What Does an Object Actually Look Like?

We take for granted that things actually look like our mind puts them together. But how can we see what is actually there? Is it possible? Try this and find out!
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[@3qguru]

May all beings realize their true nature and be free!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

🙏

[@gloriahallelujah1118]

May we realize we are already free

[@luke19lloyd63]

1 second ago It doesn’t get any clearer or better than this. Angelo’s approach is unique. When you see that “seeing” and “awareness” are one then your search for awareness is over. There is no awareness. Seeing is everything. So noticing seeing is literally the end of the search. This is it people! Such an amazing insightful video Angelo!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Thanks for your comments

[@Koort1008]

"There is no Awareness" is a good statement. What if Awareness was just an appearance that appears to appear? What if awareness arises along with the seen, seer, and seeing?

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

"Search for awareness"? Awareness is at the core of your existence. How would you even hypothetically search for the very thing you'd use to do the searching?

[@Koort1008]

@@yourlogicalnightmare1014 You are slightly mistaken about how you are using the word awareness. Advaita/Vedanta teaches that you are the Awareness/Consciousness. It is not at the core of anything, you do not use it. You are it. All appearances appear in and are of the same substance... Awareness/Consciousness.

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

@@Koort1008 Awareness and Consciousness are not the same thing. As Rupert Spira puts it, awareness is the movie theater screen on which movies are shown. Awareness has no ability to do or be anything. That is what I mean by core. Without awareness you have nothing at all. The movie screen is required to show the movie on. Layered on top of awareness is consciousness, intention/will, curiosity, sight (reported by NDEs), hearing (reported by NDEs), at the very top of the stack comes 'embodied' capabilities (echolocation, electroreception, hydrodynamic detection, magnetoreception, touch, taste, smell, ) along with mentally conditioned separation. Your awareness is singular, shared with all living things, but like apparent separation, is cognitively restricted to your own temporary domain at a subconscious level of mind most humans cannot reach without severe trauma, drugs, meditation, or dissolution of embodied form. Several non-dualists deny anything beyond awareness in the stack, while utilizing their will/intention, language, embodiment & control thereof, and a computing device to broadcast the denial. Reality (our source of all experience) is gods mental activity taking on infinite forms and appearances and their associated abilities/limitations A pebble, tree, bird, water, ... have different associated abilities/limitations from you, each other, and everything else. We can say "the only thing that exists is gods mind" but we cant stop there as I just explained, as gods mind has infinite abilities, forms, limitations, ... in order to experience all that can be. God can't know a bird without being a bird, as nothing can be directly or indirectly known outside of consciousness and awareness. You are an experience gatherer with all kinds of limitations/abilities assigned to your form. The mistake in claiming "there is only X" is that it ignores the unfathomable diversity and capabilities that X does in its being.

[@Koort1008]

I get it. Just like the 'I'... others, objects, the world, the universe, etc. are all appearances in consciousness. Same as in your night-time dreams. One appears as many. Removing the labels, thoughts, memories, emotions, and perceptions of everything seen is key. You get used to holding both, the apparent appearance/separation and Reality. Enjoyable. Thank you.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

yes!

[@Koort1008]

@@SimplyAlwaysAwake Once this is seen, intuitively it follows that there is no birth, no death, no spiritual awakening, and no ignorance.

[@mrkcioffi]

Haaa ha ha. This was fantastic! There's a cup on my desk. But can't find anything on the other end of this cup that is perceiving it! It made me feel like I don't even exist, or I disappeared and became invisible. It felt like a magic trick. I started laughing out loud. What a great pointer, wow!

[@cps_Zen_Run]

Everything we visually experience appears spontaneously in our Consciousness. Whether it’s our body, the house across the street, or a star 30-light years away; there is no distance between them in our Consciousness. And no material difference.

[@jonathanaviss6742]

Thank you for making this clear. I have also really struggled with the visual field and was somehow expecting some dramatic change in my experience of it. This is much simpler.

[@personlady2438]

The concept of doing something now to be experienced later (i.e.; creating videos like yours to be uploaded later, planning for an event, packing for a trip, etc.) is much of where everyone lives. My mind is always planning the next thing and therefore not in presence. This makes being present very difficult, as I am often having to anticipate future to ensure I plan accordingly in the present. It’s quite miserable now that I’m wanting to be present more and wanting to stop “planning” so much. I have to learn how to do both I guess, but this cycle has me thinking about the future too much and it’s miserable for me to think about the future. I really don’t like it. Also, thank you for this video. It’s something I will need to come back to. You are a kind and warm teacher.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

I understand. Let me say it this way, the first real shift in insight is that presence isn’t something you do but rather something that is always here, always the case. You cannot be out of presence and thus don’t need to get back to it. Importantly it isn’t sufficient to believe this, it has to be a gut level instinct. From there the thoughts about future and more importantly the clinging to those thoughts is significantly reduced. From there further insights are much more accessible

[@personlady2438]

@@SimplyAlwaysAwake thank you so much. 🙏 ♥️

[@prior2yourstory]

I would suggest looking into the doer rather than the doing itself. Being the doer is exhausting. Notice that you are the non-doer. Just as you do not have to digest your food or grow your fingernails. Look into non-doership. You are not the doer.

[@personlady2438]

@@prior2yourstory thank you 🙏

[@pandmantom]

The Time and Equanimity 3 part series on this channel may be of use

[@randomseed]

[00:58] Merge! Merge! Yeah! [01:10] Oh, lol, I just imagined Angelo going to a grocery store and people asking about connection in the queue. [01:55] Subtle?! It's foreground in my case. [12:05] How about intentions? They seem more subtle than mental images, internal dialogs or stories. Also, there is this "no-no" to release them quickly because "what will keep this meditation in check according to pointers, who will adjust the body then".

[@catherinestokoe3880]

Thanks for clarifying the Neo Advaita message. And thanks for walking us through the process of pure sight. ♥️

[@humanbeing4995]

Hello everyone, lovely aether we're having today, isn't it? 😉😋 Thank you, presently, for this reminder.

[@humanbeing4995]

Before I put away this thought, Can the person reading this hold death in their right hand and faith in life on the left? Holding them close without love or fear? 💛This now is.

[@humanbeing4995]

@@nat998 *This description is currently unavailable. hehe. hang ten in "the zone" 💛💛💛

[@SommySeven]

Thank you Angelo, pure sight. seer seeing and seen, Don't know where it is, inside outside, thank you so much for putting up so many of these pointings.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Welcome

[@blablblaaaaaaaaa]

there is no object it'all just one "thing" (which is not even a thing ironically,every saint is a sinner every sinner is a saint,when one try to express the ultimate truth it always falls in paradoxes)

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Paradoxes all the way down

[@blablblaaaaaaaaa]

@@SimplyAlwaysAwake ahahah yes absolutely,it's kinda funny,anyway thank you for your answer,have a nice day my friend : ) ...and keep going,last video i saw on attention was really amazing .

[@RodSmith0]

Inside view of God's mind.

[@blablblaaaaaaaaa]

another good model could be we only ever had one experience,you are aware of seeing or of hearing sounds or touching something etc...what they all have in common is being aware,without it they could not exist,but awarness can exist withouth them,anyway great video brother,you're really doing a great work,thank you for this .

[@KK-qd6ro]

Nobody knows what it's like.......🎶 behind blue eyes 👀

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

great song

[@H1tman13]

Brilliant pointer in this video and reminds of a verse in shri atmananda krishna menon's spiritual discourses: WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS? Like fire, it has two functions: 1. It illumines objects at a distance. 2. It destroys them on contact. I know what i am about to ask might be only relevant to the relative plane however having gone through the non dual awakening, the mind still brings up thoughts about 1. The twin flame journey and 2. Synchronistic numbers (111,1111 etc) . It has been said by another who went through the twin flame journey (new world allstar) that the twin flame journey is just the true spiritual journey where the twin flame triggers the initial spiritual awakening which inevitabily results in the one twin awakening to the true self/non duality. It has been said and also experienced that it is not romantic and not about being together in the physical but rather a recognition where the unawakened twin triggers and points the awakened twin back to non duality even unconciously. Its all about "detaching" from the mind which is also detaching from the physical person, the person is just a thought which is the illusion. By constantly watching the mind and coming back to the present moment, thoughts of the physical person ( so called other half of the soul) diminish and inevibility result in absoption into the self. So the" soul" is already unified at the non dual level, all was needed was the recognition and disidentification with the mind and its belief systems about the person. This has been my "journey" as well which after self realisation i realised that there was no journey as per the paradox of awakening to the true self. I still see the numbers throughout the day but i wonder whether this has some significance still or is this just a projection of the mind in duality. I know this might be delving into " new age" but I was hoping you can do a video to discuss either of these topics and whether there is a link to non duality. Thank you for all the great videos and effort you put in to make it simple yet effective. Your channel is undoubtedly the best for non dual pointers.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

love that

[@stoicafanel]

Equinimity in sight ,,,,,help the heart and bring innocence back

[@Darksagan]

Awesome.

[@maryamsh28]

Thanks! I was actually waiting for this video. I should practice it more since I couldn't totally grasp it. To me finding the “I sense “ as a concrete object is impossible nowadays. Normally I function without the need for an “I” since I clearly see that it doesn't exist except as a thought and besides that, there is really no need for that anymore, because life moves on without it and with less resistance and reactivity and therefore suffering... But objects, and people are still there. Just I can not find myself...

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

Great! Then if you can’t find yourself in that experience, who or what is being referenced that makes that an object “out there?” That’s what to look for. What is the mechanism of objectifying, where is it in the visual experience etc

[@maryamsh28]

@@SimplyAlwaysAwake thanks, great pointer. I Should sit with this

[@prior2yourstory]

Great comment. Objects and people are the problems. Inquire, "What if objects and people (distance and anything appearing as separate) were NO different than the 'I' which cannot be found?" "What if objects, people, and the 'I' were all just appearances made of the same substance... Maya."

[@maryamsh28]

@@prior2yourstory thank you for your insightful and practical advice!

[@prior2yourstory]

@@maryamsh28 The I can go before the other. You're on track!

[@tyvrymch]

🎉🎉🎉

[@roseannatyrrell4498]

Looking at the image that is on this link - the eye- is an image that appears before my eyes when I start meditating. It can be very scary at times. It's one eye that grows closer and closer as I meditate until it opens up into a black or purple space. Is this normal or does it happen to others? I also get symbols which travel towards me but I can never make them out because they fade when I pay attention to them - I loose them. It always feels like I'm outside'the eye' looking into outer space and the eye seems to 'overtake' me and then I can no longer see the eyelashes or lid, just the space. I don't ask questions at all as this would be putting thoughts into the quiet space. If a thought or sound invades the space I push it away and the spaciousness you speak of would occur more at night when its quiet and dark. Not sure if I'm supposed to learn anything from meditation or is it just a relaxation exercise? / How do I learn from it if Im supposed to?

[@twokindredsouls]

Thank you for sharing! Am “I” (are “we”) consciousness? Is consciousness playing roles? For example, Is consciousness playing the (imaginary) “mom” role in “this” experience here? If so, when it comes to a seeming choice in the “relationship” with the (imaginary) son role, is there an actual decision being made or simply a happening through all of the conditioning of mom’s “character ego identity”. What is the nature of a “choice”? I think I understand judging something as good or bad. If you drop that, there is only what is. If you drop ALL of it, there is only what is…simply happening. But am I consciousness making choices as a conditioned character? Is “conditioning” making the apparent choice by just playing out? I can drop everything and just “be” and observe, but the character I take myself to be doesn’t “know the best choice to make” and I seem to stand back as consciousness observing possible train wrecks regarding choices. I KNOW I’m not the character. But there are still seeming choices to be made. Is consciousness making them? Thanks for trying to understand all of this. Lol.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

I would start by figuring out what your most primary experience of yourself is. Find that and most of these concerns will subside.

[@twokindredsouls]

Thank you for taking the time to respond. 💕 My most primary experience of myself truly is pure being/consciousness. It’s all there is. I’m simply awareness. I also see ultimately that without labels, there are no “choices”…only happening that’s being labeled/constructed as a choice. But in day to day practicality where it “seems to matter”, I get stuck in thought by wanting to make the right decisions. When I let go into the place of just being, it’s ease and care-free. But there is that remnant that is still there concerned that right choices aren’t being made. I’ve been on this path for 17 years and there is still a “going back and forth” and questioning whether or not I actually get it. I know it’s as simple as just be without labels/thought. And I “know” that space through experience and I can go and abide there (so to speak) with ease. But something still hasn’t fully let go. Thank you for your work helping the awakening “process”!

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

@@twokindredsouls Ok great, then you have realized I Am sense (without the lable) or consciousness. As a practice you can just rest as that, but even watch for the labels or subtle identification. That is very valuable in and of itself. Beyond that you can add contemplations such as investigating reaction triggers etc. Then subject/object, non-dual etc. Those are sperate types of practices and no need to concern yourself with who is doing it or who is choosing to do it, etc. This trips a lot of people up. Just do it and don't worry about who does it, that is a moot point :)

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

the playlist to investigate reactions is "equanimity" playlist

[@Koort1008]

There are no choices to be made. There is only the appearance of choices. There is only the appearance of you making choices or not or of consciousness making them or not. You said, "I know I'm not the character." Now, know that if you are not the character there cannot be any choices for this "not the character" to be made. It can be as simple as that, Twokindred. The choice, the choosing, and the chooser are all appearances, not Reality.

[@michaelsinclair604]

Is this practice sufficient to take one from awakening to full liberation?

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

it is possible, but sometimes a few other approaches are necessary as well.

[@donotbegullible]

You want reward sir. Start from not knowing please🙏 If you want to practice something, practice it without any expectations. If you don't practice something, don't practice it without any regrets. That practice of no past (regrets) or no future (expectations) will bring you to your destination of 'Here, Now'❤️.

[@Koort1008]

I think it is... for the right ones. It won't be for others.

[@danielmaina4942]

Hello Angelo, It really feels like I am able to rest in the IAM sense but am not sure if that assessment is correct. Please tell me if the followjng description alludes to that fact. When I look for the one who 'sees' or 'thinks' it sort of feels like I am going behind the mechanism that is 'seeing', sort of going from the front of the lens to the observer's end. It feels like I hit the end of moving backwards and where I sort of encounter a wall I can't go behind. There's also an accompanying sensation that draws my attention in the vertical area in the middle of my chest, its not very clear, but its almost a physical sensation [I'll need to investigate if this is tension]. The process of going through the thoughts feels pointless because it leads me here most times. The doubt that I am not doing it correctly disturbs whatever process this is. Am I on the correct path and if not whats are the pointer thet might help?

[@danielmaina4942]

Sorry this comment isn't about the current video. I did post it here so I could get your attention easier🙏.

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

The doubt and the “wall I can’t get behind” are still obstructing thoughts. However that experience is definitely clarifying. When you are sitting quietly see if you can find what I mean in the experience.

[@danielmaina4942]

@@SimplyAlwaysAwake you actually did reply🙂🙂🙏🙏. I will definitely keep my attention on this. Thank you for pointing this out.

[@susanamos6237]

What is aware of the wall I can’t get behind…

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

@@susanamos6237 just wait for my upload today 😏

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

💙✨

[@yasminel-hakim4348]

🙏🙏❤️

[@birgit8996]

There is only that, unnamed......is.....even the thought as naming....is.....naming, doesn't matter.....just that

[@nat998]

Attention just IS... Awareness and Being; Presence and Perceiving are one rising. It doesn't seem to arise _from_ a place, or from here to there. It's immediate. Alway on. You can't get it, or try to see. It is obviously already here. All ideas about what this is... What does it mean... Is a movement of the mind. All meanings/descriptions/experiences are a movement of the mind. The seen is already it. Without any reference point, there is no localized self/me to perceive something seemingly "out there". The idea that this is so... is a thought. A single thought separates seen/seer; perceiver/perceived. Life just is. Everything is light and illuminated for a nanosecond, it shone. In my example of this exercise (direct experience)... Awareness IS life itself... Only a thought creates distance. Only a thought creates the experience/Knowing. Without all these mental processes, the sense of me was indistinguishable from the object (table) I was focusing on, for this exercise. I sat for a while in unattached awareness of sensation and relaxed all need to: identify/label all the sensations ... It's _ALL_ sensation, being... what is doing the perceiving 👁️ Then I had some ideas...which started engaging my mind and I snapped out of it! 😂😁 P. S. sorry for the essay. I got a lot of thoughts 💥to ponder 💭💭💭🤣💛 Have a lovely evening & take good care x 💫

[@birgit8996]

@Nat Wonderful Nat😊 Nothing is known about perception here.....it's like coming and going, by itself, always that......thoughts too.....and nobody does it...at least it isn't known🙃 Wish you the best too💛

[@nat998]

@@birgit8996Absolutely 😁, I see what you are saying! Thank you, always, Birgit!🌹Keep well! 💛

[@Koort1008]

Hello Birgit and Nat. Indeed… just That.

[@Koort1008]

@@nat998 I love your question, “What is doing the perceiving?” The perceived, perceiving, and perceiver are all one. What is prior to them? What is prior to consciousness and awareness?

[@randomseed]

So the reality is like an ideal sexual partner, and relying on thoughts is like watching porn the whole time. Then, enlightenment would be a real intercourse. It won't help seeing other people doing it. It would be kind of weird asking someone else to do it for you. Being too romantic or too pragmatic about it also will not be the best path; studying biology or reading about it may help a bit. But at the end, practice is most important, and kind of preparation and openness for the other person to be attracted to you when ready. [*joke*]