In the mind, you are moving in an imaginary realm, in the realm of phenomena, as an imaginary entity. However, there is something about you that precedes imagination, precedes the mind. It is completely false to consider the Truth of Being as a sensation, as an idea of consciousness or vitality, or even as this objective thing called a "state of peace." What You Are, is beyond all of that.
At some point, it may become clear to you that something internally is realizing these states of joy, peace and freedom the mind knows are all conditioned. You even have a sense of Being, but you are too entangled with beliefs about who you are. So, even the idea "I am" is unreliable, because your True Nature excels the experience of an idea, a state, a sensation.
In your mind, something creates this sense of consciousness, yet as only an appearance, a phenomenal, limited state, attached to a notion of time and space. The Truth, the Reality, What the Real Being is, is not conceptual, not a state, an experience, nor an idea. Making it simpler: You are What is aware of being conscious, you are That which is aware of the thinking process and of any state that appears and disappears.
Some people talk about this "observer" matter, but it appears along with what is being observed, therefore still just another phenomenon. If they appear and disappear together, they are just phenomena. What You are is beyond the observer and the observed thing; that is, the observer is not separate from what is being observed.
Participant: What is this present thing, independent from subject and object, from observer and observed thing, from consciousness or absence of consciousness?
Marcos Gualberto: This is an important question, since it points out the Truth about Yourself, and This is completely free from what you call "conscious state" or "objective consciousness." Notice that, all over the world, every experience arises within that objective consciousness. You are aware of the world due to that consciousness that is still part of that world, of that observation of the world. When we speak of Self-realization, we are pointing out What is outside of time, space, the world and any state. This is what remains free from all experience, as your Essential Nature, the Divine Nature, the Nature of the Truth, the pure Reality.
Notice that the well-known meditation practice provides you only a state, present only during the practice. When you stop meditating, you return to your ordinary state, your ordinary state of separation, of duality, of the observer and the observed thing, of the “I am” experience. Actually, this "I am" is the basis of all experiences, including the meditation experience. Without this "I am," there cannot be any experience. What I am saying in these meetings is that You are beyond every experience, even that “I am” experience.
This state of "being conscious" comes with the body and the mind, naturally limited by time, place and space. Then, consciousness ends up appearing as an ephemeral state, depending on the condition of the mind and body. In this consciousness, human experiences are taking place. What you take for "consciousness" appears along with the presence of body and mind. Therefore, the presence of body and mind is a requirement for this consciousness to manifest. So, this consciousness is limited, present in experiences, and without them, it is not present.
When I point out Self-Realization for you, I am talking about Real Consciousness, that does not depend on the body, mind and objective experiences. This Real Consciousness is beyond that sense or feeling “I am," therefore, it is not stuck to time and space. This is the Truth of your Being, of your Natural Being, What is immutable, timeless, not born, does not die and, therefore, is beyond the body and mind, beyond all objective experience.
Naturally, this Consciousness is beyond every sensation, perception, experience and states people are constantly looking for, such as the states of "peace," "happiness" and "freedom." What You are is not a state. Real Freedom, Happiness, Real Consciousness, is not a state and does not require the presence of the body and the mind; this is not necessary. In reality, this body-mind notion disappears completely in this Real State, in this Natural State, which is pure Consciousness.
When you look at the Sun, you have no doubt its light stands on its own; the Sun is not borrowing it from anyone. If you get a hard hit on the head and faint, your consciousness of the world disappears with the belief "I am the body." The same happens in the case of general anesthesia or deep sleep – there is no such idea "I am," "the world" or the body. However, Something remains completely free of any idea – of being alive or dead, of being conscious or unconscious, of experience or non-experience – and This is the Light of Being, of Real Consciousness.
I am telling you the body, the mind, the world, the states, the experiences, all of this receives a light borrowed from this Reality. Only this Reality has its own Light and remains unaltered, unchanged. Self-realization is to establish yourself in your Essential Nature, and This is the Light itself, the Real Love, Freedom, Truth. When This is present, Intelligence and Wisdom are also present. The Sun can shine without any help of objects. Whether they are present or absent, the Sun goes on with its own light. You, in your Being, are this singular Light: Your Presence that does not depend on objects to be reflected or objectively confirmed.
All this world experience, every day, consists only of this interaction of the senses with external objects and the presence of the mind making this link, and that is what you have called as "consciousness." The same applies to this internal world of thoughts, feelings and sensations in the body – the mind makes this link between them – and this is what you call as "consciousness." We are eliminating that in this speech. I am saying and showing you that mind’s world and the body also appear only as an object, still within what you call as "consciousness." So, this is not real, it is not you, none of this has an independent existence, none of this has its own light. Essentially, the body, the mind and the world have no real substance.
You are the One where all this appears. To turn to the Source, to this Real Substance, your Fundamental Identity, which is not what you call as "consciousness," "state" or "experience": this is what we are working on here. Our Essential Identity, which precedes this consciousness, is the Source. Thus, it is essential to remain in that Source. That is all That is, the Unique Truth! That is all that exists, which remains in Yourself as True. This absolute and unconditional Reality is the Source, the Supreme Source of reasonless Joy, of Truth without cause, of Reality without beginning or end. This is the ultimate and absolute State, beyond all states.
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