Our foundation here in these meetings is an approach to investigation, to discover the reason for this psychological movement present in each one of us. This is what can give us a real answer to these diverse internal conditions in which we find ourselves. An encounter with life as it happens is something entirely different from this encounter based on the principle of thought present, which is the model we know. This entire condition of incompleteness, of dissatisfaction present in us, as human beings, is something that needs to be investigated. That is because the nature of the Truth about us, which we do not know, is the Nature of Love, Peace, Freedom. naturally of Happiness. And here the word Happiness is completeness; in this completeness there is no dissatisfaction. Thus, here we have to ask ourselves the reason for this psychological condition present in each one of us, which leads us to this search or pursuit of external fulfillments, for example, in our desires.
There is a search in each of us due to this dissatisfaction. Thus, people ask: "How to achieve the desired reality?" That is, how can we achieve what we really want? Here the question is: Do we know what we really want? Do we know the truth about desires? What is desire? Why desire? If there were satisfaction, would there be desire? Or is the presence of desire a classic sign of lack, of insufficiency, of dissatisfaction? This issue of desire is very interesting here to be investigated. Since childhood, we have desires, but desire has two aspects that we hardly pay attention to. It has a physical aspect due to a need - if, for example, you are thirsty, you want water; if you are cold, you want to be warm; if you are hungry, you want food. So, this is a simple aspect of this issue of the presence of desire in this dissatisfaction, in this lack of fulfillment. We are faced with something very natural: if you need to get somewhere, you need a vehicle. If the distance is too long, you won't do it on foot, then you need to buy a plane ticket.
So, the presence of desire is something very simple, it is something very natural, but we have internal demands that we do not comprehend why they are here. That creates a quality of desire, present in us, which is psychological desire. It is the search for fulfillment, for psychological satisfaction or achievement. What is this element present in us, dissatisfied, that sustains this psychological need, this search for fulfillment in desires? Will this element in us ever be satisfied, fulfilled? The answer to this is very simple: The psychological condition of the human being is the condition of a particular view of the world where there is always this dissatisfaction present. This particular vision is the vision of this "me," this "I," this ego. This is the element present, responsible, in this psychological dissatisfaction that tries to fulfill by achieving desires.
That is all very complex because the mind has made it very complex. We need to achieve things in life, but to be fulfilled by these things as the ego intends, as it sees itself needing to do, wanting to do, this is what reinforces the presence of suffering within us. Achievements, objects, being in places like traveling, or meeting people, or having them close to you, believing that achieving these things must have the purpose of psychological fulfillment is to sustain a condition of suffering in life. This is what has generated all kinds of problems in our lives. We attach ourselves to places, people, objects, ideas, opinions, conclusions, ideologies. We call these attachments "love." If this is taken away from us or if we feel threatened with the possibility of losing it, it is typical of the ego's nature to accumulate, acquire, possess, control. If it feels threatened, it feels wounded, hurt, saddened, or angry.
Thus, our attachments are sustained by our achievement of these desires, these psychological desires. Here, with you, we are investigating the end of this psychological condition, which is a very particular condition of the "I." This is what sustains in us a typical condition of suffering called "fear." In general, we separate the two things, we see desire as something good. Notice, there is an element behind desire, which is dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction is the presence of suffering. Another element present in this issue of the presence of desire is that it produces, in addition to the dissatisfaction present behind it, the presence of something, which is attachment. The achievement of desires sustains in us the longing for more, the search for more and, naturally, the concern of not having it anymore, of not achieving it anymore, or of it being taken away from us. That is fear.
So, what is fear? People want to get rid of fear, but they don't want to get rid of desire. Notice, we can discover the free life in this inner freedom, where there is no dissatisfaction, only when the mind is free from all this old model of searching, of external fulfillment and achievements, in order to fulfill itself internally. Only when the mind is free can we have an approach to life as it really is. We are within purposes and objectives, built into us by culture, by society. They tell us what to wear, they tell us what to eat, they tell us what to feel, how to think, how to act, how to achieve purposes, how to have ideals, dreams and desires. This is how we function psychologically within this context of human culture. It is clear that we are within a conditioning program. In a way, some things are quite harmless. For example, we just mentioned the issue, here, of desire. If you need clothes, you look for clothes, and you buy the clothes that are offered. But transforming that into a psychological ideal... You can indeed opt and choose, based on this inclination you have, this simple liking of a style of clothing, but being tied to this fashion model, to psychologically fulfill oneself, is being a slave to a psychological condition of culture, of human conditioning, of conditioning of the "I," of egoic conditioning.
It is necessary a clear perception, a Real Intelligence to deal with life and to stay with it as it happens, and not from this model of thought, which is enslaved by this pattern of psychological conditioning, of human culture, of human values, of worldly values. A real awareness of life is the direct comprehension of what it represents, in its entire context. This requires the presence of Intelligence. Human beings seek to study everything, but they do not study themselves and they do not become aware of life as it happens - in fact as it happens and not as thought desires, projects and idealizes. We have lived and we are living in ideals of thought. This is what is sustaining in us the illusion, for example, of this search for the achievement of desires. We believe that the achievement of these desires is what will make us happy, fulfilled, and complete. Notice how much importance and value people give, for example, to this search, to this search for external fulfillment. It is a mistake this idea that, through external achievements, you will be happy, through the achievement of desires, you will be happy.
Can we deal with life as it happens? This is not about eliminating the presence of desire but about comprehending the beauty of a life free from desire. To do what is simple, to do what is truly needed, is something completely different from seeking complex solutions to this dissatisfaction of the "I," of the ego, for desires. So, when you come and ask, "How to achieve the desired reality?" The only Reality is that which is present here and now, and the awareness of this Reality cannot be achieved, cannot be obtained, cannot be desired. It is that which is present expressing itself as the nature of the Truth of your Being. This is what we are here with you exploring together, investigating together. This is why we need to understand the issue of thought. What is thought?
Thought is the element that connects that image to you. So, there is an image, a perception, a vision, a way of looking at this or that, that thing, from thought. Thought is this bridge that connects you to that object. You see something and you desire it, thought is the element that makes this connection. We do not comprehend this whole movement of thought within us. Without the presence of thought there is no such quality of desire, because we do not have this bridge. You see someone famous, then you have this vision of him or her and thought says: "It would be very nice, it would be wonderful if I were like him or her." This is the movement of thought within us, sustaining and continuing desire. Thought says: "If I achieve fame I will be happy, I will find peace, I will find happiness." Notice, we are just in a flight of fancy. It is thought that is continuing this fantasy - it is the bridge between you, this "I," and that ideal, and that purpose, and that desire.
Therefore, thought is the element that gives continuity. This is just one aspect of thought. So, what is the thought present in you? It is the element that sustains the continuity of this "I" in desire. Thought is the element in you that sustains the continuity of this "I" in fear. Without the presence of thought, there is no such search for psychological fulfillment of desire. Without the presence of thought, there is no such presence of fear. Then, what is thought? It is the image, it is the projection, it is the flight of fancy, it is this bridge, it is this ideal, it is this fantasy sustained by this psychological condition, which is the model of the "I," which is the model of the ego. Thought in us is an element that comes from the past. All its references are from the past. It does not deal with life at this moment, as it happens. It is always dealing with achieving, obtaining, accomplishing. It is an element present in us, sustaining this whole notion of "tomorrow." I refer to this psychological tomorrow, which is the tomorrow of the achievement of happiness, peace, love, and inner completeness. This is something completely illusory, completely false. And we have been living like this for millennia, within this illusion, within this psychological condition.
This is what feeds the presence of suffering within us. Notice, this is another answer here to the question: "What is suffering?" Suffering is the presence of thought sustaining this psychological condition of projection, of fulfillment and satisfaction in this notion of tomorrow, of the future. A future that thought produces with this idea: "I am not happy now, but I will be happy tomorrow." "I do not have this now, but when I have this or that, I will be happy." There is a very interesting expression in Sanskrit for this condition of illusory search for fulfillment and happiness in this condition of ignorance, of illusory identity that is "I," the ego. The expression is "avidya"; "avidya" is this ignorance. This is a Sanskrit word for "ignorance," for the ignorance that sustains, that reinforces suffering, because it reinforces this illusion.
Here we break with that. We need to have a direct comprehension of life, free from this psychological condition. So, these meetings we have here, on weekends, Saturdays and Sundays, have this purpose. They are online meetings that take place on weekends, here with you. Two days together, we can work on this. Here in the video description, you have our WhatsApp link to get closer to these meetings. In addition to these online, we have in-person meetings and also retreats. Thus, if this is something that makes sense to you, go ahead, leave your "like" here, subscribe to the channel, and please say here: "Yes, that makes sense." Leave it here in the comments, ok? And we'll see you. Thanks for the meeting and see you next time.
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