Some great one liner’s from Nisargadatta Maharaj talking to seekers, which may cause some confusion.
“That which focuses attention is prior to attention.”
“The Truth cannot be seen or perceived; but the Truth can observe the untruth.”
Maharaj, “That which focuses attention is prior to attention.”
There are two attentive states of being that will allow the focus of attention, and with both states the attention originates from the inside of an entity focusing outside of itself. The difference between the two states is: one is a permanent state and the other is a temporal state of being. One state is Eternal and the origin of life and the other state is our personal life attention continuously working until it runs out of energy and disappears. Both of these states are controlled by the Eternal Soul focusing its eternal Attention outside of itself.
While in the body the eternal Soul has its Attention placed within the mind giving direction by directing what to focus on, working in unison with the minds attention it passively directs by being always Aware and watching. This connection allows the Soul to actually move energy particles. Temporarily hooked into a new connection the Soul is the passive working principal behind the aggressive mind using the eyes as an alternative form of focusing within matter. This is an extension of the Soul’s eternal Attention allowing it the freedom to direct and refocus with a physical attention within another dimension. An unusual increase in power and versatility, we are the ultimate operator and boss of the energy particle for a short time.
In the body you are prior to focusing and the minds directed attention but in Eternity you are the Focuser of Attention.
“That (the Soul) which focuses its attention (within the body) is prior to (the focusing and the attention placed in the body) attention”
While in Eternity the eternal Aware Soul is able to direct its gaze or its Attention (Awareness) within Eternity without the use of energy, mind or eyes. This is the power granted to all Souls and that allows a certain type of freedom which translates into birth and body control. Birth takes the eternal power of Awareness and commits it to the brain on a subtle level via the mind and once that gains ground in control and intelligence that in turn delivers the resources and mobility that we enjoy so much but at a cost, that otherwise wouldn't be there.
Energy and matter have no effect or control over Eternal Space, but Eternal Space and the Souls focusing Attention do have an effect on energy. Eternal Space is dense and impermeable by energy so it has the upper hand by forcing it to move on its direction, but that happens on a subtle level which has a chain reaction onto grosser levels. Because of this one-way street Eternity is invincible and untarnished by time and this dynamic makes Self-realization possible. You have the ultimate power to withdraw your Attention in and away from the new attention until it falls away and reveals the Truth behind everything.
The minds changing attention starts with the Soul changing its Attention first within Eternity, and without the Soul’s focus of attention would render the body useless without its pilot.
That which focuses Attention is prior to the attention placed in time.
The deepest state of meditation is created by withdrawing your eternal Attention away from the attention placed in the mind, separating the temporal attention away from the eternal Attention. This sort of retraction with your attention forces it back onto the Eternal Focuser, which creates a turnabout and you see the Real Reality behind the temporal one. You actually see the Eternal Heavenly Space, which is called Self-realization or Enlightenment and not loose your connection to the body and world.
Realizing your Self Spiritually is to surrender the false attention for the only True Attention that’s lasting.
Or in other words; you are surrendering consciousness for Awareness.
Nisargadatta, “The Truth cannot be seen or perceived; but the Truth can observe the untruth.”
What he is saying is God, Eternity or the Truth can’t be seen or perceived by the senses or by anything else here. The eyes can’t go there and the mind cannot enter for these things are impure made up of gross energy particles which are far too imperfect, impure, unstable, untrue and unable to enter. The senses are completely obsolete in the ultimate Realm called the Truth, and the Truth is the only thing that can see the Truth.
Only That which it is can observe the Truth, and That being the Soul which is able to bear witness to Eternity and God.
The Truth can also bear witness to the universe or the untruth.
The Truth or the Soul is a fragment of God and it has its attention temporary ensnared by gross matter observing the untruth evolve. It’s called the untruth because it has to change and dissolve while the Truth is changeless and eternal. You are prior to the untruth, prior to attention, prior to consciousness and prior to the connection. The Truth cannot be seen or perceived by the untruth but the untruth can be perceived and seen by That which is prior to it.
Your focusing of attention originates with the Truth just blocked by elusive impurities of the untruth that has your True Attention temporally captivated. This captivation has to end and the energy connection completely abandoned upon death for then your return home to the Truth will be completed, and the meaning of your life concluded.
The Truth which focuses attention within the untruth is prior to attention.
The Truth looks forward and sees the untruth but the untruth can’t look back to see the Truth.
The mind is the go between and that which you think you are because this new attention of the untruth thinks there is no predecessor for it is the ultimate controller; however this aggressive attitude is a characteristic of the mind and not the Truth.
Very clearly stated. It is much easier to break through when the Truth is broken down and explained for the layman. Thank you for taking the time and energy to explain in depth. Tony
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Kurt; My only wish is that you get the acknowledged for the work you give away freely. A straight shot of wiskey with no cut, or could we say a straight shot of amrit. I enjoy reading your stuff first thing in the am after sitting. I appreciate the time you take to make it available. If I can do anything for you please let me know.
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I was dreaming about contemplation and then I woke up this am and I was still contemplating. This cuts right to the core. No gimmicks, no fluff, it hits home. If you could do private sessions over the phone I would be interested and would gladly pay you for your time. Please let me know if this is possible.
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Yes, I can do that, and eventually I'd like to start something up but for now my only outlet is here and I should provide free help. And I'm grateful to be able to do that and stay somewhat spiritually active (publicly) in the process. I feel like I should be available in some fashion and for now this is all I can do until I can rent a space and start teaching but without the need of support so I can take my time.
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Kurt,
I also wanted advice on if I'm not practising correctly. I would appreciate if I could email you or something. It's not crucial though and I would just like to continue doing well. Thanks so much!
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Yes, but lets try to do the bulk of it here so that others can learn from the process.
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I would love to do that. I just didn't want to alarm readers here.
A couple months ago I started hearing voices! Have no clue why. Along with some bodily movements and energies in my lower and mid chakra regions. There are some bad guys and there is my soul and god. I've been told by the bad guys that I would die and my soul and god are trying to help me. I know I sound crazy and the doctor called it schizophrenia. I'm alarmed because I do have physical effects that feel like dying, a handful of times till now though nothing happened. The latest is that my soul has told me I would not die and to leave my job and go back to India and do social work. Any advice would be appreciated. In the midst of all this I still mainly care about love, soul and god and would like to know if they are real and should I follow their direction?
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I don’t see that as good advice and I would ignore all of it. Be skeptical of all the voices including that which you perceive as the good voice. Because you perceive it as a noble cause the mind thinks it is the Soul talking but the mind not knowing what the Soul is takes liberties where it shouldn’t. The Soul or God do not talk at all only silence knows silence, silence teaches in silence, so the mind does all the speculating without any real understanding of the Soul (until wakening) and it makes things up. The mind is a very limited and flawed instrument which needs watching and constantly patrolled for faulty information. The mind has no idea of what the Soul wants nor does it even know what the Soul is, so it gives emotions a voice and selectively decides who they belong to by labeling them good or bad, creating a catch 22 with the mind. The idea of good and bad holds your attention and keeps you oscillating between the two ideals, and you should treat the minds cunning rant (ignorance) without much interest or validation, and laugh off all the voices as nonsense without resisting them which just gives them more power. No labels of good or bad just idle talk with no emotions attached or directions behind them, much like a weird relative that won’t stop talking and doesn’t make much sense so you have no choice but to smile and ignore it without opposing it or agreeing with it. Because in the end you can’t win and agreeing with it or opposing it only increases the rant. We are all born with genetic influences that create different imbalances that we have to deal with. The Soul and God requires inner peace and balance within before you can really help anyone or judge situations correctly. This should be your noble goal to correct, and with a job, food and home gives you outside stability which is a great environment to work on this issue, however ignoring these voices without any emotional ties to them is sometimes very hard to do. Every situation is different and you have to be willing to step back, put the ego on the shelf, and judge your ability to do this without outside help. Do you doubt your inner strength? If so, then you might need that professional help and the right medication. I am all for the right medication under these circumstances because it will also help you in your spiritual quest and promotes deeper meditations. It actually helps you control emotions, silence the voices and regain some control over the mind; these types of medications don’t hinder you spiritually or in the world in any way. In fact, the mind and emotions are huge stumbling blocks for the meditator. I am pro medication because I have witnessed the wonderful effects on people from being completely unstable to real stability. A stable and productive life outside and within gives you the freedom and ability to really help, whether it is financial, emotional, physical or spiritual, and applying yourself from a strong foundation like that is an anchor that people gravitate to.
I can delete all this if you want!
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Your answer has put to rest my worrying around this issue and I'm doing better. I always thought of the mind as a help in general and never as causing such an issue. I'm simply being me now and applying the mind to some simple truths. It is good to overcome issues of the mind. Thanks for being the catalyst in this journey of 'that which you are searching for is you'.
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Can I continue meditating ?
Is the body at a disadvantage with such occurances ?
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Yes, I think meditation will help; it establishes distance and helps to regain power over the mind through that indifference. You’ll have to decide for yourself, if you can do it without stressing about then I would think it will help. By withdrawing your attention away from the chatter will eventually take away its reason to chatter but since it needs an audience it might get worse before it gets better. As long as it doesn’t upset you, your persistence will pay off.
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