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Excellent video. At 10:36 you said ''So we need to come into alignment with that [undifferentiated consciousness/ Atman] to free ourselves from the prison of the identity - the ego - the sense of self. And it is a prison.'' But I believe it's perfectly ok to be living our physical lives with the perspective that we are this limited identity or persona. I get that on a deeper level, the physical world is maybe an illusion, and the one Atman consciousness is who we really are. But we chose to step out of that for a while and be incarnated into this dimension. We all chose to forget who we are so that we can fully engage in this physical experience. It's like a fabulous computer generated game. It's not some hideous malfunction of the Universe that we are here. It's a precious opportunity to be on this magnificent planet, at this marvellous time. As we live our lives, experience pain, and develop deeper love and compassion, etc, the Universal Oneness GROWS. It's all good. If some people experience Cosmic Consciousness whilst still in their physical body, well good for them. But surely there is no urgent ''need to free ourselves from the prison of identity''. We come from God/ Oneness whatever, and after our stay on this planet we will return. In the meantime lets just enjoy the opportunity here, and make the most of it. Enjoy some chocolate, and watch a movie. Value this life.
'Upaya the Maya' the Maya is like a magic trick. Only real to those that don't know how its done. Joy comes when desire ends. Of course your never miserable any more? You don't have to be 💟🙏
Great content , I came to this realisation after years of seeking , now I live a ordinary life trying to stay present . Once I let go of so called spiritual path and spiritual persona that I created an enormous weight was lifted of my shoulders . Only the ego wants a path and achievements, soul is always at ease right now , the silent witness
@@frialsharefabdo7715 Yes, and that is why the path can't be ever lost, it is always here, under our feet, because growth and development are as much a part of our nature as all everyday events in our lives.
I hesitate to say anything, because I too believe that "silence is the best speech," but when ego falls away, a kind of bliss takes its place. A gratitude. A great love. 🥰
Totally, I posted and deleted it, not because it wasn't a nice msg but because i realised words can't explain that moment of nothing and everything 💕♾️
30 years ago, at age 40, I was quite unexpectedly gifted with a glimpse of being. The world and my person were dissolved in a "white" light of all colors going all directions at once. I was in that light. I was that light. My person and the world had been mere projections like a dream or a movie. No real reality to them. Then my person came back and suddenly I was back in the world ( waiting for a table in a restaurant!). My " spiritual seeking" became a pleasant pastime after that, no longer a grasping, neurotic mess. I will say that the one constant of my previous years of seeking had been an ardent desire to know the truth just once.
"Sitting simply, doing nothing, The wind blows and the grass grows by itself." - Zen koan. One who sees this, sees himself - as the one sitting, as doing, as nothing, as the wind, as the blowing, as the grass, as growing, and as itself.
Hindus are very blessed peoples of god . In the beginning he help them with amazing miracles . Be thankful to God . Chant gayatri mantra to show you the true path towards him.
It is only applicable for Gnanis, who do not have any commitments or family responsibilities and lead a care free life . But for you and me we are plagued by Family Member's welfare, health, relationship , children's education, health care , old age issues . So we can only try to emulate certain teachings of them. And plod our self discovery sojourn.
The human ego is under illusion of controlling everything.. A man is body - mind organism with DNA code inbuilt with social conditioning!! Your parents didn't choose you nor you chose your parents, you didn't choose the social conditioning at the time of birth.. "events happen, deeds are done, but there is no individual doer thereof".. The Buddha
🙏💚 From Syria " Existence or Consciousness is the only reality . Consciousness plus waking we call waking . Consciousness plus sleep we call sleep . Consciousness plus dream , we call dream . Consciousness is the Screen on which all the pictures come and go . The Screen is real , the pictures are mere shadows on it . " ~ Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Consciousness is power of no mind state, deep sleep there is no mind, try it in the waking state, stop thinking, still the mind, feel the no mind state that is the pure consciousness with out mind, try in the meditation. Good Luck.
Maharishi helped me realise that the real feeling was like in a limbo or coma just observing without reaction and performing my daily duties as a working mother and wife with no expectations from anyone or myself. Life suddenly seems so simple.
It is said: MAN MINUS EGO IS GOD, AND GOD PLUS EGO IS MAN. I have been blessed to have come across Bhagawan' s teachings in 1968 at a time of some crisis in my life. Ever since, I follow his teachings and visit his ashram often . What a divine destiny!
I have been blessed to go there 5 times, although Ramana is such an amazing saint/JivanMukta, it is the Arunachala hill that has the energy, shiva's presence that has attracted him and many others realized souls to that place.
Yes Sir! Ramana Maharsi 's teaching are the ultimate truth of spirituality ! His teachings are often quoted by Indian saints ! This is the essence of Vedantha or Upanishads , and a day will come this Supreme knowledge will be known through people like you and accepted by all countries world over, and there will be peace and unity among all in the world ! It is coming through you, who is not an Indian and unbiased , so it is great and may be accepted faster by many ! Hats off to you ,and love you Jason Gregory Sir, and namaste ! 🙏
This is a very helpful explanation, I wonder why it took me so long to understand . I came to your video after watching Eckart Tolle say that the personality acts as a barrier a closed door to the self. It has helped me to realise that all of my spiritual striving and self improvement was only necessary to actually break down my personality! It’s ironic really and rather beautiful, I didn’t need to become better to reach God but all of my suffering did help to melt and wash away false self. Not that I’m egoless yet but I do feel incredibly lighter and can look on my life with a sense of humour , I don’t take myself so seriously now.
Please read this ... Okay so when we are stating teachings of saints (or scriptures), the correct way is to quote it, and then explain it, especially for deeper topics. This way there is a line between what has been said and how we are interpreting it. We should avoid mixing our own words into saints teachings. Absolutely disagree where he is implying that we can simply talk or understand ourselves into enlightenment. This would be just be a belief (although with confidence), not an experiential reality for 99.99% of the people. It requires rigorous sadhana to purify and calm ourselves to the point of actually experiencing “Aham Brahmasmi” - Sanskrit phrase that means “I am Brahman”. Here are the qualities of an enlightened person according to the Bhagwad Geeta: 1) 2.55: The Supreme Lord said: O Parth, when one discards all selfish desires and cravings of the senses that torment the mind, and becomes satisfied in the realization of the self, such a person is said to be transcendentally situated. 2) 2.56: One whose mind remains undisturbed amidst misery, who does not crave for pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom. 3) 2.57: One who remains unattached under all conditions, and is neither delighted by good fortune nor dejected by tribulation, he is a sage with perfect knowledge. 4) 2.58: One who is able to withdraw the senses from their objects, just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell, is established in divine wisdom. (Such a person can "medically" die and come back alive at will, absolute mastery over mind-body. ) Englightened beings have all the above qualities. Therefore I think one can't simply talk themselves into enlightenement. Read this to understand Ramana Maharshi's pov: www.quora.com/Why-did-Ramana-Maharshi-say-that-no-sadhana-is-needed-for-liberation/answer/Siddharth-T-Janakiraman Thanks😁
How lucky we were to have his teachings beyond his radiant silence. As a westerner, I've appreciated David Godman's writing/change by way of explaining Bhagavan's intent. Thanks for a great upload.
A wonderful very clear explanation of teachings of Sri Ramana.Not even in my mother tongue tamil I could arrive this much clear picture.May Sri Ramana bless you to lift all of us 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Few practices I do everyday 1. Meditate 30 minutes or do breathing exercise when I wake up and before I go to sleep (to concentrate on the concepts of”I am consciousness only, not this ego self” ) 2. Inquiring myself “who am I “ when I have negative thoughts or emotions 24/7 (it helps me to calm down ) 3. Acceptance of everything (let go of expectations of how things should be) Spiritual awakening is a long journey but I know it’s a necessary process. I hope it helps 🙏🏻
Consciousness is not a concept, thought it. The ego is. Consciousness is truth. You don’t have to add anything, but take the illusion away. You also can’t perceive consciousness, then it’s thought coming through the back door. It just is, no thought or judgment need. It’s pure stillness. Then, you will be left with pure awareness. It’s tricky, but it’s right here, right now, always. So simple, too simple it’s tricky! 😊❤
Ok but what do you do if you someone come and take your money and belongings and put you in jail ? You just accept it as pure reality without fight or will you fight and kill for survive?
Thank you. This was so wonderful to listen to. I’m smiling with the familiarity of every word you shared. I am presently reading A Course In Miracles, I come from a Hindu background and I would say am lightly familiar with that aspect of spirituality as I grew up. Feel like I’ve been on a life long journey to unmask the Truth of all of it. I believe you are so right when you said not everyone is ready to hear this. I picked up ACIM when I was 15 in a bookshop, intensely attracted to it. I must have stood there for half an hour just holding it in my hand and barely looking through it, just knowing that I wasn’t ready to understand what was in its pages- not yet. It took me until my late 30s, a lot of “seeking”, a lot of broadening my horizons, a lot of steps back and forth, and personal experiences to finally, truly grasp it. And just as I’m ready, I’m getting an influx of the same or similar messages as ACIM, just as I have found here. In fact, I probably wouldn’t have “quite” understood what you are explaining here had I not started reading the Course. The parallels are striking, the words and language used slightly different of course- but the message almost if not totally parallel. I find it comforting. This understanding that all of this that we perceive, is illusion. A dream. You don’t leave your bed when you dream, but you do buy into this world you’ve created with your mind and the “other” characters in that dream world. All of them non-existent… only projections of aspects of yourself, presented as different characters. And all the while, you’ve never left your bed. You’re safe. Youre Home. But if you don’t know you’re dreaming… you start identifying with the dream, identifying with the character you think you are in the dream, reacting and responding to the circumstances and “other” people in your dream as if it was all real- and that way you perpetuate it. You get lost in the identification of the false self in the dream and the other false selves that don’t actually exist. Even after “death”- you think that’s it, I’m home. But the very fact that you still identify as an “I” means you’re still in the dream. You’re just not “as” “physically” focussed. And I think what is happening now- with people now seeking the Truth through teachers such as Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi and books such as ACIM… it’s like you are starting to have a lucid dream. You’re in the dream, but you’re realising what’s going on. That none of it is what you thought it was. You’re waking up. You’ve got nothing to achieve, nothing to strive for, nothing to do to prove your worth. Your worth is already assured. And all the selves you are seeing out there, seemingly separate from you… they are just you, masquerading as projected aspects of yourself via these ego personas you perceive. There’s just you. Us is… one. There is no “true” us- “we” are one. There is not even an “I” in that Oneness- the moment an “I” is perceived, it is only the ego identifying itself as separate to something else; in other words, the “I” is a symptom of the split mind that “we” bought into when we chose to dream… and then forgot we were only dreaming. Only a split mind can perceive “this” and “that”, choice, focus, something that is “this” and something that is “other than this”. But the “whole” mind doesn’t perceive at all- it just IS. Or you could word it another way and say that “true” perception… is… no perception. Because if there is only Truth, and that is all that IS, then there is nothing else- so what is there to perceive between? You just… Are. There’s just Being. That is what we truly are. Pure Beingness. Isness. Am-ness. You never went anywhere. You never left Home or God or Brahman. You just believed in the dream that you did so- and “then” the mind split, from that mistaken belief. And that’s what we need to undo. That belief. But if you’re not ready, if you haven’t gently opened up to this kind of understanding over time and experience within, it can sound and be pretty scary, and uncomfortable because the ego can only perceive fearfully. So of course, whatever conclusion it comes to will be a fearful one. Because it means, if separation from God/Brahman never actually occurred… then the ego is not real. And the ego needs this construct that we have bought into, to exist. Without illusion, without the belief in dream, it dissolves. This was such an amazing video and I’m so thankful to you for sharing this. x Thank you from my heart x
@@Lu-ji Thank you Lu-ji :) Yes it really comforts me to find that everything I’ve been seeking “through” has led me to these teachings. And there are many Teachers who have come to the exact same conclusions all across the globe- some not even very well known but they teach the same message. But it’s like you can’t find them on purpose- it’s almost as if you come to that understanding within and then the universe starts sending them to you one by one. As if to re-affirm it to you. Thank you for saying “hey” :) it’s nice to see another ACIM “student” making the same connections as I am. Blessings, Shay 💙
I just finished listening to a satsang by Mooji that was transmitting this exact Truth. Thank you for sharing. The Universe works through you. Tat Tvam Asi I love yiou❤️
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yes...Mooji's message is always powerful and about the same - only Self exists 💗
@@deepstate8474 🤷♀️ I follow Mooji on RUclips...I take the best from his talks and it is really the best. But when somebody needs to be so close to any guru there is always possibility to be missused 🤷♀️
@ The one who has conquered his/her senses can be identified as Guru. Rest are just suckers. Another prominent personality that comes to my mind is "Sadguru". Self proclaimed Sadguru. Don't get fooled by such people.
Jason, I gotta say that I started this video with some scepticism and I stand corrected. Your understanding of the teaching is remarkable and your way of explaining unequalled. Thank you 🙏🏼
When U G Krishnamurthy asked Ramana, " I want to have what you have" - Ramana said -- "I can give you, but can you receive it " --- this is by far the best explanation from Ramana Maharishi about enlightenment. -- the beauty of this conversation is --- What Ramana had to offer was silence --- but nobody can receive silence because they can recognise sound but not silence.
There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, just the ever present now in which all things are equal. Ramana Maharshi was a great man but also a very ordinary man resting in the the realisation of oneness. If you have destabilised anyone Jason it's because they live on the shakey ground of the jiva. Undermining self and replacing with Self is a noble endeavour. Keep up the good work in the knowledge that there is nothing to be done.🙏
Seems like your statement is contradictory philosophy has some holes you know people watch this video because they have suffered in this world and there can never be a one final solution for all of this video is great though its a message that we are here not by our will and all world is an illusion. World is a manifestation of brahman in the mirror of the mind.And while brahman is non-dual world displays multiplicity but sticking with duality doesn't allow us to be aware of self that is nitya . So the world as it is we cant live in this world without duality when with the world while within the world we have a self thus and for that awareness comes when we are with ourselves.
That's really fascinating that you have grasped the Hindu advaita philosophy much much better than common Hindu practioner and you have grasped it very thoroughly thanks for explaining in such nice way it is not easy to grasp at all 🙏🙏🙏
Watch Swamy Dhayanda Saraswathi ji or read his books. You can watch Swamy Sarvapriyanda ji also though he tries to be secular by bringing Abhramic religions in his lectures ( all religions are same bs)
@@vish2553I think you miss the point. This is a condition common for all humanity. It is not “religion” based. Abrahamic religions have the concept of soul (Atman) and it is one with God (Brahman). It is not separate.
@@pmeyer4353 oh please !!The days bs is well and truly over mate, not in this age of information overload. I have been listening to various excuses for twenty years. Nothing different here. At least have the decency and courage to admit that Christianity is AN EXCLUSIVIST RELIGION, based on infantile concepts of original sin, one true MALE god and only true son! We can move on then.
Yes, one time. I was around 10 on a sunny, summer day. I laid on the lawn next to my house, on my back, on a sunny afternoon, a few clouds but mostly blue sky. A huge oak tree stood on the right side of my field of vision and the side of my house stood on the left side. Without warning, I instantly realized as I stared into the sky that all is one, there is no future or past, there is no forward or backward, there is only being and we live in a unified state of existence with all - everything. I would say that is the only true spiritual realization I have had in my entire life. It wasn't just a feeling; it was either a realization or revelation.
Yes, I think experiencing that nothingness must be innate as I too have had the experience. There is nothing exceptional about me. Growing up I think it was hinting as an experience in my sense of groundedness. The stillness of that sense of groundedness resembles an awareness of something like an “essence” that has no form but has a very strong presence. I think searching for this “reality” is ego driven. I don’t think this is how you get to the experience. You just need to be calm and then you find that it is there. It isn’t somewhere else. Being “calm” does not mean that you are free of thoughts. While within that experience, my mind is fully active, analysing the experience and regular human thoughts. There is an awareness that there is no need or desire to return to your normal life because this state is what it is all about. That state has no qualities except that you know it is limitless. There is no sense that there is a God or it is a heaven type place. It is just a void that you can definitely experience that is completely fulfilling. There is no desire for anything else. In comparison, human life experiences are very structured, cluttered and chaotic. Coming out of that experience just happens naturally also. I don’t know how you get yourself there or how you come out of that experience. It just happens. I’m sure it is there for everyone to experience. My link to that experience may be through Vipassana meditation. In Vipassana, you learn to be hyper-aware of the physical sensations in your body, and when in that state of “groundedness” in your daily life, you are also conscious of sometimes being hyper-aware. Maybe there is a link to Vipassana? I truly don’t know how it happens.
I fought very hard to hold on to my identity during a psychedelic trip in my youth. Its a battle that was over my own deception We all are experiencing this everyday Trust in Brahman
@@apdsrnr Everything is brahman..The illusion of Jiva is part of Maya which is again brahman.its the ego (ahankar-not the ego we know about) that gives the illusion of individuality to everything we know about.🙏
I Never went on a vipassana retreat, but I do sit every day , mostly in the mornings. I have met Osho in Oregon, celebrated my 33 birthday with Papaji, visited Ranjeet Maharaj in Mumbai, spent time withe Nanagaru in Tiruvannamalai and London and the list goes on. Everything has to die to the now. Nisargadatta was told by his guru, to simply abide in the „I AM“. No matter where I am on my most likely imagined journey,…I need , want and must come home. I have faith in the words of my guru and I feel blessed and grateful .
I'm knew to all these things not meditation or exploring within just words but really curious and drawn to all this, I'm wondering would one be able to free jiva and bring it to freedom or is that just the nature of what it is.. I'd like to try to help unconscious aspects of nature become conscious.. not sure if I'm getting what I'm trying to put in clear way but hopw someone can provide any info to help me with that .. appreciate you all!!
@@GretchenMarie Everything from a piece of stone to a human has an evolutionary process of memory embedded in them. Consciousness too is embedded in every form of life on Earth. Non-living things like chair, fan, crockery items do not have conscious but they have memory. If you touch an object today, in that object's diary/notebook of memory, your DNA shall forever be stored throughout its evolution.
@@subhamdaslovesraptor99 appreciate your response!! Curious if you have specific channel, teachers you have in mind or certain meditations that helped you or that come up you think could help someone on their path? I know we all are different in ways we're going to grow but I'm curious what you'd suggest for anyone that helped you? Thanks have a wonderful day!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@GretchenMarie I'd definitely recommend practicing Kriya yoga meditation from Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda. He has written several books on yogic techniques. Kindly follow that and when it comes to knowledge on the inner self/who you are, you should read books written by none other than the iconoclast Anti-guru Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. His books and the amount of self-awareness he has, I am severely amazed by his intellectual power. He is someone whom I have looked up to since my past 30 years. You must go for it. Stay blessed and happy!
@@subhamdaslovesraptor99 sooo much thanks for all that!! For whatever reason I'm already knowing those things are exactly what will assist me on my journey in this moment in a profoundly gentle way!! Appreciate you a lot!! ❤️❤️❤️
Mr. Gregory, Serious Kudos to you for not only bringing Ramana Maharshi's teachings to the lay person, but for translating essential Sanskrit and Gita phrases and verses accordingly! Keep up the good work!!:)
Clarification of 'there is no creation': "We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now." - Ramana Maharshi
Creation All that is Caused has a beginning and an end. There for finite and flows forth from that which is Uncaused eternal without a beginning or end
Honestly, after years of videos and knowledge, as one taking baby steps towards God, specially a Raman’s Maharshi follower, I found your explanation an easy to understand and beautiful synthesis of his teachings. Well done and thank you ! 🌹🧡E.
Dr. Sangay. The satsang you have established has managed to teach and guide me and millions around the universe to understand wisdom teachings in an ordinary and truthful manner. Your spiritual ship will reach the shores with awoken ones.Thank you and your team for keeping the candle burning which Saint Ramana Marshi has let for seekers of truth to find it through your work clearly and fearlessly. My 1Million gratitude for the talks classes and videos.
Such a relief to drop that concern with being "a person" with all its judgements about oneself and others and just rest in the awareness of the present. I am that I am :)) You said this Jason with clarity, thank you!
How amazing and fortunate that I stumbled across this video. Its taken a long time, but I have more or less come to these same understandings about myself and the nature of the universe. That there is no creator-god that is supposed to have created life and everything from nothing, but rather it is a living, infinite universe that has never known a beginning and that life is an intrinsic part of this eternal universal fabric. I've come to realize that we need to learn how to look beyond the temporary illusion of who we are and instead search within and open our mind's eye to see and understand more importantly the never-ending nature of what we are.
One cannot experience Brahma but one can be Brahma. There is a higher place than Unity with Brahma, it is stepping out of the Unity in order to be in a loving relationship with the Brahma.
I saw this videos many months ago at the beginning of my focus shifting into non-duality and really getting down to business with self-realization. Watching it again, after lots of self-inquiry and some powerful experiences, I feel this video is so potent!
Thanks so much, I love Ramana. When I first saw his photo, I was like in a trance or how to say. Well, I felt great peace looking at him, such love and emptiness at the same time. I also cried, those were cleaning tears. I really understand more and more of this teachings, because of you. Shanti ❤️🙏
Yes, there is something in Ramanas’s face that attracts like an invisible magnet. There is a recognition, a connection beyond mind. Can’t be expressed in words. Thank you 🙏
Setting down the mind and seeing the immense energy cathected to its desire to awaken, grow, and develop was a surprising relief. It was like a helmet I'd been wearing my whole life and had no idea. Now, in moments of being, the patterns of slipping that helmet back on are more obvious. There's a simplicity to it that I never would have believed while identified with the mind. I was so sure my mind had to be enlightened, and I couldn't see it's a tool at best and a nefarious construction at worst. Thank you for your videos and love for these teachings.
Nahhh none of us r born enlightened.... The word enlightenment has many false beliefs & perceptions... A true enlightenment person or Arahant has NO 10 fetters 1)the self perception that there's anything worth attaining in this world 2)skeptical doubt about the path 3)attachment to rituals & rites 4) sensual pleasures 5)anger or frustration 6)craving to be born in rupa brahma world 7) craving to be born in arupa braham world 8)conceit 9)restlesness 10)ignorance An arhant has none of those 10 fetters after being enlightened....
@@andyharris3376 I didn't have training either. I read everything I could find, saw every video available and meditated for hours every day... I just had this desire to find my truth.
the 'I' which we say as ourself.. this person does not exist.. it is just a thought thoughts exists upto some sense but thinker/doer is a pure illusion Be a witness to the thoughts that appears infront of yoy without being carried away and you will get what i am saying
Thank you Jason for your efforts and dedication to the truth! Mental/intellectual understanding is easy, recognition of our true nature takes time because we are tangled up and serving the Gandhabba. Progress is gradual to a certain point, but after a while the ball keeps rolling by itself. It took Ramana Maharshi many years on the mountain to the embodied realization of the ultimate truth. And as you point out, the identification with our mental/intellectual Identity is the main hindrance, and the causes for that are plenty.
I wish the ball will keep rolling for me...I have been in up and down mode. At some point it is frustating. The power of maya just overpowering me from unexpected direction whilst I gaining momentum which I tought I wouldn't fall again, but.... Intellectually I get 100% of Jason's narration. I feel connected and in the flow listening to him. Almost daily basis I also listening Swami Sarvapriyananda, Mooji, Eckhart Tolle, Rupert Spira ,Francis Lucille among other like Sadhguru,etc. Now for the first time by 'coincidence' I come across Jason Gregory, who 'confirms' my intellectual understanding. His narration is resonating into my heart and the teaching of RM become again crystal clear for me. I was understand before by the way...now he is reminding me strongly. Thanks to him. I like to comment here because I like your phrase about 'the ball rolling.......' Thank you. It sound simple but resonate at my heart. I may will fall again but with my persistent to keep going someday the ball will rolling by itself. So, let me move again in this spiritual journey. Love you all who ever might come across here. We are inseparable... only consciousnes is💘
It's fascinating to see people from outside India are learning and teaching about the ultimate truth where 99% of Indians have no clue about it.. But maturity is when you understand it's not about religion/culture, it's about discovering the truth
Excellent video. At 10:36 you said ''So we need to come into alignment with that [undifferentiated consciousness/ Atman] to free ourselves from the prison of the identity - the ego - the sense of self. And it is a prison.'' But I believe it's perfectly ok to be living our physical lives with the perspective that we are this limited identity or persona. I understand the concept that on a deeper level, the physical world is maybe an illusion, and the one Atman consciousness is who we really are. But we chose to step out of that state for a while to be incarnated into this dimension. We all chose to forget who we are so that we can fully engage in this physical experience. It's like a fabulous computer generated game. Our physical lives are not some sort of hideous mistake or malfunction of the Universe. It's a precious opportunity to be on this magnificent planet, at this marvellous time. As we live our lives, experience pain, and develop deeper love and compassion, etc, the Universal Oneness GROWS. It's all good. If some people experience Cosmic Consciousness whilst still in their physical body, well good for them. But surely there is no urgent ''need to free ourselves from the prison of identity''. We come from God/ Oneness whatever, and after our stay on this planet we will return. In the meantime lets just enjoy the opportunity here, and make the most of it. Value this life.
You have expressed that very well, Bruce. We’re here for a reason, to “do” us, in a sense. But when we have awareness of Self, we can do us without all the suffering that comes from thinking we are the mind-body entity. Nothing practically, in this plane, changes but we can enjoy the experiences of this “incarnation” in the knowledge that we are truly Self.
@@sinkandrelax Isn't the growth and learning that occurs in each physical incarnation more deep, rich and natural if we DON'T have the knowledge that we are truly Self? Is it not harmful to force Self Realisation to blossom prematurely?
O P spot on ! This reality is an extension of source , there is no heirarchy in source so therefore all realities and experiences are also source and therefore equal and valid . Those who try to escape this reality by excessive disassociation including too much meditation are often unable to handle the pain of this reality because they have ironically forgotten their true nature . Gotta laugh it's a real moxy oron ;)
@@Star-uk1kh Thanks. I love your use of the word 'valid'. When you say ''true nature'', I assume you mean 'persona' (earthly identity). Maybe holding both concepts at the same time is best. If you watch a movie, it's useful to know that it's contrived (sort of not real). But there is benefit to forgetting it's all acting, and just losing yourself in the movie for 2 hours. I think it is best to appreciate the validity of both worlds, simply because they both ARE valid. If life here feels too traumatic, maybe one can choose to just slip more into the spiritual 'Universal Oneness' mode. It's a bit of an escape from this physical journey. Like covering your eyes during a scary part of a movie. You can say to yourself: ''don't worry - it's not so real.'' Maybe the older a person becomes, the more appropriate and natural it is to live more in the wider perspective of One Universal Consciousness.
I think you raise an important question, Bruce, but I do think there is a benefit to be obtained by trying to live from the real Self. For example, later in this conversation you say: "Maybe holding both concepts at the same time is best. If you watch a movie, it's useful to know that it's contrived (sort of not real). But there is benefit to forgetting it's all acting, and just losing yourself in the movie for 2 hours." The thing with 'holding both concepts' is that these are both held in the mind. By attempting to live consciously in the moment, without thought, one can (as the 'witness') observe the tricks of the conditioned mind, see how it constantly attempts to pull us back into 'ego consciousness', then let those thoughts go. This is not to say, though, that we can't escape into a good movie for a couple of hours, or generally have fun. We also have to realise that few of us, in this lifetime, will realise our true Self. However, by living consciously in the present moment our ego self seems to get weaker and weaker, and we become calmer, more at peace, and more inclined to appreciate that we should simply let go and enjoy the ride. This is not to say we shouldn't pursue our dreams and goals, but in doing so we should release the outcome - if it happens, it happens, but if it doesn't, we shouldn't see it as the end of the world. If reincarnation is real, as described by sages such as Ramana Maharshi as well as ordinary people who have had an NDE, perhaps we are all at different levels of spiritual maturity. I'm sure we are all aware of non-spiritual people who are tremendously egoistic, selfish, inflexible in their outlook, and driven by greed and excessive consumption (to describe some of the ills of our time!). But there are other non-spiritual people who are kind, generous, loving souls who live what we might terms spiritual lives. NDErs tell us that one of the lessons they learnt on the 'other side' is that we all have a unique task to perform or lessons to learn during this lifetime. Which brings us back to your original question! Perhaps most of us will learn these lessons or achieve our goals by living from our 'ego-selves'. But perhaps the ultimate lesson we have to learn (maybe after many reincarnations), is that we are in fact spiritual beings having a physical existence, and that Self-realisation is the ultimate lesson we must learn! I am in the 'getting older' category you describe, and it is definitely true that spiritual issues and Self-realisation have become a lot more important to me. But I have a number of friends who still see spirituality as self-delusion, so again it's perhaps more where we are on our soul-journey, that determines how we see the world. And the very fact that you watch these types of videos, may suggest that you, too, fall into the spiritual seeker category! Thanks for a great, thought -provoking question!
I’ve been waiting for you To come home to me The doors open for you So come in your free I don’t care what you’ve done Because we’re all one I love you Just come home Thank you to the story of I am Jason ✌️😊💛 Blessings to you brother.
@@kondojunagaraju8899The truth is that the difference between creation and the source of creation ,which has a kind of concurrent presence in the core of our being, is that...... The creation has trillions of energies drives ideas concepts which all interact...... The source of all creation it's not like that. it is one. so it stays at 100% which is one and cannot decrease. not to negativity not to anything nothing affects it and it just runs in the background of our being from our core while we're just having a normal human experience and so we can register both simultaneously!
I remember the first time I read ‘the seeker is not found.’ I did not understand this until I essentially stopped searching following the death of a loved one. Such a realization can only dawn when pursuing ceases and Self is allowed to be… here and now… in the moment.
I feel compelled to write this review. I can not believe that a western person can so clearly explain the principals Advaita Vedanta with such clarity! I am 56 year old Hindu and have been searching for almost 15 years. It was only when I found Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj I found myself!! Most of my desires and needs have just melted away (expect for the need to finding a job ...yes I am currently unemployed). There is bright side to every negative situation ...my job was very demanding and I never found time to read books...during my unemployment I discovered Bhagwan and Maharaj and started to read books......I finally feel complete within myself !!!! I was searching for videos on Bhagwan and Maharaj and found this channel. Thank you for this beautiful video I enjoyed it! May you be bless by Bhagwan. Jai Shri Krishna.
This is the actual final truth, no doubt, we're never born therefore we cannot die and therefore the universe is the One and only truth. In my ND Experience in year 1978 I came to the realization that I am consciousness with or without a body and that actually I am everything when I am nothing at all even if this seems like a paradox and it probably is. This is the ultimate truth. Thank you, Jason for the cool reminder. Love for all
Yes ~ fleeting like a flashlight - repeated often when in continuance ~ a recurring PRESENCE with the Master - Self as BRAHMAN walking the walk. Beautiful upload Jason Gregory brother love Shanti Shanti Shanti : 💞🙏
Thank you so much for this. After 60 years of relentless searching for the truth & exhaustive study it is absolutely blissful to know that I am that right now & there is nothing else!
Thank you for this! Such deep wisdom! Was listening to a conversation yesterday on where science is on the nature of consciousness. They are still far from a full understanding but everything points in the same direction as all the spiritual teachings have been telling us. Be Here Now! As Eckhart Tolle says, you don't have a life, you are life.
This makes me happy! Every time I listen to your pod casts I receive great knowledge from your inner wisdom Jason that is a true form of Brahman that being express and focused in you for others. Forever grateful how dao has brought peace and harmony to my inner being that get to express it self thru me everyday. Shanti Shanti Shanti. ❤️☯️
The seeker seeks.... A finder finds... A believer believes... A dancer dances... u are the Jiva... u are the Shiva.... u are the Krishna... U Are The Divine.... ❤
You did an amazing job at explaining bhagawans teachings. I am currently in this stage and have recently come to this realization. Everything you thought knew and everything you thought you were falls away. We are what we've been looking for. We just have to let go of the mental characters of the Maya, if we do the truth reveals itself.
There is only 1 conciousness. This consciousness is everthing and every where, it is pure energy and pure light. This consciousness fragments into this different dimensions to experience itself within its own creation which is the illusion of physicality. Each fragment has its own personality, this personality develops an ego when entering 3rd dimensional reality. We are the Creator experiencing himself in this space time. As we grow in understanding of this truth so too do we ascend according to our understanding. The greater our understanding the more aware we are of the creator within and his promptings or intuition. Our souls during the course of many life times, grows to be more like the Creator himself and eventually return to where we came from, the 1 Great consciousness Mother/Father God or Source.
Well said, Jason! You put it very succinctly. As I am also interested in Bhagawan Ramana's teaching, I have read that he kept this teaching (also called Ajati Vada) for the most advanced people. I guess there is similar teaching in Kashmir Shaivism called Anupaya, and also other spiritual systems.
Thank you for this video, Jason. This Jiva was feeling stuck between the appearance of a choice between moksha and remaining as the beautiful flower that it is. Truth has been my aim on my path all along over some idea of liberation and now I see that I can remain as I am because God is being us and doing us, as you said and I know in my heart of hearts. Cheers!
There can be no greater Truth. As you said, it is only that which is untrue, the personal ego, that keeps us ignorant of this. Very well explained, my friend! ❤🙏
Wonderful, clear explanation. Yes, I experienced it as a child, and not until my mid 30's was I ever able to articulate that 'knowing'. Thank you for this video ❤
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Wonderful! Last days I've heard many NDE stories. They speak about the same - they feel one with the source, they feel at Home. No more "persona game".
Yes! This is the ultimate truth. Got the privilege to go through a intense spiritual journey of EKAM TAPAS by Pkconsciousness where it was about SELF is an Illusion and who we're actually, na iti tat vam asi. Blessed to experience this state. A 28 days of intense Tapas of Various nature of Self-Ego, Mind, Duality and Craving. and then 14 days of Maha Ekam Tapas, where it was about SELF
After recently returning from Oz where my son and family live searched for Ramana Maharshi video and find a wonderful speaker with the Australian accent that is so dear to me. Now the video has been forwarded to my son. May the universe be our guide, to explain that which is beyond words is not easy and you do so eloquently and with great clarity in my opinion. Many Thanks jim from Glasgow
It's the mere consciousness make me, mind and the universe. Because of the ignorance of duality simultaneous formation and destruction of me in relation to the world is not realised. The teaching of great sage Rmana Maharishi further established my understanding as Buddhist. There is nothing more to do. I admire your great explanation Jason.
At the core of everything and everyone is a sense of unity. And within all that exists in either and all the other elements is a way of connecting. In silence I learned the most and heard nothing…❤️🔥🙏💐
This is not helpful. The speaker himself is identifying with certain Buddhist and Hindu concepts. And automatically dissing Christian ideas and beliefs, creating further karma in Spades. Some cool things said, but too many abstractions.
I thought the same ,....... however I did hear many foreign words and That threw me for a Bit, however.....I don't think I'd Say it Was hard To understand .....understand? Lol The Mind isn't So so simple Is It ? Haha .
@@johnrWyatt I mean, sure, yes. But it's not the concept of pantheism. You can call it whatever you like, it makes no difference, really. any belief, opinion, perception, awareness or unawareness you have about it doesn't matter. You can't imagine it, conceive of it, comprehend it, conceptualise it in any form what so ever. You cannot add or subtract, multiply or divide it in any way. Whether you like it or not. It is, what it is.
@@Tasmanaut Note the question mark ! If it is what it is what is it ? If a creation it needs a creative force and they cannot be the same (Newtonian Principle)
@@johnrWyatt if it is what it is, nothing more can be said about it. You are right but it's beyond the concepts you are using to conceptualise it. 'what is it?' is the eternal paradox that can never be answered or perceived within the duality of subject/object. It will always appear as that, but it is beyond all appearance.
Illness has brought me closer to this Truth than any other life event. It has stripped away most of what I can DO, so it has made me question who I can BE or who I currently AM. Everything is falling away… duties, responsibilities, preferences, roles, even personality itself. I’m made of layers and at the core is who I truly am - existence in and of itself. The ego is still present but I am trying to walk beside it as opposed to morphing into it, and it doesn’t always work and that’s OK. But I see it, I witness it. Existence, being, breath, moment by moment, is all that is and ever was. Everything else is an illusion.
Wow! I was lost and now have found This again. This is really the end. Right now, wow. This is the path and the way. This is what was my spirituality from the start which I lost. Emotional right now. Even non dualism is Jiva. I wish I listened to myself. Was open to myself. Godwards. Home. Here, now.
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You not only have extremely good comprehension of the subject but also brilliant articulation which helps immensely. Thank You :)
Thank you for your kind words, Frank. I hope you are well.
Jason where can I find the music at the beginning of this video? It’s so soothing. What’s the name of the music?
Thanks 🙏
Excellent video. At 10:36 you said ''So we need to come into alignment with that [undifferentiated consciousness/ Atman] to free ourselves from the prison of the identity - the ego - the sense of self. And it is a prison.''
But I believe it's perfectly ok to be living our physical lives with the perspective that we are this limited identity or persona. I get that on a deeper level, the physical world is maybe an illusion, and the one Atman consciousness is who we really are. But we chose to step out of that for a while and be incarnated into this dimension. We all chose to forget who we are so that we can fully engage in this physical experience. It's like a fabulous computer generated game. It's not some hideous malfunction of the Universe that we are here. It's a precious opportunity to be on this magnificent planet, at this marvellous time. As we live our lives, experience pain, and develop deeper love and compassion, etc, the Universal Oneness GROWS. It's all good.
If some people experience Cosmic Consciousness whilst still in their physical body, well good for them. But surely there is no urgent ''need to free ourselves from the prison of identity''. We come from God/ Oneness whatever, and after our stay on this planet we will return. In the meantime lets just enjoy the opportunity here, and make the most of it. Enjoy some chocolate, and watch a movie. Value this life.
'Upaya the Maya' the Maya is like a magic trick. Only real to those that don't know how its done. Joy comes when desire ends. Of course your never miserable any more? You don't have to be 💟🙏
Great content , I came to this realisation after years of seeking , now I live a ordinary life trying to stay present . Once I let go of so called spiritual path and spiritual persona that I created an enormous weight was lifted of my shoulders . Only the ego wants a path and achievements, soul is always at ease right now , the silent witness
thank you
I get to learn from comments as well thank you so much.
Profound insights brother. Thank you 🙏
True 💚
@@frialsharefabdo7715 Yes, and that is why the path can't be ever lost, it is always here, under our feet, because growth and development are as much a part of our nature as all everyday events in our lives.
I hesitate to say anything, because I too believe that "silence is the best speech," but when ego falls away, a kind of bliss takes its place. A gratitude. A great love. 🥰
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
@@jeffforsythe9514 the internet is the great teacher
Well said 👌 that bliss when ego falls is amazing. Feels so impervious when the ego drops ...
Totally, I posted and deleted it, not because it wasn't a nice msg but because i realised words can't explain that moment of nothing and everything 💕♾️
@@emilycampbell5798 But nice to know that we have like-minded "friends" here. 🥰
Beautifully stated " everyone knows a drop is in the ocean but few people know that the ocean is in the drop" - Kabir
Perfect by Kabir!
Love Kabir ❤❤
This Drop of Ocean from Kabir is very deep and profound 🙏
Beautifully put 👏
Rumi has a similar quote "you are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop"
30 years ago, at age 40, I was quite unexpectedly gifted with a glimpse of being. The world and my person were dissolved in a "white" light of all colors going all directions at once. I was in that light. I was that light. My person and the world had been mere projections like a dream or a movie. No real reality to them. Then my person came back and suddenly I was back in the world ( waiting for a table in a restaurant!). My " spiritual seeking" became a pleasant pastime after that, no longer a grasping, neurotic mess. I will say that the one constant of my previous years of seeking had been an ardent desire to know the truth just once.
Completely relate to this 🙏
you are that light, always
@@rbkbala30 this is so. and yet we persist in the dream as well!
@@razielscarifier6601 it's our common being :)
@@TheAlex8675309 may I ask what circumstances led you to experience that bodyless, egoless state of pure being as light? That too in a restaurant!
I am amazed that a westerner could express Bhagawan Ramana's concept with such clarity!! Great one, Jason!!
Why would a westerner who studies this stuff be unable to explain it?
@@ashcliffeable Everyone can...The clarity is what makes the difference!
@@BDBD05 I love you. Thank you.
@@ashcliffeable lots of love to you! God bless
I am amazed that a non- Westerner possesses a computer and knows how to use it, they are so primitive.
The seeker seeks,
A finder finds,
A beliver belives,
A dancer dances,
Someone who is, just is.
Nothing,.... I Like more
@@Meta2thee4thx-kINg I like
Yer name haha.
Someone who isn’t,
Just isn’t a Someone,
A keeper keeps,
A beaver beaves,
The sneaker stinks.
@@te2839 lol undeniable
yes "So ham Asmi", whatever you are looking for "you are that".
"Sitting simply, doing nothing,
The wind blows and the grass grows by itself." - Zen koan.
One who sees this, sees himself - as the one sitting, as doing, as nothing, as the wind, as the blowing, as the grass, as growing, and as itself.
Sitting simply, doing nothing.....by Matsuo Basho, Japanese Haiku Master
Hindus are very blessed peoples of god . In the beginning he help them with amazing miracles .
Be thankful to God .
Chant gayatri mantra to show you the true path towards him.
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Yes sir 100% right sir
It is only applicable for Gnanis, who do not have any commitments or family responsibilities and lead a care free life . But for you and me we are plagued by Family Member's welfare, health, relationship , children's education, health care , old age issues . So we can only try to emulate certain teachings of them. And plod our self discovery sojourn.
The human ego is under illusion of controlling everything.. A man is body - mind organism with DNA code inbuilt with social conditioning!! Your parents didn't choose you nor you chose your parents, you didn't choose the social conditioning at the time of birth..
"events happen, deeds are done, but there is no individual doer thereof".. The Buddha
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" Existence or Consciousness is the only reality . Consciousness plus waking we call waking . Consciousness plus sleep we call sleep . Consciousness plus dream , we call dream . Consciousness is the Screen on which all the pictures come and go . The Screen is real , the pictures are mere shadows on it . " ~ Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Consciousness is power of no mind state, deep sleep there is no mind, try it in the waking state, stop thinking, still the mind, feel the no mind state that is the pure consciousness with out mind, try in the meditation. Good Luck.
@@balajisivaramakrishna7534 True ....True Self is pure infinite Love , Consciousness , Awareness , Peace , Being and Bliss 💚
Are u ex Muslim???
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Yeah that darn monkey mind is a pain lol!
Love from Bharat.
Maharishi helped me realise that the real feeling was like in a limbo or coma just observing without reaction and performing my daily duties as a working mother and wife with no expectations from anyone or myself. Life suddenly seems so simple.
It is said: MAN MINUS EGO IS GOD, AND GOD PLUS EGO IS MAN. I have been blessed to have come across Bhagawan' s teachings in 1968 at a time of some crisis in my life. Ever since, I follow his teachings and visit his ashram often . What a divine destiny!
I have been blessed to go there 5 times, although Ramana is such an amazing saint/JivanMukta, it is the Arunachala hill that has the energy, shiva's presence that has attracted him and many others realized souls to that place.
Sri Ramans Maharshi gave all of us the gift of "Who am I?" Meditation. It is available for all who seek.
@Roguejin Da
Hello Roguejin.
R. Maharshi has a book entitled: 'Who am I?"
It is explained in the book.
Wishing you peace in God's light.
Bob6
@@bobross6180 wait Bob six , ....are u guys the same person?
Sending Much Love and Light to you Both. I am sure you must listen to Shunyamurti. Have a Blessed Evening
May all beings be free from all suffering. Namaste🙏
What would we be without suffering/struggling? It plays a vital role in the universe. We wouldn’t grow nor strive for more without it.
@@gingersnapuu444 We would be Not a thing (MU) Our True Nature. Buddha Cosnciousness
@@gingersnapuu444 if you dont want to strive then you could not want it
Suffering is part of this dream dont refuse it accepte it
Yes Sir! Ramana Maharsi 's teaching are the ultimate truth of spirituality ! His teachings are often quoted by Indian saints ! This is the essence of Vedantha or Upanishads , and a day will come this Supreme knowledge will be known through people like you and accepted by all countries world over, and there will be peace and unity among all in the world ! It is coming through you, who is not an Indian and unbiased , so it is great and may be accepted faster by many ! Hats off to you ,and love you Jason Gregory Sir, and namaste ! 🙏
This is a very helpful explanation, I wonder why it took me so long to understand . I came to your video after watching Eckart Tolle say that the personality acts as a barrier a closed door to the self. It has helped me to realise that all of my spiritual striving and self improvement was only necessary to actually break down my personality! It’s ironic really and rather beautiful, I didn’t need to become better to reach God but all of my suffering did help to melt and wash away false self. Not that I’m egoless yet but I do feel incredibly lighter and can look on my life with a sense of humour , I don’t take myself so seriously now.
Well stated!
Why use the word god? It has so much baggage it’s a worthless concept. Brahman!-much better!
@@nirvonna
I like using Creator
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Okay so when we are stating teachings of saints (or scriptures), the correct way is to quote it, and then explain it, especially for deeper topics. This way there is a line between what has been said and how we are interpreting it. We should avoid mixing our own words into saints teachings.
Absolutely disagree where he is implying that we can simply talk or understand ourselves into enlightenment. This would be just be a belief (although with confidence), not an experiential reality for 99.99% of the people. It requires rigorous sadhana to purify and calm ourselves to the point of actually experiencing “Aham Brahmasmi” - Sanskrit phrase that means “I am Brahman”.
Here are the qualities of an enlightened person according to the Bhagwad Geeta:
1) 2.55: The Supreme Lord said: O Parth, when one discards all selfish desires and cravings of the senses that torment the mind, and becomes satisfied in the realization of the self, such a person is said to be transcendentally situated.
2) 2.56: One whose mind remains undisturbed amidst misery, who does not crave for pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
3) 2.57: One who remains unattached under all conditions, and is neither delighted by good fortune nor dejected by tribulation, he is a sage with perfect knowledge.
4) 2.58: One who is able to withdraw the senses from their objects, just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell, is established in divine wisdom. (Such a person can "medically" die and come back alive at will, absolute mastery over mind-body. )
Englightened beings have all the above qualities. Therefore I think one can't simply talk themselves into enlightenement.
Read this to understand Ramana Maharshi's pov: www.quora.com/Why-did-Ramana-Maharshi-say-that-no-sadhana-is-needed-for-liberation/answer/Siddharth-T-Janakiraman
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How lucky we were to have his teachings beyond his radiant silence. As a westerner, I've appreciated David Godman's writing/change by way of explaining Bhagavan's intent. Thanks for a great upload.
A must watch on the final frontier humanity has to cross! ruclips.net/video/S5f5zKsN1DE/видео.html
Ramana Maharshi’s small book titled “Who Am I ?” alone is enough to anyone in the path of self realisation.
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
Just ordered it thanks 🙏
Thank you
There is no way ever to judge what will be enough for anyone else. If it was enough for you, be grateful.
Audio book is available as well
A wonderful very clear explanation of teachings of Sri Ramana.Not even in my mother tongue tamil I could arrive this much clear picture.May Sri Ramana bless you to lift all of us 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Few practices I do everyday
1. Meditate 30 minutes or do breathing exercise when I wake up and before I go to sleep (to concentrate on the concepts of”I am consciousness only, not this ego self” )
2. Inquiring myself “who am I “ when I have negative thoughts or emotions 24/7 (it helps me to calm down )
3. Acceptance of everything (let go of expectations of how things should be)
Spiritual awakening is a long journey but I know it’s a necessary process. I hope it helps 🙏🏻
I fully subscribe to the thought. I feel its neccesity day in day out.
You're not even the conciousness
Consciousness is not a concept, thought it. The ego is. Consciousness is truth. You don’t have to add anything, but take the illusion away. You also can’t perceive consciousness, then it’s thought coming through the back door. It just is, no thought or judgment need. It’s pure stillness. Then, you will be left with pure awareness. It’s tricky, but it’s right here, right now, always. So simple, too simple it’s tricky! 😊❤
Ok but what do you do if you someone come and take your money and belongings and put you in jail ? You just accept it as pure reality without fight or will you fight and kill for survive?
@@AllanJones-mb7dt do not waste time. God.
Thank you. This was so wonderful to listen to. I’m smiling with the familiarity of every word you shared. I am presently reading A Course In Miracles, I come from a Hindu background and I would say am lightly familiar with that aspect of spirituality as I grew up. Feel like I’ve been on a life long journey to unmask the Truth of all of it. I believe you are so right when you said not everyone is ready to hear this. I picked up ACIM when I was 15 in a bookshop, intensely attracted to it. I must have stood there for half an hour just holding it in my hand and barely looking through it, just knowing that I wasn’t ready to understand what was in its pages- not yet. It took me until my late 30s, a lot of “seeking”, a lot of broadening my horizons, a lot of steps back and forth, and personal experiences to finally, truly grasp it. And just as I’m ready, I’m getting an influx of the same or similar messages as ACIM, just as I have found here. In fact, I probably wouldn’t have “quite” understood what you are explaining here had I not started reading the Course. The parallels are striking, the words and language used slightly different of course- but the message almost if not totally parallel.
I find it comforting. This understanding that all of this that we perceive, is illusion. A dream. You don’t leave your bed when you dream, but you do buy into this world you’ve created with your mind and the “other” characters in that dream world. All of them non-existent… only projections of aspects of yourself, presented as different characters. And all the while, you’ve never left your bed. You’re safe. Youre Home. But if you don’t know you’re dreaming… you start identifying with the dream, identifying with the character you think you are in the dream, reacting and responding to the circumstances and “other” people in your dream as if it was all real- and that way you perpetuate it. You get lost in the identification of the false self in the dream and the other false selves that don’t actually exist. Even after “death”- you think that’s it, I’m home. But the very fact that you still identify as an “I” means you’re still in the dream. You’re just not “as” “physically” focussed.
And I think what is happening now- with people now seeking the Truth through teachers such as Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi and books such as ACIM… it’s like you are starting to have a lucid dream. You’re in the dream, but you’re realising what’s going on. That none of it is what you thought it was. You’re waking up. You’ve got nothing to achieve, nothing to strive for, nothing to do to prove your worth. Your worth is already assured. And all the selves you are seeing out there, seemingly separate from you… they are just you, masquerading as projected aspects of yourself via these ego personas you perceive. There’s just you. Us is… one. There is no “true” us- “we” are one. There is not even an “I” in that Oneness- the moment an “I” is perceived, it is only the ego identifying itself as separate to something else; in other words, the “I” is a symptom of the split mind that “we” bought into when we chose to dream… and then forgot we were only dreaming.
Only a split mind can perceive “this” and “that”, choice, focus, something that is “this” and something that is “other than this”. But the “whole” mind doesn’t perceive at all- it just IS. Or you could word it another way and say that “true” perception… is… no perception. Because if there is only Truth, and that is all that IS, then there is nothing else- so what is there to perceive between? You just… Are. There’s just Being. That is what we truly are. Pure Beingness. Isness. Am-ness. You never went anywhere. You never left Home or God or Brahman. You just believed in the dream that you did so- and “then” the mind split, from that mistaken belief. And that’s what we need to undo. That belief.
But if you’re not ready, if you haven’t gently opened up to this kind of understanding over time and experience within, it can sound and be pretty scary, and uncomfortable because the ego can only perceive fearfully. So of course, whatever conclusion it comes to will be a fearful one. Because it means, if separation from God/Brahman never actually occurred… then the ego is not real. And the ego needs this construct that we have bought into, to exist. Without illusion, without the belief in dream, it dissolves.
This was such an amazing video and I’m so thankful to you for sharing this. x Thank you from my heart x
@@Lu-ji Thank you Lu-ji :) Yes it really comforts me to find that everything I’ve been seeking “through” has led me to these teachings. And there are many Teachers who have come to the exact same conclusions all across the globe- some not even very well known but they teach the same message. But it’s like you can’t find them on purpose- it’s almost as if you come to that understanding within and then the universe starts sending them to you one by one. As if to re-affirm it to you. Thank you for saying “hey” :) it’s nice to see another ACIM “student” making the same connections as I am. Blessings, Shay 💙
I'm scared 😣✨😭
" Maya the illusion of separation " . Great definition of Maya.
I just finished listening to a satsang by Mooji that was transmitting this exact Truth. Thank you for sharing. The Universe works through you.
Tat Tvam Asi
I love yiou❤️
yes...Mooji's message is always powerful and about the same - only Self exists 💗
I heard mooji sexes his followers
@@deepstate8474 🤷♀️ I follow Mooji on RUclips...I take the best from his talks and it is really the best.
But when somebody needs to be so close to any guru there is always possibility to be missused 🤷♀️
Hey. @Antonella I really want to join Moojibabas satsang. I am from India,Bengal, can you help me find a way..
@ The one who has conquered his/her senses can be identified as Guru. Rest are just suckers. Another prominent personality that comes to my mind is "Sadguru". Self proclaimed Sadguru. Don't get fooled by such people.
I wish everyone could hear this and accept this. Shanti Shanti Shanti ~Love&Light♥️Carli
Yeah I like already like
got that vibe ......
Jason, I gotta say that I started this video with some scepticism and I stand corrected. Your understanding of the teaching is remarkable and your way of explaining unequalled. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you for your honesty my friend. A pleasure to connect with you.
Yes, in the power of now.....is the eternal moments.... blissful state. Thank you for sharing peace!!!
When U G Krishnamurthy asked Ramana, " I want to have what you have" - Ramana said -- "I can give you, but can you receive it " --- this is by far the best explanation from Ramana Maharishi about enlightenment. -- the beauty of this conversation is --- What Ramana had to offer was silence --- but nobody can receive silence because they can recognise sound but not silence.
Stunnin
Silence is loudest of all.
This is exactly why I think Advaita is unsuitable for most of us.
There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, just the ever present now in which all things are equal.
Ramana Maharshi was a great man but also a very ordinary man resting in the the realisation of oneness.
If you have destabilised anyone Jason it's because they live on the shakey ground of the jiva. Undermining self and replacing with Self is a noble endeavour.
Keep up the good work in the knowledge that there is nothing to be done.🙏
Thank you brother. Will do my friend.
Nothing to be done is stupid , there is alot of things to be done
We are all unique and have a primordial soul. We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
@@jeffforsythe9514 what old duffer? Is he not another Cofuscing fells?
Seems like your statement is contradictory philosophy has some holes you know people watch this video because they have suffered in this world and there can never be a one final solution for all of this video is great though its a message that we are here not by our will and all world is an illusion. World is a manifestation of brahman in the mirror of the mind.And while brahman is non-dual world displays multiplicity but sticking with duality doesn't allow us to be aware of self that is nitya . So the world as it is we cant live in this world without duality when with the world while within the world we have a self thus and for that awareness comes when we are with ourselves.
As a child i melted , as a teen i had explained to my grandmother that i am the eyes and ears of god
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Eyes and ears of God. No small feat for a teenager. Ego is a wonderful thing.
Holy shit-certifiably bat shit crazy
That's really fascinating that you have grasped the Hindu advaita philosophy much much better than common Hindu practioner and you have grasped it very thoroughly thanks for explaining in such nice way it is not easy to grasp at all 🙏🙏🙏
Yes I agree ☝️
100%
Watch Swamy Dhayanda Saraswathi ji or read his books. You can watch Swamy Sarvapriyanda ji also though he tries to be secular by bringing Abhramic religions in his lectures ( all religions are same bs)
@@vish2553I think you miss the point. This is a condition common for all humanity. It is not “religion” based. Abrahamic religions have the concept of soul (Atman) and it is one with God (Brahman). It is not separate.
@@pmeyer4353 oh please !!The days bs is well and truly over mate, not in this age of information overload. I have been listening to various excuses for twenty years. Nothing different here. At least have the decency and courage to admit that Christianity is AN EXCLUSIVIST RELIGION, based on infantile concepts of original sin, one true MALE god and only true son! We can move on then.
Gifts are Doing nothing The Grass is Growing Divine shine bright
Yes, one time. I was around 10 on a sunny, summer day. I laid on the lawn next to my house, on my back, on a sunny afternoon, a few clouds but mostly blue sky. A huge oak tree stood on the right side of my field of vision and the side of my house stood on the left side. Without warning, I instantly realized as I stared into the sky that all is one, there is no future or past, there is no forward or backward, there is only being and we live in a unified state of existence with all - everything. I would say that is the only true spiritual realization I have had in my entire life. It wasn't just a feeling; it was either a realization or revelation.
Yes, I think experiencing that nothingness must be innate as I too have had the experience. There is nothing exceptional about me.
Growing up I think it was hinting as an experience in my sense of groundedness. The stillness of that sense of groundedness resembles an awareness of something like an “essence” that has no form but has a very strong presence.
I think searching for this “reality” is ego driven. I don’t think this is how you get to the experience. You just need to be calm and then you find that it is there. It isn’t somewhere else.
Being “calm” does not mean that you are free of thoughts. While within that experience, my mind is fully active, analysing the experience and regular human thoughts.
There is an awareness that there is no need or desire to return to your normal life because this state is what it is all about.
That state has no qualities except that you know it is limitless. There is no sense that there is a God or it is a heaven type place. It is just a void that you can definitely experience that is completely fulfilling. There is no desire for anything else.
In comparison, human life experiences are very structured, cluttered and chaotic.
Coming out of that experience just happens naturally also. I don’t know how you get yourself there or how you come out of that experience. It just happens.
I’m sure it is there for everyone to experience.
My link to that experience may be through Vipassana meditation.
In Vipassana, you learn to be hyper-aware of the physical sensations in your body, and when in that state of “groundedness” in your daily life, you are also conscious of sometimes being hyper-aware. Maybe there is a link to Vipassana? I truly don’t know how it happens.
I fought very hard to hold on to my identity during a psychedelic trip in my youth.
Its a battle that was over my own deception
We all are experiencing this everyday
Trust in Brahman
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
our life is a short earthly trip but a leap from Jiva to Shiva
Wonderful way of breaking it down.
I love how "enlightened" everyone is in this comment section. So many words to describe Nothingness.
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
Nothingness other than consciousness is true.But, the author speaks of three entities, brahman, Jiva and Maya. I am confused
@@apdsrnr Without consciousness you would not be alive, it is your soul............Falun Gong
@@apdsrnr Everything is brahman..The illusion of Jiva is part of Maya which is again brahman.its the ego (ahankar-not the ego we know about) that gives the illusion of individuality to everything we know about.🙏
"So many words to describe Nothingness"
So well put :)
I Never went on a vipassana retreat, but I do sit every day , mostly in the mornings. I have met Osho in Oregon, celebrated my 33 birthday with Papaji, visited Ranjeet Maharaj in Mumbai, spent time withe Nanagaru in Tiruvannamalai and London and the list goes on. Everything has to die to the now. Nisargadatta was told by his guru, to simply abide in the „I AM“. No matter where I am on my most likely imagined journey,…I need , want and must come home. I have faith in the words of my guru and I feel blessed and grateful .
"The one who is bound is Jiva and the one free is Shiva"--Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
I'm knew to all these things not meditation or exploring within just words but really curious and drawn to all this, I'm wondering would one be able to free jiva and bring it to freedom or is that just the nature of what it is.. I'd like to try to help unconscious aspects of nature become conscious.. not sure if I'm getting what I'm trying to put in clear way but hopw someone can provide any info to help me with that .. appreciate you all!!
@@GretchenMarie Everything from a piece of stone to a human has an evolutionary process of memory embedded in them. Consciousness too is embedded in every form of life on Earth. Non-living things like chair, fan, crockery items do not have conscious but they have memory. If you touch an object today, in that object's diary/notebook of memory, your DNA shall forever be stored throughout its evolution.
@@subhamdaslovesraptor99 appreciate your response!! Curious if you have specific channel, teachers you have in mind or certain meditations that helped you or that come up you think could help someone on their path? I know we all are different in ways we're going to grow but I'm curious what you'd suggest for anyone that helped you? Thanks have a wonderful day!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@GretchenMarie I'd definitely recommend practicing Kriya yoga meditation from Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda. He has written several books on yogic techniques. Kindly follow that and when it comes to knowledge on the inner self/who you are, you should read books written by none other than the iconoclast Anti-guru Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. His books and the amount of self-awareness he has, I am severely amazed by his intellectual power. He is someone whom I have looked up to since my past 30 years. You must go for it. Stay blessed and happy!
@@subhamdaslovesraptor99 sooo much thanks for all that!! For whatever reason I'm already knowing those things are exactly what will assist me on my journey in this moment in a profoundly gentle way!! Appreciate you a lot!! ❤️❤️❤️
Mr. Gregory, Serious Kudos to you for not only bringing Ramana Maharshi's teachings to the lay person, but for translating essential Sanskrit and Gita phrases and verses accordingly! Keep up the good work!!:)
Thank you dearly, Raj. I will do my friend. I have plenty of similar content for you to enjoy. Best to you.
@@JasonGregoryAuthor, looking forward to viewing the content!:)
Clarification of 'there is no creation':
"We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now." - Ramana Maharshi
Very enlightening
Creation All that is Caused has a beginning and an end.
There for finite and flows forth from that which is Uncaused eternal without a beginning or end
Amidst all the excessive verbiage IS this Final Truth. Resonates and is the NOW.
There is no such thing as half a hole. We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
Thanks, that makes it easier in understanding Maharishi’s teachings!
Honestly, after years of videos and knowledge, as one taking baby steps towards God, specially a Raman’s Maharshi follower, I found your explanation an easy to understand and beautiful synthesis of his teachings. Well done and thank you !
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Daily Sadhana is required for 99.99% of us.
Dr. Sangay.
The satsang you have established has managed to teach and guide me and millions around the universe to understand wisdom teachings in an ordinary and truthful manner. Your spiritual ship will reach the shores with awoken ones.Thank you and your team for keeping the candle burning which Saint Ramana Marshi has let for seekers of truth to find it through your work clearly and fearlessly. My 1Million gratitude for the talks classes and videos.
Such a relief to drop that concern with being "a person" with all its judgements about oneself and others and just rest in the awareness of the present. I am that I am :)) You said this Jason with clarity, thank you!
What a beautiful way to explain the real self the ultimate Brahman. SATYAM GAYANAM ANANTAM BRAHMA❤❤
One cannot teach.. when one is ready .. life happens..
It's incredible how you always you manage to make videos about that one thing that i have been pondering for a few days.
Thanks again dear Jason :-)
Thank you as always brother. I hope you are well.
Lovely. Fully agree based on my 58 years of experience as an apparent self 😊
How amazing and fortunate that I stumbled across this video. Its taken a long time, but I have more or less come to these same understandings about myself and the nature of the universe. That there is no creator-god that is supposed to have created life and everything from nothing, but rather it is a living, infinite universe that has never known a beginning and that life is an intrinsic part of this eternal universal fabric. I've come to realize that we need to learn how to look beyond the temporary illusion of who we are and instead search within and open our mind's eye to see and understand more importantly the never-ending nature of what we are.
One cannot experience Brahma but one can be Brahma.
There is a higher place than Unity with Brahma, it is stepping out of the Unity in order to be in a loving relationship with the Brahma.
I saw this videos many months ago at the beginning of my focus shifting into non-duality and really getting down to business with self-realization. Watching it again, after lots of self-inquiry and some powerful experiences, I feel this video is so potent!
Thanks so much, I love Ramana. When I first saw his photo, I was like in a trance or how to say. Well, I felt great peace looking at him, such love and emptiness at the same time. I also cried, those were cleaning tears. I really understand more and more of this teachings, because of you. Shanti ❤️🙏
That's wonderful to hear, Anneke. Thank you my dear friend.
When I looked at Ramana photo when I was having emotional disturbance, I cried. Not a who cries. Felt better after 👌
Yes, there is something in Ramanas’s face that attracts like an invisible magnet. There is a recognition, a connection beyond mind. Can’t be expressed in words. Thank you 🙏
Setting down the mind and seeing the immense energy cathected to its desire to awaken, grow, and develop was a surprising relief. It was like a helmet I'd been wearing my whole life and had no idea. Now, in moments of being, the patterns of slipping that helmet back on are more obvious. There's a simplicity to it that I never would have believed while identified with the mind. I was so sure my mind had to be enlightened, and I couldn't see it's a tool at best and a nefarious construction at worst. Thank you for your videos and love for these teachings.
Love. It’s the only truth. Be love. Choose love. Breathe in gratitude.
Love is an emotion, so it can not be. Only pure awareness - one that transcends love / hate and all dualities - can be the Truth.
We are all born enlightened, throughout life we can manifest that enlightenment
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Nahhh none of us r born enlightened.... The word enlightenment has many false beliefs & perceptions... A true enlightenment person or Arahant has NO 10 fetters
1)the self perception that there's anything worth attaining in this world
2)skeptical doubt about the path
3)attachment to rituals & rites
4) sensual pleasures
5)anger or frustration
6)craving to be born in rupa brahma world
7) craving to be born in arupa braham world
8)conceit
9)restlesness
10)ignorance
An arhant has none of those 10 fetters after being enlightened....
When I realized this a few years ago, it was a game changer. Nothing else makes much sense when you understand who you truly are. Beautiful message.
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
It was this year for me I might’ve figured it out a little quicker if I would’ve had training but I went through it with no structured Teaching
@@andyharris3376 I didn't have training either. I read everything I could find, saw every video available and meditated for hours every day... I just had this desire to find my truth.
the 'I' which we say as ourself.. this person does not exist.. it is just a thought
thoughts exists upto some sense but thinker/doer is a pure illusion
Be a witness to the thoughts that appears infront of yoy without being carried away and you will get what i am saying
@@sourav232 I have been a Buddhist monk for 16 years. Your consciousness is unique unto you and is your soul
Thank you Jason for your efforts and dedication to the truth!
Mental/intellectual understanding is easy, recognition of our true nature takes time because we are tangled up and serving the Gandhabba. Progress is gradual to a certain point, but after a while the ball keeps rolling by itself. It took Ramana Maharshi many years on the mountain to the embodied realization of the ultimate truth.
And as you point out, the identification with our mental/intellectual Identity is the main hindrance, and the causes for that are plenty.
Thank you as always my dear friend. I'm grateful to be connected with you.
I wish the ball will keep rolling for me...I have been in up and down mode. At some point it is frustating. The power of maya just overpowering me from unexpected direction whilst I gaining momentum which I tought I wouldn't fall again, but....
Intellectually I get 100% of Jason's narration. I feel connected and in the flow listening to him. Almost daily basis I also listening Swami Sarvapriyananda, Mooji, Eckhart Tolle, Rupert Spira ,Francis Lucille among other like Sadhguru,etc. Now for the first time by 'coincidence' I come across Jason Gregory, who 'confirms' my intellectual understanding. His narration is resonating into my heart and the teaching of RM become again crystal clear for me. I was understand before by the way...now he is reminding me strongly. Thanks to him.
I like to comment here because I like your phrase about 'the ball rolling.......' Thank you. It sound simple but resonate at my heart. I may will fall again but with my persistent to keep going someday the ball will rolling by itself.
So, let me move again in this spiritual journey.
Love you all who ever might come across here. We are inseparable... only consciousnes is💘
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
A must watch on the final frontier humanity has to cross! ruclips.net/video/S5f5zKsN1DE/видео.html
It's fascinating to see people from outside India are learning and teaching about the ultimate truth where 99% of Indians have no clue about it..
But maturity is when you understand it's not about religion/culture, it's about discovering the truth
Whole Quest for Spirituality decoded & explained so clearly in 12 Minutes ❤ Thanks !!
Excellent video. At 10:36 you said ''So we need to come into alignment with that [undifferentiated consciousness/ Atman] to free ourselves from the prison of the identity - the ego - the sense of self. And it is a prison.''
But I believe it's perfectly ok to be living our physical lives with the perspective that we are this limited identity or persona. I understand the concept that on a deeper level, the physical world is maybe an illusion, and the one Atman consciousness is who we really are. But we chose to step out of that state for a while to be incarnated into this dimension. We all chose to forget who we are so that we can fully engage in this physical experience. It's like a fabulous computer generated game. Our physical lives are not some sort of hideous mistake or malfunction of the Universe. It's a precious opportunity to be on this magnificent planet, at this marvellous time. As we live our lives, experience pain, and develop deeper love and compassion, etc, the Universal Oneness GROWS. It's all good.
If some people experience Cosmic Consciousness whilst still in their physical body, well good for them. But surely there is no urgent ''need to free ourselves from the prison of identity''. We come from God/ Oneness whatever, and after our stay on this planet we will return. In the meantime lets just enjoy the opportunity here, and make the most of it. Value this life.
You have expressed that very well, Bruce. We’re here for a reason, to “do” us, in a sense. But when we have awareness of Self, we can do us without all the suffering that comes from thinking we are the mind-body entity. Nothing practically, in this plane, changes but we can enjoy the experiences of this “incarnation” in the knowledge that we are truly Self.
@@sinkandrelax Isn't the growth and learning that occurs in each physical incarnation more deep, rich and natural if we DON'T have the knowledge that we are truly Self? Is it not harmful to force Self Realisation to blossom prematurely?
O P spot on ! This reality is an extension of source , there is no heirarchy in source so therefore all realities and experiences are also source and therefore equal and valid . Those who try to escape this reality by excessive disassociation including too much meditation are often unable to handle the pain of this reality because they have ironically forgotten their true nature . Gotta laugh it's a real moxy oron ;)
@@Star-uk1kh Thanks. I love your use of the word 'valid'. When you say ''true nature'', I assume you mean 'persona' (earthly identity).
Maybe holding both concepts at the same time is best. If you watch a movie, it's useful to know that it's contrived (sort of not real). But there is benefit to forgetting it's all acting, and just losing yourself in the movie for 2 hours.
I think it is best to appreciate the validity of both worlds, simply because they both ARE valid. If life here feels too traumatic, maybe one can choose to just slip more into the spiritual 'Universal Oneness' mode. It's a bit of an escape from this physical journey. Like covering your eyes during a scary part of a movie. You can say to yourself: ''don't worry - it's not so real.'' Maybe the older a person becomes, the more appropriate and natural it is to live more in the wider perspective of One Universal Consciousness.
I think you raise an important question, Bruce, but I do think there is a benefit to be obtained by trying to live from the real Self. For example, later in this conversation you say:
"Maybe holding both concepts at the same time is best. If you watch a movie, it's useful to know that it's contrived (sort of not real). But there is benefit to forgetting it's all acting, and just losing yourself in the movie for 2 hours."
The thing with 'holding both concepts' is that these are both held in the mind. By attempting to live consciously in the moment, without thought, one can (as the 'witness') observe the tricks of the conditioned mind, see how it constantly attempts to pull us back into 'ego consciousness', then let those thoughts go. This is not to say, though, that we can't escape into a good movie for a couple of hours, or generally have fun.
We also have to realise that few of us, in this lifetime, will realise our true Self. However, by living consciously in the present moment our ego self seems to get weaker and weaker, and we become calmer, more at peace, and more inclined to appreciate that we should simply let go and enjoy the ride. This is not to say we shouldn't pursue our dreams and goals, but in doing so we should release the outcome - if it happens, it happens, but if it doesn't, we shouldn't see it as the end of the world.
If reincarnation is real, as described by sages such as Ramana Maharshi as well as ordinary people who have had an NDE, perhaps we are all at different levels of spiritual maturity. I'm sure we are all aware of non-spiritual people who are tremendously egoistic, selfish, inflexible in their outlook, and driven by greed and excessive consumption (to describe some of the ills of our time!). But there are other non-spiritual people who are kind, generous, loving souls who live what we might terms spiritual lives.
NDErs tell us that one of the lessons they learnt on the 'other side' is that we all have a unique task to perform or lessons to learn during this lifetime. Which brings us back to your original question! Perhaps most of us will learn these lessons or achieve our goals by living from our 'ego-selves'. But perhaps the ultimate lesson we have to learn (maybe after many reincarnations), is that we are in fact spiritual beings having a physical existence, and that Self-realisation is the ultimate lesson we must learn!
I am in the 'getting older' category you describe, and it is definitely true that spiritual issues and Self-realisation have become a lot more important to me. But I have a number of friends who still see spirituality as self-delusion, so again it's perhaps more where we are on our soul-journey, that determines how we see the world. And the very fact that you watch these types of videos, may suggest that you, too, fall into the spiritual seeker category!
Thanks for a great, thought -provoking question!
I’ve been waiting for you
To come home to me
The doors open for you
So come in your free
I don’t care what you’ve done
Because we’re all one
I love you
Just come home
Thank you to the story of I am Jason ✌️😊💛 Blessings to you brother.
@@tonytravels2494 hahaha 😁 maybe your Father can work something out. He loves you ✌️😊💛
YES INDEEDY! THANK YOU ABBA FATHER, LORD JESUS, AND PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT!!!!
Ok then show me the way ..........
I'm actually more
of a Michael Myers fan myself
Though lol!
You have revealed the eternal secret of nature!
Great effort. Congrats!
What is truth tell me sir?
@@kondojunagaraju8899The truth is that the difference between creation and the source of creation ,which has a kind of concurrent presence in the core of our being, is that...... The creation has trillions of energies drives ideas concepts which all interact...... The source of all creation it's not like that. it is one. so it stays at 100% which is one and cannot decrease. not to negativity not to anything nothing affects it and it just runs in the background of our being from our core while we're just having a normal human experience and so we can register both simultaneously!
I remember the first time I read ‘the seeker is not found.’ I did not understand this until I essentially stopped searching following the death of a loved one. Such a realization can only dawn when pursuing ceases and Self is allowed to be… here and now… in the moment.
I feel compelled to write this review. I can not believe that a western person can so clearly explain the principals Advaita Vedanta with such clarity! I am 56 year old Hindu and have been searching for almost 15 years. It was only when I found Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj I found myself!! Most of my desires and needs have just melted away (expect for the need to finding a job ...yes I am currently unemployed). There is bright side to every negative situation ...my job was very demanding and I never found time to read books...during my unemployment I discovered Bhagwan and Maharaj and started to read books......I finally feel complete within myself !!!! I was searching for videos on Bhagwan and Maharaj and found this channel. Thank you for this beautiful video I enjoyed it! May you be bless by Bhagwan. Jai Shri Krishna.
Mr. Gregory, I salute you and express my respect and best wishes to you for trying to share this ancient wisdom.🙏🏼
This is the actual final truth, no doubt, we're never born therefore we cannot die and therefore the universe is the One and only truth. In my ND Experience in year 1978 I came to the realization that I am consciousness with or without a body and that actually I am everything when I am nothing at all even if this seems like a paradox and it probably is.
This is the ultimate truth. Thank you, Jason for the cool reminder. Love for all
Only love for you my friend.
Read Matthew 25,Matthew 25,Matthew 25.
Oneness, one consciousness only.
頂禮菩薩摩訶薩
Yes ~ fleeting like a flashlight -
repeated often when in continuance ~ a recurring PRESENCE with the Master -
Self as BRAHMAN walking the walk.
Beautiful upload Jason Gregory brother
love Shanti Shanti Shanti : 💞🙏
Thank you so much for this. After 60 years of relentless searching for the truth & exhaustive study it is absolutely blissful to know that I am that right now & there is nothing else!
Thank you for this! Such deep wisdom!
Was listening to a conversation yesterday on where science is on the nature of consciousness. They are still far from a full understanding but everything points in the same direction as all the spiritual teachings have been telling us.
Be Here Now! As Eckhart Tolle says, you don't have a life, you are life.
Truth has nothing to do with life as you know it.
Consciousness is you awake, your soul. We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
SO POWERFULLY AND BEAUTIFULLY SAID!
12 and half minutes that will take a lifetime to unpack- absolutely one your best
thank you so much
Thank you dearly, J. I'm so happy you enjoyed it.
This makes me happy! Every time I listen to your pod casts I receive great knowledge from your inner wisdom Jason that is a true form of Brahman that being express and focused in you for others. Forever grateful how dao has brought peace and harmony to my inner being that get to express it self thru me everyday.
Shanti Shanti Shanti. ❤️☯️
Thank you for your wonderful comment, Eric. Shanti my friend.
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
Superb. Am from the same country &same place as that of Swami Ramana. Your elucidation is superb.
The seeker seeks....
A finder finds...
A believer believes...
A dancer dances... u are the Jiva... u are the Shiva.... u are the Krishna... U Are The Divine.... ❤
You did an amazing job at explaining bhagawans teachings. I am currently in this stage and have recently come to this realization. Everything you thought knew and everything you thought you were falls away. We are what we've been looking for. We just have to let go of the mental characters of the Maya, if we do the truth reveals itself.
There is only 1 conciousness. This consciousness is everthing and every where, it is pure energy and pure light. This consciousness fragments into this different dimensions to experience itself within its own creation which is the illusion of physicality. Each fragment has its own personality, this personality develops an ego when entering 3rd dimensional reality. We are the Creator experiencing himself in this space time. As we grow in understanding of this truth so too do we ascend according to our understanding. The greater our understanding the more aware we are of the creator within and his promptings or intuition. Our souls during the course of many life times, grows to be more like the Creator himself and eventually return to where we came from, the 1 Great consciousness Mother/Father God or Source.
We all have a primordial soul which reincarnates. We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
Consciousness is simply your soul when you are awake.
No.
No birth no death and no growing, all is just an illusion. This illusion lasts till you you enjoy it.
This would be from the perspective of the jiva.
Well said, Jason! You put it very succinctly. As I am also interested in Bhagawan Ramana's teaching, I have read that he kept this teaching (also called Ajati Vada) for the most advanced people. I guess there is similar teaching in Kashmir Shaivism called Anupaya, and also other spiritual systems.
Thank you, Vladimir. Yes, there are other systems that are meant only for advanced practitioners.
Thank you for this video, Jason. This Jiva was feeling stuck between the appearance of a choice between moksha and remaining as the beautiful flower that it is. Truth has been my aim on my path all along over some idea of liberation and now I see that I can remain as I am because God is being us and doing us, as you said and I know in my heart of hearts. Cheers!
Beautiful video, your accent when pronouncing Hindi /Sanskrit words is adorable 😊
There can be no greater Truth. As you said, it is only that which is untrue, the personal ego, that keeps us ignorant of this. Very well explained, my friend! ❤🙏
Wonderful, clear explanation. Yes, I experienced it as a child, and not until my mid 30's was I ever able to articulate that 'knowing'. Thank you for this video ❤
Wonderful!
Last days I've heard many NDE stories. They speak about the same - they feel one with the source, they feel at Home. No more "persona game".
Yes! This is the ultimate truth. Got the privilege to go through a intense spiritual journey of EKAM TAPAS by Pkconsciousness where it was about SELF is an Illusion and who we're actually, na iti tat vam asi. Blessed to experience this state. A 28 days of intense Tapas of Various nature of Self-Ego, Mind, Duality and Craving. and then 14 days of Maha Ekam Tapas, where it was about SELF
After recently returning from Oz where my son and family live searched for Ramana Maharshi video and find a wonderful speaker with the Australian accent that is so dear to me. Now the video has been forwarded to my son. May the universe be our guide, to explain that which is beyond words is not easy and you do so eloquently and with great clarity in my opinion. Many Thanks jim from Glasgow
EXCELLENT, FANTASTIC! You "REALLY" hit the definitive explanation on the nail in a most succinct manner. THANK YOU.
Jason, I highly appreciate the level of understanding you have over the subject. A big applause for your efforts.
There's nothing to handle.
Truth is One.
One's purpose is Love.
It's the mere consciousness make me, mind and the universe. Because of the ignorance of duality simultaneous formation and destruction of me in relation to the world is not realised. The teaching of great sage Rmana Maharishi further established my understanding as Buddhist. There is nothing more to do. I admire your great explanation Jason.
The juice of Sage Ramana s teachings explained in a very crisp way. Jai Gurudev
You explained this esoteric topic extremely well! Thank you.
Thank you my friend.
At the core of everything and everyone is a sense of unity. And within all that exists in either and all the other elements is a way of connecting. In silence I learned the most and heard nothing…❤️🔥🙏💐
Aho
@Phil Dodd (HistoriaAntiqua.ORG)
True, and difficult for many to accept.
This is not helpful. The speaker himself is identifying with certain Buddhist and Hindu concepts. And automatically dissing Christian ideas and beliefs, creating further karma in Spades. Some cool things said, but too many abstractions.
Quoting who🤔
You have uttered the Words of Self (Brahman). Disintegrate your identity to expand your consciousness ❤. I am very grateful for this content brother !
I got it, thank you. A great video!
I see I’m going to have to drop all my expectations and set myself free.
Well said my friend. Great to hear from you.
I always liked watching these videos to teach me a better understanding of Taoism.
This is Sanatana Dharma not Taoism!!
This all makes sense to me. Thank you for presenting it so simply and clearly!
We all need a great teacher.....................falun dafa
I thought the same ,....... however I did hear many foreign words and
That threw me for a
Bit, however.....I don't think
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The Mind isn't
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It ? Haha .
It is amazing that a foreigner so nicely explained
the teachings of Ramana Maharshi.
💛❤️India is great country. Every kind of spiritual and atheist thought's borned here. And spreaded towards other country💛❤️
Wow, you (or Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi) just blew my mind! This rings so true, but man it's difficult to comprehend.
Thank you, Jason.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Jai Sai Ram
I have realised it. It’s all god. And there is nothing else. 🙏
Pantheism ?
@@johnrWyatt I mean, sure, yes. But it's not the concept of pantheism. You can call it whatever you like, it makes no difference, really.
any belief, opinion, perception, awareness or unawareness you have about it doesn't matter. You can't imagine it, conceive of it, comprehend it, conceptualise it in any form what so ever. You cannot add or subtract, multiply or divide it in any way. Whether you like it or not. It is, what it is.
@@Tasmanaut Note the question mark ! If it is what it is what is it ? If a creation it needs a creative force and they cannot be the same (Newtonian Principle)
@@johnrWyatt if it is what it is, nothing more can be said about it. You are right but it's beyond the concepts you are using to conceptualise it. 'what is it?' is the eternal paradox that can never be answered or perceived within the duality of subject/object. It will always appear as that, but it is beyond all appearance.
You have realised nothing. There is no such thing, being, whatever as God. Get over it.
Illness has brought me closer to this Truth than any other life event. It has stripped away most of what I can DO, so it has made me question who I can BE or who I currently AM. Everything is falling away… duties, responsibilities, preferences, roles, even personality itself. I’m made of layers and at the core is who I truly am - existence in and of itself. The ego is still present but I am trying to walk beside it as opposed to morphing into it, and it doesn’t always work and that’s OK. But I see it, I witness it. Existence, being, breath, moment by moment, is all that is and ever was. Everything else is an illusion.
Wow! I was lost and now have found This again. This is really the end. Right now, wow. This is the path and the way. This is what was my spirituality from the start which I lost. Emotional right now. Even non dualism is Jiva. I wish I listened to myself. Was open to myself. Godwards. Home. Here, now.