The question for you is: will it be possible to have a life – totally, completely – free from problems? First, we have to understand what we call “problems.” In fact, what are the problems? If we want to discover a total problem-free quality of life, we must understand what problems are. Here, I’m not talking about solving problems when they arise or appear, but rather understanding the nature, actually, the root of all problems.
In general, we want to solve problems, but we never really concern ourselves with the possibility of a free life, in Freedom; we don't even ask ourselves if life in Freedom is possible. Only a life in Freedom is life, yes, free from problems. So, we don't ask ourselves if a life in Freedom and therefore a life free from problems is possible. What we really want is to solve the problems – the problems that appear and arise. So, let’s begin! Let’s go in parts; let’s slowly walk here with you and look at this together.
The initial question was: what are problems? Not the search for a solution, but rather what are they? When do we come across a problem? We come across a problem when we don't have an understanding of what it actually represents. I'll give you an example: if you're driving your car and it has a problem on the road, that’s a problem if you're not a mechanic, you don't have the tools and everything you need inside the car. For the mechanic, if his car breaks down, and he has all the knowledge, it’s possible for him to solve that, to solve that given situation. What I mean is that when you have an understanding of a given thing, that’s not a problem for you; when you don't have the understanding, that’s a problem.
So, let’s look at something basic here: there are no problems; what exists is “someone” present. Constantly facing something that arises, that appears, as a challenge, as something present arising, how will this “someone” face this? That’s another thing. The way you’ll face the challenge, this, indeed, can represent a problem or not. If you have the knowledge, that is, the understanding of that, that’s not a problem. It’s a situation, a difficulty, but not a problem. I’ve just used a very basic, very simple illustration, but here, I want to address more complex issues, I mean these psychological issues.
Here on the channel, we work with you on the end of all problems, which is the end to every internal situation of complexity, difficulty, adversity, unhappiness, and psychological suffering. And if we work on this with you, we need to find out who is “one” who constantly comes across these internal, psychological adversities, these challenges that arise, which are a problem. Who is this “I”? Who am “I"? Who am “I” in the midst of this thought model of concern, anguish, painful remembrances, and bitter memories? Who am “I"? We need to discover that element in us that suffers. That element is the “I,” “me.” Notice how simple our approach is: every problem you have is simple because you are the problem. The ignorance about “yourself,” about the truth of that “I,” is what constitutes the real problem when a psychological challenge arises. Do you follow that?
When a bitter thought arises, this “I” is the problem; this “I” wants to do something, to get rid of this bitterness, of this pain created by thought, by this memory. This “I,” this element “I,” wants to do something with what arises at that moment, as a challenge, as a representation of remembrance, of memory, of bitter, painful memory, difficult to deal with; it wants to deal with it, to get rid of it, to do something about it. So, this element “I” is the one who suffers because it is in struggle, resistance, and trying to deal with something it knows nothing about. It does this when it separates itself from thought to try to do something, which is to run away from or get rid of it.
Notice what we put here in these meetings because our proposal is to work with you on the Awakening of Consciousness or Spiritual Enlightenment, which is the end of all the illusion of separateness between you and God, you and Life, you and Reality, and that’s indeed the end of all problems and therefore the end of all forms of suffering, which is the end of this “I.” We must understand the nature of the “I,” this “I” that suffers. The whole problem arises when that “I” is present. That “I” is basically ignorance, a fraud, an illusion. When a thought arises, it simultaneously appears to want to deal with it, to do something about it. I'll say it again: either it wants to get rid of or to get away from it, so problems remain.
A life free from problems is a life free from the “problematic,” which is the “I” – I refer, once again, to these problems of a psychological nature. The mechanical problem is to be solved by those who understand. If you don't understand mechanics, it’s no use, you won't be able to solve that problem; you need a minimum basic condition to have access to that breakdown, that mechanical difficulty, the part that has been damaged that is the cause of that problem. Psychologically, we have nothing but ourselves to deal with as we are. All we have is ourselves, and how we deal with ourselves in terms of thoughts, feelings, emotions, sensations, and perceptions. As we don't know how to deal with what we are, here and now, within this experience, we are in trouble, we have a problem, or many, and therefore suffering.
The work of Realization the Truth about your Being, about who you truly Are, gives you an understanding of this illusion about who you believe you are. Understanding this illusion about who you believe to be reveals the comprehension of the Truth of your Being, and that’s the end of problems. Therefore, a life free from problems is a life free from this “I.” This “I” is the problem. What you need to understand is that there’s no suffering without the sufferer, no fear without the one who fears, no conflict without the one conflicted, and no problem without the problematic. It’s the sense of “I” present, the sense of “someone,” and that’s ignorance, illusion, the real cause of all the confusion in our lives, all suffering, dilemmas, and problems in our life.
What we have stated here from this direct observation – and you don't have to believe this, you can verify this for yourself – is that there’s no problem. Life doesn’t consist of problems; it consists of experiences, moment by moment; some are pleasant and some unpleasant. But, for whom are they pleasant or unpleasant? That’s what needs to be investigated – “Who am ‘I’? Who is this ‘I’?” Life doesn’t carry problems, moment by moment; it presents us with challenges, it’s a mystery revealing itself at every moment, but we carry this sense of the “I” present; we place an “I” within this experience that is life.
That “I” has a completely illusory, incorrect sense of perceiving reality, so there’s struggle and resistance. We resist thoughts, emotions, feelings, and forms of perception, and when we do that, we always have the presence of the “I,” which is the presence of the problematic one, the sufferer, this ego-identity. It’s the one who separates from the experience to do something with it, so the Truth of the moment is not understood because the sense of “I” can’t understand it.
We are always trying to deal with the present moment and that’s why it presents itself as something challenging for the ego since it comes with the past. The ego is basically this “I,” memory, remembrances, past, knowledge, and experiences, all of this is part of the past of this “I.” We want to deal with this present moment – which is the Beauty, the Mystery, the Truth, the Divine Truth showing itself – with this condition of self-centeredness, of egoic self-consciousness, of separateness, then the conflict, the problem is present – the dilemma, fear, and suffering.
A life free from problems is a life free from the “I,” that is, a life free from suffering, contradictions, every form of anxiety, depression, anguish, and that pain of separateness, which is the pain of loneliness. A life free from the ego is life as it IS, it’s no longer “my story,” “my life”; there’s no longer this idea people have of life where you are the one who has to fight, win, gain, conquer, accomplish, get rid of, escape, run away.
The Realization of your Being, Spiritual Enlightenment, the Awakening of Consciousness, the Flowering of your Divine Nature, and the Truth of God consist in understanding what You Are. When there’s this understanding, there’s no problem. Without the present sense of “I,” there’s no problem. You are constantly judging, evaluating, comparing, and wanting to change, to alter and resolve; and all of these are principles of a particular and egocentric vision of life, of the reality of how everything appears and how everything presents itself. You want to change the other, change the other’s ideas, thoughts, and beliefs; you want the other to be the way you want. We are always imposing on the other – and the other can be a person, the closest one: wife, husband, children, relationships, or can be life – this “I,” this ego, because we see ourselves separate, and in that vanity, in this illusion of the “I” there’s always the idea that something is wrong, out of place or can be different from what is. So, this sensor, this judge in us, this illusory center wants to adjust, correct, fix, and legislate on the mysterious movement of life; that’s egocentrism. Do you get that?
That’s how we've been living our days, our lives, and our history, and then asking, “How can we live free from problems?” No, that’s not possible. As long as the sense of “I” is present, there will be problems since the “I” is the only problem, the basis of all of them. I want to repeat: there’s no problem in life, in the world; there’s only the problem of the “I.” In fact, this world full of problems is just an expression of that “I” in us. There’s no separateness in this troubled world we live in. Yes, the world is full of problems because the “I” is the problem of this world. You in that “I” want to solve the world’s problems, but you don't realize that you are the world’s problem. All the problems in your life are problems in that particular life, which is that world that is the world of the “I.” I’m not denying the reality of the problems that exist in the world, just that the problems that exist in the world are problems that exist in the “I.” Envy and ambition have created this confusion, these struggles, conflicts, dilemmas; attachment, control, and desire have sustained envy, possession, and all this confusion that has become our lives because of this “I.”
If we wish the world well, want good for it and a better world, we have to leave it alone, and you leave the world alone when the sense of “I” disappears ending this illusion of “I,” which is the death of the past, of that illusion, the illusion of an egoic identity, of this sense of a present “I.” If we want the world without problems, we need to be free from the illusion of this identity we assume to be that interferes, gets involved, and wants something from the world. What we say is that there’s no world separate from the “I;” when that “I” disappears, the illusion of this suffering world also disappears. If there’s no such sufferer, there’s no suffering.
The Presence of your Being is the Presence of the Reality of God. If that is present, everything is in place. That’s very paradoxical, don't try to adjust all this to a model of thought; you need to be out of that model of thought, of mind, to understand the beauty life is, the Truth that is your Being. It’s when you can see everything in the right place where it is. All this is paradoxical. A look from the ego is a look of confusion, whereas a look from the Reality of this Intelligence, Consciousness, Love, from the Happiness of your Being presents you with everything in its place; everything is this Reality of God; therefore, everything is in place. Ok?
All this may seem very strange to you and very crazy, but who is “this one” who is crazy? “Who am ‘I'?” The vision of the Reality of God is the vision of the Reality. God is the only Truth present, and nothing, absolutely nothing is outside of what God Is, the Reality of your Being. Ok?
This is the subject here on our channel; if this is something that makes sense to you – outside the sense of thought because only outside the sense of thought will it make sense – leave your “like” and subscribe to the channel. I want to remind you: we have online, face-to-face meetings, and also retreats, where we work with those who approach.
That’s the end of all illusion, and it’s the Realization of Love and Happiness of your Being. Ok? Thanks for the meeting and see you!
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