Here with you, our focus is on this awareness of the Truth about who we are, because that is what gives us the basis for the comprehension of these many problems we have. Note that these problems are many and we do not approach them in a true way to investigate. Our intention is always to get rid of problems, and it may seem reasonable, but the truth is that this attempt to get rid of problems - that is something common to most of us - is not the true way to deal with them.
When we have a problem, the real way to approach this problem must consist of studying it, investigating it, of comprehending what it represents. That's indeed the way to get rid of problems. That's because we are not dealing with problems that when we believe we have gotten rid of them, we were, in fact, already free of them, because here it is about problems of an internal order, of a psychological order. And these problems require, from each one of us, a new perspective, an approach to comprehending them, and not a mere temporary liberation, a mere temporary removal of this or that condition, or symptom of a problem.
Human beings are not really searching for comprehension, which is what would bring them liberation; they are searching for getting rid of problem. That's what we generally call "getting rid of problems," but when you get rid of a problem like that, you are not free from it. Liberation from a problem means the comprehension of what that problem represents. Then, yes, we have an end to the problem. That's because when we are dealing with fear, anger, jealousy, envy, with some form of psychological suffering - and this is our subject here, with you, the end to all forms of psychic suffering - when we deal with this quality of suffering, we are dealing with something linked to this issue of the person, of this "me," of this "I."
In general, we believe that we exist as someone separate from what is happening. That is what makes us believe that we can get rid of problem. A close investigation, a direct look at all of this, will show us that the presence of this problem is the presence of an element within the problem. You do not have a problem like fear, or anxiety, or depression, or any other problem, without you being directly involved with it. You see, it is very basic, it is very simple: the presence of the problem requires the presence of someone in the problem.
Therefore, there is no separation between you and the problem, because, in particular, this quality of problem of a psychic, emotional, feeling, or thought nature requires the presence of a direct comprehension of it. Why? Because the presence of the problem is the presence of this one with the problem. This one with problem is the problem! There is no separation between you and fear, between you and anger, between you and sadness, between you and any psychological aspect of feeling, emotion, or thought.
It is a false, mistaken idea, this belief we have, which is the belief that we exist separately from the problem. So, there is "me" and the problem; if "I" get rid of the problem, "I" become free. However, who is this element that is free from the problem? What is the truth about the "I"? What is the truth about this "me"? Our ignorance about the truth about who we are has put us in this condition, in the condition of living in life, in the world, in existence, with problems. But this living with problems, because of this ignorance about who we are, we do not become aware that this problem is ourselves.
It is the sense of someone present, of someone with fear, anxiety, depression, anger, worry, living in some disorder. It is the sense of someone having these things. We are faced with something totally false. There is no someone living these things, these things are appearing to this person who sees oneself separate from them. So, this internal condition sustains this suffering and establishes itself as the pattern of our lives, the basis of our existence.
Comprehending the Truth about yourself means having an answer to the question "What is Spiritual Awakening? What is Spiritual Enlightenment?" This answer is the awareness that the present reality is the Reality of life. It is only thought that is establishing this conflicting, distressing, and suffering condition for each of us. Here, together, we are investigating all of these subjects on the channel. In playlists, you will find several videos on any of the topics discussed here. The basic subject for this psychological condition, for this psychological disorder, for this psychological conflict, psychological suffering, for this psychic suffering, is the presence of thought.
So, this is one of the issues here: What is thought? . Therefore, what is thought? Thought present in you is giving you an image, a picture, a mental picture about who you are. This image, mental picture, or frame, this truth about you is the truth established by thought. And what is the truth about thought? Thought in us is a representation of an image. Then, what is thought? Any word, for example, that you speak, is nothing but a symbol representing an image. This image or symbol in that word that you pronounce is not the truth, it is a mental figure of representation. That is a thought!
Then, what is the truth about thought? The truth about it, about this figure or this image, is that it is not the reality of the thing itself. The word "shirt" is not the shirt, the word "house" is not the house, the word "person" is not the person. Thus, your name is not you. A set of words about you is just a set of images. That is the story, but that story, that set of images or words is not you. So, we are giving thought a truth that it does not have. We are constantly using images, words, symbols, but none of that deals with Reality, none of that deals with Reality, it is just a representation of thought.
So, what is thought? It is an image, it is a symbol, it is just an idea, it is a concept! Thought is not the truth of the thing itself. However, we are dealing with thought as if thought were the very reality of the thing, and it is not. Thus, thought has built this structure of life. This thought, which also carries emotion and feeling - these emotions are part of this internal movement of feeling, also linked to thought itself - and we are carrying this as if it were the Reality of what we are.
Our life is based on thought. Thought has constructed an identity; it has established continuity based on an identity. This identity is the idea we have about who we are. When we use the pronoun "I," we are talking about a symbol, a mental representation, an image. The various states of distress, suffering, and problems that we have revolve around thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
Here, with you, we are investigating the structure of the "I," the truth about this "I," what it represents, whether there is anything at all beyond a symbol, an image, a mental representation about this "I." When you look, learn to look, notice, and it is only when you learn to investigate yourself, to study yourself, to become aware of how you function, that you become aware that the structure of your life is the structure that thought has established. It is thought that is establishing, in you, actions being taken, words being expressed, feelings being lived, emotions being experienced.
And once you are identifying with the body and the mind - here the mind is this structure that involves the brain, the heart, this entire psychophysical being -, learning how to get closer to yourself and look at all of this is to be open to a realization of something beyond all of this. This is when we come across the blossoming of something beyond the mind, beyond thought and this entire structure of feeling and emotion and sensation, and all of this is still part of this brain and this mind.
To discover something beyond all this is to perceive the reality of life, to go beyond psychic suffering, to go beyond this psychological disorder of this idea of being someone. So, the comprehension of the truth about thought is to see the structure, the nature, the complexity of what it has represented, of what it has been representing in our lives. You were born for Freedom, you were born for Happiness, you were born for Love, you were born for Wisdom. The Awareness of the Truth of your Being is the revelation that life, Real Life, is something beyond this very idea of someone who was born, of someone who is living and heading towards the end in this so-called "death."
There is a present Reality, a Reality beyond thought. Thought does have a very practical and objective place in life, and we have been talking about this here on the channel. The comprehension of the place of thought - the place it actually occupies or should occupy in life - comprehending this is being free from thought. Like any tool, you use this tool when it is necessary. You don't use a hammer without needing it. When you need a hammer, you use it; when you need scissors, you use them; when you don't need these tools, you don't touch them.
Thought within us, when there is this internal space of Intelligence, Freedom, Wisdom, the thought present within us is only a tool. A tool that we use when needed, and when it is not needed, we leave it aside. This psychic suffering within us, within the human being, is something present due to the disorder established by thought. It is the lack of comprehension of the right place for the tool. It is constantly occupying this psychic model of existence of this someone. This someone is an illusion! There is a Truth present, it is the Divine Truth, that is the Truth of your Being.
Here, at these meetings, we have online meetings on weekends, where we explore this together, delving deeper into this subject with you. These are online meetings; we are together on Saturdays and Sundays. Here, in the video description, you can find our WhatsApp link to participate in these online meetings on weekends. In addition to these meetings, we have in-person meetings and also retreats. If what you've just heard makes any sense to you, go ahead, leave a "like" here, subscribe to the channel and, please, write a comment here: "Yes, that makes sense." Ok? And we'll see you. Thanks for the meeting and see you next time.
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