Our approach to life is very interesting. It is an approach to searching for something. That is because we have been educated, conditioned, and programmed to have this way of thinking, to move in this way of thinking. Thus, we see life as something to be accomplished, as something in which we are here as a separate element to find something in it for "me," for this "I," for this element that sees itself separate from it, that sees itself apart from it.
Here, I would like to investigate with you this issue of this search we all have. What is the truth of this search? I refer to this search for desires, for the achievement of desires. That is because, in general, we think like this. "After all, how to achieve the desired reality? How to achieve what I desire?" Note how odd our particular vision of life is, our particular vision of existence, of the world. We look at life, at existence and at the world as if there were, in this contact that we have with this thing, life, the world, existence, the possibility of fulfilling ourselves at some level of achievement, achieving the right desire, the true desire, the real desire, this desired reality. What is behind this? This is what we are investigating here, with you.
There is in all of us a dissatisfaction, an incompleteness, a condition that is producing desires. There would be no desires if there were completeness, if there were satisfaction. Notice that when you are not hungry, you don't feel the desire for the end of hunger, because there is no hunger. If you are not hungry, you do not have the desire for the end of hunger, and yet, note, psychologically you can have a desire for food, even without being hungry. So, there is something here that we need to study, to comprehend: we have needs; because of dissatisfaction, need arises. We have needs, and these needs give rise to dissatisfaction. Because of dissatisfaction, desire arises.
When you are hungry, you have the need to satisfy that hunger, to satisfy that dissatisfaction with food. So, it is natural to desire food when you are hungry. It is natural to desire water when you are thirsty. It is natural to desire to warm yourself when you are cold. It is natural to desire to refresh yourself when you are hot. See, desire is natural. Then, we have this aspect of desire, it is a simple aspect! If you have to travel, you have to buy a plane ticket, you can't go to the other side of the continent, to cross the sea on foot. You have to buy a plane ticket, so we are faced with a basic, simple desire, due to a need. But we have psychological desires, like the one we've just mentioned: you are not hungry, but you have the habit of eating, the addiction to eating. There is a psychological condition in you of dissatisfaction producing desire.
So, there are two types of desires clearly able to be observed. The first is the simple desire, the search for the fulfillment of a basic need, and the second consists of the search for psychological fulfillment. All types of desires we have at this level, at the psychological level, are something to feed or maintain the continuity of a present, illusory entity, which is very real in each one of us, which is the presence of the "I," the presence of the ego. We need to become aware of this, that is why our emphasis here is on the vision of approaching Self-Awareness. Because once you become aware of how you psychologically function, you become aware of this psychological condition, which is the condition of the ego-identity, which is in search of psychological fulfillment, achieving things, dreams, objectives, purposes, goals, fulfilling oneself in the company of people, in that much dreamed-of happiness in love, in relationships. All of this is part of this old game, which is the game of the continuity of the "I," the continuity of the ego. A continuity that is constantly sustained by this desire for more, this search for more. So, this psychological model of existence present in the human being is something that is sustaining an internal condition of dissatisfaction, of incompleteness and, therefore, of suffering.
So, what is suffering? That is another question. What is suffering? It is precisely the presence of this dissatisfaction, this incompleteness, this longing to achieve, to be fulfilled, to achieve something. We do not perceive that this movement is a search for psychological fulfillment; in this very movement suffering is present. It is because we suffer that we desire. The beauty of an encounter with Divine Reality, with the Reality of your Being, is that it is the end of suffering, because it is the end of this dissatisfaction, this incompleteness. So, we have the end of desire, of this quality of desire. A desire that, by the way, is producing, at every moment, some kind of problem. Notice that desire, when it presents itself, it presents itself as desire, but the objects of desire are different. You desire one thing, but simultaneously you desire something else contrary to that first thing. You know that if you obtain that first thing, you will have problems. In other words, intellectually, you comprehend that desiring that, will not do you any good. Then, you desire it, but at the same time, you don't want it. Intellectually, you don't want it, but emotionally you desire it. See, we are faced with desire, desire that contradicts itself.
Thus, the psychological condition of the "I," of the ego, of this "me," is one of contradiction. This is the presence of suffering. You desire a certain thing, but at the same time you are afraid of the consequences. So, notice what an interesting thing we have here: is there a separation between desire and fear? Because if you desire something but at the same time you are afraid of the consequences, this desire is, at the same time, contradictory. And this desire is, at the same time, fear. See how important it is for us to investigate that, that is the chaotic, confused, disoriented, unhappy state of the "I," of the ego. This sense of "I" is something miserable because it lives in this dissatisfaction, in this incompleteness, in this desire and in this fear.
Thus, when you come and ask, "What is fear?" Fear is the presence of dissatisfaction, fear is the presence of thought projecting itself into the future, seeing the consequences of its desires. Notice how important it is to investigate this issue, too, of what fear is. Another side of desire is the presence of fear, just as another side of pleasure is the presence of pain. In this moment, in this encounter with the Beauty of life as it happens, there is this delight, this joy. But when thought transforms it into pleasure and sets out to seek more of it, this yearning for more is the presence of pain, it is the presence of desire, it is the presence of the fear of not getting more of it, or of it bringing bad consequences to this "me," to this "I," to this ego, to this person. Are you with me?
To approach all of this requires the presence of Intelligence. The truth of this approach to life, to real life, free from this model we have just described, which is the model of the ego, which is the model of the "I," requires the presence of Intelligence. And we have the presence of this Intelligence when we free ourselves from the model of thought. We are here, with you, investigating all of these issues. Another question is: "What is thought?" Note the direct connection between thought and this entire process, with the process of fear, of desire, of this dissatisfaction, of this incompleteness. Notice the presence of thought. It is thought that projects itself from the image that it creates, that it has, it projects itself to go in search of that.
Notice what is being presented to you now, here. There is the image that thought creates of its ideal. We have the very presence of thought projecting itself into the future to achieve this, which is its ideal, and we have this "I," this "me," to achieve that. Is there a real separation between this ideal, this thought and this "I"? The answer is very simple: without the presence of this ideal, there is no thought about it and there is no "I" behind this thought. Thus, the presence of the ideal is thought itself, which is the "I" itself. See, we are faced with three things that are not, in reality, three things, we are faced with one single thing: this thing is thought itself. It is important that you comprehend this, there is no separation between this "I" and thought, and its ideal; what it seeks, what it searches for, what it idealizes, is still part of it. It is essential that we have a comprehension here that there is no separation between you and desire, between you and fear. You are the presence of desire; you are the presence of fear. Thus, the presence of desire, which is the ideal, is the presence of that one in the ideal, which is you, and that is the presence of thought.
Here, in these meetings, we are investigating with you the end of this psychological condition, which, notice, is a condition created by thought. Without the presence of thought, there is no conflict in this issue of desires. So, we can deal with life as it happens and fulfill our purposes in a very simple way, without this psychological background, which is the presence of the "I." Thus, fulfilling purposes is not the problem. The problem is someone in this fulfillment, it is the illusion of someone to be fulfilled, to being happy, to be fulfilled by fulfilling these purposes. Thus, we are faced with an illusion. People accomplish things in life, but because they still carry this sense of "I," of ego there, they continue to be unhappy. They continue to be psychologically, internally miserable, even in the midst of fame, power, wealth within material goods, within these fulfillments, also sentimental and emotional, in relationships. As long as the sense of "I," of ego, is present, there will be unhappiness, because what will be present is insufficiency, lack, dissatisfaction, and incompleteness
What we are investigating here with you is the end of this psychological condition of the "I," of the ego. Being present in life, accepting the reality of life as it happens, is to stand before Beauty, the Completeness of Being where you really lack nothing. That is because the Reality of your Being is the Reality of God and in this Reality, nothing is lacking. This Reality that is you in your Being is Completeness, it does not carry desires, it does not carry conflicts, thoughts or problems. Thus, what is the Truth of this present Reality? It is Divine Awareness; it is the Awareness of God. True Reality is not desired; it is not desirable. It is exactly the end of this element that separates itself and desires and is psychologically occupied, projecting itself into this illusion, which is the illusion of thought. The thought that tomorrow one will be happy, that tomorrow one will be at peace, that tomorrow one will find love, and so on.
That's what we're working on here with you on weekends. The encounter with Divine Reality is the Completeness of Being, it's the Truth of God. So, we're together here on Saturdays and Sundays. These are online meetings on weekends. 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 this is something that makes sense to you, here's the invitation, go ahead, leave your "like" here, subscribe to the channel and leave a comment here: "Yes, that makes sense." Okay? And we'll see you. Thanks for the meeting and see you next time.
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