Who Is Aware?

Hour long guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft at the San Francisco Dharma Collective.
First fifteen minutes are shamatha (relaxed focus).
Then "dropping the ball."
Then inquiry into awareness.
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[@chrisharris331]

20:18 - start of "dropping the ball" into awareness
39:48 - opening awareness even broader
49:35 - opening to the question of who is aware
1:05:25 - Dharma talk

[@claudiocruz8960]

During the dropping the ball part, after deeply settling down, It seemed that the any eventual contraction around any objects became much weaker. Is that a correct understanding? The broader the awareness gets, the harder for the mind to contract?

[@MichaelTaft108]

Yes, eventually the mind simply rests in openness, without the neurotic need to contract.

[@claudiocruz8960]

Thank you!