In these meetings, we are dealing with just one thing: the importance of Silence! If your life is superficial, which is the life in the world of the mind, there is not maturity, there is not Silence. In this superficiality, if you look closely at this, what prevails is a profound lack or discomfort, a constant pursuit of some form of fulfillment. If you really have this perception, without any justification, idea or concept, this becomes an invitation to something totally new and unknown. Because the state of mind is so repetitive, this model of being scattered, trying to orchestrate or bring organization for this mental life, ends up being very tiring.
Thus, the only thing that really matters is the Silence of your Real Nature, where all these projections of the mind that create your world can disappear. Actually, they completely disappear when there is this Space, this Silence of your Essential Nature. As long as you are engaged with the mind, you will remain trapped in that dimension of the known, living within time.
The mind divides itself into subject and object, creating, in an imaginary way, a world for it to live. A world produced by the mind, by ideas, by beliefs, by concepts, is a superficial tedious world of images, where the own egoic mind projects itself.
Actually, there is only one Truth present, which is the Truth of this Silence of your Real Nature. Anything else is part of the production of the mind in this division between subject and object. As long as this remains, there is not Truth, Peace, Beauty… there is not Consciousness of the Presence of Grace. This way, the mind goes on searching for answers to the matters it creates.
Another aspect also present is the permanence of this psychological pain, which is like an alarm. This repetitive feeling that something is missing assumes a tedious form. Although you try to find an escape, such as the search for a psychological, philosophical or spiritual interpretation of this pain, this does not work. In reality, you are in this approach to Satsang because this pain has been pointed out. Everyone is experiencing this pain, for it is the pain of the sense of separation, of the mental life, of the life of this false “me,” with an objective world projected by itself, but you are present here because this was highlighted to you somehow.
I am not talking about pain as an idea, as another belief or imagination of the own mind, but as a very notorious alarm. So, when I say that suffering is illusion, I do not mean pain is not present for the one who feels it. It may seem the same, but, actually, it is not. Suffering is illusion, but as long as you do not perceive what exists behind it (I am talking about a direct perception, and not just another idea), this pain will continue. The truth is that if this illusion disappears, this pain cannot remain. However, we cannot talk about the end of illusion if you have a mere intellectual understanding or another belief about this.
So, I am not talking about pain as a concept, but as a perception, a direct sensation. It is very real until it has no reality. Once you have understood the Truth about Your Self, suffering cannot remain present there and this pain also disappears. This way, all that energy previously located in this pain is completely liberated and dissolved. It disappears in the Source of everything. We are working on this in these meetings! Mind must disappear in this Silence, becoming completely free from its movement of images, from its fears and beliefs.
It is also important to say this is not possible through a process of repression. It seems that the spiritual disciplines work a lot with this repression thing, and the various forms of disciplines applied to the mind are, in general, in this direction. So, it is not through repression that the Silence becomes possible, but through observation. Observation is the base of this investigation, of this “seeing” without beliefs, opinions, judgments, and comparisons. You need to observe every thought, feeling and reaction that arises without qualifying, condemning, judging them, doing nothing with this.
This is the state of unmotivated attention. Any motivation is just another movement of the mind, therefore, another movement of inattention. When there is full Attention, there is not motivation, there is only the own Attention, which is present when the ego is not present. Ego is synonymous with mind, and mind is synonymous with interest, with intention. One of the basic things in this Awakening is to find out the beauty of living without intentions, without interests, free from every form of ambition. So, when there is Attention, It naturally leads to the disappearance of this false “me,” of this illusion of the mind that divides itself in subject and object.
In this way, you may unpretentiously watch every thought, discontent, restlessness, image, feeling and thought that arises. In This a Perception of Totality appears. And since there is not this game of interest anymore, this subtle movement of the ego, every form of conflict disappears. How does it sound to you? You are only going to understand This by realizing This, observing everything with complete Attention.
This needs to become your real model of life. It cannot be a mere habit. It must be your breathing! You need to become aware of yourself, perceive yourself, until only this Attention remains. And Attention is the very Consciousness now! Only then does the word “Silence” make sense, which, as I have said in the beginning, is the only thing that matters. Now you know when there is only Silence, there is not the observer and the observed thing, subject and object, nor a thinker with his/her thought. This Real Silence, which is present when there is no sense of an experiencer with one’s experience, is Meditation.
The Natural State of Being is Meditation! Meditation is the Being in Its Natural State! So, this Intelligence, this Freedom, this ultimate Truth, is present, That, which is outside of the time, of the mind, this nameless “Thing.” This is the Truth of God! It is a complete Transformation without any decision, choice and resolution of you.
Life is not happening based on thought, but as a Mystery. When there is this Acknowledgment, you stop caring about understanding what happens, because you are not there anymore to be busy with this. There is not separation between You and this Mystery, this Manifestation of the Unknown, this Reality of God! This is the end of this life of superficiality, of lack, discomfort, boredom… It is the end of this mental model!
So, without this Natural State of Silence, of Truth, of Consciousness, nothing makes sense. And after this full Silence, this Truth, this Sense of Totality is present, once again, nothing makes any sense. Notice that it seems to be the same – before, life made no sense and today it keeps on making no sense or without meaning. Although, something has changed now: remembrances and thoughts may arise, but you know there is only Consciousness, and It is present permeating everything! It is a State of non-state, completely free of any burden, weight and direction. Here is the Mystery, the Truth!
Thus, the only thing that really matters is the Silence of your Real Nature, where all these projections of the mind that create your world can disappear. Actually, they completely disappear when there is this Space, this Silence of your Essential Nature. As long as you are engaged with the mind, you will remain trapped in that dimension of the known, living within time.
The mind divides itself into subject and object, creating, in an imaginary way, a world for it to live. A world produced by the mind, by ideas, by beliefs, by concepts, is a superficial tedious world of images, where the own egoic mind projects itself.
Actually, there is only one Truth present, which is the Truth of this Silence of your Real Nature. Anything else is part of the production of the mind in this division between subject and object. As long as this remains, there is not Truth, Peace, Beauty… there is not Consciousness of the Presence of Grace. This way, the mind goes on searching for answers to the matters it creates.
Another aspect also present is the permanence of this psychological pain, which is like an alarm. This repetitive feeling that something is missing assumes a tedious form. Although you try to find an escape, such as the search for a psychological, philosophical or spiritual interpretation of this pain, this does not work. In reality, you are in this approach to Satsang because this pain has been pointed out. Everyone is experiencing this pain, for it is the pain of the sense of separation, of the mental life, of the life of this false “me,” with an objective world projected by itself, but you are present here because this was highlighted to you somehow.
I am not talking about pain as an idea, as another belief or imagination of the own mind, but as a very notorious alarm. So, when I say that suffering is illusion, I do not mean pain is not present for the one who feels it. It may seem the same, but, actually, it is not. Suffering is illusion, but as long as you do not perceive what exists behind it (I am talking about a direct perception, and not just another idea), this pain will continue. The truth is that if this illusion disappears, this pain cannot remain. However, we cannot talk about the end of illusion if you have a mere intellectual understanding or another belief about this.
So, I am not talking about pain as a concept, but as a perception, a direct sensation. It is very real until it has no reality. Once you have understood the Truth about Your Self, suffering cannot remain present there and this pain also disappears. This way, all that energy previously located in this pain is completely liberated and dissolved. It disappears in the Source of everything. We are working on this in these meetings! Mind must disappear in this Silence, becoming completely free from its movement of images, from its fears and beliefs.
It is also important to say this is not possible through a process of repression. It seems that the spiritual disciplines work a lot with this repression thing, and the various forms of disciplines applied to the mind are, in general, in this direction. So, it is not through repression that the Silence becomes possible, but through observation. Observation is the base of this investigation, of this “seeing” without beliefs, opinions, judgments, and comparisons. You need to observe every thought, feeling and reaction that arises without qualifying, condemning, judging them, doing nothing with this.
This is the state of unmotivated attention. Any motivation is just another movement of the mind, therefore, another movement of inattention. When there is full Attention, there is not motivation, there is only the own Attention, which is present when the ego is not present. Ego is synonymous with mind, and mind is synonymous with interest, with intention. One of the basic things in this Awakening is to find out the beauty of living without intentions, without interests, free from every form of ambition. So, when there is Attention, It naturally leads to the disappearance of this false “me,” of this illusion of the mind that divides itself in subject and object.
In this way, you may unpretentiously watch every thought, discontent, restlessness, image, feeling and thought that arises. In This a Perception of Totality appears. And since there is not this game of interest anymore, this subtle movement of the ego, every form of conflict disappears. How does it sound to you? You are only going to understand This by realizing This, observing everything with complete Attention.
This needs to become your real model of life. It cannot be a mere habit. It must be your breathing! You need to become aware of yourself, perceive yourself, until only this Attention remains. And Attention is the very Consciousness now! Only then does the word “Silence” make sense, which, as I have said in the beginning, is the only thing that matters. Now you know when there is only Silence, there is not the observer and the observed thing, subject and object, nor a thinker with his/her thought. This Real Silence, which is present when there is no sense of an experiencer with one’s experience, is Meditation.
The Natural State of Being is Meditation! Meditation is the Being in Its Natural State! So, this Intelligence, this Freedom, this ultimate Truth, is present, That, which is outside of the time, of the mind, this nameless “Thing.” This is the Truth of God! It is a complete Transformation without any decision, choice and resolution of you.
Life is not happening based on thought, but as a Mystery. When there is this Acknowledgment, you stop caring about understanding what happens, because you are not there anymore to be busy with this. There is not separation between You and this Mystery, this Manifestation of the Unknown, this Reality of God! This is the end of this life of superficiality, of lack, discomfort, boredom… It is the end of this mental model!
So, without this Natural State of Silence, of Truth, of Consciousness, nothing makes sense. And after this full Silence, this Truth, this Sense of Totality is present, once again, nothing makes any sense. Notice that it seems to be the same – before, life made no sense and today it keeps on making no sense or without meaning. Although, something has changed now: remembrances and thoughts may arise, but you know there is only Consciousness, and It is present permeating everything! It is a State of non-state, completely free of any burden, weight and direction. Here is the Mystery, the Truth!
*Online meeting transcription, originally held on October 11th, 2019. First published in Portuguese on March 24th, 2020. For more information about how to participate, click here.
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