GC: Hello, everyone! We are here for another videocast. Once again, Master Gualberto is here with us. Thank you, Master, for being here.
Today, I will read an excerpt from Joel Goldsmith’s book called “The Art of Spiritual healing.” In an excerpt from this book, Master, Joel Goldsmith makes the following comment: “(…), because God within us is an omniscient intelligence.” Regarding this subject of intelligence, can the Master share his vision of what Spiritual Intelligence is?
MG: Look, Gilson, this issue of Intelligence is something that helps us understand what it really represents. We call “intelligence,” see, the ability, knowledge, experience, and the skill to learn new things, based on this principle of knowledge, ability, and experience. This is what we generally call “intelligence.” We have divided intelligence into mathematical intelligence, spatial intelligence… There are several forms of intelligence. And here, your question is about this Spiritual Intelligence. Look, Gilson, in my opinion, there is only Intelligence.
So, Real Intelligence is this Divine Intelligence. You can have all kinds of knowledge, experience, skills and the ability to learn things, in this or that specific area of life, and still be a person, a “someone,” carrying some level of dissatisfaction, disorder, contradiction, conflict, and suffering. Therefore, you can be a scientist, a mathematician, a chemist, with a degree, a postgraduate degree, a doctorate, a master’s degree and still continue to suffer from envy, jealousy, emotional dependence, attachments… still living internally in conflict, due to desires that contradict each other.
So, the Truth of Intelligence, in my opinion, is the Freedom to live in this Divine Awareness, which is the Awareness of God. If this is present, the sense of “I,” of the ego, is no longer present and, therefore, none of what we have just mentioned exists for that human being, that human being, that person free from the “person,” from what we know as a human being or human entity, as we know it. For that one, there are no more problems, complications or suffering. The Nature of your Being, notice, the Nature of your Being is the Nature of God; in It there is Truth, Wisdom, Comprehension. It is only in this sense that we use the expression “Spiritual Intelligence.”
Here, the word “spiritual” ... We are pointing out, when we use this term in these meetings, we are pointing out something outside of thought, something outside of the known. It is only in this sense that we use this expression. It does not have the old connotation of “spiritual,” in the sense of common spirituality. Thus, the Truth of Divine Intelligence, of this Intelligence of God, is the religious life. Also, once again, this expression is not in the sense of the practical life of organized religion, of belonging to this or that so-called “religious” group, with its beliefs, dogmas, rituals, ceremonies and spiritual, mystical practices and all sorts of things. Here, we are pointing out to you the possibility of a free life, in this Awareness of your Being. This is Wisdom! A life free from attachment, free from desire, free from fear, free from suffering. So, yes, there is the presence of Wisdom, of Real Intelligence.
So, we were born, Gilson, to realize This in this life, to assume this Truth in this life; for a life in Love, in Happiness, in Peace, in Freedom. It is when, in that moment, you are a free human being, a happy human being, because your life is no longer the life of a person, but is the life of Truth, it is Divine Life. This “sense of person,” as we know it, which sees itself as a separate element and apart from life itself, separate and apart from God, is no longer present.
So, this subject, Gilson, of an approach of what we are is something fundamental. This quality of Spiritual Intelligence is only possible in life when there is an understanding of oneself. Studying yourself is being able to study the other. You cannot understand the Truth of who the other is, as well as the Truth of what life is, without first having an understanding of who you are. Here, we are proposing that you discover the life of relations. Note, there is a possibility for a life of relations. We do not have this life of relation. Our life is isolationist, separatist. We are centered on the movement of this particular “I.” Even in this relationship with the other, this self-interest in ourselves places us in this isolationism. In this self-centeredness, there is no true relationship.
See, it is very strange to hear this, but this is exactly how we are living our days – your contact with your husband, with your wife, with your family, with the world around you. As long as this sense of ego, of “I” remains... and, see, as we have just said, no matter your background, your education, what you have received from culture, if psychologically the sense of “I” is present, if there is no vision of the Truth of your Essential Nature, of your Divine Nature, your model of relationship with the other is not a real relationship, it is a mere relationship, where you are living in this self-centeredness.
In relationships, the husband is interested in himself, in his own things; the woman is interested in herself and in her own things. So, they have a physical, emotional, sentimental, romantic, and also sexual encounter, but each one is living within their own psychological program of existence. Each one is burdened with their own fears, concerns, their own ambitions, internal conflicts, emotional and psychological disorders. This is due to this model of self-centeredness, something that makes us live a life in this isolationism. There is no contact of relation with the other. You do not know yourself and you do not know the other either. It is a contact between images that fit together, between people who seek to understand each other. But how will you understand the other if you do not understand yourself? How will you give Love to the other if you are still waiting to receive something from him or her?
So, our psychological condition, Gilson, is one of disorder and, therefore, of confusion and suffering, because we do not know ourselves. And if we do not know ourselves, there is no Wisdom, there is no Intelligence. The beauty of a meeting like this one is that we are, with you, investigating this, seeing the possibility, in this life, of realizing the Divine Truth, which is the Flourishing of God. Some call this “Awakening” or “Enlightenment.” It is the Divine Truth, it is the free Truth, it is the Truth of your Being, it is the Nature of God, here, in this moment, naturally present in relations. So, yes, we have the truth of relations when the “I,” the ego is not there, because we have the presence of Love, of Happiness, of sharing this Intelligence.
GC: Master, we have a question from a subscriber here on the channel, Luiz. He makes the following comment and asks: “Give me a tip on how to direct myself towards True Meditation. I don’t want a philosophical tip, but rather a practical tip.”
MG: It’s interesting when you say, “give me a tip.” See, Realization requires the presence of the awareness of Meditation, and the awareness of Meditation is possible when the foundation is present. So, if you want a tip for this awareness of God’s Revelation, which is Meditation, the tip consists of this approach of the Truth about yourself. In general, when people want to discover a technique or a practice, they want a way to get closer to meditation, but they don’t understand that the basis for Real Meditation is the ground ready for the flowering of this Awareness of God. So, in general, an approach that people have for this so-called “meditation” is to de-stress, to calm down, to relax, to feel a little peace, “bliss.”
Meditation is not that. Meditation is the awareness of the revelation of That which is this Divine Truth. It is what reveals this Unlimited Space, yes, of Love, of Peace, of Happiness, but the basis for this True Meditation is Self-awareness. It is not a technique, a relaxation practice. It is about learning about yourself, discovering how you function, becoming aware of your reactions here and now, moment by moment. In addition, there is another element present within this approach, this Art of Being, of assuming the Divine Truth, which is the presence of Grace. The beauty of meetings like these here is that they bring you closer to a real look at your reactions and give you contact with something outside of the known, which is the Power of this Grace, which is the Power of this Presence. It is That which makes this great event possible, which is the flourishing of your Being through Meditation.
And it’s interesting when you say, “Don’t give me a philosophical tip.” See, everything we’re doing here in these meetings is precisely discarding this whole idea, this whole concept, this whole model of language structure, of word structure, because we don’t really need any philosophical concept, any philosophy, any theoretical concept. To truly get closer to ourselves, all we need – and that’s what we’re doing here, together – is to learn to look directly at what’s happening to us, because it’s when you become aware, when you verify yourself, when you perceive what’s happening to you, that you perceive this model of separation, of duality, of contradiction that thought sustains here within you, sustaining stories, representations, images, memories that come from the past.
So, this work here consists of a direct look, where this Divine Presence, this Presence of Grace, makes a complete emptying of all this psychological content possible, which is the content of the “I.” That's why we've been telling you here about the importance of online meetings, in-person meetings, and also retreats, because there's something present in these meetings that we don't find in a video. Look, we have hundreds of videos, thousands of videos, and in them, yes, we're giving you tips on how to get closer to all of this, but there's something present in these online and in-person meetings, and also retreats, that we don't have in these videos. So, here's the big tip, this big tip.
GC: Master, another question, from another subscriber here on the channel. Actually, from subscriber Maria. She asks the following question: “And is suffering necessary for us to achieve Self-awareness?”
MG: Your question is very interesting. Note, if the presence of suffering were the basis for Awakening, the human being would have already awakened. Note, the condition of suffering is like a present pain. When you feel pain, it's because there's some level of disorder. It is clear that if this pain is present, it is signaling the need for treatment, for care, but pain in itself is only a sign of a disorder. So, when you feel your body hurting, if you feel pain in your foot or hand, naturally, you feel inclined to resolve it, because it is uncomfortable, it is painful, and it is clear to you that you cannot keep this pain. You have to solve this issue of pain before going out with this hand or foot. So, the body is asking for attention, asking for treatment, asking for care.
So, this contact with suffering, yes, is revealing, but it is revealing a disorder. We need to have direct contact with this disorder, with this problem. We have to have an approach to eliminate this condition of pain, of disorder, of problem. So, in this sense, suffering is a sign that you are not in your Natural State. The time comes when you realize this. The time comes when the urgent, imperative need to deal with this becomes very clear, and here we are, with you, showing you how to truly get closer to yourself. This “me,” this “I,” this ego, living as it does, in its egocentric isolationism, within a psychological condition of disorder and mental confusion, everything it has produced and has been producing for millennia in humanity and in your life now, at the moment, is confusion, disorder, problems, suffering.
We are here to realize the Truth of That which we are, to become aware of this Divine Reality. So, suffering has this place, it is this sign that we are living alienated from the Truth about who we are. And what we “are,” in this model of “being someone,” is the condition we are in at this moment, in this disorder, confusion, and suffering, but this is not the Divine Reality, it is not of the Nature of God, which is the Reality of this Being. So, here, we are in life to Awaken, to go beyond this psychological condition, where egoism, fear, desire, and all these complications are present. See, all of this is the absence of this Wisdom, this Intelligence, as it was stated a moment ago.
So, it does not matter what the human being has achieved, is achieving or may yet achieve in life. As long as the sense of separation is present, as long as this illusion – which is the illusion of this ego-identity – remains present in our lives, there will be suffering, we will have all kinds of problems, due to ignorance. The beauty of an encounter with Truth, the beauty of an encounter with That which we are, is the end of the “I,” it is the end of the ego, it is life in Bliss, in Happiness, in Love. Here, when we are faced with the different situations that we have to go through or live through, it is necessary to learn to have contact with this without this element that separates and interprets or evaluates what emerges, from this false center, this false identity, this model of “being someone,” of “being a person.”
What is the most efficient for this Awakening, for the Flourishing of this Truth, is what my Master called “Atma Vichara,” self-enquiry. Atma Vichara is the investigation of what we are, it is when we learn to look at this “I.” Here, the question is: “Who am I?”, that is, what is this “I” at this moment? So, what is here at this moment? It is envy, it is fear, it is jealousy, it is anger… When we come across this or that situation in life, we feel like this. What is this “I”? What is this “me”? This artificial psychological condition of existence centered on the “I” is what is feeding this condition of suffering.
Here, we are telling you that, in this life, the Atma Vichara of Ramana Maharshi, having this approach of this new perspective on these reactions... See, this is what we are discussing with you in these meetings, in these videos here on the channel, in these online meetings, in these in-person meetings, in these retreats. We are showing you how, in this life, to realize That which is You, assuming the Truth of your Being, for a life in Love, in Freedom, in Happiness, where there is no more suffering, because there is no more ignorance.
GC: Gratitude... gratitude, Master. Gratitude, we have now reached the end of another videocast.
And for you who are watching the video until the end and have a real and sincere desire to delve deeper into this knowledge, we invite you to participate in the meetings that Master Gualberto provides. The Master, by the Grace of his Master, already lives in this Awakened State of Consciousness, and in these weekend meetings, which are online Satsangs – there are also in-person ones and retreats – the Master, in addition to answering our questions directly, shares this State of Presence in which he lives, and we end up catching a ride on this energy of the Master's Presence, and in this ride, it becomes much easier for us to be able to observe our thoughts. Many times, we take this ride in this Silence, which is plenitude! So, here is the invitation.
In the first comment, pinned, there is the WhatsApp link to be able to participate in these meetings.
And, Master, thank you for yet another videocast.
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