How to Free Your Mind

What Is Your Relationship to Thought? Start with this question and keep going until your mind has the big "reset."
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[@jamesstaggs4160]

"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose."

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Indeed!

[@christinegorman3629]

OMG OMG OMG…10,000 videos, teachers, books, etc etc. THIS is the pointing i needed. The one who is having the relationship with the thought is ALSO a thought.What is forming the view that feels like me?? Anything that has an opinion is also a thought because what is before thought, who I AM, has no opinion or position. OMG. How did i not see before?? I don’t want to go to sleep because I’m afraid this knowing will slip away. Lol. THANK YOU ❤❤❤

[@nevermind5228]

Went through the content of this video over and over last night, flowing every sentence investigating the relationship between thoughts and the one having the thoughts. Conclusion was WOW 😮 I laughed at my foolish self. The story of my life is literally the story of thoughts. Not only that, I’ve been hiding behind the mask of awareness operating… I cried this morning because I really don’t know who I’m anymore.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

!!!!!!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Woohoo!!!

[@ThommyB]

❤

[@lynlavalight]

🥰

[@CasenJames]

🙏🙏🙏This is where the diamond sutta and the bodhisattva vow meet. All living beings are fully free from suffering, right here, right now. Just as the Buddha declares that form is not form, so he also declares that all living beings are, in fact, not living beings. Thank you, Angelo for this content. And thank you community members for being here. 🤠

[@alextrusk1986]

love sending your way

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Welcome :)

[@augustusbetucius2931]

There's an apparent contradiction in that. There are people who know nothing of these ideas and possibilities. They exist in poverty or other horrible conditions. They have no idea they aren't suffering. If no one is suffering, then there's no need for the bodhisattva ideal.

[@personlady2438]

Master Angelo 😇 is chipping away at my ego with this double header and I’m here for it. Angelo, this is your best video yet. ❤

[@mariannebancroft3437]

I just experienced the clarity that there really is no past or future. The past never happened and the future never will. How profoundly liberating. There is nothing wrong with me because there is no me. Thanks Angelo for helping "me" understand this.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

!!!!!!

[@nathanaelnorthstar1077]

Thank you so much for keeping it so simple. It seems like many teachers teach in a way that confuse the hell out of me and has often made me look for energy rushes and fireworks instead of the simplicity which it is. Just.. so simple! Thank you!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Welcome. Yes simple simple

[@The-Zen-Gardener]

yes, extremely gratefull...accidentally hit a button, amidst a gigantic struggle within me, to use my own words as to what was happening NOW and you just appeared with these enlightenning words and beautiful video...extremely grateful...

[@MarkBoolootian]

Thank you Angelo - wishing you well.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

You too Mark

[@gabrielgreen6564]

I love this so much. It was just what I needed to really realize the space I am. ❤. I'm riding a bus right now as tears stream down my cheeks and I realize how incredible being alive actually is...

[@DPSAX95]

Even the thought of wanting to thank you for this fantastic video is a place of hiding for an identity.

[@randomseed]

I investigated my relation to a signle thought and found a horse there. I told myself: "Look at my horse, my horse is amazing". But that was another thought. So the tone of that relation is definetly funny. Now I'm going to look what's forming the view that feels like me.

[@nat998]

Brilliant Angelo! 🙏 flawless presentation. "I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand..." (Joy Division; "Disorder") And how! 🤯😳 A flawless guided inquiry! It doesn't get more direct and intimate than your last 2 videos. Beautifully done... the blueprint, and guidebook to awakening presented in a very simple, and clear way... right here... Gorgeous synth. I'm actually going to loop this tonight, for the musical trip 💛✨ This is MAGIC💫 right here: 👇 00:15:30 - 00:21:01 Bravo! 👏👏👏 🙏💛

[@nat998]

00:20:04 - 00:20:42 ✨🙏

[@cps_Zen_Run]

Yes to Intent. Seeking awareness or enlightenment is our Ego wanting. Just Allow and Let Go. Just This. May you be Aware for the benefit of all humankind.

[@Babysteps1000]

Thank you for this video. Very helpful.. I work with a lot of people with a severe childhood and adult trauma often both. And I think trauma, especially that endured as a child makes this very hard to understand because the child who could not process the lunacy that was going on around them, in whatever form it took (sexual, physical violence, mental/emotional neglect/abuse Lovelessness, etc. etc.,) creates naturally a person from that child who is very thought-centric and has constructed an entire inner and outer world to try to survive that madness. Understandably guiding people to consider relinquishing all that is extremely scary- naturally. It was for me. The coping mechanisms we had to come up with to survive the nightmares, while unskillful many of them, they did keep us alive. That’s probably why this is such an existential crisis for so many people when they are faced, with the likelihood, or probability of having to relinquish the thing that has done so much protecting and defending. And asking That person to live open and undefended and just be with what is when what was was so extraordinarily harmful and we’ve spent our entire lives trying to protect ourselves from pain….. It’s a tall order. With all the suffering in the world it’s really tall order. But as someone who’s come through a lot of this myself, I can say, with sincere honesty that relinquishing that protector/defender, while challenging and scary, has been really a blessing. But it’s still hard for me sometimes wrap my head around like what would happen if I was robbed at gunpoint, or if my house went on fire. or God forbid, I was raped or something like that. It’s so hard to do this type of work when there’s so much suffering that happens to us. Let alone the suffering that we do ourselves and others. It’s it’s really a tall order. Thanks for all you do.

[@macparker3549]

Brilliant, tender, encouraging. Looking under the hood with new eyes because of it. 🙏

[@zoyaskir]

Something about - The permission to be “self” “me” “I” is always here. For some reason we have this primordial zero awareness or not knowing HOW too: manual, to access the innate state of being.

[@johntayor9511]

I enjoy these longer format videos. Thank you

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Good to know!

[@Lulubear0304]

This. That. Here. Now. ❤🙏🏽

[@karenwood8423]

For letting go of illusion and struggle, returning instead to awareness of peace, this is such clear yet gentle guidance! Bless you.

[@Kim-sherie]

Yes yes yes, beautiful. I feel like I spent so long looking for that sense of self, only to find it was just a thought. The mind was always looking for that place to land. Here thoughts also step back, they’ve become more like a story, and not so loud, I guess they are just seen for what they are, an illusion. This illusion seems far more vast than I take to be real right now. 😱 Only here there ever is Only here I ever am The pangs of fear that wake me at night, the holding on of self so tight Stay, only here young one for soon you will see through the light

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

🥰

[@nat998]

@@Kim-sherie I know what you mean about the fear attacks. Always at night too! 😱😭 I have a theory that in the still, and quiet... of no distraction from life; we're forced to be alone with... thoughts 😱 which become more noticeable, when you focus attention on what's going on internally. If there are anxious thinking spirals, they momentum-swing, for me. Trying to quell the fear, exacerbates the doubt-fear thoughts. For me, the best thing is listening to classical or ambient music in bed. I then intuit to the mind, that it's alright to have the thoughts, and I give myself permission to feel what I'm feeling. Sometimes, it's uncomfortable... Sometimes, I notice the feeling has diminished. Have you ever noticed how you can caught up in a total mindstorm... and then with time, the next day for eg, that feeling has vanished... and you wonder how you were able to even feel all those intense feelings at all. The mind is like the ocean and thoughts are like weather patterns - clichéd and true. Find a way to relax the body, and the mind will tend to be more at ease. Find ways to not become entrenched in thinking undertows, but, to be the deep oceanic consciousness, unaltered by the surface level disruptions; able to encompass the tsunamis, and tidal waves. The mind is like a reflecting pool... So primordial and intelligent it's able to reflect your darkest desires and fears... It's very intelligent and knows you better than thoughts would have you believe.... Y best advice is to notice what's being felt in the body mind, and what's being believed via thought. Also, develop practices to soothe the body and mind. Finding ways to relax is half the battle. 😁💛

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

@@Kim-sherie just meet it as best you can in those moments. “Fear you can be here now you have my permission.” Feel it fully in the body. You can also intone “I have no control here” to arrive to the fear. Sounds counter intuitive but you might be surprised the effect.

[@Kim-sherie]

@@nat998 Hi Nat. There is no thinking when it happens as I’m in the in between awake and asleep phase, kind of like in deep meditation. No content, light sleep. But you’re right with what you wrote, it’s the only place to rest. 💕

[@nat998]

@@Kim-sherie I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night to panic attacks and a racing heart. I usually have to sedate myself to sleep. I feel fear in my heart, the sensation of panic seems to be centered right in that spot. ♥️🤗

[@ThommyB]

I discover this home by accident very early after my interest on awakening cause I was fortunate enough to had a very bad teeth pain. Some people practice meditation. Some people just eat almonds 😄

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

😉

[@DenaA-d5i]

Looking past it because we r looking from it, and don’t realize it. Yep.

[@stillpoint6478]

LOVE this pointing! Listening, it was seen: 'I' arise with another thought. I am that. I am that thought! There is no relationship because there has to be two things for there to be a relationship..there's only one thing here. Another great pointing, another great video. Thank you so, so much for all of your help!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Very good, now you know the phenomenal experience of dependent coarising in consciousness:)

[@KK-qd6ro]

Only at 5 minutes, but synchronicity rules. I had an experience yesterday that was new to me. It seemed to be connected/ caused by some words I wrote. And I didn't like it, (so I fully felt it!!) . I don't own words, ideas, thoughts( I never have). And it was a shock to me to feel pride. I wanted to hide. It feels like an emotion that would develop, not desolve the self. Your on a roll Doc . 🙃💜🦓

[@nat998]

Hello K 🦔 I know what you mean about feeling uncomfortable feelings... even when you should feel happiness/pride (positive feelings) its difficult if you are used to feeling shame, inadequacy and fear. pride feels weird somehow. sad. Feeling fully into the emotions that make you feel uncomfortable is a gift, I feel. it's the things you avoid... go there... what is it that you fear, or try to hide... what is it that makes you ashamed... look into these belief systems and inquire into that (into what am I taking reference to... relative to this idea that I have, that says (...... ) about me?) Synchronicity rocks! I see it too all the time ... I hope you have a lovely week ahead Xx Look after yourself K 😘❤️🤗

[@KK-qd6ro]

@@nat998 Hi Nat. Emotion for me is a navigation tool. Positve/negative are dualistic concepts. The way I(self) experienced pride was elation at being recognised and then the balancer of shame at taking ownership. I do not own anything, how is that possible if I only live now? The very best to you my friend.💜🐈‍⬛☀

[@nat998]

@@KK-qd6ro Hi K, I'm the same. Emotions, for me, don't lie. I can tell myself stories, and BS myself but when I'm alone, my emotions reveal truth in a very direct way. I've spent my life avoiding feeling, because it's uncomfortable sometimes to have to sit with discomfort. Ultimately, the best thing is to feel whatever is being felt. It doesn't even matter anymore what the feeling is, for me. Shame and guilt are my bugbears. They still come in. Its alright. The feeling IS the experience. The experience of feeling... It's all okay. A lot of shame stems from feeling inferior, defective... relative to mainstream societal values. When I sit with the feeling and beliefs, I see that at a core level... I am feeling everything, and that Im like a conduit for all things to be felt, touched and experienced. Just to feel anything at all is a miracle. Just to be alive is a miracle. I'm grateful for life. That alone warms me. I came into this world with nothing. I own nothing. I will leave with nothing. Maybe a dream and a memory of what it felt like to be a human being here, and to live a life. How cool is that experience! Take good care, dear friend Xx 💛🤗🐁🎨

[@KK-qd6ro]

@@nat998 I feel ya 🤗I can only discribe from my experience. Feelings/emotion do not feel like they are mine. They are experienced by the body. My childhood was just a confused mess of feelings pressing in at me. I understand and feel emotions but they no longer overwhelm, or linger. And I take no ownership of them. Time to start my human day.🙃 💜🐈‍⬛🌈

[@nat998]

@@KK-qd6ro 🤗💛Good insights! So true, I can relate wholeheartedly to what you wrote about childhood being a confused mess, and how it felt like feelings weren't your own. I felt that way too. Life felt confusing. I just didn't understand why I felt like a stranger in my own body. I felt the intensity of emotions that I tried to not let out, and the residual aftermath felt overwhelming. Draining. I feel a lot more lighter these days. Nothing much has changed externally in my life, but I don't feel overwhelmed and don't get absorbed in the bodily sensations. I don't feel a heavy drive to not feel a certain way. I'm alright with whatever happens to blow through, like a hurricane. It's such a subtle way of perceiving whatever happens to be cropping up, but the relief is immense. Feel fully into that feeling. let it move through you, and pass... Have an awesome day, K! 🌞💛 Take care! Xxx

[@jill829]

Beautiful 💗 thank you Angelo.

[@Thiswontmesswithme]

I needed this thank u so much. Saved me from crazy. Thank u kindly.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

You are so welcome

[@shelleythomas7447]

Thanks!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Welcome

[@AiriKandel-dr6wc]

thank you for all the pointers to inquiry

[@ruisoares4515]

Brilliant video Angelo! Great clarification on how to see the relationship of thoughts and our identification with and as thoughts . Thanks for the guidance!

[@JohananStarGiver]

Well, i can really say I had all help to realize it. Like my whole life story lead to one moment when i was like... Wait a Miniute.. Iam 👁 observing "Iam" So..if i substract myself, cause myself is just idea. Iam left with what i see, so what i see iam.

[@watcherofvideoswasteroftim5788]

Your words create a vacuum inside my skull sucking in my brain and eyeballs, a few moments later I had a sensation in my hands and face I'd not had since being a kid noticing myself falling asleep in the backseat of my parents car on long nights drive. Why do I keep getting surprised how much there is to (re)discover doing nothing?

[@joannajankowska3122]

Thanks

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Welcome

[@ms-wt2rd]

Just wow .. thank you.

[@stoicafanel]

Purity Beyond thougts and in the thoughts Fredom everywhere and anytime. More than. a happy thought. Greatfully

[@2Shadow6]

This was it i am the flame of awareness

[@Pam74055]

Helpful as always. ❤

[@davidmichaelhely]

One of your best. Thsnks, man 🙏

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

My pleasure :)

[@johnsquabbler3112]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@injoyinmyself2018]

1:14 this A.I seems so intertwined with the organism that interaction with the environment "effects" it.

[@maxs3105]

Thanks so much it was amazing to laugh in pure joy

[@nevermind5228]

Wonder how many people on spiritual path are sports fans. I happen to be one and damn sure my identity is attached to my team. My mood swings with my teams’ wins and lost. Not that I don’t know what’s thought what’s not thought. And I can see the one believes what thought said is also a thought. But I still fall into that scrap got affected by it. What’s keeping me in the illusion? The next thought?

[@Vunsunta]

It could just be your desire for an outcome to be any particular way. If you relinquish the desire for your team to win or to have any particular outcome, then there would be no effect. There would also be no emotional charge from the game. For instance yesterday I was with a friend and he was watching the Yankee game, and myself not really caring or being a sports fan was just observing his behavior whenever the Yankees would screw up or whatever, and I was thinking, man, you know if he only thought of it like I do he wouldn't be screaming at the television and stuff lol. I guess it's just what you hold dear to you. What do you value? Do you value what is the truly valueless? In the grand scheme of things that baseball game does nothing. All it did was be a moment. But the meaning that was given to it determined the emotional response. Question the meaning you give to things. Understand that nothing actually has any inherent meaning, but it is your mind that gives it the meaning. That's how two minds can watch the same game and have two completely different responses to it. This is true for everything because you give meaning to everything. This could be where that sense of identity starts to feel a sense of loss because everything that you gave meaning to is inherently meaningless and so it's like well then what's anything for? And that's the egos game. Swirling and twirling your mind around in all directions to keep your attention on it. When we choose to let that activity go we're left with merely what is. Whatever it is, unjudged but merely witnessed. Ask yourself to be guided towards what it is you really want. If it's peace and joy you want, put faith in the part of yourself who can make you aware of it. You're already there, I mean you watch these videos. Much love to you.

[@Vunsunta]

Edit* okay I noticed you made a reply less than an hour ago from when I write this and it came before the response I just made to your comment here. And you mentioned that you had question things and had a cry. You're in a really good place. I feel for you man. But it doesn't end here. That meaninglessness does not mean it's the end of everything. Angelo is helping us to go deeper to liberation. Free your mind Neo

[@nevermind5228]

@@Vunsunta Thanks for sharing your insightful feedback! Really appreciate it! 🙏❤️ Yes Angelo is so awesome!

[@Jivanmuktaintraining]

Doc, you're the real deal. I look forward to working with you at an upcoming retreat. I'm curious, however: How much of your life is spent in "non-thought/pure experience"? Are you able to treat patients, interact with your family and friends, and carry on the normal ADL's whilst in this awakened state? Are there gradations that allow you to manage/achieve all the things that traditional lives requires of you? Thank you for everything.

[@HariMSamy]

Wonderful video Angelo! 👃👃 Looks like you have posted two editions of the same video together, but I watched both, since it is very nice:)

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Yes, per a couple of requests I did different format

[@Thiswontmesswithme]

Thank you.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Welcome

[@baardtitlestad620]

It feels as if the thought generates a contraction at the “center” of what I’d normally call “me” which feels like an individual looker. But then I become aware of the looking that has no source, and then I realize that “that” - the looking itself - is observing or holding the “watcher” which looks at the thought 😅😳🤪

[@camillodimaria3288]

I am illuminated within by a diminishing light.-Sartre

[@rafajanczukowicz5644]

Could you make a video on this humour thing and controlling environment but humour in general is such a fascinating thing, how to be humourous without even trying, like many spiritual teachers are, it just comes from them and it's so funny like paul from zen bitchslap or you with mdogg on one podcast where you were joking

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Good topic idea

[@DenaA-d5i]

Exquisite. So.

[@richmac6345]

What about planning, writing to do lists if they are all just thoughts?

[@stoicafanel]

,,My,,fundamental state ,,put,, me to comment,,,,that îs Thank You!

[@sparkely1122]

When another person affects the quality of my life - example( living in an apartment, neighbour wakes me up every night at 12 or 130 with extreme curry stench ) I get completely in raged as I’m not up for the day 😢… I’m completely exhausted 😢… do I accept this and let the thoughts be there without reacting? I’m confused because I feel I would be allowing this behaviour to ruin my life. No sleep really affects quality of life ..

[@johnklessinger560]

So all of this- the banter that I see running in the mind, is the mind basically having a conversation with itself. In turn, the resistance and suffering is arising because I am bought into it?

[@johnklessinger560]

I seen this for awhile, but the sensations are becoming more intense. And as much as I try to rest in that space- watching, observing, peace- the person gets more frustrated.

[@johnklessinger560]

The one who feels the pain is the “thinker” and the thought?

[@keena1487]

Does that which is primary not have a quality of ….well-being? Or something like that. Love?

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Not really 😂... it's beyond all value metrics

[@CasenJames]

This is a strange one to feel into, but love is just another concept. Love may be a wonderful boat to help cross the stream, but it too must be discarded once you've touched the other side.

[@keena1487]

@@SimplyAlwaysAwake oh come on! Give me the conceptual answers I crave! 😜😆

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

@@keena1487 😂😂😂😂

[@Vunsunta]

Angelo can you make a video that does essentially what this video does (regarding pointing) but in as few words as possible? Like, less than a minute? You're pointing to the simplicity of is-ness yet much time elapses and many words are used. Im curious to hear how you would say this with just a few sentences. Something the non-dual adept can hear and be like, "gotcha" If not, whatever 🌞

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Sure, I don't even need s video... are you ready? Here it is: Stop.

[@birgit8996]

untouched

[@birgit8996]

.....is without relationship

[@birgit8996]

......unborn

[@birgit8996]

....".field" of all possibilities

[@nat998]

​@@birgit8996 What never changes? What is overlooked? 👁️ 💛✨ I love... all possibilities... that's my intuition too! 🤗

[@birgit8996]

@@nat998 difficult to describe.....that which is"before"everything appears...."in which "everything appears....neutral.

[@spocksdaughter9641]

I will 'step back wards', legs or No! A 'truth place' waits for me. Terribly attractive that I will 'Never be able to get out of' keeps calling. A Pls tell us how to juggle elemental demands controlling our basic needs. Material basics are not thought. How to quale that relationship esp the terror thoughts reminding us basic survival needs must come first! I can trust and 'wk my prog' if enough rest and step back ward the only priority..... BUT human demands and others controlling one's choices or freedom is a 'real trip'! Bty those suggesting your helpers volunteer to get you to make 'US' a reference index,.... glossary etc etc best T-shirt merch grin is a worthy idea. Imo the nature sounds track behind your wisdom words help my senses drink best. Oxoxo UK autumn peaceful for now

[@nat998]

SpocksDaughter 💛 I love reading your comments. You have a unique turn of phrase. Juggling the demands of the human lifestyle can be concurrent with the spiritual life, and awakening path. They're not mutually exclusive. Indeed, everyday life at some points becomes the meditative practice (taken off mat.) You can inquire all day long and still function in society doing normal human things. The body/mind organism carries on as it does... 🙃

[@spocksdaughter9641]

Reguards​@@nat998 yes...I struggle w the deep contrasts of the place I am now.

[@vidaphoenix9574]

So, the snapshot never happened?

[@denise1176]

Why do I feel like if I let go I won’t return to my body?😢

[@viktorijevalenta8732]

🙂🙏

[@josephgagliano6145]

The relationship can be called an illusion but it can also be called a creation. Is there an implication that that should not be? Not to me there isn’t.

[@Omgodspeed]

❤

[@sabochka]

No audio?

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Sometimes when video first uploads YT will glitch like that

[@humanbeing4995]

This pond has ripples all over it.

[@nat998]

✨💛🤗 reflections / refractions

[@humanbeing4995]

@@nat998 I liked that movie too, but where are we going to find a ton of popping corn and a giant magnifying glass before the sun sets?!

[@humanbeing4995]

@@nat998 I ordered a club sandwich all the time. But I’m not even a member. I don’t know how I get away with it. - Mitch Hedberg.

[@nat998]

@@humanbeing4995💧a pure drop.. 🍿💛!!

[@nat998]

@@humanbeing4995 haha love Mitch Hedberg's irreverent, deadpan delivery 😂👉 "I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too."

[@miket1591]

23:35

[@camillodimaria3288]

It’s too subtle a thing … elusive … not tangible … palpable …

[@suze.c]

mu

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

[@JoeyKastelic777]

[@wormsnebraska]

Thanks