • The only true sense is impersonal Being/Consciousness - the mind's trick is convincing us this is the personal 'me'
  • Your default state is already free; you are already that which you seek
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From: When You Are Open & Empty, You Are Not Confused about Who You Are - 19th November 2019