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“ENCOUNTERING THE TRUTH AND LIVE AS THE SELF.” Everyone—regardless of what they do or do not do—is always Awareness (also known as “Consciousness” or “God”). In reality, as all phenomena are non-self, and truth can never be diminished. However, realizing this involves stages unique to each individual; the process is…

“TRUTH IS ONE.” The teachings of Ramana Maharshi emphasize two primarily, direct paths: Self-inquiry (tracing the “I-thought” back to its source) and abiding as Pure Presence in the here and now. Meanwhile, the core teaching of Nisargadatta Maharaj is as follows: “Focus the mind on Pure Being, “I Am” and…

“LOVE IS NOT ATTACHMENT.” Love is not a concept; nor is it something that merely bears the name of love while actually being nothing more than “attachment”—something to be sustained through effort or a relationship deemed “correct.” Love is not something an individual gives, nor is it something one acquires…

“The Moment of Awakening to The Self” The moment “Awareness” truly recognizes itself as “Awareness” for the first time, the true impersonal “you” will be struck with astonishment. It will realize that what you had previously assumed to be “yourself”—that is, the narrative constantly spun within the mind—was merely capturing…

“MISTAKEN IDENTITY” Realize that you are completely confusing the voice in your head with awareness. The voice in your head appears and disappears, whereas awareness is ever-present to perceives everything that appears and disappears within its field—those voices, external events, and all else—exactly as it is, without making a single…

“THE MIND NEVER KNOWS…” The mind never knows what it does not know; on the contrary, it thinks that it knows everything. Yet, the mind cannot know itself, for it is merely “thought” and cannot directly see itself. Awareness, however, is capable of this. Furthermore, since time is merely a…

“WHAT MATTERS IS BEING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT. -Part 2” There is a Zen teaching that says: “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” This succinctly expresses the fact that, while the outward actions may appear identical, the inner state—the very way of…

“WHAT MATTERS IS BEING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT. -Part 1” You are not a persona or character, nor are you any thought or emotion, nor are your physical body. Furthermore, you are certainly not a seeker, a thinker, or any other “doer” manifesting ideals into reality. Consequently, even your life…

“WHAT IS HAPPINESS?” The pleasure of satisfying the mind(ego) and the happiness of purely abiding as awareness are entirely different things. The former is fulfilled by conditions; it is a narrative in the head—a collection of thoughts, such as interpretations, projections, or memories, regarded as “my personal property,” “mine.” The…

“TRUTH DOES NOT DEPEND ON KNOWLEDGE (WORDS)” Neither truth, nor peace, nor love can be known through knowledge alone; because of “ignorance”—which knowledge cannot change—the awareness naturally cannot live out these things. If it were possible to grasp them through knowledge, simply creating educational materials would suffice. Yet, reality is…