
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/onenessme (see two parts there)
Bhagavan: Michael you look like one of the
ancient Indian rishis. (Laughter.) Shall we go ahead with the questions.
Q1: Sri
Bhagavan, how would you recommend stabilizing the still mind and the flowering
heart, while still working on our charges and awareness? Could you discuss
practicing the awareness exercise as you suggested? The increments of 7
minutes, 7 times a day for 21 days straight to break the habit of the mind.
This is more difficult than I imagined it would be. Would you please give us a
strong blessing to help us with becoming more aware Q: Sri Bhagavan, how would
you recommend stabilizing the still mind and the flowering heart, while still
working on our charges and awareness? Could you discuss practicing the
awareness exercise as you suggested? The increments of 7 minutes, 7 times a day
for 21 days straight to break the habit of the mind. This is more difficult
than I imagined it would be. Would you please give us a strong blessing to help
us with becoming more aware. (Laughter.)
Bhagavan: The questions clearly indicate that
you've been working hard. And I'm very, very happy with it. So now I'll try to
help you. First of all you have to have a clear understanding of the teachings.
These are very subtle teachings
and it is somewhat difficult to clearly get to know exactly what they are
talking about. Once you understand it, it's going to be very, very easy. All that I'm trying to
communicate to you is there is nowhere to go.
You have assumed that as youpractice
inner integrity, that you'll be aware of something , and that you are going to
achieve something or you're going to get somewhere. That's not it at all. (Laughter)*.
. * the charges and be free of your charges...no. What we're telling is the
content is not important at all. The content could be anything. It could be
anger, hatred, jealousy, fear, lust whatever you want. It could be anything. It
does not matter at all because they are not contents of your mind. They are
contents of collective consciousness. It is a vast ocean on which the waves are
arising and ceasing. So every moment, something arises, something ceases. It is not under your
control at all. We're all
connected. And even connected to ancient times. All that memory is still there.
It's called the Akashic records. Everything is flowing
through us. And if you identify yourself with it, we call it the anatma or some thought
identification. So, Its all
happening there. And your job, or your function is just to see what is
happening. Just to be aware of what is going on.
You are imagining that if you
become aware of jealousy, you will
become free of jealousy. It is not at all that. The teaching says if you're
aware of jealousy, that is it. That's all. To be aware of it is joy. To be
aware of it is freedom. Not that something is going to happen to jealousy. Not
at all. The content is not important.
It could be jealousy, it could be hatred, it could be lust, it could be
anything. The question is: are you aware at that moment what is
going on. Now for a moment, jealousy might arise. It could cease. The first
time it arose, maybe you identify yourself with that. Then it went away. Maybe after sometime
it could come back. This time, if you're going to be aware of jealousy, that is
the moment of awakening. You are awakened at that point in time. You're enlightened at that point in
time. You might lose it a moment
later. Maybe it will again come back. Maybe again you'll be aware of it.
Whenever you are aware, that is the first step, that is the last step. Awareness is not going to take you
anywhere at all. Not at all. You are imagining that after that you're going to get somewhere. No. The first
step is the last step. That's all. There is no second step.
So, the content that is happening inside is of
no consequence. If you're aware of it, there is tremendous joy. There is much
more to talk. I will not talk about that because it will make into a concept
and you will try to get there. Again the same mistake will happen.
So, you're on the right track, the only problem
is that you're trying to reach out and get somewhere. There is nowhere to go. Nothing at all. The
charge is there. It's not a question of being clear of the charge. Are you
aware of the charges, that's all. It's not that you need a still mind. The mind
is not at all still. The question is are you aware that the mind is not still.
That's all. it's over. That is a
still mind. If you're aware and see "Oh my God, what has happened?" That is the
first step. The next step is to
say "Oh my God I'm saying Oh my God." *. . .* You have condemned it.
So the problem starts with the naming. The
moment you say it's a charge, then what charge? Where it came? The whole story
comes. So you have to observe the fact that you are naming. The mind is constantly naming. If it stops
naming, the mind has no role to
play at all. Just put it in some
basket somewhere, it's lying there. So you have to observe this process of naming. That's all. Everything else automatically stops. You're
just intensely aware. To be intensely aware is all that there is. You're
living. You're in the moment. It's finished. There's nowhere to go. It's quite
simple. It looks difficult. *. . .* some misunderstanding. Go ahead we'll soon
get there. I'll be giving you a very, very powerful blessing to help you out.
So I'm very, very happy that you're applying and that you've found the
difficulties. Now I'll bail you out.
Q2: Sri
Bhagavan, would you discuss meditating with you for three minutes, so we can
spend this time most effectively? What are you meditating on for these three
minutes?
Basically, I'm trying to see your mind, what is
going in your mind. And then, as far as I'm concerned I'm intensely aware as to
whatever is going on, not in my mind but in your mind. I'm intensely aware of
all that is going on inside you and I'm trying to push you into a state of
awareness. That you'll see the way I'm seeing it. Now because we are in the
second meeting I think and as we get fine-tuned to each other and we increase
the amount of time, it will be possible for you to see the mind the way I'm
seeing it. That's what I'm trying
to do. I'm constantly seeing what's going on in your mind. How you're
struggling, how you're naming, how you're condemning , how you are trying to
get somewhere.
All this I'm watching. *. . .* You are not doing that. I am watching exactly what
is going on in your mind and through the course of time what will happen is
you'll do exactly what I do. You'll also be able to watch it like that. Then
it's all over. That's the way I'm trying to help you. But three minutes is a
very short time. Three minutes is for the purpose of my getting used to
you and you getting used to me
because I have never done this kind of thing on a Skype earlier so I'm also practicing.
You'll also be practicing and soon you'll be able to do it together very, very easily. It's going
to happen.
So that's the answer for the third question. So
now shall we meditate? (Laughter and comment about only two questions that took
awhile) It looks like Michael is already getting into a state. It's such a
beautiful place, your place. I'm able to enjoy it, *...* getting a good feeling.
People are getting a very good feeling. So we shall now move into meditation
now. Try to see if you can just see what is going on there without condemning,
without justifying, without trying to get anywhere. There's nowhere to go. Just
see what's going on. Try it his time. Soon we'll be able to get there.
Meditation. Love you all. Love you. Namaste Michael, Namaste. Thank you.