श्रीरामSatsang with Ananta
Awareness & Attention

You Are Not on This Earth, This Earth Is on You

The perceiver is not in the world - the world appears within Consciousness, and the one aware of the universe has no location; you are already that which you seek.

Seeker

Could I expose one more which comes oeen as well is that: if I’m aware…if I’m Awareness, I’m always perfect. Then the only thing that needs perfecHng is maybe to make it beZer for this body, you know, this comes also that if I’m perfect, and I cannot improve myself, cannot do anything about myself, which is “I’m Awareness”, but maybe I can do something about it at least in this realm, while I’m on this Earth, you know. It makes someHmes sound like this; it feels like it makes it sound real.

Ananta

Yes. There’s nothing wrong with taking care of the body and things like that, but I’m going to tell you one thing: that any construct that you apply onto yourself is self-limiHng in that way. So just even take the concept “while I’m on this Earth”. You’re not on this Earth, this Earth is on you.

Seeker

It’s not my experience. [smiles]

Ananta

It is your experience. Ok, this is the challenge, right? This is the main challenge. So, this…and we return to the quesHon again about: what is the point of being open and empty? Now, speak as innocently from your direct experience as possible without giving as much leeway to the mind as possible. So, be open and empty now. [clicks fingers] This realm of percepHons that we call the world, or we call the Earth – are you in those? Are you in them? With the innocence of a child, recognize this.

Seeker

I’m experiencing it, I’m experiencing the world.

Ananta

Are you in them? Are you in the world? Are you experiencing the world?

Seeker

Okay, yeah, no. It’s more like maybe the planet. I’m on the planet, but I’m not in the world, yeah.

Ananta

So, where are you? Where are you? Where are you witnessing this realm of percepHons from? Whether you call it Maya, the world, Lila, Earth, whatever you want to call it. Where are you experiencing it from? That one that is aware of this Universe, this realm – where is that one? Remain open and empty. You don’t have to do any work. Just remain open and empty and allow your Heart to form the words. Just be paHent with the formaHon of words. The Truth is already with you. But the formaHon of words – if they come at all – can seem to be a process in Hme.

Seeker

Hm, alright…[closes eyes]

Ananta

So, take your Hme. That which is aware of this Universe, where can we locate its posiHon?

Seeker

Yeah, just worldly concepts would be from here, from myself.

Ananta

Yes, but where is that? What is the laHtude and longitude of that?

Seeker

Yeah, that is not…yeah, it’s only apparent one, but there’s no real one.

Ananta

So, where is the one that is aware. It must be somewhere, no?

Seeker

It is, that’s for sure.

Ananta

It is, that’s for sure. Do you mean it is somewhere, that’s for sure? Or it is, that’s for sure?

Seeker

It is. That’s right. It is, yeah, it is. [chuckles]

Ananta

Now, this One, the Reality of you, is not in aware. This is too much for the mind. It’s not in a locaHon. You are not in a locaHon. You are not in this world. You are not in this body. And this is your direct experience. So don’t shy away from it because the mind will quickly try to tell you I can’t figure it out, so let’s just presume that I’m in the world because the world shows up. But that is the doorway to trouble. So don’t take the easy way out. What seems like the easy way out, but actually it’s the most difficult way. So, if the noHon seems plausible, that “I am in this world aeer all, so might as well then…whatever”, then explore that. You can’t just leave it because it’s a maZer of life and death. You can’t leave this quesHon just unexplored because the instant you say take yourself to be an objecHve enHty in this world, the whole perspecHve becomes the Lila one, the false one.

Seeker

Another one is coming, well, another one is saying: “it improves my percepHons”.

Ananta

So, okay, leave that for a moment. Do you feel like it is relevant to find out where you are?

Seeker

No, no, no, no. It seems no.

Ananta

This is the thing. So, we are happier maybe to presume that “I am here, I am this”. And then say, okay, what improves the one that is here and is this. Then to say: “okay, I’m actually here”. So, suppose you spent your whole life, this whole life on improvement of this one and then you die. [chuckles] Then, what is the point of that?

Seeker

There’s not much a point, but it seems beZer than nothing. [chuckles]

Ananta

[chuckles] From the perspecHve of being an objecHve enHty it may seem like progress and improvement is a viable posiHon to take during the Hme that this world shows up. Now, I want to introduce you to that Deep Intelligence which is beyond any noHon of improvement and is already running this play with the best director that you can find. The fear is that then that makes me completely irrelevant. Behind all this…all this raHonality actually there’s a fear lurking, saying that: “if I don’t even have to improve what I take myself to be the false one admiZedly, then what is my relevance? What is lee for me to do?” And in the world if there’s nothing lee for you to do, then you’re irrelevant, no? You’re nobody. But suppose this movie was running completely, completely in the Light of Consciousness – which is You – but you didn’t have to take any limited perspecHve at all. I take this example oeen, even the other day of sharing. I saw on TV that a bird in the first year of its life the season changed, and it started flying towards the north without having any compulse, any flock, all alone. So which Intelligence is running that bird’s life and in that has God forsaken us? Has God forsaken us that God cannot run our life like that? This doesn’t mean that I’m taking a posiHon like - which many so-called renunciates then take a posiHon - and say “no, no, this body is worthless for me, and you know, I don’t care about it, it can die today”. I’m not taking either posiHon. And if the IntuiHve Intelligence wants to take care of this body, then it takes care of this body in a certain way. Then if it doesn't want to take care of this instrument, then it doesn't take care of it in a certain way.

Key Teachings

  • You are not on this Earth, this Earth is on you - the world appears within Consciousness, you are not in the world
  • The one aware of the universe cannot be located in space or time; you are not in a body or world - this is direct experience
  • The mind's tendency to place you 'in the world' is the doorway to suffering; there's a fear of irrelevance if we don't need to improve ourselves
  • Deep Intelligence (Consciousness) is already running everything - trust that rather than trying to improve the false self
awarenessdirect experienceconsciousnessnon-dualityperceptionself-inquiry

From: This Is the One Lord, the One Reality, the One Absolute, the One Self - 10th June 2022