In my early 20's, one of the first steps I took in awakening was overcoming severe depression. I was unable to provide for my new family, with a child on the way/just born, I struggled with my sense of value. One of the key things that has helped me has been learning to let go of guilt. There's a strong ego tendency to feel guilt, then project it outward. It can bring great peace merely to observe/witness negativity. Deny any guilt involved, and simply see the fear or anger or neglect. To not judge anything, but simply experience it, takes away its power to control my thoughts and feelings. At first it was felt in my self, but became quickly apparent that with no internal guilt, there is none to project on anyone else. It can be very empowering, and open the way to new experiences, rather than bogging down in despair.
@@Discovering_Humanity “You will come to know, suffering is grace.” Ram Dass Suffering is the touchstone of all spiritual growth. It is the driving force towards awakening. It’s not my enemy, it is in fact my greatest spiritual teacher. ❤
Recently gone to part time at work, everyone's programmed response: "what you gonna do"? 😢 when I respond "nothing" the looks on their faces 😂 Nobody actually knows what's going on, may as well melt into the isness and enjoy it..... Great talk thank you ❤
Ditto here! My colleagues cannot fathom it. I live very simply and spend much of my spare time watching non dual vids, self inquiring, and reading. A trip to the local cafe has become a highlight. All the best.
This was very poignant to my current phase 😊 it's a challenge but I'm starting to see the illusion.. I keep being pulled in and out, fear taking over and then being able to surrender again. Holding my bare feet with my hands really works to be present and feel safe there..💖 Thank you 🙏🏼 love to everyone on their journey
While watching I liked how the trees in the background, seen through the window, were always moving by the wind or just moving as there is no doer in the wind and I sensed while you were talking, what you where talking about, by just watching the trees moving constantly, life itself always moving, like a river and I sense now what I am afraid of, if I surrender, I am afraid of the abyss, that the abyss will eat me. I saved this video to watch it again later. Thanks ❤
The present moment would definitely feel fuller with my dog here by my side (she passed away) or any of the people we lost here now would make it feel fuller.
We put down doing.Ive heard we have to degrade the tendency we have to control experience.Or lose interest in experience.So many things compete for our attention
Very interesting to allow the "not doing", It immediately feels freeing, but also the sense that Nothing is going to get done...such as responsibilities to your mate and your household...but you can explain to your wife that this is Shar's recommendation...(can we joke here?)....No, actually, very interesting to explore this space of no doer, no motivator...watching the motivation come up out of nothing...profoundly surprising and kind of funny...
Hi Shar. The obvious paradox here is that of an illusory doer having to do all these things like simplifying life and letting to ultimately realise they don’t exist. And who would realise that?
Do we really don't exist? Or is this a reference to the character we've constructed? In other words: are we just an illusion or are we physical beings not aware of our tru🎉being?
When you came into form, you forgot you were God/Awareness and you got caught up in the story and life of the character. Through awakening you begin to naturally put down doing, much of which forms the character's story, and rest more in being. This helps you to access presence which is the felt sense of Awareness. You will realise that much of what you were doing was because you believed you were a person, so many things will drop away and change. In the end you will take spontaneous action as required in the moment, without any belief in a doer.
Hello Shar Just wanted to let you know, I still can’t find the join button I can find the join button on other channels but not this one. Just so you know 😊
I concur, however, being that/if there is no doer, there is no one here to set down doing. Everything is happening of itself, including dropping the idea of the doer, or not as the case may be isn’t it? Where is a personal will if there is no person. Where, who or what would pick up or drop anything? I’m 2014 there was a profound, major awakening experience here, the result of the 12 step process in my first year of recovery from 35 years of chronic, early onset, late stage alcoholism. Upon returning home I found I’d never actually left. I’ve been here the whole time. There is no personal will or being that can speed up or slow down the awakening process or drop the doer yes? It will happen on its own, or it won’t. It will happen for everyone eventually, whenever it’s been determined to happen I feel. I could be wrong too. I’m not but I could be. You saying drop the doer then at 11 min your saying there is no doer to drop the doer. Can you see how confusing that is for people? Also true, there is no one there doing that. You, or life rather, is doing exactly as it’s been casually determined to do through you, just as it is through me. ❤🙃😋 May you be at ease. May you all be happy. May you be loved and give love to all beings. Ps. Don’t eat dead, tortured, cruelly and horrendously abused animals. You’re literally and metaphorically eating yourself.
I FOUND ROGER CASTILLO IN A SKIRT, AUSTRALIAN, SHAR JASON, GIVING TIPS ON HOW TO INTEGRATE IN PRACTICE, IN LIVING, THE NON-DOER. Unlike the American culture that generated ANNA BROWN and all her typical expression of US spirituality, focused on free will, inner power, positivity, affirmations, optimism, extrovert and show business. And the English spirituality of LISA CAIRNS, introverted, introspective, unclear, subjective, melancholic, not very energetic, exaggeratedly intellectual. In fact Rupert Spira is English, very typical! Australian spirituality is starting to seem, in my opinion, the most didactic and effective. Direct, focused, practical, scientific, clear. Without mincing words, hyperbole, metaphors, toxic positivity, melancholic stagnation or exaggerated intellectuality. Also, in a country that is basically a desert island isolated from everything, with dangerous, venomous and deadly animals everywhere, if you stop to sing, dance or be melancholically slow... If you are not focused, direct, practical, you and your generations would not have a very good chance of surviving in a challenging environment like Australia. Congratulations to Australian culture and its non-dual teachers. ❤️🥰🙏 Swami Nirav Kanan - 24/11/24
What about beliefs such as "Everything works in my favour?" I'm seeing that people often don't fulfil what they say they will so I practice letting go. It's easy to let go with certain beliefs
All beliefs are seen to be illusory during awakening. Life will just unfold as it always has, sometimes we will enjoy that, sometimes we won't. Life does not happen to us, it is just happening.
So there's no free will and nobody, no dooer... what is all this then? If there's no free will and no body then who are you speaking to and why? If there isn't anyone then who can do anything especially if there's no free will?
How do I know wether I'm in the process of awakening or just a lost soul heading away from awakening and toward the void? There isn't a sense of peace, often times I feel rage and a sense of being stuck and a sense of not wanting to be here
You wouldn't be interested in awakening videos unless you were going through an awakening. Awakening can feel very challenging at times, but it will be worth it in the end.
@@shar-jason thank you. Sometimes it feels that hoping for a " grand finale" in awakening, or seeing that awakening is something that will happen, is wishful thinking. And the mind starts thinking that I'm drifting further away from reality or sanity. Is it enough that I'm interested in awakening content to confirm that all of this leads to something or some type of realization though?
If there isn't anyone who's "doing" then who is experiencing this illusion, who are you speaking to? Are you speaking to anyone? Is this not happening?
In my early 20's, one of the first steps I took in awakening was overcoming severe depression. I was unable to provide for my new family, with a child on the way/just born, I struggled with my sense of value. One of the key things that has helped me has been learning to let go of guilt. There's a strong ego tendency to feel guilt, then project it outward. It can bring great peace merely to observe/witness negativity. Deny any guilt involved, and simply see the fear or anger or neglect. To not judge anything, but simply experience it, takes away its power to control my thoughts and feelings. At first it was felt in my self, but became quickly apparent that with no internal guilt, there is none to project on anyone else. It can be very empowering, and open the way to new experiences, rather than bogging down in despair.
Thank you for sharing! I was (and to some degree) still am in a very similar situation and it really fired up my spiritual search.
@@Discovering_Humanity
“You will come to know, suffering is grace.”
Ram Dass
Suffering is the touchstone of all spiritual growth. It is the driving force towards awakening.
It’s not my enemy, it is in fact my greatest spiritual teacher. ❤
Beautiful. Like the leaves from a tree, the earth has always been our home. ❤
'leave things unmodified'.. is the approach 'i' adopt. Not in a static way, but rather non-interference of the sensate experiences.
Recently gone to part time at work, everyone's programmed response: "what you gonna do"? 😢 when I respond "nothing" the looks on their faces 😂
Nobody actually knows what's going on, may as well melt into the isness and enjoy it.....
Great talk thank you ❤
Ditto here! My colleagues cannot fathom it. I live very simply and spend much of my spare time watching non dual vids, self inquiring, and reading. A trip to the local cafe has become a highlight. All the best.
@@ganazby…my type of day✅
Behind my motivation for doing, there is a lot of guilt and shame. There's an endless supply of it, causing constant stress. Powerful video 🙏
This was very poignant to my current phase 😊 it's a challenge but I'm starting to see the illusion.. I keep being pulled in and out, fear taking over and then being able to surrender again. Holding my bare feet with my hands really works to be present and feel safe there..💖 Thank you 🙏🏼 love to everyone on their journey
While watching I liked how the trees in the background, seen through the window, were always moving by the wind or just moving as there is no doer in the wind and I sensed while you were talking, what you where talking about, by just watching the trees moving constantly, life itself always moving, like a river and I sense now what I am afraid of, if I surrender, I am afraid of the abyss, that the abyss will eat me. I saved this video to watch it again later. Thanks ❤
Wow! Beautiful!
The present moment would definitely feel fuller with my dog here by my side (she passed away) or any of the people we lost here now would make it feel fuller.
so glad you are back!!!
This is exactly what I was going to get your help with. Perfect timing for me. Thank you again Shar.
Nicely explained!
We dream
Beautifully clear. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you. 🙏
Thank you honey ❤so helpful ❤
Wonderful to see a new video of yours again. Very timely for me.
We put down doing.Ive heard we have to degrade the tendency we have to control experience.Or lose interest in experience.So many things compete for our attention
Very interesting to allow the "not doing", It immediately feels freeing, but also the sense that Nothing is going to get done...such as responsibilities to your mate and your household...but you can explain to your wife that this is Shar's recommendation...(can we joke here?)....No, actually, very interesting to explore this space of no doer, no motivator...watching the motivation come up out of nothing...profoundly surprising and kind of funny...
Hi Shar. The obvious paradox here is that of an illusory doer having to do all these things like simplifying life and letting to ultimately realise they don’t exist. And who would realise that?
Do we really don't exist? Or is this a reference to the character we've constructed? In other words: are we just an illusion or are we physical beings not aware of our tru🎉being?
When you came into form, you forgot you were God/Awareness and you got caught up in the story and life of the character. Through awakening you begin to naturally put down doing, much of which forms the character's story, and rest more in being. This helps you to access presence which is the felt sense of Awareness. You will realise that much of what you were doing was because you believed you were a person, so many things will drop away and change. In the end you will take spontaneous action as required in the moment, without any belief in a doer.
Hello Shar
Just wanted to let you know, I still can’t find the join button
I can find the join button on other channels but not this one. Just so you know 😊
@@Corey_jam3s Hi Corey. I’ll email you
I concur, however, being that/if there is no doer, there is no one here to set down doing.
Everything is happening of itself, including dropping the idea of the doer, or not as the case may be isn’t it?
Where is a personal will if there is no person.
Where, who or what would pick up or drop anything?
I’m 2014 there was a profound, major awakening experience here, the result of the 12 step process in my first year of recovery from 35 years of chronic, early onset, late stage alcoholism.
Upon returning home I found I’d never actually left. I’ve been here the whole time.
There is no personal will or being that can speed up or slow down the awakening process or drop the doer yes?
It will happen on its own, or it won’t.
It will happen for everyone eventually, whenever it’s been determined to happen I feel.
I could be wrong too.
I’m not but I could be.
You saying drop the doer then at 11 min your saying there is no doer to drop the doer.
Can you see how confusing that is for people?
Also true, there is no one there doing that. You, or life rather, is doing exactly as it’s been casually determined to do through you, just as it is through me. ❤🙃😋
May you be at ease.
May you all be happy.
May you be loved and give love to all beings.
Ps. Don’t eat dead, tortured, cruelly and horrendously abused animals. You’re literally and metaphorically eating yourself.
😘
I FOUND ROGER CASTILLO IN A SKIRT, AUSTRALIAN, SHAR JASON, GIVING TIPS ON HOW TO INTEGRATE IN PRACTICE, IN LIVING, THE NON-DOER.
Unlike the American culture that generated ANNA BROWN and all her typical expression of US spirituality, focused on free will, inner power, positivity, affirmations, optimism, extrovert and show business.
And the English spirituality of LISA CAIRNS, introverted, introspective, unclear, subjective, melancholic, not very energetic, exaggeratedly intellectual.
In fact Rupert Spira is English, very typical!
Australian spirituality is starting to seem, in my opinion, the most didactic and effective.
Direct, focused, practical, scientific, clear.
Without mincing words, hyperbole, metaphors, toxic positivity, melancholic stagnation or exaggerated intellectuality.
Also, in a country that is basically a desert island isolated from everything, with dangerous, venomous and deadly animals everywhere, if you stop to sing, dance or be melancholically slow...
If you are not focused, direct, practical, you and your generations would not have a very good chance of surviving in a challenging environment like Australia.
Congratulations to Australian culture and its non-dual teachers.
❤️🥰🙏
Swami Nirav Kanan - 24/11/24
What about beliefs such as "Everything works in my favour?"
I'm seeing that people often don't fulfil what they say they will so I practice letting go. It's easy to let go with certain beliefs
I think everything DOES work out for our highest good, but our egos might want a different outcome/life situation and then suffering begins.
All beliefs are seen to be illusory during awakening. Life will just unfold as it always has, sometimes we will enjoy that, sometimes we won't. Life does not happen to us, it is just happening.
@@shar-jason Thanks Shar! That's a paradigm shift for the concepts and belief system here...
So there's no free will and nobody, no dooer... what is all this then?
If there's no free will and no body then who are you speaking to and why? If there isn't anyone then who can do anything especially if there's no free will?
How do I know wether I'm in the process of awakening or just a lost soul heading away from awakening and toward the void? There isn't a sense of peace, often times I feel rage and a sense of being stuck and a sense of not wanting to be here
You wouldn't be interested in awakening videos unless you were going through an awakening. Awakening can feel very challenging at times, but it will be worth it in the end.
@@shar-jason thank you. Sometimes it feels that hoping for a " grand finale" in awakening, or seeing that awakening is something that will happen, is wishful thinking. And the mind starts thinking that I'm drifting further away from reality or sanity. Is it enough that I'm interested in awakening content to confirm that all of this leads to something or some type of realization though?
Putting down doing.... what is the putting down?
Sorry... who puts down doing?
If there isn't anyone who's "doing" then who is experiencing this illusion, who are you speaking to? Are you speaking to anyone? Is this not happening?
Yes it is not happening
Maybe experience is experiencing experience, but idk
You hold the answers to your questions deep inside you. Keep searching and you will find out.
@@shar-jason Thanks. I've stubled onto the first fetter and finally realising how it's all thoughts reflecting thoughts.
Adter looking into this deeper, it seems that there is no Buddha, no Jesus - only life.
Talk talk more overthink.. silence..