It is very common to have a form of approach, when we approach a given subject, with only a part of ourselves involved there, to capture that subject, to understand that subject, to become aware of that subject. In general, we only use our intellect when we set out to listen to someone.
Here in these meetings, we have a greater challenge, we need more than just intellectually listening to a speech like this, we need a contact where not only our intellect, but our heart and our entire being are involved. So, everything that we represent in this moment, that we present in this moment, that is present here, in this moment, such as looking, listening, feeling, all of this is part of this psychophysical being that is present, always, at all times, in all places, in all situations and, also, in all meetings.
And here, a meeting at this level places us in an internal disposition where we witness something new, of a presence and a characteristic that is totally unknown to most of us, which is this contact of communion. Here we are with you addressing themes and subjects that point to That which is present, but although present, we do not have access to It.
In general, we do not have access to this Reality that is present, because it is from another dimension; it is not within this dimension of the known. It is That which is outside of the known, it is not part of everything that we know as dimensions within the known. It is of another order, of a “new dimension.”
Here we are with you investigating this encounter with Divine Reality, with the Reality of your Being, with the Reality of God. The Truth about God, this is one of those fundamental questions of life. This is the expression that some use for questions that they consider essential. Here, the way I see, one of those truly fundamental questions of life consists of comprehending life, and this comprehension of life implies this learning about ourselves.
When there is this learning, we have the awareness of God, the awareness of Truth revealing itself. So, let us look at this here within this meeting. Listening to a speech like this is not just something that requires your passive presence to listen, but rather a dynamic presence within a new listening.
And what is the difference? The difference is that when you are passively listening to a speech, a part of you may be involved and half-interested in it all. I said this, in a partially interested way, because, in general, when we listen to something, when we hear a subject, even when we watch a scene, our brain's behavior is to make edits: we select some things because we like them and keep them, and others we dismiss. This is typical of our listening.
So, we listen, and in this hearing, there is this way of making edits. When you really listen, something new is present, it is different from hearing. In this hearing, you prefer some things and keep those things, and others you reject. This is how, unconsciously, we are present in this hearing. We are not aware of this moment in this hearing, so we do not listen.
However, when there is this listening, as we are proposing here for you, we come across a new way of learning, of learning about ourselves. We need to discover the Reality of That which we are, and this requires a study of how we function internally, how we internally process everything that happens to us in this feeling, in this acting, in this thinking.
So, let us touch on a subject that is basic to you; it is basic and, nevertheless, unknown. And since we are here exploring this contact with this Reality that is beyond the known, that is beyond what we know, which is the Divine Reality, we need, in order to get closer to it, to study ourselves, to investigate what is happening to us at this moment, here within the known. And the basic element, notice this, that sustains our way of being, this way of being, within this life as we know it, the main element within it is still thought.
We don’t know thought, and it is very strange to put it this way here for you, because generally the idea we have is that we know thought, we all know what thought is. Apparently, it is like that. But, in fact, this is not true. Thought is within the known and is something known to us, recognized by each one of us, and yet it remains as something that we do not know how it is processed. We are unaware of the truth about thought.
And here, in these meetings, in this self-discovery, in this awareness of Self-Revelation, we are faced with a portal that reveals God, that reveals the Divine Nature in each one of us. But this element, which is the element of thought, not only this, but also the feeling, the emotion, the sensation, the way of perceiving, curiously all of this is also linked to thought. All of this needs to be investigated, studied and comprehended. The richer, the more complete this approach to ourselves is, which is the approach to Self-awareness, the easier it is for us to approach That which is beyond the known, which is the Divine Reality.
Without knowing ourselves, every type of action, speech, behavior, gestures, thoughts, reactions of emotions, feelings, all of this will be confused, in disorder. When there is confusion and disorder, we have problems in life, and these problems are clearly shown in our relationships with people, with ourselves, with the situations that arise, with the unusual circumstances that arise in our lives. So, we are here looking at all of this.
So, what is the truth about thought? How does it work? Thought, you see, has taken on an excessive value in our lives. Your actions are actions that are based on thought. When you are going to do something, in general, a thought has already arisen previously and along with that thought, a sensation or a feeling or an emotion has arisen, and this has driven you to do that. Thus, thought directs our actions, our activities.
Thus, our motivations are born from thought. When we say something to someone, a thought is present in the expression. When we feel something, when a feeling is present, there is, invariably, a thought there, bringing confirmation, or being the apparent cause or reason for that feeling, which also applies to an emotion. Therefore, thought is an element to be investigated.
So, what is thought? Another question linked to this issue of thought… We have a playlist here just about this subject, what is thought and what is thinking. Thinking is something linked to the presence of thought. We are unaware of the importance of comprehension, both of thought and of thinking. For us, thinking, like thought, is born from a thinker. We have this belief, it is something we received from the world, from our culture, from this psychological, social culture, from this human culture, the idea that thinking arises due to the presence of the thinker and thought is part of this, so we believe in the thinker.
The idea of this “I” in us, of this “me,” of this “person” is the idea of the thinker. Thus, for us, the presence of thought requires the presence of someone in thought. Here we are investigating this with you, because we need to discover how to go beyond thought, since it is precisely thought that has configured this model of existence, of life, where there is this existence as “someone” within the known.
So, if we do not free ourselves from the illusion of how to deal with thought, of how to understand how it naturally needs to happen, we will continue within this form, this model, this artificiality of the existence of the “I,” which is the egoic existence, which is the existence of this supposed thinker.
Note the complications present with the presence of thought that is not observed, not understood, not placed in its proper place. We have anxiety, for example, but we also have depression, we have anguish, fear, a feeling of deep rejection when we are abandoned, not remembered or forgotten. Somehow, the sense of this thinker, which is the “I,” is present in some level of discomfort, complication, disorder, and suffering.
So, in the sense of the ego, we live in suffering, because we do not know how to deal with thought. First, because we believe that we are this thinker, involved, as we are, with this thought. So, suffering is established, problem is present. The various conflicts in our existence within this known way of living is something that we all know.
So, what is the truth of thought? A thought in you is a memory. As a memory, it is something that comes from the past. Put your heart in it to follow this here, at this moment, notice where we are signaling, where we are pointing to, what we are emphasizing here in this speech.
A thought in you is a memory that, when it arises, already arises with a weight, which is the weight of this thinker, who is involved with this thought. If this memory is pleasant, pleasure, at this internal psychological level, is present. When pleasure is present, we call it satisfaction, joy; if it is in a relationship with another person, we call it love. All of this is part of a weight, a psychological weight of this existence of the “I,” of the ego, of this thinker, because we are only facing the past of an image, that thought itself is producing, of pleasure.
We live in a psychological condition where, on this seesaw, at one moment we are up there, in the so-called pleasure, satisfaction, fulfillment, love, and the next moment we are down there – it is a seesaw – and down there we find frustration, loving rejection, anger, jealousy, disappointment within the relationship. This is because our life consists of a life that revolves around this thinker, this center, this “I.”
Here we are with you showing you that we need to discover how to deal with thought. The point is that the sense of “I,” of this thinker, cannot deal with thought, because it is thought. We are constantly confusing ourselves, identifying ourselves with thought, whether it is of pleasure or pain. This is where the ego, the “I,” the illusion of this element present in this thinking is present. So let us understand this here in a very clear way.
If we need to get closer to the reality of this study of ourselves, we need to comprehend this experientially. This here is very simple to put into words, but it requires a direct approach from each one of us. So, what is thinking? Thinking is the mechanics of how it happens, but this mechanics is working automatically and unconsciously. There is no such element as the “I,” the “me,” this you as you believe yourself to be, involved in this mechanics of memory.
Here, with you, we are discovering how to break with the illusion of this “I,” this thinker, to become clearly aware of this excessive importance that thought has assumed in our lives, and this becomes possible when we learn the difference between thinking and thought. When we learn about this very clearly, it becomes clear that this “I” does not exist, this thinker does not exist, what there is, is only the presence of a conditioned memory, of a conditioned brain, of a conditioned mind, producing an illusion, the illusion of an identity present in this moment.
The only thing present here is the mechanics of thinking, and this mechanics depends, in order to function in this way, on this conditioned model, of a conditioned mind, as we find ourselves. Studying yourself is discarding this conditioning, it is going beyond the “I,” the ego, the thinker. This is what we are proposing to you here, the full awareness of this.
We are dealing here, on this channel, with you, within a playlist, which is this Spiritual Intelligence, the Awakening of this Spiritual Intelligence. In this Awakening we have the revelation of the Realization of God. Later, you can take a look here on the channel in this playlist, the Awakening of Spiritual Intelligence.
We are working with you on the end of this psychological condition of internal confusion, where this Realization of God is present. But more than these videos, we have online meetings here. On Saturday and Sunday, we are together for two days, exploring this, entering this moment of awareness of Self-knowledge and revelation of the Truth about Meditation. Here in the video description, you will find our WhatsApp link to participate in these online meetings on the weekends.
In addition to these meetings, we have our in-person meetings and also retreats. If what you just heard makes any sense to you, if it touches you in any way, here is an invitation. Leave your “like” here, subscribe to the channel, and for those who have been watching the videos and forgot to subscribe, this is your moment. And leave here in the comments: “Yes, that makes sense.” Ok? And we will see you. Thanks for the meeting and see you soon!
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