श्रीरामSatsang with Ananta
Existence & Being

What Is ‘Be_er’?

The only obstacle to apparent Truth is our mental 'shoulds' - enlightenment and freedom are already inherent, requiring no becoming but only recognition of what already Is.

Ananta

How do we have a ‘should’? On what basis do we have a ‘should’? ‘Should be, should not be?’ Ahh? What we were talking about the other day, ‘beZer’. What do we think is beZer? BeZer or worse? But beZer signifies Hme, it signifies distance. The Sages can keep telling us that it ‘It is what it Is.’ ‘You are That.’ But in the idea of ge^ng beZer, we create state one and state two. Going from something to something else. And all our resistance is based on these ideas. So finding the Truth is super easy. In fact super easy is also too much. [Smile] The only obstacle is this- our ideas of ‘should and should not’. So I want to keep emphasizing this point, Hll you tell me to stop, [Smiles] which is that the Truth is just what is.’ And it is not concealed. It is not obscure. It is apparent. Now you have to say what is apparent or inherent? You already said ‘Is-ness, Nothing, Openness or Oneness.’ What were we looking for? [Smile] Apparently we were looking for this Oneness, Is-ness, that which just Is. [Silence] Now what should happen? What should happen? Ahh? [Smile] Now that we find Is-ness. What should happen? Ahh? [Smile] Enlightenment? [Smile] Enlightenment is no different from the finding of it already. So Enlightenment is already inherent anyway. [Silence] Freedom? No difference again. LiberaHon, Truth, Enlightenment, all same, same. And Truth just is. Freedom just is. Enlightenment just is. Is it according to the ‘mind’s idea of what it should be? Probably not. But you won’t like that anyway. If it were that you would be Hred of it soon, whatever the idea is. I talked about flying in a plane. Now how long will this be interesHng? [Pause] So nothing should happen as the result of this Truth. Everything can happen. But there is no should. [Pause] Empty of these ideas of ‘Okay now Truth is inherent, got it.’; ‘What is this Is-ness, Oneness, Freedom, Awareness?’ Okay, so now the mind will say ‘Okay, so then what?’ or ‘So then?’ or ‘So what?’ So, nothing. [Silence] So this ‘Truth for Truth sake’ is about that. Just reminding you that when the ‘So, what?’ comes, there is no so what.

Key Teachings

  • The only obstacle to Truth is our ideas of 'should' and 'should not' - these create duality and resistance
  • Truth is simply what Is - not concealed but already apparent, evident, and inherent
  • Enlightenment, Freedom, and Truth are not different from the finding - they are already inherent, nothing needs to happen
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From: Love Is the Antidote for Fear - 8th January 2021