Artwork by Priyam Saini, Rishikesh
hello george and holger
hello shai
ola diana como estas
and tara
nice to to be with you
so we will start this meeting with a brief
guided meditation and then we can have a discussion
so you are welcome to if you want to close your eyes or simply
turn your attention inwardly
and welcome
your experience
whichever way it is appearing to you
the sensations in your body
the heart beat
the sensation of the breath
you don’t need to do anything
no need to fix anything or
seek anything right now
whatever thoughts appear
simply be
notice that
you are the
reality that hears these words
without any effort
notice that
you are aware
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and that awareness is real
notice that
whatever you perceive
such as this song of the birds
or the sensations in the body
they keep changing
but awareness
presence
i
do not
change
in your experience there is
awareness
which is changeless
and there is that which
appears and disappears
sensations in the body
thoughts
images
memories
feelings
and on the other hand awareness
you are this aware presence
in this moment taking on the form of hearing these words
you are this transparent aware presence
in this moment taking the sensation of
breathing
you are this effortless transparent presence
in this moment
taking on the form of
an image
a image of a man a woman
you are shiva
taking on the form of shakti
like the ocean taking on the form of waves
or water taking on the form of waves
or rain
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raindrops
although shiva takes on the form of
infinite minds and infinite worlds and infinite sensations
it remains transparent
it remains complete
it remains untouched
unstained
undisturbed
shiva is never seeking anything
shiva is not
trying to improve
anything
because it is the creator
and the perceiver
the source
when you imagine yourself to be a woman a man a person
then you experience the sense of limitation
the worry and the concern
you imagine yourself to be a human being
rather than the reality of consciousness
the reality of being
when you reduce yourself
from universal being to
personal human being
you feel and you experience yourself
to be a mortal body-mind
the sense of lack and fear of death
and worry about the future
and you try to find peace and freedom
for the body mind
for the imaginary person that you believe yourself to be
but it’s not possible to find peace and happiness for an imaginary character
and so you experience disappointment
depression
powerlessness
meaninglessness
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but whenever you let go of the belief that you are a person a man a woman
then order is restored
the ocean is not a wave
you are not a limited personal self
consciousness is your reality
and consciousness has no borders
and no location
consciousness is not located in your brain or behind your eyes
there is no location
which means freedom
consciousness awareness
your experience right now
of awareness
it’s not
it’s not a body
it’s not a brain
or
we believe that
consciousness is made out of
molecules and atoms it’s made out of matter
or consciousness is made out of
thoughts and mind
these are just beliefs
without any foundation
if you go directly to your experience right now
the reality that perceives
this reality is not male or female
reality that hears these words
is not sitting on a chair or on a couch
go to your experience of awareness
because awareness is your experience
is not a belief
i am aware
i perceive
i consciousness
whatever it is
you use the word consciousness i
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perceive
not i female body or a male body
i is this presence right now it’s not a story
not a history of my past and my future
what happened to me when i was 12 years old
i is not in time
not in the past and in the future
i is
the eternity of being
this entire
contemplation and inquiry
about truth
about reality
is the inquiry into
causeless peace freedom and happiness
joy
it’s not an academic study
we know peace
we know love
we know freedom
not conceptually
but experientially
deep down in our heart
we know our true self
let it
let it be
allow it
allow it to
rise to the surface