Summary: <p>In one sense, all our problems in life stem from a confusion about who we really are. Buddha is among the most explicit on this point. He speaks repeatedly about how we are not an ego entity, a personality, a being or and individual. He tells us, for example, in The Diamond Sutra, that we “should leave behind all phenomenal distinctions [such as the idea that we are a self] and awaken the thought of the consummation of incomparable enlightenment”. But what does this mean exactly? And how do we awaken this thought? Unfortunately, this is not something we can put into words, as the somersaulting language of the Diamond Sutra attests. But we are told again and again by saints and sages throughout the ages that this experience of our higher self, our true self, is possible. So why not take them at their word and give it a go? Why not take seriously the possibility that this awakening is something we can experience. </p><br><p>That is what we are going to do today. In this meditation, you will be guided to a place where you might just be able to get an inkling of the awakening Buddha speaks about. This framework was taught to me by my teacher George Falcon and I have adapted it into a contemplation/meditation practice. While you may not experience satori or the sudden awakening that Zen speaks about, it will at least bring you to a place where you can understand at a more intuitive level what it is these masters are talking about when they say things like ‘you are free’, ‘you do without doing,’ and ‘you are not the self.’</p><br><p>Can you experience enlightenment right now? Maybe not but why not try?</p><br><hr><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
