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Open the Eyes of Your Heart, Look, Everywhere Is God

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Mooji leads a Satsang at Monte Sahaja, discussing perception and the ultimate perceiver with Questioners 1 and 2, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the perceiver and the ego's dissolution through awareness. The text stresses staying present as the solution, avoiding mental battles and accepting the simplicity of being as one is.

Insights

  • Mooji challenges individuals to question the nature of perception and the perceiver, emphasizing the need to go beyond mental constructs and fear of the unknown to reach a deeper understanding.
  • The text explores the interconnectedness of perception and the perceiver, highlighting the simultaneous arising of the perceiver and the object of perception, leading to a shift from personhood to formless awareness as one awakens to the timeless nature of consciousness.

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Recent questions

  • What is the discussion about awareness and perception?

    It delves into the nature of perceiver and perceived.

  • How does Mooji challenge the Sangha?

    He prompts them to consider their position in perception.

  • What is the purpose of awareness according to Questioner 1?

    To witness and perceive the known nature of everything.

  • How does Mooji differentiate between external and internal perception?

    He emphasizes the distinction between the two states.

  • What is the conclusion of the conversation with Questioner 2?

    The focus is on questioning the nature of the perceiver and the perceived.

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Summary

00:00

"Unveiling the Ultimate Perceiver with Mooji"

  • Excerpt from a Satsang at Monte Sahaja post-India season with Moojibaba leading the Sangha.
  • Mooji welcomes everyone to the spontaneous satsang at Monte Sahaja.
  • Questioner 1 shares thoughts on perceiving and the inability to see the perceiver.
  • Mooji guides Questioner 1 to realize that even the one seeking the perceiver is also perceived.
  • Mooji questions the position of the voice seeking the perceiver and its reliability.
  • The discussion delves into the nature of perception and the inability to see the ultimate perceiver.
  • Mooji challenges the Sangha to consider if they are objects in front of perception or the perceiving subject.
  • The conversation explores the idea of being behind the lens of perception and the search for the ultimate perceiver.
  • Mooji emphasizes the need for a revelation rather than a mental answer to the question of perception.
  • The discussion concludes with a call for a deeper understanding beyond mental constructs and a fear of the unknown.

25:40

Exploring Awareness, Perception, and Perceiver Nature

  • The conversation involves Mooji and Questioner 1 discussing the nature of awareness and perception.
  • Mooji questions Questioner 1 about the purpose of awareness and whether it exists to witness.
  • The discussion delves into the concept of witnessing and the potential duality involved in it.
  • Mooji humorously mentions the need for personal elements in longer satsangs.
  • The group discusses whether awareness is a function or not.
  • Questioner 1 reflects on the known nature of everything that occurs.
  • Mooji challenges Questioner 1 to identify the source of awareness and the lack of fear or stuckness in it.
  • Questioner 1 acknowledges that everything is known and that awareness is intrinsic.
  • The conversation explores the discomfort in identifying oneself as the source of awareness.
  • Mooji concludes the conversation with a sense of satisfaction and gratitude.
  • A new conversation begins with Questioner 2 discussing the concept of the perceiver and the perceived.
  • Mooji and Questioner 2 delve into the idea of the perceiver being perceived and the potential duality involved.
  • The discussion touches on the nature of consciousness and perception in the waking state.
  • Mooji emphasizes the distinction between external and internal perception.
  • The conversation explores the interconnectedness of perception and the perceiver.
  • Questioner 2 suggests that the perceiver and the perceived are ultimately the same.
  • Mooji challenges the assumption of a separate perceiver and emphasizes the need to find the true nature of the perceiver.
  • The conversation concludes with a focus on the purpose of questioning the nature of the perceiver and the perceived.

46:12

"Perceiver and Object: Duality to Awareness"

  • The perceiver must vanish in duality when there is something to perceive.
  • The perceiver exists in duality when there is something to perceive.
  • Awareness is not responsible for perceiving; it is a by-product.
  • The perceiver and the thing perceived arise together, prompting the question of what knows that.
  • The perceiver and the object of perception arise together, but there is a deeper level of seeing beyond duality.
  • The ego witnesses with self-interest, providing a biased perspective, unlike total awareness.
  • The perceiver arises simultaneously with the object of perception, but there is a knowing and perceiving of this at a deeper level.
  • The ego's dissolution starts after realizing the presence of just awareness.
  • The ego loses its potency as awareness deepens, leading to a shift from personhood to formless awareness.
  • It takes time to awaken to the timeless nature of consciousness, gradually exhausting the seed of personhood through true understanding.

01:06:40

Embracing Non-Dualistic Self-Perception

  • The text discusses the experience of perceiving oneself in a non-phenomenal, non-dualistic way, emphasizing the recognition of the perceiver by itself.
  • It delves into the idea of erasing the ego pulse and the continuous struggle with the mind, highlighting the importance of staying in a timeless moment and not engaging in unnecessary battles with the mind.
  • The text stresses the significance of grace, staying as the Self, and avoiding unnecessary struggles with the mind, suggesting that the solution lies in being present where one already is.
  • It concludes by emphasizing the simplicity of staying as one is, rather than attempting to control or suppress the mind, highlighting the need to remain in the present moment and avoid unnecessary mental battles.
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