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Be This, Which Doesn't Change

by ciska matthes

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All experience is always, constantly changing. Just you are always here, you as the pure presence in which everything appears. You are This, which doesn't change. Satchitananda: being-consciousness-bliss...

ExperienceChangePresenceSelfSatchitanandaBody AwarenessPerceptionNon IdentificationAwarenessImpermanenceEmotional ObservationUnchanging SelfSensory PerceptionSpacious AwarenessEmotional State Observation

Transcript

Become aware of this,

This body here,

This sitting Maybe starting with a deep breath,

Feel it move in your body Becoming aware of the sitting itself,

The sensations Also noticing this natural quietude of just feeling the sitting The space of your body,

Or more correctly the space of your awareness In which certain sensations arise,

Attention in the back,

The touch of your cushion and so on Feel the sensations and notice the space in which they arise And while doing that you may notice that they're always changing None of them could be called I,

Or me,

Or mine Because they're changeful and you're looking at them So be aware of that quietude in which the sensations appear and go And also other things may come and go,

A thought may come Or many thoughts,

Feelings,

Emotions may come They may even contract the body,

Create tension And just keep watching it,

Nothing to do or to expect Nothing to reject or hold on to,

Rest in this spacious silence And notice what is it that is not changing and not moving So even though feelings,

Thoughts are changing You are still here,

Some things unmove Even if for a while a thought is taking over or an emotion is taking over You can see it,

When it passes you're still here Feelings and thoughts are just visitors,

Notice this They're not your essence,

You are still here This which doesn't move just is,

Notice this,

Be it A worry may come,

A fear may come,

A longing may come,

A joy Look at it,

Whatever it is it will not stay,

It will pass and change And you're still here,

This is What is it that is always here,

It has no shape,

Shapes come and go Even if you create an image of the being it is something that appears and that you see But the image itself is not the being,

What is it that doesn't change Rest in this,

Be it,

Because you already are it You are free without boundaries,

Beyond good and bad,

Just be Satchitananda,

Being,

Consciousness,

Bliss,

Pure being,

Pure consciousness,

Pure joy and peace This is the peace of only being,

Fulfillment in itself Nothing's needed now,

You are,

You are this Sometimes we feel like we're losing it or falling out of it But this is just a thought,

Just a feeling,

You are here still Whatever passes through you it cannot blow you away You are here to see it coming and going,

Resting in yourself Naturally being,

This,

This spacious,

Pure being without limitations

Meet your Teacher

ciska matthesAmsterdam, Netherlands

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Recent Reviews

Anna

August 16, 2025

Lovely. I had apparently missed this one in your library and was very happy to find it. I wish you a wonderful day 🙏🏻

Robert

January 23, 2025

Thank you as always for helping me be with what is. That which does not change. Hope to see you IRL (in real life) one day. Grateful

Ana

December 6, 2023

Beautiful meditation, thanks ☺️❤️ When you mention that “we are not our thoughts/mind/feelings” - does this not make you feel dissasociated from every day life? When I see that I am not my mind, daily life does not make sense anymore - is that a normal stage during meditation?

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