Simple Technique for Letting Go of Anything. Non-Duality.

Understanding our self as the presence of awareness that is absolutely still and unmoving is the way to find our intrinsic ability to let go of anything. We are naturally letting go of everything from moment to moment. Whether we focus on the content of experience or not, the content changes against the background of our ever-present stillness.
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[@josephrego2527]

What we experience, think, or feel is not who we are. What we experience is the result of both the personal and collective thinking "dreaming' we've unconsciously absorbed. Our experiences are merely the universes way of getting us to heal. Awareness then becomes who we are...it's our experience of the oneness of all that is. Awareness does not allow us to control what happens. It frees us to interpret it, process it, in a way that is beneficial to us instead of detrimental. We ultimately come to understand that we are and have always been protected, cared for and loved. Awareness teaches us that there is only one kind of love...unconditional. Before we can love anyone else unconditionally, we must learn to love and accept ourselves unconditionally. Til this lesson is learned we will continue to fear that which is nonexistent.

[@db8799]

YOU ARE PURE AWARENESS Seeing 'other' tells me I am dreaming

[@tiffanyjoleenbowserdimeco6294]

Thank you Samuel. This video is so clear and helpful.🙏🏽💕Experiencing awareness relaxing and taking in everything simultaneously feels somehow.. like going home. When I go there, a huge sigh of relief comes. It’s like unclenching a tight fist. I keep getting brought back to the clenching of the fist which is, for me on an imaginary scary future moment. Anxiety and fear associated with conditioned mind activity… then I get so uncomfortable… I remember “oh yes… I’m doing this”… and then unclench the fist once again. Only there have I ever experienced deep peace. It’s clear in my own experience that the open space of awareness and the present moment or the space of the present moment are one and the same. With appreciation for your words and video. Tiffany 🦋

[@wilderheartland3920]

As I move deeper into the rootedness of self, there is also the seeing that this understanding is really freeing for the one who is continually pulled into the subjective experience. The one who really gets heated and seduced into the subjective content. This self awareness "technique", which as you suggested is not a technique but a natural seeing, is a great way for this particular personality to detach and observe. To feel what is story less, what is impersonal. What is untouched by experience. However, for the one who is really, really good at detaching already, the one who thinks that observing and self awareness is the end all, the one who objectifies all subjective experience (welcome to the majority of the non dual community! Including myself for a long time:) coming into the body somatically, feeling what is arising in the body and mind can be very liberating. So amazing to see so many with deeper and deeper integration 'coming online'. 🙏

[@ietjetierolff5665]

Brilliant!! Found you this morning....heard this in all kinds of ways but you re words brought a shift in me....thahk you...keep up the good 'work'....♥️🙏

[@josephsalamon3664]

I love feeling that the message comes from. It’s like there is an underlying laughter at all of this, a good kind of irony, a Divine chuckle that is inherent in this message. It makes me laugh at myself, seeing how strange it is that I seem to need help to get back to a place that I never left.

[@bparcej6233]

When we dwell in negative thoughts and emotions (negative energy), we immerse ourselves more deeply and convince ourselves of their rEaLiTy…refocus on gratitude and the experience of wholeness💫(actually wrote this prior to seeing your video…a troubling matter with shared insights)

[@outerlimit00]

Wow ❤ Sweet n clear Being Aware or Awareness Understand that U R not the screen But you are Watching the Screen 😊 Smile Please keep up Awesome work………. BE Cheers

[@elihu9342]

Thank you, Great video!

[@orientalgirl8926]

wonderful explained. and you radiate the energy of peace and stillness. this is why you authenticly explaind it.

[@AquariusExtract]

Just found you, fellow beautiful brilliant soul. The world needs you. Be well, and I send peace and light to you ✌️ ❤

[@kaymiller5861]

Excellent!! Thanks!

[@robertmarcus2809]

Your differentiation of attention from awareness is insightful! Many teachers use the terms interchangeably. And I love how you ended the video emulating the function of breathing with awareness and experience. Thank you Sammy🙏

[@zsuzsannabende3526]

Thanks for your efforts.

[@poggyspotential2196]

Thank you so much for this

[@RamSamudrala]

It's easy to say but I believe hard to do for many people, to go in and out of focussed and unfocussed awareness. Even now I have thought identification streams that can go on for a few minutes before there is awareness at which point it just stops automatically. Thoughts grab attention and carry me away in a story but once there is awareness, it completely stops when it is noticed for what it is (a thought). Sensations are different (even though I recognise they are also thoughts) but the defocusing you mention can still be done.

[@irislind5313]

Good one!

[@lifeis.bea.utiful]

Nice and practical, thank you! 🙏😊

[@genemaurillo4162]

Yes and thank you and subscribed. 🙂

[@poggyspotential2196]

Really pleased to have found your channel

[@findingsourcenow]

Ultimately, there is no seeker and nothing to be sought. What is, is complete and already perfectly fulfilled. Apparent life and all creation is an eternal dance of being where the experiencer and the experience are recognised to be ultimately one, as the awareness or absolute itself.

[@being-happiness]

Beautifully expressed. Yes, yes, yes!

[@elizabethdussault5850]

Very well explained. TY very much.

[@evangeliapitsou]

What is a crystal clear way to point at awareness thank you so much Samuel

[@being-happiness]

Ask yourself, am I aware? And understand that the ‘yes’ you respond with comes from Awareness being aware of itself.

[@valeriejoyce5407]

Thank You ✨💜✨

[@SCgroove]

What you just described can’t be understood by the separate self. Lol. But you sure did a good job. Thanks. Blessings to you.

[@howeffingridiculous]

Superbly communicated, really helpful pointing. Thank you so much 🙏

[@mihaelagrigoras7566]

Thank you❤

[@elisabethk7103]

🙏❤Thank you❤🙏

[@stelladonnelly2832]

First time I've listened to you - you are obviously coming from that space of peace. Thank you for this insight. I find it seems like fairly inconsequential thoughts such as - I wonder if it will rain tomorrow - just tend to come and go effortlessly because we have no particular need to either dwell on that thought or want to reject it. I will be back !

[@being-happiness]

Beautiful, clear expression of peace you are.

[@gabrielleyadav3661]

🔥

[@phk2000]

All is ONE - there is not two! But to experience this what do you do? For years I’ve given this lots of thought I’ve listened to speakers, to what they’ve taught. Then something hit me, right in the face, It’s all to do with what we call space! The universe is infinite - goes on forever you see. Hubble and James Watt give us pictures for free. Those photos are magic and pull at the heart Gazing at them is where you should start. There’s planets and stars and galaxies and such But that’s only 5 percent - which isn’t that much. The rest we ignore, which is our big mistake, Because we’re missing 95% of the cake! We all want harmony, oneness and love - The secret’s around us, down here not above! Yes the truth is staring us right in the face To experience ONENESS include the space! So make this your mission - your daily goal And with a permanent smile you’ll truly feel WHOLE! It’s all in the oneness (love’s the same thing) Get it in your heart and it will sing! The truth is staring you right in the face To experience ONENESS include the space!

[@being-happiness]

Beautiful.

[@phk2000]

@@being-happiness Because if it’s infinite then space doesn’t stop where you start. If it did it wouldn’t be infinite! The same thing applies to the planets and stars - space doesn’t stop where they start either! Which means that everything is space appearing as an object, but never being anything other than space. The amazing thing is that the space right now between me and my computer screen is the same space that’s a billion light years away in another galaxy! IT’S THE SAME SPACE! There is no place where one space joins another space - IT’S ALL ONE. EVERYTHING IS ALL ONE! But of course, we miss it all the time. When our mother sat us down, pointed at things and gave them a name she never once pointed at space. I notice that mind cannot think about space for any length of time because it’s not an object. But awareness can stay aware of it. In doing so the un-caused joy or bliss is experienced - pretty much immediately. Also, when I am aware of space and am looking at it I see its incredible beauty and the no-thingness of it all. Being aware of space - even the space surrounding my body seems to break the idea that I am the body and bring me home to being the infinite no-thing/intelligence energy of all that

[@melanielauzon9530]

You are a joy ❤to

[@zovinamaria]

It is so beautiful and funny. You started speaking and there was an essence and look in your eyes and I went "Oh wow look, I can feel the same presence in you that I feel in me when I am fully in Oneness." It is so amazing to see & feel it so clearly. Even in your micro-expressions. I don't know how else to describe it. 🤍

[@EdgarRamirez-so8ec]

It’s very very subtle for me. Is it always this subtle? It’s intangible but I get it!

[@being-happiness]

It can be very subtle, you're right! But it's always qualitatively the same movement of focusing or narrowing the attention, regardless of the objective phenomena we're focusing on. So to become familiar with that focusing and defocusing movement establishes an energetic memory in our system which facilitates a dissolution of the tendency to seemingly overlook our essential nature of pure Aware Being.

[@furg]

So in short....focus, de-focus, repeat Owen Cook calls it strengthening the Release Muscle

[@mcliloldbigyoung]

You have a very contagiously positive spirit, the radiant joy you exude is something I aspire to on a much more consistent basis, I am I believe as we all are inherently pure love at my core, but I face a lot of struggles, hesitating my urge to relay a chunk of my life story, I am curious if I may present a singular issue to you as I've had no one else able to help me solve this current dilemma, I cant help but feel even when I solve that riddle I still may remain a bit perplexed as how to continue onwards in the most healthful and productive manner possible, but I cant tackle my main goals until I figure how to slay this beast in my path

[@being-happiness]

Hi Love. Yes, please feel free to relay the issue or question, I would be happy to respond, either through this textual channel or if you would prefer, via a video. Let me know your thoughts. Love always.

[@mcliloldbigyoung]

@being-happiness Thank you ever so much, however you choose to respond I'm quite grateful, Ill try to make this as concise as I can, my first memories in this life are of my father assaulting my mom, they divorced before I was 3 but I remember a lot from before that time, my dad mortally threatened my mom not to take my brother and I far away, he rigged the legal stage and I rarely wanted to be in his presence, he singled me out as the punching bag when my mom left I believe because I reminded him most of himself which this truth has always upset me, at 3 it was my duty to relay messages back and forth between my parents as they didn't speak again until I was 8 and convinced them they had to figure out a way to converse, at 5 I wanted to run away (after something extra terrible happened) but I knew how bad it would be for my family if I left, at the age of 3 I began contemplating what I'd do for and say to my family so things could be wonderful, I was offered scholarships at private schools, programs abroad and to skip grades due to my intellect, all staggered and shut down by my dad, I was even offered an Oscar Mayer TV commercial but my dad denied my chance, Im sorry this has become so long already and I feel pretty stupid as well as weak for saying all this

[@mcliloldbigyoung]

@@being-happiness any dream I had was verbally physically or even occasionally spiritually beaten out of me by my dad, striking frequently leaving bruises and welts, throwing the first object he could grab to immobilize me with pain before he'd rush over and squeeze my head as hard as he could with his hands or between his thighs like he was trying to make my head explode, additionally he would do nothing but speak ill of my mom, as he did an excellent job of crushing her dreams as well, his brainwashing did eventually take hold and I felt my moms intellect made everything she said worthless including her words of love and praise as that was my only source and yet still didn't feel real or nor could I allow myself to trust it, I believed when my dad said not good enough but not when my mom said how incredibly I had done something, fast forward through lots of trauma, my brother plays a large negative role in all this as well but again I'm doing my best to keep it brief, lots of broken days passed, I took a foolish path, made horrible choices and ended up spending the ages of 17 to 31 living at my dad's house, my mom got hurt at work, then hurt worse at home, then nearly died in surgery, and without her physical issues she's been a hoarder my whole life, as well as the crazy cat lady, and hopelessly dependent on Jesus, to the point when I clean her entire house and give her a fresh start she'll say thank God, at least I'll always have the love of Jesus, 31 I was only able to move out because I found what felt like home in my first romantic relationship ever which was also extraordinarily painful and very abusive

[@mcliloldbigyoung]

@@being-happiness which is why I suppose the relationship felt so natural, I was taken advantage of and had all my past traumas things I'd only told her in my lifetime weaponized against me as arrows to degrade and devalue me, I broke up with her, which really upset her, so she took me for lots of money and continued to hurt me for almost another year afterwards, this is how this all ties together, even though I promise I'm missing more than I've shared, in the first 5 months of my relationship I began spending less and less time with my dad until I moved in with her and her daughter less than 2 months into the relationship which was urged by her daily, as well as kids and marriage demanded daily for quite some time, until she discarded me while still in the relationship but I didn't figure that out quickly enough, my dad was so jealous at the time I was giving her he claims he tried to kill himself, I saved his life, in the hospital he said and did things that made me wish I didn't save his life, then my girlfriend got jealous of the time I was giving my dying father, life shouldn't always be so hard, my girlfriend thought when she still loved me that I was really special, we met at my first performance and she said she would do anything to help me get where I'm meant to go because my talent and message is something the world could greatly benefit from hearing

[@mcliloldbigyoung]

@being-happiness instead of doing that she did her best to ensure I was anchored and all my other relationships suffered deeply, so as a testament of love to her I built a foundation here to say I won't leave until you can come with me, now to present day, this monument I built my ex was also to give my dad new life because why not appease both my captors with one fell swoop, I began setting up fish tanks to run my tropical freshwater fish sales business, I currently am single, after having 4 more almost identical relationships all much shorter term, the fun part of the narcissist cycle before they try to destroy me, all of them with children, my next door neighbor is one of my exes, down the street is my original exes daughters grandmother's house where she stays about once a week, I return to my dad's house everyday, to cook my mom and dad a meal, and take care of my 24 fish tanks

[@Yambataller]

Silent awareness

[@beyondjustalex]

❤️‍🔥🌠

[@richmac6345]

Thank you Sam. Is that something we can do? I've been trying for a while but possibly trying the wrong way. A while being 2.5 years or so... I can't get into a meditation practice. I have tried but I am just unable... I try the things you and Angelo Dillulo teach to no avail.

[@being-happiness]

You're so welcome. What is the something you are referring to, that you've been trying for a while?

[@Patatata123]

I don't know, sounds more like denial (or escape) of the root of the problem by trying to embody a divine spirit (consciousness) that is untouchable. I know we don't want to cling too much, but I think we should listen to the messages our emotions are sending, not just shifting away into "I'm not really the one who is having those emotions".

[@dreinhard52]

Are talking about mindfulness, meditation

[@user-wl4vu2cf5h]

Great video! I like that you explain it so simple and visual (hands). So is this exercise basically the same as going into your heart and expanding more and more? Or is this different, if so in how far? Thank you

[@being-happiness]

Hi! Glad you enjoy 🙏🏼 To clarify if there is a difference between this exercise and the one you describe relating to the heart, I would need to know what you mean by the ‘heart.’ Do you mean the energy centre in the chest, the chakra, some kind of physical location in the body, or do you mean the very heart of Awareness, that which transcends and is not located within any mental or physical form?

[@user-wl4vu2cf5h]

@@being-happiness If im not wrong it might be the last thing you mentioned. I can only descirbe the exercise I mean: First I imagine centering in my heart, so I can feel im in my heartspace. Form there I expand my awareness to the size of my room, then the earth and so on to feel my whole presence.

[@michaelbuhlmann6167]

❤😊❤😊❤

[@Mai-tk3xx]

How can i apply this on physical & mental pain?

[@artgamesforfun]

Samuel, is there an individual "soul"? Is there reincarnation? I'm struggling to put this stuff into perspective of non-duality.

[@being-happiness]

Honestly, the simple answer is: I don't know. From the contemplation of my experience, it is evident that the Awareness we are is eternal and infinite, and thus, survives the death of the physical body. However, after that transition, I have no clue what kind of movie of experience is going to play out within the Awareness that we are. And for me that evokes a great joyful curiosity. The presence of Awareness can never be affected by the forms of experience that appear, so there is nothing to worry about. And our essential nature is peace itself, for all eternity. If I were to offer a conjecture about what happens after the death of the physical body, I suspect that a similar kind of unique subjective perspective will manifest again, through which we will perceive a new world of experience, but the individuation process will take a different form, maybe human, maybe another species altogether. Leave it up to the magic of our Totality.

[@ira4600]

I used to tie myself in knots over letting go until I realised it is a non-issue from our true standpoint (Awareness)

[@being-happiness]

Perfect 💚

[@widipermono854]

🙏🙏🙏

[@slowdiver5732]

How weird. You look exactly like a friend of mine named Sam! I thought he had a KZbin channel for a minute!

[@user-hl6fq7ww3x]

Ah, so we are the screen in which attention happens on? we arent even the attention we put on things or experiences, we are the screen on which attention happens on, does this sound correct? we are the awareness and screen in which attention happens on.

[@being-happiness]

Correct. We are the Awareness in which attention moves, in which attention focuses or defocuses. From the absolute perspective, then, the Awareness that we are is independent of, and unlimited by, the movement of attention, for Awareness is perfectly still and unmoving, and exists prior to the appearance of attention. But, you're right, attention appears within Awareness, emerges from Awareness, and as such, is ultimately made of Awareness. Thus, attention is, in this understanding, experienced as the focusing and defocusing activity of Awareness, that takes place within the field of Awareness.

[@supratim17roy]

Can we practice Anapanasati meditation for same outcome?

[@being-happiness]

I'm a proponent of whatever style of meditation works for you to experience yourself as unconditional peace and happiness. 💚

[@user-lc1lm7cq8h]

The universe is one big mind fuck lol i can't help but feel tickled about how it works

[@being-happiness]

That's your total infinite self loving on you with a fun tickle.

[@Effy3005]

Is it awareness the same as attention?

[@jewel2022now]

With "Attention" you are putting you energy and thought to it. And with awareness you are quietly seeing...without thought

[@being-happiness]

Awareness is the still, unbounded medium in which all movement occurs. Attention is the focusing or defocusing movement that takes place within Awareness, made of Awareness.

[@patrickokeeffe4787]

...maybe even a simpler thing is to "clearly see" or if there is a "resonating" that there is no "you" that can do anything about this shit, anyway. So maybe then there will be a sort of a "letting things be as they are" and maybe there will be a travelling lighter even if the terrain is bumpy. To actually do anything to correct the thoughts, feelings inside the body/mind....wouldn't that imply that there is a "you" that can do shite and keep you stuck in the trap?

[@being-happiness]

Thank you for the comment. If we check our experience of what we refer to as 'doing', we can see that the only One that ever creates a doing is the only One that really IS, the One Infinite Reality reading and writing these words right now. Doings occur, the question is, who is the One from which the doings arise? It is Reality itself, the infinite One, which originates all actions, movements of attention, thoughts, decisions and so on. If we understand this, we are living non-duality, that is, we are experiencing the absolute non-existence of a separate doer anywhere in the cosmos, and therefore, we would not be "stuck in the trap." To be "stuck in the trap" is to believe that there is a separate, limited doer somewhere in the cosmos. Infinite Reality is the only doer, that is, the only One from which apparent movement arises. It is Reality itself that freely assumes the form of the belief in itself as a separate entity, who can be affected by thoughts and sensations, and it is Reality that produces a line of reasoning or contemplation (such as was expounded in this video) to deconstruct that belief and thereby reveal its inherently peaceful nature to itself. Of course, Reality is always aware of its nature, but its nature seemed to be obscured from the point of view of the imaginary, separate entity. So, Reality manifests a path that the apparently separate entity can follow, but that ultimately dissolves the belief in such an apparently separate entity, leaving Reality revealed, the only One that was ever there. Reality loves itself so dearly that it tailors its speaking to the moment. It is all Reality speaking to itself, sometimes Reality speaking to itself in the full knowing of its essential nature, and sometimes Reality speaking to itself partially clouded by the belief in separation. In the latter case, Reality will compassionately hint to itself that there is only its infinite presence, and in the former case, Reality will relish in the pure, indivisible love flow of itself with itself. Either way, Reality is enjoying, for Reality is a complete presence. Love always

[@stevestrickland0425]

It does not work with severe anxiety

[@user-qx8et9xj8c]

but im not the sky. i;m the one who are under the sky and stand above the ground. i still can be crushed by big stone. poured by rain. sky has no disturbance ofcourse.

[@sanekabc]

Isn't it a misnomer to say that you are awareness? Who is this you in awareness?

[@jewel2022now]

Well all this is things that cannot be named, but if you want to share or relay an idea you have to find words that can kind of lead towards the idea you are getting as across

[@squadkillersa7880]

all of this only creates a stable imaginary self

[@being-happiness]

Only if we believe it does!

[@alpfidan7428]

i just have to say it you are pausing too much when talking and i personally found it very hard to focus on the topic i recommend you to prepare a script or at least a plan of some sort when recording videos

[@being-happiness]

I appreciate the feedback. However, for me I just let the words flow at their own pace, spontaneously. They have a life of their own. Yet, perhaps having received your request, the words may speed up all on their own to suit your way of digesting the meaning. I would love for you to understand what I’m saying. Love always.

[@everest001]

What you’re talking about has nothing whatsoever to do with non duality.

[@being-happiness]

This technique is a concession to the mind that believes our self to be localised within the stream of thought, or to be affected by the movement of attention and emotion. It is a technique the apparently finite self can use to contemplate its essential nature, and in so doing, precipitate its own dissolution into its source, thereby laying bare the underlying Reality that we are, pure non-dual Consciousness. Of course, only this non-dual Consciousness is really here, so it is the only One that manifests the appearance of a finite self and the only One that precipitates the dissolution of such a self.

[@everest001]

@@being-happiness yes, that is all good advaita theory. It sounds plausible enough but has no connection whatsoever with non duality.

[@uncleurda8101]

@@everest001 "advaita" literally means "non-secondness" (non-dualism)

[@user-wz5oz7iv9r]

i bet u pay for girls:)))

[@being-happiness]

No, never done so!

[@VajraSutra]

I have no affiliation w Arabs or Jews but am appalled at the West's complicity in the genocide in Palestine and even the effective indifference i see in those around me toward this and Climate Change, etc. How do Advaita and Political Activism get along when Advaita seems to promote Quietism?