The origin of illusion

In these meetings we are always working towards this openness, the ability to live the Grace, the Truth about you. You are this timeless Presence, something beyond what is eternal. But, as soon as a thought or a feeling rises up, based on the belief that you are something else besides this timeless Presence, a limitation emerges (which is the identification with the body and mind), and you end up taking this as if it were your true identity.

It happens that your old habits of feeling, of thinking and of seeing yourself as a separate entity create every kind of problem. You are here to be aware of yourself, to know your Real Nature. This does not mean a constant struggle against old habits of thought, of feeling, of emotion. Struggling is not the way; it is not the real way to approach this work of self-investigation. The real approach happens kindly, it is about surrender and abandonment, something that happens through a patient observation. You need to observe the movements of the mind patiently, how the mind’s tendencies happen to emerge.

Each person reacts in a way, reacts differently, and this needs to be patiently, lovingly observed, with plenty attention. The Realization of Truth is not a result of effort, of struggle, of resistance, of a combat. It requires you to be consistent, to never give up, but to remain in this surrender, in this abandonment, in this self-observation.

It is not a matter of striving for virtues or experiences, but of deep love, of consistent and persistent surrender of old thinking, feeling and acting habits – it is here that devotion to the Truth is revealed. Prior to this, there was no attention to the movement of the actions, of the thoughts, of the feelings, it was pure automatism, pure unconsciousness. Now, you are bringing Consciousness to this moment, to this present moment, detaching from the experience, from the “me” present in the experience. As a result, thoughts, feelings, activities and relationships begin to happen within this Consciousness. When Consciousness is present, the expression of Truth and of Peace arises.

"It is not a matter of striving for virtues or experiences, but of deep love, of consistent and persistent surrender of old thinking, feeling and acting habits – it is here that devotion to the Truth is revealed."

If you are interested in Truth, in Peace, in Happiness, you need to be aware of your reactions, of every internal movement, of everything that goes on inside you. Thus, it will be possible to welcome the perfume of this timeless Presence; you will be able to naturally quit the old habits, to abandon this “me”, this old image of yourself. 

Everything is just part of this Totality, of this same inseparable Truth, but you cannot see this while you are stuck on old habits of the old illusory identity; you cannot enjoy the real Peace, Freedom and Happiness of your Being. My suggestion is: go beyond this illusion!

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