Say we become aware then the body dies-what happens to our awareness that we discovered while alive?
thank you I can never get anyone to answer this
Kirk
Hi Kirk,
This is an important question. When you discover the answer to this, you will not taste death. The key to finding this is to discover your real identity, to find what you really are.
Awareness is not an object
For instance when you say we become aware you are talking as if you are separate from awareness. And thus you are assuming that awareness is an object that you see. And of course when you die objects disappear.
But awareness is not an object, it is what you are; it is the still vantage point from which you recognize all that changes. It is also the thing that makes everything that you perceive seem so real.
What is Kirk anyway?
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This may seem hard to comprehend with your mind. But here is an illustration that may help. There were three people in your dream last night. The first person, Kirk Gates, was a very rich man and everyone admired him for doing so much and having so much money.The second person, Kirk Yogi, had learned how to levitate in the dream. Everyone was amazed when during his talks he could float off the platform and to the ceiling.
The third person was Kirk Sage. He sat quietly in the background and people hardly noticed him. But he had discovered that he was not limited by the body or mind. Rather he was the mind of the waking one. When the body dies he knew that he would remain exactly the same as the real substance of the dream, which of course is just the mind of the dreamer.
The Self is the only thing that lasts
In the short run it may seem as though the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, and yogic powers might bring the real satisfaction in life. But Self realization is the thing that lasts. That's because you get to discover the real substance of the universe. Also you get to abide at the source of peace and joy, unaffected by the changing condition of the body and mind.
When the body passes away, many people are in for a big surprise. That's because the place where most people think they stand, the body and certain frameworks in the mind, gets swept out from underneath them.
That's when they get to see the real conceptual beliefs that drove their life. As you can imagine, this can be very disconcerting. But if your identity is awareness, as the body and mind changes, nothing really changes. You remain just as you always are. That's because you have already died to limitation. And when you die to limitation, you will never die again.
I hope this raises lots of questions for you because when you question what you take to be normal, that's when you start to grow. Please feel free to continue asking questions.
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Now I want you to experience your true identity in its full glory. So please
feel free to continue asking questions. I’m always glad to hear your
reactions and clarify my answers. Unlike the path of faith, on the path
of Self-Knowledge it is curiosity that destroys limitation and allows
you to abide in your natural freedom.
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