The Freedom to be yourself
We all carry a program, memories, a genetic heritage, wounds, that often play out in our lives. Some people, for example, are conditioned by their education and their experiences to want "always more". But it is also this same mental program that makes them one day have the possibility of realizing that "always more" does not really bring happiness. Sooner or later, the mental program is disappointing. Hence one day, the inevitable desire to change. This is the fatality of "choice".
Thus, all our life’s situations lead us to one day experience the "choice", the wish to come out of our mental program and return to our natural self. This takes more or less time depending on the individuals and the personal work done on oneself. It sometimes even takes several generations to get out of a family or social mental program and even several periods of time. But life, even if it is not necessarily visible, leads us to change for the better and to become conscious.
Through personal work, through the will to become more conscious and feel better, inner change can even happen very fast. Then, one simply needs to keep faith and hope to inevitably see one day inner change manifests in one's reality.
Who are we without our wound, our mental program ? What would we do? How would the world be populated by free people? The wound does not define anyone. There is in each of us a true nature, a true personal color. Let us express our nature freely. This is even our destiny.
The person who sees reality only through the prism of judgment and criticism will have difficulty believing that ultimately we are evolving towards a better time. "The world is getting worse and worse" some will say. But is this completely accurate?
What was the world like in the Middle Ages, during the different periods of serfdom, during slavery, during the absence of the right to vote for women, during fascism, during the nuclear threats of the Cold War, etc.?
Since the dawn of time, societies have been globally dysfunctional, but it is also these dysfunctions that one day allow us to become aware and change. So let's remain optimistic. The only difference between the generations before and those of today, it seems to me, is that we kept hope, optimism, carefreeness and lightness of being. What better remedy against dysfunctions than to remain naturally joyful and optimistic? A dysfunctional world is a sad world. On the contrary, a happy world is a healthy world.
Happiness is a choice (predetermined 🙂). We have the choice to remove all judgments about others and life situations, attachments to dramas that only perpetuate them, the desire for "always more" which is only an illusion of happiness. All this is absolutely useless. At best, it only brings a false sense of superiority and a false sense of happiness.
Love, tenderness, laughter, tolerant behavior, not belittling or humiliating, not being trapped by the excesses of "political correctness" neither, in order to keep freedom of speech and natural behavior, understanding human flaws, living well but simply, etc. ... don't all of this bring happiness?
Happy people never hurt anyone. Those who know how to laugh, dance, sing, go into nature or play sports know how to get rid of unhappiness and do not let it settle in.
So let's choose happiness, lightness, the joy of living and the common sense that reconnecting with our true nature allows. Let's really be ourselves. Happiness is possible and it is even our destiny 🙂.
Over time, I have written texts that I share below in order to become aware, to stop making a priori judgments and to let our true nature express itself freely.
January 2025
Thus, all our life’s situations lead us to one day experience the "choice", the wish to come out of our mental program and return to our natural self. This takes more or less time depending on the individuals and the personal work done on oneself. It sometimes even takes several generations to get out of a family or social mental program and even several periods of time. But life, even if it is not necessarily visible, leads us to change for the better and to become conscious.
Through personal work, through the will to become more conscious and feel better, inner change can even happen very fast. Then, one simply needs to keep faith and hope to inevitably see one day inner change manifests in one's reality.
Who are we without our wound, our mental program ? What would we do? How would the world be populated by free people? The wound does not define anyone. There is in each of us a true nature, a true personal color. Let us express our nature freely. This is even our destiny.
The person who sees reality only through the prism of judgment and criticism will have difficulty believing that ultimately we are evolving towards a better time. "The world is getting worse and worse" some will say. But is this completely accurate?
What was the world like in the Middle Ages, during the different periods of serfdom, during slavery, during the absence of the right to vote for women, during fascism, during the nuclear threats of the Cold War, etc.?
Since the dawn of time, societies have been globally dysfunctional, but it is also these dysfunctions that one day allow us to become aware and change. So let's remain optimistic. The only difference between the generations before and those of today, it seems to me, is that we kept hope, optimism, carefreeness and lightness of being. What better remedy against dysfunctions than to remain naturally joyful and optimistic? A dysfunctional world is a sad world. On the contrary, a happy world is a healthy world.
Happiness is a choice (predetermined 🙂). We have the choice to remove all judgments about others and life situations, attachments to dramas that only perpetuate them, the desire for "always more" which is only an illusion of happiness. All this is absolutely useless. At best, it only brings a false sense of superiority and a false sense of happiness.
Love, tenderness, laughter, tolerant behavior, not belittling or humiliating, not being trapped by the excesses of "political correctness" neither, in order to keep freedom of speech and natural behavior, understanding human flaws, living well but simply, etc. ... don't all of this bring happiness?
Happy people never hurt anyone. Those who know how to laugh, dance, sing, go into nature or play sports know how to get rid of unhappiness and do not let it settle in.
So let's choose happiness, lightness, the joy of living and the common sense that reconnecting with our true nature allows. Let's really be ourselves. Happiness is possible and it is even our destiny 🙂.
Over time, I have written texts that I share below in order to become aware, to stop making a priori judgments and to let our true nature express itself freely.
January 2025
Be Real
Who are you really?
Are you the cloud or the window?
When you truly understand that you are not the cloud (your ego, your wound, your mental program), then, like a window, your mind opens to reality. Then guilt, denial, pretense, lies, no longer have any hold on you, as ego can be seen and accepted.
How to be yourself in everyday life?
It is very simple to be yourself when you are not in denial or duality with your mind. If there is a grey cloud in your inner sky, don't be afraid of it. This is not who you really are. Don't pretend it is pink, or vice versa. That's all.
When you don't lie to yourself or don’t pretend anything, you also can't blame others instead of questioning yourself. Not lying to oneself is the source of true peace (inner and outer). It also leads to love and joy.
Peace, love and joy are the result of truth. If you are a spiritual seeker, remember this. Do not seek peace, love and joy. Seek truth and the rest falls into place quite naturally (without pretense, without the mask of love, without false humility either). Stay natural. Without filter, you are connected to your true nature. Your true nature, like animal instinct, like nature as a whole KNOWS things without having to think. Simply trust what you feel. Observe migrating birds. Without having to do calculations or look at a map, they know where to go. Look at nature. Sunflowers, without head, know how to turn towards the sun. Trees communicate and help each other through their roots underground. Open your eyes. There is in all things a KNOWLEDGE, an intelligent and strong NATURE. Why would you trust your head, your calculations and your fears more than this inner strength? Reconnect with your true nature. Trust the life force within you. It is immensely powerful. Only close mindedness and lack of faith prevent its power. Let’s change this. Let’s recognise this force within and have faith.
Don't be afraid to open your window to your reality here and now. This is the direct path to realizing your true nature. 04/12/2020
Are you the cloud or the window?
When you truly understand that you are not the cloud (your ego, your wound, your mental program), then, like a window, your mind opens to reality. Then guilt, denial, pretense, lies, no longer have any hold on you, as ego can be seen and accepted.
How to be yourself in everyday life?
It is very simple to be yourself when you are not in denial or duality with your mind. If there is a grey cloud in your inner sky, don't be afraid of it. This is not who you really are. Don't pretend it is pink, or vice versa. That's all.
When you don't lie to yourself or don’t pretend anything, you also can't blame others instead of questioning yourself. Not lying to oneself is the source of true peace (inner and outer). It also leads to love and joy.
Peace, love and joy are the result of truth. If you are a spiritual seeker, remember this. Do not seek peace, love and joy. Seek truth and the rest falls into place quite naturally (without pretense, without the mask of love, without false humility either). Stay natural. Without filter, you are connected to your true nature. Your true nature, like animal instinct, like nature as a whole KNOWS things without having to think. Simply trust what you feel. Observe migrating birds. Without having to do calculations or look at a map, they know where to go. Look at nature. Sunflowers, without head, know how to turn towards the sun. Trees communicate and help each other through their roots underground. Open your eyes. There is in all things a KNOWLEDGE, an intelligent and strong NATURE. Why would you trust your head, your calculations and your fears more than this inner strength? Reconnect with your true nature. Trust the life force within you. It is immensely powerful. Only close mindedness and lack of faith prevent its power. Let’s change this. Let’s recognise this force within and have faith.
Don't be afraid to open your window to your reality here and now. This is the direct path to realizing your true nature. 04/12/2020
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I AM
Whatever emotions I have,
whatever feelings I have,
whatever disturbance I feel,
I accept them
I AM
Thoughts come, thoughts go
I AM
Emotions come, emotions go
I AM
Nothing can really affect me when I am rooted in *I AM*
Disturbance can be felt and yet I am undisturbed
I AM
I don’t mind what comes and goes
I AM
Even if emotions come and stay
I AM
Even if thoughts come and stay
I AM
I don’t mind my mind
I AM
Fears can come
Anxiety can come
All emotions can come
I AM
All disturbing clouds can come
I AM
I am rooted in my true self and I don’t mind my mind
I know who I am
Everything has a space inside me
I AM
Rooted in silence, all noises are welcome
I allow everything within
I have nothing to prove
I have no game to play
I have nothing to pretend
I have nothing to hide
I have nothing to fear as fears have a space within "I am"
This is my eternal freedom
I am not confused between my true self and my mind
And therefore all is welcome
I am the Self
I am clarity
I am openness
I am beyond definition
I AM
KNOW YOURSELF - BE YOURSELF - TRUST YOURSELF - BE REAL - BE AT PEACE - BE HAPPY - BE LOVE
30-09-2021
whatever feelings I have,
whatever disturbance I feel,
I accept them
I AM
Thoughts come, thoughts go
I AM
Emotions come, emotions go
I AM
Nothing can really affect me when I am rooted in *I AM*
Disturbance can be felt and yet I am undisturbed
I AM
I don’t mind what comes and goes
I AM
Even if emotions come and stay
I AM
Even if thoughts come and stay
I AM
I don’t mind my mind
I AM
Fears can come
Anxiety can come
All emotions can come
I AM
All disturbing clouds can come
I AM
I am rooted in my true self and I don’t mind my mind
I know who I am
Everything has a space inside me
I AM
Rooted in silence, all noises are welcome
I allow everything within
I have nothing to prove
I have no game to play
I have nothing to pretend
I have nothing to hide
I have nothing to fear as fears have a space within "I am"
This is my eternal freedom
I am not confused between my true self and my mind
And therefore all is welcome
I am the Self
I am clarity
I am openness
I am beyond definition
I AM
KNOW YOURSELF - BE YOURSELF - TRUST YOURSELF - BE REAL - BE AT PEACE - BE HAPPY - BE LOVE
30-09-2021
Change is possible
Change is possible. We can deprogram our minds and return to our natural self in no time. The ego/memory, the wounds of the past can be discharged, neutralized and totally uprooted within oneself after just a few breaths by encountering our disturbing identities. Of course, habits of the mind will remain for a while, but since they are seen, they will also eventually dissipate.
Personal change is thus possible, and the same is true of collective change. You have to understand the theory of the 100 monkeys. When 100 monkeys have learned something new, all the others automatically know it. This theory is understandable when we know that any opening of consciousness in one or two people automatically resonates in others because “the sap of the tree is not isolated from any leaves”. The same Consciousness is in everyone. A hundred people who “empty the ego suitcase” can have an impact beyond all expectations, so let’s keep hope. Individual and collective change is possible. You just have to understand a few things.
To realize our true nature, two veils must be lifted: the veil of ignorance and the veil of resistance. Understand your true nature. Behind the film of your life, there is the white screen. It exists before the film is shown and it exists after the film. You exist as Spirit before your birth and after the death of your body. The Spirit is One with your body and with all bodies but at the same time it is already free from the body. It is like the sap of the tree present in every leaf. The leaf falls in the fall but the sap and the tree remain. Are you just a leaf or are you the sap and the whole tree? This tree is all of humanity and nothing is external to yourself. So let's make peace with all parts of ourselves to live our union consciously and harmoniously. This is the purpose of life. How to I know this? Listen to your Heart. If one finger was hurting the other fingers, would it make sense? What would you say to that finger?
Realize this. Your freedom is just waiting for your awakening to dance freely in matter. Spirit can dance freely in matter when: 1) it recognizes itself (the veil of ignorance is lifted) 2) it does not resist the character and can welcome the ego without fear, without hiding and without pretense (the veil of resistance is lifted).
What does the white screen do in the cinema? It allows you to view the film as it is, without judgment and without resistance. The screen is not distorted whatever the film is(romantic, war film, Little Buddha film, pornographic film, etc.). Consciousness which has recognized itself is free from the mind. It remains unchanged regardless of one's emotional and mental state. Consciousness can be aware of ego without fear. Consciousness knows: “it doesn’t matter”, “It will pass”.
Know who you are so you can welcome the whole of humanity within you. Consciousness, the awakened mind, welcomes ego as it is without judgment and without fear, and WITHOUT CONFUSION. The ego is not oneself but it is part of oneself. We carry the ego suitcase but we are not a suitcase.
Not resisting the different aspects of ego means being able to welcome the entire tree of life within ourselves and realize who we really are. Below, I share an exercise to realize our true NATURE and let it express itself freely, without resistance and without filter. The screen in you, the Spirit in you, is also the Intelligence of life, the force of nature. When the mind has no filter, when the barriers of the ego fall and no longer are an obstacle, the true nature of each person can express itself freely. So let's be real.
Let's just be ourselves. There’s nothing else to find. You don’t have to find a silent or empty state of mind. Make peace with yourself and silence, peace, love, joy, will manifest simply, in their natural form, through your spontaneity.
Words are important indicators of the body/mind resistance. Every time they bother us, we can feel their impact in our body as resistance somewhere: in the stomach, face, neck, chest, legs, hands, etc. This exercise is useful for finding resistance and meeting it so that it dissolves. Resistance is simply an ego/memory. The past manifests itself in the present as bodily resistance. Find resistance and you heal the past. Resistance in the body manifests itself as a “wave” of emotions. Don't be afraid to meet it. Sometimes it is very strong. It peaks at a certain point before fading. Cross it without fear. These are just emotions.
Start with positive sentences. 2. continue with “ego” identities. 3. Finish with positive sentences. I call this the sandwich of consciousness🙂
Is there space or resistance to the following sentences:
1) “I AM NOT THE PROBLEM” “I am completely at peace with myself”, “I love myself deeply”, “I am really good”, “I am honest”, “I am happy”, “I have nothing to prove ”, “I have nothing to pretend”, “I have nothing to hide”, “I risk nothing”, “I have nothing to fear”, “I have no fear”, “I believe in me”, “I trust myself”, “I trust life”, “I am safe”, etc.
2) Then proceed to the practice at the ego level. Find the ego identity you are resisting. Is it?….: “I am selfish”, “I am not good enough”, “I am a victim”, “I am sad”, “I am abandoned”, “I am false”, “ I lie to myself”, “I am arrogant”, “I am mean”, “I am perverted”, “I am manipulative”, “I am a pedophile”, etc. Also check what the impact of “I’m dying” is in your body. Silently repeat one or more of these phrases until the resistance dissipates. Sometimes it takes a day or two, most of the time only a few minutes or seconds. But once the word is “discharged”, it stays so permanently. Find all the identities that bother you.
3) End with the following positive statements: Is there space or resistance in your body to? “I have nothing to fear”, “I have nothing to hide”, “I am completely healed”, “I have no problems”, “I don’t risk anything”, “I believe in myself”, “I have confidence in life”, “I respect myself”, “I respect others”, “I love everyone”, “I love myself deeply” , “I am free”.
Understand that I use words like medicine. They are temporarily useful but once resistance is no longer felt, you no longer need to use them. Do not cling to any type of identification once healing is complete. May your true nature be able to express itself freely because the Spirit, Consciousness in the body, is also your Nature, your spontaneity. Trust this life force within you because it is also at the heart of all things and knows the entire universe. It is the intelligence of life, the wisdom of nature. It protects you, knows you better than yourself and knows how to give you what really suits you (not necessarily what your mind wants 🙂). So let's make room for nature. Let's be ourselves.
Personal change is thus possible, and the same is true of collective change. You have to understand the theory of the 100 monkeys. When 100 monkeys have learned something new, all the others automatically know it. This theory is understandable when we know that any opening of consciousness in one or two people automatically resonates in others because “the sap of the tree is not isolated from any leaves”. The same Consciousness is in everyone. A hundred people who “empty the ego suitcase” can have an impact beyond all expectations, so let’s keep hope. Individual and collective change is possible. You just have to understand a few things.
To realize our true nature, two veils must be lifted: the veil of ignorance and the veil of resistance. Understand your true nature. Behind the film of your life, there is the white screen. It exists before the film is shown and it exists after the film. You exist as Spirit before your birth and after the death of your body. The Spirit is One with your body and with all bodies but at the same time it is already free from the body. It is like the sap of the tree present in every leaf. The leaf falls in the fall but the sap and the tree remain. Are you just a leaf or are you the sap and the whole tree? This tree is all of humanity and nothing is external to yourself. So let's make peace with all parts of ourselves to live our union consciously and harmoniously. This is the purpose of life. How to I know this? Listen to your Heart. If one finger was hurting the other fingers, would it make sense? What would you say to that finger?
Realize this. Your freedom is just waiting for your awakening to dance freely in matter. Spirit can dance freely in matter when: 1) it recognizes itself (the veil of ignorance is lifted) 2) it does not resist the character and can welcome the ego without fear, without hiding and without pretense (the veil of resistance is lifted).
What does the white screen do in the cinema? It allows you to view the film as it is, without judgment and without resistance. The screen is not distorted whatever the film is(romantic, war film, Little Buddha film, pornographic film, etc.). Consciousness which has recognized itself is free from the mind. It remains unchanged regardless of one's emotional and mental state. Consciousness can be aware of ego without fear. Consciousness knows: “it doesn’t matter”, “It will pass”.
Know who you are so you can welcome the whole of humanity within you. Consciousness, the awakened mind, welcomes ego as it is without judgment and without fear, and WITHOUT CONFUSION. The ego is not oneself but it is part of oneself. We carry the ego suitcase but we are not a suitcase.
Not resisting the different aspects of ego means being able to welcome the entire tree of life within ourselves and realize who we really are. Below, I share an exercise to realize our true NATURE and let it express itself freely, without resistance and without filter. The screen in you, the Spirit in you, is also the Intelligence of life, the force of nature. When the mind has no filter, when the barriers of the ego fall and no longer are an obstacle, the true nature of each person can express itself freely. So let's be real.
Let's just be ourselves. There’s nothing else to find. You don’t have to find a silent or empty state of mind. Make peace with yourself and silence, peace, love, joy, will manifest simply, in their natural form, through your spontaneity.
Words are important indicators of the body/mind resistance. Every time they bother us, we can feel their impact in our body as resistance somewhere: in the stomach, face, neck, chest, legs, hands, etc. This exercise is useful for finding resistance and meeting it so that it dissolves. Resistance is simply an ego/memory. The past manifests itself in the present as bodily resistance. Find resistance and you heal the past. Resistance in the body manifests itself as a “wave” of emotions. Don't be afraid to meet it. Sometimes it is very strong. It peaks at a certain point before fading. Cross it without fear. These are just emotions.
Start with positive sentences. 2. continue with “ego” identities. 3. Finish with positive sentences. I call this the sandwich of consciousness🙂
Is there space or resistance to the following sentences:
1) “I AM NOT THE PROBLEM” “I am completely at peace with myself”, “I love myself deeply”, “I am really good”, “I am honest”, “I am happy”, “I have nothing to prove ”, “I have nothing to pretend”, “I have nothing to hide”, “I risk nothing”, “I have nothing to fear”, “I have no fear”, “I believe in me”, “I trust myself”, “I trust life”, “I am safe”, etc.
2) Then proceed to the practice at the ego level. Find the ego identity you are resisting. Is it?….: “I am selfish”, “I am not good enough”, “I am a victim”, “I am sad”, “I am abandoned”, “I am false”, “ I lie to myself”, “I am arrogant”, “I am mean”, “I am perverted”, “I am manipulative”, “I am a pedophile”, etc. Also check what the impact of “I’m dying” is in your body. Silently repeat one or more of these phrases until the resistance dissipates. Sometimes it takes a day or two, most of the time only a few minutes or seconds. But once the word is “discharged”, it stays so permanently. Find all the identities that bother you.
3) End with the following positive statements: Is there space or resistance in your body to? “I have nothing to fear”, “I have nothing to hide”, “I am completely healed”, “I have no problems”, “I don’t risk anything”, “I believe in myself”, “I have confidence in life”, “I respect myself”, “I respect others”, “I love everyone”, “I love myself deeply” , “I am free”.
Understand that I use words like medicine. They are temporarily useful but once resistance is no longer felt, you no longer need to use them. Do not cling to any type of identification once healing is complete. May your true nature be able to express itself freely because the Spirit, Consciousness in the body, is also your Nature, your spontaneity. Trust this life force within you because it is also at the heart of all things and knows the entire universe. It is the intelligence of life, the wisdom of nature. It protects you, knows you better than yourself and knows how to give you what really suits you (not necessarily what your mind wants 🙂). So let's make room for nature. Let's be ourselves.
Be YourSelf
There is a pearl of Love, Light and Joy in the Heart of every person. How can you open the shell of false beliefs to let this pearl shine? When your mind is totally open, the pearl reveals itself to you. This experience is called Enlightenment.
What makes this realisation possible? Is it only Grace or is Grace the response to a certain state of mind?
The only difference between someone who has realised the Self and someone who is still trapped by the illusion regarding one’s identity, is very simple. The first one does not resist what is 'here and now' in the body/mind while the second one does because there still is identification with ego.
Knowing who you truly are and not resisting the "ego" shell around reveals the pure pearl of Consciousness and love - THAT you are. Grace is always present.
So how to shift from a resisting state of mind to an open state of mind - the state of Presence ?
-Find who you really are
-Be honest about your ego without taking it seriously. You are not your mind.
Ego - limiting thoughts – are only words you believe in. Ego is just a "Wind" within the mind – false beliefs. Yet, these false beliefs can be "active" in your life. These false beliefs are there because you forgot who you are. Don’t take limiting thoughts seriously. Ego is not who you are.
By finding who you are, you find the KNOWER of what comes and goes (thoughts, emotions). You find the Presence that is always here and now within you. Don't try to become more peaceful, blissful, joyful, etc. Simply welcome what is here and now within your body/mind. Without resistance to your state of mind, you automatically find inner peace - the empty space of consciousness. This is who you are.
“Here and now”, be like the infinite blue sky embracing the clouds. Let the clouds of false beliefs come and go within the space of your mind. Don't worry about them and at the same time, don't ignore them if they contribute to closing your mind.
The moment you are born, a dvd (your personal movie) is inserted within the space of the TV (the empty space of consciousness). Are you the movie or the empty space allowing to watch it?
Whatever your movie is, don't take it seriously, whether it is "LIttle buddha" or a horror movie. When you know who you are, you can detach from any state of consciousness. You simply are the Presence that recognises what is here and now. Without attachment to any state of consciousness (whether it is a state of depression or bliss), you return to your naturalness and spontaneity. The movie has no influence over you. You simply are yourself, free from any attachment to whatever comes and goes.
You are "nothing" - Pure Consciousness. Being "nothing" allows to embrace everything. The more you know who you are, the more you can watch your ego movie without fear or guilt. Naturally, when the light is on the shadows, they dissolve. However, if false beliefs, emotions don't automatically dissolve, remember this is also a movie. This recognition (awarenesss) immediately brings relaxation. You return to the true peace of your deepest nature that does not depend upon any state of consciousness. To be conscious, soon or later, automatically brings change without even looking for it.
Beyond all the veils of tears, sadness, anger, worries, ambition..... You are Love, you are Joy, you are the eternal flower of Silence. Believe, believe, believe in who you truly are. Find it Inside. Love is always here! Open to what is 'here and now' within, and you find the Pearl: You as simple and eternal Presence.
May all beings realise the Self. (October 2015)
Agenda.
What makes this realisation possible? Is it only Grace or is Grace the response to a certain state of mind?
The only difference between someone who has realised the Self and someone who is still trapped by the illusion regarding one’s identity, is very simple. The first one does not resist what is 'here and now' in the body/mind while the second one does because there still is identification with ego.
Knowing who you truly are and not resisting the "ego" shell around reveals the pure pearl of Consciousness and love - THAT you are. Grace is always present.
So how to shift from a resisting state of mind to an open state of mind - the state of Presence ?
-Find who you really are
-Be honest about your ego without taking it seriously. You are not your mind.
Ego - limiting thoughts – are only words you believe in. Ego is just a "Wind" within the mind – false beliefs. Yet, these false beliefs can be "active" in your life. These false beliefs are there because you forgot who you are. Don’t take limiting thoughts seriously. Ego is not who you are.
By finding who you are, you find the KNOWER of what comes and goes (thoughts, emotions). You find the Presence that is always here and now within you. Don't try to become more peaceful, blissful, joyful, etc. Simply welcome what is here and now within your body/mind. Without resistance to your state of mind, you automatically find inner peace - the empty space of consciousness. This is who you are.
“Here and now”, be like the infinite blue sky embracing the clouds. Let the clouds of false beliefs come and go within the space of your mind. Don't worry about them and at the same time, don't ignore them if they contribute to closing your mind.
The moment you are born, a dvd (your personal movie) is inserted within the space of the TV (the empty space of consciousness). Are you the movie or the empty space allowing to watch it?
Whatever your movie is, don't take it seriously, whether it is "LIttle buddha" or a horror movie. When you know who you are, you can detach from any state of consciousness. You simply are the Presence that recognises what is here and now. Without attachment to any state of consciousness (whether it is a state of depression or bliss), you return to your naturalness and spontaneity. The movie has no influence over you. You simply are yourself, free from any attachment to whatever comes and goes.
You are "nothing" - Pure Consciousness. Being "nothing" allows to embrace everything. The more you know who you are, the more you can watch your ego movie without fear or guilt. Naturally, when the light is on the shadows, they dissolve. However, if false beliefs, emotions don't automatically dissolve, remember this is also a movie. This recognition (awarenesss) immediately brings relaxation. You return to the true peace of your deepest nature that does not depend upon any state of consciousness. To be conscious, soon or later, automatically brings change without even looking for it.
Beyond all the veils of tears, sadness, anger, worries, ambition..... You are Love, you are Joy, you are the eternal flower of Silence. Believe, believe, believe in who you truly are. Find it Inside. Love is always here! Open to what is 'here and now' within, and you find the Pearl: You as simple and eternal Presence.
May all beings realise the Self. (October 2015)
Agenda.
Non-duality
Mind and pure spirit are not separate. In the open and clear state it can be called the real you: the Self. When ego thoughts, selfish desires, negative memories arise and you believe them and get lost in them: it is mind ( ego). Depending from which angle you act in life, reality becomes either harmonious or mental based: disharmonious. Similarly signs can be true signs, or not. Being yourSelf implies to remember that thoughts, emotions, beliefs are not who we truly are. One can then open to them without denial and fear (as ego is not the real « you »). One can listen to one’s inner voice: the Heart. There is openness and understanding. The end of self-judgment allows to be conscious - to BE CONSCIOUSNESS: ONE WITH ALL. Knowing the SELF and accepting the little self allows true non-duality and Self-Realization.
30/09/2020
30/09/2020
SILENCE
Paradoxically, the search for something higher: more silence, more love, more compassion, more emptiness, can ultimately prevent from opening to the real (what is present here and now).
Vertical spirituality focuses on the "light" and usually excludes meeting "the negative". The paradox is that one can only truly find the light and what is longed for (more love, compassion, silence and emptiness) by consciously embracing the "negative" within. Finding the light and opening to your shadows go together.
11/12/2020
Vertical spirituality focuses on the "light" and usually excludes meeting "the negative". The paradox is that one can only truly find the light and what is longed for (more love, compassion, silence and emptiness) by consciously embracing the "negative" within. Finding the light and opening to your shadows go together.
11/12/2020
FREEDOM
There are two parallel realities: you can call them «mind» and «no mind». They grow together. One brings more and more control from the mind. One brings more and more control from «no mind», that is from your freedom, Nature within. The first one appears safe, but it is a limited safety, controlled by the mind, with the limited consequences of mind. The second one may appear unsafe. It is the «unknown». It requires faith, trust, Self understanding. It is the path to true safety as you are in the hands of existence. Nature, our ancient wisdom, the knowledge of all within, guides you. Know the way to your heart. Go through the ego wall. Choose freedom.
10/12/2020
10/12/2020
Freedom From Unhealthy Negativity
When you are conscious of "ego negativity", you free yourself from it.
The ego mind needs to complain, to criticise, to divide and to find the best justifications for it: "it is the fault of ..." "I am right so I can say that", "I can exclude such and such a person or do such and such a thing because ... ”.
Of course, for reasons of self-respect, we can distance ourselves from certain people and openly criticise abusive behaviour.
However, when there is no peace in one’s heart, it is ego that criticises , gets attached to negative stories, sees only the "negative" and needs to divide and exclude.
Being aware of the ego game allows to free oneself from it. Be aware of the "negative" in you in order not to be a victim of it. When the body/mind does not get disturbed by any type of words, you are healed. Breathe with the sentence "I am negative" or "I am the problem" until resistance stops in your body. Make peace with these words. What is the use of getting attached to the negative? Open to hope, to joy, to reconciliation, to the beauty of life. Breathe with the sentences: "I am not the problem", "I have no problem" and « I am wonderful" until the resistance to those words in your body ceases.
Life is an echo. It is trouble-free and simple when mind is simple. It is complicated when mind is attached to the negative. When resistance ceases and the inner space is restored, free yourself from words too. They are only there to heal the mind. Don't get attached to them. Don't identify with anything. Let your naturalness, your inner child, express his/her heart and joy.
09/12/2020
The ego mind needs to complain, to criticise, to divide and to find the best justifications for it: "it is the fault of ..." "I am right so I can say that", "I can exclude such and such a person or do such and such a thing because ... ”.
Of course, for reasons of self-respect, we can distance ourselves from certain people and openly criticise abusive behaviour.
However, when there is no peace in one’s heart, it is ego that criticises , gets attached to negative stories, sees only the "negative" and needs to divide and exclude.
Being aware of the ego game allows to free oneself from it. Be aware of the "negative" in you in order not to be a victim of it. When the body/mind does not get disturbed by any type of words, you are healed. Breathe with the sentence "I am negative" or "I am the problem" until resistance stops in your body. Make peace with these words. What is the use of getting attached to the negative? Open to hope, to joy, to reconciliation, to the beauty of life. Breathe with the sentences: "I am not the problem", "I have no problem" and « I am wonderful" until the resistance to those words in your body ceases.
Life is an echo. It is trouble-free and simple when mind is simple. It is complicated when mind is attached to the negative. When resistance ceases and the inner space is restored, free yourself from words too. They are only there to heal the mind. Don't get attached to them. Don't identify with anything. Let your naturalness, your inner child, express his/her heart and joy.
09/12/2020
When to Trust Oneself?
You know you can trust yourself (your natural response, your spontaneous behavior, etc), when there is emptiness within (no resistance to any kind of « ego sentences » and « light sentences ».)
Test yourself. Enjoy the game (« I am God », « I am evil » « I am weak », « I don’t need anyone », « I am dependent », « I like to control », « I have no fear », « I am fearful », « I am fake », « I am manipulative », « I am perfect », « I am bad », « I am beautiful », « I am love », « I am ugly », « I am vicious », « I am a pedophile », « I am blocked », « I am stuck », « I am happy », « I am selfish », « I am not happy », « I am completely at peace with myself », « I can’t be at peace with myself », « I lie to myself », «I am honest », « I am arrogant », « I have nothing to pretend », « I forgive everybody », « I forgive myself », « I am free »).
Each time there’s resistance in your body to some sentences or words, simply feel the resistance and breathe until the resistance disappears. It is the safest and fastest way to remove the old codes, the old false identities, traumas and memories. It is better to meet the resistance within instead of without, isn’t it? So understand there’s no escape anyhow to meeting ego. It is better to be conscious and meet it inside.
What is freedom? When there’s space to listen to your nature, to your heart, you are free.
Remember, you are a window to your inner sky. You are not the cloud.
We can return to our natural state. Let’s believe in it. Let's open to lightness and love.
09/12/2020
Test yourself. Enjoy the game (« I am God », « I am evil » « I am weak », « I don’t need anyone », « I am dependent », « I like to control », « I have no fear », « I am fearful », « I am fake », « I am manipulative », « I am perfect », « I am bad », « I am beautiful », « I am love », « I am ugly », « I am vicious », « I am a pedophile », « I am blocked », « I am stuck », « I am happy », « I am selfish », « I am not happy », « I am completely at peace with myself », « I can’t be at peace with myself », « I lie to myself », «I am honest », « I am arrogant », « I have nothing to pretend », « I forgive everybody », « I forgive myself », « I am free »).
Each time there’s resistance in your body to some sentences or words, simply feel the resistance and breathe until the resistance disappears. It is the safest and fastest way to remove the old codes, the old false identities, traumas and memories. It is better to meet the resistance within instead of without, isn’t it? So understand there’s no escape anyhow to meeting ego. It is better to be conscious and meet it inside.
What is freedom? When there’s space to listen to your nature, to your heart, you are free.
Remember, you are a window to your inner sky. You are not the cloud.
We can return to our natural state. Let’s believe in it. Let's open to lightness and love.
09/12/2020
Receptivity
Once you have opened to all aspects of ego, and you have « no idea » about yourself ( you don’t hold onto any identity whether « ego » or « divine ») simply let your nature, your spontaneity be. Know you are in a « funny » and sometimes strange state called « oneness ». Your receptivity perceives certain « things » about people and react accordingly. If you don’t know who you truly are, you can feel lost and believe you have problems. Hold onto your inner pillar. You know who you are. Let people see whatever they want of you, but don’t doubt yourself. When you come to a point in life where you have questioned yourself a lot (that’s healthy), simply don’t doubt your inner feelings and answers. It is just the « Leela » playing through you. Know it, don’t mind it. Respect yourself. Be yourself
On the contrary, if « denial » is still active in you, keep questioning yourself and then only trust yourself.
07/12/2020
On the contrary, if « denial » is still active in you, keep questioning yourself and then only trust yourself.
07/12/2020
The Flower of Life
In the same way as Consciousness has three parts (Sat/Mother, Chit/Father, Ananda/Son), society can be divided into three groups of people. As long as there’s no complete clarity, openness and easiness within each character and between them, difficulties are experienced in the field of consciousness (in life). When three characters (symbolically Father/Mother/Son), are ready to:
- clearly know who they are (Pure Consciousness),
- Open to being aware of all aspects of ego (some ego tendencies being “active” and some ego tendencies having no influence on them).
- Open to detach from control and expectations.
Then, the “trinity knot” is resolved and there is an opening in the field of consciousness. It manifests individually (and sooner or later collectively) as “openness”, “clarity” and “easyness/joy”.
When the most ancient and hidden trinity pattern is resolved: “Who first has the light?”, “Who has the tendency to lie and manipulate?”, “Who is the real Husband?”, and “Who is the Son?”, then a great shift can happen.
Sometimes, through your life journey, you come to seeing clearly into this pattern and you know that explaining it and hopefully inspiring at least two other persons can be the beginning of a great collective change.
Sometimes, you come to a place on your life journey where you don’t mind whether people see you as “mad” or not. You don’t mind whether people like you or not, judge you not loving, peaceful or happy enough. You don’t mind what opinions about you are. You know yourself.
Knowing yourself is the greatest freedom. It does not mean you feel good all the time. It means that you can listen to your heart (to your freedom) and not to your mind, despite others’ opinions and various conditionings, including spiritual conditionings.
When the flower of life has three steady roots, all is possible. Believe in yourself. Know who you are. Don’t identify with ego. Detach from stories. Let go of control. Listen to your heart.
06/12/2020
- clearly know who they are (Pure Consciousness),
- Open to being aware of all aspects of ego (some ego tendencies being “active” and some ego tendencies having no influence on them).
- Open to detach from control and expectations.
Then, the “trinity knot” is resolved and there is an opening in the field of consciousness. It manifests individually (and sooner or later collectively) as “openness”, “clarity” and “easyness/joy”.
When the most ancient and hidden trinity pattern is resolved: “Who first has the light?”, “Who has the tendency to lie and manipulate?”, “Who is the real Husband?”, and “Who is the Son?”, then a great shift can happen.
Sometimes, through your life journey, you come to seeing clearly into this pattern and you know that explaining it and hopefully inspiring at least two other persons can be the beginning of a great collective change.
Sometimes, you come to a place on your life journey where you don’t mind whether people see you as “mad” or not. You don’t mind whether people like you or not, judge you not loving, peaceful or happy enough. You don’t mind what opinions about you are. You know yourself.
Knowing yourself is the greatest freedom. It does not mean you feel good all the time. It means that you can listen to your heart (to your freedom) and not to your mind, despite others’ opinions and various conditionings, including spiritual conditionings.
When the flower of life has three steady roots, all is possible. Believe in yourself. Know who you are. Don’t identify with ego. Detach from stories. Let go of control. Listen to your heart.
06/12/2020
Sexual Healing
The search for « purity » which sometimes exclude what is considered by certain spiritual traditions as « impurity » is the origin of so called "evils". To heal these 1st and 2nd chakras and make sure that the bridge between heaven and earth is always present, I invite you to heal and see what disturbs you. The only « impurity » there is, is not opening your « window » to the state of your mind as it is. Do not forget. You are the window, not the cloud. Do not be afraid to open your window to what may bother you and feels impure. Spirituality and sexuality are not opposites. Only lack of respect is a limit to freedom. Everything is allowed, within the limit of respect for oneself and others.
So I invite you to formulate sentences to see if your body feels resistance to words. If so, feel the resistance in your body (resistance comes from memories that do not belong to you but may be expressed through you), breathe until resistance stops and there’s emptiness within. Don't be afraid of words. Do not identify with ego. Go through the following false identities to stop being afraid of them. Heal the « earth » in you: "I am not good", "I am dirty", "I am a whore", "I am vicious", "I am a pedophile", "I am frigid", "I am impotent ”, etc. Find and meet the words that disturb you and regain your freedom, your lightness. Desires are healthy and natural. Nothing is a problem. Be yourself, within the limit of respect.
When the earth chakras are open, you are both very free and totally the master of your sexuality.
04/12/2020
So I invite you to formulate sentences to see if your body feels resistance to words. If so, feel the resistance in your body (resistance comes from memories that do not belong to you but may be expressed through you), breathe until resistance stops and there’s emptiness within. Don't be afraid of words. Do not identify with ego. Go through the following false identities to stop being afraid of them. Heal the « earth » in you: "I am not good", "I am dirty", "I am a whore", "I am vicious", "I am a pedophile", "I am frigid", "I am impotent ”, etc. Find and meet the words that disturb you and regain your freedom, your lightness. Desires are healthy and natural. Nothing is a problem. Be yourself, within the limit of respect.
When the earth chakras are open, you are both very free and totally the master of your sexuality.
04/12/2020
Healing Sentences for the Realisation of Sat Chit Ananda
Everything is spirit. Everything is consciousness. Healing onenelf, healing the the world requires healing one’s spirit.
The spirit has three aspects:
Sat (openness / earth / Mother)
Chit (mental clarity / sky / Father)
Ananda (detachment / joy / universe / Son)
These three qualities are in each person, more or less balanced. We meet people on our life paths (at work, in our private life, etc.) to achieve this balance: openness-clarity-joy.
Here are a few healing sentences to help bring this balance. You do not have to believe in these sentences nor condition yourself. These are just “medicine” words that help see where the resistance is and remove it in and out (remove the “memories” that block the flow of love).
Silently repeat the following sentences in your mind and see if your body resists. If it resists, you feel tension in your stomach, hands, face, legs, etc., feel that tension and breathe, until there is space in you again. It may take a minute or a few days while repeating the exercise.
To heal the feminine aspect in each of us:
tell yourself silently: “I am not the problem”, “I am clear”, “I am perfectly at peace with myself”, “I am the solution”, “I show my true face”. Breathe. Find emptiness and inner silence.
To heal the masculine / father aspect in each of us:
"I am humble", "I am open", "I am gentle", « I am fair», « I am loving", "I listen to others", "I am trustful », « I let go of control », « I am joyful".
To heal the masculine / son aspect in each of us: "I lack nothing", "I don't need anything", "I don't need anyone", "I have no fear" ,, "I am honest", "I am truth", "I am detached", "I am happy », « I am perfect ».
Finish with « I forgive myself » and « I forgive everybody ».
Om Sat Chit Ananda
03/12/2020
The spirit has three aspects:
Sat (openness / earth / Mother)
Chit (mental clarity / sky / Father)
Ananda (detachment / joy / universe / Son)
These three qualities are in each person, more or less balanced. We meet people on our life paths (at work, in our private life, etc.) to achieve this balance: openness-clarity-joy.
Here are a few healing sentences to help bring this balance. You do not have to believe in these sentences nor condition yourself. These are just “medicine” words that help see where the resistance is and remove it in and out (remove the “memories” that block the flow of love).
Silently repeat the following sentences in your mind and see if your body resists. If it resists, you feel tension in your stomach, hands, face, legs, etc., feel that tension and breathe, until there is space in you again. It may take a minute or a few days while repeating the exercise.
To heal the feminine aspect in each of us:
tell yourself silently: “I am not the problem”, “I am clear”, “I am perfectly at peace with myself”, “I am the solution”, “I show my true face”. Breathe. Find emptiness and inner silence.
To heal the masculine / father aspect in each of us:
"I am humble", "I am open", "I am gentle", « I am fair», « I am loving", "I listen to others", "I am trustful », « I let go of control », « I am joyful".
To heal the masculine / son aspect in each of us: "I lack nothing", "I don't need anything", "I don't need anyone", "I have no fear" ,, "I am honest", "I am truth", "I am detached", "I am happy », « I am perfect ».
Finish with « I forgive myself » and « I forgive everybody ».
Om Sat Chit Ananda
03/12/2020
One Being
Just like a bottle of water closed by a cap, mind (ego) does not allow the flow of love to water the earth.
Love is always present, but the door is more or less closed.
When you know your true nature is love, is it possible to keep the cap? When we really understand what our true nature is (all is the Self, in and out), we naturally do our best to remove the cap. We become aware of ego.
The "ego cap" has several layers. To simplify, we can call these layers: chakras. The chakras are in a way gateways that allow to know ego in order to release and express love.
The first and second gates are important because they connect to the earth. Most spiritual traditions do not want to open these doors too much. it’s nicer to get on a plane and fly high in the sky. There are no obstacles. Everything is light. We seem free, happy and wonderfully divine there. Most spiritual seekers, and also some teachers, are trapped at this level and cannot really realise love, come down to "earth" and welcome all aspects of ego. Their justifications are often misleading: I.e, « Why focus on the problems of the world? Why seek to become aware of ego? Why open up to the “negative”? Why try to understand the archetypes of the mind when you understand that you are already free and everything else is an illusion? »
While this is true in absolute terms, something is missing from this understanding. A real pilot can land his plane and come back on dirt roads (sometimes stony, sometimes muddy.) When all the paths (sky and earth) have been explored, only then can one speak of Self-realisation. Love is free whatever the circumstances. Love is realised "here and now". Love knows no frontiers.
Why are the « earth » paths not popular? Quite simply because they seem less free, less divine, less joyful, less pleasant. Ultimately, on dirt roads, one cannot hide ego. We cannot hide that such emotion is present and such desire is there. We cannot escape truth. Truth often disturbs. Truth is also the Light. If you really want to awaken and realise your true nature, you have to open up to truth and to your ego. Above all, you have to understand that you already are Love.
What to be afraid of?
You are not your ego. Ego is just a cap (a program - memories). Simply become aware of it like of an external object.
Your true nature is love and everyone is love. You just have to see it, understand it, understand yourself and stop doubting. The flow of love is then free, wonderful, and it plays out in life. It waters the earth.
For more exploration, you can visit https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
03/12/2020
Love is always present, but the door is more or less closed.
When you know your true nature is love, is it possible to keep the cap? When we really understand what our true nature is (all is the Self, in and out), we naturally do our best to remove the cap. We become aware of ego.
The "ego cap" has several layers. To simplify, we can call these layers: chakras. The chakras are in a way gateways that allow to know ego in order to release and express love.
The first and second gates are important because they connect to the earth. Most spiritual traditions do not want to open these doors too much. it’s nicer to get on a plane and fly high in the sky. There are no obstacles. Everything is light. We seem free, happy and wonderfully divine there. Most spiritual seekers, and also some teachers, are trapped at this level and cannot really realise love, come down to "earth" and welcome all aspects of ego. Their justifications are often misleading: I.e, « Why focus on the problems of the world? Why seek to become aware of ego? Why open up to the “negative”? Why try to understand the archetypes of the mind when you understand that you are already free and everything else is an illusion? »
While this is true in absolute terms, something is missing from this understanding. A real pilot can land his plane and come back on dirt roads (sometimes stony, sometimes muddy.) When all the paths (sky and earth) have been explored, only then can one speak of Self-realisation. Love is free whatever the circumstances. Love is realised "here and now". Love knows no frontiers.
Why are the « earth » paths not popular? Quite simply because they seem less free, less divine, less joyful, less pleasant. Ultimately, on dirt roads, one cannot hide ego. We cannot hide that such emotion is present and such desire is there. We cannot escape truth. Truth often disturbs. Truth is also the Light. If you really want to awaken and realise your true nature, you have to open up to truth and to your ego. Above all, you have to understand that you already are Love.
What to be afraid of?
You are not your ego. Ego is just a cap (a program - memories). Simply become aware of it like of an external object.
Your true nature is love and everyone is love. You just have to see it, understand it, understand yourself and stop doubting. The flow of love is then free, wonderful, and it plays out in life. It waters the earth.
For more exploration, you can visit https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
03/12/2020
About the Light - the Secret
At the end of the exploration of the mind, the three aspects of consciousness, Sat-Chit-Ananda manifest as characters. Spiritual « Mother », « Father » and « Son » meet, to actually resolve the last most hidden ego patterns of the human psyche.
The « Mother » aspect has to deal with the old ego patterns: « I am not enough », “Self-doubt” and “anger”.
The « Father » aspect has to deal with the ancient archetypes: “feeling of superiority”, “arrogance” and “denial of Truth”.
The « Son » aspect has to deal with the old mental tendencies: “desire for power”, “lies” and “manipulation”.
When one withdraws within and concentrates on emptiness, one can reach powers. These powers come from a certain inner silence, peace and beauty that are realised but a deeper openness has not yet been reached. The Sacred Feminine manifests in one’s life at this point, to help reach a deeper openness and the Heart. She helps opening to Truth (the real Light within).
The Sacred Masculine has often appeared in history as the Master whereas He is still learning from the Sacred Feminine. This is often hidden and even distorted. “She” may even have been wrongly accused of using the Masculine to steal his light. All these old ego patterns are there in people’s minds. It explains why the unconscious resistance to the Sacred Feminine is extremely strong. She had to carry these old heavy ego suitcases. They lead to believing “She has problems and She is the problem”. She has been put aside, and rare are the times in history where her role has really been seen and recognised. Do not forget: “She” is not ego but the openness to ego.
The Sacred Feminine is open to recognising her own mental tendencies. Yet, at one point, when her own healing is done, She knows without any doubt where the resistance to the light really comes from.
She is the one who first sees these old ego patterns at the end of the exploration of the mind. It is very difficult for “Her” to say « First of all”😉. Yet, it is her responsibility and challenge to know herself, stop hiding and share this light in order to prevent these old ego patterns from manifesting again and again. What sometimes appears as a lack of humility can actually be the result of listening to the Heart😉.
Originally, He, the sacred Masculine, the Seer, is not the light. He is only a channel for the light. His realization is vertical. It is still the result of the mind. Thinking, the thought “I want to know...” is still present. When He opens to the Feminine and sees all aspects of ego, His realisation is also horizontal as limitless openness: the Heart.
The light from the heart is innocent. It originally comes from the Sacred Feminine’s realisation, both vertical and horizontal. She has seen Truth (the pure Light within) and She has first opened to all aspects of ego. She has no mind to wish to know « more » and open to certain powers. She knows « having powers » can lead to manipulation. She has though the power of love, the power of creation(the pure intention of the Heart). When ego is integrated and there is no wall within, Her spirit is in all forms and co-creates. It helps from within ( the voice within) and without (the hand that reaches out, the support, the magic and synchronicity all around). Her words write the map for awakening. It is printed in the field of consciousness. Her power is not seen, her help is not known. She is the unknown. She has the responsibility to know herself and reveal who She is as it is important for a shift in consciousness and in the world. The sacred Masculine has helped her for this. The Sacred Masculine also helped her to see what her innocence cannot see.
When the Sacred Feminine and the Sacred Masculine meet and open to each other, Sat Chit Ananda is realised in each of the three characters. This is the Source of Creation that knows no boundary and no resistance and brings the change that is needed in and out.
Once these patterns are seen and recognized, everyone is free to naturally live one’s truth, “here and now”, with the characters present “here and now” 😉.
29/11/2020
Time for change
Seeing through the old patterns for a shift in consciousness.
My personal story has helped me see through very ancient ego patterns and I feel it is my responsibility to put the light on them, as they otherwise block the way for spiritual progress and even general evolution due to their deep collective unconscious root. I also know that revealing ego patterns sooner or later brings a shift in consciousness. However, it is time to stop talking about it. What needed to be said has been said. Before finishing the writing, here is this "old story" once more.
Once the Sacred Feminine is clear because « She » has seen the Light and opened to all aspects of ego, she becomes aware of the original lie: “He only is the Light and the Creator”.
There comes a point on one’s path where you meet the characters allowing you to clearly see in the final and subtle ego game. That’s when the Sacred Feminine realises there has been a lie at the root of spirituality. « He » is not originally the Light and the Creator. « He » even hides a light: the Sacred Feminine. At a certain time, the Sacred Feminine realises without doubt that « She » is the gateway to reach the Heart and realise the natural state. She helps the Sacred Masculine detach from powers and special states of consciousness. She first clears the way for the complete realisation of Sat-Chit-Ananda (wholeness) at each beginning of a cycle of time. Of course, the Sacred Masculine helps in the process with his own keys (He helps Her see what Her innocence cannot see). However, at one point, his « seeing » is also the reason for manipulation to keep power and control.
We really need to open to and see a very old ego pattern here. And this is why I insist on this point. We need to understand the reason for all kinds of obstacles on life’s ways. Not all difficulties come from one’s ego and karma. The need to hide Truth and subtly resist the Sacred Feminine is deeply rooted in the human psyche since the beginning of time. What is the result of this?
Hiding the original Truth, manipulating Reality, has created the conditions to put Her aside. Therefore, He is successful and She is not. He does not experience difficulties and She does. « She must be wrong ». Unconsciousness is smart and subtle here. All of this has distorted the game and created the conditions for trusting Him and not listening to « Her ». It prevents opening to Truth and completely realising the Self as Sat Chit Ananda. This prevents change in and out as Self-realisation has automatic repercussions in the world. She has been accused of being the reason for troubles whereas She removes them. She has been accused of lacking peace whereas her peace and patience is great given what She went through. Her love has been considered “small” while her openness has no boundaries. Real Love is even mathematical one could say, in the sense that it can be measured by how far one opens to ego. She has been accused of lacking humility while there is no other way for her to prevent unconsciousness but revealing herself. She has been accused of being too wild in some cases whereas She only reacts naturally to difficult circumstances and situations when they manifest. The real state of Self-realisation wears no false mask of love. Behaviour is free and natural. She has also been accused of being distant while wisdom has taught her the value of taking distance, for the sake of Self-respect when clarity is lacking, and also for the sake of general peace. Experience has taught her how to be, with the mirror she wears on her face. She has been accused of being selfish whereas her sharing has no other goal than helping others awaken. She simply helps coming out of spiritual idealism and illusions. All these accusations coming from unconsciousness and ancient times have created a deep pattern in people’s psyche « She must be wrong », « She experiences difficulties because She deserves them ». It has also created the false belief in the feminine psyche: “I am not enough”, “I am guilty” or “ I am bad”. This comes from old hidden ego patterns. This is only the consequence of the original lie. These patterns need to be seen, understood and overcome to re-establish justice and balance in a much broader scale.
When ego is fully seen and integrated, the Spirit is in all forms and the pen of Truth writes the map for change. It is Her responsibility not to hide and share her realisation. “She” often replaces “I” in my text only to refer to a broader issue than my person.
Well, I also wish to say that we should not forget to not take anything personally in this time for change as ego is only the result of the past and is not who we all are. It is a difficult time but let's simply try our best to not take anything personally and be the instruments for change and a shift in consciousness
The sooner we see and open to these oldest and most unconscious patterns, the quicker Light, balance and Joy will globally be present.
With my best wishes for change🙏
25/11/2020
My personal story has helped me see through very ancient ego patterns and I feel it is my responsibility to put the light on them, as they otherwise block the way for spiritual progress and even general evolution due to their deep collective unconscious root. I also know that revealing ego patterns sooner or later brings a shift in consciousness. However, it is time to stop talking about it. What needed to be said has been said. Before finishing the writing, here is this "old story" once more.
Once the Sacred Feminine is clear because « She » has seen the Light and opened to all aspects of ego, she becomes aware of the original lie: “He only is the Light and the Creator”.
There comes a point on one’s path where you meet the characters allowing you to clearly see in the final and subtle ego game. That’s when the Sacred Feminine realises there has been a lie at the root of spirituality. « He » is not originally the Light and the Creator. « He » even hides a light: the Sacred Feminine. At a certain time, the Sacred Feminine realises without doubt that « She » is the gateway to reach the Heart and realise the natural state. She helps the Sacred Masculine detach from powers and special states of consciousness. She first clears the way for the complete realisation of Sat-Chit-Ananda (wholeness) at each beginning of a cycle of time. Of course, the Sacred Masculine helps in the process with his own keys (He helps Her see what Her innocence cannot see). However, at one point, his « seeing » is also the reason for manipulation to keep power and control.
We really need to open to and see a very old ego pattern here. And this is why I insist on this point. We need to understand the reason for all kinds of obstacles on life’s ways. Not all difficulties come from one’s ego and karma. The need to hide Truth and subtly resist the Sacred Feminine is deeply rooted in the human psyche since the beginning of time. What is the result of this?
Hiding the original Truth, manipulating Reality, has created the conditions to put Her aside. Therefore, He is successful and She is not. He does not experience difficulties and She does. « She must be wrong ». Unconsciousness is smart and subtle here. All of this has distorted the game and created the conditions for trusting Him and not listening to « Her ». It prevents opening to Truth and completely realising the Self as Sat Chit Ananda. This prevents change in and out as Self-realisation has automatic repercussions in the world. She has been accused of being the reason for troubles whereas She removes them. She has been accused of lacking peace whereas her peace and patience is great given what She went through. Her love has been considered “small” while her openness has no boundaries. Real Love is even mathematical one could say, in the sense that it can be measured by how far one opens to ego. She has been accused of lacking humility while there is no other way for her to prevent unconsciousness but revealing herself. She has been accused of being too wild in some cases whereas She only reacts naturally to difficult circumstances and situations when they manifest. The real state of Self-realisation wears no false mask of love. Behaviour is free and natural. She has also been accused of being distant while wisdom has taught her the value of taking distance, for the sake of Self-respect when clarity is lacking, and also for the sake of general peace. Experience has taught her how to be, with the mirror she wears on her face. She has been accused of being selfish whereas her sharing has no other goal than helping others awaken. She simply helps coming out of spiritual idealism and illusions. All these accusations coming from unconsciousness and ancient times have created a deep pattern in people’s psyche « She must be wrong », « She experiences difficulties because She deserves them ». It has also created the false belief in the feminine psyche: “I am not enough”, “I am guilty” or “ I am bad”. This comes from old hidden ego patterns. This is only the consequence of the original lie. These patterns need to be seen, understood and overcome to re-establish justice and balance in a much broader scale.
When ego is fully seen and integrated, the Spirit is in all forms and the pen of Truth writes the map for change. It is Her responsibility not to hide and share her realisation. “She” often replaces “I” in my text only to refer to a broader issue than my person.
Well, I also wish to say that we should not forget to not take anything personally in this time for change as ego is only the result of the past and is not who we all are. It is a difficult time but let's simply try our best to not take anything personally and be the instruments for change and a shift in consciousness
The sooner we see and open to these oldest and most unconscious patterns, the quicker Light, balance and Joy will globally be present.
With my best wishes for change🙏
25/11/2020
All in all
Truth (once all is integrated) is never explained as well as by pictures or colors. The mystery of the Trinity, (the most difficult ancestral psychological knot to untie), hides the ambiguity of the relationship between the spiritual “Father”, “Mother” and “Son”. This relational knot manifests in the world of matter as long as it is not understood and seen.
Originally, the Sacred Feminine has been hidden under the name “holy spirit” or “Holy Ghost”. She is the first at the beginning of a new cycle of time to shed light on the Light and on the shadows (ego). A cycle of time is the cycle it takes to know the mind: from clarity to darkness and the return to clarity.
What does it mean to shed light on the Light?
The real original mistake is to have said "He" is the source of all and to have hidden the feminine origin of Creation. The power of Creation which comes from the Heart and the Living Word is originally the result of the openness and innocence of the Sacred Feminine. "Innocence" because it is not Power that is looked after. “Power of Creation” because openness to all aspects of ego removes the filters between matter and Light. Oneness is creative. Why this secret? Why hiding or distorting the role of the Sacred Feminine? Who is the source of ambiguity and illusion? The Father or the Son? In Hindu mythology, the spiritual Son “Ganesh” is both the creator of obstacles and the one who ultimately removes them when he recognizes the Truth (revealed by the “Mother”).
He has powers and He knows how to play with them. He can also appear as the “Father” (the husband), when he is only the “Son”. Who can see Him or question Him when he sees all and can pull all the strings of the game? It’s an extremely subtle game on one level. He even goes so far as to put the “fault” on the Sacred Feminine. It is also the “Father” (the husband) who is wrongly accused at some point.
The illusionist is difficult to grasp. When illusion is brought to light, Father and Son can make peace, realize the three aspects of Consciousness: Sat Chit Ananda, and regain their natural color.
I invite you to read the PDF History of the Sacred Feminine @ https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
24/11/2020
Originally, the Sacred Feminine has been hidden under the name “holy spirit” or “Holy Ghost”. She is the first at the beginning of a new cycle of time to shed light on the Light and on the shadows (ego). A cycle of time is the cycle it takes to know the mind: from clarity to darkness and the return to clarity.
What does it mean to shed light on the Light?
The real original mistake is to have said "He" is the source of all and to have hidden the feminine origin of Creation. The power of Creation which comes from the Heart and the Living Word is originally the result of the openness and innocence of the Sacred Feminine. "Innocence" because it is not Power that is looked after. “Power of Creation” because openness to all aspects of ego removes the filters between matter and Light. Oneness is creative. Why this secret? Why hiding or distorting the role of the Sacred Feminine? Who is the source of ambiguity and illusion? The Father or the Son? In Hindu mythology, the spiritual Son “Ganesh” is both the creator of obstacles and the one who ultimately removes them when he recognizes the Truth (revealed by the “Mother”).
He has powers and He knows how to play with them. He can also appear as the “Father” (the husband), when he is only the “Son”. Who can see Him or question Him when he sees all and can pull all the strings of the game? It’s an extremely subtle game on one level. He even goes so far as to put the “fault” on the Sacred Feminine. It is also the “Father” (the husband) who is wrongly accused at some point.
The illusionist is difficult to grasp. When illusion is brought to light, Father and Son can make peace, realize the three aspects of Consciousness: Sat Chit Ananda, and regain their natural color.
I invite you to read the PDF History of the Sacred Feminine @ https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
24/11/2020
Revelation
At « the end of the road », one knows without doubt who’s white and who’s black. This is not about a person. It is about a masculine/feminine story and a mind pattern that is as old as time. It is so unconscious that seeing clearly in this pattern was nearly impossible. The truth is that His mask was on Her face.
When people stop identifying with ego, and are ready to face the « illusionist game », one is free and there’s finally the light in the most hidden corners of the psyche, and consequently in the world. The light is not a source of trouble. It is the safe protective NATURAL FORCE that is present everywhere in the world when there’s no unconsciousness. Do not be afraid to face it. It brings peace. It brings safety, naturally.
As long as ego patterns are hidden and there is identification with ego, « war » is a potential. When ego patterns are recognised, and you know that in truth you are not “ego”, there is peace.
Ego is not your fault. Ego is not who you are. It is only the result of a programme within (past memories) that we all unconsciously carry. All is safe when there’s light. Naturally, being conscious brings peace, love and joy. Let’s have deep understanding and let’s open to the Light. Let’s drop control. Let’s go back to trust, faith, lightness of being and living, and a good sense of humour. We all are in love arms. May all people find peace, love and joy
22/11/2020
When people stop identifying with ego, and are ready to face the « illusionist game », one is free and there’s finally the light in the most hidden corners of the psyche, and consequently in the world. The light is not a source of trouble. It is the safe protective NATURAL FORCE that is present everywhere in the world when there’s no unconsciousness. Do not be afraid to face it. It brings peace. It brings safety, naturally.
As long as ego patterns are hidden and there is identification with ego, « war » is a potential. When ego patterns are recognised, and you know that in truth you are not “ego”, there is peace.
Ego is not your fault. Ego is not who you are. It is only the result of a programme within (past memories) that we all unconsciously carry. All is safe when there’s light. Naturally, being conscious brings peace, love and joy. Let’s have deep understanding and let’s open to the Light. Let’s drop control. Let’s go back to trust, faith, lightness of being and living, and a good sense of humour. We all are in love arms. May all people find peace, love and joy
22/11/2020
The Hidden Truth
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Why do I insist talking about the "hidden truth"? Because it is the turning point for change in the human psyche, and as a result, in the world. All manifests in the world according to the content of the psyche. An unblocked psyche (because all hidden knots are revealed and come to the light) brings a real change in the human psyche and consequently in the world.
What is this very hidden truth we are talking about? : « His mask is on Her face ». He, “God”, still wears a mask. It explains why the Sacred Feminine has been wrongly accused, cannot be listened to and cannot be trusted. It also explains why celibacy has been a refuge in most religions to avoid facing the « end of the road » truth, and questioning the very root and essence of religion. This hidden truth explains why some spiritual paths take refuge in silence, avoid opening to ego, why the earth, nature is not respected and why there is abuse of power. Again and again dear friends, it is because of the openness to recognising this truth and seeing BOTH the qualities and flaws of the Feminine and Masculine energies within, that real shift and change can happen. 21/11/2020 |
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The Secret Place
The fear of ego, the fear to feel bad, or to feel negative emotions, which is ONLY the result of identifying with ego, is the greatest obstacle to the heart. It would be nice to open to the heart without having to being aware of ego patterns, but it is not possible. The gateway to the heart is through ego to make sure there is no pretense. The Heart is Home and it is the safest place.
Again and again, build your strong base: know who you are and then meet your mind false beliefs and emotions. It will release them, not only from your mind but also from the world.
Really understand friends that meeting your ego within is not the reason for suffering. It is the elimination of suffering within and without. It is healing.
You have the choice: resisting being aware of ego and the consequence is « manifesting it outside » ( don’t you think we have had enough of it?) or being aware of ego within (like a meditation focusing on a sentence (i.e. « I am confused », « I lie to myself », « I lack love » ) and then observing what it does to your body. You simply need to breathe through the process to remove the old root. Release the old fears. Meeting ego within manifests as an emotion and a body sensation. It is not a big deal. But the habit of believing one’s thoughts and emotions IS THE BIG DEAL. It creates an amazing resistance in most people. Don’t forget «EGO IS NOT WHO YOU ARE ». Ego identification creates deep and subtle fears that prevent from being aware of ego and truly opening to the Heart. Believe in yourself. You are the Heart. Don’t let old habits prevent you from realizing who you are. This realisation is also your connection to nature and all that IS, as no walls and resistance are there anymore. Believe in Oneness.
20/1172020
Again and again, build your strong base: know who you are and then meet your mind false beliefs and emotions. It will release them, not only from your mind but also from the world.
Really understand friends that meeting your ego within is not the reason for suffering. It is the elimination of suffering within and without. It is healing.
You have the choice: resisting being aware of ego and the consequence is « manifesting it outside » ( don’t you think we have had enough of it?) or being aware of ego within (like a meditation focusing on a sentence (i.e. « I am confused », « I lie to myself », « I lack love » ) and then observing what it does to your body. You simply need to breathe through the process to remove the old root. Release the old fears. Meeting ego within manifests as an emotion and a body sensation. It is not a big deal. But the habit of believing one’s thoughts and emotions IS THE BIG DEAL. It creates an amazing resistance in most people. Don’t forget «EGO IS NOT WHO YOU ARE ». Ego identification creates deep and subtle fears that prevent from being aware of ego and truly opening to the Heart. Believe in yourself. You are the Heart. Don’t let old habits prevent you from realizing who you are. This realisation is also your connection to nature and all that IS, as no walls and resistance are there anymore. Believe in Oneness.
20/1172020
The Sacred Feminine
When ego patterns are seen and integrated, there is oneness with elements and co-creation. She is this gateway and the gift to the Sacred masculine to reach a deeper openness.This has been hidden and distorted in history, and this is why, as long as the openness to the feminine within is not truly realised, injustice, control, will for power, abuse of power and manipulation will be active in the world. Let’s simply recognise old ego patterns within. The original mistake is to denounce her flaws, whereas the original mistake is the hiding of masculine flaws.
19/11/2020
19/11/2020
Creation
Some people wonder « How can a godly creation be so ugly sometimes ? »
The very fact that Creation IS, includes all possibilities. There would not be Creation if cold and hot did not exist, high and low, joy and sadness, love and hate, abundance and shortage, etc. Amidst this freedom, the Divine has created a matrix to limit unconsciousness and to create, whatever the circumstances, the most perfect conditions to awaken and realise love, peace, joy and harmony, whether this is seen or not. The Divine is not responsible for troubles. Our original freedom has created suffering and as a result there are memories and mental programmes which manifest a certain reality. The Divine endlessly holds out his/her hand to come out of unconsciousness and irresponsible living.
19/11/2020
The very fact that Creation IS, includes all possibilities. There would not be Creation if cold and hot did not exist, high and low, joy and sadness, love and hate, abundance and shortage, etc. Amidst this freedom, the Divine has created a matrix to limit unconsciousness and to create, whatever the circumstances, the most perfect conditions to awaken and realise love, peace, joy and harmony, whether this is seen or not. The Divine is not responsible for troubles. Our original freedom has created suffering and as a result there are memories and mental programmes which manifest a certain reality. The Divine endlessly holds out his/her hand to come out of unconsciousness and irresponsible living.
19/11/2020
The Test of Love
Test yourself. How does your body react to the following words?:
“I love everybody “
“I completely love myself”
“I forgive everybody”
“I forgive myself”.
If you feel resistance in your body/mind, it means that filters, memories, are still active to prevent real love from naturally expressing itself. Breathe and go through all resistance to realise who you are.
13/11/2020
“I love everybody “
“I completely love myself”
“I forgive everybody”
“I forgive myself”.
If you feel resistance in your body/mind, it means that filters, memories, are still active to prevent real love from naturally expressing itself. Breathe and go through all resistance to realise who you are.
13/11/2020
A Clear House
Life is about cleaning up seeing reality clearly and accepting whatever we see.
Seeing clearly implies bringing out all the thoughts, words and actions that disturb us and prevent us from being at peace with ourselves.
Take the image of a room (the body/mind), in which we have a lifetime to bring order. Imagine there are plenty of packages piled up in the middle of the room. We need to put them on shelves with a label in order to identify them and remove all confusion. We should not forget about the heavy packages hidden under the bed or in the attic ! To be ready for enlightenment (to be back to the real and natural self) is to be ready for the light shining on everything.
How can we see everything that disturbs us? We can try to notice everything that makes us feel uncomfortable during the day. Progressively, we will notice that it is often the same types of situations, thoughts and words over which our minds “block.” We will then be able to identify them. Life often brings the light on the situations that bother us. We then simply need to recognise them and become aware of them without denial.
Many aspects of ego can be disturbing: regret, pride, bitterness, fear of appearing ridiculous, sexual fantasies, desires, addictions, ambition, desire for power, jealousy, etc. There is no point in feeling guilty. Ego is the product of old wounds, fears, family and social constraints, mental patterns that repeat themselves until we are aware of them. The list can be very long, but there is no point in looking for the reason why of everything and there’s no point also to blame it on such and such a person. The important thing is to simply SEE in ourselves whatever bothers us and accept it. There lies the key to well-being and to all changes
13/11/2020
Seeing clearly implies bringing out all the thoughts, words and actions that disturb us and prevent us from being at peace with ourselves.
Take the image of a room (the body/mind), in which we have a lifetime to bring order. Imagine there are plenty of packages piled up in the middle of the room. We need to put them on shelves with a label in order to identify them and remove all confusion. We should not forget about the heavy packages hidden under the bed or in the attic ! To be ready for enlightenment (to be back to the real and natural self) is to be ready for the light shining on everything.
How can we see everything that disturbs us? We can try to notice everything that makes us feel uncomfortable during the day. Progressively, we will notice that it is often the same types of situations, thoughts and words over which our minds “block.” We will then be able to identify them. Life often brings the light on the situations that bother us. We then simply need to recognise them and become aware of them without denial.
Many aspects of ego can be disturbing: regret, pride, bitterness, fear of appearing ridiculous, sexual fantasies, desires, addictions, ambition, desire for power, jealousy, etc. There is no point in feeling guilty. Ego is the product of old wounds, fears, family and social constraints, mental patterns that repeat themselves until we are aware of them. The list can be very long, but there is no point in looking for the reason why of everything and there’s no point also to blame it on such and such a person. The important thing is to simply SEE in ourselves whatever bothers us and accept it. There lies the key to well-being and to all changes
13/11/2020
Being Real
It is one thing to be open-minded to all views. It is another thing to compromise with one’s truth. Self-realisation is about being real and opening to the real. One great mistake I often see in spiritual teachings is the search for peace, silence, joy, love, etc. Paradoxically, one can endlessly avoid the Real in the name of beautiful values and not really find them. On the contrary, by opening to the real (reality as it is truly experienced within, without confusion (ego is not who you are), one finds true absence of duality and therefore peace, silence, love and joy. May people open to the Real
11/11/2020
11/11/2020
Pure Knowing
The Self is the openness to thoughts and emotions as they are, without identifying with them.
Being yourself is simple. You just need to be open to truth OR to be honest about the fact that you are not open to truth. You see how simple it is? It is not about change. Change happens naturally without looking for it by the simple fact of being aware.
Presence is ‘Nothing’. It is only a light on the present moment. Presence is pure peace because it can also open to chaotic thoughts and emotions.
It is pure love because it can also open to unloving feelings.
It is pure silence because it can also accept inner noise. Presence is totally pure because it is also open to seeing impurity.
Some teachers recommend concentrating only on stillness, inner silence, and to avoid putting attention on ego as knowing ego reinforces it.
This often comes from a deep misunderstanding.
Who are you? Are you not already what you are looking for? You always know how you feel, whether you feel good or tired. You know when you don’t know something. You know when you are silent or experience disturbing thoughts. You know when you feel sad or happy, etc. Knowing is always present. It is the only permanent reality about you. Knowing (Pure Consciousness) is who you truly are and it is not separate from the « object » it knows.
When suddenly there is the “Knowing” that ‘knowing’ is what you have always experienced, the light bulb sees its own light. This is awakening. It is Self-recognition (Self-knowledge). It leads to illumination when there is openness to ego and to Truth. (Extract from the History of the Sacred Feminine) https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
05/10/2020
Being yourself is simple. You just need to be open to truth OR to be honest about the fact that you are not open to truth. You see how simple it is? It is not about change. Change happens naturally without looking for it by the simple fact of being aware.
Presence is ‘Nothing’. It is only a light on the present moment. Presence is pure peace because it can also open to chaotic thoughts and emotions.
It is pure love because it can also open to unloving feelings.
It is pure silence because it can also accept inner noise. Presence is totally pure because it is also open to seeing impurity.
Some teachers recommend concentrating only on stillness, inner silence, and to avoid putting attention on ego as knowing ego reinforces it.
This often comes from a deep misunderstanding.
Who are you? Are you not already what you are looking for? You always know how you feel, whether you feel good or tired. You know when you don’t know something. You know when you are silent or experience disturbing thoughts. You know when you feel sad or happy, etc. Knowing is always present. It is the only permanent reality about you. Knowing (Pure Consciousness) is who you truly are and it is not separate from the « object » it knows.
When suddenly there is the “Knowing” that ‘knowing’ is what you have always experienced, the light bulb sees its own light. This is awakening. It is Self-recognition (Self-knowledge). It leads to illumination when there is openness to ego and to Truth. (Extract from the History of the Sacred Feminine) https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
05/10/2020
UNCONSCIOUSNESS
If there’s no awareness of ego, there’s also no protection of the earth! We really need to awake. Troubles, dangers come ONLY from unconsciousness, not from consciousness. Resistance to being aware of ego has taken so many subtle and insidious forms that people and even some spiritual seekers and sages may believe that awareness of ego creates trouble. What is the source of all trouble? Consciousness or unconsciousness? False beliefs have been the reason for the Sacred Feminine´s difficulties at some point through history. We really need to turn this old page and open to a new and happy earth. Let’s really awake and come out of spiritual idealism ( the search for ideal peace, no thoughts, ideal silence, samadhi, etc.).Let’s go back to our natural state and natural samadhi (happiness through ups and downs)
30/09/2020
30/09/2020
Genuineness
On your way to Truth,
Some masks are hard to see and remove.
This is the mask of love, the mask of the good dove,
The mask of the pure, the mask of the saint, ever smooth.
So reassuring and flattering to wear,
They cover Truth, until you dare,
To see how ego can sometimes go,
Renouncing everything to look holy and ecstatic.
Mirror, is this a subtle game or truly authentic?
Moral conditioning is a delicate chain
To free yourself from and avoid being vain.
Fly bird, retrieve the hearth,
Of the unveiled, naked Heart,
The original Heart whose flight can now begin.
Love is who you truly are. You do not have to prove or force it. Some people wear very deceptive love masks but behind these masks, ego and suffering are hidden. Your heart does not have to be big. It simply has to be true and sincere. When you listen to your inner voice, love manifests as it needs to manifest (not always as you would like it to be).
If you have the tendency to play the loving person, return to the Source. See and accept your “love mask” until it dissolves. Let love express itself naturally through you.
Some people claim to love the whole world without realising that this love is an ego game. The “love ego” can also engage in humanitarian projects or good deeds in an apparently disinterested way while it is just to prove its own value. This ego has all the appearance of love but the mind is in control. How can you recognise the “love ego”?
The “love ego” tends to compare and make other people feel guilty (in a subtle way or not) if they appear less “good” or less loving. Is this the case for you? Return to the Source. Observe your clouds until they dissolve.
Do you criticise or blame the people who do not give like you would expect them to give (of their time or hospitality, for example)? Do you blame the people who do not love as you think they should love? If so, return to the Source: a space of openness and acceptance of differences in the ways of being and loving. Watch your clouds until they dissolve.
Can you free yourself from being “good”? Do you dare to make decisions that you know are right but may lead to wrong judgments about yourself? Return to the Source and be yourself.
It is generally easier to play the role of the nice person and then to criticise. It is less easy to be authentic and to risk being considered the “bad” one. The free spirit is beyond good and bad. It does not belong to any side. Therefore, it is the supreme good. It preserves general harmony.
Sometimes your love is real but you don’t really know how to love. This happens whenever you let your fears overcome your love (for your partner, child, friend, etc.).
What are your fears? Do they manifest as excessive and accusative criticisms? Are they really legitimate? Can you manage to keep an open dialogue and relationship? Do you give the other person the right to act and think differently than you? Can you let go of your need to protect and control? Return to the Source. Observe your clouds until they dissolve. Let love express itself freely.
Finally, what is your love for the Divine like? Many so-called devotees or spiritual people bow down before their God or Master while continuing to judge, be intolerant and lie.
Is your love for God truly sincere or out of self-interest? Return to the Source and open to truth (Extract from the book The Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
Some masks are hard to see and remove.
This is the mask of love, the mask of the good dove,
The mask of the pure, the mask of the saint, ever smooth.
So reassuring and flattering to wear,
They cover Truth, until you dare,
To see how ego can sometimes go,
Renouncing everything to look holy and ecstatic.
Mirror, is this a subtle game or truly authentic?
Moral conditioning is a delicate chain
To free yourself from and avoid being vain.
Fly bird, retrieve the hearth,
Of the unveiled, naked Heart,
The original Heart whose flight can now begin.
Love is who you truly are. You do not have to prove or force it. Some people wear very deceptive love masks but behind these masks, ego and suffering are hidden. Your heart does not have to be big. It simply has to be true and sincere. When you listen to your inner voice, love manifests as it needs to manifest (not always as you would like it to be).
If you have the tendency to play the loving person, return to the Source. See and accept your “love mask” until it dissolves. Let love express itself naturally through you.
Some people claim to love the whole world without realising that this love is an ego game. The “love ego” can also engage in humanitarian projects or good deeds in an apparently disinterested way while it is just to prove its own value. This ego has all the appearance of love but the mind is in control. How can you recognise the “love ego”?
The “love ego” tends to compare and make other people feel guilty (in a subtle way or not) if they appear less “good” or less loving. Is this the case for you? Return to the Source. Observe your clouds until they dissolve.
Do you criticise or blame the people who do not give like you would expect them to give (of their time or hospitality, for example)? Do you blame the people who do not love as you think they should love? If so, return to the Source: a space of openness and acceptance of differences in the ways of being and loving. Watch your clouds until they dissolve.
Can you free yourself from being “good”? Do you dare to make decisions that you know are right but may lead to wrong judgments about yourself? Return to the Source and be yourself.
It is generally easier to play the role of the nice person and then to criticise. It is less easy to be authentic and to risk being considered the “bad” one. The free spirit is beyond good and bad. It does not belong to any side. Therefore, it is the supreme good. It preserves general harmony.
Sometimes your love is real but you don’t really know how to love. This happens whenever you let your fears overcome your love (for your partner, child, friend, etc.).
What are your fears? Do they manifest as excessive and accusative criticisms? Are they really legitimate? Can you manage to keep an open dialogue and relationship? Do you give the other person the right to act and think differently than you? Can you let go of your need to protect and control? Return to the Source. Observe your clouds until they dissolve. Let love express itself freely.
Finally, what is your love for the Divine like? Many so-called devotees or spiritual people bow down before their God or Master while continuing to judge, be intolerant and lie.
Is your love for God truly sincere or out of self-interest? Return to the Source and open to truth (Extract from the book The Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
Remember Who We Are
“Uma the octopus lived happily in the depths of the ocean softly rocked by the waves. One day, though, some of her tentacles stopped following the flow. Captivated by the illusion of being independent and separate, they forgot their unity and their true identity. Just like these tentacles, have we not forgotten who we really are?
Despite the mist of forgetfulness, our deeper self knows and calls us. Some name it God, Christ, Allah, Buddha, the Tao or Mother Nature. Some others call it the Self, Pure Consciousness, the Source or the Heart. Different names are given, but they all point at the same one reality: the eternal Self, the unchanging essence of eternally changing forms.
We spend our lives seeking our original happiness. As we have mostly forgotten its flavour, we search for it in many directions and sometimes, we get lost. We may limit happiness to romantic love or material wealth. Even if love and wealth generally contribute to happiness, we also know that some people have both and yet feel inside that something is lacking. How can true happiness be found?
True happiness is the divine fragrance at the core of ourselves, the soft scent of a flower open in the sun and the rain. It is the eternal temple no wind can reclaim. The inner peace that is not dependent upon external conditions is our shelter and profound nature.
Some people consciously wish to rediscover this peace. They are called spiritual seekers. They lead a monastic life, follow spiritual teachings or engage in selfless deeds. For other people, there is no spiritual quest. They simply find inner peace by following the flow of life. All paths eventually lead to Self-realisation. Whoever the people and their beliefs, the Self is already the Heart of our nature. Nobody is excluded from it, nobody is far from it. The veil of forgetfulness simply needs to be removed.” ( Extract from the Source: https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Despite the mist of forgetfulness, our deeper self knows and calls us. Some name it God, Christ, Allah, Buddha, the Tao or Mother Nature. Some others call it the Self, Pure Consciousness, the Source or the Heart. Different names are given, but they all point at the same one reality: the eternal Self, the unchanging essence of eternally changing forms.
We spend our lives seeking our original happiness. As we have mostly forgotten its flavour, we search for it in many directions and sometimes, we get lost. We may limit happiness to romantic love or material wealth. Even if love and wealth generally contribute to happiness, we also know that some people have both and yet feel inside that something is lacking. How can true happiness be found?
True happiness is the divine fragrance at the core of ourselves, the soft scent of a flower open in the sun and the rain. It is the eternal temple no wind can reclaim. The inner peace that is not dependent upon external conditions is our shelter and profound nature.
Some people consciously wish to rediscover this peace. They are called spiritual seekers. They lead a monastic life, follow spiritual teachings or engage in selfless deeds. For other people, there is no spiritual quest. They simply find inner peace by following the flow of life. All paths eventually lead to Self-realisation. Whoever the people and their beliefs, the Self is already the Heart of our nature. Nobody is excluded from it, nobody is far from it. The veil of forgetfulness simply needs to be removed.” ( Extract from the Source: https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Fears
We can help our immune system by facing our fears.
Some fears are natural. They are justified in the present moment. For example, you worry when your dog barks at night. On the other hand, some fears are not justified. They are irrational. They are the result of false beliefs and conditioning. For instance, you are afraid of studying philosophy because you may not get a good job in the future or, you want people to join your cause to “save” them (case of some missionaries). Ego is dominant in such cases because fears are dominant. There is no trust in one’s Self and existence.
Think carefully about all your fears. Do you have fears in respect to your body, your health, the people you love, death, security? Return to the Source. Close your eyes. Repeat silently in your mind: “I am afraid of…” until all feelings of fear dissolve. Breathe from the belly. Do not forget that it is not because you name your fear that it will manifest. On the contrary, naming your fear sets you free from it. In any case, whether you have fears or not, do not worry. Life is sacred and protects you.
Here are a few other examples of common fears: “I am afraid of not being loved”, “I am afraid of indifference”, “I am afraid of being vulnerable”, “I am afraid of failure”, “I am afraid of lacking money”, “I am afraid of being manipulated”, “I am afraid of losing”. Return to the Source. Watch all “I” thoughts and emotions until they dissolve.
The greatest victory over fears is not being afraid of losing. When you can inwardly accept being the loser, what else to fear? There is no inner conflict. You are totally free. What is your battle? What are you afraid of losing: face, reputation, the things or relationships that are superficial in your life? What are you clinging to? Return to the Source. Go through your fears until they dissolve.
Self-enquiry No.7: Irrational Fears
Whenever you believe that you have lost contact with your true nature, you feel something is lacking. You may also feel greedy or anxious. You may look outside for what you already have inside. Remember who you truly are. Have faith in yourself and existence. Simply relax and life will bring you exactly what you need (not always what you think you need). Learn to enjoy the present moment and let the mystery of life unravel.
What are you greedy for? Do you have an uncontrollable eagerness to see, experiment, possess and always do more (whether it is while travelling, with your children, friends or at work)? Does this inner feeling of “lacking something” also make you possessive? What do you fear? What is your anguish like? Can you feel it within yourself? Return to the Source and watch all your clouds until they dissolve.
You may also be afraid of having fears. If so, remember that being afraid of something does not mean that you will automatically be confronted with your fear. The fear has to be deep and recurrent before it manifests itself. Simply practice openness and non-resistance towards the thoughts you reject. Close your eyes and repeat in your mind: “I am afraid of having fears” until all feelings of fear vanish. Do not worry. What you face inwardly cannot manifest outside. It stops the process of attraction and repulsion. This really sets you free.
What is there to be afraid of? Do not pay attention to your mind. Your thoughts are just like clouds. They come and disappear. Why worry about a future that does not yet exist? Why hold fears from a past that is gone? Why have excessive fears of so-called “negative people”? These are only irrational fears, the non-acceptance of your ego. Every day is a new day, a rebirth. Return to your inner silence and directly experience that your real nature can never be affected. ( Extract from the Source.
Some fears are natural. They are justified in the present moment. For example, you worry when your dog barks at night. On the other hand, some fears are not justified. They are irrational. They are the result of false beliefs and conditioning. For instance, you are afraid of studying philosophy because you may not get a good job in the future or, you want people to join your cause to “save” them (case of some missionaries). Ego is dominant in such cases because fears are dominant. There is no trust in one’s Self and existence.
Think carefully about all your fears. Do you have fears in respect to your body, your health, the people you love, death, security? Return to the Source. Close your eyes. Repeat silently in your mind: “I am afraid of…” until all feelings of fear dissolve. Breathe from the belly. Do not forget that it is not because you name your fear that it will manifest. On the contrary, naming your fear sets you free from it. In any case, whether you have fears or not, do not worry. Life is sacred and protects you.
Here are a few other examples of common fears: “I am afraid of not being loved”, “I am afraid of indifference”, “I am afraid of being vulnerable”, “I am afraid of failure”, “I am afraid of lacking money”, “I am afraid of being manipulated”, “I am afraid of losing”. Return to the Source. Watch all “I” thoughts and emotions until they dissolve.
The greatest victory over fears is not being afraid of losing. When you can inwardly accept being the loser, what else to fear? There is no inner conflict. You are totally free. What is your battle? What are you afraid of losing: face, reputation, the things or relationships that are superficial in your life? What are you clinging to? Return to the Source. Go through your fears until they dissolve.
Self-enquiry No.7: Irrational Fears
Whenever you believe that you have lost contact with your true nature, you feel something is lacking. You may also feel greedy or anxious. You may look outside for what you already have inside. Remember who you truly are. Have faith in yourself and existence. Simply relax and life will bring you exactly what you need (not always what you think you need). Learn to enjoy the present moment and let the mystery of life unravel.
What are you greedy for? Do you have an uncontrollable eagerness to see, experiment, possess and always do more (whether it is while travelling, with your children, friends or at work)? Does this inner feeling of “lacking something” also make you possessive? What do you fear? What is your anguish like? Can you feel it within yourself? Return to the Source and watch all your clouds until they dissolve.
You may also be afraid of having fears. If so, remember that being afraid of something does not mean that you will automatically be confronted with your fear. The fear has to be deep and recurrent before it manifests itself. Simply practice openness and non-resistance towards the thoughts you reject. Close your eyes and repeat in your mind: “I am afraid of having fears” until all feelings of fear vanish. Do not worry. What you face inwardly cannot manifest outside. It stops the process of attraction and repulsion. This really sets you free.
What is there to be afraid of? Do not pay attention to your mind. Your thoughts are just like clouds. They come and disappear. Why worry about a future that does not yet exist? Why hold fears from a past that is gone? Why have excessive fears of so-called “negative people”? These are only irrational fears, the non-acceptance of your ego. Every day is a new day, a rebirth. Return to your inner silence and directly experience that your real nature can never be affected. ( Extract from the Source.
Healing of the World
All starts within.
Faced with the limitations of consumer-society, the way politics operate, the conditions of underprivileged women, children and dropouts or the way nature is treated, you can easily feel revolted and negatively charged against a certain order of the world. However, negative attitude will not solve anything and will only add more misery to the already negative load. Only inner peace creates outer peace. There is only one long-lasting solution for peace and justice in the world and it is self-reconciliation: fully accepting yourself and the world as it is today. Out of this acceptance, simply act naturally in the outer world. For example, if your heart (not your mind) tells you to do your best for a certain cause, go ahead and do it. But do it with awareness, for a cause and not against a certain order. This attitude changes everything (“I will do my best to help these people”, “I will do my best for such a cause”, “I will do my best to be a responsible consumer”, “I will do my best to protect nature”, “I will do my best to protect animals”, and “I will do my best for peace”).
On the other hand, if your mind is in control (“I cannot stand this situation any longer”, “punishment has to prevail” or “these people have to be given a good lesson”), do not listen to your mind. Find inner peace. Trust life. If justice has to be done, justice will be done. If you have to be personally involved in the defence of justice, you can now do it with inner peace, and not anger, as your guide. Also, if your heart does not feel involved in any cause, respect it. Pure Consciousness is beyond good and bad. Acting against your heart never brings harmony. Do not be afraid of moralists if they try to make you feel bad. Welcome them in your heart and be aware of their game. Be true to yourself. Truth is the door.
So, think about the world and accept it completely as it is: with all its negativity, wars, victims, injustice and pollution. Breathe from your chest until you find inner peace.
What disturbs you in the world? What is your battle? Which political, historical and religious characters do you have trouble accepting? Return to the Source. From there, watch all the thoughts that disturb you until all resistance ceases.
By “integrating” the world within, you heal yourself of the illusion of separation. You also give the world a chance to heal itself of its misery. With awareness and self-integration, we can stop the inner as well as the outer battles. This is part of evolution. Love, being a unifying factor, always prevails over division. The world is bound to heal and know peace ( Extract from the Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Faced with the limitations of consumer-society, the way politics operate, the conditions of underprivileged women, children and dropouts or the way nature is treated, you can easily feel revolted and negatively charged against a certain order of the world. However, negative attitude will not solve anything and will only add more misery to the already negative load. Only inner peace creates outer peace. There is only one long-lasting solution for peace and justice in the world and it is self-reconciliation: fully accepting yourself and the world as it is today. Out of this acceptance, simply act naturally in the outer world. For example, if your heart (not your mind) tells you to do your best for a certain cause, go ahead and do it. But do it with awareness, for a cause and not against a certain order. This attitude changes everything (“I will do my best to help these people”, “I will do my best for such a cause”, “I will do my best to be a responsible consumer”, “I will do my best to protect nature”, “I will do my best to protect animals”, and “I will do my best for peace”).
On the other hand, if your mind is in control (“I cannot stand this situation any longer”, “punishment has to prevail” or “these people have to be given a good lesson”), do not listen to your mind. Find inner peace. Trust life. If justice has to be done, justice will be done. If you have to be personally involved in the defence of justice, you can now do it with inner peace, and not anger, as your guide. Also, if your heart does not feel involved in any cause, respect it. Pure Consciousness is beyond good and bad. Acting against your heart never brings harmony. Do not be afraid of moralists if they try to make you feel bad. Welcome them in your heart and be aware of their game. Be true to yourself. Truth is the door.
So, think about the world and accept it completely as it is: with all its negativity, wars, victims, injustice and pollution. Breathe from your chest until you find inner peace.
What disturbs you in the world? What is your battle? Which political, historical and religious characters do you have trouble accepting? Return to the Source. From there, watch all the thoughts that disturb you until all resistance ceases.
By “integrating” the world within, you heal yourself of the illusion of separation. You also give the world a chance to heal itself of its misery. With awareness and self-integration, we can stop the inner as well as the outer battles. This is part of evolution. Love, being a unifying factor, always prevails over division. The world is bound to heal and know peace ( Extract from the Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Consciousness and Harmony
As long as you are not aware, your life is generally governed by “fears and selfish desires” (ego). Ego is a sort of programme registered in the memory of your cells. Depending on the branch of the tree you belong to, this programme is more or less loaded and influences your life. However, this programme is not truly you. When you really understand this, you can detach from your ego and be aware of it. Awareness is like the light that dispels darkness. Directly experience this. When you are conscious of your ego (e.g. you realise that you have been insensitive), insensitivity disappears. Being conscious brings harmony.
Of course, fears and selfish desires also have their use in the vast plan of the universe. Every difficulty is an opportunity to awake. This whole universe is about awakening and love. It is not about letting the ego act freely. How do I know this? Dive deeply within you to know the answer. When you listen to your heart, you also listen to the Heart of the universe. Each tentacle has the same “head”. There is no separation. Answers are self-evident.
The Heart looks for balance and harmony. Observe how this universe functions. Everything takes place according to an order of equilibrium. This is the yin and the yang, the positive and negative poles of universal energy. One cannot exist without the other: attraction without repulsion, abundance without lack, success without failure. Everything is interdependent. Thereby, like a see-saw, individuals alternate between highs and lows until they find the point of balance: the Heart.
As long as you do not find this point of balance, you reap what you sow. Judging others unfairly is judging your own self and lacking respect for others is not respecting who you are. Of course, this also goes the other way around: caring for others is caring for your own self and respecting your inner voice is another way of respecting others. This is the “boomerang effect” of life. In this way, life teaches you how to behave, until you find your own inner guide: the Heart. Yet, this “boomerang effect” does not explain everything about the functioning of life. When people have problems or experience difficulties, it does not always mean that they “deserve” them! Some negative events are not produced by karma. Therefore, it is important to refrain from hasty judgment. For example, avoid saying to the people who experience a difficult situation that this happens to them because they have a problem. “The Heart has reasons that the reason cannot know”. Life is more profound and mysterious than all logical deductions. If you have the tendency to judge and criticise, observe how sages behave. Have you ever seen the sculpture of the wise monkeys? They close their eyes, ears and mouths. They take distance from perception (from what they see, hear and think). Relationships are much more easy-going and enjoyable when hasty judgments and conclusions do not cloud people’s minds. ( Extract from the Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Of course, fears and selfish desires also have their use in the vast plan of the universe. Every difficulty is an opportunity to awake. This whole universe is about awakening and love. It is not about letting the ego act freely. How do I know this? Dive deeply within you to know the answer. When you listen to your heart, you also listen to the Heart of the universe. Each tentacle has the same “head”. There is no separation. Answers are self-evident.
The Heart looks for balance and harmony. Observe how this universe functions. Everything takes place according to an order of equilibrium. This is the yin and the yang, the positive and negative poles of universal energy. One cannot exist without the other: attraction without repulsion, abundance without lack, success without failure. Everything is interdependent. Thereby, like a see-saw, individuals alternate between highs and lows until they find the point of balance: the Heart.
As long as you do not find this point of balance, you reap what you sow. Judging others unfairly is judging your own self and lacking respect for others is not respecting who you are. Of course, this also goes the other way around: caring for others is caring for your own self and respecting your inner voice is another way of respecting others. This is the “boomerang effect” of life. In this way, life teaches you how to behave, until you find your own inner guide: the Heart. Yet, this “boomerang effect” does not explain everything about the functioning of life. When people have problems or experience difficulties, it does not always mean that they “deserve” them! Some negative events are not produced by karma. Therefore, it is important to refrain from hasty judgment. For example, avoid saying to the people who experience a difficult situation that this happens to them because they have a problem. “The Heart has reasons that the reason cannot know”. Life is more profound and mysterious than all logical deductions. If you have the tendency to judge and criticise, observe how sages behave. Have you ever seen the sculpture of the wise monkeys? They close their eyes, ears and mouths. They take distance from perception (from what they see, hear and think). Relationships are much more easy-going and enjoyable when hasty judgments and conclusions do not cloud people’s minds. ( Extract from the Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Ego and False Beliefs
The ego-mind is conditioned. The natural mind is spontaneous. In general, depending on circumstances, you either operate from the ego-mind or the natural mind. Why then does ego influence you sometimes? From birth, your mind has been shaped by many subjective experiences and definitions. This has resulted in a pool of labels and a sense of “I”. These labels give an idea of what you are and what the world is: “I am like this”, “She is like that” and “The world is such and such”. These labels are never neutral. They are all coloured by personal experiences. Personal experiences shape your opinions and influence your actions. If you have been disturbed by certain words or behaviour, it is likely that you experience life through a personal filter. This filter distorts your perception of reality. For example, if a friend forgets to say “Hello”, you may think it is intentional.
When you understand that your mind is influenced by subjective perceptions, you can question the way you perceive reality: “Am I right?” Some people never question their perception. They first tend to believe they are right and others are wrong. This type of behaviour is often the result of deep hidden fears. These fears generate strong self-defence mechanisms. Is this the case for you? On the other hand, some people question themselves too much and tend to think their own views are wrong and others are right. Often, this hides another deep “wound”: guilt. Guilt can create excessive self-judgment and excessive tolerance of disrespectful behaviour. Do you belong to this category?
Whatever “wound” you have, it is clear that it makes you see reality in a distorted way. Therefore, keep in mind that your perception of people and events may be wrong. With this understanding, you can watch your mental movie without being lost in it. Mind does not have to disappear. The sky has clouds. Mental concepts, beliefs, “I” thoughts should not be condemned. They are what they are. Simply, do not take them too seriously. You think someone is distant. Is this really the case? You believe this other one is extravagant. Is it really true? You know someone is not good. Are you so sure about it? You are sure of your opinion. Can you remain open to other people’s opinions? You are certain that your way of doing things is the best. Can you consider other methods? Actually, by simply taking distance from your perceptions and so called “certitudes”, mind disappears. Yet, do not look for the disappearance of the mind. Be conscious of its content. This is enough to set you free from the ego. When you are conscious, the watcher is present. Pure Consciousness is the Presence that tells the mind: “This is ego. Do not pay attention to it. Let go”. Consciousness is freedom ( extract from the Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
When you understand that your mind is influenced by subjective perceptions, you can question the way you perceive reality: “Am I right?” Some people never question their perception. They first tend to believe they are right and others are wrong. This type of behaviour is often the result of deep hidden fears. These fears generate strong self-defence mechanisms. Is this the case for you? On the other hand, some people question themselves too much and tend to think their own views are wrong and others are right. Often, this hides another deep “wound”: guilt. Guilt can create excessive self-judgment and excessive tolerance of disrespectful behaviour. Do you belong to this category?
Whatever “wound” you have, it is clear that it makes you see reality in a distorted way. Therefore, keep in mind that your perception of people and events may be wrong. With this understanding, you can watch your mental movie without being lost in it. Mind does not have to disappear. The sky has clouds. Mental concepts, beliefs, “I” thoughts should not be condemned. They are what they are. Simply, do not take them too seriously. You think someone is distant. Is this really the case? You believe this other one is extravagant. Is it really true? You know someone is not good. Are you so sure about it? You are sure of your opinion. Can you remain open to other people’s opinions? You are certain that your way of doing things is the best. Can you consider other methods? Actually, by simply taking distance from your perceptions and so called “certitudes”, mind disappears. Yet, do not look for the disappearance of the mind. Be conscious of its content. This is enough to set you free from the ego. When you are conscious, the watcher is present. Pure Consciousness is the Presence that tells the mind: “This is ego. Do not pay attention to it. Let go”. Consciousness is freedom ( extract from the Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Essence and Existence
Imagine the water of the ocean claiming “waves do not exist”. “I “ alone exist because “waves” (shapes, ego, the world) are mere illusions. It is not completely true, isn’t it? Waves take shape. They have a certain reality, although in truth, they are just water.
What is really meant by the illusion of ego and the world? What do spiritual teachers really mean when they say “I” alone exist? Does it exclude “waves” , ego and diversity?
It is very important to find the answer to this question. Otherwise, one can be in denial of the “waves” and in denial of ego. Can the ocean of consciousness ignore ego?
Self-realisation is both the awareness of “water” (as the Real and Absolute), and the awareness of the “waves”( as Relative Reality). Essence and Existence eternally co-exist. Both have to be known in order to find the Heart.
The Heart is “One with” (in a state of communion and oneness) because there is the understanding of one’s true nature (“I” am not ego) and the knowledge of ego (which removes the filters, barriers and obstacles created by the mind).
The co-existence of the “Absolute” and the “Relative” also explains why there seems to be paradoxes and ambiguity in the spiritual field.
In truth, there are no boundaries. All is One. In reality, it is sometimes necessary to set boundaries for the sake of peace and harmony. Spiritual idealism is often deceiving.
All answers are found in the Heart. Be yourself. Be natural.
18/09/2020
What is really meant by the illusion of ego and the world? What do spiritual teachers really mean when they say “I” alone exist? Does it exclude “waves” , ego and diversity?
It is very important to find the answer to this question. Otherwise, one can be in denial of the “waves” and in denial of ego. Can the ocean of consciousness ignore ego?
Self-realisation is both the awareness of “water” (as the Real and Absolute), and the awareness of the “waves”( as Relative Reality). Essence and Existence eternally co-exist. Both have to be known in order to find the Heart.
The Heart is “One with” (in a state of communion and oneness) because there is the understanding of one’s true nature (“I” am not ego) and the knowledge of ego (which removes the filters, barriers and obstacles created by the mind).
The co-existence of the “Absolute” and the “Relative” also explains why there seems to be paradoxes and ambiguity in the spiritual field.
In truth, there are no boundaries. All is One. In reality, it is sometimes necessary to set boundaries for the sake of peace and harmony. Spiritual idealism is often deceiving.
All answers are found in the Heart. Be yourself. Be natural.
18/09/2020
Ego is a mask
When identification with ego is strong, the mind cannot detach from it in order to face it. Opening to truth is not yet possible. Self-defence mechanisms prevent some people from doing so. The first thing some people reject about themselves is their vulnerability.
If you are afraid of being bare and vulnerable, open to your fears: “I am afraid of being totally open and vulnerable”. Practice Self-enquiry. Find who you really are. From this place, watch your fear as well as the feeling of vulnerability and fragility until they dissolve. See that your real strength is the total acceptance of vulnerability.
In fear of vulnerability you may wear a mask. We all wear a mask to a greater or lesser extent. We also change our mask according to situations and circumstances. What is your mask: the good person, the funny clown, the strong one, the cool guy, the wise, courageous, intelligent, cultivated, generous, hardworking, loving, calm, authentic, spiritual or even the hard or cold person? Can you reconcile with your mask and welcome it? Practice Self-enquiry and see what your real face is. Understand also that as long as your mask does not disturb anyone, it is not a problem. You can be playful.
In certain cases, identification with a character is so strong that questioning it would be unbearable. It is not yet possible to see the lies and the game of your ego. This has to be respected. Time slowly lifts the veils.( Extract from the book The Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
If you are afraid of being bare and vulnerable, open to your fears: “I am afraid of being totally open and vulnerable”. Practice Self-enquiry. Find who you really are. From this place, watch your fear as well as the feeling of vulnerability and fragility until they dissolve. See that your real strength is the total acceptance of vulnerability.
In fear of vulnerability you may wear a mask. We all wear a mask to a greater or lesser extent. We also change our mask according to situations and circumstances. What is your mask: the good person, the funny clown, the strong one, the cool guy, the wise, courageous, intelligent, cultivated, generous, hardworking, loving, calm, authentic, spiritual or even the hard or cold person? Can you reconcile with your mask and welcome it? Practice Self-enquiry and see what your real face is. Understand also that as long as your mask does not disturb anyone, it is not a problem. You can be playful.
In certain cases, identification with a character is so strong that questioning it would be unbearable. It is not yet possible to see the lies and the game of your ego. This has to be respected. Time slowly lifts the veils.( Extract from the book The Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
The Dance of Life
Imagine the ocean. The waves come and go. They seem to be born and to die. Each wave appears distinct from the others. However, they all come from the same ocean. They are not separate from one another. In reality, they have neither beginning nor end. They are all made from the same substance: the water, which made the waves of the past, shapes the present ones and will give rise to the waves of tomorrow. Whatever its form is, this water remains unchanged. Beyond appearances and time, in spite of the waves which come and go, nothing has ever fundamentally changed. Separation, as well as time, is nothing but a way the mind perceives reality. Despite the movement of the waves which come and go, the ocean is. It has always been and it will always be. Everything is, or more exactly, only Pure Consciousness is.
Like the waves in the ocean, individuals form one single being. If you identify yourself with a wave (with your body), you become afraid and you believe that when you reach the shore, your existence ends. But the wave which reaches the shore melts again into the ocean before taking form again and reaching the shore once more. This is the eternal dance of life. Like a wave, your spirit changes in form and returns to the ocean. This ocean knows everything because it is everything. Because it knows, it is called consciousness. You are Consciousness. When a wave ceases to consider itself as a simple wave and opens itself to its oceanic nature, it “returns” consciously to that place it has never left. This opening is liberation. You know your true nature as “I am”. ( Extract from the book The Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
Like the waves in the ocean, individuals form one single being. If you identify yourself with a wave (with your body), you become afraid and you believe that when you reach the shore, your existence ends. But the wave which reaches the shore melts again into the ocean before taking form again and reaching the shore once more. This is the eternal dance of life. Like a wave, your spirit changes in form and returns to the ocean. This ocean knows everything because it is everything. Because it knows, it is called consciousness. You are Consciousness. When a wave ceases to consider itself as a simple wave and opens itself to its oceanic nature, it “returns” consciously to that place it has never left. This opening is liberation. You know your true nature as “I am”. ( Extract from the book The Source https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html)
The Key of Understanding
The more the mind and heart are open, the less a person has filters to « be one with » the surroundings. As a result, all is felt, beyond what is said, beyond what is seen, beyond what is apparent, beyond what is even known, and this is sometimes a great challenge. Sometimes, all seems peaceful and nice around, and yet the dramas or hidden UNCONSCIOUS tendencies are felt.
How to BE with all that is felt? How not to be confused and identified with negative emotions ? How to know and believe that problems do not come from « me » and I am not the problem ? The person who has no problem can actually appear as having lots of problems sometimes. The person who is simple can appear very complex.
The feminine energy within both men and women is about openness and receptivity. It can be compared to a sponge. It absorbs both positivity and negativity. The challenge is to open to negativity and not get lost into it. How not to become what one feels? How not ending up « losing it » and being over emotional? A « sponge » often reveals what is hidden or unconscious. There can be a mirror effect and as a consequence: false accusations, injustice, etc...it is not easy to be « One with », which is truly the Divine state.
The Divine state is not about finding emptiness, pure silence, samadhi, bliss. It is about finding ONENESS, and becoming silent with it. This is the natural samadhi. True silence can talk a lot. It is the inner acceptance of all that is felt within. It is not so easy, especially in the world we live nowadays.
Is there a way to feel less? The answer is « No » when you truly go for Self-realisation. This is why Masculine paths which focus on pure silence and recommend putting aside thoughts or avoiding the world appear safer, and are generally more popular. Yet, without openness to feeling both the positive and the negative within, the Heart cannot truly be reached.
So how to BE with feelings? How to deal with this openness?
First of all know who you truly are, in order not to feel « bad » or « guilty » and not to identity with your thoughts or feelings.
Secondly, always question yourself before drawing any conclusions. It is always very easy to point at others instead of questioning one’s ego. So KNOW YOURSELF at this level too. It is VERY IMPORTANT to know about one’s ego and not to be in denial, in order to keep the clarity, and see through all the masks and games, especially at the end of one’s ego exploration.
Thirdly, once you have questioned yourself, trust yourself. Listen to your feelings. Trust your inner solution to a situation despite all what people may think about you. Believe in yourself no matter what.
Finally understand that the « sponge effect » will « get » you many times. Many times, you won’t be clear. Many times, you will make mistakes. Keep forgiving yourself. Keep forgiving others. Have understanding and compassion for yourself and others again and again and again....meditation will help or walks in nature, dance, sports, etc.
Wisdom cannot be reached if mistakes are not made so let’s be open-minded, let’s be understanding, let’s be forgiving, let’s be grateful, let’s be wise.
16/09/2020
How to BE with all that is felt? How not to be confused and identified with negative emotions ? How to know and believe that problems do not come from « me » and I am not the problem ? The person who has no problem can actually appear as having lots of problems sometimes. The person who is simple can appear very complex.
The feminine energy within both men and women is about openness and receptivity. It can be compared to a sponge. It absorbs both positivity and negativity. The challenge is to open to negativity and not get lost into it. How not to become what one feels? How not ending up « losing it » and being over emotional? A « sponge » often reveals what is hidden or unconscious. There can be a mirror effect and as a consequence: false accusations, injustice, etc...it is not easy to be « One with », which is truly the Divine state.
The Divine state is not about finding emptiness, pure silence, samadhi, bliss. It is about finding ONENESS, and becoming silent with it. This is the natural samadhi. True silence can talk a lot. It is the inner acceptance of all that is felt within. It is not so easy, especially in the world we live nowadays.
Is there a way to feel less? The answer is « No » when you truly go for Self-realisation. This is why Masculine paths which focus on pure silence and recommend putting aside thoughts or avoiding the world appear safer, and are generally more popular. Yet, without openness to feeling both the positive and the negative within, the Heart cannot truly be reached.
So how to BE with feelings? How to deal with this openness?
First of all know who you truly are, in order not to feel « bad » or « guilty » and not to identity with your thoughts or feelings.
Secondly, always question yourself before drawing any conclusions. It is always very easy to point at others instead of questioning one’s ego. So KNOW YOURSELF at this level too. It is VERY IMPORTANT to know about one’s ego and not to be in denial, in order to keep the clarity, and see through all the masks and games, especially at the end of one’s ego exploration.
Thirdly, once you have questioned yourself, trust yourself. Listen to your feelings. Trust your inner solution to a situation despite all what people may think about you. Believe in yourself no matter what.
Finally understand that the « sponge effect » will « get » you many times. Many times, you won’t be clear. Many times, you will make mistakes. Keep forgiving yourself. Keep forgiving others. Have understanding and compassion for yourself and others again and again and again....meditation will help or walks in nature, dance, sports, etc.
Wisdom cannot be reached if mistakes are not made so let’s be open-minded, let’s be understanding, let’s be forgiving, let’s be grateful, let’s be wise.
16/09/2020
The Love for Truth reveals the truth of Love
You, who bathe every morning in the sunlight,
Show yourself equal, open to your inner light,
Stop hiding yourself,
Stop defending yourself,
Stop protecting yourself,
Stop building a fortress of knowledge,
Simply know who you are.
You have nothing else to do: be true.
Know yourself.
Know your shadows.
Know your masks.
Know your lies.
Know your fears.
Know your pride.
Dear key of honesty,
Oh! How precious you are.
When nothing remains hidden under the sun, See,
How its radiance shines forth and reveals who you are.
Light showers on you with grace and forgiveness.
Don’t lose time, don’t run in oblivion. Take some rest.
Truth unveiling will dissipate what you faced.
And Truth is right in your heart.
Wake-up!
The love for Truth reveals the truth of Love.
Show yourself equal, open to your inner light,
Stop hiding yourself,
Stop defending yourself,
Stop protecting yourself,
Stop building a fortress of knowledge,
Simply know who you are.
You have nothing else to do: be true.
Know yourself.
Know your shadows.
Know your masks.
Know your lies.
Know your fears.
Know your pride.
Dear key of honesty,
Oh! How precious you are.
When nothing remains hidden under the sun, See,
How its radiance shines forth and reveals who you are.
Light showers on you with grace and forgiveness.
Don’t lose time, don’t run in oblivion. Take some rest.
Truth unveiling will dissipate what you faced.
And Truth is right in your heart.
Wake-up!
The love for Truth reveals the truth of Love.
Lightness of Being
The answer to the question "Who is the stone and who is the feather?" has from all time created injustice and manipulation. Yet, the answer to this question is important to bring balance in and out. The fact of being aware of this old “fight” brings a smile on the face and allows not to fall on the stones on the path and to continue to walk lightly, with easiness and flexibility
"Self-enquiry No.13: Flexibility of Mind
Happiness is the result of few expectations and much flexibility. What is your personal situation like?
If you tend to have mental or physical contractions, you may lack flexibility. Observe your mind. Each time you feel these contractions, be conscious of them and relax. Be open. For example, each time you feel a “knot” inside you that prevents you from flowing with life, from adapting to new situations or opening to different opinions, observe this “knot” until it dissolves. Go with the flow. Do you know what this knot is? Is it the fear of others, the fear of losing control, the fear of dropping your mask, the fear of vulnerability or the fear of being wrong and powerless? Do not forget who you really are. Your true nature is already perfect. The rest is just a movie on the screen. Do not be afraid of your ego. Face it peacefully until it disappears.
If intransigence and inflexibility is what you feel sometimes, be conscious of your feelings and let them dissolve. You may be too attached to your personality, your way of life or your values. For example, if your eating habits are very healthy, you may not want the company of someone who drinks beer, and vice versa. What is there to be taken so seriously? In any case, your true nature cannot be affected. So a bit of imperfection here and there does not matter much, does it?
Can you accept others being different? Can you accept others making mistakes and their ego being imperfect? Can you also accept your own ego being imperfect? Return to the Source. Watch your “clouds” until they dissolve. How is your mind now? It is open and it can accept differences and imperfections in the ways of thinking, speaking, doing and being. This is truly you. The acceptance of imperfections is true perfection. Maintain your openness in daily life.
You may have experienced some “explosive” situations in the past. Remember well what these situations were in order to integrate them completely and to prevent their manifestation again.
Reflect carefully on the situations that push your buttons. Deactivate them. What is “unbearable” to you? Return to the Source. Watch all your clouds “unbearable situation” until they dissolve. Maintain your inner peace.
If you sometimes feel the following negative emotions: injustice, frustration, disappointment, anger or hate, return to the Source. Observe these emotions until they dissolve. Maintain your inner peace. Remember that peace is not the elimination of emotions (“I have to get rid of my emotions”). Peace is there when you welcome your emotions. Then, they naturally dissolve. Do not try to eradicate the ego. Accept it as it is, here and now. This is the most efficient way to prevent its influence.
As far as anger is concerned, I once heard an Indian story about a snake visiting a sage. The snake asked the sage how to live a happy life. The answer suggested was “Stop biting”. The snake carried out this advice but soon got very hurt. Nobody was scared of him any longer and people were throwing stones at him. The snake went to the sage again for advice. The sage told him that he should not be submissive either. “Scare people away. Make some hissing noise but without biting. Like this, you will be respected and happy.”
What is your anger like? Do you feel the need to attack or are you able to express your anger without hurting or blaming others? Return to the Source. Watch your cloud “need to attack” until it dissolves.
Can the “I” replace the “you” while expressing your anger? For example, instead of saying “You are annoying”, you can say “I feel angry or sad when you…” Then, there is no direct offence and judgment. Disagreement ends more quickly.
Sometimes, anger needs to be strongly expressed and it may take the form of judgment. Free expression is healthy when it comes from the Source. This is sometimes the case of the anger of parents towards their children. The purpose is obviously not to hurt them but to make them clearly understand a point (after other means have failed). Be natural and do not be afraid of expressing yourself freely.
There is also a very good technique for expressing disagreement or anger. In turn, each person freely expresses his/her disagreement or anger, without being interrupted. There is nothing like getting anger off one’s chest and being listened to. It is also enjoyable to observe that you can listen to someone’s disagreement or anger without interfering. Then, there is room for openness again.
Can you listen to disagreement or anger without interfering? When the desire to interfere crosses your mind, watch it until it dissolves. Remain open, even in angry situations.
Sometimes, attempts to get along with certain individuals fail because there is simply a mismatch. Some ways of thinking and living correspond, some others don’t. It is better to recognise this as soon as possible in order to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings or arguments. Without judging, gently distance yourself from such relations. Peace and harmony can thus be maintained. (Extract from the book the Source: Initiation Into Love and Freedom)
06/09/2020
"Self-enquiry No.13: Flexibility of Mind
Happiness is the result of few expectations and much flexibility. What is your personal situation like?
If you tend to have mental or physical contractions, you may lack flexibility. Observe your mind. Each time you feel these contractions, be conscious of them and relax. Be open. For example, each time you feel a “knot” inside you that prevents you from flowing with life, from adapting to new situations or opening to different opinions, observe this “knot” until it dissolves. Go with the flow. Do you know what this knot is? Is it the fear of others, the fear of losing control, the fear of dropping your mask, the fear of vulnerability or the fear of being wrong and powerless? Do not forget who you really are. Your true nature is already perfect. The rest is just a movie on the screen. Do not be afraid of your ego. Face it peacefully until it disappears.
If intransigence and inflexibility is what you feel sometimes, be conscious of your feelings and let them dissolve. You may be too attached to your personality, your way of life or your values. For example, if your eating habits are very healthy, you may not want the company of someone who drinks beer, and vice versa. What is there to be taken so seriously? In any case, your true nature cannot be affected. So a bit of imperfection here and there does not matter much, does it?
Can you accept others being different? Can you accept others making mistakes and their ego being imperfect? Can you also accept your own ego being imperfect? Return to the Source. Watch your “clouds” until they dissolve. How is your mind now? It is open and it can accept differences and imperfections in the ways of thinking, speaking, doing and being. This is truly you. The acceptance of imperfections is true perfection. Maintain your openness in daily life.
You may have experienced some “explosive” situations in the past. Remember well what these situations were in order to integrate them completely and to prevent their manifestation again.
Reflect carefully on the situations that push your buttons. Deactivate them. What is “unbearable” to you? Return to the Source. Watch all your clouds “unbearable situation” until they dissolve. Maintain your inner peace.
If you sometimes feel the following negative emotions: injustice, frustration, disappointment, anger or hate, return to the Source. Observe these emotions until they dissolve. Maintain your inner peace. Remember that peace is not the elimination of emotions (“I have to get rid of my emotions”). Peace is there when you welcome your emotions. Then, they naturally dissolve. Do not try to eradicate the ego. Accept it as it is, here and now. This is the most efficient way to prevent its influence.
As far as anger is concerned, I once heard an Indian story about a snake visiting a sage. The snake asked the sage how to live a happy life. The answer suggested was “Stop biting”. The snake carried out this advice but soon got very hurt. Nobody was scared of him any longer and people were throwing stones at him. The snake went to the sage again for advice. The sage told him that he should not be submissive either. “Scare people away. Make some hissing noise but without biting. Like this, you will be respected and happy.”
What is your anger like? Do you feel the need to attack or are you able to express your anger without hurting or blaming others? Return to the Source. Watch your cloud “need to attack” until it dissolves.
Can the “I” replace the “you” while expressing your anger? For example, instead of saying “You are annoying”, you can say “I feel angry or sad when you…” Then, there is no direct offence and judgment. Disagreement ends more quickly.
Sometimes, anger needs to be strongly expressed and it may take the form of judgment. Free expression is healthy when it comes from the Source. This is sometimes the case of the anger of parents towards their children. The purpose is obviously not to hurt them but to make them clearly understand a point (after other means have failed). Be natural and do not be afraid of expressing yourself freely.
There is also a very good technique for expressing disagreement or anger. In turn, each person freely expresses his/her disagreement or anger, without being interrupted. There is nothing like getting anger off one’s chest and being listened to. It is also enjoyable to observe that you can listen to someone’s disagreement or anger without interfering. Then, there is room for openness again.
Can you listen to disagreement or anger without interfering? When the desire to interfere crosses your mind, watch it until it dissolves. Remain open, even in angry situations.
Sometimes, attempts to get along with certain individuals fail because there is simply a mismatch. Some ways of thinking and living correspond, some others don’t. It is better to recognise this as soon as possible in order to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings or arguments. Without judging, gently distance yourself from such relations. Peace and harmony can thus be maintained. (Extract from the book the Source: Initiation Into Love and Freedom)
06/09/2020
What is Knowledge?
Knowledge coming from the mind is generally based on opinions. Even scientific evidence is based on opinions and therefore can sometimes change according to new openings and new ways of thinking. This is relative knowledge. It generally holds some truth but it does not hold absolute Truth. Where to find Absolute Truth and how does it manifest?
Absolute Truth can only be found "Here and Now". It is an explosion of light known as Absolute Truth. Yet, the brain would not be able to hold the Totality of knowledge. This is why Truth is known and is not known.
Removing the veil of ignorance about one's true nature, and the veil of resistance to ego, allows to see THAT which is at the source of all creativity, all discoveries, all experiences and all knowledge, in all forms. It is the experience of enlightenment. You can then tap if you wish to this source of all knowledge, but it still comes from the mind. This is usually the power of the Sacred Masculine. Only when the Sacred Masculine surrenders to the Sacred Feminine can "He" be fully trusted.
The Sacred Feminine has dropped the mind. She is in the natural state whereinfinite knowledge spontaneously drives you, without the wish to know more. One simply feels what to do or say. It is the safe way. The power of seeing holds the seed of manipulation. Be conscious of ego and Listen to your Heart.
04/09/2020
Absolute Truth can only be found "Here and Now". It is an explosion of light known as Absolute Truth. Yet, the brain would not be able to hold the Totality of knowledge. This is why Truth is known and is not known.
Removing the veil of ignorance about one's true nature, and the veil of resistance to ego, allows to see THAT which is at the source of all creativity, all discoveries, all experiences and all knowledge, in all forms. It is the experience of enlightenment. You can then tap if you wish to this source of all knowledge, but it still comes from the mind. This is usually the power of the Sacred Masculine. Only when the Sacred Masculine surrenders to the Sacred Feminine can "He" be fully trusted.
The Sacred Feminine has dropped the mind. She is in the natural state whereinfinite knowledge spontaneously drives you, without the wish to know more. One simply feels what to do or say. It is the safe way. The power of seeing holds the seed of manipulation. Be conscious of ego and Listen to your Heart.
04/09/2020
Where Father's and Mother's awareness meet
"Practice Self-enquiry. Find who you truly are.
From this space, observe the “I” thought that disturbs you
as well as the emotions and the sensations in your body,
until all resistance ceases.
.
For example, if you are disturbed by some people who talk loudly around you and the thought “I want silence now” is in your mind, return to the Source. Welcome your thought, your negative emotions and the sensations in your body until they dissolve. Then, let your heart guide you to find a solution. Let us take another example. If thoughts like “I have a job interview” or “I have an exam to pass” disturb your mind, do not try to chase your fears away. On the contrary, open to them. Remember, it is always okay to feel the way you feel “here and now”. Open to the sensations in your body (belly, chest, throat or back). Breathe deeply to go through your emotions and your resistance. By not resisting what is “here and now”, you return to the Source. This Source can also be called “stillness”, “silence” or “openness”. This is simply You without the interference of ego. This is your refuge because nothing can affect this Presence.
Life regularly shows you what you resist. What are your knots? What disturbs you? What are your fears? Some thoughts cause you to feel negative emotions, uneasiness or discomfort. You may feel a contraction, a kind of closing, a sudden sensation of heat or cold. Instead of ignoring or avoiding these emotions and sensations, meet them completely. By not resisting what is present “here and now” within your mind and body, you absorb your “wound”. Like this, you can heal yourself of all sorts of diseases. Believe in self-healing." Extract from the book the Source.
04/09/2020
BE NATURAL
There is a traditional story about a king who could not decide to which one of his three sons he would hand over the golden key to his kingdom. One day, he announced that he would give this key to the son who would be completely happy after ten years. Nothing appeared to be easier to the three sons. They had always been very happy and blessed with easy lives, money and the best counsellors.
The first son thought he would conquer the heart of the most beautiful and intelligent princess. When he would inherit her kingdom, he would become the happiest and most admired son. Ten years later the prince succeeded. He was admired and respected by all. All the people in the kingdom regarded him as a model of success. After ten years his father asked him whether he felt happy. The question seemed out of place to the son. Why wouldn’t he be happy? He had everything he needed to be happy. “Are you sure about it?” his father asked. It was true that in spite of his beautiful princess and the admiration he received, he sometimes felt lonely. He was missing someone to laugh and feel completely at ease with. But if his beautiful princess were to give him a son, he would be the happiest of all men. “Your happiness is always conditional” answered his father. “Can you build true happiness on ‘ifs’ and ‘hopes’? Can happiness be dependent upon success? What’s more, the other day I met an old man who told me that you so badly wanted to believe in your own happiness that you could not easily question yourself. Is this true my son?”
The second son thought he would find perfect happiness by following the precepts of the sages. A first sage advised him to do a retreat and keep silent for seven years. He did this and the experience made him very wise. Still, he did not feel completely happy. A second counsellor blamed him for having listened to the first sage and advised him not to have any negative thoughts for a whole year. So he did not and he became wiser, but still, he did not find true happiness. A third sage advised him to have some fun. Also, this did not bring the expected satisfaction. In the ninth year, the son read a lot of wise books. He met lots of learned men and, of course, he followed their precepts. In the tenth year, his father asked him whether he had found true happiness. “I am a lot wiser than before but I have to admit that I have not really found happiness. Deep down, I even feel a little depressed” answered the son. The father then asked: “Isn’t this because you follow and listen to others? But what do you really want, my son, in your life? Do you listen to yourself? Do you know what is right and real for you? Do you know what desires and fears prevent you from doing what you like and from really being yourself?”
It is easy to guess that the third son inherited the golden key to the kingdom. From the very beginning he laughed at the idea of being totally and always happy. As if this was possible! Curious to see what would be behind the mountains, he left. He met a large number of people, followed the advice that seemed wise to him and ignored the recommendations he did not like. He became a navigator when he felt like it, a gardener when this appealed to him, a road sweeper when he was broke and a writer when he had some money. He lived lightly but still had projects and ideas in his mind. When his projects and ideas were realised, so much the better. When they were not, he did not mind. Nothing was too important. Still, he considered everything as precious. His father asked him whether he was happy. “I have no idea”, he answered. “What is happiness? In any case, I am satisfied with my life the way it is today with its ups and downs. I don’t regret anything about my past and I don’t worry about the future. My heart is light. Maybe it is so because I have been listening to myself.”
The second son also had all the qualities to find this simple happiness but he was not listening enough to his inner voice. In the same way, some spiritual seekers are so much in search of liberation that they forget the heart of the “problem”: to simply be themselves and follow their natural inclinations. How could you open to your true self if you don’t respect who you are? How can you be happy if you don’t even know what it means to have self-respect and to really be yourself?
I shall tell you another story. A little girl spent most of her time looking at butterflies. When people asked her what she wanted to do later in life, she always answered: “Draw butterflies”. This made her whole family laugh. But when she grew up and her answer remained the same, her parents thought it was time to show her “the right path”: have a good job, be independent, make a good living and thus be happy. But when she turned eighteen, the girl’s answer remained the same: “I want to draw butterflies”. “How can you make a living by drawing butterflies?” asked her parents. They forced her to study accountancy and she became an accountant. At the age of thirty, she felt depressed. Her whole life seemed uninteresting. Was this the happiness her parents had planned for her? She spoke to her friends about her idea to draw butterflies but they told her it was unreasonable. She would risk making her depression worse if she failed. She had to be wiser, more responsible and accept working and living like everybody else. In the end, like everybody else, she would learn to be satisfied with what she had. So she tried to be satisfied with her situation. At the age of forty, she felt even more depressed. This made her seriously consider what had become of her life. She was not running her life. Her life was run by the voices of her parents, the voices of her friends and the voices of society. What were all these voices? Fears, only fears, more and more fears. Fortunately, she finally decided to listen to her inner voice and she found true happiness.
When some ideas sound right within, they cannot be false in life. If you have confidence in what you feel deep within, it is impossible to fail. Of course, your project should not just be a fleeting or superficial idea, motivated by ambition or the need to prove something. It has to be true and natural. If so, and when possible, just be courageous and take the leap into truth. Believe in yourself. Your inner force will hold you by all means and by all its strength. Be patient and believe in your inner dream. It will come true.(Extract from the book the Source)
02/09/2020
The first son thought he would conquer the heart of the most beautiful and intelligent princess. When he would inherit her kingdom, he would become the happiest and most admired son. Ten years later the prince succeeded. He was admired and respected by all. All the people in the kingdom regarded him as a model of success. After ten years his father asked him whether he felt happy. The question seemed out of place to the son. Why wouldn’t he be happy? He had everything he needed to be happy. “Are you sure about it?” his father asked. It was true that in spite of his beautiful princess and the admiration he received, he sometimes felt lonely. He was missing someone to laugh and feel completely at ease with. But if his beautiful princess were to give him a son, he would be the happiest of all men. “Your happiness is always conditional” answered his father. “Can you build true happiness on ‘ifs’ and ‘hopes’? Can happiness be dependent upon success? What’s more, the other day I met an old man who told me that you so badly wanted to believe in your own happiness that you could not easily question yourself. Is this true my son?”
The second son thought he would find perfect happiness by following the precepts of the sages. A first sage advised him to do a retreat and keep silent for seven years. He did this and the experience made him very wise. Still, he did not feel completely happy. A second counsellor blamed him for having listened to the first sage and advised him not to have any negative thoughts for a whole year. So he did not and he became wiser, but still, he did not find true happiness. A third sage advised him to have some fun. Also, this did not bring the expected satisfaction. In the ninth year, the son read a lot of wise books. He met lots of learned men and, of course, he followed their precepts. In the tenth year, his father asked him whether he had found true happiness. “I am a lot wiser than before but I have to admit that I have not really found happiness. Deep down, I even feel a little depressed” answered the son. The father then asked: “Isn’t this because you follow and listen to others? But what do you really want, my son, in your life? Do you listen to yourself? Do you know what is right and real for you? Do you know what desires and fears prevent you from doing what you like and from really being yourself?”
It is easy to guess that the third son inherited the golden key to the kingdom. From the very beginning he laughed at the idea of being totally and always happy. As if this was possible! Curious to see what would be behind the mountains, he left. He met a large number of people, followed the advice that seemed wise to him and ignored the recommendations he did not like. He became a navigator when he felt like it, a gardener when this appealed to him, a road sweeper when he was broke and a writer when he had some money. He lived lightly but still had projects and ideas in his mind. When his projects and ideas were realised, so much the better. When they were not, he did not mind. Nothing was too important. Still, he considered everything as precious. His father asked him whether he was happy. “I have no idea”, he answered. “What is happiness? In any case, I am satisfied with my life the way it is today with its ups and downs. I don’t regret anything about my past and I don’t worry about the future. My heart is light. Maybe it is so because I have been listening to myself.”
The second son also had all the qualities to find this simple happiness but he was not listening enough to his inner voice. In the same way, some spiritual seekers are so much in search of liberation that they forget the heart of the “problem”: to simply be themselves and follow their natural inclinations. How could you open to your true self if you don’t respect who you are? How can you be happy if you don’t even know what it means to have self-respect and to really be yourself?
I shall tell you another story. A little girl spent most of her time looking at butterflies. When people asked her what she wanted to do later in life, she always answered: “Draw butterflies”. This made her whole family laugh. But when she grew up and her answer remained the same, her parents thought it was time to show her “the right path”: have a good job, be independent, make a good living and thus be happy. But when she turned eighteen, the girl’s answer remained the same: “I want to draw butterflies”. “How can you make a living by drawing butterflies?” asked her parents. They forced her to study accountancy and she became an accountant. At the age of thirty, she felt depressed. Her whole life seemed uninteresting. Was this the happiness her parents had planned for her? She spoke to her friends about her idea to draw butterflies but they told her it was unreasonable. She would risk making her depression worse if she failed. She had to be wiser, more responsible and accept working and living like everybody else. In the end, like everybody else, she would learn to be satisfied with what she had. So she tried to be satisfied with her situation. At the age of forty, she felt even more depressed. This made her seriously consider what had become of her life. She was not running her life. Her life was run by the voices of her parents, the voices of her friends and the voices of society. What were all these voices? Fears, only fears, more and more fears. Fortunately, she finally decided to listen to her inner voice and she found true happiness.
When some ideas sound right within, they cannot be false in life. If you have confidence in what you feel deep within, it is impossible to fail. Of course, your project should not just be a fleeting or superficial idea, motivated by ambition or the need to prove something. It has to be true and natural. If so, and when possible, just be courageous and take the leap into truth. Believe in yourself. Your inner force will hold you by all means and by all its strength. Be patient and believe in your inner dream. It will come true.(Extract from the book the Source)
02/09/2020
LET'S NOT BE CONFUSED
Some teachers talk from the perspective of the realised Self. Once emptiness is more or less realised within, there’s no need to put your attention on anything, there’s no need to focus on anything nor to distinguish the subject from the object. The sense of oneness is automatic. There’s no need for thinking. All is one. You simply flow with what you feel, with no sense of separation in your mind, even when the appearance of separation is there.
Yet, before oneness is realised, one needs to understand a few things and to open to a few things also. See what happens in daily life. Let’s talk from the perspective of experience and not from concepts.
If you don’t know who you are, you generally identify with what you feel and do, isn’t it? If you feel sad you generally believe « I am sad ». If you do or say mean things, you end up believing « I am mean ».
Because you don’t know the Self (Consciousness, the subject, the white empty screen behind all experiences), you only see the movie (thoughts, feelings, words, actions, the objects) and you take them very seriously. You believe your actions, your thoughts, your feelings are who you are. I did something selfish and therefore « I am selfish ».
Now, what happens when you start awakening and see that actually, behind all your experiences, there is a witness (pure knowing): « I know » the sadness. « I know » the guilt. I know « the thoughts, the feelings, the negative emotions, the positive or negative actions, etc. There’s “pure knowing” behind all experiences.
Now please answer from experience. Can « knowing » change whether there’s a positive or negative object, an egoic thought? Can knowing avoid knowing? Can « knowing « be affected by what it knows once individual consciousness actually recognises it is pure consciousness? Can the subject be the object? Is “pure knowing “ something or “ nothing”? Isn’t it simply an understanding, a way to catch and perceive reality, “ here and now”?
Now please remember that: the more you KNOW the difference between the subject and the object, the less you MAKE a difference between them and the less you feel the separation in your actual experience.
Let’s go back to daily experience to explain this. When you don’t know who you are and identify with ego, it is really hard to be aware of it and feel negative emotions, because you believe to some extent that « I am bad » or « I am mean », or « I am selfish” or “I am sad”. You generally don’t want to face your ego and feel negative emotions. Therefore there’s denial and duality (no openness to objects: ego and the world). It feels more safe and secure to consciously or unconsciously “ hide” them and not be aware of them.
What happens on the contrary when you know who you are and you don’t identify with ego? Is there anything to fear? Is there anything to avoid or put aside? The more you know who you are, the more you are open to facing and feeling all. The more you know that “ selfishness” is not who you are, the better can you open to being aware of it and feeling it as a slight disturbance in your body, isn’t it?
The more you know the separation between the subject and the object, the less there is a separation between the subject and the object in your daily experience.
And ONLY once the work is done and you are clear about who you are (not a silent state but pure knowing only) and once you are open to seeing all aspects of ego, can you truly talk about pure silence and the realisation of oneness.
31/08/2020
Yet, before oneness is realised, one needs to understand a few things and to open to a few things also. See what happens in daily life. Let’s talk from the perspective of experience and not from concepts.
If you don’t know who you are, you generally identify with what you feel and do, isn’t it? If you feel sad you generally believe « I am sad ». If you do or say mean things, you end up believing « I am mean ».
Because you don’t know the Self (Consciousness, the subject, the white empty screen behind all experiences), you only see the movie (thoughts, feelings, words, actions, the objects) and you take them very seriously. You believe your actions, your thoughts, your feelings are who you are. I did something selfish and therefore « I am selfish ».
Now, what happens when you start awakening and see that actually, behind all your experiences, there is a witness (pure knowing): « I know » the sadness. « I know » the guilt. I know « the thoughts, the feelings, the negative emotions, the positive or negative actions, etc. There’s “pure knowing” behind all experiences.
Now please answer from experience. Can « knowing » change whether there’s a positive or negative object, an egoic thought? Can knowing avoid knowing? Can « knowing « be affected by what it knows once individual consciousness actually recognises it is pure consciousness? Can the subject be the object? Is “pure knowing “ something or “ nothing”? Isn’t it simply an understanding, a way to catch and perceive reality, “ here and now”?
Now please remember that: the more you KNOW the difference between the subject and the object, the less you MAKE a difference between them and the less you feel the separation in your actual experience.
Let’s go back to daily experience to explain this. When you don’t know who you are and identify with ego, it is really hard to be aware of it and feel negative emotions, because you believe to some extent that « I am bad » or « I am mean », or « I am selfish” or “I am sad”. You generally don’t want to face your ego and feel negative emotions. Therefore there’s denial and duality (no openness to objects: ego and the world). It feels more safe and secure to consciously or unconsciously “ hide” them and not be aware of them.
What happens on the contrary when you know who you are and you don’t identify with ego? Is there anything to fear? Is there anything to avoid or put aside? The more you know who you are, the more you are open to facing and feeling all. The more you know that “ selfishness” is not who you are, the better can you open to being aware of it and feeling it as a slight disturbance in your body, isn’t it?
The more you know the separation between the subject and the object, the less there is a separation between the subject and the object in your daily experience.
And ONLY once the work is done and you are clear about who you are (not a silent state but pure knowing only) and once you are open to seeing all aspects of ego, can you truly talk about pure silence and the realisation of oneness.
31/08/2020
CAN CONSCIOUSNESS AVOID ANYTHING?
Certain teachings are better understood once the « ego work » has been done. This is clearly the case for the teaching of Advaita Vedanta. It helps to understand who you are. It helps to hold only onto THAT which is perfect reality. It is beautiful, but once the « ego work » has been done. If the « ego work » has not been done, such teachings can really be misunderstood and create a huge bypass, false certainties (nothing has to be done) and confusion. Some teachers even say « It is only ego who wants to remove ego ».
Believe me, the spiritual teachers who try to remove this « weed » in the Advaita Vedanta garden, don’t have an easy task . With all the respect I have for all people and all teachers, certain things need to be said. I suppose it is my path and destiny to say such things.
Indeed there is destiny. It is either the Self that drives you once the ego wall has been removed, or it is the ego programme that influences you if you are not aware. In both cases it is destiny. But one thing that is often not said is that the purpose of destiny is to free yourself from destiny as ego programme. It is to AWAKEN in order to realise your true Self.
If you understand some spiritual sayings through the veil of ignorance, you find yourself stuck with a lot of false « certainties » and the impossibility to question yourself. It gives rise to the spiritual ego and to a nearly unbreakable golden cage.
One is ready to focus on silence and put its attention inwards ONLY when the « ego work » has been done.
Ramana Maharshi’s quote on destiny « there’s nothing to do, destiny will happen no matter what », is actually more suitable to the people who have already removed their « ego wall ». Indeed in this case whether you may still try to avoid certain things in your life, your destiny as the Self will happen no matter what because the Self is not hindered by the walls of ego.
In other cases, the ego programme drives you which is also fate. Yet, ego can lead you ONLY as long as you are not aware of it. When you are aware, you surrender as Ramana advocates (you find inner silence).
Yet can you really surrender to the Self if you are not aware of ego? Even when you are aware of ego, it is not so easy because of mental habits, so if there’s no awareness of ego, there’s no chance surrendering will happen, except if you are ready and have done the « ego work ».
So we are a little bit in a loop here, a spiritual bypass. You may try to pacify your mind and be quiet by holding onto silence only and avoid thoughts, but this attempt will only be temporary because you don’t chase thoughts by avoiding them. It will actually create a lot of frustration inside.
A mind does not become truly silent by holding onto silence only. It finds silence by being aware of thoughts and meeting « disturbing feelings ». Then only can you truly « unload them », see their « illusion » and find inner silence. If you are not ready to go inwards, go outwards also recommended Ramana: « Follow the « I » thought ( ego), until it merges in the source ». Please don’t forget this one friends because VERY VERY VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE are ready to avoid being aware of ego.
Certain sayings of teachers happen in a context. If you isolate some sentences, you can find yourself in a lot of confusion, or holding onto certainties that prevent you from really realizing the Self. Here is an extract of Ramana’s teaching by T.N.Sethumadhavan « views of the sages and scriptures ». « To the question “Is there such a thing as free will? Sri Ramana Maharshi asks: Whose will is it? So long as there is the sense of doer ship, there is the sense of enjoyment and of individual will. But if this sense is lost through the practice of self-enquiry (Vichara) and one becomes self-realized, divine will act and guide the course of events. He clarifies that free will holds the field only in association with individuality. As long as individuality lasts there is the idea of free will. All the scriptures are based on this idea and therefore advise us to direct « free will » towards right goals.
When the question “If what is destined to happen will happen is there any use in prayer or effort or should we just remain idle?” Ramana Maharshi says: There are only two ways to conquer destiny or be independent of it. One is to enquire for whom is this destiny and discover that only the ego is bound by destiny and not the Self, and that the ego is non-existent.
“Destiny is the result of past action. It concerns the body. Let the body act as may suit it. Why are you concerned with it? Why do you pay attention to it? Should anything happen, it happens as a result of past actions, of divine will and other factors”.
This last saying is the source of the confusion of a lot of Ramana’s devotees. Please understand it through your heart and clarity my friends because the stones that are not seen in the inner garden manifest in the garden of life.
What does it mean to be conscious? Can consciousness avoid anything? Once you are clear about who you truly are, what does happen? For sure the body and the world are not seen in the same light anymore, but can you neglect them? Is there anything that can be hidden ? Does the sun avoid shining on everything? If there’s no heavy « stone » on the way, obviously the light won’t focus on it. But if a heavy stone remains on your path, bring your attention to it, otherwise it will manifest in and out and karma keeps operating in life. Truth is found « here and now » as you are, with your light and your ego.
There’s nothing else to find but embracing the present moment as it is within, with clarity about your true Self. There’s nothing else to do but following your Heart and responding to the outer world with naturalness and trust.
31/08/2020
Believe me, the spiritual teachers who try to remove this « weed » in the Advaita Vedanta garden, don’t have an easy task . With all the respect I have for all people and all teachers, certain things need to be said. I suppose it is my path and destiny to say such things.
Indeed there is destiny. It is either the Self that drives you once the ego wall has been removed, or it is the ego programme that influences you if you are not aware. In both cases it is destiny. But one thing that is often not said is that the purpose of destiny is to free yourself from destiny as ego programme. It is to AWAKEN in order to realise your true Self.
If you understand some spiritual sayings through the veil of ignorance, you find yourself stuck with a lot of false « certainties » and the impossibility to question yourself. It gives rise to the spiritual ego and to a nearly unbreakable golden cage.
One is ready to focus on silence and put its attention inwards ONLY when the « ego work » has been done.
Ramana Maharshi’s quote on destiny « there’s nothing to do, destiny will happen no matter what », is actually more suitable to the people who have already removed their « ego wall ». Indeed in this case whether you may still try to avoid certain things in your life, your destiny as the Self will happen no matter what because the Self is not hindered by the walls of ego.
In other cases, the ego programme drives you which is also fate. Yet, ego can lead you ONLY as long as you are not aware of it. When you are aware, you surrender as Ramana advocates (you find inner silence).
Yet can you really surrender to the Self if you are not aware of ego? Even when you are aware of ego, it is not so easy because of mental habits, so if there’s no awareness of ego, there’s no chance surrendering will happen, except if you are ready and have done the « ego work ».
So we are a little bit in a loop here, a spiritual bypass. You may try to pacify your mind and be quiet by holding onto silence only and avoid thoughts, but this attempt will only be temporary because you don’t chase thoughts by avoiding them. It will actually create a lot of frustration inside.
A mind does not become truly silent by holding onto silence only. It finds silence by being aware of thoughts and meeting « disturbing feelings ». Then only can you truly « unload them », see their « illusion » and find inner silence. If you are not ready to go inwards, go outwards also recommended Ramana: « Follow the « I » thought ( ego), until it merges in the source ». Please don’t forget this one friends because VERY VERY VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE are ready to avoid being aware of ego.
Certain sayings of teachers happen in a context. If you isolate some sentences, you can find yourself in a lot of confusion, or holding onto certainties that prevent you from really realizing the Self. Here is an extract of Ramana’s teaching by T.N.Sethumadhavan « views of the sages and scriptures ». « To the question “Is there such a thing as free will? Sri Ramana Maharshi asks: Whose will is it? So long as there is the sense of doer ship, there is the sense of enjoyment and of individual will. But if this sense is lost through the practice of self-enquiry (Vichara) and one becomes self-realized, divine will act and guide the course of events. He clarifies that free will holds the field only in association with individuality. As long as individuality lasts there is the idea of free will. All the scriptures are based on this idea and therefore advise us to direct « free will » towards right goals.
When the question “If what is destined to happen will happen is there any use in prayer or effort or should we just remain idle?” Ramana Maharshi says: There are only two ways to conquer destiny or be independent of it. One is to enquire for whom is this destiny and discover that only the ego is bound by destiny and not the Self, and that the ego is non-existent.
“Destiny is the result of past action. It concerns the body. Let the body act as may suit it. Why are you concerned with it? Why do you pay attention to it? Should anything happen, it happens as a result of past actions, of divine will and other factors”.
This last saying is the source of the confusion of a lot of Ramana’s devotees. Please understand it through your heart and clarity my friends because the stones that are not seen in the inner garden manifest in the garden of life.
What does it mean to be conscious? Can consciousness avoid anything? Once you are clear about who you truly are, what does happen? For sure the body and the world are not seen in the same light anymore, but can you neglect them? Is there anything that can be hidden ? Does the sun avoid shining on everything? If there’s no heavy « stone » on the way, obviously the light won’t focus on it. But if a heavy stone remains on your path, bring your attention to it, otherwise it will manifest in and out and karma keeps operating in life. Truth is found « here and now » as you are, with your light and your ego.
There’s nothing else to find but embracing the present moment as it is within, with clarity about your true Self. There’s nothing else to do but following your Heart and responding to the outer world with naturalness and trust.
31/08/2020
HEALING THE SEXUAL EGO
What is ego? As all is One, ego is whatever gets in the way of this Oneness. Ego is whatever creates a lack of respect for yourself or for others or whatever hurts yourself or others. Lack of respect is the only boundary to your freedom to be yourself. Self-respect is the compass to know what to do and say.
Sexuality has often been avoided in most religions because strong desires can be hard to control and can create trouble. It is often believed that it is better to avoid them completely by advocating celibacy and separating women and men in most monasteries. Yet, if sexuality is not expressed and healed, there cannot be a complete openness and reconciliation with all aspects of humanity.
There’s nothing wrong with sexuality. There’s simply something « wrong » with lack of respect, like in many other fields.
Because of lots of moralistic views of sexuality, and taboos, sexuality often needs to be healed. How to know your sexual mind needs healing? How to know some ancient memories or taboos are still loaded?
Simply say some sentences in your mind and see if your body reacts (gets tense, feels tension, etc,). If so, simply feel these tensions, and breathe until there is space and openness in your body.
Don’t conclude anything. Don’t judge this or that. Go beyond « good » and « bad ». Going beyond « good » and « bad » does not mean that you will be free to do anything you want. You will simply find the compass of your heart, where there is lots of freedom to be yourself, in the sexual field also, to the exception of a lack of respect. The Heart always feels and knows the boundary.
To be rooted in your Heart, meet and feel all that still disturbs your mind. Here are a few sentences to check and to do the practice with, if they have an impact in your body.
Start with the Truth about your real nature « I have no problem at all ». Feel the impact of these words in your body and breathe until there’s space within.
Continue with mind possible « disturbing identities ». As the tree of life, nothing is separate from you. All is within. It is either active ( loaded) or inactive ( unloaded- empty). Simply, check and see what words disturb your body and mind : « I am vicious », « I am sadistic », « I am cruel », « I am a pervert », « I am frigid », « I am cold », « I am homosexual », « I am nymphomaniac », « I am a pedophile », etc. Simply feel the disturbance in your body and breathe until there’s inner space. This unloads all « ego memories and taboos ».
End with the Truth of your real nature
« I am completely at peace with myself ». Feel the words and breathe.
« I am completely healed ». Feel the words and breathe.
Be yourself. Be free
29/08/2020
Sexuality has often been avoided in most religions because strong desires can be hard to control and can create trouble. It is often believed that it is better to avoid them completely by advocating celibacy and separating women and men in most monasteries. Yet, if sexuality is not expressed and healed, there cannot be a complete openness and reconciliation with all aspects of humanity.
There’s nothing wrong with sexuality. There’s simply something « wrong » with lack of respect, like in many other fields.
Because of lots of moralistic views of sexuality, and taboos, sexuality often needs to be healed. How to know your sexual mind needs healing? How to know some ancient memories or taboos are still loaded?
Simply say some sentences in your mind and see if your body reacts (gets tense, feels tension, etc,). If so, simply feel these tensions, and breathe until there is space and openness in your body.
Don’t conclude anything. Don’t judge this or that. Go beyond « good » and « bad ». Going beyond « good » and « bad » does not mean that you will be free to do anything you want. You will simply find the compass of your heart, where there is lots of freedom to be yourself, in the sexual field also, to the exception of a lack of respect. The Heart always feels and knows the boundary.
To be rooted in your Heart, meet and feel all that still disturbs your mind. Here are a few sentences to check and to do the practice with, if they have an impact in your body.
Start with the Truth about your real nature « I have no problem at all ». Feel the impact of these words in your body and breathe until there’s space within.
Continue with mind possible « disturbing identities ». As the tree of life, nothing is separate from you. All is within. It is either active ( loaded) or inactive ( unloaded- empty). Simply, check and see what words disturb your body and mind : « I am vicious », « I am sadistic », « I am cruel », « I am a pervert », « I am frigid », « I am cold », « I am homosexual », « I am nymphomaniac », « I am a pedophile », etc. Simply feel the disturbance in your body and breathe until there’s inner space. This unloads all « ego memories and taboos ».
End with the Truth of your real nature
« I am completely at peace with myself ». Feel the words and breathe.
« I am completely healed ». Feel the words and breathe.
Be yourself. Be free
29/08/2020
TRUST
Once the “work” is done (you know who you are, you can accept all aspects of ego, you are not in denial, you don’t need to “win” anyone”) SURRENDER to what you feel inside without identifying to what you feel. This can be the greatest challenge. Being open means being receptive and feeling all sorts of feelings inside (you become a sponge). The challenge is not to get lost. Once the “work” is done, TRUST that what you feel is not who you are.
What you feel also makes you behave a certain way. Trust your natural reaction. This is when the mirror effect is fully operative and confusion can be on both sides. When there’s no wall and no filter in you to prevent becoming “one with”, confusion can be experienced. Some people hide their ego very well and still you feel it. Yet, you may think “I really have a problem”. Do not doubt yourself. Once the “work” is done, really believe in yourself. Trust your feelings without doubting yourself and without judging yourself. Depending on the environment you are in, you may feel very warm or cold, happy or sad, intelligent or stupid, easy or clumsy, doubtful or trustful. All sorts of feelings will be inside you and the challenge is not to think “I am what I feel ». I feel sad does not mean « I am sad », or I feel cold does not mean « I am cold”, etc... Do not identify one second with what you feel. Keep trusting yourself and your natural reaction: “I go for it a million times”, or “I keep my distance”, “I wait and see”, “I do nothing”, etc. You don’t know why you don’t feel like answering a friend for example but, without concluding anything, trust it is the best answer. When the “work” is done, also do not forget to “follow your joy”, that is to say to do what makes you happy. It is not selfishness in this case. It is self-respect. You feel like going for a walk alone, go for it. You feel like taking your distance for a day or two, go for it. Respect yourself because in truth, it is the only way to respect others too. People may not understand you. Be free from the need to please or win anyone. Do not forget that popularity is not necessarily a sign of quality. Do your best for harmony but do it according to your feelings. Also do not forget not to conclude anything about a person. Everybody has his/her own challenges and difficulties. Naturally you have an idea about a person but deep down it does not matter. Follow what you feel without judging yourself and others. Tell what you think and feel, even strongly and harshly in some cases if this is your natural reaction, but deep down, nothing matters. The openness is always there. Peace and love is always there. If you only hold onto silence and avoid the world, for sure there is no challenge and you are not a challenge to anyone either. Yet, you may not find the door to the Heart. If you open to your wholeness and bring the “earth” and the “sky” together, challenges naturally will be there, as well as the Heart.
We need to learn how to dance together. But how beautiful that dance is. How beautiful the song of the bird. How beautiful the waves on the shore. How beautiful the eyes of a child. How beautiful the wind playing with us...
And if the « work » is not done, keep questioning yourself, be aware of your ego, unload it, and then only trust yourself.
27/08/2020
What you feel also makes you behave a certain way. Trust your natural reaction. This is when the mirror effect is fully operative and confusion can be on both sides. When there’s no wall and no filter in you to prevent becoming “one with”, confusion can be experienced. Some people hide their ego very well and still you feel it. Yet, you may think “I really have a problem”. Do not doubt yourself. Once the “work” is done, really believe in yourself. Trust your feelings without doubting yourself and without judging yourself. Depending on the environment you are in, you may feel very warm or cold, happy or sad, intelligent or stupid, easy or clumsy, doubtful or trustful. All sorts of feelings will be inside you and the challenge is not to think “I am what I feel ». I feel sad does not mean « I am sad », or I feel cold does not mean « I am cold”, etc... Do not identify one second with what you feel. Keep trusting yourself and your natural reaction: “I go for it a million times”, or “I keep my distance”, “I wait and see”, “I do nothing”, etc. You don’t know why you don’t feel like answering a friend for example but, without concluding anything, trust it is the best answer. When the “work” is done, also do not forget to “follow your joy”, that is to say to do what makes you happy. It is not selfishness in this case. It is self-respect. You feel like going for a walk alone, go for it. You feel like taking your distance for a day or two, go for it. Respect yourself because in truth, it is the only way to respect others too. People may not understand you. Be free from the need to please or win anyone. Do not forget that popularity is not necessarily a sign of quality. Do your best for harmony but do it according to your feelings. Also do not forget not to conclude anything about a person. Everybody has his/her own challenges and difficulties. Naturally you have an idea about a person but deep down it does not matter. Follow what you feel without judging yourself and others. Tell what you think and feel, even strongly and harshly in some cases if this is your natural reaction, but deep down, nothing matters. The openness is always there. Peace and love is always there. If you only hold onto silence and avoid the world, for sure there is no challenge and you are not a challenge to anyone either. Yet, you may not find the door to the Heart. If you open to your wholeness and bring the “earth” and the “sky” together, challenges naturally will be there, as well as the Heart.
We need to learn how to dance together. But how beautiful that dance is. How beautiful the song of the bird. How beautiful the waves on the shore. How beautiful the eyes of a child. How beautiful the wind playing with us...
And if the « work » is not done, keep questioning yourself, be aware of your ego, unload it, and then only trust yourself.
27/08/2020
ONENESS
Feel the watcher (or Father) quality of Pure Consciousness. Observe how He watches, effortlessly, and how He knows, directly. He simply watches like a child does. Does the watcher judge? Does the watcher have ambitions, plans and programmes? The watcher is completely open, calm and neutral. Pure Consciousness glides over everything like a duck on a peaceful lake. This watcher is yourself in the most intimate and natural way. He is deeply yourself and hence it is not limited to “you”. Pure Consciousness is One with all things - pure knowledge, pure intelligence.
Feel also the heart (or Mother) quality of Pure Consciousness. In this case, Pure Consciousness is like an open flower which vibrates in unison with all things. Feel how alive She is. Pure Consciousness has millions of hands to help you, all the forms to protect you and various faces to smile at you. She calls you through many people. She knows all the wisdom and all the mistakes of the world. She knows every being directly, absolutely. She knows what you need to grow and how to bring it to you. Because Pure Consciousness is One with everything, Pure Consciousness has only one will: love. Your true being is pure love.
However, despite this absolute intelligence and love, your true nature cannot always help you. Your mind has to be open enough to feel the presence of the Heart in the depth of yourself. Listen to its voice. It is also your inner voice, what feels the most natural in you. This Heart is You. Pure Consciousness is not mere emptiness or silence. It is the living presence of the Heart.
The Heart, love, is the key to the wonders of this world. It is the silent force flowing through all things. When your mind is open, you are One with the entire universe. This is why existence can speak to you, answer your questions and hold your hand. You are not separate from anything. You need only open your mind and let your heart guide you because it penetrates and knows all things. Tilicho (extract from the book The Source: Initiation into Love and Freedom https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html ).
26/08/2020
Feel also the heart (or Mother) quality of Pure Consciousness. In this case, Pure Consciousness is like an open flower which vibrates in unison with all things. Feel how alive She is. Pure Consciousness has millions of hands to help you, all the forms to protect you and various faces to smile at you. She calls you through many people. She knows all the wisdom and all the mistakes of the world. She knows every being directly, absolutely. She knows what you need to grow and how to bring it to you. Because Pure Consciousness is One with everything, Pure Consciousness has only one will: love. Your true being is pure love.
However, despite this absolute intelligence and love, your true nature cannot always help you. Your mind has to be open enough to feel the presence of the Heart in the depth of yourself. Listen to its voice. It is also your inner voice, what feels the most natural in you. This Heart is You. Pure Consciousness is not mere emptiness or silence. It is the living presence of the Heart.
The Heart, love, is the key to the wonders of this world. It is the silent force flowing through all things. When your mind is open, you are One with the entire universe. This is why existence can speak to you, answer your questions and hold your hand. You are not separate from anything. You need only open your mind and let your heart guide you because it penetrates and knows all things. Tilicho (extract from the book The Source: Initiation into Love and Freedom https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html ).
26/08/2020
About Self-respect
« Let the world be. The pulse still beating / the star still shining / the clock still ticking / flowers still growing. » Sometimes, some « spiritual » people try to give me this lesson. Very nicely, let me answer that one should be grateful that the pulse is still beating, the star is still shining, the clock is still ticking.....because Divine Consciousness bears it all. Without Divine Consciousness opening and embracing all aspects of ego and therefore merging with every particle of matter, the perfect order of nature would not be. So before trying to give lessons to others, be aware and have humility. It is about time to remove the masks!
So called « Aspiritual people » can be very confused. Another source of confusion is the fact that the light is already « enlightened ». Indeed there’s Light at the end of the tunnel and this light is already perfect, already whole, but don’t forget, to access this light, to realise the Self, the « small you » needs to awake and cross the tunnel. Crossing the tunnel it is not THAT difficult, simply be aware of your ego. This awareness is already given to you on a plate so AWAKE and read @ https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
On the path of Love, a good reminder is « Don’t forget to respect yourself as much as you respect others. »
04/08/2020
So called « Aspiritual people » can be very confused. Another source of confusion is the fact that the light is already « enlightened ». Indeed there’s Light at the end of the tunnel and this light is already perfect, already whole, but don’t forget, to access this light, to realise the Self, the « small you » needs to awake and cross the tunnel. Crossing the tunnel it is not THAT difficult, simply be aware of your ego. This awareness is already given to you on a plate so AWAKE and read @ https://www.tilicho.fr/initiation-and-book.html
On the path of Love, a good reminder is « Don’t forget to respect yourself as much as you respect others. »
04/08/2020
Knowing the fall to prevent the fall
What is the “The fall from heaven” (loss of balance, peace, joy and love in one’s life and in the world)?
It is important to know about this mental archetype because it manifests at one point on one’s life path, usually at the end of the crossing of the ocean of Samsara. It is at the “end”, and it also gives birth to a new “ beginning”, once this most obscure mental pattern is seen and understood. It is the story of the original “Father”, “Mother” and “Son” in the Christian culture. In the Hindu mythology, this story takes the form of “Shiva”, “Parvati”and “Ganesh”.
We all carry the mental patterns (qualities and flaws) of the original “Father”, “Mother” and “Son”. They influence one’s behavior.
“Son” actually represents the man the “Mother” helps. She gives “birth to God”.
“Father” and “Mother” are the natural man and natural woman. They are opposites and consequently endlessly attract each other. It is true love. True love though is never easy. Opposites are opposites. One is rational, one is emotional, one likes intimacy, one is a social animal, etc. But their meeting helps embracing “the other side of the coin” and finding balance and harmony. And balance and harmony there is, until “She” enlightens. It is the woman, in history, who first finds the Light (this is also a very deep hidden secret). Her clarity then becomes an unconscious threat to her husband who still lies a little bit to himself and does not completely rest in the Heart. He then becomes arrogant and tries to put her down “Who do you think you are?”, “Do you consider yourself superior?” He takes more and more distance from Her. He unconsciously makes sure people don’t believe Her and keep admiring Him, the pure-hearted, peaceful and wise man. But wisdom is not completely realized in him yet, and She suffers. He is hard on Her. He needs to come down from his pedestal and she needs to respect herself more and stop Self-doubt.
She needs to totally recognise herself, which is a challenge. It is easy for someone to stop Self-doubt when one meets a guru who can confirm who you are and where you are on your path, but She is Self-made. Her “seeing the Light” just happened. This is both her greatest strength (she can immediately identify the “mistakes” of people’s path and reason for misunderstanding), and her greatest weakness: Self-doubt. Originally, She has no one ahead of Her in terms of clear understanding, behaving naturally, going through all types of injustice and embracing all, as well as having the Power of the Heart ( Presence within all forms. Truth writes Destiny). This is at the beginning of her path very difficult for Her to believe. She has to learn to stop Self-doubt and reveal herself to help confusion end, to help mental patterns change, to help women respect themselves and be respected.
At one point, She meets the loving spiritual man. He has “Seeing powers”. She eventually teaches him that the power of “Seeing” is not a sign of total Self-realisation. She makes him see and understand the very hidden sides of ego ( manipulation, attachment). There is confusion between these two, “Mother” and “ Son”, because their love appears absolutely perfect. He does not understand how she can stay with “her husband” who does not see Her clearly and who is hard on her. His “seeing” Her can make Him crazy about Her. Being finally understood and seen can also make the most faithful woman “fall”. If they fall for each other, true love, balance, family life is disturbed. Now, by the fact of clearly seeing and understanding these patterns, they don’t manifest.
The story needed to be repeated several times in the past, with different characters, in order that clarity comes.
This is the path of the “Mother”. She has experienced life and She actually ends up being a bit “wounded” at the end. Her husband who now completely understands Her, can also fully listen to His Heart and heal her from unecessarily doubting Him. The three can realise the Self as Trinity. They have opened to one another without confusion.
When the three realise Sat Chit Ananda, all is in balance. The Sacred Feminine qualities are in the Sacred Masculine. The Sacred Masculine qualities are in the Sacred Feminine. All is in All.
Their different paths though have given them more special qualities: the “Mother’s experience” makes her know the way to the Heart better. The Father’s qualities make him more the peaceful, steady and safe “Home”. The “Son’s powers”, clear-seeing, better remove the obstacles on the way. There can now be equal respect, balance and harmony for all.
22/07/2020
It is important to know about this mental archetype because it manifests at one point on one’s life path, usually at the end of the crossing of the ocean of Samsara. It is at the “end”, and it also gives birth to a new “ beginning”, once this most obscure mental pattern is seen and understood. It is the story of the original “Father”, “Mother” and “Son” in the Christian culture. In the Hindu mythology, this story takes the form of “Shiva”, “Parvati”and “Ganesh”.
We all carry the mental patterns (qualities and flaws) of the original “Father”, “Mother” and “Son”. They influence one’s behavior.
“Son” actually represents the man the “Mother” helps. She gives “birth to God”.
“Father” and “Mother” are the natural man and natural woman. They are opposites and consequently endlessly attract each other. It is true love. True love though is never easy. Opposites are opposites. One is rational, one is emotional, one likes intimacy, one is a social animal, etc. But their meeting helps embracing “the other side of the coin” and finding balance and harmony. And balance and harmony there is, until “She” enlightens. It is the woman, in history, who first finds the Light (this is also a very deep hidden secret). Her clarity then becomes an unconscious threat to her husband who still lies a little bit to himself and does not completely rest in the Heart. He then becomes arrogant and tries to put her down “Who do you think you are?”, “Do you consider yourself superior?” He takes more and more distance from Her. He unconsciously makes sure people don’t believe Her and keep admiring Him, the pure-hearted, peaceful and wise man. But wisdom is not completely realized in him yet, and She suffers. He is hard on Her. He needs to come down from his pedestal and she needs to respect herself more and stop Self-doubt.
She needs to totally recognise herself, which is a challenge. It is easy for someone to stop Self-doubt when one meets a guru who can confirm who you are and where you are on your path, but She is Self-made. Her “seeing the Light” just happened. This is both her greatest strength (she can immediately identify the “mistakes” of people’s path and reason for misunderstanding), and her greatest weakness: Self-doubt. Originally, She has no one ahead of Her in terms of clear understanding, behaving naturally, going through all types of injustice and embracing all, as well as having the Power of the Heart ( Presence within all forms. Truth writes Destiny). This is at the beginning of her path very difficult for Her to believe. She has to learn to stop Self-doubt and reveal herself to help confusion end, to help mental patterns change, to help women respect themselves and be respected.
At one point, She meets the loving spiritual man. He has “Seeing powers”. She eventually teaches him that the power of “Seeing” is not a sign of total Self-realisation. She makes him see and understand the very hidden sides of ego ( manipulation, attachment). There is confusion between these two, “Mother” and “ Son”, because their love appears absolutely perfect. He does not understand how she can stay with “her husband” who does not see Her clearly and who is hard on her. His “seeing” Her can make Him crazy about Her. Being finally understood and seen can also make the most faithful woman “fall”. If they fall for each other, true love, balance, family life is disturbed. Now, by the fact of clearly seeing and understanding these patterns, they don’t manifest.
The story needed to be repeated several times in the past, with different characters, in order that clarity comes.
This is the path of the “Mother”. She has experienced life and She actually ends up being a bit “wounded” at the end. Her husband who now completely understands Her, can also fully listen to His Heart and heal her from unecessarily doubting Him. The three can realise the Self as Trinity. They have opened to one another without confusion.
When the three realise Sat Chit Ananda, all is in balance. The Sacred Feminine qualities are in the Sacred Masculine. The Sacred Masculine qualities are in the Sacred Feminine. All is in All.
Their different paths though have given them more special qualities: the “Mother’s experience” makes her know the way to the Heart better. The Father’s qualities make him more the peaceful, steady and safe “Home”. The “Son’s powers”, clear-seeing, better remove the obstacles on the way. There can now be equal respect, balance and harmony for all.
22/07/2020
The Son
Often, I am asked “Tell us more about the Son”.
The “Son” in the history of the Trinity, is the one whom the "Mother” shapes, and whose heart and mind are open and receptive.
There are of course several “spiritual sons and daughters”, but RARE is the one who is at the service of the Mother (his Powers are not serving power). He is able to forget himself, to recognise his doubts, and to overcome his fears and various attachments, in particular his attachment to his position. His heart and mind are completely open. He is the symbol of “the Savior “.
The attachment to one’s social/spiritual position, to one’s image, career or reputation is often expressed by a lack of gratitude and honesty. It gives rise, even in subtle form, to the “liar” and the “manipulator”.
The “Son” whose knowledge does not originally come from direct experience has the tendency to deny Truth. This can be expressed in sayings such as “Enlightenment, illumination or Truth do not exist.”
For these reasons, the Sacred Feminine has never fully been recognised in the history of mankind. She may even have been mistaken for the "thief" of Knowledge while she opens the Door to deeper Knowledge. It is important that confusion ends. It is important to put a light on pretences and pretension.
There is a “Son” in each of us. It is an aspect of Consciousness. The fact of seeing and recognising these very old mental tendencies makes it possible to realise Truth and freedom.
It simply requires to say things as they are, to acknowledge one’s weaknesses, to quote one’s sources and to express gratitude.
At the level of spiritual teachers, it allows the return to authentic teaching and also the“healing” of the students, often trapped in spiritual idealism and / or the search for some kinds of powers and over admiration for powers.
Let us recognise the “Father” in each of us with his quality: mental clarity, stability and peace; and his flaws: lack of openness, feeling of superiority, attachment to peace and to certain states of consciousness.
Let us recognise the "Son" in each of us with the quality of detachment, joy, a sense of selfless service and gratitude (when attachment, fears, and lies are seen and recognised).
Let us recognise the "Mother" in each of us with the quality of openness, humility, courage and clarity of heart. In this case, the mental tendencies are: doubt, confusion and lack of self-respect.
Clarity and understanding allow real openness to the heart and the restoration of harmony.
Om Sat Chit Ananda.
15/07/2020
The “Son” in the history of the Trinity, is the one whom the "Mother” shapes, and whose heart and mind are open and receptive.
There are of course several “spiritual sons and daughters”, but RARE is the one who is at the service of the Mother (his Powers are not serving power). He is able to forget himself, to recognise his doubts, and to overcome his fears and various attachments, in particular his attachment to his position. His heart and mind are completely open. He is the symbol of “the Savior “.
The attachment to one’s social/spiritual position, to one’s image, career or reputation is often expressed by a lack of gratitude and honesty. It gives rise, even in subtle form, to the “liar” and the “manipulator”.
The “Son” whose knowledge does not originally come from direct experience has the tendency to deny Truth. This can be expressed in sayings such as “Enlightenment, illumination or Truth do not exist.”
For these reasons, the Sacred Feminine has never fully been recognised in the history of mankind. She may even have been mistaken for the "thief" of Knowledge while she opens the Door to deeper Knowledge. It is important that confusion ends. It is important to put a light on pretences and pretension.
There is a “Son” in each of us. It is an aspect of Consciousness. The fact of seeing and recognising these very old mental tendencies makes it possible to realise Truth and freedom.
It simply requires to say things as they are, to acknowledge one’s weaknesses, to quote one’s sources and to express gratitude.
At the level of spiritual teachers, it allows the return to authentic teaching and also the“healing” of the students, often trapped in spiritual idealism and / or the search for some kinds of powers and over admiration for powers.
Let us recognise the “Father” in each of us with his quality: mental clarity, stability and peace; and his flaws: lack of openness, feeling of superiority, attachment to peace and to certain states of consciousness.
Let us recognise the "Son" in each of us with the quality of detachment, joy, a sense of selfless service and gratitude (when attachment, fears, and lies are seen and recognised).
Let us recognise the "Mother" in each of us with the quality of openness, humility, courage and clarity of heart. In this case, the mental tendencies are: doubt, confusion and lack of self-respect.
Clarity and understanding allow real openness to the heart and the restoration of harmony.
Om Sat Chit Ananda.
15/07/2020
A Summary of my Teaching
Self-inquiry «Who am I?» leads to understanding what our true nature really is. This understanding comes from mental clarity, the masculine aspect of Consciousness. We can also call it : the «Father» quality.
With Self-inquiry, one understands that the Self is already within all of us as pure unlimited consciousness: the Light.
How to find the Light? Is mental clarity enough? What happens when one becomes aware ?
When the light is switched on in a room, does the light only shine on itself or does it enlighten everything around? Can you lose your light if you become aware of ego or bring your attention to the world?
The focus on emptiness and inner silence only (one does not pay attention to the world and puts aside negative thoughts and emotions) does not include the totality of one’s human experience. It has to be understood as the limitation of the «Father» consciousness.
When you choose the path of meditation and silence, enjoy silence, enjoy bliss but don’t think these states are your destination. The destination is always « here and now ». There’s nothing to find except PURE KNOWING.
Although mental clarity is respectable, the clarity of the Heart that embraces all is deeper. I insist on this point because I see many spiritual seekers and teachers being trapped in their search for a special state of consciousness. Often I ask « Can you lose who you are? » and often I hear the following: «Yes, when my mind is clouded ». Is this really true? Is there not the KNOWING of the thought « I lose who I am when the mind is clouded ». Who are you?...
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07/07/2020
With Self-inquiry, one understands that the Self is already within all of us as pure unlimited consciousness: the Light.
How to find the Light? Is mental clarity enough? What happens when one becomes aware ?
When the light is switched on in a room, does the light only shine on itself or does it enlighten everything around? Can you lose your light if you become aware of ego or bring your attention to the world?
The focus on emptiness and inner silence only (one does not pay attention to the world and puts aside negative thoughts and emotions) does not include the totality of one’s human experience. It has to be understood as the limitation of the «Father» consciousness.
When you choose the path of meditation and silence, enjoy silence, enjoy bliss but don’t think these states are your destination. The destination is always « here and now ». There’s nothing to find except PURE KNOWING.
Although mental clarity is respectable, the clarity of the Heart that embraces all is deeper. I insist on this point because I see many spiritual seekers and teachers being trapped in their search for a special state of consciousness. Often I ask « Can you lose who you are? » and often I hear the following: «Yes, when my mind is clouded ». Is this really true? Is there not the KNOWING of the thought « I lose who I am when the mind is clouded ». Who are you?...
READ MORE @ A summary of my teaching
07/07/2020
Believe in your Self
When you take your thoughts seriously, you end up believing "I'm not enough ...". Understand who you really are and let the mind « bla bla » be. It will pass. Do not take the film for reality. You are the screen. How to be this screen in everyday life? This screen, which doesn't change regardless of the film (the thoughts or emotions you have), simply is your clarity. It's nothing special. It is not a state of peace or silence as the mind defines it or seeks it. It’s just a clear perception of what you think or feel. " I do not feel good ". You have the right not to feel good, but understand that emotions are not who you really are. Don't judge them. They eventually pass. "I'm stuck, I can't do it." You have the right to think like that, but don't believe your thoughts. Understand that they come and go. They too end up passing. Everything you experience is changing. What is permanent is the clear perception of reality. This is the real treasure, the real silence and the real peace, WHATEVER YOU ARE THINKING OR EXPERIENCING. Trust yourself. Believe in yourself. When there is no duality with the small « I », you can hear and listen to your heart.
05/07/2020
05/07/2020
The bridge between Heaven and Earth
What is the bridge between heaven and earth, between the masculine (mental clarity) and the feminine (openness to what is really experienced)? It is the openness to negative thoughts and emotions WITHOUT FEAR because you understand: IT IS NOT WHO I AM. Also understand that the mind is very subtle and powerful to make you believe that bringing the negative to consciousness "creates and manifests the negative". Quite the opposite happens. Experience it. Put the phrase "I am a manipulator" in your body. If your body reacts, breathe with this sentence and completely feel the disturbing emotions. What is happening? They pass. The words (memories) are no longer loaded. When you meet negative thoughts and emotions, you take away their load and power. Otherwise they continue to influence you unconsciously. Be clear and do not be afraid to open yourself to reality, to the truth of what is present in you "here and now". You will do immense service not only to yourself but also to all of humanity.
05/07/2020
05/07/2020
The Sunny House
"Grandfather, how can the sun enter my house everyday?" asked a little boy on a grey day.
"Is not the sun always present anyway and aren't you a warm sunshine yourself my darling?" replied the grandfather.
"Indeed, the sun always shines and warmth is already within me" replied the satisfied little boy.
However, the boy's house remained dark and he became more and more sullen. Seeing him like this, the grandfather apologized for his incomplete answer: "The sun IS always present my child and the Light is also within you but you need to open the curtains". Since then, the little boy lives in a very luminous house.
The curtains hiding the inner Light are the veils of perception. On one side of the window, the curtain is called "Ignorance" and on the other side: "Resistance". Know who you really are my friends to remove the veil of ignorance.Yet, do not forget to also remove the veil of resistance to ego as it prevents embracing the present moment as it is.
To see the light, you have to BE THE LIGHT. Its rays shine on everything without discrimination. In the same way, let your inner light shine on the present moment as it is, with its load of emotions, positive and negative thoughts. How could you realise your true Self if you don't know your true beauty and ignore your ego?
Be yourself - Be Conscious.
7 September 2018
Agenda
"Is not the sun always present anyway and aren't you a warm sunshine yourself my darling?" replied the grandfather.
"Indeed, the sun always shines and warmth is already within me" replied the satisfied little boy.
However, the boy's house remained dark and he became more and more sullen. Seeing him like this, the grandfather apologized for his incomplete answer: "The sun IS always present my child and the Light is also within you but you need to open the curtains". Since then, the little boy lives in a very luminous house.
The curtains hiding the inner Light are the veils of perception. On one side of the window, the curtain is called "Ignorance" and on the other side: "Resistance". Know who you really are my friends to remove the veil of ignorance.Yet, do not forget to also remove the veil of resistance to ego as it prevents embracing the present moment as it is.
To see the light, you have to BE THE LIGHT. Its rays shine on everything without discrimination. In the same way, let your inner light shine on the present moment as it is, with its load of emotions, positive and negative thoughts. How could you realise your true Self if you don't know your true beauty and ignore your ego?
Be yourself - Be Conscious.
7 September 2018
Agenda
Understanding the Root of all Problems
"According to a legend of the 19th century "Truth" and "Lie" met one day. Lie told Truth: " It's a beautiful day today". Truth suspiciously looked around. The day was indeed really beautiful.
They spent some time together until they arrived in front of a well. Lie told Truth:
"The water is very nice, let's take a bath together!". Truth, once again suspicious, touched the water. It was indeed really nice. They undressed and started bathing.
Lie then came out of the water, put on the clothes of Truth and run away. Truth came out of the well and run everywhere to find Lie and get her clothes back. The world, seeing the naked Truth, turned disdainfully its eyes away from her. Poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared, hiding her shame.
Lie then travelled around the world dressed as Truth, satisfying the vain needs of society, and the World did not want to see the naked Truth. (Unknown author).
Painting: "Truth coming out of the well" Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.
6 September 2018
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They spent some time together until they arrived in front of a well. Lie told Truth:
"The water is very nice, let's take a bath together!". Truth, once again suspicious, touched the water. It was indeed really nice. They undressed and started bathing.
Lie then came out of the water, put on the clothes of Truth and run away. Truth came out of the well and run everywhere to find Lie and get her clothes back. The world, seeing the naked Truth, turned disdainfully its eyes away from her. Poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared, hiding her shame.
Lie then travelled around the world dressed as Truth, satisfying the vain needs of society, and the World did not want to see the naked Truth. (Unknown author).
Painting: "Truth coming out of the well" Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.
6 September 2018
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About Freedom
Freedom is not a state of being. Freedom is Clarity. When you are clear about reality "Here and Now", it doesn't matter what colour this reality is (pink, grey, red or green). You are free because you are clear. You know who you are and you are open to the present moment as it is within.
It is Supreme Love that watches the thought "I am not loving enough". It is boundless Freedom that is aware of the belief "I am not free enough". It is Pure Silence that catches all the "noises" of the mind. Finally, it is deep Contentment that "smiles" at the quest for eternal bliss. "Here and now" is perceived with clarity. No cage can trap clarity.
Do not look for anything my friends, to the exception of Truth. Do not pretend anything. Do not wear the masks of love, peace or silence. Idealism is a cage to see and free yourself from. Simply be true. See beyond appearance.
30 August 2018
Agenda
It is Supreme Love that watches the thought "I am not loving enough". It is boundless Freedom that is aware of the belief "I am not free enough". It is Pure Silence that catches all the "noises" of the mind. Finally, it is deep Contentment that "smiles" at the quest for eternal bliss. "Here and now" is perceived with clarity. No cage can trap clarity.
Do not look for anything my friends, to the exception of Truth. Do not pretend anything. Do not wear the masks of love, peace or silence. Idealism is a cage to see and free yourself from. Simply be true. See beyond appearance.
30 August 2018
Agenda
"I AM"
Who are you?
Are you Silence or its Witness?
Are you Love or the observer of it?
Are you bliss or the awareness knowing it?
Who you are is extremely simple. "I AM" is NOTHING. It is your Consciousness, your clear open mind.
Only NOTHING is one with EVERYTHING. Only the undefined "I AM" can blend with all definitions, thoughts, emotions and sensations.
Do not forget it my friends and even the spiritual ego will not trap you. Simply open with clarity and honesty to everything that is "Here and Now" inside of you. Do not take any inner state seriously (not even silence, peace, bliss and spiritual powers).
Let your naturalness guide you because who you are, this "NOTHING" is also your NATURE.
When you have nothing to prove, no inner state to preserve, nothing to hide or pretend, the inner child is fully alive within . Just be true, honest, spontaneous. Be yourself. True love, joy and silence are simply your natural expression, whatever this expression is. Feel free to be yourself.
28 August 2018
Agenda
Are you Silence or its Witness?
Are you Love or the observer of it?
Are you bliss or the awareness knowing it?
Who you are is extremely simple. "I AM" is NOTHING. It is your Consciousness, your clear open mind.
Only NOTHING is one with EVERYTHING. Only the undefined "I AM" can blend with all definitions, thoughts, emotions and sensations.
Do not forget it my friends and even the spiritual ego will not trap you. Simply open with clarity and honesty to everything that is "Here and Now" inside of you. Do not take any inner state seriously (not even silence, peace, bliss and spiritual powers).
Let your naturalness guide you because who you are, this "NOTHING" is also your NATURE.
When you have nothing to prove, no inner state to preserve, nothing to hide or pretend, the inner child is fully alive within . Just be true, honest, spontaneous. Be yourself. True love, joy and silence are simply your natural expression, whatever this expression is. Feel free to be yourself.
28 August 2018
Agenda
About Divine Grace
The role of a spiritual teacher is to help open the door to the Heart.
The door to the Heart opens when duality ceases. There is duality when you hide. By recognising your deepest divine nature and being honest about your ego, all duality vanishes.
The door to the Heart opens when you stop being your own enemy. All is You. If selfishness or manipulation drive you from time to time, simply be aware of it. Do not be afraid of your ego. It is just a memory that can only be 'active' if you fear seeing it. Open to Truth and all walls vanish.
The door to the Heart opens when ignorance is gone. Know who you really are. Know how to distinguish Truth from illusion. I once heard a spiritual teacher say, "You do not need courage to realise the Self". Is it true? Spiritual concepts, experiences and powers can easily make some people teach about Self-realisation without really knowing what Truth is. The deeper the ignorance or the lie, the more courage is needed. True courage is honesty. The Light is seen when the veils of ignorance and lies do not hide Reality (Read The Universe Within: About Masculine/Feminine integration).
The door to the Heart opens when ego surrenders and Gratitude is present.
Are you ready? Your readiness is your openness.
The door to the Heart is Divine Grace. Open to Grace.
5 January 2018.
Agenda
The door to the Heart opens when duality ceases. There is duality when you hide. By recognising your deepest divine nature and being honest about your ego, all duality vanishes.
The door to the Heart opens when you stop being your own enemy. All is You. If selfishness or manipulation drive you from time to time, simply be aware of it. Do not be afraid of your ego. It is just a memory that can only be 'active' if you fear seeing it. Open to Truth and all walls vanish.
The door to the Heart opens when ignorance is gone. Know who you really are. Know how to distinguish Truth from illusion. I once heard a spiritual teacher say, "You do not need courage to realise the Self". Is it true? Spiritual concepts, experiences and powers can easily make some people teach about Self-realisation without really knowing what Truth is. The deeper the ignorance or the lie, the more courage is needed. True courage is honesty. The Light is seen when the veils of ignorance and lies do not hide Reality (Read The Universe Within: About Masculine/Feminine integration).
The door to the Heart opens when ego surrenders and Gratitude is present.
Are you ready? Your readiness is your openness.
The door to the Heart is Divine Grace. Open to Grace.
5 January 2018.
Agenda
Trust You Are Infinite Love
Paradoxically, there is hidden pride in not revealing one’s true nature and there is humility in recognizing one’s true Perfection.
Each individual is already the perfection s/he is looking for, consciously or unconsciously.
What is the key to realise this perfection? Simply your honesty and your understanding.
Believe in yourself. Don’t feel guilty. Forget about the past and remember you don't even need to change. When ego pops up in your mind, as a puppet on stage, simply see it and don’t believe you are the puppet but the one holding the strings.
What are the consequences of knowing who you truly are? You are not afraid of being aware of your ego and you can laugh about it: “Here it is again, playing tricks to myself. Oh, oh, now it is angry, jealous, mean, etc.” When you make peace with your puppet, you are automatically connected with your Heart and consequently, you feel what you have to do and say in a very natural way, beyond all kinds of spiritual idealism. Changes happens by itself without you looking for it.
The puppeteer is detached from his/her puppet, and does not judge it, whatever role it plays. If your puppet is attached for example, to whom does this really matter? There is detachment in welcoming attachment. Feel free. Don't judge your ego.
You are not the puppet but the master of the game. Be real. Believe in yourself.
May all beings realise Love (01/09/2016)
Agenda
Each individual is already the perfection s/he is looking for, consciously or unconsciously.
What is the key to realise this perfection? Simply your honesty and your understanding.
Believe in yourself. Don’t feel guilty. Forget about the past and remember you don't even need to change. When ego pops up in your mind, as a puppet on stage, simply see it and don’t believe you are the puppet but the one holding the strings.
What are the consequences of knowing who you truly are? You are not afraid of being aware of your ego and you can laugh about it: “Here it is again, playing tricks to myself. Oh, oh, now it is angry, jealous, mean, etc.” When you make peace with your puppet, you are automatically connected with your Heart and consequently, you feel what you have to do and say in a very natural way, beyond all kinds of spiritual idealism. Changes happens by itself without you looking for it.
The puppeteer is detached from his/her puppet, and does not judge it, whatever role it plays. If your puppet is attached for example, to whom does this really matter? There is detachment in welcoming attachment. Feel free. Don't judge your ego.
You are not the puppet but the master of the game. Be real. Believe in yourself.
May all beings realise Love (01/09/2016)
Agenda
THE WHITE SCREEN STORY
In a movie theatre a white screen thought it was so pure that it did not want any movie to be played. It could stain its snow white beauty. So it stayed like this, steady, apparently perfect and shiny until a cute movie appeared with funny characters. The screen could not prevent showing this movie. Many other movies followed: a romantic one, a comedy and later on a sad film and even a pornographic one. The screen enjoyed very much the light and joyful movies and realised that actually even the darker ones did not affect its real nature. The screen remained white no matter what.
Who we truly are (Consciousness) always remains unchanged. Furthermore, when there is understanding about one's true nature, one becomes natural, human: open to emotions and life.
Whenever you pay too much attention to "good" or "bad" energy, whenever you catch yourself saying " This person's energy is not good", remember who you are: the holder of all, One with everything. How could you realise the Self if "walls" are in your mind? Be who you are: one with everything and yet free from everything. Simply meet the resistance within and behave naturally in the outer world. Without accusing or rejecting anyone, naturally take distance with some people when differences are too important. Yet, remain open-minded!
In the universal pool of light and shadows, each person having a good look at his/her ego is helping to clean the ocean of Consciousness and the global suffering.
"Whatever has to happen will happen" is not a fatality per se. It is our destiny to look at our ego without fear and to change the quality of our destiny: "What should not happen will not happen."
May all human beings open to the ocean of consciousness and Love.
12 March 2017
Agenda
Who we truly are (Consciousness) always remains unchanged. Furthermore, when there is understanding about one's true nature, one becomes natural, human: open to emotions and life.
Whenever you pay too much attention to "good" or "bad" energy, whenever you catch yourself saying " This person's energy is not good", remember who you are: the holder of all, One with everything. How could you realise the Self if "walls" are in your mind? Be who you are: one with everything and yet free from everything. Simply meet the resistance within and behave naturally in the outer world. Without accusing or rejecting anyone, naturally take distance with some people when differences are too important. Yet, remain open-minded!
In the universal pool of light and shadows, each person having a good look at his/her ego is helping to clean the ocean of Consciousness and the global suffering.
"Whatever has to happen will happen" is not a fatality per se. It is our destiny to look at our ego without fear and to change the quality of our destiny: "What should not happen will not happen."
May all human beings open to the ocean of consciousness and Love.
12 March 2017
Agenda
BE YOURSELF
People often ask this question: HOW TO BE LOVE in a world where one still needs protection? This is apparently the great spiritual dilemma. I always answer the same: stay natural!
The total INNER "YES" to all kinds of people and to the state of the world as it is today is not an obstacle to the OUTER "NO" in everyday life.
It is best to learn by example it seems. So here is my "NO" to confusion. "NO" when the false is taken for the real, "NO" to fake medicine and fake pills, "NO" to all snake oils, "NO" to deceptive appearances, "NO" to pretense, "NO" to ungratefulness and injustice, "NO" to hypocrisy and disrespect, "NO" when the true serves the false, "NO" to blindly follow the herd, "NO" to poverty, "NO" to stupidity. "YES" to freedom in all its forms, "YES" to freedom of speech, "YES" to free thinking, "YES" to difference, "YES" to "No one can buy me", "YES" to the real, "YES" to no masks, "YES" to the freedom to be rich, "YES" to all kinds of freedoms when they do not hinder love, justice, respect, the freedom to BE YOURSELF.
The total INNER "YES" to all kinds of people and to the state of the world as it is today is not an obstacle to the OUTER "NO" in everyday life.
It is best to learn by example it seems. So here is my "NO" to confusion. "NO" when the false is taken for the real, "NO" to fake medicine and fake pills, "NO" to all snake oils, "NO" to deceptive appearances, "NO" to pretense, "NO" to ungratefulness and injustice, "NO" to hypocrisy and disrespect, "NO" when the true serves the false, "NO" to blindly follow the herd, "NO" to poverty, "NO" to stupidity. "YES" to freedom in all its forms, "YES" to freedom of speech, "YES" to free thinking, "YES" to difference, "YES" to "No one can buy me", "YES" to the real, "YES" to no masks, "YES" to the freedom to be rich, "YES" to all kinds of freedoms when they do not hinder love, justice, respect, the freedom to BE YOURSELF.
MATTER AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Does matter come from Consciousness or is Consciousness the result of the development of matter?
All comes from Consciousness. You exist before you are born. Consciousness takes forms and shapes, like the ocean forms waves yet, beyond forms and shapes, water never changes. Consciousness IS.
Hidden at the core of Silence and its infinite possibilities, hidden within immobility, is the seed of life: Consciousness already holds all information. All is already known and all develops according to Consciousness. Creation is the natural movement of Consciousness.
Consciousness that manifests goes through cycles of life. It is an eternal renewal. Manifestation happens. Matter and ego develop. Identification with ego happens and then one experiences the calling to return "Home" (to be conscious of one's true being). The movement of Consciousness is towards Divine Life: conscious manifestation.
Beyond time, in the eternal dimension of "Here and Now", everything is already "known". Consciousness and Creation rise simultaneously for the purpose of Love.
Ego is consciousness in movement that has identified with its material form. Ego is the "wave" thinking it is separate from the ocean. Know who you are, and you realise you have never left HOME: the ocean of life. You are not the wave but the entire ocean: "I AM".
There is nothing wrong with ego. Accept it totally, all aspects of it. All waves are part of the ocean of consciousness. If you do not make peace with some waves, you are still in duality with yourself. How could you then realise who you are? Transcend ego by not resisting it within and you will see what is in the Heart of matter: the pure light of Consciousness, for ever present in all forms.
May all beings see the LIGHT.
28 April 2017
Agenda
All comes from Consciousness. You exist before you are born. Consciousness takes forms and shapes, like the ocean forms waves yet, beyond forms and shapes, water never changes. Consciousness IS.
Hidden at the core of Silence and its infinite possibilities, hidden within immobility, is the seed of life: Consciousness already holds all information. All is already known and all develops according to Consciousness. Creation is the natural movement of Consciousness.
Consciousness that manifests goes through cycles of life. It is an eternal renewal. Manifestation happens. Matter and ego develop. Identification with ego happens and then one experiences the calling to return "Home" (to be conscious of one's true being). The movement of Consciousness is towards Divine Life: conscious manifestation.
Beyond time, in the eternal dimension of "Here and Now", everything is already "known". Consciousness and Creation rise simultaneously for the purpose of Love.
Ego is consciousness in movement that has identified with its material form. Ego is the "wave" thinking it is separate from the ocean. Know who you are, and you realise you have never left HOME: the ocean of life. You are not the wave but the entire ocean: "I AM".
There is nothing wrong with ego. Accept it totally, all aspects of it. All waves are part of the ocean of consciousness. If you do not make peace with some waves, you are still in duality with yourself. How could you then realise who you are? Transcend ego by not resisting it within and you will see what is in the Heart of matter: the pure light of Consciousness, for ever present in all forms.
May all beings see the LIGHT.
28 April 2017
Agenda
What is reality?
What mystical experiences reveal is that Consciousness is the Light. It is at the core of everything, knows and feels everything. Consciousness is an amazing intelligence explaining everything and knowing everything beyond time and space. Somehow it is because the future is pre-known that the past takes place. All is known here and now. Science and spirituality may soon meet and clarify the most amazing mysteries of life. All comes from consciousness and this is who we all are. We can totally surrender to this amazing force within us because it knows the whole universe and makes every form grow and develop in a perfect manner. There is no need to worry about anything when we know who we really are. Deep peace and happiness result from remembering who we are.
May all beings understand Reality.
28 june 2017
Agenda
May all beings understand Reality.
28 june 2017
Agenda
HOW TO BE AWARE IN DAILY LIFE ?
How to be aware in daily life? Do you have to be aware all the time? Do you have to make efforts to watch ego: the shell of false beliefs, or can you remain natural?
Simply be yourself, natural and spontaneous.
Only bring attention to your body when you don't feel at ease or when your mind is closed.
Feel the tension in your body, breathe and let it go. Be yourself.
As all is One, uneasiness is felt in the body whenever you don't respect yourself or you don't respect others. With awareness, you return to inner peace and your behaviour naturally changes.
If change doesn't automatically happen, you relax with whatever you feel. This is when the spiritual concept "I am not the doer" is justified. Simply say "yes" to your personal movie. Embrace totally what is "here and now" in your body/mind without any will for change. This relaxation is actually the best source for change. So simply be aware and relax.
Drop also stories about people (gossiping, criticising, excessive attention about the people who disturb you, etc.) Feel free to 'Empty your bag" with family and friends whenever you need to, don't be afraid of words and judgments (communicating freely helps to be truthful and to quickly retrieve inner peace), and then drop the 'story'. Understand that all stories are just pointers to make you aware of what you still resist within. It is all about you. You are the main subject. Whether you are right or wrong does not matter in a way. As long as someone disturbs you within, you are resisting ego. Remember who you are and find inner peace.
When the spiritual seeker understands " I am not my mind ", there is an automatic detachment from ego. This detachment can occur through mental understanding. In this case, the person may say: "I am already free. My personal movie is an illusion. There is nothing to realise. There is no "I", no "you", etc." Generally, this intellectual understanding results in the following state of mind: "I feel free and I do not care. I can let the movie play freely. All is predestined." This is what I call the vertical path. This person is in a way connected to Essence (verticality) and can experience states of bliss and emptiness; but not yet to Existence (horizontality). A certain peace of mind or state of consciousness has been reached, but not yet the deepest Self: the Heart.
At this stage, some spiritual seekers believe Consciousness cannot know itself because there just is nothing to realise. Such beliefs bring confusion. Individual consciousness can see its luminous source. This does not mean consciousness is divided into two. It simply means the wave realises its oceanic nature.
Be who you really are: AWARENESS of what is here and now. See the perfect self-defence mechanism of the mind that wants to survive by focusing for instance on the idea that: "There is nothing to do because I am not the doer and all is predestined" or "Why caring because the world is an illusion?"This can justify any ego behaviour, isn't it (even ego behaviour dissimulated behind the mask of love)?
The concept "I am not the doer" is very true. Simply know which "I" is concerned. The concept "All is predestined" is very true. All is the divine play of Consciousness. Yet, these concepts cannot be used to justify being irresponsible, careless and unconscious.
Finding the Heart simply, naturally, implies being responsible, by the very nature of the Heart. It automatically brings deep respect for yourself and all aspects of life. Who is the true Self? Who is the real doer? Who makes sunflowers turn to the sun? Who makes your body develop and grow in a very ordered way. Who makes organs do their job without your thinking being involved. Who is this Intelligence within all forms? Who is this Intelligence within you that is already free and does not depend upon "you"? Who is the real you?
Consciousness is not limited to the body/mind. It is omniscient and infinite. Consciousness is the Heart of everything. The more you are conscious, the more you are Divine and the more you are responsible in a natural way. It is commonly said that the Divine takes care of everything. Being Divine is naturally being responsible because all is You.
When sages use words, concepts, these concepts depend upon a context. For instance, sages can sometimes mention the unity between body and Spirit and at other times, they talk about the illusion of matter. If this is forgotten, concepts can be used to justify ego behaviour. Mind is so clever that it can make mind behaviour appears as love and love behaviour as mind. Yet, the times for Sacrifice are over. Love is aware.
Be aware of the last battle between the "mind" and the "heart". Be open to the possibility that the darkest part of the mind covers reality with veils. The unconscious tendency to deny, be selfish, manipulative (twisting information and facts) as well as being jealous in subtle ways (comparing and competing) really distorts perception of reality (what is here and now). The trouble with unconciousness is that it is not conscious! So who is the real Mirror in such a "battle"? The honest answer to the question: " Who really takes care without any mask?" solves the problem. Honesty is the key to clarity and liberation. Be clear and be free.
What happens when you are CONSCIOUS? Beyond concepts, directly experience the effect of being aware. What happens to emotions when you meet them? What happens to thoughts when you realise they are false? What happens to your behaviour when you keep seeing you have been unfair to some people? By being aware, the personal movie changes. You shift from the mental movie to a more natural one, until it becomes truly divine. The divine movie is the free expression of Pure consciousness (consciousness that is not influenced by ego) in the body/mind. You are the captain of your own boat. Indeed, you can say that all of these shifts are already written, predestined. Yes. But for what purpose?
Why is everything happening in a certain way? All events happen to make you aware, real, conscious, free from the desire for power and ambition, free from people's judgements and opinions - free from irrational fears and the false idea of being separate from other people and existence as a whole. Do not use the idea of predestination to surrender to ego! The purpose of life is to surrender to the Heart - the REAL you. Know the power of the Heart. All is done so that you awaken, hopefully in the softest way.
The purpose of life is to Be yourself. Don't forget, this is not a question of becoming different, more peaceful, more blissful, more joyful, more... It is only a question of AWARENESS and HONESTY with what is here and now in your body/mind. This eventually leads to LOVE, PEACE and JOY, in and out.
The way to Love is not to try to be more loving but to be more truthful. Truth reveals Love.
Realising the Self is embracing the verticality (Light) and the horizontality (life). One becomes both soft and strong, understanding, compassionate and behaves naturally. There is no false appearance and no game of love. The inner "Yes" is not an obstacle to the outer "No". There are no mental boundaries within, but one is not afraid to set natural boundaries in daily life when they are necessary. There is as much respect for oneself as for others. The body/mind is completely healed. People generally feel at ease with a truly awakened being. There is no manipulation. All sorts of powers have no influence. Sharing one's understanding is a natural movement.
With clarity regarding the verticality and the horizontality of the ocean of consciousness, a shift can occur from mental clarity to the deepest perception of the Heart. This shift happens by connecting to your feelings. When you know who you are, there is no fear to fully embrace ego as it is in the mind ( as the false belief for instance: "I am not a good person") AND as it is felt in the body (as a sensation of resistance). Feeling the resistance allows to truly reconnect with yourself as Presence dwelling in the Heart. In this case, there is not the feeling "I don't care" or "I feel indifferent to people and life". "Nothing" is one with everything. There is both true detachment and total connection with life. You realise your true NATURE. Nothing matters and yet, everything is absolutely precious. Emptiness embraces fullness. Consciousness and Existence are not separate. This is the whole meaning of life. Self-realisation is the realisation of wholeness. You are Presence within all forms.
May all beings be aware and dwell in the Heart. (October 2015 / February 2016)
Tilicho's agenda
Simply be yourself, natural and spontaneous.
Only bring attention to your body when you don't feel at ease or when your mind is closed.
Feel the tension in your body, breathe and let it go. Be yourself.
As all is One, uneasiness is felt in the body whenever you don't respect yourself or you don't respect others. With awareness, you return to inner peace and your behaviour naturally changes.
If change doesn't automatically happen, you relax with whatever you feel. This is when the spiritual concept "I am not the doer" is justified. Simply say "yes" to your personal movie. Embrace totally what is "here and now" in your body/mind without any will for change. This relaxation is actually the best source for change. So simply be aware and relax.
Drop also stories about people (gossiping, criticising, excessive attention about the people who disturb you, etc.) Feel free to 'Empty your bag" with family and friends whenever you need to, don't be afraid of words and judgments (communicating freely helps to be truthful and to quickly retrieve inner peace), and then drop the 'story'. Understand that all stories are just pointers to make you aware of what you still resist within. It is all about you. You are the main subject. Whether you are right or wrong does not matter in a way. As long as someone disturbs you within, you are resisting ego. Remember who you are and find inner peace.
When the spiritual seeker understands " I am not my mind ", there is an automatic detachment from ego. This detachment can occur through mental understanding. In this case, the person may say: "I am already free. My personal movie is an illusion. There is nothing to realise. There is no "I", no "you", etc." Generally, this intellectual understanding results in the following state of mind: "I feel free and I do not care. I can let the movie play freely. All is predestined." This is what I call the vertical path. This person is in a way connected to Essence (verticality) and can experience states of bliss and emptiness; but not yet to Existence (horizontality). A certain peace of mind or state of consciousness has been reached, but not yet the deepest Self: the Heart.
At this stage, some spiritual seekers believe Consciousness cannot know itself because there just is nothing to realise. Such beliefs bring confusion. Individual consciousness can see its luminous source. This does not mean consciousness is divided into two. It simply means the wave realises its oceanic nature.
Be who you really are: AWARENESS of what is here and now. See the perfect self-defence mechanism of the mind that wants to survive by focusing for instance on the idea that: "There is nothing to do because I am not the doer and all is predestined" or "Why caring because the world is an illusion?"This can justify any ego behaviour, isn't it (even ego behaviour dissimulated behind the mask of love)?
The concept "I am not the doer" is very true. Simply know which "I" is concerned. The concept "All is predestined" is very true. All is the divine play of Consciousness. Yet, these concepts cannot be used to justify being irresponsible, careless and unconscious.
Finding the Heart simply, naturally, implies being responsible, by the very nature of the Heart. It automatically brings deep respect for yourself and all aspects of life. Who is the true Self? Who is the real doer? Who makes sunflowers turn to the sun? Who makes your body develop and grow in a very ordered way. Who makes organs do their job without your thinking being involved. Who is this Intelligence within all forms? Who is this Intelligence within you that is already free and does not depend upon "you"? Who is the real you?
Consciousness is not limited to the body/mind. It is omniscient and infinite. Consciousness is the Heart of everything. The more you are conscious, the more you are Divine and the more you are responsible in a natural way. It is commonly said that the Divine takes care of everything. Being Divine is naturally being responsible because all is You.
When sages use words, concepts, these concepts depend upon a context. For instance, sages can sometimes mention the unity between body and Spirit and at other times, they talk about the illusion of matter. If this is forgotten, concepts can be used to justify ego behaviour. Mind is so clever that it can make mind behaviour appears as love and love behaviour as mind. Yet, the times for Sacrifice are over. Love is aware.
Be aware of the last battle between the "mind" and the "heart". Be open to the possibility that the darkest part of the mind covers reality with veils. The unconscious tendency to deny, be selfish, manipulative (twisting information and facts) as well as being jealous in subtle ways (comparing and competing) really distorts perception of reality (what is here and now). The trouble with unconciousness is that it is not conscious! So who is the real Mirror in such a "battle"? The honest answer to the question: " Who really takes care without any mask?" solves the problem. Honesty is the key to clarity and liberation. Be clear and be free.
What happens when you are CONSCIOUS? Beyond concepts, directly experience the effect of being aware. What happens to emotions when you meet them? What happens to thoughts when you realise they are false? What happens to your behaviour when you keep seeing you have been unfair to some people? By being aware, the personal movie changes. You shift from the mental movie to a more natural one, until it becomes truly divine. The divine movie is the free expression of Pure consciousness (consciousness that is not influenced by ego) in the body/mind. You are the captain of your own boat. Indeed, you can say that all of these shifts are already written, predestined. Yes. But for what purpose?
Why is everything happening in a certain way? All events happen to make you aware, real, conscious, free from the desire for power and ambition, free from people's judgements and opinions - free from irrational fears and the false idea of being separate from other people and existence as a whole. Do not use the idea of predestination to surrender to ego! The purpose of life is to surrender to the Heart - the REAL you. Know the power of the Heart. All is done so that you awaken, hopefully in the softest way.
The purpose of life is to Be yourself. Don't forget, this is not a question of becoming different, more peaceful, more blissful, more joyful, more... It is only a question of AWARENESS and HONESTY with what is here and now in your body/mind. This eventually leads to LOVE, PEACE and JOY, in and out.
The way to Love is not to try to be more loving but to be more truthful. Truth reveals Love.
Realising the Self is embracing the verticality (Light) and the horizontality (life). One becomes both soft and strong, understanding, compassionate and behaves naturally. There is no false appearance and no game of love. The inner "Yes" is not an obstacle to the outer "No". There are no mental boundaries within, but one is not afraid to set natural boundaries in daily life when they are necessary. There is as much respect for oneself as for others. The body/mind is completely healed. People generally feel at ease with a truly awakened being. There is no manipulation. All sorts of powers have no influence. Sharing one's understanding is a natural movement.
With clarity regarding the verticality and the horizontality of the ocean of consciousness, a shift can occur from mental clarity to the deepest perception of the Heart. This shift happens by connecting to your feelings. When you know who you are, there is no fear to fully embrace ego as it is in the mind ( as the false belief for instance: "I am not a good person") AND as it is felt in the body (as a sensation of resistance). Feeling the resistance allows to truly reconnect with yourself as Presence dwelling in the Heart. In this case, there is not the feeling "I don't care" or "I feel indifferent to people and life". "Nothing" is one with everything. There is both true detachment and total connection with life. You realise your true NATURE. Nothing matters and yet, everything is absolutely precious. Emptiness embraces fullness. Consciousness and Existence are not separate. This is the whole meaning of life. Self-realisation is the realisation of wholeness. You are Presence within all forms.
May all beings be aware and dwell in the Heart. (October 2015 / February 2016)
Tilicho's agenda
WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?
The mind has the tendency to believe what is false: ego, and not to trust what is real: the Self - your inner voice. Enlightenment is a shift from falsehood to Truth. Yet do not look for the experience of enlightenment. Look only to make peace with your mind and know who you are. Only this truly matters.
Are you ready to drop spiritual idealism and simply welcome the truth of what is here and now within?
You are already, totally accepted as you are, only your mind may not be at peace with itself. Simply know who you are. This automatically prevents you from taking your ego seriously. Feel it. Don't resist any type of emotions but know you are not your ego.
Find the source of your mind and see, as a direct experience, that it is already free from everything. You may call it “Open Mind” or “ Witness”, “Watcher”, “Presence”, “Awareness”, “Pure Consciousness”, “your Attention”. See as a direct experience that who you truly are does not depend upon any state of consciousness. You simply recognise states of consciousness. Who is aware of your inner silence? Who is aware of your thoughts? Who is aware of body contractions? Who recognises whether there is the emotion of joy or sadness within? It is You as consciousness. Thoughts, emotions and body sensations come and go but who you truly are remains for ever unchanged. Simply remember who you are. There always is a space within you that recognises and knows what is going on within.
You are nothing but Awareness. Nothing special. When you sincerely accept to be "nothing special" and stop looking to become someone special, you find your open mind: the Heart. Only “Nothing” can permeate everything. So “Nothing”, Pure Consciousness, is also the Spirit, the Intelligence of Nature – all knowing and all pervading.
The Real does not need to be improved. It simply is THAT which embraces the present moment. It is already perfect, already whole, already present within you and all forms. Being open to truth is Perfection. Do not try by all means to make ego perfect. This is only working at the level of the movie. Know the screen is already perfect and it is You.
Simply remember who you are and BE HONEST. Enlightenment happens when you recognise your real nature (the screen) and do not resist the movie. That is IT. Absence of ego is the recognition of both your inner beauty and the movie. Do not be lost in spiritual idealism. Do not put any peaceful or loving mask on your face. There is no 'high' place to reach. Reach Truth only. Know who you are and be honest. Love then manifests in its real and natural form.
Here is an attempt in clarifying spiritual concepts about enlightenment.
AWAKENING happens when the veil of ignorance is lifted. After reading some spiritual books or hearing some teacher, you finally understand who you are. There is a: "Ah Ah!", a true deep understanding of yourself, but not yet enlightenment.
ENLIGHTENMENT is the experience of the present moment. "Here and Now", duality is transcended and one sees one's true nature: Pure Consciousness - omniscient and luminous - Truth. Truth dissolves all shadows. It is divine grace.
what are the conditions for enlightenment?
- Your mind is clear: you understand who you truly are.
- You have no resistance to Truth: there is no duality with ego. You don't take it seriously and YET you are honest about it,
- You are totally one-pointed at this time. There is like an urgency to understand for the only sake of understanding; not to become enlightened.
Enlightenment or Self-realisation does not take time, because time is part of the mind. Only the mind that happens to be totally here and now at some point, transcends duality and realise its luminous and omniscient nature. Love IS, but seeing your deepest nature is realising Love. It expresses itself freely in the body/mind. This is the freedom to be yourself.
You are free when you feel relax within. This relaxation is what directly reconnects you to the Heart. You are not struggling with yourself. You feel your emotions, you welcome them but you don't deny them. In that sense, you don't take your ego seriously. Despite the waves on the surface of the ocean, you remain always peaceful within. To be oneself is to listen to this peace - your Heart and to let it drive you freely, beyond the usual frame of thoughts of the mind; beyond good and bad. Before enlightenment, one is in the natural state and after enlightenment, one is still in the natural state: the same openness to the truth of what is here and now.
To be oneself is not about improving ego. By the simple fact of recognising it and relaxing with it, the Heart drives you. Ego has no influence over you. In the natural state of an enlightened person, whether ego tendencies are still there or not doesn't prevent the Heart from driving the body/mind. Don't look for the great perfection buddhists talk about (all ego tendencies are seen and neutralised). Look again and again for truth. Truth is sooner or later the door to Great Perfection: Presence within all forms - the absence of mental boundaries.
Even if sometimes you have experienced an ego free state during a certain time; and you regret that this experience is over, ask yourself: who regrets it? Who are you? Again do not get confused between the screen and the movie. The true screen welcomes again and again any type of movie. Do not identify with ego. It is Freedom that recognises the lack of freedom.
Any spiritual experience that takes time is the experience of a new state of mind but not yet Reality. The Real can only be met in the present moment because the present moment IS the only reality. A beautiful spiritual experience is a great sign that your mind is recognizing more and more its own beauty. Yet, as long as seeing reality as Truth is not experienced, there still is resistance to ego. So ask yourself: “What am I still looking for? What am I avoiding seeing about my ego?” Again, don’t be afraid to see your ego. Don’t take it seriously. Don’t feel guilty. Know who you are and open to Truth.
Enlightenment happens ¨Now¨ and if it does not, it does not matter. When the mind is aware and at peace, the ultimate experience of death is the experience of liberation.
Simply be in the natural state: open to truth.
Some people are in the natural state but they do not know it. How can you know about your state of realisation?
Ask yourself: “Am I at peace with all aspects of my ego and all aspects of ego in the world?” If “Yes” this means that you have crossed the ocean of samsara (all aspects of ego) and you Love all. Do you Love all? Do not be confused, real Love is not idealistic Love. True love has crossed it all and knows how to swim in the ocean of life. It knows that to maintain peace and love in daily life; certain distances are necessary, being angry sometimes is also necessary, and that being too kind can bring frustration. True love no longer appears as love after crossing it all (unjustice, distortion of facts, jealousy and ignorance) but this love is real and does not pretend anything. It does not hide anything either. It is the greatest strength.
If you don't know whether your love is true, ask yourself: “Do I ever harm other people or myself?” Being in the natural state is being free from any harm, manipulation and lies. Are you free? Again do not be confused by spiritual idealism. When you naturally set boundaries in daily life; this does not mean you are lacking respect to others. You simply respect yourself. It is as important as respecting other people. Are you free?
Finally, ask yourself: “ Am I really “cool” and flexible as well as strong?” The natural fruit is very soft and cool inside but outside it may have a hard skin.
Be yourself, listen to your Heart; beyond any idea of good and bad. This is where balance and harmony dwell.
May all beings realise the natural state. 23/10/2016
Tilicho's agenda
Are you ready to drop spiritual idealism and simply welcome the truth of what is here and now within?
You are already, totally accepted as you are, only your mind may not be at peace with itself. Simply know who you are. This automatically prevents you from taking your ego seriously. Feel it. Don't resist any type of emotions but know you are not your ego.
Find the source of your mind and see, as a direct experience, that it is already free from everything. You may call it “Open Mind” or “ Witness”, “Watcher”, “Presence”, “Awareness”, “Pure Consciousness”, “your Attention”. See as a direct experience that who you truly are does not depend upon any state of consciousness. You simply recognise states of consciousness. Who is aware of your inner silence? Who is aware of your thoughts? Who is aware of body contractions? Who recognises whether there is the emotion of joy or sadness within? It is You as consciousness. Thoughts, emotions and body sensations come and go but who you truly are remains for ever unchanged. Simply remember who you are. There always is a space within you that recognises and knows what is going on within.
You are nothing but Awareness. Nothing special. When you sincerely accept to be "nothing special" and stop looking to become someone special, you find your open mind: the Heart. Only “Nothing” can permeate everything. So “Nothing”, Pure Consciousness, is also the Spirit, the Intelligence of Nature – all knowing and all pervading.
The Real does not need to be improved. It simply is THAT which embraces the present moment. It is already perfect, already whole, already present within you and all forms. Being open to truth is Perfection. Do not try by all means to make ego perfect. This is only working at the level of the movie. Know the screen is already perfect and it is You.
Simply remember who you are and BE HONEST. Enlightenment happens when you recognise your real nature (the screen) and do not resist the movie. That is IT. Absence of ego is the recognition of both your inner beauty and the movie. Do not be lost in spiritual idealism. Do not put any peaceful or loving mask on your face. There is no 'high' place to reach. Reach Truth only. Know who you are and be honest. Love then manifests in its real and natural form.
Here is an attempt in clarifying spiritual concepts about enlightenment.
AWAKENING happens when the veil of ignorance is lifted. After reading some spiritual books or hearing some teacher, you finally understand who you are. There is a: "Ah Ah!", a true deep understanding of yourself, but not yet enlightenment.
ENLIGHTENMENT is the experience of the present moment. "Here and Now", duality is transcended and one sees one's true nature: Pure Consciousness - omniscient and luminous - Truth. Truth dissolves all shadows. It is divine grace.
what are the conditions for enlightenment?
- Your mind is clear: you understand who you truly are.
- You have no resistance to Truth: there is no duality with ego. You don't take it seriously and YET you are honest about it,
- You are totally one-pointed at this time. There is like an urgency to understand for the only sake of understanding; not to become enlightened.
Enlightenment or Self-realisation does not take time, because time is part of the mind. Only the mind that happens to be totally here and now at some point, transcends duality and realise its luminous and omniscient nature. Love IS, but seeing your deepest nature is realising Love. It expresses itself freely in the body/mind. This is the freedom to be yourself.
You are free when you feel relax within. This relaxation is what directly reconnects you to the Heart. You are not struggling with yourself. You feel your emotions, you welcome them but you don't deny them. In that sense, you don't take your ego seriously. Despite the waves on the surface of the ocean, you remain always peaceful within. To be oneself is to listen to this peace - your Heart and to let it drive you freely, beyond the usual frame of thoughts of the mind; beyond good and bad. Before enlightenment, one is in the natural state and after enlightenment, one is still in the natural state: the same openness to the truth of what is here and now.
To be oneself is not about improving ego. By the simple fact of recognising it and relaxing with it, the Heart drives you. Ego has no influence over you. In the natural state of an enlightened person, whether ego tendencies are still there or not doesn't prevent the Heart from driving the body/mind. Don't look for the great perfection buddhists talk about (all ego tendencies are seen and neutralised). Look again and again for truth. Truth is sooner or later the door to Great Perfection: Presence within all forms - the absence of mental boundaries.
Even if sometimes you have experienced an ego free state during a certain time; and you regret that this experience is over, ask yourself: who regrets it? Who are you? Again do not get confused between the screen and the movie. The true screen welcomes again and again any type of movie. Do not identify with ego. It is Freedom that recognises the lack of freedom.
Any spiritual experience that takes time is the experience of a new state of mind but not yet Reality. The Real can only be met in the present moment because the present moment IS the only reality. A beautiful spiritual experience is a great sign that your mind is recognizing more and more its own beauty. Yet, as long as seeing reality as Truth is not experienced, there still is resistance to ego. So ask yourself: “What am I still looking for? What am I avoiding seeing about my ego?” Again, don’t be afraid to see your ego. Don’t take it seriously. Don’t feel guilty. Know who you are and open to Truth.
Enlightenment happens ¨Now¨ and if it does not, it does not matter. When the mind is aware and at peace, the ultimate experience of death is the experience of liberation.
Simply be in the natural state: open to truth.
Some people are in the natural state but they do not know it. How can you know about your state of realisation?
Ask yourself: “Am I at peace with all aspects of my ego and all aspects of ego in the world?” If “Yes” this means that you have crossed the ocean of samsara (all aspects of ego) and you Love all. Do you Love all? Do not be confused, real Love is not idealistic Love. True love has crossed it all and knows how to swim in the ocean of life. It knows that to maintain peace and love in daily life; certain distances are necessary, being angry sometimes is also necessary, and that being too kind can bring frustration. True love no longer appears as love after crossing it all (unjustice, distortion of facts, jealousy and ignorance) but this love is real and does not pretend anything. It does not hide anything either. It is the greatest strength.
If you don't know whether your love is true, ask yourself: “Do I ever harm other people or myself?” Being in the natural state is being free from any harm, manipulation and lies. Are you free? Again do not be confused by spiritual idealism. When you naturally set boundaries in daily life; this does not mean you are lacking respect to others. You simply respect yourself. It is as important as respecting other people. Are you free?
Finally, ask yourself: “ Am I really “cool” and flexible as well as strong?” The natural fruit is very soft and cool inside but outside it may have a hard skin.
Be yourself, listen to your Heart; beyond any idea of good and bad. This is where balance and harmony dwell.
May all beings realise the natural state. 23/10/2016
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TEACHING AND SPIRITUALITY
As soon as one awakes and realises: ‘Wao, we are That - already perfect’; there often is a movement to teach. But should one teach after awakening if the Self (Truth) has not been completely realised?
Some awakenings are partial as well as some understanding. When should one teach about spirituality then? Teaching about Self-realisation is a responsibility. Some teaching, however simple, can create more confusion than clarity because they do not take into consideration the importance of facing the truth about certain shadows; especially the spiritual ego. This eventually feeds the admiration/co-dependency game between teachers and students.
If there is confusion, coming out of the dream: “I am already realised” is then nearly impossible. The Self IS but it needs to be realised in the body/mind.
Confusion also creates spiritual idealism: only extraordinary powers and high states of consciousness are considered spiritual. These false ideas inevitably lead to disappointment and desillusionment. The person who knows a high state of consciousness will also know a depressed state of mind. The person who has spiritual powers due to one's will is still looking for power. Manipulation sooner or later comes under the light.
Can you imagine living in a society where lies are automatically revealed? Are you ready for that? This is an enlightened life. Your conscience is perfectly clear and at peace.
Even when Truth is realised (which is like saying “the mind is clear and non manipulative”), the spiritual ego can pop out. It may take years for ego tendencies to vanish. Spiritual teaching has to be without ‘the teacher’. This means the teacher has no self-doubt, nothing to prove, does not want to change people and yet truth is expressed. When teaching feels like the flow of a river, you are ready to teach. There is a natural caring but no expectation for change.
So before teaching happens, ask yourself: “Why do I want to teach? Do I need to prove anything? Do I need to be admired or loved? Do I like to play life advisor or do I want people to find the keys to manage their life? Am I clear with my feelings regarding women and men? How do I feel about money and power?
Satsang is a traditional Indian term that describes a gathering (teaching) with someone who has realised Truth. Authentic spiritual teaching requires the realisation of Truth – the luminous and omniscient nature of consciousness. As the sage Ramana Maharshi stated: ”To see the Self is to be the Self”.
Should only enlightened teachers teach? Of course not. Enlightenment should not prevent any other great teachers from teaching in the field of spirituality. However, one should be clear that if Truth has not been realised, teaching should be called whatever you want but not ”Satsang”.
One good sign of authenticity is the price requested for sharing 'Truth'. Prices for spiritual teaching can be quite expensive: 'The more I am enlightened, the more I am expensive', lol.
In some ancient traditions, spiritual teachers are not paid. They rely solely on the generosity (donation) of the students. This prevents the very easy tendency for teachers to become mercantile and find good excuses such as: "I am already free beyond good and evil" or "Donation is not professional enough".
The Real does not need to worry about money or other issues. The Real knows everything is always fine no matter what, when one is conscious. If spiritual teachers do not trust LIFE and become mercantile, who will have absolute confidence in Divine Existence?
The Self is about Authenticity. Let’s all be authentic sharing our true colours.
23 February 17.
Tilicho's agenda
Some awakenings are partial as well as some understanding. When should one teach about spirituality then? Teaching about Self-realisation is a responsibility. Some teaching, however simple, can create more confusion than clarity because they do not take into consideration the importance of facing the truth about certain shadows; especially the spiritual ego. This eventually feeds the admiration/co-dependency game between teachers and students.
If there is confusion, coming out of the dream: “I am already realised” is then nearly impossible. The Self IS but it needs to be realised in the body/mind.
Confusion also creates spiritual idealism: only extraordinary powers and high states of consciousness are considered spiritual. These false ideas inevitably lead to disappointment and desillusionment. The person who knows a high state of consciousness will also know a depressed state of mind. The person who has spiritual powers due to one's will is still looking for power. Manipulation sooner or later comes under the light.
Can you imagine living in a society where lies are automatically revealed? Are you ready for that? This is an enlightened life. Your conscience is perfectly clear and at peace.
Even when Truth is realised (which is like saying “the mind is clear and non manipulative”), the spiritual ego can pop out. It may take years for ego tendencies to vanish. Spiritual teaching has to be without ‘the teacher’. This means the teacher has no self-doubt, nothing to prove, does not want to change people and yet truth is expressed. When teaching feels like the flow of a river, you are ready to teach. There is a natural caring but no expectation for change.
So before teaching happens, ask yourself: “Why do I want to teach? Do I need to prove anything? Do I need to be admired or loved? Do I like to play life advisor or do I want people to find the keys to manage their life? Am I clear with my feelings regarding women and men? How do I feel about money and power?
Satsang is a traditional Indian term that describes a gathering (teaching) with someone who has realised Truth. Authentic spiritual teaching requires the realisation of Truth – the luminous and omniscient nature of consciousness. As the sage Ramana Maharshi stated: ”To see the Self is to be the Self”.
Should only enlightened teachers teach? Of course not. Enlightenment should not prevent any other great teachers from teaching in the field of spirituality. However, one should be clear that if Truth has not been realised, teaching should be called whatever you want but not ”Satsang”.
One good sign of authenticity is the price requested for sharing 'Truth'. Prices for spiritual teaching can be quite expensive: 'The more I am enlightened, the more I am expensive', lol.
In some ancient traditions, spiritual teachers are not paid. They rely solely on the generosity (donation) of the students. This prevents the very easy tendency for teachers to become mercantile and find good excuses such as: "I am already free beyond good and evil" or "Donation is not professional enough".
The Real does not need to worry about money or other issues. The Real knows everything is always fine no matter what, when one is conscious. If spiritual teachers do not trust LIFE and become mercantile, who will have absolute confidence in Divine Existence?
The Self is about Authenticity. Let’s all be authentic sharing our true colours.
23 February 17.
Tilicho's agenda
ABOUT TRUTH AGAIN AND AGAIN
Luckily, Self-realisation happened spontaneously in my case without following any teaching or path. This allowed me to see what is really needed to be OneSelf.
Sometimes some teachings over simplify the Truth: “You are already perfect. Nothing needs to be realized as you already are what you are looking for. There is no enlightenment. The world and ego are illusion”. Here, only the screen (the empty nature of consciousness) is taken into consideration. There is no attention to the movie (ego). This of course may give the spiritual ego all the greatest excuses to play its role on the “spiritual scene” and to go on with lies, selfishness and manipulation.
Sometimes some teachings are too complicated. They over emphasize the purification process. They mostly consider the "ego" movie and want to make it more beautiful and pure, while forgetting it is by stopping identifying with the ego movie that one transcends it and finds true purity beyond good and evil. One can then say:“Indeed my true nature is already perfect and I am That (the perfect empty screen)."
So when you pay too much attention at the screen, shift to the movie. And when you pay too much attention at the movie, shift to the screen.
Trapped by concepts about destiny and fatality, some people wonder: "Does it truly matter to improve the movie on the screen? Should we care about ego as it is an illusion?"
Listen to your Heart. To improve the quality of your life (the movie) and consequently the quality of other people’s life is a natural movement as only the Self IS. All is One. This actually is our destiny. Yet self-improvement is not a destination. The destination is never far away: “ I will change”. The destination is any time, “HERE AND NOW”, by not resisting both the screen and the movie.
Not lying about your ego movie DOES THE JOB – non-duality - Oneness. However, if you only concentrate on your movie, or on your screen, duality is still operating within you and the shutters of your windows cannot let the sun LIGHT in.
Non-duality is the absence of ignorance and lies about the present reality. Perfection recognizes its own beauty and SEES the imperfection of ego.
Does the screen reject or judge the movies that are being played on it? When you realize your true nature, there is total acceptance of what is here and now WITHIN (your thoughts, your emotions). You don’t lie about them. You know you are simultaneously beyond and One with them.
Look at the screen in the movie theatre. There is total oneness between the screen and the movie. You cannot distinguish between one and the other. The Self is One with emotions, One with thoughts, One with the world and at the same time, when you awaken, there is no confusion. Your true nature is the screen, not the movie. All thoughts, all emotions, all states of consciousness, all shapes, like all movies, have a beginning and an end. All comes and goes. What remains absolutely unchanged and steady is the empty screen: the mind that has awakened and knows itself as Pure Presence.
You are One with all that is and simultaneously free from all that is. There is no identification with ego. You have stopped taking the movie seriously. It is not your fault. Therefore, there is total reconciliation with your mind and consequently, the present reality. This is true non-duality – Self-realisation. You are natural and spontaneous.
I would like to mention here another source of confusion regarding spirituality: high states of consciousness. High states of consciousness can be deceptive, especially in the relationship between spiritual teachers and students. Hence, some teachers whose spiritual ego is not seen and who like to be admired, attract students who cannot recognise their true inner beauty and need to admire. This creates unhealthy co-dependency.
Who are you? Are you a state of consciousness or the simple Presence recognizing with the same equanimity high states of consciousness as well as low states of consciousness? Your true nature is already free from both – a simple openness to what is here and now – neither this nor that, neither high nor low, neither joy nor sadness, neither love nor hate, etc. All is within you, but you simply are THAT which is AWARE – OPEN TO TRUTH - the real Heart. SIMPLY FOLLOW WHAT FEELS NATURAL.
Whenever some spiritual experiences bring you high in the sky, you no longer want to land and you do not really care about the world and life. The Heart has not yet been reached. You identify with the spiritual person and you lose who you truly are. This is when the "guru" is both impressive and manipulative. You are nothing but conscious openness manifesting in the body/mind as spontaneity and naturalness.
To prevent confusion, two main paths need to be understood: the vertical path and the horizontal path – respectively the path of peace and the path of love.
The vertical path brings you into high states of consciousness: samadhi (the experience of bliss and silence) and sometimes siddhis: spiritual powers. You can be a channel for the light. You are connected with your essence, but not completely with existence. You know who you are but you still lie about your ego. The plane in the sky has a beautiful view. It is detached, peaceful. Everything is silent above the Earth. The world hardly exists. When you reach the “sky” you may believe this is Self-realization. “Look at the beautiful experiences I have and the state I know”. “Look how peaceful, silent and detached I am”. However, a landing follows any taking off. How does this feel? Are you escaping from life or can you meet it ? True Self-realization is bringing a bit of sky, inner peace, in daily life. This is the natural state, the real samadhi. It is not bliss but contentment with life no matter what happens. Spirituality is integrated into daily life. You are natural and you have both self-respect and respect for others. Real silence is a meeting with life without any fear. You are “here and now”.
The horizontal path is integration of ego into daily life. You don’t resist your shadows but you may feel a bit lost and emotional – too open. The absence of boundaries between yourself and other people, your receptivity, may play tricks to you. You may easily be confused. The path of love without finding inner peace - clarity about who you are - is also confusing for different reasons. You may doubt yourself and may not have clarity. You have all reasons to trust your Heart but you don’t. This is the paradox of love without consciousness. Know yourself. You will then know how to set natural healthy boundaries when they are necessary, without any guilt. It is not always your fault as you may believe it and unconsciously make people believe it. You gain clarity and you know that detachment from people with whom there is no understanding and clarity is the best way to maintain peace and love.
Love without consciousness feels lost and inner peace without love is not real. Finding the Heart is right in the center where Essence and Existence meet. This is meeting Truth – the pure Light of the Heart.
18 february 17.
Tilicho's agenda
Sometimes some teachings over simplify the Truth: “You are already perfect. Nothing needs to be realized as you already are what you are looking for. There is no enlightenment. The world and ego are illusion”. Here, only the screen (the empty nature of consciousness) is taken into consideration. There is no attention to the movie (ego). This of course may give the spiritual ego all the greatest excuses to play its role on the “spiritual scene” and to go on with lies, selfishness and manipulation.
Sometimes some teachings are too complicated. They over emphasize the purification process. They mostly consider the "ego" movie and want to make it more beautiful and pure, while forgetting it is by stopping identifying with the ego movie that one transcends it and finds true purity beyond good and evil. One can then say:“Indeed my true nature is already perfect and I am That (the perfect empty screen)."
So when you pay too much attention at the screen, shift to the movie. And when you pay too much attention at the movie, shift to the screen.
Trapped by concepts about destiny and fatality, some people wonder: "Does it truly matter to improve the movie on the screen? Should we care about ego as it is an illusion?"
Listen to your Heart. To improve the quality of your life (the movie) and consequently the quality of other people’s life is a natural movement as only the Self IS. All is One. This actually is our destiny. Yet self-improvement is not a destination. The destination is never far away: “ I will change”. The destination is any time, “HERE AND NOW”, by not resisting both the screen and the movie.
Not lying about your ego movie DOES THE JOB – non-duality - Oneness. However, if you only concentrate on your movie, or on your screen, duality is still operating within you and the shutters of your windows cannot let the sun LIGHT in.
Non-duality is the absence of ignorance and lies about the present reality. Perfection recognizes its own beauty and SEES the imperfection of ego.
Does the screen reject or judge the movies that are being played on it? When you realize your true nature, there is total acceptance of what is here and now WITHIN (your thoughts, your emotions). You don’t lie about them. You know you are simultaneously beyond and One with them.
Look at the screen in the movie theatre. There is total oneness between the screen and the movie. You cannot distinguish between one and the other. The Self is One with emotions, One with thoughts, One with the world and at the same time, when you awaken, there is no confusion. Your true nature is the screen, not the movie. All thoughts, all emotions, all states of consciousness, all shapes, like all movies, have a beginning and an end. All comes and goes. What remains absolutely unchanged and steady is the empty screen: the mind that has awakened and knows itself as Pure Presence.
You are One with all that is and simultaneously free from all that is. There is no identification with ego. You have stopped taking the movie seriously. It is not your fault. Therefore, there is total reconciliation with your mind and consequently, the present reality. This is true non-duality – Self-realisation. You are natural and spontaneous.
I would like to mention here another source of confusion regarding spirituality: high states of consciousness. High states of consciousness can be deceptive, especially in the relationship between spiritual teachers and students. Hence, some teachers whose spiritual ego is not seen and who like to be admired, attract students who cannot recognise their true inner beauty and need to admire. This creates unhealthy co-dependency.
Who are you? Are you a state of consciousness or the simple Presence recognizing with the same equanimity high states of consciousness as well as low states of consciousness? Your true nature is already free from both – a simple openness to what is here and now – neither this nor that, neither high nor low, neither joy nor sadness, neither love nor hate, etc. All is within you, but you simply are THAT which is AWARE – OPEN TO TRUTH - the real Heart. SIMPLY FOLLOW WHAT FEELS NATURAL.
Whenever some spiritual experiences bring you high in the sky, you no longer want to land and you do not really care about the world and life. The Heart has not yet been reached. You identify with the spiritual person and you lose who you truly are. This is when the "guru" is both impressive and manipulative. You are nothing but conscious openness manifesting in the body/mind as spontaneity and naturalness.
To prevent confusion, two main paths need to be understood: the vertical path and the horizontal path – respectively the path of peace and the path of love.
The vertical path brings you into high states of consciousness: samadhi (the experience of bliss and silence) and sometimes siddhis: spiritual powers. You can be a channel for the light. You are connected with your essence, but not completely with existence. You know who you are but you still lie about your ego. The plane in the sky has a beautiful view. It is detached, peaceful. Everything is silent above the Earth. The world hardly exists. When you reach the “sky” you may believe this is Self-realization. “Look at the beautiful experiences I have and the state I know”. “Look how peaceful, silent and detached I am”. However, a landing follows any taking off. How does this feel? Are you escaping from life or can you meet it ? True Self-realization is bringing a bit of sky, inner peace, in daily life. This is the natural state, the real samadhi. It is not bliss but contentment with life no matter what happens. Spirituality is integrated into daily life. You are natural and you have both self-respect and respect for others. Real silence is a meeting with life without any fear. You are “here and now”.
The horizontal path is integration of ego into daily life. You don’t resist your shadows but you may feel a bit lost and emotional – too open. The absence of boundaries between yourself and other people, your receptivity, may play tricks to you. You may easily be confused. The path of love without finding inner peace - clarity about who you are - is also confusing for different reasons. You may doubt yourself and may not have clarity. You have all reasons to trust your Heart but you don’t. This is the paradox of love without consciousness. Know yourself. You will then know how to set natural healthy boundaries when they are necessary, without any guilt. It is not always your fault as you may believe it and unconsciously make people believe it. You gain clarity and you know that detachment from people with whom there is no understanding and clarity is the best way to maintain peace and love.
Love without consciousness feels lost and inner peace without love is not real. Finding the Heart is right in the center where Essence and Existence meet. This is meeting Truth – the pure Light of the Heart.
18 february 17.
Tilicho's agenda
MAKE PEACE WITH THE SEXUAL BEAST WITHIN
Yesterday I saw on Facebook a photo of a baby who had been raped. The photo was quite shocking and made me write the following text. Healing is all again about understanding who we really are and what the mind is.
The mind is like a fish bowl, empty of all content, to the exception of a few memories: the personal genetic programme. These are represented in the fish bowl by stones. Stones are memories from a very far away past (memories of parents of parents of parents, etc.) and they manifest as thoughts and emotions. Some of them may create taboos in you as well as the feeling of guilt. THESE MEMORIES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
If you take your thoughts or emotions seriously you think this is YOU and you may start feeling bad, feeling guilty. Then you may not want to see these stones. They go to your sub-conscious or unconscious mind. The problem is that whatever is stored in the sub-conscious or unconscious mind is like steam in the pressure cooker. These thoughts are loaded. They influence your behaviour from the back door. So how to unload certain thoughts, especially some sexual thoughts which could be harmful?
Simply bring them back to the light, to your consciousness. See your desires and fantasies. Name them. Do not feel ashamed. Understand that, As the SELF, all is within. MAKE PEACE WITH THE SEXUAL BEAST WITHIN AND UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT YOU. You are the water in the bowl (pure consciousness), not the stones. Do not feel guilty. All sexual desires have the right to be in your mind. It is not your fault. Make peace with them and they cannot control you in your life. You are in control.
What does it mean to be in control sexually? You decide what is your boundary. As long as you do not hurt anyone, feel free to be playful with your desires if you feel like it. There is nothing wrong with any sexual desires as long as you respect yourself and your partner, as long as there is agreement.
May all beings feel free and respect one another.
Wednesday 1 March 2017.
Tilicho's agenda
The mind is like a fish bowl, empty of all content, to the exception of a few memories: the personal genetic programme. These are represented in the fish bowl by stones. Stones are memories from a very far away past (memories of parents of parents of parents, etc.) and they manifest as thoughts and emotions. Some of them may create taboos in you as well as the feeling of guilt. THESE MEMORIES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
If you take your thoughts or emotions seriously you think this is YOU and you may start feeling bad, feeling guilty. Then you may not want to see these stones. They go to your sub-conscious or unconscious mind. The problem is that whatever is stored in the sub-conscious or unconscious mind is like steam in the pressure cooker. These thoughts are loaded. They influence your behaviour from the back door. So how to unload certain thoughts, especially some sexual thoughts which could be harmful?
Simply bring them back to the light, to your consciousness. See your desires and fantasies. Name them. Do not feel ashamed. Understand that, As the SELF, all is within. MAKE PEACE WITH THE SEXUAL BEAST WITHIN AND UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT YOU. You are the water in the bowl (pure consciousness), not the stones. Do not feel guilty. All sexual desires have the right to be in your mind. It is not your fault. Make peace with them and they cannot control you in your life. You are in control.
What does it mean to be in control sexually? You decide what is your boundary. As long as you do not hurt anyone, feel free to be playful with your desires if you feel like it. There is nothing wrong with any sexual desires as long as you respect yourself and your partner, as long as there is agreement.
May all beings feel free and respect one another.
Wednesday 1 March 2017.
Tilicho's agenda
ABOUT THE BODY/MIND.
There cannot be Self-realisation without a body/mind. The body/mind is the gateway to the Self. So let us start by being very grateful for this body/mind, the world and all beings living in it.
Without a body/mind, Consciousness cannot be conscious that it is Consciousness. Everything comes from Silence and returns to Silence. Human beings have the immense privilege to consciously return to Silence. This is what is called the realisation of our Divine nature. The free Spirit is for ever present within all forms.
Although words are useful to bring clarity, they can also create confusion. This can be the case when people hear that the Self does not need to be realised because it already IS; or that we are all already awakened; or that enlightenment is a myth!
Of course, your deeper Self (the Absolute at the core of every form) does not need to be realised, because it is Consciousness itself; and it does not need to be enlightened or awakened because it was never asleep. Pure Consciousness, your true Self, is forever conscious, free, unbound, silent and perfect. Yet......
The Self needs to be realised within your body/mind. You need to open to what IS at the very core of yourself. You need to make peace with your mind in order to embrace the infinite space of love and freedom that you truly are. This is the experience of enlightenment.
All is within the Self. You are eternally One with all that is. Realise the Beauty of your BEING. Have deep respect for all aspects of it. Life is the journey for human beings to really become human and open the door to the Heart. Let us leave behind all the batttles.
May all beings open to Love! (June 2015).
Tilicho's agenda
Without a body/mind, Consciousness cannot be conscious that it is Consciousness. Everything comes from Silence and returns to Silence. Human beings have the immense privilege to consciously return to Silence. This is what is called the realisation of our Divine nature. The free Spirit is for ever present within all forms.
Although words are useful to bring clarity, they can also create confusion. This can be the case when people hear that the Self does not need to be realised because it already IS; or that we are all already awakened; or that enlightenment is a myth!
Of course, your deeper Self (the Absolute at the core of every form) does not need to be realised, because it is Consciousness itself; and it does not need to be enlightened or awakened because it was never asleep. Pure Consciousness, your true Self, is forever conscious, free, unbound, silent and perfect. Yet......
The Self needs to be realised within your body/mind. You need to open to what IS at the very core of yourself. You need to make peace with your mind in order to embrace the infinite space of love and freedom that you truly are. This is the experience of enlightenment.
All is within the Self. You are eternally One with all that is. Realise the Beauty of your BEING. Have deep respect for all aspects of it. Life is the journey for human beings to really become human and open the door to the Heart. Let us leave behind all the batttles.
May all beings open to Love! (June 2015).
Tilicho's agenda
ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
Each individual consciousness is a micro-universe. it holds all the memories from the beginning of this universe until now. These memories have participated in the process of life and its evolution. They also have created ego.
Yet , ego can vanish in the Light of Pure Consciousness. By SIMPLY being open-minded, Grace happens.
To simplify, just imagine consciousness as a light bulb.
1) At the deepest level, in the center, there is the luminous part of consciousness: Pure Consciousness - the free Spirit within all forms. It is also called the Heart. This is who you truly are: THE ETERNAL PEARL.
2) All around it, there is ego consciousness - the mind. It is still Pure Consciousness but it is veiled by memories and thoughts. Whenever you forget who you truly are, ego (memories appearing as thoughts) influences you, more or less. You also experience peace of mind from time to time as Pure Consciousness is always 'here and now' in the background.
3) The darkest part of the mind is the unconscious mind. Pure Consciousness is still in the background (it is the space holding everything) but the wall of resistance is very thick. The unconscious mind holds your personal hidden memories as well as the memories of the world that your mind would be disturbed to see (watch the movie "minority report" and read the article about the Trinity). Unconsciousness influences the body/mind from the 'back' door.
Self-realisation is the split second when everything comes under the light of consciousness. It is the "baptism" that washes the mind. The mind is naked. It is real Grace. The electric bulb has no more shadows. There are no mental boundaries. The world is within you and you are One with the world.
When the mind is naked, open, it is also open to the world, to all aspects of manifestation. There is no separation. The Self is One with the universe and existence becomes magical. All is One. The Self holds the strings for change to happen.
May human beings realise the Self in the most harmonious way! (June/November 2015).
Tilicho's agenda
CLARITY ABOUT THE TRINITY : SAT - CHIT - ANANDA (Existence - Consciousness - Contentment)
The Human mind has been the greatest puzzle of humanity. Exploring it and opening to all aspects of ego was a risk – in the past. The darkest shadows of the mind were still unseen.
The darkest parts of the mind have made spiritual people "fall" throughout all ages. The unconscious disturbing memories of the past had to be understood. For this, one first needs to understand what I call 'verticality' and horizontality'.
The feminine quality in all of us (men and women) is openness and caring (horizontality). The masculine quality in each person is steadiness and mental clarity (verticality).
On the spiritual path, the masculine quality: mental clarity such as "I am already free", "I am already what I am looking for", leads to peace of mind but not necessarily to opening the Heart. The 'masculine' is vertical: a channel for the light, peaceful and detached, with eventually the manifestation of 'spiritual powers'. This verticality can be impressive and luminous (high states of consciousness) because it is directly connected to the essence. However, there can be a lack of caring for others and the world. There is integration of CHIT (consciousness, mental clarity) but not yet openness to ego which results in opening to SAT (Existence).
On the contrary, the 'feminine' quality has empathy and openness. This can have the negative impact of feeling confused. The borders between one's self and others are not clear. It is a state of great receptivity. Yet, one may feel lost without light in the ocean of life. There is integration of ego which means integration of SAT (Existence) but mental clarity is lacking (CHIT).
Without clarity about one's true nature, the 'feminine' feels lost and too emotional; and without opening to ego and the world, the 'masculine' lies to himself, especially about the state of one's Self-realisation.
Here is in a nutshell the main reason for the original conflict between men and women. Who is right? Who has the light? It is also the problem of the Trinity, symbolised in the Hindu culture by SAT - CHIT - ANANDA, the story of the Mother, the Father and the Son.
The Hindu story of Parvati, Shiva and Ganesh very well depicts the Trinity. This story plays out in people's life, as long as there is no clarity about it.
So what does the story tell? The lack of understanding and acceptance of differences between Shiva and Parvati makes Shiva leaves his house. This separation is followed by the arrival on the scene of "Ganesh": a man with whom everything seems easy, light and joyful and who seduces Parvati. Yet, despite a little bit of confusion at the beginning, Ganesh soon becomes Parvati's spiritual son. 'Ananda' (Joy as Contentment) is another symbolic name for the Son.
Shiva, upon coming back home to Parvati, gets upset towards the 'Son' as well as towards his wife. He does not question himself. However, the behaviour of Shiva has been responsible for the behaviour of Parvati.
The real couple though is the eternal pair: Shiva/Parvati. In the past, the presence of Ganesh has created confusion and raised the question: 'Who is the Father and who is the Son?"
These original memories have been part of our genetic programme and as long as they are not seen, they keep manifesting as the following mental tendencies: 'rivalry' between fathers and sons, the 'Oedipeus complex' between sons and mothers, the tendency for "arrogance and manipulation" in men and "the feeling of inferiority and guilt" in women as well as the very hidden tendency for women to like suffering and be dominated, which meets the masculine tendency to put the women down and dominate. This original duality in the couple has also generated other problems. Fairy tales have extensively described them, in particular the rivalry between women. Understanding is healing. Expressing yourself freely and naturally is healing. Simply be yourself.
Because of the original conflict, men are afraid of Truth, and women are afraid of injustice and wrongly feel guilty. Yet, when there is Light on the greatest shadows of the mind, the repetitive conflictual 'stories' cannot manifest in the world.
There is no end to who we truly are as Essence, but there is an end to the mystery of the mind and its battles. This is the whole story of the Trinity - SAT-CHIT-ANANDA : the Mother (SAT - Existence), the Father (CHIT- Consciousness) and the Son (ANANDA - Happiness in the form of contentment).
The Mother first realised SAT-CHIT-ANANDA. She then helped the Son and the Father to open and integrate the three qualities of the Self. This is complete Self-realisation. There is no duality. All is One.
May all beings realise the Self in the most harmonious way ! Om SAT-CHIT-ANANDA !
15/11/2015
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The darkest parts of the mind have made spiritual people "fall" throughout all ages. The unconscious disturbing memories of the past had to be understood. For this, one first needs to understand what I call 'verticality' and horizontality'.
The feminine quality in all of us (men and women) is openness and caring (horizontality). The masculine quality in each person is steadiness and mental clarity (verticality).
On the spiritual path, the masculine quality: mental clarity such as "I am already free", "I am already what I am looking for", leads to peace of mind but not necessarily to opening the Heart. The 'masculine' is vertical: a channel for the light, peaceful and detached, with eventually the manifestation of 'spiritual powers'. This verticality can be impressive and luminous (high states of consciousness) because it is directly connected to the essence. However, there can be a lack of caring for others and the world. There is integration of CHIT (consciousness, mental clarity) but not yet openness to ego which results in opening to SAT (Existence).
On the contrary, the 'feminine' quality has empathy and openness. This can have the negative impact of feeling confused. The borders between one's self and others are not clear. It is a state of great receptivity. Yet, one may feel lost without light in the ocean of life. There is integration of ego which means integration of SAT (Existence) but mental clarity is lacking (CHIT).
Without clarity about one's true nature, the 'feminine' feels lost and too emotional; and without opening to ego and the world, the 'masculine' lies to himself, especially about the state of one's Self-realisation.
Here is in a nutshell the main reason for the original conflict between men and women. Who is right? Who has the light? It is also the problem of the Trinity, symbolised in the Hindu culture by SAT - CHIT - ANANDA, the story of the Mother, the Father and the Son.
The Hindu story of Parvati, Shiva and Ganesh very well depicts the Trinity. This story plays out in people's life, as long as there is no clarity about it.
So what does the story tell? The lack of understanding and acceptance of differences between Shiva and Parvati makes Shiva leaves his house. This separation is followed by the arrival on the scene of "Ganesh": a man with whom everything seems easy, light and joyful and who seduces Parvati. Yet, despite a little bit of confusion at the beginning, Ganesh soon becomes Parvati's spiritual son. 'Ananda' (Joy as Contentment) is another symbolic name for the Son.
Shiva, upon coming back home to Parvati, gets upset towards the 'Son' as well as towards his wife. He does not question himself. However, the behaviour of Shiva has been responsible for the behaviour of Parvati.
The real couple though is the eternal pair: Shiva/Parvati. In the past, the presence of Ganesh has created confusion and raised the question: 'Who is the Father and who is the Son?"
These original memories have been part of our genetic programme and as long as they are not seen, they keep manifesting as the following mental tendencies: 'rivalry' between fathers and sons, the 'Oedipeus complex' between sons and mothers, the tendency for "arrogance and manipulation" in men and "the feeling of inferiority and guilt" in women as well as the very hidden tendency for women to like suffering and be dominated, which meets the masculine tendency to put the women down and dominate. This original duality in the couple has also generated other problems. Fairy tales have extensively described them, in particular the rivalry between women. Understanding is healing. Expressing yourself freely and naturally is healing. Simply be yourself.
Because of the original conflict, men are afraid of Truth, and women are afraid of injustice and wrongly feel guilty. Yet, when there is Light on the greatest shadows of the mind, the repetitive conflictual 'stories' cannot manifest in the world.
There is no end to who we truly are as Essence, but there is an end to the mystery of the mind and its battles. This is the whole story of the Trinity - SAT-CHIT-ANANDA : the Mother (SAT - Existence), the Father (CHIT- Consciousness) and the Son (ANANDA - Happiness in the form of contentment).
The Mother first realised SAT-CHIT-ANANDA. She then helped the Son and the Father to open and integrate the three qualities of the Self. This is complete Self-realisation. There is no duality. All is One.
May all beings realise the Self in the most harmonious way ! Om SAT-CHIT-ANANDA !
15/11/2015
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SEE THE UNCONSCIOUS DISTURBING SHADOW OF THE PAST.
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THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE HEART.
The more you make peace with your mind, the more your mind and Heart are connected. Thoughts rise from your Heart and they "travel". In the Heart dimension - All is "here and now". There is no separation with all that IS. This creates an amazing flow at all levels, an amazing interconnectedness and synchronicity. This is an incredible potential for change at all levels. The more people make peace with their mind and BELIEVE in who they are, the more MAGIC change happens, beyond all what you can imagine! Make peace with your mind (read The Source: Initiation into Love and Freedom.)
TIME FOR S-HE
It has been a long journey for us women to be able to fully recognise who we really are.
The feminine in all of us (men and women) is the horizontal part, the openness to life. It is also the confused part as too much openness creates confusion, mental instability and strong emotions.
But let us not be confused here. It is not because She, as the Self in a feminine body, is open to all aspects of life and recognises all human tendencies within Her that these tendencies are hers and control her.
She has opened to the universe and all aspects of ego. Real purity appears "black". She is not "Evil", the source of all sins. She is the Heart.
As women, being clear about who we are, allows to gain mental clarity and emotional stability. This is the integration of the masculine side.
The mist of spiritual illusions and spiritual idealism have kept women believing they were inferior and guilty. She has been accused unfairly throughout all ages. She has opened to everything and is the purest form to know how to deal with everything. How can innocence be seen and heard? The Feminine is a mirror. How can the absence of powers be recognised as the greatest power? How can ordinariness be recognised as extraordinary? Ignorance of one's true nature make some people unclear. If you hold onto your light and cannot face at the same time your ego, you are nourishing your spiritual ego only and your sense of power. Please remember, you are not your ego so why not facing it?
"Verticality" (the masculine side) has been so incredibly smart through all ages to make She and therefore women the cause of all troubles. Celibacy in spirituality has been the hidden excuse for monks not to face their shakti (their female counterpart) and women's clarity about the real source of all problems.
She is the reason the world still goes round. She and He are the reason there still is a bridge between the earth and heaven. She loves all. He loves her completely. Horizontality and verticality meet. It is the union of the Feminine and the Masculine within, and therefore in the world too. Whatever is experienced in life comes from your state of consciousness.
Once She is finally clear, Her clarity and wisdom is within all. This is the greatest power. And He can be That too. But let us not forget to respect the goddess. She comes first. She is the Mother of God. Is it the small "she", her ego, that expresses itself like this in Her? Not at all. Only when vanity has totally disappeared can one fully talk with clarity and detachment about She or He.
A friend once told me "S-he includes He but He does not include She". This is the only true original sin that has created deep suffering and misery on earth. It is time for justice, Truth, real enlightenment, peace, love and joy for all.
May all women be fully respected. 12 March 2017
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CONSCIOUSNESS ON A PLATE - HELP YOURSELF!
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The simplest and most direct method to be aware is Self-enquiry - "Who am I? ", as advocated by one of the most respected Indian sages: Ramana Maharshi. When you find the real 'I', you also find what is true within you. Ego cannot lead you. it dissolves.
Who are you truly? What is always permanent about you? Is it your body? Is it your thoughts? These things come and go. Yet, there is something that is really permanent and present within and without you: your Consciousness. It is also called Spirit or soul. That which is aware of what is "here and now" is the real Self. It is the Presence that recognises objects and ego. Awareness is That which discriminates between truth and illusion. It recognises ego but it is not ego. It can see the lie but it is not the lie. It is aware of emotions but it is not emotions. Pure Consciousness is not limited by anything. It is the Presence in which everything is perceived and recognised. It is the Absolute and permanent Reality holding the relative reality (what comes and goes).
The sage Ramana Maharshi recommended to watch the 'i' thought (ego) until you see its irreality and it dissolves. Watch your thoughts to see that you are not your thoughts. When you are conscious of the false, you realise Truth.
Start from direct experience, here and now, at the level of the body/mind. For example, if your mind is disturbed by the thought "I have no awareness of myself", simply watch the thought without judging it. What happens? It dissolves. By feeling and accepting your present state of consciousness, without judging it and without identifying with it, there is an automatic detachment.
What does remain? You as Presence. You are always here to even recognise the absence of awareness. It is the ground and the support of everything. Your true Self can directly be accessed, independently of any condition and state of mind. There is nothing to achieve or change. Simply be conscious and you are who you have always been: open and neutral Presence. Change happens by itself. This Presence eventually leads to feel Peace, Joy, Love and Inner Silence in a steady way. Yet, don't worry if there are waves on the surface of the ocean. This is natural, isn't it? Know that inside, it is always quiet and still.
By knowing you are not your mind, you can safely open to all aspects of ego mentionned in my book. You don't identify with ego and therefore, all is welcome. Light on shadows prevents ego tendencies from playing out in your life (read about the Trinity). It usually brings change in your life. Yet, are you ready for change?
Are you ready to see what is false in your life and to open to Truth? What does your body tell you? Pure consciousness is within every cell. Trust your body sensations. Do you feel excited about this idea and you can hear a great 'Yes' within? Or on the contrary do you feel contractions and a certain feeling of uneasiness ? Listen to your body. There is a time for everything.
If the answer is "Yes" , then read my book: The Source - Initiation into Love and Freedom. To consciously open to all aspects of ego while knowing who you truly are is to open to life. This is complete Self-realisation. The Intelligence of the Heart can operate and reveal its magic.
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22 June 2015
Who are you truly? What is always permanent about you? Is it your body? Is it your thoughts? These things come and go. Yet, there is something that is really permanent and present within and without you: your Consciousness. It is also called Spirit or soul. That which is aware of what is "here and now" is the real Self. It is the Presence that recognises objects and ego. Awareness is That which discriminates between truth and illusion. It recognises ego but it is not ego. It can see the lie but it is not the lie. It is aware of emotions but it is not emotions. Pure Consciousness is not limited by anything. It is the Presence in which everything is perceived and recognised. It is the Absolute and permanent Reality holding the relative reality (what comes and goes).
The sage Ramana Maharshi recommended to watch the 'i' thought (ego) until you see its irreality and it dissolves. Watch your thoughts to see that you are not your thoughts. When you are conscious of the false, you realise Truth.
Start from direct experience, here and now, at the level of the body/mind. For example, if your mind is disturbed by the thought "I have no awareness of myself", simply watch the thought without judging it. What happens? It dissolves. By feeling and accepting your present state of consciousness, without judging it and without identifying with it, there is an automatic detachment.
What does remain? You as Presence. You are always here to even recognise the absence of awareness. It is the ground and the support of everything. Your true Self can directly be accessed, independently of any condition and state of mind. There is nothing to achieve or change. Simply be conscious and you are who you have always been: open and neutral Presence. Change happens by itself. This Presence eventually leads to feel Peace, Joy, Love and Inner Silence in a steady way. Yet, don't worry if there are waves on the surface of the ocean. This is natural, isn't it? Know that inside, it is always quiet and still.
By knowing you are not your mind, you can safely open to all aspects of ego mentionned in my book. You don't identify with ego and therefore, all is welcome. Light on shadows prevents ego tendencies from playing out in your life (read about the Trinity). It usually brings change in your life. Yet, are you ready for change?
Are you ready to see what is false in your life and to open to Truth? What does your body tell you? Pure consciousness is within every cell. Trust your body sensations. Do you feel excited about this idea and you can hear a great 'Yes' within? Or on the contrary do you feel contractions and a certain feeling of uneasiness ? Listen to your body. There is a time for everything.
If the answer is "Yes" , then read my book: The Source - Initiation into Love and Freedom. To consciously open to all aspects of ego while knowing who you truly are is to open to life. This is complete Self-realisation. The Intelligence of the Heart can operate and reveal its magic.
Click here to order Tilicho's book
22 June 2015
PRACTICE FOR PEACE.
Living in the present moment' is another way of saying 'being at peace with oneself'. When the mind is peaceful, the past is not burdensome and there are no worries about the future. You open to life as it is.
This is nearly all what spirituality is about. Welcome the present moment. Be at peace with what is 'here and now' and at the same time behave naturally (respect yourself as much as others). Simply be yourSelf.
Yet, the past can be burdensome in some situations. This past also has the tendency to keep on manifesting again and again in the present moment. When this is the case, and in order to really free yourself and find peace, a simple practice came to my mind:
Sit in a quiet place and close your eyes. Imagine the persons with whom you had trouble in the past and the ones with whom you are not at peace today. In each case, repeat silently in your mind: "I am at peace with you".
When this is is not the case in your mind, you will feel some contractions within or unpleasant feelings. Breathe and keep repeating this sentence in your mind until you feel comfortable with it. The thought 'I am at peace with you' becomes true after a few breaths. Like this, you can more or less quickly go through all your resistance; and BE WHO YOU ARE.
If your mind is very resistant and you believe the thought: 'I am not at peace with you", find peace within your Heart. Sit in silence for a little while. You will see that Peace is always here! Who you truly are is always peaceful. You are the Pearl and not the shell. Truth dwells in the Heart, not in the mind. Don't believe your mind. Find Peace.
Later on, expand this practice to all that you reject or resist: a certain state of the world; some politicians, nationalities, etc. Be at peace with all that is, and behave naturally: RESPECT YOURSELF - RESPECT OTHERS.
When the mind is free from the past and present resistance, you are 'HERE and NOW'. This is the only time that truly exists. Welcome the present moment because ' Here and Now' is your door to eternity....
When your mind is at peace and free, you live eternally with and without forms, and within all forms. This universe and this planet is Home!
May all beings realise peace of mind and find their shelter!
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PRACTICE TO FACE IRRATIONAL FEARS.
One aspect of ego is irrational fear. Irrational fears have no reasons to be in the present moment and yet, they can influence some people's minds. So how to overcome them? To face what you resist is liberating. Fears cannot manifest in your life. I advise you to do the following practice:
Similar to the practice for peace, repeat silently in your mind: I have no fear of "......"
Say your fear - whether it is dying in a certain way, or having an accident, or whatever...
When the fear is strong, you feel a lot of emotions within. Fully embrace them. Do not resist any feelings within you.
Breathe, bring your attention to your body, to all the places where you feel different sensations (contractions, heat, cold...).
Keep breathing and feeling all sensations until you go through your fear. You were just reacting to words (thoughts), not to reality. See the illusion of words and their great impact in your body/mind. FREE yourself from illusion.
Before doing this practice, repeat to yourself " I am not my fear. Who I am is for ever free and eternal. Who I am cannot die ' Feel this in the silence of your mind. If your mind cannot find silence, start by meeting what is "here and now" in your body/mind....
In cases of deep traumas, I recommend to do this practice under personal guidance or during the time of a retreat.
May all beings enjoy the freedom to BE.
22 June 2015
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Similar to the practice for peace, repeat silently in your mind: I have no fear of "......"
Say your fear - whether it is dying in a certain way, or having an accident, or whatever...
When the fear is strong, you feel a lot of emotions within. Fully embrace them. Do not resist any feelings within you.
Breathe, bring your attention to your body, to all the places where you feel different sensations (contractions, heat, cold...).
Keep breathing and feeling all sensations until you go through your fear. You were just reacting to words (thoughts), not to reality. See the illusion of words and their great impact in your body/mind. FREE yourself from illusion.
Before doing this practice, repeat to yourself " I am not my fear. Who I am is for ever free and eternal. Who I am cannot die ' Feel this in the silence of your mind. If your mind cannot find silence, start by meeting what is "here and now" in your body/mind....
In cases of deep traumas, I recommend to do this practice under personal guidance or during the time of a retreat.
May all beings enjoy the freedom to BE.
22 June 2015
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BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS.
There is a dream in each person's Heart. Whether this dream is big or small does not matter. What does matter is that you listen to your Heart. Your Heart knows your natural potential, the true expression of yourself in a body/mind. What do you like? What motivates you? What do you feel as true within you? Follow your Heart and believe in yourself . Be happy.
May all beings listen to their Heart!
"I AM BECAUSE WE ARE".
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'To know one's true nature is to be free. Yet, can we truly speak of liberation if most of us are trapped by the illusion of separation? True liberation is the reconciliation of every branch of the tree of life. Is this not the true meaning and mystery of life: the awakening of the whole tree so that we can live our existential adventure freely and harmoniously? When beings are free, they directly manifest the truth of their hearts.
I love you, my brother, whoever you are - whether you worship in a church, kneel in your temple, or pray in your mosque. " -Kahlil Gibran May all beings be aware of Oneness! Tilicho's agenda |
An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruits near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first
wins the sweet fruits. When he told them to run, they all took each other's hands and ran together, then all sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them, why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself, they said: ''UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?'' 'UBUNTU' in the Xhosa culture means: "I am, because we are." |
RESPECT NATURE AND OCEANS.
I once visited a beautiful place where the clear blue ocean was every morning full of plastic and garbage. Where unconscious behaviour is leading this world to? It is time unconsciousness dissolves and Consciousness fully drives our "vehicles".
We all are like the ocean. Pure Consciousness is like a clear blue ocean and each one of us is a pearl of Consciousness, One with the Ocean. When human beings forget who they truly are; and forget that everything is related and One, they throw their garbage (unconsciousness, 'i'-deas) in the ocean of life. Who wants to see the ocean dirty? Simply understand who you really are. With clarity, all trouble disappears.
Any trouble experienced in life actually comes from a lack of understanding and clarity; so it is important to really be clear; especially with spiritual concepts, as some of them can create confusion. So here I am writing again. A friend of mine once told me "You are going to write another book" and I remember saying "No way! lol. But I suppose this is what I am actually doing through this website. 'Never say never!' lol. So I hope the following pages will help you find clarity. Let us use concepts to have clarity and then free our minds from the concepts we know, in order to always remain open minded. Everything evolves. Spirituality a hundred years ago did not use the same terms as now. And in the future, it will also be different. Spirituality adapts to what is 'here and now' , the state of consciousness. So here is my attempt at clarity in regards to some spiritual concepts.
We all are like the ocean. Pure Consciousness is like a clear blue ocean and each one of us is a pearl of Consciousness, One with the Ocean. When human beings forget who they truly are; and forget that everything is related and One, they throw their garbage (unconsciousness, 'i'-deas) in the ocean of life. Who wants to see the ocean dirty? Simply understand who you really are. With clarity, all trouble disappears.
Any trouble experienced in life actually comes from a lack of understanding and clarity; so it is important to really be clear; especially with spiritual concepts, as some of them can create confusion. So here I am writing again. A friend of mine once told me "You are going to write another book" and I remember saying "No way! lol. But I suppose this is what I am actually doing through this website. 'Never say never!' lol. So I hope the following pages will help you find clarity. Let us use concepts to have clarity and then free our minds from the concepts we know, in order to always remain open minded. Everything evolves. Spirituality a hundred years ago did not use the same terms as now. And in the future, it will also be different. Spirituality adapts to what is 'here and now' , the state of consciousness. So here is my attempt at clarity in regards to some spiritual concepts.
May all being respect themselves as well as nature and all forms of creation (06-04-2014)
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ABOUT ADVAITA VEDANTA
Advaita Vedanta is a school of Vedic philosophy giving a unifying interpretation of reality, called non-duality. The following quote by Robert Adams, spiritual teacher, summarizes Vedanta teaching:
"There is no body, no "i", no me, there is no thing that can ever become enlightened. When the me no longer exists, there is absolutely no one who became enlightened. That being is resting in his true nature, in nothingness, absolute nothingness. There is no you as you appear. The appearance of you which you think you are is false. This is why I say all of your problems, all of your nonsense that you go on with, all your worries, all your cares, all your emotions, they do not exist. They never have existed and they will never exist. It is all the game of maya, the leela (illusion). It does not exist. No one in this room exists. There is no you and there is no me. There is only the SELF and when the (small) self realizes it is the SELF, it is no longer the self. For there was never a real self to begin with." Robert Adams.
This is a beautiful Advaita Vedanta quote but can many people really understand it without confusion?
"There is no body, no "i", no me, there is no thing that can ever become enlightened. When the me no longer exists, there is absolutely no one who became enlightened. That being is resting in his true nature, in nothingness, absolute nothingness. There is no you as you appear. The appearance of you which you think you are is false. This is why I say all of your problems, all of your nonsense that you go on with, all your worries, all your cares, all your emotions, they do not exist. They never have existed and they will never exist. It is all the game of maya, the leela (illusion). It does not exist. No one in this room exists. There is no you and there is no me. There is only the SELF and when the (small) self realizes it is the SELF, it is no longer the self. For there was never a real self to begin with." Robert Adams.
This is a beautiful Advaita Vedanta quote but can many people really understand it without confusion?
THE IMPACT OF INNER TRANSFORMATION ON THE OUTER WORLD.
When you can inwardly face your irrational fears and let go of them; when you know that who you truly are, is One with everything in existence, a change of behaviour naturally happens. Selfishness dissolves. Let this movement naturally happen within you, at your own pace, without forcing anything, according to your present capabilities and to your potential. A small sincere participation is as beautiful as a big one. And if you do not feel like any participation at all, or if you cannot, respect this. Do not judge your behaviour and the one of others. Not doing anything and resting peacefully at home can be the best way to help yourself and the world. This is passive generosity! All is fine: just be yourself.
There is an interesting video "Designing For Generosity" which shows how we can transform "What can I get?" into "What can I offer?". Inner transformation has an impact on the outer world. This impact happens naturally, harmoniously and in an atmosphere of freedom.
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There is an interesting video "Designing For Generosity" which shows how we can transform "What can I get?" into "What can I offer?". Inner transformation has an impact on the outer world. This impact happens naturally, harmoniously and in an atmosphere of freedom.
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THE CYCLES OF TIME.
The past is only interesting in the light of the present moment. Whenever there is resistance in your life, this is your past (memories - the ego programme within you). Do not try to analyse the past. Simply know who you are and be aware of your ego 'here and now'. If you meet what you resist 'here and now', the wounded root of the past is immediately and directly healed.
When you are aware, thoughts come and go. Yet, sometimes, thoughts cannot go. These are generally thoughts related to deep 'memory' wounds, personal issues. These are also deep fears related to death, sex, etc. The mind is influenced by thoughts and cannot let go of them. In some cases, when fears are deep and identification with ego is strong, thoughts are stored into the unconscious mind, which is no other place than the body. The cells of the body store hidden memories. When you identify them and face them, they come to the surface and get released. As long as you don't face them consciously, they keep influencing your behaviour and your life because you are not aware of them.
When you are aware, thoughts come and go. Yet, sometimes, thoughts cannot go. These are generally thoughts related to deep 'memory' wounds, personal issues. These are also deep fears related to death, sex, etc. The mind is influenced by thoughts and cannot let go of them. In some cases, when fears are deep and identification with ego is strong, thoughts are stored into the unconscious mind, which is no other place than the body. The cells of the body store hidden memories. When you identify them and face them, they come to the surface and get released. As long as you don't face them consciously, they keep influencing your behaviour and your life because you are not aware of them.
TRUTH AS A MIRROR.
For the sake of clarity, it is also important to know that the more someone opens to the vast ocean of Consciousness, the more one becomes a mirror. The conscious being, open and receptive to others, may experience so called 'problems' due to the mirroring nature of the conscious mind. This is why having clarity about our true nature is naturally very important to prevent confusion and misjudgment. With clarity, one can drive one's "vehicle" , the body/mind, anywhere without any trouble.
The Self, your deepest nature, is ONE with everything. At the same time, the Self is always free from everything. This is why your true nature is like a mirror. A mirror is one with the object reflected in it, yet it is different from the object. Someone who has realised the Self is a mirror. There is no boundary with others and yet there is no identification with whatever is felt or perceived within. This is why, in the presence of a realised being, you may see your reflection or events show you what you resist. Do you like what you see iin the Mirror or do you reject it? Do you see your light or do you see shadows?
All your projections in the mirror are keys to realise your true nature ... What shadows have you not integrated? What do you resist? ... You are not your ego so feel free to watch it without any guilt.
May all beings have understanding.
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The Self, your deepest nature, is ONE with everything. At the same time, the Self is always free from everything. This is why your true nature is like a mirror. A mirror is one with the object reflected in it, yet it is different from the object. Someone who has realised the Self is a mirror. There is no boundary with others and yet there is no identification with whatever is felt or perceived within. This is why, in the presence of a realised being, you may see your reflection or events show you what you resist. Do you like what you see iin the Mirror or do you reject it? Do you see your light or do you see shadows?
All your projections in the mirror are keys to realise your true nature ... What shadows have you not integrated? What do you resist? ... You are not your ego so feel free to watch it without any guilt.
May all beings have understanding.
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More about the Self as a mirror.
In numerology, whatever number you add to 9, it becomes this number (9+1=10; 10=1+0=1). As you know, the more you integrate ego within you, the more you become open and receptive. Boundaries with life and people disappear. One could say you become like the number 9. The Hindu Goddess Kali for instance, or the Christian Black Virgin, is the goddess who becomes the “demon” she faces. She thus has the power to fight and protect life. Yet, to avoid misunderstanding, this power is in the hands of love. She is in charge of the on/off button of her emotions. The level of intensity felt in her body tells her what behaviour to have. I hope this clarifies the lack of understanding that is often the load of women in the field of spirituality.
Simply know who you are. When you know who you are, ego is never seen as “BAD”. All ego movies have the right to be played on the empty screen. The screen never judges. Feel at peace with yourself and trust your feelings.
And if you have the tendency to point at others a lot, try to see more within yourself what aspects of your ego need to be accepted.
When women understand who they are and their receptivity, they stop doubting their true inner beauty. They become more steady with their emotions. They welcome their masculine side. This helps them have more clarity in daily life. It helps living in peace.
I will again repeat here an important aspect about being spiritual and natural, like setting "boundaries" for example. Saying" yes" to all aspects of life and ego within oneself (state of Oneness) does not mean that one has to accept everything in daily life without saying or doing anything. One can remain natural (respect for onesef as much as for others). This allows to build a bridge between Heavens and Earth. There can be a natural expression of spirituality. Life is sacred.
When feminine and masculine tendencies are understood within us, one can summarise by saying that, in general, women have to respect and trust themselves more; and men have to open more to their emotions, vulnerability and welcome their female side. This is the merging of Shiva/Shakti for both men and women: the opening to the Heart.
And what about sexuality and spirituality? It is the same. When you are totally at peace with your sexual mind and all fantasies, all desires can be present within you, you are in control of the on/off button. Sexuality cannot control you and yet you can be totally sexual if you wish to, with the Partner with whom you have natural affinities. When you are whole (ego is integrated within), the personality is no longer split. Having one Partner feels like the natural fulfilling choice.
May all beings enjoy life and all its aspects (30/08/3016).
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Simply know who you are. When you know who you are, ego is never seen as “BAD”. All ego movies have the right to be played on the empty screen. The screen never judges. Feel at peace with yourself and trust your feelings.
And if you have the tendency to point at others a lot, try to see more within yourself what aspects of your ego need to be accepted.
When women understand who they are and their receptivity, they stop doubting their true inner beauty. They become more steady with their emotions. They welcome their masculine side. This helps them have more clarity in daily life. It helps living in peace.
I will again repeat here an important aspect about being spiritual and natural, like setting "boundaries" for example. Saying" yes" to all aspects of life and ego within oneself (state of Oneness) does not mean that one has to accept everything in daily life without saying or doing anything. One can remain natural (respect for onesef as much as for others). This allows to build a bridge between Heavens and Earth. There can be a natural expression of spirituality. Life is sacred.
When feminine and masculine tendencies are understood within us, one can summarise by saying that, in general, women have to respect and trust themselves more; and men have to open more to their emotions, vulnerability and welcome their female side. This is the merging of Shiva/Shakti for both men and women: the opening to the Heart.
And what about sexuality and spirituality? It is the same. When you are totally at peace with your sexual mind and all fantasies, all desires can be present within you, you are in control of the on/off button. Sexuality cannot control you and yet you can be totally sexual if you wish to, with the Partner with whom you have natural affinities. When you are whole (ego is integrated within), the personality is no longer split. Having one Partner feels like the natural fulfilling choice.
May all beings enjoy life and all its aspects (30/08/3016).
Tilicho's agenda
LOVE IS OUR DESTINATION "HERE AND NOW".
All is within you. There is nothing outside of you. As long as you are not ready to accept that, whatever you reject about ego is stored into your unconscious mind. As long as ego is not fully integrated, there is a struggle between the conscious and the unconscious mind (manifesting into the outer reality). Enlightenment happens when the two sides of the mind are reconciled and recognised and you see who you truly are. The unconscious mind comes under the light of consciousness. You are whole again. This also has an impact on the external reality. Inner and outer reality are connected.
When all resistance ceases in the mind, you meet your true Self. This meeting happens within. It is the reconciliation of the two aspects of the mind, the union of the feminine and the masculine. In Hindu terms this is the meeting of Shiva/Shakti. This inner realisation eventually manifests in the external reality. Wholeness within unfolds as wholeness outside. He and She finally understand each other and find the key for this understanding. She finally respects herself and stops accepting faults she did not commit. He explains that the fact of not being heard completely without any interference gives room for healing and seeing into the pattern of not being open and twisting facts to her disadvantage. She can drop her over-defensiveness. He can drop his accusative mechanisms. Love is the reason for everything. (24 mai 2014).
May all beings find true love.
Tilicho's agenda
Attachment and Detachment
Once, someone asked me a question about detachment. How to reconcile spiritual life with marital, family life for example? And what about the attachment towards children?"
Real detachment comes from total attachment, in the sense of total care. When you take care of your family to the best of your possibilities, when you give and share whatever you know or have without holding back, when you simply and naturally do your best for the sake of harmony (whether it is understood or not) your conscience is at peace. You have nothing to prove....
NATURAL DETACHMENT COMES FROM PEACE OF MIND. When the mind is at peace, detachment naturally happens whenever necessary and never creates karma nor hurts anyone.
In the same way, when the mind is at peace, one can naturally detach from the body when the time is ripe to leave it. One can peacefully say a last goodbye and then make the final jump. Natural conscious death is also the fruit of peace of mind.
At one point in my life, when I did not have many strings of attachments, my spirit incessantly wanted to leave my body. It was a simple yet clear and strong movement of energy through the head. Although I still wanted to stay in the body, the movement was stronger than my mind. It was a sort of "fight" to stay attached to the body.
When there is peace of mind, detachment is stronger than mind. Yet, I felt I had the choice: stay in my body or leave it for good. This choice is ours. There is no real death in any case.
May all beings have a conscious natural death.
27 November 2017.
Real detachment comes from total attachment, in the sense of total care. When you take care of your family to the best of your possibilities, when you give and share whatever you know or have without holding back, when you simply and naturally do your best for the sake of harmony (whether it is understood or not) your conscience is at peace. You have nothing to prove....
NATURAL DETACHMENT COMES FROM PEACE OF MIND. When the mind is at peace, detachment naturally happens whenever necessary and never creates karma nor hurts anyone.
In the same way, when the mind is at peace, one can naturally detach from the body when the time is ripe to leave it. One can peacefully say a last goodbye and then make the final jump. Natural conscious death is also the fruit of peace of mind.
At one point in my life, when I did not have many strings of attachments, my spirit incessantly wanted to leave my body. It was a simple yet clear and strong movement of energy through the head. Although I still wanted to stay in the body, the movement was stronger than my mind. It was a sort of "fight" to stay attached to the body.
When there is peace of mind, detachment is stronger than mind. Yet, I felt I had the choice: stay in my body or leave it for good. This choice is ours. There is no real death in any case.
May all beings have a conscious natural death.
27 November 2017.
We come from Silence and we return to Silence, united and conscious - in harmony with nature.
May we all feel gratitude. May we all recognise the beauty of Creation and respect every aspect of it. May we all stand both united and free to be ourselves. May we all dance in harmony!
19-10-2015
19-10-2015