In real mindfulness, in profound awareness, there is an eternal simplicity (i.e., an uncomplicated movement) beyond excessive and needless mental ornamentation. Then there is not a separate watcher apart from the observed… perceiving from a so-called center. In profound awareness, there is no separate center that is perceiving thoughts or emotions that “it has.” One is the thought or thoughts (or emotions) as they occur; the idea that something separate “has” them is just another pattern of thought (that is primitive and fictional). That so-called center, invented by the other thoughts, is not only unnecessary… it is what leads to needless conflict, friction, and separation in (and “as”) the mind. This internal friction then extends out into society. Awareness of the illusory self need not take place if there is no projected, illusory self. In profound awareness, one cannot “know” that one is deeply aware, nor does one care to; profound awareness exists beyond mere measurement (and that is part of its beauty).
When the real beauty of awareness exists beyond all of the unnecessary complexities and friction, then needless patterns (of thinking) do not take place. Such an occurrence is not a lack of intelligence; on the contrary, it is supreme intelligence (that goes beyond repetitive, second-hand reactions). Without effort, awareness beyond all of the superfluous patterns goes beyond mere disorder, mundane experience, and recognition. A learned, isolated, fallacious center would be incapable of understanding the depth of what the aforementioned sentence means.
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How does one (not me…, but one more capable than me – I’m too screwed up!) ) achieve “profound awareness?”
Good post! M 🙂
It is, like real humility or compassion, not something that one can achieve by any preconceived method or effort. However, the aforementioned sentence is a clue as to the whole thing. The mind can exist where there is no becoming, no struggle to gain, but where there is an intense, effortless awareness without conflict, ambition, and separation. Can there be an observing without mere accumulation, separation, and achievement involved? Yes… 🙂
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Thank you for sharing your insight and wisdom.
Much appreciated! Thank you! 🙂
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Thank you, David! 🙂