Dissolving Into Awareness: Beyond the 'I' on the Spiritual Path

The spiritual journey's greatest obstacle is our own identification with a separate self that's seeking enlightenment. True seeking means recognizing that what we're looking for is already within us - there has only ever been the Self.

• The journey is circular, bringing us back to what was always present but overlooked
• Self-realization isn't something to be attained but the understanding that only the Self exists
• Body, mind, name and form are merely narratives playing out within awareness
• Happiness arises naturally when we dissolve our identification with a separate self
• Living as the formless means operating from the understanding that you are not the doer
• Even the desire for enlightenment can delay the recognition of what you already are
• True surrender isn't an action but a relaxation into what is already present
• The humility of considering oneself a perpetual seeker remains vital even after profound realizations
• Pure consciousness wouldn't declare itself "enlightened" - that comes from the separate self
• By dissolving all concepts and identifications, we discover our natural state of bliss and contentment

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Transcript

The Problem with Spiritual Journeys

Speaker 1 0:00

While you're on this spiritual journey , there's always a feeling that there is a me . I am on this journey and I'm on this path . I have to achieve something . I don't know if I can achieve it or not achieve it , but I'm going to go for it , or I may give up it or I may give up . The biggest problem that we have in the spiritual journey is the notion that there is an I that is on the journey . Now , what I mean by that is not necessarily the I of awareness , but the me and mine that's normally associated with the body and the mind . So when we are invested in this body and in this mind , when we identify with it completely , then it's very difficult for us to really rest in awareness , really to be in that boundless , peaceful awareness . If we are to be true seekers , then the whole point of seeking is to actually realize that the one that you're seeking is already within you , that this whole journey is like a full circle and you only realize it's a full circle if you are consciously aware . Consciously and acutely aware , I would say , and acutely

The Circle of True Seeking

Speaker 1 1:46

aware , I would say . This path is not about getting yourself to enlightenment . It's not about you getting to self-realization or achieving , or attaining self-realization . It's actually realizing that there was only the self to begin with . There was never a me or a mind . There was never a me or a mind . There was never a body and a mind . There was never a name and a form . It was literally just an imagination that was going on . A little narrative , and the narrative isn't bad , it serves a . So I'm not going to condemn the narrative and I'm not going to condemn the imagination . But you see , to truly be a seeker , you really have to allow yourself to remove all aspect of your existence , all aspect of your existence , meaning that you don't seek with memory , you seek with the freshness of the moment , you seek with the understanding of what is here

Dissolving Into Pure Awareness

Speaker 1 3:06

right now . You can be happy right now by simply dissolving . In fact , let's say very simply let yourself dissolve . Let yourself dissolve to awareness , to pure consciousness , to Brahman , to this Nirankar , this pure , formless awareness . Just dissolve yourself away and you see , in this dissolving you're actually solving life's biggest question , life's biggest purpose , and that is to realize who you really are .

Speaker 1 3:55

You see , we can even bring up the notion that , oh well , if I'm not the body of mind , then I must be a soul . Well , what is the soul ? The soul is none other than God itself . Even if you say it's a part of God , even then that's still God . It's not separate to God , it's still in the oneness of God . So , even when we say there's a part , it's actually misleading somewhat , but necessary also for beginners to understand , and sometimes it's easier to digest , because the whole notion that you know , one is pure awareness , is or one is god , is not so easily uh , it's not so easily accepted or understood , and and the dangerous aspect is that it can become the ego . So let yourself dissolve , don't let there be a notion of yourself .

Speaker 1 5:04

And what I mean by this is like yes , in the actions , we , we do remember , we're not the doer . So your awareness , the body is doing , the mind is doing the thinking , you know you not , you're just simply the awareness where all that is

Beyond Desire for Enlightenment

Speaker 1 5:22

arising and you're just simply the witness , consciousness , of that . You're the witness of that . That's it and that is what is meant to live as the formless , and ultimately that's how we are to live . We are to live with that understanding that we are formless , and then anything we say or we do is coming from a place of consciousness , coming from a deeper place . It's not necessarily just something we say on a whim .

Speaker 1 6:02

Say on a whim , see , the biggest thing to understand in this journey is that if you still have some sort of desire , even for enlightenment or whatever , or you , you think you can surrender in this moment , and you desire to surrender , see , when you're desiring it's only delaying to be what you are right now . You know a lot of people say that they just surrender to God and let God do everything . But you know we can't actually do that because , you see , the moment we , we say this , we are performing an action . So this whole let yourself dissolve or let yourself surrender is not an action , it's a relaxation , it's just a recognition of what is and what is here right now . And when you speak from that place , when you do , when your actions are done from that place , when your intentions are from that place , then that place is full of peace , calmness , beauty . See , beauty is a big thing , it comes from grace and that is the way you can be a fruitful seeker .

Speaker 1 7:21

Now , the reason why I say a seeker is because , even if you find the very thing you're looking for , you're not going to find the very thing you're looking for being a seeker just keeps you humble . Because the moment you say , oh well , I'm enlightened or I'm self-realized , then the question will naturally arise but who is saying that I am self-realized ? Because surely will Brahman , or pure consciousness , say , hey , I'm enlightened or hey , I'm self-realized ? Like that wouldn't happen , wouldn't happen , that would be weird . Like , think about it logically if you are this pure , formless awareness , how can that ever declare itself as enlightened ? Yes , again , for the sake of the world , to understand that things are put into boxes and there are differences , for sure ,

Finding Happiness in Formlessness

Speaker 1 8:22

but ultimately an enlightened person doesn't have to say that . Because , again , let yourself dissolve , let all your concepts dissolve away , let all your desires dissolve away , let all your ambitions , let all your name and form just let it all just dissolve and just dissolve and dissolve , dissolve into awareness , the moment the thought arises that I'm this body , I'm this mind , just dissolve those , that that association , just dissolve it and you can do it . And that is .

Speaker 1 9:04

And welcome to the Beardy Mystic Podcast . I'm your host , rahul N Singh , and ultimately that's what I have to say because it's a podcast , but I found the most amount of happiness or happiness arises when one just rests into pure awareness , pure formlessness . And when one does that , there's bliss , there's peace , there's contentment . There's nothing more that you want or desire . And when one does that , there's bliss , there's peace , there's contentment . There's nothing more that you want or desire . You're just complete in this moment and it's only this moment that's really eternal here and it will always be eternal . It will always be timeless , boundless . There's no beginning or end to it . It doesn't start and it doesn't finish . Just understand that . That's what it is .

Episode Closing

Speaker 1 10:03

So that's the end of the episode . See you in the next one . Take care , namaste .