You are aware

2024-09-28T21:52:44+08:00 | 2 minute read | Updated at 2024-10-08T23:27:58+02:00

@ Gibster

Right now, you are aware.

Start by recognizing something very basic: right now, you are aware. You don’t need to analyze or search for it - awareness is simply the fact that you are conscious of this moment.

This isn’t about trying to observe awareness as if it were a ’thing’. Instead, it’s a subtle shift - just acknowledging that you are aware of being aware. You are not discovering anything new, but rather recognizing what is always present.

A helpful way to approach this is to ask yourself: What is it that knows I am experiencing this moment? That “knowing” is awareness itself. It’s not something separate from your experience - it’s the very foundation and fabric of your experience.

Now recognize that there is only awareness - that you have nothing else but awareness. You are the software, not the hardware - you are a process - the experience itself. Now look for the “me” telling this to yourself. Who is that? you can even ask out loud - “Who is saying these words in my head?”. Take time for the answer - and relax into the stillness of waiting - open yourself up for any answer, even a non-answer - the answer is (in) the stillness itself. I promise it’s worth it.

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You’ll find writings on non-duality, self-realization, Zen, Tantra and related topics here. My aim is to make these profound subjects approachable and digestible. I’ve found much of the literature abstract and inaccessible; understanding should be within everyone’s reach.

I’m a self-development addict; it’s fascinating to take yourself as the research object. I’ve explored various self-development trainings and retreats: primal therapy, shadow work, breath work, menswork, concentration meditation, etc. In the last decade, my main teachings come from Rinzai Zen under various teachers (mostly indebted to Jun Po Dennis Kelly Roshi - my most important teacher), and Tantra (various schools).

Always open to feedback and questions!

Love Gibster ❤️