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“NOT SIMPLY THAT WE WANT TO KNOW THE METHOD.”

It is not simply that we all wants to know mere method.

That is why, no matter the subject, even if someone tells us, “It’s actually a very simple method,” we never simply go ahead and do it.

And yet, at the same time, we are constantly seeking the path of shortcut or bypass, to avoid the pain, to get peace faster.

“This isn’t it.”

“No, this isn’t it either,” we keep muttering.

So, why is that?

Is it because the method we were taught seemed too simple to be true?

Or is it because we aren’t open-minded?

Or is our ego too strong—making us unable to tolerate being taught by others?

No, none of those are the reason.

The reason is simply that we don’t just want to know how to do it.

What we really want to know is why we can’t do it.

Why can’t “I”believe in myself the way that person does?

Why can’t “I” move forward like them?

Why can’t “I” love myself the way they do? We want to know the reason for that.

And so, we keep thinking…

We keep thinking endlessly…

And yet, as time goes by without ever truly understanding, we keep reinforcing the belief that “there is something missing in me.”

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At this point, due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the “self,” we get trapped in a loop of comparison and judgment—unable to break free.

But the reality is…

For instance, the reason we cannot believe others’ words is that we cannot believe in pure presence. Even if we aren’t consciously aware that we are being dishonest with the presence, somewhere deep down, we know that fact to be true.

Or conversely, we might swallow others’ words whole, blindly trusting those we deem superior—without ever verifying the words we’ve “understood.”

Whether we doubt the words of others or blindly believe them (submitting to authority), the underlying root of both behaviors is presence-doubt.

That is why we cling to the black-and-white judgments of the mind (the ego, “self”)—choosing either to doubt everything or believe everything—and remain attached to familiar values ​​and the opinions that reinforce them.

This happens because familiar ways of judging things provide a sense of security simply because they are familiar, or may be the only way we know.

Consequently, we never question our own judgments.

Furthermore, we fail to look at the fundamental misconception about the “self” that lies at the root of it all.

In other words, even though what we truly want to believe in is something other than the mind (the ego, “self”), we fail to realize the need to examine that very point.

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What is needed is not to ponder “what should be done” or “what the problem is,” but rather to look directly at the “self” and ask, “Why do I consider this a problem?”

In the situation described above, can you see yourself reacting to each thought that arises in the mind—one after another—as if those thoughts were all your own?

Can you see the distortions present in the very premises—before the issue itself is even addressed—such as unconsciously comparing things that cannot be compared or attempting to judge matters that are unknown?

Can you see how you repeatedly fall into the same patterns, effectively hypnotizing yourself over and over again?

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When you notice words and (re)actions you are repeating unconsciously, pose a simple question to each of them:

“Why is that?”
“What is it that requires this?”

Do not rush to find an answer.

Instead, patiently continue to ask questions about the same matter, over and over again.

That is the beginning toward the truth.

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Sooner or later, you will come to realize: “It wasn’t the fickle ‘me’ at all—constantly shifting from one thing to another—that I (awareness) wanted to believe in. On the contrary, without even realizing it, I (awareness) was believing in ‘something that always existed deep within’—something that sees everything—and I (awareness) might simply want to feel that presence as something more certain and as nothing wrong at all. Yet, I (awareness) was confused all along, unable to distinguish between ‘me’ and ‘that something deep within.’ There was never any need to do anything to begin with. And I (awareness) knew all of this throughout this entire process; there is no ‘self’ at all, was any journey, on the contrary, I (awareness) is the only presence, and I have been always here and now.”

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And that is perfectly fine.

None of us has an “ideal self” we are supposed to become.

There was never any role to play in saving humanity or the Earth; we simply wanted to know the pure presence—The Self—directly.

We unconsciously, but always knew somehow that the “presence” is solely in the moment of “present.”

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So, stop pursuing an imagined enlightenment.

For everything exists in the present moment.

And that’s all there is. (OM 🙏)