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Letting Go of Ego and Discover Who You Really Are
In this video, we explore the powerful concept of the ego and its impact on our lives. We discover how the ego creates an illusion of separation, leading to suffering and disconnection from the present moment. We’ll also explore the transformative practice of observing your thoughts and emotions without judgment and how meditation can help you release these fleeting mental formations to experience true inner peace.
Learn how our sense of identity is often bound to past memories and how forgiveness can free us from this weight. Shift your attention from the anxieties of the future to the beauty of the present, and embrace a life of freedom, openness, and authenticity. Join us on this journey of spiritual awakening, releasing the hold of the ego, and discovering your true purpose.#EgoIllusion #InnerPeace #PresentMoment #SpiritualAwakening #Mindfulness #Meditation #SelfAwareness #TrueFreedom #Forgiveness #LivePurposefully If you found this video insightful, please like and share.
00:00:00 The Illusion of Ego
00:01:11 Unveiling Your True Self
00:02:08 The Trap of the Past
00:03:35 The Weight of the Future
00:04:13 Finding Freedom in the Now
00:05:32 Embracing the Present Moment
00:06:53 Living as Your True Self
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Alan Watts Guided Meditation: Just Listen and Awaken
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In this guided meditation, Alan Watts offers a simple yet profound way to ease into a meditative state: listening. Close your eyes and let the sounds around you flow naturally, just like music. Don’t identify or judge the noises-whether it’s someone talking, a car passing, or a bird singing-it's all just sound-ing. To understand the world around you and within you, Alan encourages you to stop, ...
Respond, Don’t React: Transform Stress Into Inner Calm
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In our latest video, we explore the transformative power of mindfulness and how it can bring calm and clarity to your life. Dive deep into this profound practice and discover how mindfulness empowers resilience, reduces stress, and promotes inner peace in the midst of life’s challenges. Learn the art of responding with awareness instead of reacting, allowing for more conscious, thoughtful choic...
Ego vs Wu Wei The Art of Effortlessness
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Explore how the ego distorts our reality with tales of lack, separation, and fear, leading us to seek external validation and suffer in the process. Dive into the ancient wisdom of Wu-Wei, a path that teaches us to align with life's natural flow, trust in a greater intelligence, and find joy in the present moment. Discover the profound symbolism of the uncarved block, and learn why embracing si...
The Art of True Surrender: Unveiling Real Letting Go
มุมมอง 15814 วันที่ผ่านมา
In this video, we invite you to discover the profound essence of true surrender, a practice that goes far beyond simply letting go of specific things. True surrender is about relinquishing our entire being - including thoughts, emotions, desires, and even our sense of self. We explore the crucial difference between temporary releases, which offer only fleeting relief, and the transformative pow...
Experiencing No Self #4 Relinquishing Struggle
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We have been exploring practices that can create distance between the ego and self, and see the true nature of self. We looked at thoughts and emotions and how to see both as simply events arising and passing away without our consent or doing. In our next session, we will examine how through struggling with what is, we keep the ego or self at centre stage, and re-create the perception of an ill...
Unveiling the Self: Beyond Thoughts and Emotions
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by the constant stream of thoughts and emotions? This video offers a powerful exploration of how you can find lasting inner peace by understanding the crucial difference between the mind and the self. We’ll guide you through the realization that you are not your thoughts or feelings but the awareness that observes them. Discover how the mind can be a source of creati...
Embracing the Infinite: Absolute Intimacy with Everything
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Embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening as we delve into the intricate relationship between existence, ego, and the experience of oneness. In this video, we uncover how the mind, with its endless maze of thoughts and illusions, often obscures our true, intimate connection with the universe and everything within it. You'll explore how fear, judgment, and the barrie...
Experiencing No Self #3 Letting Go of Emotions
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Last week we explored how to see thoughts as just thoughts arising and passing away without our consent or doing. This is the obsoletely key component of unfolding the no self process. In our dialogue, the topic of emotions, and in particular, difficult emotions, came up. I am adding a session that deals specifically with seeing the truth of emotions and the unfolding of no self.
Understanding Vedana: The Art of Feeling in Buddhism
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Explore the transformative power of Vedana in this insightful video, where we unravel one of the most fundamental concepts in Buddhism. 🌟 Vedana, often referred to as the 'raw data of sensation,' plays a pivotal role in shaping our emotional landscape and perceptions before we even label these experiences as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. In this video, we dive into the three types of Vedana...
The Mystery of Being: Unveiling the Presence Within
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Discover the profound essence of your true self by transcending the mind's relentless pursuit of labels and definitions in this enlightening video. Join us on a transformative journey beyond the confines of thought and form, where the deep, silent presence of pure being awaits. We delve into how our modern obsession with external achievements, validation, and societal expectations often distrac...
Beyond Thoughts: Discovering the True You Through Mindfulness
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Unlock the secret to inner peace with my latest video! 🌸 Discover how the illusion of identifying with our thoughts can trap us in self-judgment and suffering. Learn practical techniques to observe your thoughts without attachment, experience the freedom of being an aware observer, and anchor yourself in the present moment. Through this journey, you'll find that your true self exists beyond the...
Experiencing No Self #2: You Are Not Your Thoughts: How to Separate Ego from True Self
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In this video, Steven will delve into transformative practices designed to create a healthy distance between the ego and the true self. Understanding the distinction between these two concepts is crucial for the journey toward self-realization. The ego, often referred to as the "me," is the aspect of our consciousness that is deeply entangled with personal concerns, desires, and fears-essential...
Simple Key to Fulfilling Relationships: Embrace Aloneness
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In our latest video, we invite you to dive deep into the intricate layers of the human experience, exploring the often-overlooked feeling of emptiness and the universal quest for genuine connections. This video sheds light on the profound impact that superficial relationships can have on our well-being and how the fear of solitude can keep us from finding true fulfillment. Through thoughtful ex...
Master the Buddha's Six Sense-Spheres: Transform Your Reality Now
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Unlock the profound secrets of the Six Sense-Spheres as taught by the Buddha and embark on a transformative journey to reshape your reality! In this enlightening video, we delve deep into the powerful impact our senses have on our thoughts, emotions, and everyday interactions. By examining both internal and external experiences, you'll uncover the path to self-discovery, liberation, and a fully...
3 Big Mistakes in Short Meditations
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3 Big Mistakes in Short Meditations
Unlock the Profound Difference Between Love and Attachment
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Unlock the Profound Difference Between Love and Attachment
Finding Peace and Love in Turbulent Times
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Finding Peace and Love in Turbulent Times
Unlock Your True Self: Guided Self-Inquiry
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Unlock Your True Self: Guided Self-Inquiry
Exploring Non-Duality: Beyond Illusions of Separation
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Exploring Non-Duality: Beyond Illusions of Separation
Unlock the Hidden Power of Your Dreams! 🌙✨
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Unlock the Hidden Power of Your Dreams! 🌙✨
How to Discover Who You Really Are
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How to Discover Who You Really Are
Law of Karma and Living Enlightenment
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Law of Karma and Living Enlightenment
Unveiling the Noble Eightfold Path: A Direct Teaching from the Buddha
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Unveiling the Noble Eightfold Path: A Direct Teaching from the Buddha
Transform Your Mind with Mahasi Sayadaw's Vipassana Techniques
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Transform Your Mind with Mahasi Sayadaw's Vipassana Techniques
Ajahn Sumedho A Shocking Dharma Talk from a Master
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Ajahn Sumedho A Shocking Dharma Talk from a Master
Unveiling the Infinite: A Journey Through the Heart sutra
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Unveiling the Infinite: A Journey Through the Heart sutra
How Do I Live My Enlightenment #1
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How Do I Live My Enlightenment #1
Embracing Imperfection Brings Enlightenment
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Embracing Imperfection Brings Enlightenment
Beyond Birth and Death: The Gate to the Deathless
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Beyond Birth and Death: The Gate to the Deathless

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  • @emilymorley8283
    @emilymorley8283 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really appreciate your videos, I am so relieved to be reminded of how the ego projects into the future. I am in a place filled with worries for the future. Your words about being present, so that we can respond to life with balance, are very wise and well timed for me. Thank you

  • @antonioferraro3308
    @antonioferraro3308 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Too noisy a background. Can't hear your voice...

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not sure why. I can hear it on my computer and phone.

    • @nesarjalili8136
      @nesarjalili8136 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Tirn off the ficking music

  • @TIHealthandFitness
    @TIHealthandFitness 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for your way of explaining this topic.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are so welcome

  • @Moonflower945
    @Moonflower945 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One could say this woman has been extremely overthinking and unfortunately caused herself a lot of stress. I would have hope some close friends might have help ground herself

  • @kendall1621
    @kendall1621 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for the insightful messages. Simple yet so transformative ❤✨

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are so welcome

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    🙂❤👍✌💯

  • @vijiind
    @vijiind 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Vedas say Nethi Nethi Nethi Not This Not This ...one step further Not Merely This ....I thnk at some point we become speechless 🎉

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So true. The wordless Dharma talk like the Buddha holding up a flower and saying nothing.

  • @priyankatople
    @priyankatople 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This really helped ❣... Is it the ego that struggles when i dont meditate? because it tells me that if you dont meditate then how will you ascend...

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The ego is slippery. It is best not to listen to arguments from the ego for or against meditating. It is all deception of a sort.

  • @EquipteHarry
    @EquipteHarry หลายเดือนก่อน

    Allen Lisa Thompson Paul Harris Margaret

  • @alayax9209
    @alayax9209 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you please link the original video?

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t think that it is available anywhere else.

    • @adamkozielski7358
      @adamkozielski7358 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drmindfulnesswhere did you get it?

  • @JesseReza-g4l
    @JesseReza-g4l หลายเดือนก่อน

    BEING : Be in God [Spirit I AM - of God] : born into time as this Human Being : "Be humane in God's grace" .. so, Be in Grace & Gratitude for Being Awake in the heart on earth. the alternative is Being lost in personalities and mental, ego-based narratives, also known as momentary alternatives, aka lies and personal opinions presented as identities' truth.

  • @jasonbourne4784
    @jasonbourne4784 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is his best video.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @emilymorley8283
    @emilymorley8283 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful, thank you

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @josefeijoo7415
    @josefeijoo7415 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Recien hoy entendi el significado de I AM !!!! gracias por poner esta meditacion Rupert es mi maestro a seguir ,muchas gracias por tu trabajo !!!!!

  • @medhini000
    @medhini000 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Consciousness is not the same as the unborn. It's not the end stage, so to speak. Just like everything else consciousness arises and ceases.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s why it is a shocking Dharma talk.

  • @priyankatople
    @priyankatople หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you 🙏🏻 with metta ❤

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🙂❤👍✌💯

  • @nancylockhart253
    @nancylockhart253 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the subtitels are way of. For example, instead of "Pali" the software translated to "Poly," and worse, "Conciousness" is translated to "Content," and there are scores more. For beginners, this could be dangerously misleading. If this great master's dharma talk will be reproduced here the youtube statation owner should ensure correct subtitles. Thanks!

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes. The subtitles are automatically generated by TH-cam

  • @Pedro-s4k3y
    @Pedro-s4k3y 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Personally I do not believe in non-duality.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's good. Dont believe anything

  • @robertcooper8939
    @robertcooper8939 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Purifying the mind", at what point does mind become purified 😅

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would say that you are perfect now.

    • @robertcooper8939
      @robertcooper8939 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drmindfulness now is an idea the mind can't grasp and perfection is a word with no relevance of understanding

  • @peterhiemstra4284
    @peterhiemstra4284 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If the apple tree is apple(ing), and the earth is people(ing), perhaps by extension we could say the universe is planet(ing). It all really is non-dual, there is no separation. Thankyou for this!

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome

  • @stevebarber8501
    @stevebarber8501 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very grateful for his clear instructions.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad you found it helpful

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Transcendence is a temporary seeing through or dropping away 17:31 ego: a process; the act of self-obsession or concern; “me” 22:06 self: the unseen subject or witness of all experiences and perceptions; “I” 36:44 four steps to experiencing no self

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An illusion shouldn’t be defined as something that’s not real or doesn’t exist. It’s something that really exists in one way, but is perceived in a different way. A mirage is a real physical phenomenon caused by heated air. The illusion happens when it’s perceived as something else, like water. From the absolute perspective, everything is illusory. From the relative perspective, it’s all real. They’re two sides of the same coin, and both are useful. Without the absolute perspective we will always be unsatisfied. Without the relative perspective we wouldn’t even survive. There is no right and no wrong, but right is right and wrong is wrong. -Seung Sahn Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour. -Padmasambhava

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was very helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience. 🙏 The three phases of awakening really resonate with me. I feel like I’m currently shifting from the second to the third and making the transition from mind to heart-based experience.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are so welcome

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It seems like the initial awakening is about seeing that you aren’t the thoughts that arise in consciousness. A sense of self as the witness/consciousness/awareness itself often remains. Eventually, that sense of the self as pure awareness is seen to be just another arising in awareness. There is no separation between awareness and its contents.

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The sense of self as pure awareness is just another arising in awareness. (How else could it be experienced?) It appears that there are only arisings in awareness and no self to be found anywhere.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      The mind cannot comprehend that which is beyond itself

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:20 There is no right and no wrong, but right is right and wrong is wrong. -Seung Sahn 6:09 Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour. -Padmasambhava

  • @natureinspired77
    @natureinspired77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is “letting go” the same as The Unteathered Soul? Staying open, letting it pass through? Have read both books. Trying to do it properly. Thank you.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness หลายเดือนก่อน

      Letting go is more like letting be. It is noninterferance with what has arisen in the moment

  • @dimitrisjim1216
    @dimitrisjim1216 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a question. The sanskripts were written 400 years after the death of the buddha. How can we be sure that is what Sidarta said at the time??

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi, thank you for the question. The answer is a long story, and perhaps it is a legend. The Buddha's attendant was Anada, who reported having a super memory. The Buddha's talks were given in Pali, the common people's language at the time. Apparently, Anada remembered the talks and recited them to the council, and they were written down.

  • @cwilkinsonwck
    @cwilkinsonwck 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dr. MindFullness? Huh interesting..

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes it is very interesting

  • @johnc3273
    @johnc3273 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best meditation video I've encountered. I can really see and understand awakening principles I've read and seen elsewhere in a more concrete way.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you found it helpful

    • @johnc3273
      @johnc3273 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drmindfulness I have a question if you don't mind. Are Dr. Mindfulness and Adyshanti the same person or what is the connection please?

  • @ronlepree7135
    @ronlepree7135 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like when a rain drop hits the open sea...i bow deeply ajahn sumedho...tangling eyebrows with buddah...u bring us home...in the present moment...here and now...thank you... 🙏💮🙏

  • @mikelamonaca8104
    @mikelamonaca8104 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, my question in regards. when we sit to meditate and we do not feel any negative emotions at that specific time, should we bring in a negative emotion from the past and face as described in the book?

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi. Thanks for the question. I would only do this if you are specifically working with negative emotions. Otherwise just be with whatever is arising moment to moment. The key is not to struggle with the moment.

  • @tankimhwee1054
    @tankimhwee1054 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sincere thanks to Ajahn,Sumedho for helping me to overcome my attachment to my spiritual views that causes me suffering.His talks released me from my suffering.😊🙏🫶

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well said. Thank you for sharing.

  • @maryrosemitchell9682
    @maryrosemitchell9682 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This simply can’t be taught or learned. It cannot be understood with the mind. It’s “energetic” and there is nobody to do anything about that.

  • @fingerprint5511
    @fingerprint5511 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I listen to Ajahn Sumedho every day of my life. Because of him, my life became not so confusing. Anicca Dukkha Anatta. He read the Sutta with the words - 'Open are the doors to the deathless ... its the Pali chant after the Namo Tassa chant to the Buddha, before he gives a Dhamma talk ... it's about the the unborn, uncreated, unformed 🙏🙏🙏 He is so direct that those still 'with a little dust in their eyes' will not see. As the Buddha said, this is a practice that takes a long time. Edit - interestingly what I had said above Ajahn Sumedho has just discussed in the latest video today on the Amaravati TH-cam channel of the 40th Anniversary as Amaravati means 'the deathless' - its the 40th Anniversary of Amaravati video 🙏

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the profound comment

  • @emilymorley8283
    @emilymorley8283 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    . . . Ah . . . ✨

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think everyone has experienced no ego or separate self many times, and it just wasn’t that big of a deal. If you’ve ever “lost yourself” in a book or a movie, or been “in the flow”, where it seemed like your body was on autopilot and was just doing its thing with no “you” controlling anything, then guess what. That was the experience of no separate self. Congratulations! On the flip side, make a mistake in front of an audience and you’ll quickly become very conscious of your self, i.e., self-conscious. Once you’ve seen that the sense of self comes and goes, it becomes easier and easier to see through the illusion.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The ego does fall away at times temporarily. This happened during moments of awe. For example, beautiful sunsets or holding a newborn grandson. The spiritual awakening is a permanent state of no ego. Ego simply dissolves.

  • @Sharon-es9yn
    @Sharon-es9yn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagination is really powerful this is why Children's have higher vibration

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Before our ego self develops, as is the case with young children, we are much closer to the divine imagination

  • @jmburko
    @jmburko 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! 🙏🙏🩷🩷🩷🩷

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome 😊

  • @sagalakalavalavan
    @sagalakalavalavan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If he condemns, criticises and ridicules the spiritual leaders (those of whom are truly good and have immense knowledge) I wonder if he knows where he himself has acquired this knowledge he says he there to impart providing for a 'turn-around'. He is aspiring for recognition and status and of course everything else that comes with it....

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Criticism is a tricky thing. Is it ego or truth. Sometimes it’s hard to tell.

    • @sagalakalavalavan
      @sagalakalavalavan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drmindfulness To criticise anything, good or bad, does not need any intelligence, wisdom or maturity. He of all people should know this. His response further reconfirm my observation of his plagiarisms and concoctions.

  • @emilymorley8283
    @emilymorley8283 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This talk motivates me to stay present. Thank you 🙏

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are so welcome

  • @peterhiemstra4284
    @peterhiemstra4284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a beautiful explanation of the I AM! A bridge between the Awareness and experience; a door that opens to the manifest or to the infinite; the witness that can identify with experience or detach and not take the phenomenon too seriously (as if a dream in sleep). Wonderful!

  • @araliyadesilva4905
    @araliyadesilva4905 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤🌏❤❤

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🙂❤👍✌💯 Excellent explanation! I am still at the stage of being trapped in a cycle of suffering by the ego regrets of the past, dissatisfaction with the present, self-rejection and fears of the future, while seeking to control experience in order to avoid pain, and then blaming myself instead of forgiving. Seems like a universal pattern. NIce to know there is a way out!.

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You describe the egoic self very well. When we can sit back and just witness the ego show, bringing a sense of humour, The load can lighten significantly.

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🙂❤👍👍👍✌💯

  • @ulkashrotri7899
    @ulkashrotri7899 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is the quality of happiness after getting an object is the same as what we get after the separate self is no more? Just that the happiness because of the object does not last forever?

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the question. Lasting happiness is not possible when we believe in a separate self. As you say, it does not last forever, so we suffer. There is nothing wrong with enjoying pleasant events; suffering arises when we believe that we are separate and can, therefore, control life and make ourselves happy. It is a wheel of suffering. The happiness that arises when the egoic self falls away is uncaused and boundless.

    • @ulkashrotri7899
      @ulkashrotri7899 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drmindfulness thank you and I understand what you are saying. But I want to know about the quality of the happiness or peace and is it the same?

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🙂😎👍✌

  • @pri11.21
    @pri11.21 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir, one of my friend whose relative is a monk says that one has to give up material life to attain nirvana/ moksha as the relationships lead to distraction Is it true?

    • @drmindfulness
      @drmindfulness 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a tricky question to answer. Most monks would have this perspective as they have given up material life. It would be difficult to say that it’s not necessary when you have already done it. I’ve lived with different groups of monks are quite familiar with their perspectives. There’s nothing wrong with this, it’s just the path that they took. It is not the only path. Is quite possible to have full realization and live lay person’s life. On this path, it is vital to continually examine one’s relationship to material possessions and material life. Is there a identification and attachment? Do we find our identity in certain relationships and activities? and this investigation gets even trickier as the ego will continually deceive us with regards to our relationship to material life. I hope you found this helpful. If you have any follow up questions, please feel free.

    • @pri11.21
      @pri11.21 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drmindfulness it is really helpful. Just knowing that it’s possible to attain it while living a lay persons life is a relief. Other things I am continually working on. ❤️🙏🏻