Everything is appearance only. The Essence of everything is beyond the capacity of the intellect. In its pure nature it is the simplicity of the naked knowing, an activity of the same energy that ‘creates’ the entire appearance in this immediacy called LIFE. You cannot be separate from THAT. You are THAT and could not ever be possibly apart from THAT. Whatever the mind reveals as thought, concept or image is nothing other than THAT, appearing as ‘something different’. It cannot be different, though it appears AS all the diversity in the APPEARANCE of things. One Signature is written as the traces of ‘time’ and the entire appearance REGISTERS upon this naked awareness and is nothing other than THAT. Everything appears in the SEEING and IS the SEEING. There is NO separation.
All words fall short naturally because they are nothing but an expression of THAT, which remains un-diversified, un-mediated and for ever present.
Doubt is nothing but a thought.
An insight into one’s own true nature can happen at any time and in any circumstances, whether they be deemed positive or negative by the mind. Energy is neither positive nor negative. When the mind collapses into silence, SEEING-KNOWING remains as THAT singular Essence, which is expressed through the mind as the words ‘I am’. You cannot negate that BEINGNESS, and THAT is all there ever IS. Even the appearance of things is THAT.
There is no pattern of energy that is aware of anything, without that life essence that animates it. Belief cannot stand up to an investigation, so long as it is complete and ruthless. Belief is not the actual. The actuality is this immediate life just as it is. Wanting to alter or change it is ‘of the mind’ and the mind appears to have an agenda and at the core of that agenda is a false identity commonly called ‘me’.
There is only one LIFE. Any impression of this immediate LIFE can cut through the habits of mind and free it from the fictional bondage of self. Believing that only certain ‘methods’ can work or that some ‘personal god image’ will help you is delusional. The symbol of Adam and Eve being tossed out of Paradise is a telling symbolism. And much later Jesus said “the kingdom of God is in your midst – but you see it not.” So the kingdom is here now. What prevents you from recognizing it is belief in thoughts that you take to be your own. Investigate and see if you can actually find a THINKER. This is a key to the whole illusion of separateness. In the appearance ‘few’ will make this investigation.
In the stories from ancient times, out of hundreds of so called individuals, ONLY ONE, Moses, went up the mountain to have communion with the Clarity of Being (God). A burning bush spoke to Moses – another highly symbolic image. Find the spark of this life force in yourself and be attentive to it. It will reveal everything as it IS.
Trying to be what you are not makes you unhappy. Being what you are is effortless and in its simplest expression is happiness. Telling someone not to worry rarely brings any relief. AS intelligence itself, one must go to the ’cause’ of the worrying and expose the central figure, SEE it for what it is, which is a fixation, a reference point that is INVALID. Such directives are instantly confronting to those who cling to a false identity, so they resist the directive. Those who follow it find that they were NEVER an entity at any time.
Discovering, or more accurately re-discovering one’s true nature is ‘something’ beyond all imagination and yet so simple and uncomplicated. Having overlooked it for decades through the grasping notions of seeking it, in all the wrong places, a tremendous relief spreads throughout being in one instant of recognition. What the grasping mind ‘does’ with such an insight determines whether the insight disappears into the past as a memory or whether it stays as this natural SEEING PRESENCE of I AM.
We think we are so important and we feel guilty because as a group we do so much damage to the environment and consequentially to ourselves. We blame each other and endless conflict happens. Tribes form and tribes fight with other tribes over ownership and resources. The stronger tribe wins, not because they are ‘right and good’ but because they are stronger. Nations fight with nations over the same issues. The ultimate prize ‘enlightenment’ is turned into a marketing ploy. Clever teachers keep seekers in bondage because they either are ignorant themselves and only know the game of seeking well or they are nothing but a business man dressed in spiritual silks and beads. The most clever ones dress in normal clothes. Remember that it is ALL in the appearance and there is no separation in this Clear and Present Awareness. Who is tricking whom? It is all a sham – all of it. The whistle blower is on his own and everyone will distance themselves from him if the shit hits the fan. Mankind. Biggest achievement – putting a man on the Moon. Whoopee. Big Deal. The internet is consciousness expressing itself. What is it used for? Mostly it is a sales tool for products, piddling personal issues or pornography. Whoopee. The church is in disarray and the desecration of spiritual ideals has hit rock bottom. Mankind, the crowning Glory. The drama of life is an unending display of consciousness. The same old ‘story’ repeats itself century after century. There is NO answer in the mind. The only way out of the mind is Full Stop to the story. Pause a thought and SEE. Pristine un-mediated wakefulness.
Comment below was made on the podcast site Being Ordinary.
An immediate alarm bell rings as soon as one implies that mankind is a special requirement for Spirit to awaken to Spirit. Mankind believing that he is important has led to all kinds of problems.
The clear realization is that ALL forms are THAT and that no particular form is actually separate from THAT or Oneness. Even the sense of being humbled by an insight is really the mind translating new data that is compared to the past through memory. Having lived in the belief of being separate and ‘selfish’, the instant that that is absent for whatever ‘reason’ the mind interprets this information as if an ‘awakening’ has taken place. No such thing has actually occurred, except in the translated experience.
Are you unaware right now? Of course not. Awareness is obvious – it is not a ‘thing’.
So awareness is – we can call it Wakefulness.
Everything appears upon this wakefulness.
Clarity is THAT upon which all events appear to take place.
The WHOLE is enlightened – the individual is ignorance yet it is made of nothing but light.
True understanding is silent and wordless.
That pure intelligence cuts away anything that the mind attempts to grasp or own.
What usually happens is that the mind jumps in and starts to claim the experience.
All this takes place in uninterrupted experiencing, where no entity abides.
Now this is why no one has ever been able to convey what enlightenment is, apart from telling a story. The story usually leads to a concept that ‘I can transmit’ this experience to ‘another’. In truth there is no ‘other’. Non duality is ONE without a second.
Now many speak about this AS IF they have claimed it but it is all bollocks.
Many teachers are said to be very clear but it is actually obvious that they are not clear at all. In fact these so-called teachers are a ’cause’ why seekers are kept in ignorance. The conceitedness of most gurus and teachers is quite obvious to those who take no interest in them. Those who have been hypnotized by these teachers cannot see how the pointing from these teachers is just keeping them in bondage. It is so ironic and laughable, it borders on a deep sadness that life can appear to play such havoc with itself.
It is ALL appearance and it is all valid in the appearance. Phenomena is that which appears to be. And the sense of becoming is mind bound consciousness. There is absolutely no becoming in BEING. One Being – One consciousness – One Awareness. I am THAT.