Don't cling to consciousness! | Awakening
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the speaker explores the concept of ego and its attachment to consciousness, which can hinder true awakening. They discuss the Buddha's teaching that the sense of 'I' is composed of form, thoughts, feelings, and consciousness, challenging the viewer to question their identity beyond these elements. The speaker emphasizes the futility of seeking immortality through consciousness and encourages acceptance of the present moment. They also touch on the idea that true freedom comes from realizing the illusory nature of the ego and the abundance that exists when one is not defined by it. The talk concludes with a call to embrace spontaneity and live without the constraints of spiritual paths or ego-driven desires.
Takeaways
- 🧘 The speaker discusses the concept of 'isness' and how clinging to the idea of consciousness can prevent ego death.
- 🔍 The Buddha's teaching is referenced to explain that the feeling of 'I' is composed of form, thoughts, feelings, identifications, and consciousness itself.
- 🤔 The speaker questions the ego's identification with consciousness and the fear of not being special or immortal.
- 🕊 The idea that the ego creates problems by clinging to concepts, including the concept of immortal consciousness, is explored.
- 🌟 The speaker emphasizes that there is no 'I', just thoughts, feelings, and consciousness, and that the ego is not special or important.
- 📚 The concept of knowledge is critiqued as potentially making one ignorant, suggesting that dropping knowledge can lead to freedom.
- 🌱 The speaker suggests that the true self is about acceptance and that there is no need to look for or identify with a separate 'I'.
- 🔮 The illusion of being a separate entity is discussed, and the idea that there is no 'I', only objects and experiences, is presented.
- 🌐 The speaker argues against the usefulness of manifestation techniques and the Law of Attraction when one is in a state of lack or identified with the ego.
- ⏳ Time is discussed as an illusion, and the speaker encourages not to waste life on the concept of past and future, but to live in the present.
- 🧠 The speaker concludes by advocating for spontaneity and freedom, suggesting that one does not need a teacher or a path to be enlightened.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the video script?
-The main theme of the video script is the exploration of ego and consciousness, emphasizing the idea that the sense of self is not tied to physical form or thoughts, and that true freedom comes from recognizing the illusory nature of the ego.
How does the script define the 'story of me'?
-The 'story of me' is described as the clinging to consciousness and the identification with it, which prevents the ego from experiencing 'ego death' or complete dissolution of the false self.
What does the Buddha's teaching about the feeling of 'I' consist of, according to the script?
-The Buddha's teaching, as mentioned in the script, suggests that the feeling of 'I' consists of form, thoughts, feelings, identifications, and consciousness itself.
Why does the ego have a problem with the idea of not being special?
-The ego has a problem with the idea of not being special because it seeks immortality and significance, and the realization that it is not the consciousness or any special entity threatens its sense of importance and existence.
What is the role of suffering according to the script?
-Suffering is portrayed as an alarm clock that signals the need for awakening, prompting individuals to seek an end to the illusion of a separate self and to experience abundance and freedom.
Why does the script suggest that the Law of Attraction might not work for some people?
-The script suggests that the Law of Attraction might not work for those who are in a state of lack or identified with their ego, because their manifestations are driven by egoic desires rather than a state of abundance and true self-awareness.
What does the script imply about the nature of time and existence?
-The script implies that time is an illusion and that existence is a continuous present moment, with references to experiences of individuals who have perceived the absence of time, such as the commenter who took DMT and saw the perpetual 'Big Bang'.
How does the script view the concept of seeking a teacher or a path to enlightenment?
-The script discourages the pursuit of a teacher or a path to enlightenment, arguing that such a path does not exist and that seeking it is a waste of time, as true awakening is a state of being rather than a destination.
What is the significance of the statement 'you are the screen' in the script?
-The statement 'you are the screen' signifies that the observer or the conscious self is the underlying reality upon which all experiences and perceptions are projected, but it cannot be found or located as an object.
Why does the script encourage spontaneity and not planning?
-The script encourages spontaneity and not planning as a way to live more authentically and freely, suggesting that planning and premeditation are forms of control that can limit the experience of the present moment.
What is the final message of the video script regarding the nature of reality and the self?
-The final message of the video script is that reality is a mystery that doesn't make sense yet is obvious, and that the self is an illusion. It encourages viewers to embrace the freedom that comes from recognizing this and to live without the constraints of egoic identification.
Outlines
🔍 The Illusion of Ego and Consciousness
The speaker begins by discussing the realization that clinging to consciousness can prevent ego death. They explore the Buddhist teaching that the sense of 'I' is composed of form, thoughts, feelings, identifications, and consciousness itself. This leads to the understanding that one is not even the consciousness, challenging the ego's desire for immortality and specialness. The speaker emphasizes that the ego creates problems by clinging to concepts and that true self is simply the awareness of the 'I' feeling, which doesn't need to be sought or transcended.
🌟 The Fallacy of Self and the Role of Suffering
In this paragraph, the speaker delves into the idea that the ego is not the true self and that seeking the 'me' is futile as it leads to a realization of the abundance that exists when the illusion of a separate self is seen through. They discuss how suffering serves as an alarm clock, waking individuals up to the truth of non-duality. The speaker also addresses the futility of seeking enlightenment through external means, suggesting that true awakening is simply recognizing the absence of a separate self.
🧘♂️ The Myth of Spiritual Paths and Teachers
The speaker argues against the concept of spiritual paths and the need for teachers, suggesting that these are unnecessary distractions from the simple truth of existence. They emphasize that there is no path to follow and that the notion of being on a journey is an illusion. The speaker encourages listeners to embrace spontaneity and to recognize the freedom that comes from not identifying with any form or concept, including the idea of being a spiritual seeker.
🌐 The Matrix of Conditioning and the Call to Question Reality
In the final paragraph, the speaker likens the conditioned mind to being trapped in The Matrix, suggesting that one is both the Matrix and the awareness of it. They invite the listener to question the nature of reality and to consider the mysterious and obvious nature of existence. The speaker concludes by inviting questions and comments, indicating a willingness to engage in dialogue about these profound topics.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Consciousness
💡Ego death
💡Isness
💡Enlightenment
💡Awareness
💡Acceptance
💡Abundance
💡Suffering
💡Spontaneity
💡The Matrix
💡Freedom
Highlights
The importance of recognizing that 'isness' is the driving force behind the arising of phenomena, rather than an inherent importance of the phenomena themselves.
The realization that clinging to consciousness can prevent ego death, as the ego identifies with consciousness.
Buddha's teaching that the sense of 'I' is composed of form, thoughts, feelings, identifications, and consciousness itself.
The challenge of accepting that one is not even their consciousness, leading to the understanding that the ego is just a collection of thoughts and feelings.
The ego's struggle with the idea of non-specialness and its desire for immortality through clinging to the concept of immortal consciousness.
The ego's creation of problems by clinging to concepts and the importance of recognizing that thoughts do not define the self.
The concept that the sense of 'I' is an illusion and that true self is the awareness of that illusion.
The idea that knowledge and the pursuit of understanding can lead to ignorance, and the suggestion to let go of knowledge for freedom.
The argument that there is no need for an 'I' to know what to do, as thoughts give the impression of a self.
The metaphor of the brain as not being the self, and the search for the 'me' leading to the realization that it cannot be found.
The understanding that everything perceived is an object, including thoughts and feelings, and that the true self is the awareness behind these perceptions.
The discussion on the subtle image of consciousness that the mind creates and the common misconception of identifying with it.
The practical use of understanding the non-existence of a separate self, and how it can lead to an end of suffering and a sense of abundance.
The critique of manifestation techniques and the Law of Attraction when practiced from a place of lack or ego identification.
The insight that there is no past or future, only the present moment, challenging the common belief in linear time.
The call to not waste life on the pursuit of paths or teachers that do not exist, emphasizing the importance of spontaneous living.
The final message that true freedom comes from not mistaking oneself for something one is not, and the encouragement to embrace the mystery of existence.
Transcripts
let's turn on some
lights today I want to talk about
something that's
actually important you could
say actually nothing is really that
important if something arises it's just
the isness that wants to arise as that
but when I was in the story of me and
tried to wake up there was this clinging
to Consciousness at least I am conscious
so I don't have to worry so that pre
prevented my ego death because ego was
identified with
Consciousness then I saw that in this
teaching of the Buddha he says that this
feeling of I consists out of form
thoughts feelings
identifications and
Consciousness itself and I was
like what do you mean I'm not even the
Consciousness so I'm just
a neurotic brain trapped in a skull on
top of a body and this is the world is
that
it see the pro the ego has a problem
with that because then the ego finally
realizes what do you mean I'm not
special what I'm not no the ego's like I
can't take
it no the ego wants to be immortal it
tries to take the concept of
Enlightenment and it tries to become
immortal by clinging to the con concept
of the immortal
Consciousness that's how your ego
is yeah trying to create more and more
problems the ego it doesn't matter what
you think the ego is cuz the ego is just
uh you know it's a word for something
that's not that important know just
because there's a bird flying in the sky
doesn't mean that I'm this
bird just because there's an a thought
that says I'm an ego I exist just
because there's a thought floating by
doesn't mean that I am dead just because
there's a feeling that feels like I
exist doesn't feel doesn't doesn't mean
that it means
anything doesn't mean that I have to
transcend this thing it's just there's a
feeling of I
exist who is aware of that feeling don't
look for that
one it's invisible don't look for it you
are it
there's no
philosophy it's
just whatever
is
is interpreting knowledge onto things
and thinking that you know something now
is pretty dumb but it's still the is
doing what it what it's doing and me
calling those people dumb is also the is
is just doing what it wants to
do so it's just acceptance what is it's
not the person that wants that that is
accepting everything it's just
acceptance itself that's accepting
everything and it it has no other choice
than to accept and it's our true
self see some people say but I I need my
thoughts to know what I have to do no
there's no I there just thoughts it's
thoughts giving you the impression that
you are you if we
would speak more accurate I wouldn't say
I I I I would say thought is standing
here thought is pretending to be inside
of a body and it's standing
here but also that would just be a word
it's inacurate and then there's no
reason to try and create a non language
it doesn't
exist some people say but there is an
eye there's not look you're not this
hand you're not that you're not that
you're not that you're not that you're
not that you're not that you're not that
you're not that you're not that all
right if someone is cutting your face
open your skull there's a brain you're
not that
if there's a thought saying but I am
you're not
that you can look for your me for the
eye
for I don't
know just look for it you won't find it
you won't find it all you will look it's
it's just everything you will ever
see are just objects it's just objects
even a thought that the Mind tries to
create an subtle very subtle image of
what Consciousness is sometimes we think
we are awakened and we look at a thought
of Consciousness and we say that's me
but it's very subtle it's like we don't
even notice
it but no don't don't don't think about
you are the one seeing the
object once this is really established
in
clear that everything that is seen
cannot be used like this eye cannot see
itself it's
like it doesn't work see if I look at
the mirror I'm not really seeing my eye
there I'm I'm just seeing a reflection
of my eye it's not my eye I'm talking
about the eyes not about the eye
now why is this even useful the ego
might ask there might be a thought that
say but why should I even bother about
it cuz if you think that you are a
thought a subject thought in a world you
are in
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lack you attract even more lack because
that's the way the universe is trying to
wake you up suffering is an alarm clock
so you you are here watching this video
because you want to wake up or you are
an awakened being doesn't exist really
because when you are awake there's just
Awakening and no want to claim it
but you're here watching it because you
want to wake up because you want that
suffering to end because you want to see
through the illusion and see that there
is actually no one and when you notice
that there is no one there's only
abundance and this feeling of abundance
and from that feeling real manifestation
can begin there's no need to read
manifestation books The Law of
Attraction the
secret doesn't work if you are in lack
if you are a person an eye that reads
how to manifest how to manifest you're
trying to manifest for your ego and it
doesn't matter if your ego wants to
manifest a relationship and it actually
works as long as you're an ego
identified with a thought if you
actually do attract this relationship
what will happen you will suffer
and that's
it now it feels like there's something
to get something to find out there is
something in the future future that will
complete you
no there is something in the past you
can heal
no I've never seen the future never seen
the
past there was a comment on my last
video I think or no it's not my
last but there there was a comment where
someone said that uh he had he took
aasa and he saw how there's no time it's
just the Big Bang banging in front of
his eyes like every moment
is no there's no there's no
past I'm I'm not a person that came from
the past and I am on a journey to get to
the
Future please don't waste your life
thinking that this is the
case also don't pick up the
words these are not words just sounds
and you interpret meaning into them and
then there's this feeling of it's a word
it's not a word it's just sound so don't
pick up so don't pick anything up here
it's knowledge is useless knowledge
makes you
ignorant just drop
it and you'll be
free you know there there's and nothing
is actually wrong I'm not saying that
any anything is wrong you
know if if someone wants to argue
against it that's the isness that's what
is if someone says I understand it it's
just an
ego so you don't understand it but
that's what is and if
someone's saying I don't get it it's
just a thought and that thought doesn't
say anything about
who you are just like you are not the
bird flying in the
sky just like you are not the clock
ticking in the other
room the one that's aware of
everything cannot be
seen you know when you're watching a
movie there's a an actor there's a
character in the movie and
someone tells him you
know there's a
reality there's a screen he doesn't know
where the screen is well Deadpool knows
where the screen is but usually they
don't but you're the screen you you
won't you won't find the screen it's
just that's
it no need to meditate someone on my
last video said I need a
teacher so that teacher can show me the
right
path I don't see a path I was on a path
for my whole life and I don't want to
waste any more time on a path that
doesn't exist I don't want you to waste
your time on a path that doesn't
exist you know we have movements
religions
philosophies
teachers spiritual teachers spiritual
egos pretending to be
liberated they tell you how to live in
the right way how
to I mean it's it's it's pure
entertainment to listen to those things
but don't interpret actual ser I
is you know it's nothing serious about
it it's not
serious this
entertainment I listen to Jordan
Peterson talking about something as if
it's something serious no I just watch
it's entertainment that's
it when something gives you the
impression that you know there there's
something to understand you have to find
something out about Society
do
that if you want to it's empty I'm
telling you it's empty do it if you want
to I just like to be a free
spirit I guess you also like to be a
free spirit which is why you are here
that's the
tribe actually nothingness pretending to
be a tribe
all
right I find myself doing being more and
more spontaneous you know
just record say something
upload no planning no no experience of
an eye
Enlightenment that's
Enlightenment Nirvana
Satori non dual awareness Noble word for
something that even little children are
experiencing it's like it's
so it's
normal newborn babies are enlightened
they are your best teachers
you don't need a white
beard in an Indian
accent to be
enlightened what is
Enlightenment is nothing no one is
enlightened it's just if you're
free if you're free which means if you
don't mistake yourself as something that
you really are
not then you're free
your sense of
eye is the
conditioning you cannot escape from The
Matrix you are the
Matrix but who's aware of the
Matrix no one and
yet things are experienced it's a
mystery but it's obvious doesn't make
sense
and yet it's the only thing that
actually makes
sense all right if you have a
question write a
comment like this
video
subscribe my head is my mind is
just crumbling right
now all right have a great day
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