Mooji Audio Podcast

"[Awareness] is the most perfect, because it's untouchable. There's no effort in it, there's no separation in it, there's no unity in it, there's no Satsang in it, there's no Master in it, there's no disciple in it, there's no scripture in it, there's no time, there's no duration, there's no enlightenment in it; it is the ever perfect. That's what we are."

"Depending on how much we are still functioning with a strength of belief in our person and our personal life, it will appear to be that that life is predominating. ‘That's the life 'I' have to deal with.’ As the attention is dropping again into its Source - into the Heart - the focus on the terrestrial existence becomes softer and softer and thinner and thinner, and is replaced by the sense of Being which is not calculating; it is felt as presence and joy."

"One of the highest expressions of the being -- one of the highest joys of the being -- is in contemplating itself beyond the dualistic representations and finding that there is only the space of the being, and yet there is no fear of the apparent becoming. It's the play; it's the joy; it's the meal of the absolute -- when it plays as presence."

Through this conversation Mooji leads us to a clear seeing of how personal conditioning and education strengthen the mistaken identification with the ego and the phenomenal world. He points to the power of observing with detachment and the joy of recognising the only truth: awareness is really what we are. He also speaks about the positive effects of strong experiences such as panic attacks, rejection and feeling lost. Finally, emphasising the simplicity of self-inquiry, he leads a seeker into clarity through the question "Can the perceiver be perceived"?

In this second part, Mooji speaks about his own experience and the subsequent awakening through inquiry: the burning off of identification, the tendencies of mind, the power of attachment and ultimately, the letting go of all concepts. Finally, he points to the joy of recognizing and transcending the play of mind in the light of Self-recognition.

Mooji has a clear and confirming conversation with some friends in which he touches on various topics and aspects of Self-inquiry. In this first part, he speaks about belief, the oscillating attention and mistaken identification of the Self with the body mind as the volatile combination that leads to delusion and suffering. He also speaks generally about relationships and the fear of loneliness, the myth of ego and the gradual transformation from person to being and beyond.

In this dialogue we are brought into the understanding of how the restless, agitated, activity-oriented mind can, through self inquiry, be transformed into a mind of spaciousness, natural quietude and peace. Mooji also shares some of his earlier experiences as his own understanding was unfolding and how it flourished in the presence of Papaji.

"The ego has self-interest, particular interest, qualitative interest in what is being perceived; they go together. But then, when that is recognized, a deeper seeing becomes evident. And, that deeper seeing is not personal; it houses the personal seer, and sees that that personal seer is itself a phenomenon."

"When you are in the identification and you are reacting, there is always fear and avoidance, suppression, shrinking. Now you see, 'But wait a minute, that was the old guy!' And we know this old guy is a ghost. He's not really real."

"The 'I Am' itself is itself the earliest extension, and this is missed; it is extended out of the unfathomable awareness being. In the realm of knowing or perception, [the 'I Am'] is the earliest and purest reflection or expression of the absolute."

"Keep sitting in the chair of your own being; don't get up and go forward. It's fine; all is good."

"We can have a leprosy -- a mental leprosy -- and you don't have to go and take all these medicines for it. Just the Grace -- the touch of the Supreme, of the God, or even the Guru's Grace removes that leprosy."

At the opening of the Silent Retreat in Tiruvannamalai, India, Mooji talks about the opportunity of Satsang. He says, "The emphasis here is not on teaching and learning, but on discovery, direct recognition, direct experience."

"The purpose of the inquiry is to be clear about the identity of yourself."

"You are the peace that remains before, during, and after the occurrence of any apparent event."