Realizing the true nature of mental activity is a gateway to freedom. It reveals that awareness is not confined by concepts, interpretations, memory, or time. Awareness transcends the mind, existing as the infinite ground of being. To live from this realization is to awaken to life’s boundless nature, where peace, clarity, and unity are ever-present. The mind’s web no longer ensnares; instead, it becomes a transparent veil through which the radiant truth of awareness shines unimpeded.

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In the stillness where shadows dissolve - I wander the void, where no names evolve - The mirror reflects, yet nothing is there - Only the echo of silence, aware - I am you, in the breath we share - Cosmic fields, everywhere - No edges divide, no boundaries hold - No story to tell, no image to mold

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The mind's creations are like shadows cast by the light of your awareness. They may appear real, but they have no independent existence. In realizing this, you become free. You cease to identify with the mind’s births and rest in the infinite space of your being, untouched and unbound. The mind may continue to create, but its power over you dissolves.

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The Circular Nature of the Mind - The Mind as a Reflection of Identification - Seeing Through the Illusion - Resting in the Silence Beyond the Mind

The mind has no independent existence apart from the thoughts, concepts, and ideas it generates. Like a river defined by the water that flows within it, the mind is defined by the stream of its contents. Remove the thoughts, and the river of the mind becomes still—revealing its true nature as an empty concept.

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To realize that the interpretation of the world is in the mind is to take a profound step toward freedom. It is the recognition that our suffering arises from the stories our mind tells, not from the events themselves. This awareness dissolves the illusion of separation, bringing us closer to the essence of reality—a reality where peace and joy are not dependent on circumstances but arise naturally from being in alignment with the truth.

When the mind’s interpretations are seen for what they are, life regains its simplicity and depth. The world becomes not something to conquer or fix, but something to experience with openness and wonder. And in this state, it becomes clear that true freedom lies not in changing the world, but in seeing it as it is.

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Breaking Free from the Illusions of the Mind: Why Believing Your Thoughts Leads to Suffering and Disappointment

Thoughts are fleeting impressions, born out of the mind's endless engagement with memory, imagination, and interpretation. They are like clouds passing through the sky—transient, insubstantial, and often misleading. Yet, many of us grant them the power of truth, believing thought as though it holds some undeniable reality about ourselves, others, or the world.

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The Illusion of the Knower - The Silent Awareness Beyond Knowing - The Trap of Identifying with the Knower - Nondual Experience: Beyond Knowing and Not Knowing - Living Without the Knower - The Eternal Witness

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You are not the body, not the mind, not the roles you play. You are the awareness in which all these arise and fade. Have the firm conviction that you are pure Consciousness, and rest in the infinite peace that this understanding brings.

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Recognizing the "doer" as a mental invention opens the door to freedom. Without the weight of personal authorship, one becomes less burdened by guilt, pride, or regret. Actions are seen as part of the natural order, arising spontaneously from the conditions of the moment. This understanding fosters a profound sense of peace and a connection to the whole of existence.

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Only when life becomes the center — We will have a chance

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The practice of being the witness is ongoing. It is not a destination, but a way of being. Every moment provides an opportunity to step back and observe, to create space between ourselves and the mental and emotional dramas that arise.

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Life is a multidimensional happening—a dynamic event unfolding simultaneously on all levels and states, and this in no time.

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When you recognise yourself in one single breath, you got a glimpse of your true nature. But in the moment of making it ours, it is lost.

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The experience of transcendence connects us with the timeless essence of life, allowing us to move beyond the ordinary flow of time and into a state of eternal presence.

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When we experience the love of life deeply in our hearts, doubt and confusion vanish like dew at dawn. This is the structure of reality: lower forms of existence have no power to withstand the higher ones.

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Image: Lahiri Mahasaya (1828-1895), Yogi and Guru from India - Public domain

Doubt in itself is fine, it is a form of questioning reality, and when used in a healthy way for a specific task, it is a good tool, but as a basic approach to life it kills aliveness. It makes us a shadow of what we could be.

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All nature is aware, not in the sense of “I am aware that I am aware”, but of being connected in an interconnected world. There is no such thing as unawareness because that would mean not being connected, and that is impossible by definition. There are no missing links. Awareness is at the beginning, during the journey, and at the end. Being aware of this is supreme knowledge.

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All is interconnected, nothing exists by itself. By deepening our understanding of reality, we realize that life does not happen to us and that we are not separate.

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The spiritual journey is to remember. To come back to the simplest, to know that we exist in the vastness of the experience of the one existence.

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The I Am is omnipresent, thus life — All we have to do is nothing — Go into nature — The I Am is always there

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