Bhagavan: Michael, you look like one of the ancient Indian rishis. (Laughter.) Shall we go ahead with the questions.

Q1&2: Sri Bhagavan, how would you recommend stabilizing the still mind and the flowering heart, while still working on our charges and awareness? Could you discuss practicing the awareness exercise as you suggested? The increments of 7 minutes, 7 times a day for 21 days straight to break the habit of the mind. This is more difficult than I imagined it would be. Would you please give us a strong blessing to help us with becoming more aware? (Laughter.)

Bhagavan: The questions clearly indicate that you’ve been working hard. And I’m very, very happy with it. So now I’ll try to help you. First of all you have to have a clear understanding of the teachings. These are very  subtle teachings and it is somewhat difficult to clearly get to know exactly what they are talking about. Once you understand it,  it’s going to be very, very easy. All that I’m trying to communicate to you is there is nowhere to go.

You have assumed that  as you  practice inner integrity, that you’ll be aware of something , and that you are going to achieve something or you’re going to get somewhere. That’s not it at all. (Laughter)*. . * the charges and be free of your charges…no. What we’re telling is the content is not important at all. The content could be anything. It could be anger, hatred, jealousy, fear, lust whatever you want. It could be anything. It does not matter at all because they are not contents of your mind. They are contents of collective consciousness. It is a vast ocean on which the waves are arising and ceasing. So every moment, something arises,  something ceases. It is not under your control at all.  We’re all connected. And even connected to ancient times. All that memory is still there. It’s called the Akashic records.  Everything is flowing  through us. And if you identify yourself  with it, we call it the anatma or some thought identification.  So, Its all happening there. And your job, or your function is just to see what is happening. Just to be aware of what is going on. You are imagining that if you become aware of jealousy,  you will become free of jealousy. It is not at all that. The teaching says if you’re aware of jealousy, that is it. That’s all. To be aware of it is joy. To be aware of it is freedom. Not that something is going to happen to jealousy. Not at all. The content is not important.  It could be jealousy, it could be hatred, it could be lust, it could be anything.  The question is:  are you aware at that moment what is going on. Now for a moment, jealousy might arise. It could cease. The first time it arose, maybe you identify yourself with that.  Then it went away. Maybe after sometime it could come back. This time, if you’re going to be aware of jealousy, that is the moment of awakening. You are awakened at that point in time.  You’re enlightened at that point in time.  You might lose it a moment later. Maybe it will again come back. Maybe again you’ll be aware of it.

Whenever you are  aware, that is the first step, that is the last step.  Awareness is not going to take you anywhere at all. Not at all. You are imagining  that after that you’re going to get somewhere. No. The first step is the last step. That’s all. There is no second step. 

So, the content that is happening inside is of no consequence. If you’re aware of it, there is tremendous joy. There is much more to talk. I will not talk about that because it will make into a concept and you will try to get there. Again the same mistake will happen. 

So, you’re on the right track, the only problem is that you’re trying to reach out and  get somewhere. There is nowhere to go. Nothing at all. The charge is there. It’s not a question of being clear of the charge. Are you aware of the charges, that’s all. It’s not that you need a still mind. The mind is not at all still. The question is are you aware that the mind is not still. That’s all.  it’s over. That is a still mind. If you’re aware and see “Oh my God, what has happened?” That is the first step. The next step is  to say “Oh my God I’m saying Oh my God.”  *. . .* You have condemned it.

So the problem starts with the naming. The moment you say it’s a charge, then what charge? Where it came? The whole story comes. So you have to observe the fact that  you are naming. The mind is constantly naming. If it stops naming, the mind  has no role to play  at all. Just put it in some basket somewhere, it’s lying there. So you have to observe this  process of naming. That’s all.  Everything else automatically stops. You’re just intensely aware. To be intensely aware is all that there is. You’re living. You’re in the moment. It’s finished. There’s nowhere to go. It’s quite simple. It looks difficult. *. . .* some misunderstanding. Go ahead we’ll soon get there. I’ll be giving you a very, very powerful blessing to help you out. So I’m very, very happy that you’re applying and that you’ve found the difficulties. Now I’ll bail you out.

Q3: Sri Bhagavan, would you discuss meditating with you for three minutes, so we can spend this time most effectively? What are you meditating on for these three minutes?

Basically, I’m trying to see your mind, what is going in your mind. And then, as far as I’m concerned I’m intensely aware as to whatever is going on, not in my mind but in your mind. I’m intensely aware of all that is going on inside you and I’m trying to push you into a state of awareness. That you’ll see the way I’m seeing it. Now because we are in the second meeting I think and as we get fine-tuned to each other and we increase the amount of time, it will be possible for you to see the mind the way I’m seeing it.  That’s what I’m trying to do. I’m constantly seeing what’s going on in your mind. How you’re struggling, how you’re naming, how you’re condemning , how you are trying to get somewhere.

All this I’m watching.  *. . .* You are not doing that. I am watching exactly what is going on in your mind and through the course of time what will happen is you’ll do exactly what I do. You’ll also be able to watch it like that. Then it’s all over. That’s the way I’m trying to help you. But three minutes is a very short time. Three minutes is for the purpose of my getting used to you  and you getting used to me because I have never done this kind of thing on a Skype earlier so I’m also practicing. You’ll also be practicing and soon you’ll be able to do it  together very, very easily. It’s going to happen.

So that’s the answer for the third question. So now shall we meditate? (Laughter and comment about only two questions that took awhile) It looks like Michael is already getting into a state. It’s such a beautiful place, your place. I’m able to enjoy it, *…* getting a good feeling. People are getting a very good feeling. So we shall now move into meditation now. Try to see if you can just see what is going on there without condemning, without justifying, without trying to get anywhere. There’s nowhere to go. Just see what’s going on. Try it his time. Soon we’ll be able to get there.

Meditation.  Love you all. Love you. Namaste Michael, Namaste. Thank you.