When I was a child my grandmother would tell me "Be still". 40 years later, down my spiritual path, I'm finally beginning to understand what she really meant.
The habit of resisting the present moment is so strong we need to 'renew' our decision to 'Allow everything to be as it is' ... every few moments. One moment you may have it, then resistance comes back in, then you must allow it to be as it is once again, then resistance comes back in. Etc, etc. . It's really something which can be developed through practice, but practice based on relinquishing resistance rather than any sort of will-power.
@@GratefulZen Yep. Let them bubble. What I've learned is that if they're meant to bubble, they will. And as long as they are meant to bubble and how intensely they are meant to bubble is not within our control. All we do is sit back and watch the show :)
This was very eyeopening and powerful teaching for me. I have really tried to reach this acceptance " to let everything be at it is" and not worry about my illness. I discovered that the more I worry the more my worrying feeling grows and sometimes ends up in a panic and I feel even worse. Listening to this teaching really drag be "back" to the earth so to say. In the end when Adyashanti said, "Just stop". I really stopped and I felt stillness I haven't felt in a long time. Thank you from the deepest of my heart.
The ending, especially felt so great! I was listening at first while making my bed. When you suggested the idea of considering that we might not even know what it means… what anything really means, I felt so relaxed. I felt relief in not having to know. I sat down, closed my eyes, my breathing slowed and I could feel a physical opening of my heart!
I have been getting intuitive messages for a long time now..in a meditation about who i am I kept hearing Ashanti........so of course i googled and utubed it and of course can up w the old singer...I just now came across these videos..and I know this is where it was leading me...I keep telling everyone i keep hearing be still....my inner higher self tells me be still constantly. Thank you so much
well said Adya, impeccable timing... as I was just in meditation and observing this presence in awareness observing the aggressive tendency toward the neglect of that part of ourselves that may-or may not feel it didn’t show up. That it didn’t open enough, say enough, do well enough, be well enough, remain calm enough, remain understanding enough, love enough, write truthfully enough. It’s a powerful perspective to boil down the supposedly self betterment motivation behind these perspectives , and see the ruthless prowess speaking underlying , you are not enough, you did not meet the moment 🌺
I stumbled over this 7 years ago when you were talking about “the middle way”. This to me is still one of the most profound truths there is. I think it’s why your Audible “true meditation” rings so true for me and is such a relief.❤️🙏🏼
Genius In it’s simplicity & delivery. And Adya’s effortlessly Gracious manner is a tangible energy of humility and kindness felt in droves as he speaks .... maybe the ultimate teaching. X
Thank you, for being and sharing. I accidentally had Auto-play on and I came here from another window to turn it off and continue what I was doing, then I noticed the title, and allowed it to be as it is. :) I always get a shot of giddiness and joy when recognizing the universe's clever communication skills,
To allow everything to be as it is requires you to see that there is no one to decide about leaving things as they are. It already is as it is before any decision would be made.
Adya is about the only person in the world I feel is truly authentic. he is the bravest man I know because he is the simplest man I know. when I listen to him: it feels like home.
@@lilmixdboy i don't know those two other men but i'm sure all 3 of them EMBODY the same force--the force that moves all of us but is truly realized by (still) too few of us
During this time of having fought all my life i come to the conclusion that thinking has kept me from feeling what will happen in my body. So beautiful to hear this Adyashanti.
Definitely the hardest thing in this world is our responsibility toward others and the body. To realise we have to still traverse this physical life after realising that we are heavenly souls that belong in heaven beyond the physical, is the hardest thing to bear. I cannot bear it.
When I allow, then within it I find my mind trying to manipulate. If I get comfortable with something I was fighting, my mind comes in and says, “if I get comfortable and accept this, THEN it’ll change”. So I watch my mind trying to change it by not trying to change it. Then I watch my mind getting mad at myself for all the manipulation and for not being farther along on the path. Grrrr.
Yes. And I closed my eyes to feel it fully and when I opened them the video was finished. I felt like a kid who had continued to stay upright on my bike after the grown up had let go. Beautiful.
I have been practicing silent vigil. I acknowledge what is, allow it, then let it pass. I did this the other day when I saw a truck that was advertising the person’s beliefs that appear racist. It was a great practice and I was able to let go of judgment. It set me free.
This is one of the most powerful videos I’ve ever seen. Just being. To stop. I believe it works, and inside, I know it does. But it does more than “work”, it heals, it mends, it allows. It is.
When I attempt to truly allow things to be as they are I meet a lot of fear. There is a tremendous fear that if I allow things to be as they are then nothing will change for the better. Or that I won’t take any action to change things, like go to protests or clean my room, or bathe. Part of me knows this probably won’t happen, but still there is SO much fear.
If you haven't already, please read "Letting Go" by Dr David R. Hawkins to learn how to deal with this fear. He had helped me tremendously with the same thing. I was not able to accept the present moment because of that fear and many other attachments, and since I followed his advice I am peacful and happy with whatever life brings. Read the book and see for yourself. Much love!
Fear has been ingrained in our collective consciousness. Look for this changing from fear to faith. Explore what it means to be still, for you, he says. "Dare I do that for a second or two?" It's deep. Listen again.💚
Typical anti-white male rhetoric that's everywhere these days. Look into the story of Eckhart Tolle...he was about ready to kill himself and then had a huge opening. If you're suicidal, you're suicidal.
Very ignorant and divisive comment ..but when you’re angry, you’re angry, when you’re ignorant, you’re ignorant, when you’re afraid , you’re afraid. Wisdom such as this has helped me through real poverty. Being still has helped me not add fuel to the fire of my own mental health sickness..wisdom like this has helped me understand that money and privilege will not grant you peace and joy. I wish you love and peace my friend.
I would recommend Mooji (or Papaji) to listeners who can’t help but judge the “privilege” of the speaker and can’t even listen to the message. Mooji isn’t white and is from India so maybe he will fit and check off your identity politics mental checklist. But he is male, so if that doesn’t do then there’s Gangaji. She is white however so you might just be out of luck if that still isn’t good enough. Lmao smh...
Thank you so much. As the "I" loses its power, the I refocuses on the world around me, and it seduces me into trying to change it. I watch this from another view, fully aware that its my ego that desires change, but unable to stop it. When I let go, I see the lineage of suffering handed down from moment to moment and see no fault, no blame, nothing besides cause and effect playing out. It still brings up pain, but there isn't that forceful anger and desire to change behind it. Everyday brings grace in forms I cannot expect, and your video was just that.
Beautiful. Really beautiful 🙏 I honestly hadn’t realised I assumed I knew what it meant…and I know that when I don’t know (!) and genuinely accept that I don’t, only then do I have the slightest chance of actually finding out. Well, there’s my invitation….the ending…beautiful! Thank you Adya.
i think it basically means - - to understand that control is an illusion. You can't control your universe and "make it better"...so chill out, let go and enjoy the show!. What you look at as a "bad event" might be good for you in the long run, In fact it alsmot always is so let go and let things happen as they come to you. Observe the show and chill out.. You don't see it but you are where you're supposed to be. Stay present and just look, hear and breathe.
This is the bottom line of life! I use this as a reminder when I get out of whack lol. I love how he takes it to a deeper level and understanding in his own creative way of explaining it. Why we love Adyashanti. 🙏
For those of us who have a profession that involves extreme swings of emotions on a minute to minute basis (poker players, stock market traders, professional athletes) this advice is invaluable. Thanks
You should only stop after your basic needs of food and shelter are met. If you’re working a job you hate but can’t quit because you have no other source of income you will have anxiety. I was only able to stop after achieving passive rental income.
I doubt that the discriminating mind ever understands: what it means to stop. And that's the point of this practice: to get beyond discriminating mind.
I notice allowing things to be as they are means to acknowledge I don't have the power to change things as they are righr now... ego doesn't like it, because it feels unsafe just being at the receiving end of what happens right now...
Allowing those scared parts of you that are terrified not to be able to allow things as it is, that's the tricky part. Once you can do that and keep allowing the panic to not fuck it up to be as it is.. I'm afraid right now.
When I was a child my grandmother would tell me "Be still". 40 years later, down my spiritual path, I'm finally beginning to understand what she really meant.
The positive is you finally got it, most never get it. Congratulations to you!!
@@mccarthyroderick
Indeed, thank you. I feel very fortunate. ♥️🙏
The habit of resisting the present moment is so strong we need to 'renew' our decision to 'Allow everything to be as it is' ... every few moments. One moment you may have it, then resistance comes back in, then you must allow it to be as it is once again, then resistance comes back in. Etc, etc. . It's really something which can be developed through practice, but practice based on relinquishing resistance rather than any sort of will-power.
Love it when Adya creates "space" between the words in his teachings...
I think this is why it’s hard to go to bed sometimes. I don’t want to really stop.
“Don’t just do something, sit there!” Not so easy!
@@GratefulZen Isn't it funny how tough it is to just sit and be?
Divine Humanity Really! Anxieties, restlessness, “shoulds” just start bubbling up!
@@GratefulZen Yep. Let them bubble. What I've learned is that if they're meant to bubble, they will. And as long as they are meant to bubble and how intensely they are meant to bubble is not within our control. All we do is sit back and watch the show :)
Divine Humanity What’s the title of the show, High Anxiety?
This was very eyeopening and powerful teaching for me. I have really tried to reach this acceptance " to let everything be at it is" and not worry about my illness. I discovered that the more I worry the more my worrying feeling grows and sometimes ends up in a panic and I feel even worse. Listening to this teaching really drag be "back" to the earth so to say. In the end when Adyashanti said, "Just stop". I really stopped and I felt stillness I haven't felt in a long time. Thank you from the deepest of my heart.
Every word you said:)
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wow, this might have been the first time in my life i stopped, while i thought i stop regularly. thankyou.
Only these people like adyshanthi can save the present world.
You and he are one
Nothing needs to be saved. Everything is as it is. Stop.
@@AndiGee exactly
The world doesn't need to be saved. Allow everything to be as it is. 😛
No one is coming to save us, and so, we must have ourselves.
The ending, especially felt so great! I was listening at first while making my bed. When you suggested the idea of considering that we might not even know what it means… what anything really means, I felt so relaxed. I felt relief in not having to know. I sat down, closed my eyes, my breathing slowed and I could feel a physical opening of my heart!
❤️
I noticed that not having to defend a position is such a relief....disagreement becomes a joke instead of a drama.
this is perfect for 10min meditation. "Be still and know that I am God '' - Psalm 46:10
Thank you for this. I think I need to listen to it every day.
I saw this at just the right time. Extremely powerful transmission of peace. Thank you so much.🙏💐
I have been getting intuitive messages for a long time now..in a meditation about who i am I kept hearing Ashanti........so of course i googled and utubed it and of course can up w the old singer...I just now came across these videos..and I know this is where it was leading me...I keep telling everyone i keep hearing be still....my inner higher self tells me be still constantly. Thank you so much
I got hypnotized listening to this.
well said Adya, impeccable timing... as I was just in meditation and observing this presence in awareness observing the aggressive tendency toward the neglect of that part of ourselves that may-or may not feel it didn’t show up. That it didn’t open enough, say enough, do well enough, be well enough, remain calm enough, remain understanding enough, love enough, write truthfully enough. It’s a powerful perspective to boil down the supposedly self betterment motivation behind these perspectives , and see the ruthless prowess speaking underlying , you are not enough, you did not meet the moment 🌺
Lovely! And well-needed. Thank you Adya. When you just STOP, my breathing stopped, I smiled and was at peace. I'll practice this today.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart...
Thanks Adya. A true Zen Master. ❤❤❤
I stumbled over this 7 years ago when you were talking about “the middle way”. This to me is still one of the most profound truths there is. I think it’s why your Audible “true meditation” rings so true for me and is such a relief.❤️🙏🏼
His book about meditation really clarifies "how to actually meditate."
Genius In it’s simplicity & delivery.
And Adya’s effortlessly Gracious manner is a tangible energy of humility and kindness felt in droves as he speaks .... maybe the ultimate teaching. X
The way he communicates really gets the message through
You know the truth by the way it sounds... x
Wow lots of light beaming out of this 💙
OH yes
Thank you, for being and sharing. I accidentally had Auto-play on and I came here from another window to turn it off and continue what I was doing, then I noticed the title, and allowed it to be as it is. :) I always get a shot of giddiness and joy when recognizing the universe's clever communication skills,
Love you, Adya!
There’s something I’ve always luv’d about Adya. He has this regularity about him that ironically gives you access to this wisdom.
Profound. So much needed. Thankyou. 🙏
To allow everything to be as it is requires you to see that there is no one to decide about leaving things as they are. It already is as it is before any decision would be made.
Simple but powerful, thanks
Adya is about the only person in the world I feel is truly authentic. he is the bravest man I know because he is the simplest man I know. when I listen to him: it feels like home.
Mooji and Gangaji too...
@@lilmixdboy i don't know those two other men but i'm sure all 3 of them EMBODY the same force--the force that moves all of us but is truly realized by (still) too few of us
@@MarkKap yea gangaji is a female. They both on RUclips
Yes, and Abraham Hicks.
Goenka
During this time of having fought all my life i come to the conclusion that thinking has kept me from feeling what will happen in my body. So beautiful to hear this Adyashanti.
Definitely the hardest thing in this world is our responsibility toward others and the body. To realise we have to still traverse this physical life after realising that we are heavenly souls that belong in heaven beyond the physical, is the hardest thing to bear. I cannot bear it.
When I allow, then within it I find my mind trying to manipulate. If I get comfortable with something I was fighting, my mind comes in and says, “if I get comfortable and accept this, THEN it’ll change”. So I watch my mind trying to change it by not trying to change it. Then I watch my mind getting mad at myself for all the manipulation and for not being farther along on the path. Grrrr.
Wow!!!!! The last seconds of this video are amazing! It's a transmission!
Yes. And I closed my eyes to feel it fully and when I opened them the video was finished. I felt like a kid who had continued to stay upright on my bike after the grown up had let go. Beautiful.
amazing this man is
Absolutely wonderful... those moments you pause in complete stillness... gold. We love you Adya, thank you for Being! ~/|\~
Thank you, Adya.
So good. Thank you adya
5:57 that sound effect opened the universe.
I have been practicing silent vigil. I acknowledge what is, allow it, then let it pass. I did this the other day when I saw a truck that was advertising the person’s beliefs that appear racist. It was a great practice and I was able to let go of judgment. It set me free.
You are speaking to my soul. I contemplate this reality daily. Thank you for sharing your piece of enlightenment
This stops me on track of incessant thinking... Feels like powerful transmission...
谢谢!
Thank you soo much.
Thank you!
I hear my own beautyful enlightened voice❤❤❤Aum Shanti Aum❤
Thank you, thank you
This is one of the most powerful videos I’ve ever seen.
Just being. To stop. I believe it works, and inside, I know it does. But it does more than “work”, it heals, it mends, it allows. It is.
My whole path summed up in a few minutes... Simple but hard! So much resistance to so many little things.
When I attempt to truly allow things to be as they are I meet a lot of fear. There is a tremendous fear that if I allow things to be as they are then nothing will change for the better. Or that I won’t take any action to change things, like go to protests or clean my room, or bathe. Part of me knows this probably won’t happen, but still there is SO much fear.
If you haven't already, please read "Letting Go" by Dr David R. Hawkins to learn how to deal with this fear. He had helped me tremendously with the same thing. I was not able to accept the present moment because of that fear and many other attachments, and since I followed his advice I am peacful and happy with whatever life brings. Read the book and see for yourself. Much love!
You might Like Byron Katie .
Fear has been ingrained in our collective consciousness. Look for this changing from fear to faith. Explore what it means to be still, for you, he says. "Dare I do that for a second or two?" It's deep. Listen again.💚
Maybe allow the fear to be as it is too, and see what happens.
@@joajoajbThank you for this teaching.
Listened to this at least a thousand times...and still not sure what it means to stop...thanks for sharing the greatest wisdom...
@3:20…
“When movement stops,
There is no movement;
And with no movement,
There is no stopping.”
@@mat.se57 profound...thank you 🙏
@@mat.se57 Wow!... Thank you
Thank you 🙏
If you're sick, your sick, if you're in poverty, you're in poverty, if you're in a privileged, protected situation, it's easy to be above it all.
Typical anti-white male rhetoric that's everywhere these days. Look into the story of Eckhart Tolle...he was about ready to kill himself and then had a huge opening. If you're suicidal, you're suicidal.
Very ignorant and divisive comment ..but when you’re angry, you’re angry, when you’re ignorant, you’re ignorant, when you’re afraid , you’re afraid. Wisdom such as this has helped me through real poverty. Being still has helped me not add fuel to the fire of my own mental health sickness..wisdom like this has helped me understand that money and privilege will not grant you peace and joy. I wish you love and peace my friend.
I would recommend Mooji (or Papaji) to listeners who can’t help but judge the “privilege” of the speaker and can’t even listen to the message. Mooji isn’t white and is from India so maybe he will fit and check off your identity politics mental checklist. But he is male, so if that doesn’t do then there’s Gangaji. She is white however so you might just be out of luck if that still isn’t good enough. Lmao smh...
Thank you so much. As the "I" loses its power, the I refocuses on the world around me, and it seduces me into trying to change it. I watch this from another view, fully aware that its my ego that desires change, but unable to stop it. When I let go, I see the lineage of suffering handed down from moment to moment and see no fault, no blame, nothing besides cause and effect playing out. It still brings up pain, but there isn't that forceful anger and desire to change behind it. Everyday brings grace in forms I cannot expect, and your video was just that.
Goooood🙏❤️
adyashati lord of spiritual materialsm of mind
Really love this. And the gift of enquiry that he so wisely offered, and I accepted. What a gift. Thank you. 💛💛
Beautiful. Really beautiful 🙏 I honestly hadn’t realised I assumed I knew what it meant…and I know that when I don’t know (!) and genuinely accept that I don’t, only then do I have the slightest chance of actually finding out. Well, there’s my invitation….the ending…beautiful! Thank you Adya.
Thank you
i think it basically means - - to understand that control is an illusion. You can't control your universe and "make it better"...so chill out, let go and enjoy the show!. What you look at as a "bad event" might be good for you in the long run, In fact it alsmot always is so let go and let things happen as they come to you. Observe the show and chill out.. You don't see it but you are where you're supposed to be. Stay present and just look, hear and breathe.
Great video 🙏
Having a really bad couple of days… Thank you
How are you now? Sending you a big hug! 🫂
WOW favorite one
This is the bottom line of life!
I use this as a reminder when I get out of whack lol. I love how he takes it to a deeper level and understanding in his own creative way of explaining it. Why we love Adyashanti. 🙏
Wow…Just wow.
So true!!
Very useful for me thanks
Fabulous.
Ahaha ! So to the point ! Sooooo true ! Allowing life but in order for it to transmute based on our superficial allowance !
Thanks
This just popped up here ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yeah. I like that! Nice!
Excellent
Gj! U nailed it!
I am still, happy, accepting and noticing our planet going into a prison environment.
Yep, I dont think accepting everything as IT IS, becoming wet lettuce is helpful. Great deception of the new Agenda.
For those of us who have a profession that involves extreme swings of emotions on a minute to minute basis (poker players, stock market traders, professional athletes) this advice is invaluable. Thanks
@Urayis wish l You clearly know nothing of the world of trading Stocks, Forex, Crypto, etc. lol...
Gracias
You should only stop after your basic needs of food and shelter are met. If you’re working a job you hate but can’t quit because you have no other source of income you will have anxiety. I was only able to stop after achieving passive rental income.
How did you achieve that? I don't want to be rich, I just don't want to be a slave.
Actually answered a question I had today. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏 ❤️ 🙏 ❤️ 🙏
I feel kind of tickling out laughter......direct contact......
namaste
yes
I would have to say when that happens, the meaning of courage occurs. And, it's not under discussion anymore.
I'm just saying!!
You creat it before it is.
The gurjieffian exercise The Stop exercise. The hardest thing about meditation is that it is so simple
Hmmmm. :-)
Thank you.
🙏
This video stopped me using drugs to change the way I felt
I doubt that the discriminating mind ever understands: what it means to stop.
And that's the point of this practice: to get beyond discriminating mind.
I notice allowing things to be as they are means to acknowledge I don't have the power to change things as they are righr now... ego doesn't like it, because it feels unsafe just being at the receiving end of what happens right now...
But how do you allow everything to be as it is when the thing you have to allow is your resistance against allowing what is?
Allowing those scared parts of you that are terrified not to be able to allow things as it is, that's the tricky part. Once you can do that and keep allowing the panic to not fuck it up to be as it is.. I'm afraid right now.
Thing is stopping is not mind stopping ,real stopping is an occurrence a by product due to the totality of the effort.
This is a tricky one because the '' I '' cannot do it .. :)
You can because you just have to train it.
And look what my ego is doing using this video as an escape from practicing zazen
Disconnection with reality is the problem. Reality is what god actually is.
Stop and meditate 🌺🌸💐🌷🌹🌼🌻
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this channel is gold
Masterful...
Wow! Unbounded love from me fine Sir.