Advaita Says I Am Already Enlightened, But Why Can't I See It?

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

Y2both Are you aware? Yes. Yeah. What is the meaning of I am aware? What did you have to do to come to this answer? You paused for a moment when I asked you and something happened inside. What happened? Describe. It usually seems to be I first become aware of my body and then some sensations and then I then move to the fact that I am aware of the sensations in the body so I am aware of the awareness itself. Okay. That's my usual steps. Okay, Great. So you are aware of awareness. What is this awareness? Is it different than the knowingness? No. It is the same. So awareness is equal to knowingness. So you are the knower. Right now also, You are looking at me. Yes. Isn't there a knower inside that knows that Varanya is looking at Ekta through those eyes? Yes. Yes. So the knower is there right now. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. You are already enlightened. Yeah. This is Advaita. Advaita says you are already that. You don't have to manufacture it by spiritual practice. It's not going to get created. It's already there. The sun already exists. It is shining. But why can't I always be the knower? Because I get lost in the ego. I get lost in. I like, I dislike all the drama of the mind. Then I forget I'm the knower. I become the ego. I become this drama. And I create this whole scenario here. And then I'm only suffering because of that. And then suddenly you remember Advaita. And then you see, Oh, I'm not this drama. I'm the knower. Then the ego then deflates like a balloon. And you are in the knower. So the only practice is withdrawing from this ego again and again. Again and again. Again and again. That's it. Copyright © 2020 Mooji Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved.