Learning about Self-Awareness | How to find God | How to find Happiness | Jnana

When you come and ask, "What is jnana?", Jnana is direct vision, experiential, divine knowledge. This is a Sanskrit expression for the knowledge of Brahman, the knowledge of God, the knowledge of Truth. This knowledge is present in Liberation. It is not knowledge for liberation, it is comprehension in Liberation, what in India they also call Moksha. This Liberation is the vision of jnana.

Comprehending the Truth about God, in the question "How to find God?" You cannot have knowledge about God. To know is to be, the truth of knowledge is in Being. When you know something, there is someone who has the knowledge. If you know something, what you know is within a model of experience for the experiencer, so there is the experiencer with the knowledge he has, the knowledge he has, the experience stored in him as memory, as remembrance.

The truth of jnana, the truth of Wisdom is not such knowledge. It is a knowing where the knower no longer exists. You will not have knowledge about God; the Reality of God is the awareness of this Being, which is You. Therefore, the knower of God is God. God is Reality in Wisdom, in Supreme Comprehension. So, we are faced with Something indescribable, unattainable by thought. This is the only real answer to the question "How to find God?"

I say this because people want to discover how to find God, but people cannot find God. The awareness of God is the truth that there is no person present for this encounter. We think from ideas, from beliefs, conclusions in thought. So, in these conclusions, beliefs, in these ideas, the thought we have is the thought of someone thinking, of someone feeling, of someone knowing. That is the idea of ??the person; however, there is no person. The Reality of Life is the Reality of God.

Therefore, how to find God? By assuming the Reality of Life, free from the "I," free from the "person." Therefore, you will not have knowledge of God; The knowledge of God is the awareness of this Being when you, as a person, are no longer present. Therefore, how can we assume this Truth where this knowing and the knower are not separate, where there is no longer the duality between the experiencer and the experience, where there is no longer separation between the one who looks and that which is there, in this seeing, where there is experiencing, perceiving, knowing, without the knower, without the observer, without the "I"? How to assume this? This requires the presence of this learning about ourselves. That is what we are emphasizing here.

We are unaware of the Truth of this Being that we are, this Truth of this Reality that we bring. Look, there is the truth of the person that thought tells us, presents to us, shows us as being ourselves. We are identifying ourselves, confusing ourselves with the model of thought; in this model of thought, the person arose.

Your name, your history, your memory is the person you describe, that you talk about. But, notice: This is something that is based on memories, on remembrances, on thoughts. But what is the Truth of this Being? What is the Truth about You without story, without memory, without remembrance? Thus, learning about Self-awareness is encountering the Reality of God, learning about Self-awareness is discovering what it means to look at life as it is, not as thought dictates it is.

When you look at a tree, you can look at the tree itself, or you can have ideas about the tree. Looking at a tree is one thing; being someone looking at that tree is another - there's a difference here. Generally, when we look at a tree based on our botanical knowledge, we have the name, we have past experiences with that tree. Then, our memories and remembrances interfere. At that moment, in that quality of looking, there is someone looking. When you look and it's just a look, there is no one.

Our brain is very quick to classify, name, and bring forth past experiences in this relation. That's how we function in life, all the time, as someone present; this someone is the experiencer, the one who brings back memories from the past. Thus, we are always in contact with the present moment based on the past, so there is a separation. In looking at this tree, or at him or her, from the knowledge we bring, there is a separation. With this same basis, we are trying to have an encounter with happiness. We have an image of what happiness is and we are searching for happiness.

"How to find happiness?" - we ask. Similarly, we ask: "How to find God?" We have an idea about God and about someone to have this encounter with Him; that someone "is me." Here, discarding this illusion means discarding this separation between you, as the observer, and that which is being observed. We completely discard this separation when we remove the curtain. This curtain that separates, that creates this separation, is the model of thought. It is the thought that bears the name of that tree, it is the thought that holds the image I make of that person or that given situation. It is the presence of thought, here, creating this separation.

Can we eliminate this? If we can eliminate this from life, that particular life of the person dissolves. That is the proposal here, in these meetings, to become aware of life as it is, as it happens when thought is absent. Thus, looking at this tree without separation, the observer no longer exists. Looking at this person without separation, then this "I" and "them" no longer exist. The Truth of Life is revealed, and in it, this separation no longer exists. It is only in thought that we find ourselves in duality.

What we sustain in life, in this quality of mind that we possess, is duality. Duality is this "I" and the "non-I." "I," the observer, and that which I am observing; "I," the thought, and that which I am thinking; "I," the seeker, and God to be found; "I" and happiness to be found. When we face Supreme Reality, Divine Reality, the non-existence of the "I" becomes clear.

When we approach this gaze, this listening, this perception, we approach this real learning about Self-awareness. What gives us the Revelation of Happiness is what gives us the Revelation of God. And what brings us this Revelation is the comprehension of the truth about this "me"-this "me," which is constituted of images, memories, remembrances; this "me," which is constituted of this mind that we identify in ourselves as being this "my" consciousness. All of this dissolves when we discover how to look, how to listen, how to perceive our reactions without interfering with them. Then, we eliminate this separation, we eliminate this element that sustains duality, which is the egoic mind, which is the personal mind.

When the personal mind, when this mind of the "I" disappears, Reality as Life reveals itself, and in it what is present is the Supreme, is Happiness, is the Truth of this Being. Are you with me? What clearly shows us this is the awareness of Meditation, when it becomes clear that there is no separation between life and you, between God and you. When there is real Meditation, the Truth of Meditation-we have a playlist here on the channel about this-the Reality of Meditation is the presence of the Awareness of Life, without the "I."

Our Natural State of Being is the Awareness of God, the Awareness of Life, the Awareness of Happiness, but it is not happiness for someone. Happiness is not pleasure, it is not fulfillment, it is not satisfaction or accomplishment in sensations; all these are states that appear and disappear. Since something occurs in time, it also disappears in time. But what is the truth about time?

What we call time, what does it actually represent? When we talk about something that happened, it is not here. Therefore, where is the reality of what happened? When we talk about something that will happen, it is not here. Therefore, where is the reality of what did not happen? Thus, we are constantly cultivating the idea of ??time, and the idea of ??time is an image, an abstraction, a fiction, an imagination established by thought. What is present is Life as it is, as it happens; it is in it that Divine Reality, the Reality of God, is present.

Thus, the expression "to find" pointing to the future is yet another abstraction. Here it is about verifying, perceiving, looking at what is present here, because there is no such thing as time. Thought constructed time. Thus, it is part of this psychological model of this personal consciousness to sustain this identity, which is the "I," this "me," the ego, in time. We always speak of ourselves as someone who has done or will do, who has seen or will see. We are always using all this terminology, this language, this model of thought to confer upon this identity a temporal existence-this is what we call consciousness.

What are we conscious of? It is about what we remember, what we imagine. However, there is no imagination without thought, no past without thought, no future without thought. Therefore, the presence of thought is the presence of time. When we put the presence of time, we put the presence of thought and affirm the presence of an element that separates itself from thought, looking towards this past or looking towards this future. Therefore, we are faced with a single game. The presence of the "I," which is the thinker, is thought. The presence of thought is the presence of the past, the idea of ??the present, and the project of the future. Therefore, the presence of thought is the presence of time.

So, what is this encounter with God? How to find God? By assuming the Reality of Life in this moment. There is no one to have this encounter; it is an encounter that reveals itself where there is no one to know God, we have the awareness of Reality. The awareness of Reality is the truth of Wisdom, and the truth of Wisdom is jnana - that is why in India they call that jnani. Jnani is the knower of God. But the knower of God, who is jnani, is the Reality of God, is That which is present here as the truth of Happiness.

The nature of this Self is Consciousness, Real Consciousness, Divine Consciousness, timeless Consciousness, is Happiness. There is no separation between True Consciousness and Happiness, between the Reality of God and Happiness, and this is the nature of this Being, which is You when there is no longer this illusion of separation, when the observer, the experiencer, the thinker no longer exists. There is the presence of Life as it happens, and in it this Bliss is present, That which is indescribable, unattainable by thought.

Thus, all ideas, concepts, and beliefs about happiness, about God, about what this comprehension of oneself represents, are no longer present. It is the present Reality, and not any concept about it, any idea about it. This is what we are working on with you in these online meetings that take place on weekends. We are Saturday and Sunday together, two days, in an online format. So, I want to extend an invitation to you. You have our WhatsApp link in the video description to participate in these weekend online meetings.

In addition to these meetings, we also have in-person meetings and retreats. So, if this makes sense to you, here's an invitation, leave a "like," subscribe to the channel, and comment below: "Yes, this makes sense." Okay? See you later. Thanks for watching, and until next time!

February, 2026
Gravatá-PE, Brazil
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Joel Goldsmith | The Foundation of Mysticism | What Is Ego-Free Action? | Marcos Gualberto

GC: Hello everyone! We're here for another videocast. Once again, Master Gualberto is with us. Thank you, Master, for being here. Today, I'm going to read an excerpt from a book by Joel Goldsmith called: "The Foundation of Mysticism." In one passage of this book, Joel Goldsmith makes the following comment: "The spiritual life is surrendering to the Kingdom of God, to the Kingdom of God itself. It is a renunciation of desires." Master, in this passage, Joel speaks of renouncing desires. Within this subject, can the Master share his vision on what is an ego-free action?

MG: Gilson, the action we know is the action that arises from the past, because it arises from thought. We are unaware of the action that responds to this moment from Intelligence. We have an action that responds from concepts, opinions, beliefs, ideas, evaluations, the pursuit of results; all of this is part of the model of an egocentric action, because it arises from this psychological background, from memory, from reactive responses.

Here, together, we are investigating a quality of action that does not depend on thought; it is the action free from that "I," from that old model of conditioned mind, of responses programmed by thought. We have a way of always responding from the past. For example: if I ask your name, you tell me your name. It is a memory in you, it is a remembrance in you, it is a memory in you; something that is born from thought and that comes from the past.

So, this quality of response is naturally like that. So, at this level, thought is something functional, practical, necessary. Your address, specialized technical knowledge that you have within a professional occupation... This is part of this structure of acquired knowledge, of memory and remembrance. Yes, this is part of a conditioning model, of something you learned and that, in a certain way, is very practical and useful.

But we have a quality of action that we need to release, let go of. It is the reactive action of the "I," of the ego. When, for example, you compliment me, my response-because this "me," this "I" here, feels happy with the compliment-is to like you. This liking is born from this background, this psychological background of a present identity. This identity is something established here as a mental construct. This "me" is the person that "I" believe myself to be. This is the "I," this is the ego.

This quality of response is inadequate. It arises in "me" from a choice. This choice to like. This choice is this conditioning. I like you. It's an option that "I" have. This "I" is an illusion. This choice that arises from this background is an unnecessary psychological conditioning. Because, now, "I" like you because you complimented me; but when you criticize me or treat me badly, this "me" will feel different.

So, we constantly live in a psychological dependence of mental conditioning from this "I." This "I," this "me," this ego... with this basis, it has friends and it has enemies. It has people it likes and people it doesn't like. That's the person "I am." So, our actions are actions of this ego, egocentric actions.

Can we eliminate this "I," this ego, this psychological model of acting in life? That's what this work consists of. We are, with you, investigating the possibility of a life free from the ego and, therefore, of an action that arises from the past, an action that arises from thought, that arises from this structure of psychological conditioning. And how does this become possible? This becomes possible when you realize that you, as a person, are an illusion, a false structure.

When you begin to realize that internal states are present in you, in this psychological structure-because you are not aware of how you function-this psychological condition undergoes a change. And we need this radical internal change for a free mind, for a brain free from the "I," from the ego.

Is a life free from this need to be appreciated, to be accepted, acknowledged, possible? Is a life free from this need to feel special, to appear to be special possible? Notice that this condition always carries the other side. In the same way that you feel good, you feel bad.

The various psychic states we have are countless: ADHD, anxiety, fear, anger, worries, restlessness of various kinds, this chattering mind, compulsive thoughts... The various states, with various names, in these various pathologies of emotional and psychological disorder, are something present in this "I," in this egocentric quality of action.

Physical actions being taken and internalized attitudes that are causing internal suffering for this "me." Getting rid of this psychological quality of being someone in this life is to go beyond fear, to go beyond this separation between you and Life; between you and God, naturally; between you and the other.

We are constantly dealing with the other based on the image that thought has established within us about them. If they are someone who caresses, applauds, acknowledges, praises the person that "I" believe them to be, "I" like them. But if they are someone who despises, belittles, rejects, disagrees with me, with what "I" believe, "I" also despise them, dislike them, and may even hate them.

This is how human beings have been living for millennia: Living an egocentric life, a personal life, a life centered on this sense of identity, which separates itself from the present moment to be special, to see oneself as the center of experiences, to see oneself as the center of one's encounters, the center of the moments that one particularizes, that one calls life for "me," personal life. This is an egocentric life. There is no such thing as this life. It is merely a projection of thought itself, creating an illusory identity in a time that thought itself has established, as someone who came from the past, is here and now, is going to the future.

Follow this calmly. Comprehending ourselves is looking at our reactions. This is what brings us closer to this liberation, or this release, from this psychological condition of mental conditioning, of egoic conditioning, of psychological conditioning. We don't need the ego, we don't need the "I."

Life, here, is happening for you. Not in the idea of ??someone for whom life is happening, as we believe. Life for you is Life itself. It doesn't happen "for you" as someone. That's the illusion: The idea that life happens "for me." No! Life happens here and now, as Life, you. There is no separation between you and Life, because there is no "for me." But we carry this separation and, thus, we believe that life happens "for me." No! Life is what it is. And you are Life. In your Being, Life happens as Bliss, as Happiness, as Love, when the ego is not present.

So, there is a quality of action without the "I," without the ego, as well as a quality of thought, of feeling, of sensation, in relation to oneself and in relation to the other; because there is no longer this idea of ??this "me" for this oneself, nor the idea of ??the "person" in this relation with the other. There is no such person here, nor such a person there. Your real encounter with Life is an inclusive encounter; it includes everything around, without the idea of ??someone particularizing experiences, particularizing actions.

GC: Master, we have a question from a subscriber here on the channel, who made the following comment: "How can I cultivate mindfulness?"

MG: Gilson, this Mindfulness is not something that is cultivated. It's not a plant that you put in your garden and protect from other animals, making a little fence around it and watering it every day and letting it get sun, leaving it uncovered, or covering it if it can't be exposed to too much sun.

This matter of Attention to our reactions, this Mindfulness, is not like a little plant that grows when we cultivate it. Our old model of approach, in general, is like this. We believe in something that grows, that evolves. We believe in progress. Here, the Reality of this Being is present. It's not something that will grow.

Thus, contact with this Attention reveals Life as it happens here and now. You are not an element that will grow in this Attention. The presence of this awareness of Attention reveals this Reality of Being that is You, here and now. We don't need a technique, an exercise, or a practice. It's not like weight training at the gym. It's not like swimming or running. It's not like cultivating, as we just put it, a small plant or nurturing a seed until one day it becomes a tree. It 's not that!

The presence of the gaze for the present moment requires only the gaze. You already carry this gaze within yourself, but you are lost in the illusion of an identity looking, which is the observer. That is the problem. The problem is the illusion of an identity that separates itself to observe. Then, looking from the observer's perspective.

When a thought arises, become aware of it, do nothing, do not interfere. If it is a pleasant thought, just look. If it is unpleasant, just look. If it brings a feeling of pain, just look. A feeling of pleasure, just look. Do not interfere with it. When you interfere, you introduce the observer. When you do not interfere, only the gaze remains. In this gaze, there is the presence of this Mindfulness.

There is something present in this quality of looking, in this Full Attention, that frees the brain from the conditioning of the observer, from the conditioning that is the "I," that is the ego. This is the presence of Attention. It is the presence of this Mindfulness that allows you to encounter the present moment without that background that is the "I," the ego, the thinker, the experiencer, the observer. And so, the brain undergoes a change, the mind is silenced. This real space opens up and reveals in it That which is beyond the known, beyond the past, beyond the future, beyond the idea of ??the present; That which is eternal, indescribable.

The presence of Self-awareness requires the presence of this Attention. And in this Attention, your Natural State of Meditation is revealed. It is not someone practicing Meditation. It is Meditation being learned, done, when there is no longer the "I." Thus, it is not about the meditator meditating; it is about the awareness of Meditation, based on Self-knowledge, on this Attention.

Therefore, what we need here is this disposition. This disposition is the interest in observing, without interfering. This interest requires no effort. It's not something you have to do through effort. It's not something you do through a method, a system, a technique; this requires effort: the effort from a practice with a purpose, with a goal. All of this implies the presence of a still egocentric movement towards results.

It's important that we comprehend this here. Some people use the expression "mindfulness" associated with a technique, with a goal or purpose. This is still something egocentric. The presence of this Attention is something natural. There is no movement of intention, of volition, of wanting. There is no purpose. Life doesn't carry this proposal for you. That "you" is an illusion. Life is its purpose. This is present in this Attention. And this Attention is not someone doing this, aiming for this. This is present in this direct gaze.

I repeat: All we need is a simple intention to observe, to be aware of our reactions, of what is happening here and now. When you speak, gesture; when a thought arises, a feeling, a sensation... looking at this moment requires no effort. It's like when you find yourself there before that sunset, that afternoon, or in the morning, on that beach, while the sun is rising.

During sunrise or sunset, in that gaze there is no time, there is no "I," there is no effort, there is nothing to obtain. Life is something like that, here and now. When there is this Attention, this Natural State that is Meditation is revealed, and in it is revealed That which is eternal, indescribable, which is the presence of Truth.

GC: Master, we have another question from another subscriber here on the channel, who made the following comment: "Master, even living in duality, can we have a gaze at this moment?"

MG: Look, Gilson, there is a confusion here. You say: "Even living in duality." Look: Life is here and now. This duality is the idea that thought forms about life. Thought creates a mold, placing the idea of ??life within this mold. Then, duality arises, which is the separation between this "I" and the "non-I." But, in fact, we are not living in duality; it is thought that is in this model of duality. Therefore, become aware of thought. Just become conscious of how it processes itself. And, at that moment, this duality disappears.

Discovering how to look at our reactions without interfering with them, as well as looking at thoughts without getting involved with them, or feelings... This destroys this mold, this format of duality, because the brain, the mind, assumes another condition, entirely new; then, silence arises in this brain, the mind quiets down, and in this gaze, here and now, arises That which is beyond duality.

That is why the presence of Meditation is fundamental, Gilson. The presence of this encounter with this Art of Being. The only purpose, the only objective, that which we are working on here-as that which is most important to us in our lives-is the comprehension of the truth about ourselves, about how the mind works, how it functions. This gives you the vision of Life without the "I," without the ego. This is the vision of non-duality.

Therefore, this idea that we are living in duality is the illusion of thought itself positioning itself, speaking of a separation that thought is establishing. There is no such thing as this duality. It is the affirmation of an observer separating; of a thinker separating; of an experiencer separating; of someone who is, as an experiencer, separate from the experience; of someone present as an observer separate from what one is seeing; of someone who sees oneself as a thinker having thoughts. Let go of that!

Just become aware of reactions, and something new will emerge. Something outside the known will take over that space. This space is present when this "I" does not exist, when this conditioning model does not exist; and it dissolves when it is seen. However, it sustains itself when it is not seen.

Therefore, the question of duality and non-duality... What sustains this duality is inattention. Become aware of your reactions. Become conscious of how the mind works, and there will be a break from this condition. Since this is something present in this form or format of psychological conditioning, of unconsciousness, of continuity in inattention.

Why have we emphasized the Beauty of this encounter with the moment? Because this is the moment of Revelation. You don't go to God. God is That which comes and reveals Himself, discarding this illusion of this "me." And all that is necessary is for us to place, at this moment, the intention to observe, to become aware of our reactions.

Then, the Presence of this Grace, the Presence of this Truth, comes and takes over that space. This is Freedom, Happiness, Love, Peace; That which is indescribable, unattainable by thought, now, here, at this moment, is revealing itself. Therefore, this is our work, this is our purpose; this should naturally be your disposition to look, to observe. The meetings we have online, in person, have this purpose.

GC: Thank you, Master, our time is over. Thank you for this videocast. And for you who are watching the videocast to the end and truly wish to live these Truths, you are invited to participate in the intensive weekend meetings that Master Gualberto provides. The meetings are held online. There are also in-person meetings and retreats.

These meetings are much deeper than these videos here on YouTube. First, because the Master answers our questions live. Secondly, and much more impactful, is that, because the Master already lives in this Awakened State of Consciousness, he shares a Field of Presence around him, a Field of Energy, Power, and Grace. And in these meetings, we end up being carried by Master's Field of Presence.

And, "being carried" by the Master, spontaneously, without any effort, without any practice, we enter a meditative state, silence our minds, and can have a real comprehension of the subjects discussed here. So, the invitation is extended!

In the first pinned comment, there is a WhatsApp link to participate in these meetings. Also, like the video and subscribe to the channel. And, Master, once again, thank you for the videocast.

November, 2025
Gravatá-PE, Brazil
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How to Find God? Meditation: What Is It? Learning about Self-Awareness. The Practice of Meditation.

Here, in my view, this comprehension, this possibility, is fundamental. I'm referring to the possibility of this mind being free from the "I"-this sense of the present "I," this "me," this "person" here. In reality, we are dealing with a suggestion of thought. Therefore, is it possible, at this moment, to stop projecting, desiring, experiencing from this "I"?

Note that our experiences, all the experiences of this "I," end up representing complete confusion, disorder, a complete negation of this real encounter with life as it truly is. However, we call this true action, real action; this is what we consider our positive action, which is exactly the action of the person, of this "me."

Here, in life, discovering the truth about this means undoing this entire process, which means getting rid of this condition. Can we get rid of this "I," this "me"? Can we get rid of this model of action that we consider as true action, as real action, for a new action? An action that is no longer born from the known model and, therefore, from thought, and that is in line with life as it happens. In my view, this is action free from problems.

However, this requires reaching this "I," this center, this ego, this "person." By touching this, we can go beyond it. So, we need to reach this "I," to become aware of its movement. In my view, this is the true presence of Meditation. What is Meditation? Meditation is going to this root and freeing oneself from it. It is the presence of this learning about ourselves, this learning about Self-awareness that brings us closer to it.

Therefore, it is not about the practice of meditation. The practice of meditation is still the projection of this "I" within a purpose. When you sit down to meditate, there is the person practicing meditation. This is not Real Meditation. No matter the technique or method you employ, you will still be projecting yourself into a technique or practice. The presence of Meditation is the investigation of the nature of the "I."

True Meditation, Real Meditation, which I have called Real Practical Meditation, is different from the practice of meditation. Real Meditation in practice is about going to that root, touching that "I," becoming aware of its own movement. This reveals that the movement of the "I" is the movement of the ego, the movement of this self-centeredness, the presence of the mind moving between the past and the future for "me."

Reaching the root of the "I" is comprehending this entire process, which is exactly what determines this dissolution: the dissolution of the ego, the dissolution of this sense of "I," the dissolution of this sense of separation. We have attempted this through mystical, esoteric, or religious practices and techniques. Some have offered this to us in an attempt to change, to alter this condition of the "I."

The thought present is still based on the idea of ??an entity here, so we talk about this "lower self" or this "higher self," moving from this "human self" to this "divine self," but it's still the idea of ??a present entity separate from life itself, separate from the present reality here and now, because we are within a project, a movement of achieving, of becoming.

A direct, real work of comprehending the truth about ourselves, in this learning about ourselves, in this learning about Self-awareness, consists in looking at what is present here. When this look doesn't interfere, when this perception doesn't project an identity onto this becoming, this "coming to be," we have an answer to the question - "What is meditation?" - because what is present here is revealed when this past, which is the "I," the ego, has lost its importance.

So, to look at the thought, at the feeling, at the sensation, without placing a present entity; Looking at your gestures, words, your tone of voice, looking at what happens externally and internally, without placing an entity to judge, like, dislike, or make comparisons; it's simply looking, it's simply perceiving. So, this brings you closer to a real encounter with something outside the "I," outside the ego, outside the mind.

Our question, the question every human being asks, is whether this possibility of having this encounter with Divine Truth exists, if it is truly real. If so, where is this encounter? How do we find God? How can we have an encounter with God? Your encounter with God is not the encounter of the person you are, the person you believe yourself to be, with what thought in you imagines God to be. Your true encounter with God consists in the Revelation of the Truth about yourself.

Looking directly at the movement of thought, of feeling, of sensation, becoming aware of each and every inner movement in there, in your mind, this eliminates that conditioned model of feeling and thinking about yourself, about life, about the other. Then, yes, this encounter reveals itself. You come face-to-face with That which You are in your Essential Nature, in your Divine Nature.

Therefore, your real encounter with God is the encounter with the Truth of yourself. First, you come face-to-face with the truth about the person, and this dissolves in that instant; that is when the Reality of your Being is revealed. Therefore, there is the truth about the person, and there is the Reality of this Being; this is the encounter with God.

The presence of Self-awareness is the vision of something beyond the "I." There is no separation whatsoever between the truth of this learning about ourselves and the presence of Meditation in a real way, here and now, in practice. Discarding the idea of someone, of this "me," of this "person," is something entirely different from this person in the practice of meditation.

This person in the practice of meditation is the projection of this ideal, of this state of meditation for "me," for the "I," whereas, in reality, the presence of Meditation is this state free of the "I." You do not practice this; you do not involve yourself in a technique or practice.

The movement in practice, for the one who practices, is the movement apprehended, kept in knowledge, in memory, still of the "I," of this "I" in the exercise, of this "I" in the practice, whereas the truth of Meditation is exactly the nullification of this "I," the end of the continuity of the meditator, of the practitioner, of the seeker.

When in the mind there is this space, when in the heart there is this space, the presence of comprehension, lucidity, and clarity of vision are present, show themselves present, and thus we come face-to-face with that which here is this Reality. But your particular way of looking at life is always from this background of memory, of recollections, of remembrances; it is always from the model of thought, which keeps recognizing experiences for this experiencer. This is what has been preventing you from looking at the moment without the past, from looking at the moment without this "I," which is the thinker, which is the experiencer.

The Truth about the Reality of God, this encounter with Him, resides in perceiving life without this background, without this pattern of conditioning. There is no separation that is real, as thought is producing in us as a suggestion, as a belief; that is not real. There is no real separation between the Reality of this Being, the Truth of Life, and the Presence of God. In this clarity of Self-awareness, there is this vision of Meditation.

Your Natural State of Being is Love, Freedom, Happiness. What people call "the practice of meditation" is something that gives them the result of practice; the result of practice is what thought projects, and what thought projects as peace it achieves or experience it has, is still within the known.

The presence of Meditation is not a willful, conscious action of someone. When the presence of Meditation is there, consciousness as we know it, the mind as we know it, does not exist. This new space is something outside the known. The Reality of this Being is Real Consciousness for this mind free from this psychological background. So, what we call mind or consciousness here is something different from what we know.

The question is: How can we approach it? There is only one real way to approach it: It is to look at this instant, simply look at this instant, listen to this moment, simply listen to this moment. Just as life happens externally, with its events and happenings, incidents and accidents, just as life happens internally, when a thought arises or a feeling or a sensation, to look at life as it happens, without rejecting, without making evaluations, without making comparisons, without introducing an element that judges, approves or disapproves life as it is-that is the way.

Thus, the presence of this learning about Self-awareness consists in this Attention, this looking at this instant, without this sensor, without this one that makes choices, that makes decisions like: "I want" or "I don't want." In this way, we nullify the sense of this "I" that projects itself. Dissatisfied with what life is, it projects itself onto what it desires to be, desires to obtain, or desires to get rid of. All this misfortune of being someone, all this unhappiness of sustaining oneself in life by separating oneself from it as a person, is present in all of us because of ignorance.

We were not educated, taught to look at ourselves, to become aware that it is not life that is the problem, but rather this sense of "I," with all its background of memory, of conditioning, that is the element, that is the problem, that is the continuity of this story, of this memory, of this past. Therefore, this self-discovery, this revelation, is the Truth of this encounter with God.

So, how to find God? It consists in this complete emptying of all this old content, which is the content of the "I." The true Divine Life, the Real Religious Life, is the vision of the moment, the vision of the Reality of what is present here; this gaze is the free gaze of this mind that is outside the known, that is outside time. You were born to live this Presence in this life, this perception of Reality, this quality of Intelligence, of comprehending this moment.

Therefore, this is what we're working on together with you on weekends. We have two online sessions: Saturday and Sunday. I want to extend an invitation to you. It's an opportunity for us to be together, looking at all of this and working directly on it. Besides these online weekend meetings, we also have in-person meetings and retreats. In the video description, you'll find the WhatsApp link to participate in these online weekend meetings. So, if this makes sense to you, here's an invitation. Give a like to this video, subscribe to the channel, and comment: "Yes, this makes sense." Okay? See you soon! Thanks for the meeting and until next time!

November, 2025
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Psychological Time | How to Find God? | Meditation: What Is It? | Learning about Self-Awareness

"It is of fundamental importance that we study this here with you-this question of psychological time. Observe that the model of thought in you moves between what was and what will be. Observe that thought in you does not occupy itself with what is here; it occupies itself with the interpretation of what is here based on what was or based on what will be. What was is the imagination of what occurred; what will be is the imagination of what will happen, may happen, or not.

The foundation, the basis is the presence of thought-the presence of the past and the future. We use the expression 'present' for that which is here, but our greater inclination is always to transform that which is here into something based on a reference of what was and what will be. Thus, our great mental occupation-in this consciousness of the 'I,' which is the presence of the person, of this 'me' that 'I am'-is the occupation of this time. This is the movement of psychological time.

And why do we call it psychological time? Because it is something that involves the psychic model of being someone. When we have the presence of this someone-of this being someone-we have the presence of the past, the present, and the future. You, as someone, as a person, are always either in the past or in the future. There is nothing here, in this instant, for the person. Observe your internal occupation; this occupation is the movement of thought.

Thus, the movement of thought establishes time present. We do not have the presence of the future nor of the past without the presence of thought. Without the presence of thought, we do not have time; and without time, there is not the person. Notice how fundamental this is, having this direct vision, this direct perceiving that there is no such thing as a person.

Our belief, our certainty is that we are here, but here exactly where? Since this time is something that thought is producing between the past and the future. Therefore, the very idea of the present-where this 'here' is happening for this 'I'-is a belief; it is an imagination; it is a suggestion of thought itself.

Therefore, the foundation, the structure-exactly where this person is grounded in-is something entirely false. There is no such thing as someone here, as a person present. There is only Life happening. Look, this is not an intellectual conclusion; it is a direct observation of the facts, of that which is present here showing itself, exactly as this is. We need a quiet mind, a silent brain for this perception.

This is why, in life, that which we have of greatest importance consists in the awareness that reveals God, because God is the only Reality present; a Reality present beyond the idea of past, present, and future. The only Reality-which is Life itself-is Divine Reality. And the awareness that reveals This is the presence of this learning about Self-Awareness; this reveals to you, directly, the Reality of this Being that You are, which is God.

When there is this learning about Self-Awareness, which requires this looking at the moment without thought and, therefore, without time, because the past and the future no longer exist, we come across the answer to the question 'What is Meditation?' Thus, Meditation, what is it? Meditation is that which is present here revealing the Truth of the moment as the only Reality that reveals itself here, in that which is outside time, outside thought, and this, naturally, is outside the known.

So, what is Meditation? Meditation, what is it? It is the presence of this comprehension of the moment, which is timeless, which is outside time. This is our true encounter with God. To the question 'How to find God?', here is the answer: in this awareness of Being, which is Meditation. When thought is not, the 'I' is not, time is not, what is present is Divine Truth.

Here, the good news is that this is the Truth about You. To become aware, in life, that this particular life is not real-this particular life of the person is the presence of imagination that thought has established-to become aware, in life, that the mind as it happens, laden with desires, fears, apprehensions, yearnings, worries, various anxieties, all kinds of conflict and problems, to become aware that we can live life without this quality of mind, which is the conditioned mind, this is indeed good news.

The mind in its Natural State-not the mind in this common general state, in this context of conditioning of human consciousness, of egoic consciousness-the mind in its Natural State is Silence; it is Freedom; it is Quietude. Thus, there is a space present; in this space is Life. Observe that the human being has been for millennia in search or in the quest for God-but it is the God that thought has established in its belief; the God who is far away, distant; the God taught by organized religions.

Thus, there is this person that 'I am' to have an encounter with God there, in the future. Once again, here we have the presence of time, the idea of time, the belief in time. Notice: Truth cannot be within time. Divine Reality cannot be part of time, it would be limited to time. That which is Real-God, the Supreme, That Which is Truth-is the Unknown. By nature, by structure, it needs to be something beyond the known and, naturally, indescribable and timeless.

Our discovery, our verification is the realization that reveals the Truth of this Being. It is not someone having this realization; it is Truth being assumed. You do not go to Reality; Reality comes and reveals itself to You. It reveals itself to you, not to someone. The Revelation of Truth to You is the Revelation that You, in your Being-not in this mind, which is the egoic mind; not in this mind within that which thought knows and recognizes in each one of us; not in this mind involved with the time that thought has established, which is the notion of past, present, and future. The Revelation of Truth is not for the person; it is not for the mind.

When the mind silences, and it silences when it realizes that nothing can be done... Every single movement is the movement of thought; it is the movement of the mind itself. Thus, the mind needs this silence, this space; it needs this quietude. When it does not move-because it has become clear that every single movement is still the movement of time, because it is the movement of thought-here this comprehension of the Truth of this Being reveals itself.

Therefore, what is this Learning about Self-awareness? It is this quality of looking, of listening, of perceiving without the movement of thought, therefore, without the movement of the past. Observing our reactions, becoming aware of envy, of jealousy, of fear, of anger, of worries, of every single internal psychological state arising, becoming aware of this without getting involved, just verifying, observing, listening, perceiving without interfering with this. In this instant the brain quiets; the mind, in fact, silences, and this psychological condition dissolves.

It is when something new reveals itself in this space, which is the presence of Bliss, of Happiness, of Freedom, of absence of suffering, because there is no longer the sufferer; absence of conflict, because there is no longer someone in conflict. This is the absence of fear, of envy, of jealousy, of this illusion of possessing, of controlling. This is the end of the illusion of an identity present establishing itself here because it came from the past, establishing itself here and going to the future to obtain things.

Your Real encounter with Life is the encounter with God. You do not need what thought has established in this conditioned mind, this idea of what you, as someone, need. This someone, this conditioned mind, this thought is a single illusory movement of being, arrogant, that moves in this movement of psychological time. To perceive directly these reactions without interfering; to listen directly to that which takes place within you, and also externally, without getting involved with this, this ends time; this ends the 'I'; this puts an end to the ego.

Therefore, the Beauty of this Realization consists in the comprehension that there is no one-no one for the movement, no one for the practice of meditation. Notice, at no point have we spoken here of someone practicing meditation. We have a playlist on the channel speaking about this. There is no such thing as Meditation, in a real way, within a practice. Real Meditation is the awareness of the moment in a practical, experiencing way. Moment by moment, not sustaining the continuity of the past, not feeding an identity that looks to the future from thought, this is the presence of Meditation in practice.

It is not a matter of a practice of meditation for someone to perform and obtain, with the practice of meditation, some result. The presence of Life is the presence of God; it is the Truth of Being. Here I refer to Life, not that which thought interprets, from comparisons and evaluations. Life for the 'I,' for the 'ego,' in this movement of psychological time, is made of interpretations, of choices, predilections, liking, not liking, wanting, not wanting. There is this sustaining of the idea of what should be, of what could have been, or of how it will be.

The foundation is always the 'coming to be,'it is not this Being, That Which is present here beyond time, while Truth here is present beyond time. Illusion sustains itself in the thought of what should be, of what could have been, or of what will be. Follow this calmly, investigate and look closely. All these meetings that we have here are for this investigation, for this discovery, for this verification.

So, when the mind is free, when there is no longer this movement between what was and what will be, when this psychological time is eliminated, the idea of an identity is no longer. Then, to deal with the instant without someone present is the presence of an Intelligence in this brain, in this mind. This quality of mind is beyond the mind as we know it. At some moments I call this non-mind. This quality of Consciousness now present I have called Real Consciousness, but, in truth, it is something beyond Consciousness, of this Consciousness. It is something Indescribable, the presence of Truth, the presence of this Being, the presence of God.

There is no such thing as a separation; there is no such duality between You and Life, between You and the other, between You and God. It is thought that establishes, from this sense of person, from this 'me,' this 'I,' this one that arises as the one who compares, judges, accepts, rejects, likes, and does not like. It is the presence of the person, of this 'me,' of the 'I,' of the ego, this illusory center that looks from all this interpretation of thought, which has its foundation in time, in this pattern of psychological time.

Your true Revelation is the Revelation of That which is You when the sense of the 'I' is not. Thus, it is not a matter of a movement to achieve, but of a direct looking to perceive that which is present here and now. And what is present here and now transcends all this notion of here and now.

This is what we are here working on with you in these meetings. We have two days in an online format: Saturday and Sunday. I want to leave an invitation here for you. Besides these online meetings that we have on weekends, we have in-person meetings and also retreats. If what you have just heard is something that makes some sense to you, then here is an invitation. Leave your "like", subscribe to the channel and put a comment here: 'Yes, this makes sense.' Okay? And we will see each other. Thanks for the meeting and until next time!"

November, 2025
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The Contemplative Life | The Observer And The Observed | Marcos Gualberto

GC: Hello everyone. We're here for another videocast. Once again, Master Gualberto is with us. Thank you, Master, for being here. Today, I'm going to read an excerpt from a book by Joel Goldsmith called: "The Contemplative Life." In one passage of this book, Joel Goldsmith makes the following comment: "Always, our salvation lies in this capacity to depersonalize, to live spiritually instead of personally." In this passage, Master, Joel talks about this capacity to depersonalize. Within these topics, can you share your vision about the observer and the observed?

MG: The answer to that question requires a look, a direct seeing or perceiving of ourselves as we are functioning. Unless you directly become aware of how your mind is working, we will remain trapped within a program, a way of observing, without the awareness of what that represents.

We have a way of looking from the perspective of someone who is looking. Our belief, the old belief we have, is that, in looking, there is someone looking: someone exists looking. We firmly believe that we are present as someone who looks, someone who observes, someone who interacts, someone who feels, someone who thinks, someone who speaks. Our belief is the belief in the separation between the observer and the observed, between the thinker having their thoughts, the experiencer living their experiences.

Here, for example, we have someone speaking and someone listening. We have sound and listening. Note that this is very reasonable from the point of view of a superficial view; but, looking directly, within a perspective of reality, every experience is never separate from the one who experiences it. Or it wouldn't be an experience. You can't tell me about an experience you haven't experienced.

Thus, it is the presence of the experience and of someone. This is separation. But what is the reality of experience? The reality of experience is not this separation. The reality of experience consists of experiencing. You cannot separate the one who is in the experience from the experience they are having. These two things, in reality, are one and the same. It is the presence of experiencing.

Thus, from the perspective of reality, life happens like this: within an experiencing. There is no one who is separate from life. Life is an experiencing where there is no "I" and "non-I"; where there is no experiencer and experience; where there is no observer and what one observes. This appears when thought arises telling what it has lived. When you tell me about something you saw, you are telling me about a past experience, a memory, a remembrance, a recollection. This speech is born from thought.

Thought, in us, is the element that creates this separation, that creates this division between the observer and the observed thing, the experiencer and the experience, because what we have present is only the experience. And the experience is in experiencing. One cannot speak of an experience without experiencing. Our constant emphasis consists of this stubborn vision we have of someone who is present being the experiencer, being the thinker, being the observer.

The Truth of a real contact with Life is a contact in experiencing, in observing, in perceiving, in listening, in feeling, but there is no one present in it. Unless thought arises to report something that has been lived; that means, to speak of an experience that thought has recorded, that it has experienced.

Note, Gilson, that this comprehension is fundamental, because it frees you from the illusion that life is separate from you; that the other is separate from you; that a thought, when it arises in your brain, is something separate from you; that a feeling, when it arises in the body, is something separate from you; and that there is this separation between you and this experience. What is present is the experiencing of a feeling, an emotion, a thought, a perception, an observation. But there is no "I," there is no ego.

And why does this become fundamental? This is essential, fundamental, because it liberates, releases the idea of ??someone present, separate from the moment, separate from what is here, at this instant, revealing itself. Be it a memory, a feeling, a sensation, a perception, observation. Contact with Life is in Love, in Peace, in Freedom. But we are unaware of the Truth about Love, Peace, and Freedom when we are living through this separation.

When, as someone, as an entity that separates itself from the present moment, we look at what is being revealed here from the perspective of this observer. In doing so, we like some things and dislike others. We don't know how to deal with life as it happens because we are looking at life from the observer's perspective, naturally making choices. And this sustains, in this separation, conflict, suffering, this liking and disliking, wanting and not wanting.

We don't know how to make direct contact with the present moment, whether it's one of pleasure or pain. Thus, we become slaves to the interpretation that thought gives to that moment. It does this because of the idea that it creates about this thinker. Therefore, for an experience, the experiencer; for a thought, the thinker; for an emotion, the one who feels; for a perception, the one who perceives. And so we are constantly living this illusion: the illusion of separation.

This is what, here on the channel, we have called duality. We have to investigate the truth about non-duality, the Advaita vision, of non-separation. The Reality of Life is non-dual. Truth is non-dual. We cannot have contact with Truth, contact with Reality, from thought. Thought is the basic element of the mind as we know it, of the mind we are living in.

Here, together, investigating this is fundamental to going beyond the mind, beyond thought. And thus, contact with the instant reveals the quality of experiencing Life as it happens, without anyone involved in it. Your Natural State of Reality, of Truth, is this State of Being; In it is present that which God is, that which Love represents, that which Freedom means. Therefore, a mind free from thought is a quality of perceiving, of seeing, of feeling, without the "I," without the ego, without this illusion of separation.

The various conflicts we have are present because of this duality. Is a life free from fear, resentment, bitterness, rancor, pain, and loneliness possible? Is a life free from anxiety, depression, and anguish possible? Your Natural State of Being, non-dual, is Divine Reality, it is contact with that which is outside the ego, outside the "I." This is the presence of observing, perceiving, and feeling directly, without thought and, therefore, without the past.

GC: Master, we have a question from a subscriber here on the channel, who made the following comment: "I suffer a lot from criticism and feel like a failure. How can I get rid of this self-image?"

MG: So, Gilson, the presence of this self-image is the presence of this observer, this thinker. It is the life of the one experiencing. Look, we have the experiencing, but there is not someone to experience it. That someone to experience it, is the experiencer. Getting rid of this self-image is having a direct comprehension, it is having a close, intimate view of this whole process, which is the process of thought. Realizing that thought is the element that, when it arrives, approaches from memory, from the past. Every reference in it, every reference of it, are records of recollections.

We need to realize this directly: that we are having a memory of this person; it is not the person who is here, but the memory, the recollection of what we lived with them, of what we went through. It is the recollection, it is the memory. We need to be aware of this. When you become aware that this resentment, this hurt, this sadness, the presence of this pain that you have when you are in front of this or that person, is just a recollection within you about him or her.

It is essential to have direct contact with this moment of experiencing, without separating yourself from it. When you separate yourself, that's when you create this self-image. Thus, in this self-image, there is the illusion of someone-which is you-and the other, who causes you pain, who causes you hurt, who is creating this state of resentment, sadness, and grief. Direct attention to this reaction eliminates this separation between you and him or you and her. If we don't have this separation, we no longer have the self-image.

That is direct contact with experiencing this state. Then, it dissolves. Now, at this moment, you are no longer feeding the illusion of separation, the illusion of this self-image, of this ego-identity. And, when you no longer feed this because of this attention, this observing, this perceiving, this directly feeling this, it ends.

Gilson, this new vision, this unprecedented perception, this unique clarity is fundamental. The vision of this moment, in this contact with the other, without self-image, is when, in this contact-because there is no longer this separation-there comes the presence of communion. A life without enemies is also a life without friends. A life without loved ones is a life without heartbreaks. A life without friendships and enmities between people I "like" and people I "dislike."

Our real contact with the moment is contact with life as it appears, as it arises. But, in general, we have been cultivating the illusion of a present identity for a long time, which is the person we are. We are living within a pattern of specialness. It is as if every present experience would be for "me." I see myself as the center of events.

Thus, all events must revolve around what "I" want or don't want, what "I" like or don't like, what "I" accept or don't accept. So, "I" live in my choices, desires, preferences, acceptances, and rejections. It is the pattern of psychological behavior in "me" that positions me in life as an element that is the center of events. Thus, our pattern of behavior is that of a conditioned mind, of a brain trapped in this reference pattern.

The reference is the person that "I" am, it is what "I" prefer to feel, "I" prefer to perceive, "I" prefer to choose. This is conditioning. Letting go of this is going beyond the ego, it is going beyond this center that separates itself, for a contact with life without the "I," without the ego. This gives you Real Freedom: A free brain, a free mind, a free heart, to contact with the present moment, in a direct experience of each instant, without the past.

Your true encounter with Truth, your true encounter with Freedom is the encounter with the Divine, it is the encounter with the Self, this is what we are working on with you here: a Life free from the "I," free from the ego, free from this self-image.

GC: Master, we have another question from another subscriber here on the channel, who made the following comment: "Master, is it through mindfulness that we can decondition our mind?"

MG: Gilson, the presence of a gaze at this instant... that is where the answer lies. Looking at this instant requires Attention to what arises here. This Attention eliminates that element that separates itself to make choices, to judge the present moment, to compare what is arising here with something it saw in the past. Thus, we eliminate the illusion of a present identity when we place Attention on our reactions. Therefore, the presence of this Mindfulness, this Attention without choice, this Attention without the past, eliminates the element that arises from the past.

The element that arises from the past is the presence of memory in this form of recollection, which is thought. It is the presence of thought that brings the thinker. This one that emerges as a censor, approving, disapproving, accepting, rejecting, liking, disliking. It becomes fundamental, Gilson, in life, to comprehend ourselves, to comprehend all this movement of thought, which gives structure to this thinker, which is the "I."

Your real contact with the moment is the elimination of the continuity of the past. Our old model, our habitual model of contact with the moment, is based on memories. On a certain level, recognition, the use of memory-that is, of recollections-is fundamental; but on another level, it is something completely problematic, which is producing all kinds of situations, complications, disorder, and suffering.

My contact, for example, with you, is not real when what "I" have about you is something beyond your name and the memory of your face. When "I" bring to this encounter the pleasant and unpleasant memories that "I" lived with you, these memories settle here, in this "I," in this "me." It is the presence of thought that sustains this game of separation between this "me," this "I," and you. In this separation, conflict is established. I am not in direct contact with you at this moment. I am in contact with the memory that "I" have about you. This separates us, divides us.

We have been in this game throughout our lives. All the people you know, you don't just have their name and face, the direct and simple memory of them; you have an image of them, an idea, a mental construct, a model of liking or disliking them. In fact, in this liking or disliking, there is this projection, which is the projection of your own "I," of your own ego within these relations.

Observe the implications of this. We never come into direct contact with him or her. We are always, in this contact, in a separation. Because it is not a real contact; it is a contact between images. People are images. Can we have a life free of images for contact with him or her, without the past? Without his or her past, without the idea, here, of who he or she is. Notice, we are facing an illusion, a construct of thought. Eliminating the psychological model of being someone, of being this "I," this person here... that puts an end to the illusion of the person there.

Our real contact with life is not with people, it is not with images established in us by thought. Our real contact with life is contact with the totality of Life as it is. This includes them. It includes the other. So, this image that we call a person needs to disappear. What there is in life are human beings: he or she, the husband, the wife, the children.

The idea of ??someone being present based on the representations that "I" have is entirely false. It is grounded in this illusory foundation, which is this very "I" here. This "I" does not exist here. This is the great revelation of Life when there is no more illusion. When your Natural State of Being flourishes, the other, Life, events... everything is this one present Reality, the presence of Truth.

Therefore, a Life in Love requires comprehending him or her, discarding the illusion about him or her. However, this begins here, in this Self-awareness, in discarding the illusion of the "I," of the ego itself. This is what we are here, together, deepening for comprehension.

GC: Gratitude, gratitude, Master, our time is over. Gratitude for this videocast. And for you who are watching the videocast to the end and truly wish to live these Truths, you are invited to participate in the intensive weekend meetings that Master Gualberto provides.

These meetings are much deeper than these videos here on YouTube. First, because the Master answers our questions live. And second and much more impactful is that, because the Master already lives in this Awakened State of Consciousness, He shares a field of Presence around Him, a field of Power, Energy, and Grace.

And, in these meetings, we end up being "carried" by this field of Presence of the Master. And, by being carried by Master, in a natural way, without any effort, without practice, and without technique, we enter the Meditative State, silence our minds, and can have a Real Comprehension of the subjects that are discussed here on the channel.

So, the invitation is extended! In the first pinned comment, there is a WhatsApp link to participate in these meetings. Also, please "like" the video, subscribe to the channel, and, Master, once again, thank you for the videocast.

November, 2025
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