There is a falling away of the distinction between the inside and the outside world.

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  • Shifting Attention from Body to Awareness: Understanding Presence Beyond Self.
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    Summary:
    The speaker addresses the concept of attention and how people often believe they can control it. They discuss the common misconception that individuals consciously direct their attention to specific areas, like the heart or the feeling of "I am." However, the speaker argues that this is an illusion-attention is not something we actively move; rather, it happens on its own. This shift from head-based, thought-driven awareness to heart-centered embodiment typically occurs naturally.
    The speaker elaborates on the relationship between thoughts and feelings, emphasizing that they are deeply interconnected and not separate entities. As one becomes more present in the body, the discomfort that may arise from years of neglect surfaces, and this can be both pleasurable and scary. People may mistakenly believe they've done something wrong or that spirituality doesn't work for them, but it's actually part of a process of greater self-awareness.
    Attention, according to the speaker, is not something one "does" but something that simply happens. Remaining present to bodily sensations without fear or being overwhelmed leads to an energetic experience where the individual and the world merge, losing the sense of separation between "inside" and "outside."
    In conclusion, the speaker advises that becoming present to everything happening in the moment is key. The idea of "putting attention in attention" is misleading; instead, it's about remaining deeply aware of the present, recognizing the interconnectedness of thoughts and feelings, and allowing the natural process of attention and embodiment to unfold.
    This summary covers the major points discussed, with a focus on the nature of attention, the role of the body, and the speaker's philosophical perspective on awareness.
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  • @LisaCairnsClips
    @LisaCairnsClips  3 дня назад

    ChatGpt's transcription of the clip:
    So when the attention tends to slip into the body, how can one shift it to the attention itself? I don't quite know what you mean by that, but what I can do is see if something resonates. So you think that, or maybe you don't think that, but most people think that they are moving their attention. And when the teacher says "Put your attention on the 'I am'", or "put your attention on the heart", they are putting the attention on the heart or on the 'I am' feeling.
    But it's actually an illusion, no one does. So no one is moving the attention down. Attention is moved down and there is an afterthought that tells the story "I did it, I did it". But no one really does - it happens. Often Adyashanti talks about the movement from the head to the heart. First, you move from the head to the heart. It means moving from personal consciousness that is very much here and in the mind and imagination, to becoming truly embodied and in the body, from the head to the heart.
    And it usually happens by itself, there is always something that happens by itself. It is an exploration of this subject that happens by itself, not that you do it - something happens, and then there is a movement from the attention in mind, in time, in you and in the history of you and others, to the movement into the body. And it can be incredibly pleasant and scary at the same time, because the body can have a lot of discomfort after years of being ignored. Sometimes people think they've done something wrong and then they try to get back on their feet, or they think spirituality doesn't work for them. But actually you become more and more aware of the connection between your thoughts and feelings.
    An integration takes place, and the feelings in the body are deeply connected to the thoughts, and the thoughts are deeply connected to the feelings. They are not separate - they are both energy. And what if it's not an abandonment and a distancing from it, which is also not something you do - it's something that happens, or it's God, whatever you want to call it. So if you remain with bodily sensations and are not afraid of them or overwhelmed by them, eventually the body will expand, or there is a falling away of the distinction between the inside and the outside world. You and the world become one and the same, and it is an energetic experience. It's not something intellectual, like you suddenly understand the unit. Many people, including some who teach, have understood it, but it is not an energetic experience.
    The energetic experience is to stop feeling like you're stopping here. In a sense, everything is inside you, or everything is a reflection of you - not you as the character, but you as the pure being. And the character is what is apparently experienced through it, but it is no longer the center of the world - it is an experience that comes and goes.
    So what was the question? So when the attention tends to slip into the body, how can one shift it to the attention itself? If you are truly present in the body, then you are in the attention itself. You are not in the attention of the self when you are absent here, when you are in thoughts and ideas and in a kind of distance from yourself. So when you are present in the body, the attention is in itself.
    The personal consciousness is in the personal consciousness, it remains still. We can say it in many different ways about what apparently happens through the process. It may feel like you're doing it, like you're paying attention to your body, but ultimately it's not something you're doing - it's something that's happening. But what many teachers talk about is being present in everything that happens. Because if you put the attention in the attention, it's not really a thing, because where does the attention begin and end? What really happens is that a tremendous presence arises when you do.
    It can feel like you're putting the attention in the attention, because you've named things as certain things. But where is the distinction between the attention and all that is in the experience? The same applies to bodily sensations - where does fear begin and end? If it's fear, we can say it's in the solar plexus, but if you really go into it, the fear is everywhere - it's the walls, the room, the sky, the light - everything is possible.
    But the person likes very clear boundaries, and it can get scared if it doesn't have clear boundaries. Sometimes it needs clear boundaries. The clear limit would be to simply be present with everything that happens - that is to put the attention in the attention. It's not like you really need to find anything... I hope that made some sense. Thank you very much.

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    @samueleguglielmo-v3c 3 дня назад

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