The Direct Path
In my own investigation, it is the
deep unconscious conviction in the personal “I” that
creates the sense of separation. That initiates the search
or quest to heal, discover, know… The non-dual path of
realizing our true nature looks into this notion of who and what
I am, and uncovers the clarity that I am none of the things that
I have believed.
Our personal identity is woven into the
language, and therefore the way we think. We have no
control over the thoughts that arise and there’s no need
to do so. That would be a monumental task. Through simple
awareness, which is always already present, as thoughts,
impressions, sensations arise, they are simply registered.
There is no effort or strain in doing this. The natural
state is this awareness. We have become mesmerized by what
arises, and overlook the awareness or field that this content
arises in.
Through direct investigation into Who we are
(and always have been) we can see what was already there. When
this is clearly realized, and we are no longer a captive
audience to the habitual flow of impressions, a deep abiding
presence is recognized and lived. We know ourselves as the
totality rather than the limited isolated sense of self
(mind-body). The search is over. Life lives itself
naturally through everything that exists.
Help in
cutting through our blind spots can certainly be gained through
some “direct pointers” from one who knows. In
my case, such pointers helped me move from just having a clear
understanding of the principles, to the resting in what I am.
Because Self-realization is the birthright of all who
sincerely desire to know, my point in these meetings is to offer
others the same direct and simple opportunity I received.
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