How to attain Spiritual Enlightenment? | Psychological time

The question is: how to attain Spiritual Enlightenment? It is a very frequent question "how to get there? It is a very frequent question "how to reach this Enlightenment?" I have to talk to you a little bit about this issue of this psychological misconception that we have of this so-called "time." We talk about present, past and future, for example. We never clearly understand what this represents.

This notion of time we have, all of it, is a notion based on thought. There is no reality in what we call past. Past is an idea, it is a concept, a belief.

Some experiences lived by that organism, by that body, by that mind, preserved a remembrance, a memory of events and happenings, bringing now, to this present moment, the idea that was lived in the so-called "past." In fact, what we have now, here, is a remembrance, a memory.

We are not denying existence of chronological time. We cannot deny the reality of yesterday, nor the reality of today, nor the reality of tomorrow, chronologically speaking, but there is no truth in present, past and future, psychologically speaking. So, what you can have now, here, as a remembrance, as a memory, is only an image, being constructed by thought, related to psychological time that never existed, that never occurred, what never happened. Simply because there is no present identity here, now, having this remembrance. This is a pure mechanical process, of the brain itself, of the machine itself, of this body-mind structure.

That identity was not there, just as it is not here. There is no "me," this "I," this ego. Therefore, this "person" that you believe to be is not real.

If we are dealing with the subject "how to attain Enlightenment?", we need discard to discard the illusion of someone to attain This. Attaining presupposes time… time for whom? To this identity, to this center that is not real, to this "I" that has no reality.

Ramana Maharshi always put this question in front of those who came to him: "Who am I?" The question is, "who am I?" There is no "I" present here and now. No "I" was present yesterday, being, for example, hurt, wounded, offended... This sense of offense, this present pain in the sorrow is something to a supposed present identity. What is present in this sorrow, or in this resentment, or in this wound, is the illusion of someone in this experience.

To look at yourself, to look to That what You are here and now and discard that sense of identity in this experience of this so-called "sorrow," "psychological pain" or "resentment" is the real basis we have for this Divine Realization.

So, how to attain Spiritual Enlightenment?

Putting an end to this illusion, the illusion of this psychological time, the illusion of this psychological identity, trapped in this imagination of time – someone present to be hurt, to be wounded, to be offended; someone who has been hurt, who has been wounded or who has been offended. This ego identity is not real.

Your work towards Enlightenment necessarily passes through the end of this illusion. It needs to end. All this notion of present, past and future – I said psychologically speaking –, needs to end.

All what we have is this instant, this moment, here and now, which is Consciousness, Presence, which is You in your Being, in your True Nature, and here there is no "I." Your Being is not in time. It is never born and will never die. This duality "me and the world," "me and Life," "me and God," "me and the other," is a belief, a concept, an idea.

Thought has been producing this, has been creating and sustaining this. You have been confusing yourself with this. This way, Love, Peace, Freedom, Happiness is not possible. Consciousness is not possible if this notion prevails psychologically, the notion of "I," of "me;" if what prevails, psychologically, is this notion of time -

present, past and future. This is something completely destroyed within this Vision of Truth about who You are, here and now, as Consciousness.

So, our work together is for us to be become conscious of What we are, here and now, free of this false sense, of this false identity, of this imaginary center, all created by thought, which is basically memory, basically remembrance, which is basically imagination of time.

Memory is present, but it is present here and now. But memory is not what You are! Memory is part of thought; it is something within thought. So, this is memory, this remembrance... This is not You; it is not That what You truly are.

So, how to attain Enlightenment? By becoming aware of the Truth that You are here and now and discarding the whole identification with this movement of psychological memory, which is sustaining the idea to this false identity, to this false center, to this false "I."

This is our work together here, with you.

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May, 2022
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How to attain spiritual Enlightenment | Meditation

Meditation! Meditation is all that is needed for this Spiritual Awakening, for this Spiritual Realization. So, the question may sound very strange "how to attain spiritual Enlightenment?" This is what I want to explain to you here: the intimate and very close relationship between Meditation and Spiritual Enlightenment; Meditation and how to attain Spiritual Enlightenment.

The work is simple. I am not saying that it's easy. I'm saying that it is simple. It represents being in direct contact with who You are. You are busy with external goals for this "person" that you believe to be. You are not engaged to realize the Truth about who You are, but you are, in this world, in search for an external goal to fulfill the "person" that you believe to be.

These various forms of fulfillment, you call "love," "peace," "happiness," "freedom," "prosperity" ... It is always the occupation with the "person" that you believe to be, in an attempt to extend, to get something for this "me," this "I," for this "person."

And here I want to set to you the importance to discover the Truth about who You are, and putting this energy in this direction, all this energy spent for an external goal that invariably will disappear, that infallibly will disappear. It is something that, in fact, is not worth spending a lifetime occupying yourself with, in an attempt to achieve this so-called "happiness," "peace," "love," to occupy yourself with fulfillment and external achievements for this "me," for this "I," for this ego, for this "person" that you believe to be, and not be involved with the Truth about who You are.

So, our job here is to show the importance of Meditation, because Meditation gives you this key, the key to the Realization of your Real Purpose in life. This is not on the outside, so it is not externally what you are going to realize. No matter how great are your external accomplishments, you are not going to achieve Love, Peace, Freedom and Happiness by meeting the needs of vanity, whim, of this egoic mind.

The Realization of Love, of Happiness, of Freedom, of Peace is in the Realization of the Truth. I will repeat: the Truth about who You are. This is only possible through Meditation. Meditation is the key to this Discovery; Meditation is the foundation to this Discovery. So, Meditation brings you closer to the Truth about who You are, and Meditation, which this key, opens the door to this Spiritual Enlightenment or Spiritual Awakening.

So, how to attain Spiritual Enlightenment? How to achieve the Truth about who we are? Through Meditation, through Real Meditation. So, This brings at once all what you are searching for, within this illusion of "person" that you believe to be, in these projects produced by the egoic mind. This also brings Real Happiness, Real Love, Real Peace, Real Freedom.

So, this is our subject here on this channel. So, what we are pointing out is the unique opportunity to the Realization of the Truth about who You are. Self-realization is the only and real important thing and needed for your life. It brings with It everything that is needed to You, as Consciousness, as Presence, as the Divine Truth of what You are.

So, Meditation gives you this key. Meditation is to become aware of who You are here and now, by self-observation, by the observation of the movement of the mind. The observation of the movement of the mind, of thoughts, of feelings, of emotions, of sensations, all this can reveal what is not You. This, in itself, brings you the direct Realization of who or what You really are. This brings you the direct Realization of the Truth about who You are, and This is the end of all confusion, of all suffering, and the Realization of Divine Truth.

So, how to attain Enlightenment? How to attain the Truth? How to reach This? Notice that, ultimately, it is not to attain, to reach, to obtain... It is the presence of Grace arriving, realizing, doing, expressing itself as something that You already are, here and now; bringing something that You already are, here and now. It is basically this.

May, 2022
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Kundalini Yoga | Spiritual Enlightenment | Ramana Maharshi

Still on this matter of Kundalini, Kundalini Yoga and Spiritual Enlightenment. What is Kundalini Yoga? And what is Jnana Yoga? See, apparently, they are two paths, but both point to the same Reality: the Reality of Consciousness, which is the Reality of the Self, which is the Reality of the Truth about who You are here and now.

So, there is a lot of confusion about what Kundalini is. There's a lot of imagination about it. According to Ramana himself, Kundalini is the Presence of the Self, which is the Heart.

When this Energy of Presence settles, when It Awakens and settles, It goes up through the spine to the brain, makes some changes, and goes down, according to Ramana himself, and It reaches the Heart. Then, there is this Awakening or Spiritual Enlightenment.

So, it's basically this… A whole psychophysical process the body goes through due to the presence of this Energy, which Ramana also calls Shakti. Kundalini is this Energy of Shakti itself, working in the organism, in the mechanism, in this body-mind, so that this Enlightenment, so that this Awakening is possible.

Now, this may seem very technical being put this way. In Kundalini Yoga the practice is of mudras, breathing, there are several practices, and Ramana himself says that what is the goal of Kundalini Yoga, through practices… Ramana says, "here…" he says, "through Jnana we go into the direct path of self-inquiry, of self-investigation," which is what I prescribe here for you.

Our work is directly through Jnana. Don't worry about this terminology. Here we work with you to point out what is most direct to this Spiritual Awakening or Spiritual Enlightenment, which is Atma Vichara, self-inquiry.

So, what is, in Yoga, in Kundalini Yoga, obtained through several practices, here is obtained through self-observation, through self-inquiry, the observation of the movement of mind, the observation of the movement of "me," this observation of the movement of being aware of feelings, emotions, sensations, perceptions… This can put you in direct contact with your own Self, with what You are here and now.

Then, this automatic process of Kundalini Awakening takes place in this body-mind, in this mechanism, simply and through this self-inquiry. And what is self-inquiry? It's being aware of the Truth about who You are.

The very own awareness of this observation of the Truth about who You are, this look, once you don't identify with the illusion thought is producing, the feeling is producing, the sensation is producing in the body, once you don't identify with this, you are already in direct contact with the Truth about who You are.

This happens automatically, in a simple way, in a natural way. This puts you in direct contact with Silence, with Presence, with Consciousness, with the Awakening of this Divine Energy, of this Shakti, which some people call Kundalini or so-called within Yoga.

Thus, this Energy of Presence works, it works in this organism, and it goes up, gets to the brain, works, operates a change, and goes down to the Heart. So, Ramana says that Kundalini is the Heart Itself. At some other time, he says that Kundalini is Shakti itself, and this isn't necessarily inside or outside the body; according to Ramana it is inside and outside – not in one part excluding another.

So, see, there's no point in being psychologically busy trying to understand this, because that's one more activity that you will have to necessarily get rid of as well. Here, it's not about any comprehension or intellectual understanding of something that seems so technical, even because we are westerners, we are not used to all this language and all these techniques or millennial practices of Yoga.

Thus, your direct work is in being aware of the Truth about who You are, through observation. So, I've been trying to show you here the beauty and the importance, and how to Meditate; the beauty and the importance of Meditation and how to Meditate.

So, that's what we've been talking about and that's the only subject on this channel. We are pointing out to you the importance of this Awakening, this Divine Realization, something possible for you here and now through the Realization of the Truth You are, through self-observation, which reveals the Self-knowledge, which presents itself as Meditation.

I never separate Meditation from self-inquiry or Meditation from your own Natural State, which is Consciousness. And now you notice that there is no separation between this Consciousness and the Heart; and the Heart and the Presence of Shakti or Kundalini.

We put aside all these terminologies and work on what we have most practical here and now, which is Meditation. Maybe some things, some changes start to happen in the body itself, once you begin to pay attention to yourself through self-observation, entering that Real work of Meditation.

So, the body can go through some processes, and the tip is: don't be tangled with this, don't mistake yourself for this, don't identify with this. Then, in Yoga, the appearance of Siddhis or powers is very well known. Some things can start to happen, but notice, it has no direct importance as far as What You actually are. They are just changes. A certain process is possible to happen in the body, but it's something like a process, it's not something definitive; it's something that happens, but it ends; it's something that can have a beginning, arise for a while, and then disappear, and that's what naturally happens, in an automatic way, according to Ramana, once you turn to this "who am I?", to this real practice of self-observation, which is what I prescribe for you here on this channel.

This actually was my experience for over 20 years in this contact with the Presence of Grace, under this Divine directive, under this Divine guidance from Ramana Maharshi.

May, 2022
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Kundalini Yoga | Atma Vichara | Ramana Maharshi

So... Some ask, "But what is Kundalini? Gualberto, what can you tell us about Kundalini Yoga? What is the importance of Kundalini for Awakening?" Well, what I can tell you is what Ramana – who is, indeed, the greatest of all authorities on the subject – said. Kundalini is nothing but the Self itself, which is the Heart itself – I speak of this Spiritual Heart. When this Heart blossoms, when Kundalini, when this Presence, when this Energy ascends, It ascends, It becomes Real in that organism, in that mechanism, in that body-mind; Spiritual Awakening or Spiritual Enlightenment takes place.

So, it is possible for you to go through a whole process, even having some symptoms of the appearance of this Energy, of the blossoming of this Energy. But see, this whole process is just a process that the body and mind can go through, but it doesn't represent the Final State, or the Ultimate State, or the State that I call as the "Establishment", the Natural State, that State really "established" in Enlightenment or Awakening.

Ramana said that in Kundalini Yoga people work with mudras, pranayama, breathing and other techniques. He would say, "Here, in Jnana, the only thing that is needed is 'who am I?'" So, "who am I?", self-enquiry or Atma Vichara, as he used to say, just that is enough, because all this work happens automatically, in an already natural way, in this organism, in this mechanism.

Then, Kundalini Awakening, or Spiritual Awakening, or Spiritual Enlightenment takes place, simply by self-enquiry. And what is self-enquiry? That's what I've been dealing with you within this channel. All I can tell you is about my experience, my own experience within this process, which took more than twenty years, here in my particular case.

This self-enquiry is to become aware of the observation of the movement of consciousness, here and now. And when I use the expression "movement of consciousness," it's not that consciousness is moving; I speak of this movement of "being aware." And here, the awareness of this movement is actually very basic: it is the observation of the movement of the mind. It is the mind that presents itself as this "state of being aware."

So, the observation of this so-called "consciousness" is , in reality, the observation of the movement of the mind. It is important that you begin to observe what is happening here and now with this "I" that you believe yourself to be.

So, the observation of the movement of the mind is the discarding of this identification with ego identity, with this "person" that you believe yourself to be. Our work together lies in becoming aware of the Truth about who we are here and now.

So, our subject today, here, is Kundalini, Kundalini Yoga. Kundalini is this Awakening of Truth about who we are here and now. See, the terminology is new, the terminology is different, it's Indian terminology, but the subject is basically the same: we're talking about Spiritual Enlightenment or Spiritual Awakening. Because this is the only subject we deal with within this channel. Our unique work here is towards this Awakening, this Realization, this Realization of Truth that we are here and now.

I have been sharing this since 2012. The Truth about who You are is something present here and now, when the egoic mind – that mind that moves psychologically in time, in the time created by thought itself… when this is discarded, because this Energy of Presence, of Consciousness, which is Kundalini, blooms, awakens, you assume your Real State, which is your Natural State. Here, it is interesting to say that, within this Awakening of Kundalini, there is a whole process going on, and this is what is much investigated and practiced within Kundalini Yoga.

So Ramana said that you don't exactly have to do it through the path of Kundalini Yoga, you can do it directly by self-enquiry, by this direct observation of the movement of thought – that is self-enquiry. So Atma Vichara or self-enquiry is the observation of the movement of the mind. That brings the discarding of that ego identity, and this brings Awakening, which is the Awakening of Divine Truth, which is the Awakening of God's Truth.

So there is a dialogue of Ramana in 1945 with someone about Kundalini Yoga and Jnana Yoga; the basic difference... while Kundalini Yoga goes through a path of practices, of mudras, as I said just now, breathing and pranayama, Jnana Yoga goes through the direct path of Atma Vichara, and that's what we're talking about here with you. So, I'm giving you the direct hint for this Awakening.

So, how is Enlightenment possible? How to achieve Spiritual Enlightenment? By becoming aware of the Truth about who You are here and now. So, when we talk about self-observation, we are talking about the basis of Self-knowledge. This Self-knowledge is That which brings the Revelation of the Truth about what or who You are.

So Self-knowledge is not the knowledge of an "I," but the Knowledge or the Realization of the Truth that there is no "I," no "me," no ego, to be known.

Once the mind turns inwards, it is immersed into the Source, which is the Heart. Ramana said that Kundalini is the Self itself, it is the Heart itself. Once the mind turns inwards, it plunges into the Heart. This immersion in the Heart is when this Energy of Presence, of Consciousness, blossoms. This is Spiritual Enlightenment. This is Spiritual Realization.

So, the relation is very intimate between the Real Awakening, the Real Enlightenment, and the work of this establishment of this State of Presence, of Shakti, of Kundalini, of this Energy in the Heart.

May, 2022
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Kundalini Yoga | Ramana Maharshi

Let's start? The subject is Kundalini, Kundalini Yoga, and the relation between Awakening and Kundalini. Kundalini is this Presence which Ramana calls Shakti; it is the very own Presence of the Self, the Presence of Consciousness. According to Ramana, this Presence, which is Kundalini, is something inside and outside the body. The idea that It is something present inside the body exclusively, according to Ramana, is due to this identification "I am the body."

When we talk about Kundalini, we are talking about this Energy of Presence, which is this Consciousness within You. The Awakening of this Energy, the Awakening of this Presence, of this Consciousness, is the Awakening of Kundalini.

Once, a visitor went to Ramana talking about Kundalini Yoga: "What is the difference between Kundalini Yoga and the path of Jnana, of Jnana Yoga?" Ramana explained to him that Kundalini Yoga works with mudras, breathing, pranayama, and various other techniques, whereas in Jnana path the only thing here… and that was the path of Ramana, which is the path we have showed you here towards this Awakening, towards this Spiritual Enlightenment. Here we are pointing out self-inquiry, which Ramana called Atma Vichara. The question "who am I?" and we see this in a dialogue in 1945, from day by day with Bhagavan… He, with this visitor, explains that it happens automatically through Atma Vichara, which in Kundalini Yoga is sought through different practices.

So, our work here with you – since that was my experience regarding this Awakening, this Spiritual Enlightenment – is through self-inquiry, through Atma Vichara. So, Kundalini is the Awakening of this Presence, of this Consciousness. This is something that happens automatically in this self-inquiry.

So, what I have pointed out on the channel as a real practice, what is most practical, is exactly the direct path Ramana indicated. This path is self-inquiry and self-investigation.

So, when we talk about Kundalini, we are talking about a change in that very structure of body and mind. Then, Spiritual Realization or Enlightenment happens in this mechanism, in this organism, due to a psychophysical change. Thus, you need to go through a change and this change happens when this Energy, which according to Ramana is inside and outside the body itself, Awakens and reaches not the top of the head, but rather the Heart.

So, according to Ramana, Kundalini is this Energy, is this Consciousness Present that when Awakened, the Spiritual Heart, this "Space" of Pure Consciousness – I call "Space" of Pure Consciousness – blooms inside you.

So, this is something that we can put in a much simpler way: just do self-inquiry, work this question in yourself, this question of Meditation, and this Kundalini Awakening will happen, according to Ramana, automatically.

So, here we dismiss these practices and put this to you in a direct way. Maybe you ask me: "And what is the direct way of working this in ourselves since it is not through breathing, through pranayama, or mudras, or other techniques, as prescribed in Kundalini Yoga?

What is the direct way for us to get in touch with the Truth about who we are? What is this, then? What is this 'who am I?' What is this self-inquiry?" I have said this here in countless videos: your work is to observe the movement of the mind. Self-observation already brings this self-inquiry necessarily. Some people call it self-investigation, I also call it self-inquiry, because Atma Vichara is basically self-inquiry, it's not self-investigation, but rather self-inquiry.

So, this observation of the movement of the mind, the observation itself – and when I put the word "observation," I refer to this look without choice, without judgment, without comparison, without accepting or rejecting what thought says…

See, this is something quite important; at the same time, quite delicate. So, when we talk about the Awakening of Kundalini, or when we deal with the issue of Kundalini, which is the Awakening of this Presence, of this Consciousness, when this Energy reaches the Heart – and here I refer to that Spiritual Heart… Ramana talked a lot about this Heart: it's the Presence of Consciousness. It's not something basically in the body, although it is also located in the body, it is not exclusively; it's this Consciousness that transcends the own form, it transcends the own body. The body is an appearance within It, within this Consciousness.

So, notice: this sounds very vague, very theoretical. Then, let's get to the practical side of it, and I want to repeat: the practical side is in being Aware of the Truth about who You are through self-observation. So, Self-knowledge is the direct way to this contact with the Truth about who You are, through self-inquiry, which is the simple and direct observation of all internal movement.

A thought arises and you observe; a feeling arises and you observe; an emotion arises and you observe… this observation without mistaking yourself for it, without getting entangled with this experience, without identifying with the whole process linked to thoughts, to imagination, to images, and beliefs arising; without mistaking yourself for sensations or emotions arising in the body.

So, you get in direct contact with the Truth of that "who am I?" because now, at this moment, there is a disidentification from the idea "I am the body," "I am inside the body," "I am someone."

Thus, here we have the basis for Meditation. The basis for Meditation creates this facilitation for the Comprehension of the Truth about who You are. And this Comprehension reveals the Presence of Grace, the Presence of Consciousness, and the Presence of Kundalini, which Ramana says is the same as the Heart itself. Then, there is no separation between Kundalini and Consciousness, between Consciousness and Heart – This is the Self!

May, 2022
Gravatá-PE, Brazil
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