The SensaHon Is Not Body
The body is just a thought applied to raw sensation; when we stay with open, empty perception, there is no body, no world, only boundaryless awareness.
How do I see that the body is just a thought? Because I experience the sensaHons and I see that there is a body.
But the sensaHon is not the body. The body is a thought that we are applying on top of the sensaHon. [Silence] See if you can stay with me in this one. There is a sensaHon [Shakes his hand] now this sensaHon is just perceived. It does not carry any idea that it is a body or it is not a body. It’s not working at that conceptual level anyways. Now stay with all of your percepHons, and allow them to be open and empty and tell me what anything is. Is there a world?
Sorry [she couldn’t hear]
Is there a world? Is there a body?
No, there are no boundaries.
There is no noHon of boundary or boundaryless-ness. [Pause] Isn’t it?
Key Teachings
- The body is a thought superimposed on sensation, not the sensation itself
- When perceptions are allowed to be open and empty, there is no sense of a body or world - just boundaryless awareness
- Sensation does not carry the concept of 'body' - that label is added afterward
From: Everbody Knows the Self - 23rd April 2019