Thank you I have followed Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj for years loving his teachings and this 6 step understanding is very helpful. I am so grateful for this is something that clarifies the teaching further. Love gratitude peace to you and all Life All is One Life. ❤
The key seems to see the unlastingness of the sense of I AM. That is to say, see the moment by moment passing away of it. It is not a solid object. "Recognize the impermanence of the I am. It appears and disappears, but it is not your essence. Understand that you are the one beyond, the one who remains untouched by its coming and going. The moment the I is proven unreal, who is it who knows that the I is unreal? This knowledge within you that knows the I is unreal, that knowledge which knows change must itself be changeless, permanent."
Wow! While practising according to the steps, towards the end, I actually felt my being as something distinct from my body for a few moments. As if the body consciousness had vanished. This was my first time experiencing something like this. Thank you for this. Very grateful. 🙏
The most profound and clear way of "knowing" I ever experienced, it resonated deeply at the heart center. The I Am being also a concept, that Consciousness is also a phenomena. Yes, I feel it. Thank you ❤
Simply refuse the ego's desires and expectations and you are left with the witness watching the ego go into fits until it eventually dissolves. This is taught by ACIM also, same basics and same end result. It can be obtained also using Zazen, simply stare at a blank wall, day and night, do nothing else but eat and sleep and stare at the wall, your ego will get bored, then get nutty, then dissolve, all you need do is no-thing. All known paths are ways to use the ego to remove the ego, they all just deny the ego's desires, all desires, all the time. The Zen statement below shows the basics, minimize life to core needs for survival, nothing more is allowed as it will be an ego desire. "Before enlightenment, cut wood, carry water. After enlightenment, cut wood, carry water." All enlightenment paths have one common goal, dissolve the ego.
Is not exactly dissolving anything . The ego doesn't really exist . Is about witnessing the body , world and ego too with no identification . I am not separate but just witnessing an experience of separation . Witnessing drinking water or separation is the same .... ACIM ... there is not a gerarchie of the illusions... all are the same ... no value at all .
Does not reducing life to its core needs, basically just surviving take away from the rich experience of existence which is available to all of us? Or do you mean as in a temporary state until self realisation is realised?
TRANSCRIPT: Step one: Start from the I am. Maharaj’s guidance: Start by focusing deeply on the sense of I am. Let this awareness be your anchor without associating it with any identity. Remain centered in the experience of pure being. Meditate on the I am without words, without attaching any identity. Simply be aware of this sense of being. Dwell on the sense of I am deeply and without distraction. Simply rest in the awareness of being without striving for any outcome. Hold on to the sense I am and do not let your attention be diverted. Only the I am is certain. The I am is your only capital. The sense of I am is the root of all, yet it is not you. It is a tool for knowing. Once its purpose is served, it too must be let go.
TRANSCRIPT: Step two: Understand the transience of I am Maharaj’s guidance: Recognize the impermanence of the I am. It appears and disappears, but it is not your essence. Understand that you are the one beyond, the one who remains untouched by its coming and going. The moment the I is proven unreal, who is it who knows that the I is unreal? This knowledge within you that knows the I is unreal, that knowledge which knows change must itself be changeless, permanent. The sense of I am is the root of all, yet it is not you. It is a tool for knowing. Once its purpose is served, it too must be let go.
TRANSCRIPT: Step three: Disidentify from the body and the mind. Maharaj’s guidance: Observe the body, breath, and mind as objects of perception. Know that you are not these objects, but the witness. Stabilize in this witnessing and allow detachment from the body and mind to occur naturally. You can watch the body, so you are not the body. You can watch the breath, so you are not the vital breath. In the same way, you are not the Consciousness, but you have to become one with the Consciousness. As you stabilize in the Consciousness, dispassion for the body and for the expressions through the body occur spontaneously. The body and the mind are only instruments. You are not what is perceived, but that which perceives. Know yourself as the witness of the body and mind. Whatever happens, happens to the body and to the mind. Let it happen. Just remain aware of it without identifying.
TRANSCRIPT: Step four: Observe Consciousness as a phenomenon. Maharaj’s guidance: Once you have stabilized in the Consciousness, take the next step to observe it as a phenomenon. Do not get entangled in the content of Consciousness. Recognize that you are beyond it as the absolute witness. Having stabilized in the Consciousness, the next step is to be in a position to observe the Consciousness and all the play that is happening in the Consciousness. Just understand Consciousness itself is a phenomenon. Be aware of it without being caught up in it. You are beyond even Consciousness as the absolute Witness To know what you are, you must first know what you are not. Observe how Consciousness behaves and see that you are not the content of Consciousness.
TRANSCRIPT: Step five: Transcend all concepts. Maharaj’s guidance: Transcend all concepts, including the I am. These are merely tools, and ultimately they are limitations. Let go of all identifications and remain in your natural unlimited state. Understand that this too is also to be discarded. The principle which can pass judgment on whether the world is or is not, that principle antedates the world. All concepts, even the concept of I am, are limitations. Transcend all such limitations and remain in your natural state. You must abandon all that you think you are and all that you think the world is to know what truly is. The real is beyond concepts and names.
:TRANSCRIPT: Step six: Rest in the absolute. Maharaj’s guidance: Rest in the absolute, where there is nothing to gain or lose. It is the state beyond all needs, desires, and identifications. Simply be without any striving. When the knowingness goes, the absolute will not know I am. Appearance and disappearance, birth and death-these are the qualities of beingness. They are not your qualities. The absolute is beyond all experiences and beyond Consciousness itself. It is the state where nothing is and nothing is needed. Remain in that state in which there is no need for anything. The state where there are no needs, no desires, and no identification-that is the absolute. When you realize that you are not the person, but the witness only, and that pure awareness is your true nature, then you will be free. You will know yourself not as an object in Consciousness, but as the changeless, unchanging background upon which Consciousness appears and disappears. Stay with the I am.
It is not the Consciousness but the mind is phenomena. Consciousness is fundamental. And it "appears" or "desappears" only when it is reflected by the mind. In deep sleep the Consciousness "desappears" and it seems to us that it comes back when we wake up. In fact it is our mind either reflects the Consciousness or does not depending on its three states: waking, dreaming or deeply sleeping.
1. Be aware of *I am* sense of I am 2. Understand the transience of I am. 3. Dis identify from the Body and mind 4. Observe consciousness as a phenomenon after stabilization 5. Transcend all concepts including I am. 6. Rest in absolute
What do we teach our children/grandchildren, when they are born into a very different environment, I live in the West, We are lost. ..up against systems, schools, governments etc. What is happening to our children? I have great fear.
Yes, good point, there are a lot of different ways this is communicated. To clarify for anyone else reading... Watching how consciousness behaves is just observing the play of the mind. Thoughts, feelings, and sensations come and go, but you are not them. When you ‘observe the observer,’ you’re turning your attention back to the source of all this. You’re asking, ‘Who is it that is aware of these thoughts?’ By doing so, the mind quiets down, and you recognize that the real You is the silent, formless Presence beyond thoughts, feelings, and sensations. This Observer-our true nature-is not an object to be seen, but the very awareness through which all seeing and sensing happens. There are many different ways this is expressed in spiritual teachings. You might hear: “Who is the one watching?” “Turn attention back to the source of seeing.” “Find the one who is aware of being aware.” “Watch the watcher.” “Trace the witness back to its origin.” “Who am I that is aware of this?” “Look at the looker.” All of these point to the same insight: realising that the observer of experience is not separate from the awareness that is the experience. Thanks for commenting! 🙏
'Absolute as Witness' is putting an overlay on the Absolute isn't it? The witnessing is still a function of the mind. In 'I Am That' Nisargadatta emphasises that the final step is to dissolve that witness.🙏🏻
I am intrigued by your experimenting with AI. Your Robert Adams videos worked well. But here you have crossed the line. I would redo it. Be tasteful. The picture is awful Why not use a genuine photo? And take the music out. Otherwise nice idea. You have put a lot of thought into it. Appreciate it.
Oh no! I’ve crossed the line!? 😳😱 Haha! I appreciate the feedback - you can’t win ‘em all! 😁🙇🏻 There's a new Nisagardatta Maharaj Meditation you might prefer. ruclips.net/video/Xq5EQiOjLV4/видео.html
With my tech skills I'm flattered you even knew it was Maharaj!😁. TBH I don't think I can capture the depth and spirit in his eyes any more than I could his recreate his speech (I am still trying) . He was truly unique.❤️
@@soulspiritself True. True.. It's difficult to put into words how just the first two full sentences of "I AM THAT" feel like the whole spiritual path. Maurice Frydman (who was a Polish Jew by birth) has done an unbelievably good job in translating Maharaj Ji's words to English. I also want to mention that Maharaj Ji called him a Gñani. One can feel it in the translation..
Thank you - fascinating person. "Maurice Frydman is one of most extraordinary people I’ve ever come across and virtually nothing is known about him. And because of his connection with Ramana Maharshi, Krishnamurti, Gandhi, Nisargadatta, the Dali Lama I kind of view him in my own mind as a Forest Gump of 20th century spirituality." (David Godman).❤️
Isn't self enquiry just one step process - Just be aware of one's sense of being or Iamness and just stay there or abide in it without being distracted by anything.
Thank you I have followed Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj for years loving his teachings and this 6 step understanding is very helpful. I am so grateful for this is something that clarifies the teaching further. Love gratitude peace to you and all Life All is One Life. ❤
The key seems to see the unlastingness of the sense of I AM.
That is to say, see the moment by moment passing away of it.
It is not a solid object.
"Recognize the impermanence of the I am.
It appears and disappears, but it is not your essence.
Understand that you are the one beyond, the one who remains untouched by its coming and going.
The moment the I is proven unreal, who is it who knows that the I is unreal?
This knowledge within you that knows the I is unreal, that knowledge which knows change must itself be changeless, permanent."
Wow! While practising according to the steps, towards the end, I actually felt my being as something distinct from my body for a few moments. As if the body consciousness had vanished. This was my first time experiencing something like this. Thank you for this. Very grateful. 🙏
Wonderful! 🙏❤️
The most profound and clear way of "knowing" I ever experienced, it resonated deeply at the heart center.
The I Am being also a concept, that Consciousness is also a phenomena. Yes, I feel it.
Thank you ❤
These two such great and advanced pointers.
A beautiful 6 step process, which is magnificently articulated.
Thank you for sharing.
🙏🧡
@@ronniemuhl1477 My pleasure. Thank you Ronnie! 🙏
@@soulspiritselfYes, thank you!!! ❤🙏🕊🪷
Simply refuse the ego's desires and expectations and you are left with the witness watching the ego go into fits until it eventually dissolves. This is taught by ACIM also, same basics and same end result. It can be obtained also using Zazen, simply stare at a blank wall, day and night, do nothing else but eat and sleep and stare at the wall, your ego will get bored, then get nutty, then dissolve, all you need do is no-thing. All known paths are ways to use the ego to remove the ego, they all just deny the ego's desires, all desires, all the time. The Zen statement below shows the basics, minimize life to core needs for survival, nothing more is allowed as it will be an ego desire. "Before enlightenment, cut wood, carry water. After enlightenment, cut wood, carry water." All enlightenment paths have one common goal, dissolve the ego.
This is the first time I heard of staring at the wall. Did you try it? How long it took you to dissolve the ego?
Is not exactly dissolving anything . The ego doesn't really exist . Is about witnessing the body , world and ego too with no identification . I am not separate but just witnessing an experience of separation . Witnessing drinking water or separation is the same ....
ACIM ... there is not a gerarchie of the illusions... all are the same ... no value at all .
Wow amazing info…where can i find out about methods u explained??
Or look and see the original face, nothing else required.
Does not reducing life to its core needs, basically just surviving take away from the rich experience of existence which is available to all of us? Or do you mean as in a temporary state until self realisation is realised?
TRANSCRIPT:
Step one:
Start from the I am.
Maharaj’s guidance: Start by focusing deeply on the sense of I am.
Let this awareness be your anchor without associating it with any identity.
Remain centered in the experience of pure being.
Meditate on the I am without words, without attaching any identity.
Simply be aware of this sense of being.
Dwell on the sense of I am deeply and without distraction.
Simply rest in the awareness of being without striving for any outcome.
Hold on to the sense I am and do not let your attention be diverted.
Only the I am is certain.
The I am is your only capital.
The sense of I am is the root of all, yet it is not you.
It is a tool for knowing.
Once its purpose is served, it too must be let go.
TRANSCRIPT:
Step two:
Understand the transience of I am
Maharaj’s guidance: Recognize the impermanence of the I am.
It appears and disappears, but it is not your essence.
Understand that you are the one beyond, the one who remains untouched by its coming and going.
The moment the I is proven unreal, who is it who knows that the I is unreal?
This knowledge within you that knows the I is unreal, that knowledge which knows change must itself be changeless, permanent.
The sense of I am is the root of all, yet it is not you.
It is a tool for knowing.
Once its purpose is served, it too must be let go.
TRANSCRIPT:
Step three:
Disidentify from the body and the mind.
Maharaj’s guidance: Observe the body, breath, and mind as objects of perception.
Know that you are not these objects, but the witness.
Stabilize in this witnessing and allow detachment from the body and mind to occur naturally.
You can watch the body, so you are not the body.
You can watch the breath, so you are not the vital breath.
In the same way, you are not the Consciousness, but you have to become one with the Consciousness.
As you stabilize in the Consciousness, dispassion for the body and for the expressions through the body occur spontaneously.
The body and the mind are only instruments.
You are not what is perceived, but that which perceives.
Know yourself as the witness of the body and mind.
Whatever happens, happens to the body and to the mind.
Let it happen.
Just remain aware of it without identifying.
TRANSCRIPT:
Step four:
Observe Consciousness as a phenomenon.
Maharaj’s guidance: Once you have stabilized in the Consciousness, take the next step to observe it as a phenomenon.
Do not get entangled in the content of Consciousness.
Recognize that you are beyond it as the absolute witness.
Having stabilized in the Consciousness, the next step is to be in a position to observe the Consciousness and all the play that is happening in the Consciousness.
Just understand Consciousness itself is a phenomenon.
Be aware of it without being caught up in it.
You are beyond even Consciousness as the absolute Witness
To know what you are, you must first know what you are not.
Observe how Consciousness behaves and see that you are not the content of Consciousness.
TRANSCRIPT:
Step five: Transcend all concepts.
Maharaj’s guidance: Transcend all concepts, including the I am.
These are merely tools, and ultimately they are limitations.
Let go of all identifications and remain in your natural unlimited state.
Understand that this too is also to be discarded.
The principle which can pass judgment on whether the world is or is not, that principle antedates the world.
All concepts, even the concept of I am, are limitations.
Transcend all such limitations and remain in your natural state.
You must abandon all that you think you are and all that you think the world is to know what truly is.
The real is beyond concepts and names.
:TRANSCRIPT:
Step six:
Rest in the absolute.
Maharaj’s guidance: Rest in the absolute, where there is nothing to gain or lose.
It is the state beyond all needs, desires, and identifications.
Simply be without any striving.
When the knowingness goes, the absolute will not know I am.
Appearance and disappearance, birth and death-these are the qualities of beingness.
They are not your qualities.
The absolute is beyond all experiences and beyond Consciousness itself.
It is the state where nothing is and nothing is needed.
Remain in that state in which there is no need for anything.
The state where there are no needs, no desires, and no identification-that is the absolute.
When you realize that you are not the person, but the witness only, and that pure awareness is your true nature, then you will be free.
You will know yourself not as an object in Consciousness, but as the changeless, unchanging background upon which Consciousness appears and disappears.
Stay with the I am.
Beautiful distillation of essence and nectar.
Be blessed.
Truly excellent 🙏
Thank you for sharing your profound understanding.
Great! Priceless pointings... thanks so much 🩷🧡💛
It is not the Consciousness but the mind is phenomena. Consciousness is fundamental. And it "appears" or "desappears" only when it is reflected by the mind. In deep sleep the Consciousness "desappears" and it seems to us that it comes back when we wake up. In fact it is our mind either reflects the Consciousness or does not depending on its three states: waking, dreaming or deeply sleeping.
Nisargadatta distinguishes between awareness and consciousness in his way of teaching.
L O V E N GOOD WISHES to all❤😊
🙏🙏🙏
☮❤🙏
1. Be aware of *I am* sense of I am
2. Understand the transience of I am.
3. Dis identify from the Body and mind
4. Observe consciousness as a phenomenon after stabilization
5. Transcend all concepts including I am.
6. Rest in absolute
Wonderful❤!! The voice of Maharaj was nonetheless less sharp
Wow, now there's a road map! Can anyone tell me where to find this as text? e.g. "I Am That" page?? Thanks
Google: I Am That pdf. and you'll get a few choices.
i used it from the New Testament where Jesus was supposed to have said "Peace, be still and Know I AM THAT I AM" It took me four years to get results!
What do we teach our children/grandchildren, when they are born into a very different environment, I live in the West, We are lost.
..up against systems, schools, governments etc.
What is happening to our children? I have great fear.
Observe how consciousness behaves. You are not the content of the consciousness. What does it mean. Observe the observer?
Yes, good point, there are a lot of different ways this is communicated.
To clarify for anyone else reading...
Watching how consciousness behaves is just observing the play of the mind. Thoughts, feelings, and sensations come and go, but you are not them.
When you ‘observe the observer,’ you’re turning your attention back to the source of all this. You’re asking, ‘Who is it that is aware of these thoughts?’ By doing so, the mind quiets down, and you recognize that the real You is the silent, formless Presence beyond thoughts, feelings, and sensations.
This Observer-our true nature-is not an object to be seen, but the very awareness through which all seeing and sensing happens.
There are many different ways this is expressed in spiritual teachings. You might hear:
“Who is the one watching?”
“Turn attention back to the source of seeing.”
“Find the one who is aware of being aware.”
“Watch the watcher.”
“Trace the witness back to its origin.”
“Who am I that is aware of this?”
“Look at the looker.”
All of these point to the same insight: realising that the observer of experience is not separate from the awareness that is the experience.
Thanks for commenting! 🙏
@@soulspiritself so the observe IS the experience?
Yes! Then we have to drop the thought of observing and of there being an observer.
@@soulspiritself Thanks 🙏so wonderfully explained 🌸
Is Absolute as Witness conscious of witnessing?
'Absolute as Witness' is putting an overlay on the Absolute isn't it?
The witnessing is still a function of the mind. In 'I Am That' Nisargadatta emphasises that the final step is to dissolve that witness.🙏🏻
I am intrigued by your experimenting with AI.
Your Robert Adams videos worked well.
But here you have crossed the line.
I would redo it.
Be tasteful.
The picture is awful
Why not use a genuine photo?
And take the music out.
Otherwise nice idea.
You have put a lot of thought into it.
Appreciate it.
Oh no! I’ve crossed the line!? 😳😱
Haha! I appreciate the feedback - you can’t win ‘em all! 😁🙇🏻
There's a new Nisagardatta Maharaj Meditation you might prefer. ruclips.net/video/Xq5EQiOjLV4/видео.html
I thought the I Am sense was the disidentification from the body and mind.
That's where it leads us. When we fully sense "I Am," we notice that it’s independent of our body and mind and the disidentification begins.
AI generated picture misses the shine in the eyes of Shri Nisargadatt Maharaj.
Please pay attention to his eyes in other videos on RUclips.
With my tech skills I'm flattered you even knew it was Maharaj!😁. TBH I don't think I can capture the depth and spirit in his eyes any more than I could his recreate his speech (I am still trying) . He was truly unique.❤️
@@soulspiritself True. True..
It's difficult to put into words how just the first two full sentences of "I AM THAT" feel like the whole spiritual path.
Maurice Frydman (who was a Polish Jew by birth) has done an unbelievably good job in translating Maharaj Ji's words to English.
I also want to mention that Maharaj Ji called him a Gñani. One can feel it in the translation..
Thank you - fascinating person.
"Maurice Frydman is one of most extraordinary people I’ve ever come across and virtually nothing is known about him. And because of his connection with Ramana Maharshi, Krishnamurti, Gandhi, Nisargadatta, the Dali Lama I kind of view him in my own mind as a Forest Gump of 20th century spirituality." (David Godman).❤️
Isn't self enquiry just one step process - Just be aware of one's sense of being or Iamness and just stay there or abide in it without being distracted by anything.
Whose voice is this?
Digitally generated voice.
Thanks. Yes it's a combination of two British-Indian actors and some adjusting. Roshan Seth is the key influence.
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dººb! Aware