How do we break away from the false conviction that we are our bodies? That we are our minds?
It’s not enough to just “understand” it intellectually, or just tell ourselves repeatedly “I am not my body.”
There are many gateways to Self-Realization
In the following short video, we use imagination to help shift the mind into an attitude of witnessing. And, then ask the question “Who am I?”
In order for us to answer that question, any image that was just created in our minds as well as any other false images or concepts have to be eliminated.
Attitude of Witnessing
One very easy and proven effective practice is to maintain an attitude of witnessing, or to look at everything, including your own thoughts, your own actions, your own sensual experiences, as if from a distance.
There is no effort in witnessing. You need nothing more. Just remember that you are the witness.
Let’s take a moment to trigger the witnessing attitude. And, remember you can do this on your own as often as you wish.
Let’s start by just softening your gaze or closing your eyes.
And, just imagine a ball energy in your chest.
Now just let that energy go down your spine and deep into the earth, even to the center of the Earth if you wish.
Take a breath and let the ball of energy return back up your spine to your chest and let it continue to flow upward out the top of your head.
Now, just imagine that it goes far out beyond anything you’ve ever imagined.
Now innocently observe your breathing, and your thoughts.
In a moment I’ll ask you to open your eyes, but for now just innocently watch how your mind thinks.
There is no effort in witnessing. You need nothing more.
You can practice maintaining a witnessing attitude as often as you wish and soon it will become automatic.
When you open your eyes now, you’ll notice that you can continue to witness your thoughts.
Throughout the day, pay attention to HOW you think, and how you experience the world with your senses.
That’s all for now.
In future videos we’ll go more deeply into the attitude of witnessing and how to clear the blocks to Self-Realization.