Where Can I Find "SELF"?

Where can I find "SELF"?

written: Bhasu - @ko-existing , inspo: Rupert Spira

Reader Namkha: I struggle a bit with this idea of returning to being. I can’t seem to find it, if that makes sense.

Answer: You're absolutely right, Namkha. You can’t "find" being in the way you might look for an object.

Trying to find 'Beingness' is like a gold ring searching for gold. The ring, as it appears, is merely a form, and it cannot locate the gold it seeks because it is looking from the perspective of its own form. In reality, it cannot find gold because it is gold.

Similarly, consider a wave trying to find the ocean. The wave may believe it is separate, yet it is actually an expression of the ocean itself. It cannot exist without the ocean, nor can it separate itself from it to find it.

In another analogy, a clay pot cannot search for the clay it is made from. The pot is simply a shape formed from the clay, and it cannot stand apart from it to observe it as something distinct.

Just like a gold ring cannot stand apart from gold, a wave cannot find the ocean, and a clay pot cannot find the clay, you cannot find your own Beingness as if it were an object to be discovered. You are your Beingness.

What we perceive, including what you call a body, thoughts, or feelings, are appearances – seeming appearances – not Actuality. Actuality, or Reality, is the "Awareness" , "SELF", "Namelessness", that is ever-present, never perceived as an object.

Just as you need distance to see an object, all knowledge within the effect of your mind, seem to work in a subject-object relationship. We can only know something if we stand apart from it. This is true for everything in experience: thoughts, feelings, sensations.

We can know them because we stand as the Knower, seemingly apart from the known object. However, this relationship is part of the world of appearances – it’s not the "Reality".

The "exception" is the "Knowing of Being" – "Awareness". This "Knowingness" is beyond the subject-object split.

When you say, "I know myself," the "I" that knows and the "SELF" that is known are not two. There’s no distance between the two because they are the same. This is the direct, non-conceptual experience of "Beingness", the "Actuality" of "Awareness".

So, when you say, "I can’t find myself," you’re correct in that you can’t find yourself as an object in appearance. But at the same time, "you" do know yourself as the pure "Knowingness."

For example, if I ask you now, "Are you aware?" what would you say?

Reader Namkha: Yes, I would say I am aware.

Answer: Exactly. And what is it that knows you are aware? It’s simply "awareness" itself, not an object. "SELF" knows "itSELF". This is the "Knowingness" that doesn’t involve any concept or object. It’s the "Actuality" of "Awareness" – "Awareness" being aware of itself. Just like the sun illuminates the world, it also illuminates itself – but not by standing apart from itself.

This Knowing of Being is non-dual; there’s no subject and object. There is only the direct "Knowingness", the "Actuality" of your own "Beingness". That’s why you can’t "find" yourself as an object of perception. But you do know yourself, directly and clearly, through this self-illuminating "Awareness". This is the "Reality" that must not be mistaken for the appearances we seem to experience.

Reader Namkha: So, do I need to step back from the intellect in order to understand this?

Answer: Yes, you need to step back from the intellect because the intellect operates within appearances, within duality. The intellect can only conceptualize things in terms of subject and object, but it cannot grasp the "Actuality" of "Beingness". When I ask, "Are you aware?" you might formulate the response, "Yes." But this response is just a reflection of your direct experience of "Awareness", which is beyond concepts.

Even without the words, "I am aware," the experience remains: you are aware. This is the essence of Non-Dual "Knowingness". It is not a thought or a concept – it is your actual "Beingness". It’s not something you think about; it’s something you are.

Reality beyond the intellect and appearances.

Reader Namkha: I see. Can I ask something else about the meditation I did this morning? When I was meditating, I felt a heaviness in my chest and a coldness around me. This often happens, and I’m not sure how to make sense of it.

Answer: You mentioned feeling a heaviness in your chest and a coldness around you. Now, these are sensations you are aware of, but they are just appearances. There are two parts to this experience: 1) the appearance of sensation (heaviness or coldness) and 2) the fact that you are aware of these sensations.

Instead of focusing on the sensation itself, let’s shift focus to the "I" that was aware of the heaviness. What do you mean when you say, "I was aware"? What is this "I"? Is it also an appearance, or is it something beyond?

Reader Namkha: I’m not sure. I feel like the "I" is awareness, but I can’t fully describe it.

Answer: Exactly! When you try to describe the "I," you realize there’s nothing objective there to describe. The "I" you refer to is not an appearance, not part of what you experience as sensations or thoughts. It is the "Knowingness" itself. This is why you paused – because "Awareness" cannot be objectified. It is not part of the world of appearances.

This pause is important. It is a recognition of your true nature, which is not something objective or conceptual, but the "Actuality" of "pure Awareness". When you try to "look" at yourself, there is nothing to see, because the "I" that is aware is beyond all appearances – it is "Reality" itself.

Keep "exploring", but do so through the direct "Knowing" of your "Beingness", not through the intellect or appearances. This is where the "Real" is noticed.

Reader Namkha: Thank you.

Answer: You’re welcome.

Keep going in this way, focusing on the direct experience of the Actuality of Beingness, not appearances :-)

Real vs Unreal 🤯

Jade has been in the LOA community for over a year now. It opened her up to many different possibilities, such as shifting to the MCU (Marvel Universe) where she is a superhero with super strength, super speed, and the ability to fly.

Everyday when she wakes up, and before she goes to bed, she does an intense visualization of this reality. Each time she does it, her "current reality" seems to disappear, until she opens her eyes. She knows that she's so close yet so far from shifting there! She decides to go on Tumblr and ask for advice.

She comes across some intriguing ND posts that say "You must collapse the duality between physical vs imagination and real vs unreal" and "All experiences are the same, no matter the label. Seeing a car in a 'daydream' is no different than seeing one 'in real life.'"

This seems to be different than what she learned from LOA, with the existence of a 3D/4D and 'fulfilling your imagination until it shows up in the physical.' She sends a blogger a question out of curiosity.

"Hi! I know that this is not a shifting blog, but I wanted clarification on a few things. For over a year now, I've been trying to shift to the Marvel Universe, where I'm a superhero with powers. Everyday I do a visualization where I am experiencing these things. I just saw your post that says all experiences are the same, and how seeing something in imagination is the same as real life. Does this mean the whole time I was visualizing myself in that reality, I was already experiencing that? It was real? I also want to know how imagination and physical are the same. Thank you." She inquired.

The blogger responds with, "Yes you already experienced it. The reason why there's no physical vs imagination is because your awareness, your true nature, is present during all appearances that come and go. We've just labelled certain appearances real or not real based on certain ideas we picked up through life. For example, many people think that experiences are only real when you are awake and you seem to be living through the 5 senses. They were also taught that things like fairies, dragons, supernatural abilities aren't real, so when they hear stories about people experiencing those things, it's a huge shock for them. But in reality, nothing is objectively real or unreal, all experiences are possible for awareness. You (as awareness, THAT, or " ") are the ONLY thing that is truly real. As the ultimate authority, only you can decide what is "true" for you or not."

Jade decides to take some time to really think about what this blogger said. Everything they said is a complete 180 from what Jade thought she knew about life and how reality works. So that means this entire time, she was already in the MCU? And the MCU is apparently just as real as what Jade calls "real life?" That is truly an interesting concept to ponder! The one thing that has Jade stumped, however, is the fact that she opens her eyes and continues to see her old life. She goes back to the blogger to ask about this.

"That's really interesting how I already experienced being in the MCU! So this technically means I can tell someone I "shifted" there, and they couldn't accuse me of lying? Also, I'm a bit confused on why whenever I open my eyes after visualizing, I still see my old life," She questioned the blogger.

"To answer your first question, no, they can't accuse you of 'lying' because that was a valid experience for you. The idea that you have to experience "shifting symptoms" or enter the void state to "experience another world" is limiting, and creates a barrier between you and whatever you want to experience. This is no disrespect to that community, if they want to "shift" or "enter the void state" to experience things, that is totally up to them. But ND is about not labelling experiences, and not treating them as if they are separate from you. All experiences are yours. It's natural for you, as an omnipotent being, to experience whatever you want instantly. As for why your "old life" continues to appear, there is no old life. There's no experience A turning into experience B, it's all nothingness. You said you visualized being in the MCU, have you noticed that the "old life" seems to disappear and you're totally focused on the visualization? That's because the "old life" never was in the first place!" The blogger explained.

That response made everything click for Jade. She finally feels free enough to experience the MCU universe or any other universe whenever she wants! "Thank you so much! This was very helpful and empowering!" She thanked the blogger.

And so Jade became the superhero she always wanted to be.

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thinundualseita

1 month ago

Naturalness is the secret

🧫 “The essential feeling of naturalness can be achieved by persistently filling your consciousness with imagination — imagining yourself being what you want to be or having what you desire.” - Neville Goddard

⟡ "My work is simply to trust my Imagination completely" - Neville

⟡﹕The fact that you have what you want is normal, natural.

☕In the hardest times when I needed to manifest 'fast', what made me feel more calm, and even made me feel safe when doubts came into my mind, was an acceptance, yes, but most important, feeling natural, no effort. Let's talk about Naturalness, today.

“The time it takes your assumption to become fact, your desire to be fulfilled, is directly proportionate to the NATURALNESS of your feeling of already being what you want to be… of already having what you desire.” – Neville Goddard

Naturalness, it just hit me how this is beautiful. This the law of being, and it's natural, normal, to have our desires. What brings our desires into material existence is our assumption of it's already existence. Accepting we have our desires in Imagination should be something effortless done, no stress, no overcomplication.

"Manifesting is not a process that requires serious concentration, vain repetition, or much effort. Rather, it's actually very, very simple.

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

That is it. The entire process is simply decreeing that something exists nonchalantly and then moving on with no consideration. In the exact same way you can say with NO requirement for a second thought, that you are right- or left-handed, then not have to think twice (because you know its nature of truth already), and are able to move on — you should be bringing your desires to fruition.

★ The reason so many people struggle to see results consistently is that it really is that easy, but there is a general tendency to overcomplicate things.

It is real now because you said so. You don't care to "prove it" or anything of the sort; you know its truth and you know you are right. That's all there is to it. Command that it exists now, then move on. It is that easy. It exists now, in your consciousness — nothing will come into the screen of condition & experience unless you command it to." via reddit “So, assume it, and then let it happen in your world.” – Neville Goddard

⟡ It's natural to have the desire﹕

Sometimes when we desire something, we think that when we get it, we will feel different, happy, blissful. And yes, we do. But with time it just start to feel normal, natural. You wanted that thing, and you were excited, you got the thing and you were so happy when you got it, but then, with time, it becomes natural.

“The fact that it does not feel natural to you to be what you imagine yourself to be is the secret of your failure. Regardless of your desire, regardless of how faithfully and intelligently you follow the law, if you do not feel natural about what you want to be, you will not be it. ” – Neville Goddard

lack of being [naturalness] -> failure.

That's why when we are forcing ourselves to get something, change something, we fail. Trying this, trying that. You feel depressed, drained. I felt it too, I know how it feels.

⟡ How do I feel it natural?

"The feeling of naturalness comprises of 2 factors:

1. THINKING FROM: Knowing something to be a fact. 2. IT IS DONE: A feeling of relaxation because you no longer desire it - You Have It. " via reddit

Naturalness -> believing a certain thing to be true, real, fact, usual, nothing special

think of something you really wanted in past, how you feel now that you have it? Relaxed, right? You have it, it's natural, normal. Nothing to worry since you have it already.

TIP: Imagine if your desire were manifested 1 month ago, how would you feel? Your desire is done, it's already yours, it's natural for you to have it.

‹𝟹 This is also known as 'living in the end', nothing to worry, you have it already, nothing to force, it's yours already.

your goal is to assume you have it in Imagination only.

⟡ 'But still, I feel like 3d is "real" ...'

Having or 'not having' what we want have no 'realness' as long as we give it 'realness', nothing is real before we assume it as real. The 3d is the reflection of the past assumptions, so we can't look at 3d and say 'this is real', it's but a reflection of old assumptions, it is not real, it is past. "Everything You See Is From 15 Seconds in the Past, New Research Claims", this research also explains why the 3d is not actual, but 'past'. That's why you can assume what you want to be real NOW, Imagination is the real reality because what you identify as having or being in Imagination is reflected by the outerworld. The 'facts' are only facts if we assume, and if we assume different things, the outer world will transform to conform them, 'circumtances does not matter'.

You see things in 3d, the material world and say 'ok, I believe it', when you should see things in 4d, Imagination, and say 'ok, I believe it'.

“Your imagination is the creative power that can and will accomplish the end without effort and in a natural way.” – Neville Goddard

Manifesting is a natural process. Then why overcomplicate things? Affirming all day to get something that you already have? Listening to subs overnight to impress your subconscious? Methods, techniques ONLY exist to make you remember YOU ALREADY HAVE IT, they only exist to make you feel like having your desire, only to make it feel natural. Nothing more. The power is in your assumption, acceptance, of that which you claimed.

“One technique which helps with this is to view the current 3D unwanted or undesired reality as already past, and to recognize that the only true reality is that of Imagination.” – Neville Goddard You don't need to "try", make it happen, 'do a little more', do that one more time 'so that it works'. As long as you identified yourself as having the desire, you can already feel the relief because NOW it is yours. So everytime you second guess if it is 'enough', know that it is. Now you can let it be, without worring. It's easy, don't try, be. Remove effort.

“To get into the nature easily, general amnesty is necessary” – Neville Goddard

⟡ Neville quotes!

"Be perfectly indifferent to the evidence of the senses, so that you may feel the naturalness of your desire, and your desire will be realized."

"You cannot force anything outwardly by the mightiest effort of the will. There is only one way you can command the things you want and that is by assuming the consciousness of the things desired."

"You aren’t called upon to make the things. All things already are. The whole, vast creation is already finished; I am only becoming aware of it. Any state that I can imagine can be occupied. The whole thing is finished, and all I do is adjust to it and “feel” myself there until it becomes natural."

"when you can drop the thing desired in consciousness, confident that it shall appear, you have done all that is expected of you."

"The idea must be maintained in the mind without any sensible effort on your part. You must, with the minimum of effort permeate the mind with the feeling of the wish fulfilled."

"When you assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled it is with a minimum of effort. You must control the direction of the movements of your attention. But you must do it with the least effort."

"Make no effort and it will work"

"If I use no effort, then it works, not indifference, I don't mean indifference, I mean NO effort. You accepted it, and you have confidence in your Imagination and cannot fail"

"When you are not working to make it so you are in the Sabbath."

"We must, with the minimum of effort, permeate the mind with the feeling of the wish fulfilled."

"The essential feeling of naturalness can be achieved by persistently filling your consciousness with imagination – imagining yourself being what you want to be or having what you desire."

"The time it takes your assumption to become reality is proportionate to the naturalness of being it."

"It is done without effort."

"(manifesting) is, above all things, easy. Its greatest enemy is effort."

"Serious confusion arises insofar as men identify the state of prayer (manifesting) with an act of will, instead of contrasting it with an act of will. The sovereign rule is to make no effort"

"if I assume that it’s done and make no effort to make it so, I am living by faith. By faith all things were made"

"And man can’t believe it…he doesn’t want to believe it. He thinks all of his efforts are simply in some strange way changing things. You don’t change it this way, you change it only by an inner attitude of mind"

"From then on, he will not be concerned with making an effort to bring his desires into reality; he will know they already are real." "The law operates by faith. If you believe, no effort is necessary to see the fulfillment of your every desire."

" When a man does not live in his Imagination he will become impatient of the outcome of what he desires, and finally he will become violent in his effort to get things."

"How can this feeling of naturalness be achieved? The secret lies in one word — imagination."

Naturalness is one of the most important concepts of the law in my life, for I mostly needed to manifest in hard times, and claiming my assumptions as real no matter who I emotionally felt, made me get all that I needed. Being free, being safe. I hope you understand that it is normal to have what you want, I won't call you crazy.

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thinundualseita

6 months ago

So.. how do I get XYZ?

Someone asked me if " '' has any method, practice, or way to make XYZ appearances show up as they'd like—and the answer might be simpler than you'd think.

" " doesn’t operate through methods, steps, or tricks because there is nothing outside it that needs to be achieved. Whatever is perceived, noticed, felt—no matter the appearance—is just " " showing itself, in real time, right here and now. There's no delay, no waiting for some ultimate experience, because each experience is the " " you’re looking for with no end, in every moment.

The mind's narrative, its ideas of waiting, achieving, resisting, this, that, are just part of the play, a dream within the dream. Nothing the mind produces is an obstacle or an enemy; it’s simply another appearance within " ", just like everything else. Think of it like watching a movie: each scene appears in perfect clarity on the screen. You might get caught up in the story, but the screen itself is never altered, changed, or delayed by the movie’s plot. The mind’s impressions are no different—just flickers on the infinite screen of " ".

This is the playful nature of " ": no barriers, no steps, no 'outside' and no 'inside'—only the endless play of itself, appearing however it appears.

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thinundualseita

5 months ago

Você, como Consciência, está sempre ciente de algo.

Você, como Consciência, está ciente de estar vivendo uma experiência humana, mas não se esqueça de que não está limitado a tal.

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thinundualseita

9 months ago

any reason why we cant mix loa and " " ??

how many asks have you sent the past few hours and days in total? (serious concerned question)

I have at least 3 "??" ones from today and much more I stopped counting..

every concept dissolved in" ", AV/ND too. It's contradictory. I've seen account mix the "new"/limited tumblr version of ND with LOA and question marks float above my head everytime

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thinundualseita

2 months ago

“RING RING! FAILURE’S CALLING…” “SORRY, YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER.”

| | THE 411 ON HOW TO NEVER FAIL AGAIN | |

“RING RING! FAILURE’S CALLING…” “SORRY, YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER.”

ﾟ failure is an identity and a choice ࿐

✰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ✰

✰ FAILURE IS A SKIN YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR ✰

✰ WHY SOME OF YOU KEEP “FAILING” ON REPEAT ✰

✰ THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF CONCEPT ✰

Hey Upper East Siders. We hear failure’s calling, you keep picking up the phone, and you can’t seem to hang up. And since failure’s unheard of on the upper east side, here’s everything you need to know about why you’re a failure, and how to stop being one.

✰ FAILURE IS A SKIN YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR ✰

Want to know what the fashionistas of the upper east side are wearing? Well it’s certainly not what you’re wearing. And as we all know, you need a good sense of style to choose what to wear, and failure is the one thing that’ll never be in fashion. Especially not on the upper east side. Don’t mind me judging your outfit…I think I see your horns growing. First of all, start off by understanding that nothing is meant to be difficult for you. You’ve just made it difficult for yourself.

Luckily for you, outfits aren’t permanent. And you can change them quicker than S switches boyfriends. And failure, is merely a hideous outfit that you’re choosing to wear. And in the world of fashion, your outfit is who you are. Before I help you change your style, let’s find out why you’re such a failure. Can’t solve the problem without knowing the root of the cause first, right?

✰ WHY SOME OF YOU KEEP “FAILING” ON REPEAT ✰

Somehow, every time you tell yourself that you’re going to persist and manifest whatever it was that you wanted, you fail. But when you want a cup of coffee, suddenly you’re god. But when it comes to your dream life, you’re suddenly a pathetic, powerless human being.

Ever wonder why that is?

Guess. Ding ding ding. It’s because your standards are low. Painfully low. Don’t look so confused. Let me show you. “I want my dream life so I persisted and I manifested a dream about my desired life!! ” is that what you call…success? Just when I thought you couldn’t stoop lower! Here’s another pathetic example. “I persisted to manifest my desired face and my eyelashes grew!!”

Don’t get me wrong upper east siders, but you settle for the lowest of the low. And that’s why you never get what you want. You’ve conditioned “success” with small things. You associate success with only a fraction of the thing you wanted. And never the full thing. You’ve adopted the assumption that you can’t manifest “big” things. (There’s no such thing as big and small but you know what I mean). It’s simply not natural to you.

Another big reason you keep failing is because you’re used to failure, which has led to a lack of trust/faith in yourself. It’s almost second nature to you. A wise woman called the wizard liz once said, “how can you trust yourself, if you keep promising yourself things and you don’t follow through?”

Truer words have never been spoken. It’s almost as if you know you’re going to end up failing. You’ve promised yourself your dream life several times, and you’ve clearly failed every time, and now you’ve got little to no trust in yourself. You know what’s going to happen, again. And that cycle is never going to end. You’ve almost broken every link in the chain. Almost. You can’t conceive of a world where you have everything you want. You view failure as an option. You don’t identify with your real creator/god self who cannot fail. And that’s exactly the problem.

I’ve got a friend called self concept and she’s either the root of the problem, or the solver of it. *Ring ring*!! I think she’s calling…

✰ THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF CONCEPT ✰

As we all famously know, your self concept is your assumptions about yourself and the world around you. It is literally everything. Every little assumption you have about yourself. It’s evident in everything and I mean everything that you do or say. The way you treat others, the way you treat yourself, the way you experience the world and most importantly, your FEELINGS. Your feelings come from SELF. Feeling scared? That’s who you’re identifying with. The outer self is the only one who can feel such negative feelings about the law of assumption, never the inner/god self who knows their full power.

And if it wasn’t obvious by now, your self concept is buried six feet underground, along with everything you’ve ever wanted. I hope you didn’t get a recent manicure…I hear knocking on the casket you’ve buried her in.

If I wasn’t clear enough before, let’s point out what your self concept looks like. Your standards are low and you’re used to failure. Yikes!

Now that you know why you keep failing, you can finally put it to an end. Hang up with failure, cause success is calling. It’s time to change your self concept from someone who always fails, to someone who only succeeds.

You know exactly what i’m going to say…and it’s change your assumptions!!! Your self concept IS your assumptions. Change self = change self concept. Same thing. And as you already know, to manifest anything, you change self (changing your awareness to being the person who has whatever it is that you “desire”).

From now on, failure is unheard of for you, success is your new best friend. I hope you weren’t expecting a step by step guide. For something so simple. All you need is your mind. Stop feeling like a failure. Start feeling successful. Knowing that you’re successful no matter what.

Still feeling lost? Surprisingly, i’ll let you off this time, but after this, no more excuses. -> CLICK ME for the perfect self concept!

Success is calling and your hand is inches away from the phone. You know what to do. XOXO

- gossip girl