Closed Eyes Meditation Makes Me Doubt That I Am Sleeping

Listen to Ektaji's answers to different questions related to Advaita (non-duality). These teachings are aimed at experiential understanding of the Truth viz. the dissolution of the Subject and Object relationship.

Transcript

AnimalEnthusiastically That's why Advaita says that keep your eyes open.

So you don't have the doubt or worry of sleep.

It's very simple to be in the knower.

Take a moment,

Be quiet.

Don't talk to anybody.

Don't do any activity.

Take a moment.

Okay.

Come in the knower and then start doing the activity.

Come to the knower and then start speaking.

Come to the knower and then start typing your email.

Whatever you do,

First come to the knower and then start doing that activity.

Make it like a repetitive practice.

Take a step back.

It's always been there.

I was just not knowingly aware.

Now I'm going to be knowingly aware.

Yeah,

I've noticed that all the cravings that I had,

It's still there.

But I noticed now before I run,

It is the craving that's making me run towards it.

You know,

At least that awareness is down now.

Now I see how your end end hashoings in it.

Now.

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