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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 not uniform for everyone. Consequently, it may appear as though there are differences in speed or correctness, leading one to chase after “being right” or even, at times, to lose hope.

Yet, the truth is that there is never a single moment—not even a fleeting instant—when the true you is anything other than the perfect “(impersonal) Whole” of Oneness.

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Keep attention turned inward, and—with the utmost care and patience—unravel that “you(I)”.

For that is precisely where the truth lies.

In reality, time does not pass; furthermore, apart from thought, neither the individual—that is, “you (I)”—nor others, nor even the world itself, exists.

Furthermore, the truth is not knowledge that “you (me)” think you already possess, nor is it a new concept or spiritual teaching to be memorized, nor, of course, is it any kind of philosophical viewpoint.

Truth is when Awareness—your true, impersonal self—directly recognizes “The Self” (Reality itself) by self-observation and self-inquiry through the clarity of innermost stillness. This clarity can illuminate past the surface, “you (me)” that you identify as “yourself (myself)”—past the stories of “your (my)” life, such as achievements, memories, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—to see the Reality that exists eternally and unchangingly deep within.
That is precisely why, if you—naturally and inevitably, rather than through any effort of “yours (mine)”—completely relinquish the “doership” involved in trying to “be right” or “eliminate mistakes,” as well as the mere concept of “you (I, me)” and sincerely turn toward the Source of Being, it will eventually become quietly clear that the true “you”has always existed there, unchanging and radiant as light.

And the moment “you (I)”—that false self—is seen through (illuminated) by the clarity of the innermost stillness, it collapses without a trace.

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And yet…

If you continue to maintain constant self-observation as Awareness—that is, sustaining a state of constant alertness to the shifting movements within, while grounded in the direct sense of “being in the now”—you keep your self-awareness consistently turned inward… you will still find yourself—like a shadow creeping in unnoticed—repeatedly slipping back into identification with the familiar “you (I)” before you realize it; you will become aware of another previously unconscious assumption that “this is who I am.”

It was none other than that very “false self” (which was supposed to have collapsed) that believed everything would be over once the “false self” dissolved through enlightenment; in reality, that was merely the beginning of a new chapter.

In fact, even if the awareness realizes that nothing—such as the Nirvana the awareness might reach, the enlightenment “you (I)” might attain, or “your (my)” awakening—actually belongs to “you” or is “yours (mine)”—that is, even if one directly understands that experience is not something possessed by anyone but simply an unfolding of interconnected events that are entirely impersonal—the ego does not completely vanish. Without one realizing it, the ego reasserts ownership, and the “false self” quietly persists.

This process continues until Awareness ultimately arrives at the insight that completely burns away—thoroughly and utterly—the sense of “you (I)” and the identification with it.

It persists until Awareness sees through the “falsehood” of “you (I)” and “yours (mine)” so completely that this construct is fully dismantled, and Awareness fully realizes that it is none other than Awareness itself that causes suffering through this identification.

That is precisely why a sustained practice is required.

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Meanwhile, the mind is particularly prone to clinging to ideas such as “there are bad people in the world,” “because of them, we cannot live in peace or find happiness,” and “all of humanity must cooperate to realize a peaceful, loving world.”

This may be because thinking that there are “people who disturb the peace” outside of oneself seems to explain why one feels uncomfortable or unhappy.

Furthermore, the notion that one could guide these people onto the right path and transform their way of being—which as if it provides fulfillment of personal life purpose—gives support to narratives like “people have a role to fulfill” or “I have a mission.” These stories seem to provide a sense of meaning and significance to the existence of “you (I).”

Another reason may be the illusion that one’s heavy, painful past experiences can somehow be healed through this process.

Yet, all of this is nothing more than an illusion.

Even so, this serves as a form of self-defense—a veil obscuring the truth—born of identification with the mind. At the same time, the mind cannot let go of an unconscious faint hope—a fleeting fantasy—that by wiping away bitter past experiences and achieving total catharsis, it might finally be liberated from that heavy burden.

However, this is a perfectly natural reaction; it is a stage that everyone, to a greater or lesser extent, passes through.

This is also, when such things are clearly seen through for what they are, the door to directly knowing “The Self” at a deeper level—the path descending more deeply into “The Self”—naturally opens.

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That said, in reality, there is no path leading “somewhere”—to the Source of existence—for “The Self” as Truth has never once been hidden as ever-present.

“The Self”—the Truth that brightly illuminates all things—is always present “right here, right now.” It is merely obscured and rendered invisible by identification with and attachment to the concept of “you (I)”, which is a misperception.

Sincerely and humbly make it your absolute priority to recognize the true “you” by seeing through all the false versions of “you (I)”.

In fact, raw reality—what appears to be other people and the world—need nothing, any “your (my)” judgments or interventions based on “your (my)” perspective.

Whatever is necessary is naturally fulfilled through the interconnectedness under the laws of nature; in other words, mere phenomena of impermanence can always unfold inevitably on their own. Therefore, simply leave these matters to unfold as they will (means, let go of attachment).

Instead, more importantly, see through the root—that “falsehood”—of why you find yourself unable to refrain from judging right and wrong or interfering. (OM 🙏)