Achieving Total Failure - Adyashanti

[@villevalmari3372]

I didn't even watch the video now (seen it before). But the title "Achieving total failure" took a whole new meaning in my life as sudden, abrupt change just recently. Namely I failed. Just got to live with it now.

[@jagirkaur6216]

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[@veritas2222]

My constant complaint, “Why does nothing work anymore?!” takes on a new meaning. Learning that failure is actually essential for enlightenment is the most salient truth you could have shown to me this morning, Adya. Infinite gratitude. 🙏🙏🙏

[@zacharysimmons3968]

How is the spiritual awakening going

[@inneraesthetics]

I've been coming back to this talk multiple times during the past few weeks. Fantastic perspective and I gain new insight in 'letting go' each time I listen. I've been working on absorbing Letting Go by David Hawkins. This talk is in the same vein, different perspective. The letting go or surrendering has played a large role in my life looking back. (I was't consciously doing so at the time) When I surrender the 'need' for certain things to happen or not happen, the thing I've been seeking appears in it's own special way. The way I currently understand surrender is to letting the mind relax when the thought comes. For example, if you desperately want a great relationship or significant other, write down exactly what you're looking for. Be crystal clear in your mind of the relationship you want to have. Then let go. Close the notebook and forget about it. Let go of the tension you feel in your mind, think of the mind like a hand grabbing/gripping, when your mind is grabbing on to a though, visualize the hand opening up and letting go of what you're desperately wanting, as vapor disappears in an instant. One day, you'll look back having forgotten what you were desperately wanting, to notice you have all of it. Interesting how these things work. It's very similar to the philosophy of Judo. The gentle way. (Although when you see olympians, it's very far from gentle) The paradox of life. Gotta love it.

[@Dowlphin]

It's especially tricky if the thing you want is essential, i.e. if you cannot just close your notebook because it is a constantly twisting knife in your side. And with that pain it is difficult to get anything done either.

[@cedq4957]

That was very beautiful :)

[@Dowlphin]

What if those things you wished for only come to be once they have become irrelevant or even undesirable in the new context? The best I can draw from that, as a subjective interpretation of meaning, is to not entertain such wishes or examine what was unwise about them. There is that smug popculture saying that if people get what they wish for, they are disappointed. That stems from in-the-box thinking where people who achieve such wished things tend to do unwise things to achieve them, basically playing into the system's laws. Opposed to this stands, for example, the 'rebel' Willy Wonka, who said: _'You know what happened to the boy who suddenly got everything he ever wanted? .... He lived happily ever after.'_ - This is arguably actually more spiritually wise because, apart from generally contrasting the perceived-contrasting self-help wisdom itself, it points at a state of complete contentment with nothing further to strive for, which scares the agitated, fear-driven egoic mind. Naturally one of those wishes is to be happy. That should be implied, and whether it is depends on how we choose to perceive. - Also, are we AFRAID that following such a path could turn out disappointing? Would you pursue it anyway? Could you embrace the role? Here is another counter-self-help-babble iconoclasm: _Money doesn't corrupt the character. It amplifies it._ Take one person who worked their ass off to become a millionaire and contrast them to another person who was gifted that million without having to compromise like that with the status quo. Now imagine the latter person is not afraid of that influence; is aware it might not be clear-cut, that there might still be strings attached, isn't expecting perfection.

[@awarenessnow5965]

Adya says it. This is pure gold. It is also a huge paradox! The seeking for realization, is what prevents it. That which is "sought" is always already present (as Reality, Consciousness, Beingness or whatever word one prefers) So seeking = turning away from That.

[@mikelisteral7863]

then find a word that means turning towards that and use that teaching instead of wasting your time saying dont seek

[@robcormier210]

It's been five years that I have been meditating and into spirituality. Wow, this video is exactly what I have been thinking as of late. The weird thing is, I have never been more at peace. Same job, similar bills and issues, but a different perspective.

[@mikelisteral7863]

your dumb job is just an overcomplicated way of putting food in your mouth

[@nunurbusiness894]

Thank you so much for posting this. Nisargadatta speaks about this and so does Jean Klein, not to mention JK Krishnamurti book, Freedom from the Known. It's great to hear a modern "teacher" speaking about this from the same POV just using different words. The "end of the mind" and stepping into the unknown, just giving up completely and 100% surrendering any attempt or expectation that the mind will ever get this because it absolutely literally can't. A conceptual object can only appear in the non-conceptual space, (objects in awareness are reliant upon space/awareness) so using a conceptual object like the Mind is like a dog chasing it's tail. It will never ever figure it out, have to go one step further and see it's limitations and once it's seen then surrender happens on it's own. Thanks again, love to listen to nondual pointings.

[@catherinepeter5231]

Good news, you can learn. Life is a gift even so it does not seem to be so for a while and we fall into a routine. Start looking and learning. Just try without any motive or any search. Just do it if you feel like it.

[@PietyOFpaxson]

I don't care anymore. I am a disaster. I am not afraid of dying, I am afraid of living, because it is a disaster, yet I am not suicidal ? I see no purpose in this though. Nearly all of my waking hours are spent answering to others that I do not respect, i.e. A "job" .. what a waist of life

[@PietyOFpaxson]

S Penn I appreciate your reply! I am in between "jobs" since the post. We will see what happens?

[@spenn6595]

What makes your heart sing? Do that!

[@PietyOFpaxson]

S Penn it is likely to be perplexing finding something that makes the heart sing, while also providing a means for its' sustainability .. uggh

[@josullivanjr]

Working with Adyas teachings I am now in a place where the day in and day trials of what I once believed to be "me" and the opinions and actions of those around me are of pretty much of no interest or concern to me. I live from this other place and all my energy and attention goes to this other reality and the learnings that come with it. I have no interest in how others behave or act or judge the ego structure I once experienced as me. It's not being blissed out or anything. It's about finally seeing and then gently settling into this other way of being in the world. No demands of or expectations of it. Adya nails it. It works and it is real. I've been on the other side for over a year watching the dumpster fire that is considered normal being and happy to be somewhere else.

[@PietyOFpaxson]

Thank you Joe. I have witnessed this myself to a large degree, and this particular message from Adyashanti (whom I respect very much) is particularly straight on. It is very good to here this from another (i.e. you) Yet, I have had difficulty joining this paradigm we speak of with a monetary means by which I can substantiate my "physical" livelyhood along side these so many others whom have absolutely no idea of that which we speak. Perhaps I have yet to fully shift my sense of security? There is that small bit that remains stuck in the old "frame of mind" ?

[@eliasgolf2024]

Wow that hit very deep Adya!

[@paramitabhattacharya496]

Thank you thank you thank you 🙂🙏♥️

[@yordanosteklu6156]

Amazing messages 💕💕💕💖💕💕💕👑

[@TheMLMGold]

The imaginary self will hear this and try not to succeed which is trying to succeed. But it's good to see its attempts to succeed, and the imaginary self itself.

[@mikelisteral7863]

i wanted to kill 10 people but i only killed 9, i guess i failed

[@Suzz11]

Many Blessings thank you ✨🙏🏻💚

[@EnlightenedCarnivore]

Here's a nice relevant-to-this-video clip from Lorie Ladd 👉You can’t change how people see you ❤ 👈 (I didn't paste the link because they might delete the message if I do) 💖🙏💖

[@DPSAX95]

Question. It is clear that the chase of liberation is not the problem, as we all got into delusion before starting the search. So, why would there be a shift when that subsides? I suspect that here he refers not to that craving but to general sense of feeling better somewhere in the future, but even if that subsides, why would that release one from buying the lie of separation? Since it all ties back to a sense of a self, wouldn't investigating that and seeing that it can't be found repeatedly, be a more sensible path? On the other hand all of this is another attempt to conceptualize, just thought.

[@markduncan-brown4717]

I am surprized that I even resonate or understand you. Thank you. I hear osho in you too.

[@gniewomircioek6845]

There's no problem in understanding or knowing. Problem is when you just want to do. Because when you want to do you must dont.

[@herenow1114]

I reached that point where there’s no where to go and nothing to do. It has caused me great depression. I can’t see the success of it. I’m only sleeping, eating.. the basics. Where’s the success?

[@Dowlphin]

So you have goals? Because success is tied to goals. If you have no goals, success would actually become irrelevant, which can be a load off. (I have goals. It sucks.)

[@bearifiablepau2095]

success is in appreciation. of what you have, who you are, know that you have it all.

[@joshclapp5681]

I hope you are well. From my experience, the depression is guiding you to the point of letting go.

[@fairygrrl45]

Josh Clapp update? Lol 😂 has been constantly trying to run away from the emptiness, the void. I gave up and feel like dying.

[@lunkerjunkie]

I'm there with ya right now

[@dosesandmimoses]

This one is a good one.. thank you adya!

[@insight7483]

Love your words 🙏

[@leoniekhoury565]

Great talk, satsang❤

[@enividal9111]

Muito obrigada pela legenda 😃 Abraço fraterno

[@cs3518]

I've listened to many of his talks and I would put this in my top 5 seriously, his energy is so vibrant radiant and direct here (or more intense than usual)

[@claudelebel49]

"it has to wear you down like water flowing over Stone" :)

[@buddhaneosiddhananda8499]

If we want to be successful in life... we have to be a giver... serve and keep serving... give and never stop giving...

[@LilachLavy]

Thanks for this....

[@Fverheijden]

Yes! It is true. That has been my struggle. I didn't hear about this concept before.

[@ToddSloanIAAN]

We will not diminish the influence of the temper simply by losing it.

[@anandrahasya1638]

Thankyou

[@IndyTheCat]

Relinquishing all Control .... Just Be ✌😏

[@bangaliyogi]

🙏❤️

[@claudelebel49]

This reminds me of one of Osho's Darshan diaries: Only losers win in this game!!

[@claudelebel49]

Nowhere to go, nothing to do. Just resting in and as the fullness of Life....OR ... If the mind gets hold of it, the experience of fear and lack which in turn will most often lead to seeking and avoiding in one form or another. Self inquiry is the practice or the art of letting go of the latter and returning to one's true identity thus breaking identification with a limited sense of self, the source of all suffering.

[@markfuller]

@ 0:10 "be at that place: nowhere to go, nothing to do." That reminded me of the Beatles, "You Never Give Me Your Money." That song cycles from depression, frustration & nirvana. It was written when their manager started Apple records, and their careers became a business brand. Net worth was on paper; the artists were frustrated with all the entanglements & explanations (mismatched goals between riches and doing what they love). Then it switches to the frustrating early days (playing music for love; struggling to work other jobs to make ends meet). Then switches to how they treasured those "magic moments," "nowhere to go." That's when it was all worthwhile (who they were, being). Then switches to a different way of looking at the present moment: "one sweet dream came true today." They could go anywhere, do what they one, nowhere to to. In a very luxurious way. The luxury got in the way of what had been important to them. But, it actually enabled more of what they would have valued back when they were simplier, less "brand." I always think of that song, "oh that magic feeling... no where to go... One sweet dream... came true... today!"

[@zamoraobed]

I love Adyashanti.. he reminds me of Rubert Spira.

[@EnlightenedCarnivore]

...and everything falls away until...😮... 🌹The Kindom of Heaven🌹 Surprise, surprise. It was right here all along. ☺ 💖🙏💖

[@michaeldanielson3098]

I am still alive, so I am a failure.

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

💙🙏☯️

[@GORDO-HUMILDE]

amazing

[@TwentyTwelveOrBust]

Warning order! The shift to the 5th density is almost here ... don't get left behind! LoL!!! ; - )

[@heymarcelwilliams]

❤

[@marciaceciliabadkebadke2293]

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[@testingtesting9046]

Holy Moly Gesus christ... 😆

[@ottofrinta7115]

The need to control, the birth of delusion.

[@mikelisteral7863]

just because you misuse control doesnt mean control is bad

[@Dowlphin]

TL;DL: God is a water melon. (In case you ever wondered. ... You're welcome.)

[@pinkifloyd7867]

🥰

[@WonderingAboutThat]

Thank you, very much speaks to my experience

[@hetiszoal]

Who is he quoting about failure and surrender ? "Laud zeus"?

[@raygi3228]

Lao Tzu (or Lao Tze), I think. ;)

[@Moksha0108]

Thank you. I have been so long on the journey and the whole show is a total failure!! :D

[@urbanman1516]

Less is more.

[@ulianavankovych9561]

You have no forgiveness Mukti not forgetfulness for harming me and my child- uglifying and stupidifying our being, giving garbage and karma not ours Have dignity not to swipe after Adyashanti crimes and wills to ‘duck’ and hatred but undo the harm you and your sangha or ‘’healers’ did to me and my child

[@DilbagSingh-sp2yp]

Dear one, what happened?

[@EnlightenedCarnivore]

We are unable to naturally 'Awaken' because our minds are made neurotic by the foods we eat today. Since around the time we humans created "Agriculture" we began consuming carbohydrates...and that was the beginning of our descent towards ill health and diseases. The consumption of carbohydrates causes the human body to no longer produce vital ketones. Try eating ONLY meat, eggs, salt and water for at least six weeks (to allow the transition from carb burning to fat burning) and be amazed at your miraculous health transformations. You will discover what they mean when a carnivore-diet person talks about "Carnivore Calm" or "Carnivore Zen"...a kind of Awakening in itself, which can then lead to Enlightenment.

[@claudelebel49]

You don't have to know anything or do anything in order to Be.

[@RippleDrop.]

Yes

[@pfacontractor1573]

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