Pain is indeed important. Turbulent situations are very important.
Feeling bad about one self (mind made self feeling bad about itself) is
very important.
Saakshi bhaav -
From childhood we have been conditioned to pick and choose. Now the reality dawns upon us that that very picking and choosing has taken us away from our only Self. Picking and choosing is suffering. suffering is in the mind. and unless a choicelessness arises, we will always be identified with the mind.
Practising witnessing (not choosing) is therefore something against our tendencies. It is the de-conditioning that needs to be done in order to re-connect to our own Self. What an irony ! We are connected with everything but Self. Though its all the game of Self itself.
Thats why its said we are nothing but pure love - because unless identification with picking and choosing (not-witnessing) stops, we cannot be our true Self, And once we are not picking and choosing (Witnessing) there is nothing but pure joy and Aho-bhaav in store.
Getting stabilized in our own Self requires alertness, awareness every moment. Not to get identified with the mind and its dirty tricks even for a moment. Now that's some challenge !!
And then when the witness takes its steering wheel, things are just happening, there is a subtle realisation, the body becomes lighter as if not there. I AM that that is untained, untouched, unwavered, unattached, untouched by greed and jealousy amongst all this.
Saakshi bhaav -
From childhood we have been conditioned to pick and choose. Now the reality dawns upon us that that very picking and choosing has taken us away from our only Self. Picking and choosing is suffering. suffering is in the mind. and unless a choicelessness arises, we will always be identified with the mind.
Practising witnessing (not choosing) is therefore something against our tendencies. It is the de-conditioning that needs to be done in order to re-connect to our own Self. What an irony ! We are connected with everything but Self. Though its all the game of Self itself.
Thats why its said we are nothing but pure love - because unless identification with picking and choosing (not-witnessing) stops, we cannot be our true Self, And once we are not picking and choosing (Witnessing) there is nothing but pure joy and Aho-bhaav in store.
Getting stabilized in our own Self requires alertness, awareness every moment. Not to get identified with the mind and its dirty tricks even for a moment. Now that's some challenge !!
And then when the witness takes its steering wheel, things are just happening, there is a subtle realisation, the body becomes lighter as if not there. I AM that that is untained, untouched, unwavered, unattached, untouched by greed and jealousy amongst all this.
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