In these meetings we are trying to share with you the real meaning of what everyone is looking for, the real meaning of everyone's search... What people are actually seeking is the real meaning of happiness.
The mind usually seeks the meaning for the things that happen. Ordinary life, human life, has been showed quite complicated because of this. By seeking or providing a meaning to what happens, the mind usually translates it according to its own limitations. Basically, there lies the sense of personal illusion.
Life has a dimension, an extension or a representation the intellect will never be able to define – the mind cannot achieve this. Life will never show itself to you... You cannot grasp the meaning of It, as Life will always remain unknown. No matter how much the thought tries to translate, interpret and feel at ease with this task, all that the mind can do here is to create an imagination – it will distort Reality!
When you come to Satsang, when we place ourselves in this willingness, where we are tonight, we have the opportunity to open ourselves to the unknown. Although you will never be able to capture This, although you will never be able to somehow capture the meaning of Life, the meaning of Truth or the meaning of Happiness, you can live This. To know intellectually, to explain intellectually, to translate intellectually... Never! But the Mystery, the Truth, the Unknown, Life, Happiness can be experienced.
Are you with me?
So, when we are in Satsang, I invite you to see That, it is a call for you to take a close look at this Reality, at this Realization, that is the Realization of your True Nature, because you are Life. However, This is not possible within this illusion of the ordinary thought, of this belief of "being someone." Awakening, Enlightenment, Realization of God, Truth, is to assume what You Are, and what You Are, in your Real Nature, is impersonality.
These "serious" human problems (because that is how problems are considered) are based on this illusion, the illusion of the ego identity. There is no Truth, Happiness, Peace, Love, Intelligence in that, nor the end of suffering. All this is possible when this illusion ends, is no longer there. That’s what you were born for! You were born to discover the Truth of God. You were born to recognize That or Who You are, and the recognition of this is the end of illusion – the illusion of being a separate entity from Life, from the Whole, from Truth, from God, from Happiness, from Intelligence and Freedom.
These talks are deeply challenging, as they challenge you to stop suffering, and this sounds completely absurd for the mind, inconceivable indeed. It is true! In the mind, the end of suffering is impossible, because the end of illusion, of the sense of separation, is impossible for the mind; however, this is the challenge!
To see the "mind" here means “knowing" it, that is, to see what, in fact, it represents: only imagination. It is a huge number of concepts, beliefs, thoughts and images you are confused with, entangled with, mixed up, filled with, and so you seem to be warding off from your Real Identity, from what you actually Are. Notice that these speeches are always saying something very basic and quite straightforward. We do not intend to beat about the bush. We always want to get right to the point, to what we are really interested in, and our interest here is to find out who you really are or What you are.
The Self is not "someone" you might discover, so This is not related to who “you are.” The Self is the Indefinable, Indescribable Reality, the Pure Unknown. Then, it is not related to who "you" are but to What you Are, What you really Are.
Everyone around you represents, within the field of mind, a part of this belief. To you, everyone surrounding you, from the mind’s viewpoint, is part of that same imagination. Everyone shares this same belief – common to everyone – and this means a huge obstacle. In other words: everyone around you represents what you believe to be; everyone looks like "people" and you see them like that, as you see yourself. To go beyond all this requires a deep, absolute, unreserved surrender.
It is very easy to get here and say to you: "You are That!" And afterwards it will be very easy for you to leave here quoting this. However, repeating this, verbally and intellectually affirming this, is not the Reality, but just another belief! So, you need a real work in that direction, and we are proposing that to you in these meetings. If we could handle it here at the Paltalk, in other words, if we could solve that here at the Paltalk, it would be great, just like by reading some books or watching some videos. However, I am sorry to inform you this is not possible.
I would be very happy if everyone joining this room could awaken after just a few meetings here. But Awakening does not happen that way. Awakening has a way of happening and we cannot have a secret path to guide you. I confess that if I knew a secret path, I would point out this path to you. Heaven is a very desirable thing – everyone wants to go to Heaven. So, if I knew a secret hatch, I would try to help everyone in this room to enter that hatch and reach Heaven faster.
Realization is not what you read in books, on Facebook pages, nor the videos you watch on Youtube. Realization is the State of Buddha, the State of Christ, the State of Ramana Maharshi, of Jiddu Krishnamurti, of Anandamayi Ma. Realization is You in your Natural State, but that State is the end of this "you" as you see yourself in this social context, at this very moment.
Some people are prescribing several sorts of spiritual practices, and currently one of the most common is the famous practice of meditation. I need to tell you: the practice of meditation will not solve this. The practice of meditation can, at first, make you realize that you are not the body, the mind, the thought and therefore, not a separate entity from the world. However, meditation as a practice only provides you with glimpses of That. Meditation, as Pure and Direct Realization, is not a practice; it is you established in your Natural State! This requires self-annulment – the annulment of this false "me," in a total, complete and radical way.
In Satsang, we are dealing with Real Meditation, especially in presential meetings. Real Meditation is the end of the identification with the illusion of an experiencer, here and now. This is not a practice – half an hour, an hour a day, half an hour in the morning, half an hour in the afternoon or half an hour in the evening. None of this! You need to surrender all fears, all choices, decisions, wills and beliefs. Then, we find out Real Meditation, which is no longer a practice, no longer a "secret hatch" or a "fast" and "safe" path.
Actually, Realization is an adventure beyond the known, which implies the end of everything the mind knows. The mind will create innumerable strategies, several ways to flee. The mind is going to disguise itself in several ways, it is going to even spiritualize itself and will also be able to "enlighten" itself. In this way, the "person" soon becomes an "enlightened" person, but this still does not mean the Truth of the end of fear, of the end of the sense of separation and all this illusion – it is still there. It might be sublimated, it has become quite subtle, but it is still there.
Do you get this? Can you really listen to this? Are not you shocked or angry at me?
Currently people are talking about a collective "awakening" of the mankind. I do not see it like this! In my viewpoint, the mankind is just what it has always been and will be what it is today already. Enlightenment is not a matter for the masses. You cannot see Realization as a movement of the masses; this is just another fantasy! Realization of God, the Realization of Truth is for you, here and now, and not for the mankind. It is for you, who is being called by this Grace, by this Presence, by this Truth, because it is your moment. This is not the moment of mankind, but rather your moment. It is not the moment of the masses, but rather your moment.
We find this idea of a collective mankind’s awakening very pleasant, as it is quite "romantic" and "encouraging.” It is a very enthusiastic life view, as "everyone is awakening." This is not true! You are in the process of Awakening... not the mankind! Awakening is the end of the illusion of the individual, and not the end of the illusion of human consciousness, of mankind’s consciousness. You, who are standing here before this talk, at this moment, this is your moment! Do not imagine the collective in this, because there is no collective in this. You are alone to Awaken, to recognize What it Is, the Truth about yourself!
Any questions?
OK people! Let's stop here. Thanks for the meeting. I wait for you to come here in person. Namaste.
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