"It is quite a simple fact, the fact that life, for most of us, consists of problems, in such a way that amidst confusions and various forms of suffering, which are these problems, we are in search of a solution. Thus, as life consists of problems, we want to solve these problems. And what we have as the first expedient for the solution of the problems we have, is the idea of seeking help from knowledge and experience.
We know that when we have a technical problem of some kind in our lives, we seek, in knowledge, the solution to that problem. If I have a problem with the car, I go in search of a mechanic, or help from technical knowledge for the solution of that problem, because I know nothing about this, I do not know automobile mechanics. If I have an electronics problem, I also look for a technician, a specialist in that area.
Here, when we face internal, psychological problems, emotional, sentimental disorders, we also go in search of help. In general, we can be helped, but afterward we need other appointments. Therefore, the search for this support to deal with the problems we have in life is something very common.
Here we want to investigate with you the non-necessity of knowledge, since knowledge can give us this support to solve technical matters which, naturally, may happen again, and psychological matters. Then we find ourselves, temporarily, with relief or a temporary liberation from this condition or that other condition. But here, with you, we are investigating the truth about the "I," about the "ego."
Here we investigate the possibility of a Life free of both technical knowledge and psychological experience to deal with problems within each one of us. All technical support or all psychological support may be helpful, but they do not resolve the issue of the "ego," the issue of the "I."
Only the comprehension of the Truth, the Awareness of the Realization of That which You essentially are, represents the end to all problems and, therefore, to the various confusions and sufferings that we know, that we have. Therefore, we are, with you, exploring the issue of the encounter with Wisdom. It is different from the encounter with knowledge and with experience.
There is a difference between the presence of Wisdom and the presence of knowledge. Knowledge is something that is acquired, just like experience. The presence of knowledge and experience is the presence of memory, and it gives us a formation of conditioned action, of action standardized by knowing, by knowledge. We are always within a limitation when we are dealing with knowledge and experience, whereas the Awareness of Truth is the presence of Wisdom.
Truth is something definitive, it is an encounter with the New, it is the presence of the Unknown. You were not born simply to acquire knowledge and experience. This appearance in this dream called "life" is for the Flowering or the Awakening of Wisdom, for this true encounter with Truth. It is the comprehension of Truth, it is the Awareness of Truth that, in fact, confers Life upon us.
True Life is the Divine Life, it is the Life of this Being. There are no problems there, there is no confusion and suffering. You were born for Bliss, you were born for Happiness, and here we are, with you, in each of these meetings, insisting on this, on the Truth of That which we are when illusion is no longer present.
Thus, what we need is Truth, which is the presence of Divine Wisdom, of God's Wisdom. This is the presence of Spiritual Wisdom. When you deal with life, this "dealing with life" of yours either occurs from knowledge and experience, from this model of psychological experience and from the model of technical knowledge, or this "dealing with life" is in line with Life. In line with Life, in the flowing with Life, the presence of Wisdom is present, which is not the presence of knowledge nor of experience, but is the vision of the Unknown.
The Unknown is this Reality present beyond the mind, since the presence of knowledge and experience is the presence of memory, it is the presence of conditioning. Here we emphasize with you, study this: the possibility of a mind free from the past and, therefore, from memory, from knowledge and experience; the mind capable of meeting the present moment without the illusion of an identity that sees itself as present separating itself from Life, which is the "I," the "ego."
This clear vision is the Truth of Wisdom, of Spiritual Wisdom. It is something present when there is true Awareness of God in this encounter with the Unknown. In the question "how to find God," the confusion for people is the idea that they need, through knowledge, by reading books and studying, listening to talks and acquiring more information, more concepts and theories about this, and that they will find God.
Thus, for people, the idea consists of seeking knowledge or going through experiences. Life, for most of us, is tedious, complicated, and quite repetitive, something that places us in internal conditions of constant dissatisfaction, pain, and problems. So, we idealize some level of experience, where at this new level we can, there in that experience, enrich ourselves with God, with something outside the known.
But here we tell you that the presence of Reality, of Truth, yes, is the presence of the Unknown, of That which is outside the ego's pattern, the mind's pattern, the pattern of this life as we know it, but this is not an experience. You do not have an encounter with God in the future, He is not a Reality in the future. This idea of Him in the future is a belief present, it is part of the conditioning that the mind has, because we learned this, we acquired this, it is part of a so-called spiritual information, from sacred books, from talks we've listened to.
We situate God in time and ourselves here, as someone present; that someone is the person that we are, that thought tells us we are. Thus, we are in time and God is in time, because if He can be found, He needs to be found by someone, and He will be found later; it is not a present Reality, it is something that is there, somewhere, to be found.
Thus, the idea of having an encounter with God in the future is on a false basis, because we are putting here the presence of time. God cannot be a Reality in time. Note how this is very basic. The presence of time presupposes that which is inside time. The Divine Reality is outside time. That which is inside time is in the limitation of time. The presence of time and the notion of space is something present in us by the reason of the presence of thought.
We have the distance between one object and another, we have the space to travel from one point to another, so we have physical space and chronological time in this dream of existence, of manifestation, of universe, of world. However, psychologically, the whole idea of time and space is inside thought.
Thought is the author of time, it is the author of space. Therefore, what is thought? We are dealing with an image, with a mental formulation; when we speak of thought, we are dealing with memory. When is it that you have a thought? It is when you have a recollection that is a memory. Without memory, without recollection, there is no thought. This thought is an image; an image in time, an image in space.
The Reality of the encounter with God is the acknowledgement of That which is present here, but beyond time. Here, it is about something that is here, but which is not part of the known and, therefore, thought cannot recognize it, because it is not part of memory. You were born for the acknowledgement of Reality, of Truth, of Life, of God, the Nature of this Being, which is you when the illusion of the person, of this "me," of this "I" is not present.
Your question is: "How does it become possible?" It becomes possible when we learn the art of Meditation, which is to approach this instant without the old model of thought, of this mind that we know, which is the mind that lives in the programming of knowledge and experience, of the mind that is living with confusion, with problems, with suffering. It is the mind of the "I," it is the mind of the "ego."
There is a Reality present here, and it is acknowledged when we approach this look at the present moment, without the "I," without the "ego." Without the meditator, the reality of Meditation becomes clear. Meditation is to be in the present moment in this Being, without the sense of the "I." This is what shows itself here and now when we have the presence of Self-awareness.
Our emphasis here consists in learning how the mind works, how we are functioning. In this learning about Self-awareness, the Reality, the Truth of the Unknown becomes clear. And when we have the Reality of the Unknown, of That which is present here, beyond the "I," then we have the presence of Spiritual Wisdom.
Therefore, it is not knowledge and experience that we need to resolve human problems, to resolve our problems, but rather the presence of Divine Wisdom; it is Divine Wisdom that is born from Self-awareness and reveals the Truth of this encounter with God. There is no separation between You, Life, and God in this encounter.
It is what we are here, with you, emphasizing, working on, becoming aware: an approach to the moment without the presence of the thinker, which is the presence of thought. This quality of thinking we know, this quality of action we know, this way of positioning ourselves in life as an entity that separates itself from life that we know, all this is part of the known.
Your Natural Divine State is the Truth of this Being, which is the presence of the new, which is the presence of the unknown, which is the presence of God. It is what we are here, with you, working on, looking at closely. We need to assume the Reality of That which we are, having the direct comprehension of the Truth we bear.
When the mind is free from the past, this shows itself as being the only Reality, the only Truth, the Truth of people, the Truth of the world, the Truth of all situations, because all this idea of people we previously carried in us is no longer present. There are no people out there, there is no person here; there is a Reality present and it is Life happening beyond thought. This is the Supreme Bliss, this is the Awareness of Meditation, of the true encounter with God. There is no one present; it is God in expression, it is Love present, it is Happiness present.
It is what we are here, with you, working on. We have online meetings on weekends where we are with you on Saturdays and Sundays. It is two days in an online format. You have here, in the video description, our link to participate in these online meetings. Besides, we have in-person meetings and also retreats. If what you have just heard is something that makes some sense to you, then here is an invitation. Go ahead and leave your "like," subscribe to the channel and leave a comment here: "Yes, it makes sense." Okay? And we will see each other. Thanks for the meeting and see you next time!
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