WEBVTT 00:00:08.750 --> 00:00:12.740 The self-inquiry intensives at the samadhi center 00:00:12.740 --> 00:00:15.439 are a rigorous form of Sadhana 00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:17.526 or spiritual practice 00:00:17.526 --> 00:00:20.610 designed to create conditions of ‘no escape’ 00:00:20.610 --> 00:00:23.520 for the egoic mind, to bring about 00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:26.279 the possibility of Samadhi and Awakening 00:00:26.279 --> 00:00:29.040 to your true nature. 00:00:35.899 --> 00:00:38.830 Self-inquiry can be done individually 00:00:38.830 --> 00:00:41.009 and when it's done on your own 00:00:41.009 --> 00:00:42.630 it's meditation 00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:46.140 self-inquiry can be done with a partner 00:00:46.140 --> 00:00:49.200 in what we call dyads 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:51.899 or it can be done with a group where 00:00:51.899 --> 00:00:54.360 the entire group is focused on one person 00:00:54.360 --> 00:00:57.180 who is doing the inquiry. 00:00:57.180 --> 00:00:59.399 The main technique used during the 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:02.940 self-inquiry retreat is the dyad. 00:01:02.940 --> 00:01:05.640 The Retreat format involves working from 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:10.680 early morning 6 a.m until 11 pm at night. 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:13.439 The participants are encouraged to enter 00:01:13.439 --> 00:01:16.280 into a period of continuous practice, 00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:20.340 continuously inquiring into Who We Are. 00:01:20.340 --> 00:01:23.580 For this period of time all distractions 00:01:23.580 --> 00:01:25.259 are set aside. 00:01:25.259 --> 00:01:28.680 There are no devices, phones, books 00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:31.900 or anything to engage the conditioned mind. 00:01:31.900 --> 00:01:34.560 During the break periods, or while eating, 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:37.259 one continues to inquire. 00:01:37.259 --> 00:01:40.140 This continuous practice creates a 00:01:40.140 --> 00:01:43.200 strong inner pressure or inner energy. 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:45.799 Energy is diverted from the old condition 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:50.360 patterns and starts to build. 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:53.540 A sort of alchemy starts to happen. 00:01:53.540 --> 00:01:57.119 Awakening is an energetic event. 00:01:57.119 --> 00:01:59.820 There is a flip from the conditioned ‘I’, 00:01:59.820 --> 00:02:02.640 the sense that you are this character, 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:06.600 to the true self, to the unlimited ‘I’. 00:02:06.600 --> 00:02:09.360 The self-inquiry Intensive is the most 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:11.640 direct way to bring about Awakening 00:02:11.640 --> 00:02:14.239 that I know of. 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:17.580 By Awakening, I mean realizing 00:02:17.580 --> 00:02:20.700 the true Self beyond name and form. 00:02:20.700 --> 00:02:24.669 It's called 'Kensho' in Zen. The word kensho 00:02:24.669 --> 00:02:27.400 means 'seeing essence', 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:31.080 in Mahayana Buddhism it is 'Prajna Paramita', 00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:33.520 the highest wisdom, the absolute 00:02:33.520 --> 00:02:35.760 wisdom of our true nature. 00:02:35.760 --> 00:02:39.180 In Western Traditions, the terms 'Gnosis' 00:02:39.180 --> 00:02:42.300 or 'Apophaticism' refer to the realization 00:02:42.300 --> 00:02:45.959 of our true or divine nature. 00:02:45.959 --> 00:02:48.300 For this period of time, we turn 00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:50.340 attention away from thoughts and 00:02:50.340 --> 00:02:51.840 sensations away from the 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:54.440 outer world of form, 00:02:54.440 --> 00:02:58.620 towards the self, continuously. 00:02:58.620 --> 00:03:01.280 If we do this practice continuously, 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:03.959 eventually we will awaken from 00:03:03.959 --> 00:03:06.599 identification with the false self, 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:09.120 to our true nature. 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:12.420 It's extremely simple but it's not easy, 00:03:12.420 --> 00:03:16.080 because the ego construct which is made 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:18.780 up of samskaras or condition patterns, 00:03:18.780 --> 00:03:21.599 will generate hindrances, just 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:24.885 as it does in meditation. The whirlpool 00:03:24.885 --> 00:03:27.540 of the mind may generate thoughts, 00:03:27.540 --> 00:03:30.900 we may experience egoic preferences, 00:03:30.900 --> 00:03:33.540 the mind may focus on comfort 00:03:33.540 --> 00:03:35.099 or discomfort, 00:03:35.099 --> 00:03:37.260 it may become tired, 00:03:37.260 --> 00:03:40.860 it may get confused or disoriented. 00:03:40.860 --> 00:03:44.050 It may find the whole process intolerable 00:03:44.050 --> 00:03:46.440 and want to give up. 00:03:46.440 --> 00:03:48.900 It HAS to give up. 00:03:48.900 --> 00:03:51.900 The conditioned ‘I’ may think it is 00:03:51.900 --> 00:03:54.780 already awake, we have to humble the 00:03:54.780 --> 00:03:56.519 conditioned mind. 00:03:56.519 --> 00:03:59.220 It is said that one must want to awaken, 00:03:59.220 --> 00:04:01.680 like a person with their hair on fire 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.860 wants a pond to jump into. 00:04:04.860 --> 00:04:08.220 We must proceed with a beginner's mind, 00:04:08.220 --> 00:04:11.879 a not knowing mind, a humble mind, 00:04:11.879 --> 00:04:14.354 a mind that is open, 00:04:14.354 --> 00:04:18.180 mirror-like, alive. 00:04:18.180 --> 00:04:20.880 For this process we enter into the cloud 00:04:20.880 --> 00:04:24.600 of unknowing, we let go of control and 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:27.479 connect to a sense of curiosity 00:04:27.479 --> 00:04:29.880 and investigation. 00:04:29.880 --> 00:04:32.639 During this process, one remains 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:35.980 equanimous with whatever comes up within 00:04:35.980 --> 00:04:38.129 the mind and senses, having a complete 00:04:38.129 --> 00:04:41.699 experience of everything arising in the 00:04:41.699 --> 00:04:43.400 present moment. 00:04:43.400 --> 00:04:46.620 We observe everything that is arising, 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:50.040 not pushing anything away and yet not 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:52.340 getting identified with anything. 00:04:52.340 --> 00:04:55.740 We come to the true self by realizing 00:04:55.740 --> 00:04:58.259 all that we are not. 00:04:58.259 --> 00:05:00.780 We make the unconscious patterns that 00:05:00.780 --> 00:05:02.759 are in play within the self-structure, 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:04.620 conscious. 00:05:04.620 --> 00:05:07.979 When we inquire into who we are, first, 00:05:07.979 --> 00:05:10.680 everything that is the false self will 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:13.020 come to the forefront. 00:05:13.020 --> 00:05:16.680 All of our thoughts and blocks, repressed 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:20.160 emotions, imprints, and samskaras that are 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:22.620 part of the self-structure, will start to 00:05:22.620 --> 00:05:25.580 come to the surface. 00:05:25.620 --> 00:05:28.199 By not reacting, 00:05:28.199 --> 00:05:31.139 by having a complete experience, 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:33.840 a purification starts to happen within the 00:05:33.840 --> 00:05:35.580 self-structure. 00:05:35.580 --> 00:05:39.000 This practice that leads to samadhi, 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:42.240 is cultivating single pointed focus. 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:45.080 You become continuously present, 00:05:45.080 --> 00:05:47.419 observing what is, 00:05:47.419 --> 00:05:51.300 allowing what is, always becoming aware 00:05:51.300 --> 00:05:54.120 of subtler and subtler aspects of what is. 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:57.900 Gaining sensory clarity, 00:05:57.900 --> 00:06:00.620 allowing the mind to be open, 00:06:00.620 --> 00:06:05.340 responsive, without analyzing. 00:06:05.580 --> 00:06:08.039 When self-inquiry is done with a partner 00:06:08.039 --> 00:06:11.280 it can be particularly potent. 00:06:11.280 --> 00:06:14.820 One can't drift off into the mind, 00:06:14.820 --> 00:06:18.120 you're accountable, it's like meditating with 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:20.639 a partner. You have to be present because 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:23.520 you're being witnessed, you're staring 00:06:23.520 --> 00:06:26.960 into someone else's eyes, 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:29.520 you can’t wander away. 00:06:29.520 --> 00:06:31.860 At these retreats we begin the 00:06:31.860 --> 00:06:34.870 self-inquiry when we're in the waking state, 00:06:35.200 --> 00:06:37.380 but the practice can carry over into 00:06:37.380 --> 00:06:40.770 dreaming and even deep sleep states. 00:06:44.039 --> 00:06:47.260 Here I'm going to describe the dyad technique. 00:06:47.759 --> 00:06:51.060 In this practice, one person is witness, 00:06:51.060 --> 00:06:53.980 and the other engages in deep 00:06:53.980 --> 00:06:55.919 inner investigation, 00:06:55.919 --> 00:06:59.100 inquiring into their true nature. 00:06:59.100 --> 00:07:02.220 First, decide who will be the witness 00:07:02.220 --> 00:07:05.819 and who will start doing inquiry. 00:07:05.819 --> 00:07:08.880 You will switch roles back and forth 00:07:08.880 --> 00:07:11.039 all day long. 00:07:11.039 --> 00:07:13.660 If you're doing this with a large group, 00:07:13.660 --> 00:07:15.310 you will switch partners, 00:07:15.310 --> 00:07:18.300 roughly every 40 minutes. 00:07:18.300 --> 00:07:20.699 Sit across from your partner 00:07:20.699 --> 00:07:22.560 looking into their eyes. 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:27.139 Maintain eye contact in silence. 00:07:27.560 --> 00:07:31.380 As an introductory exercise, just look 00:07:31.380 --> 00:07:33.539 into each other's eyes for about 00:07:33.539 --> 00:07:36.259 three or four minutes. 00:07:36.539 --> 00:07:39.640 Allow yourself to see this being 00:07:39.640 --> 00:07:41.220 across from you. 00:07:41.220 --> 00:07:44.880 Allow yourself to be seen. 00:07:44.880 --> 00:07:46.979 The witness will connect to their 00:07:46.979 --> 00:07:50.759 intention, to know who this being is, 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:53.400 that is in front of them. 00:07:53.400 --> 00:07:56.699 The witness will say to their partner 00:07:56.699 --> 00:07:59.759 ‘tell me who you are’. 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:02.699 The imperative should come from a place 00:08:02.699 --> 00:08:06.240 of sincere wanting to know. 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:09.240 For the one doing the inquiry, 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:12.180 simply allow yourself to be open, 00:08:12.180 --> 00:08:14.699 to receive the imperative. 00:08:14.699 --> 00:08:17.940 Inquire into who you are, 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:23.280 earnestly, sincerely, penetratingly. 00:08:23.280 --> 00:08:26.340 Notice how the imperative lands within 00:08:26.340 --> 00:08:28.560 the self-structure. 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:31.080 There may be an impulse to close the eyes, 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:34.919 or the eyes may remain open, simply let 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:38.730 it land in the deepest part of your being. 00:08:38.820 --> 00:08:42.120 Take a moment or several moments to 00:08:42.120 --> 00:08:45.420 observe the mind, body, the energy, 00:08:45.420 --> 00:08:48.959 any phenomena that arises 00:08:48.959 --> 00:08:51.720 within the self-structure. 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:55.620 Then simply convey to your partner what 00:08:55.620 --> 00:08:58.140 has arisen as a result of 00:08:58.140 --> 00:09:00.740 doing this inquiry. 00:09:00.899 --> 00:09:05.160 What's coming up in the present moment, 00:09:05.160 --> 00:09:07.500 what's the most REAL thing 00:09:07.500 --> 00:09:10.300 happening in this moment. 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:14.100 If there are thoughts or doubts 00:09:14.100 --> 00:09:16.985 or if there's a feeling that nothing is 00:09:16.985 --> 00:09:19.369 happening, just observe the most real 00:09:19.369 --> 00:09:21.779 thing about this moment. 00:09:21.779 --> 00:09:24.250 Connect with your I AM-NESS. 00:09:25.380 --> 00:09:28.380 Inquire into who you are by being aware 00:09:28.380 --> 00:09:32.700 of this I am-ness, the sense of existence. 00:09:32.700 --> 00:09:34.730 Don't think that there is a right 00:09:34.730 --> 00:09:37.019 or wrong answer, 00:09:37.019 --> 00:09:39.540 we're not looking for an answer on the 00:09:39.540 --> 00:09:42.240 level of the mind. Don't think that you 00:09:42.240 --> 00:09:45.180 have to please someone with your answer, 00:09:45.180 --> 00:09:48.240 be free, playful. 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:51.240 You don't have to search for an answer, 00:09:51.240 --> 00:09:54.959 be free in the not knowing. 00:09:54.959 --> 00:09:58.500 A Bible passage comes to mind unless, you 00:09:58.500 --> 00:10:01.019 become like little children you will 00:10:01.019 --> 00:10:04.019 never enter the Kingdom of Heaven, 00:10:04.019 --> 00:10:05.160 Jesus said. 00:10:05.160 --> 00:10:08.040 There was a sense of ‘I’ that you had when 00:10:08.040 --> 00:10:11.700 you were a little kid, the sense of YOU, 00:10:11.700 --> 00:10:13.980 the unconditioned you, 00:10:13.980 --> 00:10:16.860 it was there when you were a teenager, 00:10:16.860 --> 00:10:20.880 it's there at every point in one's life. 00:10:20.880 --> 00:10:24.300 Feel that sense of ‘I’ right now, 00:10:24.300 --> 00:10:27.920 that sense of I am. 00:10:28.680 --> 00:10:32.160 What is that sense of I am? 00:10:32.160 --> 00:10:36.200 I t has no quality, it doesn't change. 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:40.200 The body changes, the mind changes, 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:43.920 the phenomena of life changes. 00:10:43.920 --> 00:10:47.519 Sensations change, but that sense of ‘I am’ 00:10:47.519 --> 00:10:51.970 does not change, it has no location. 00:10:52.860 --> 00:10:55.320 ‘Tell me who you are’ 00:10:55.320 --> 00:11:00.380 it is not a question, it is an imperative. 00:11:00.380 --> 00:11:03.779 One trap people fall into is that they 00:11:03.779 --> 00:11:06.959 mistake it for a question. 00:11:06.959 --> 00:11:09.540 It is not about getting the right answer 00:11:09.540 --> 00:11:12.657 with words, it's about 00:11:12.657 --> 00:11:15.839 knowing who is answering. 00:11:15.839 --> 00:11:18.420 WHO is responding. 00:11:18.420 --> 00:11:21.120 The practice is to report any phenomena 00:11:21.120 --> 00:11:23.940 that arises within the self-structure 00:11:23.940 --> 00:11:25.800 to your partner. Explaining as clearly 00:11:25.800 --> 00:11:30.550 and as truthfully as you can. 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:34.780 There are some rules to this game: 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:39.540 Don't refer to your partner as ‘you’ and 00:11:39.540 --> 00:11:41.220 don't refer to anything that your 00:11:41.220 --> 00:11:44.480 partner may have said in a previous dyad. 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:47.579 This is not a conversation. 00:11:47.579 --> 00:11:50.090 In this practice, we also eliminate words 00:11:50.090 --> 00:11:54.240 like ‘I’, ‘mine’ or ‘myself’. 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:57.660 When we use the word ‘I’ we habitually 00:11:57.660 --> 00:12:01.400 refer to the ‘false I’, the condition self 00:12:01.400 --> 00:12:03.180 so we want to communicate 00:12:03.180 --> 00:12:05.440 whatever comes up without 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:09.200 using this dualistic language. 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:11.940 If you know that you are referring to 00:12:11.940 --> 00:12:15.079 the ‘false I’ then don't use the word ‘I’ 00:12:15.079 --> 00:12:18.839 instead of saying I am feeling tired 00:12:18.839 --> 00:12:21.480 or I am feeling angry, say there is a 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:24.240 feeling of tiredness arising, 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:27.360 or there is a sense of anger within the 00:12:27.360 --> 00:12:29.640 self-structure. 00:12:29.640 --> 00:12:34.019 Is it true that I am tired? 00:12:34.019 --> 00:12:37.680 Is it the body that is tired? 00:12:37.680 --> 00:12:43.459 Am I the body, or am I aware of the body? 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:48.240 You can start with what is obvious, 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:50.220 but don't miss the subtle. 00:12:50.220 --> 00:12:52.440 Go into the feeling, 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:56.399 the sensory layer, the somatic field. 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:58.980 If a feeling comes up, where does it live 00:12:58.980 --> 00:13:02.459 in the body? How does it move? How does it 00:13:02.459 --> 00:13:05.339 change through time? 00:13:05.339 --> 00:13:08.459 If there's sadness or anger, what 00:13:08.459 --> 00:13:11.459 do those feel like? Notice any energetic 00:13:11.459 --> 00:13:14.940 contraction, any holding or resistance 00:13:14.940 --> 00:13:18.419 within the body, having a complete experience 00:13:18.419 --> 00:13:20.519 of everything arising in the 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:22.200 present moment. 00:13:22.200 --> 00:13:25.860 During this process, the witness holds 00:13:25.860 --> 00:13:28.399 the container of Silence. 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.079 Witnessing without reaction, 00:13:31.079 --> 00:13:33.600 without encouragement, the witness 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:36.899 maintains a neutral face and lets go of 00:13:36.899 --> 00:13:39.420 any body language. 00:13:39.420 --> 00:13:43.019 When witnessing, you disappear, 00:13:43.019 --> 00:13:45.360 there's only your partner. 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:47.820 Make sure that you're understanding 00:13:47.820 --> 00:13:48.720 your partner, 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:51.300 following what is being said. 00:13:51.300 --> 00:13:53.601 Don't zone out or stare 00:13:53.601 --> 00:13:55.800 through your partner. 00:13:55.800 --> 00:13:57.480 If something is said that you don't 00:13:57.480 --> 00:14:01.800 understand, you can say ‘clarify that’. 00:14:01.800 --> 00:14:04.596 This is the only thing the witness can say. 00:14:05.220 --> 00:14:07.860 As a witness you may be feeling what 00:14:07.860 --> 00:14:10.940 the other person is feeling, 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:16.519 you may even synch breaths and movements. 00:14:16.920 --> 00:14:19.680 This happens spontaneously, you don't 00:14:19.680 --> 00:14:22.800 have to try to do anything. 00:14:22.800 --> 00:14:25.079 It’s possible for the witness to enter a 00:14:25.079 --> 00:14:27.180 samadhi state where there's no 00:14:27.180 --> 00:14:30.480 separation from the one being witnessed. 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:33.480 Don't sympathize with the partner. 00:14:33.480 --> 00:14:36.899 Don't play into their drama. Be totally neutral. 00:14:36.899 --> 00:14:40.740 This neutrality allows the freedom of 00:14:40.740 --> 00:14:44.700 expression to unfold. You are a mirror. 00:14:44.700 --> 00:14:46.730 A mirror has no opinion, 00:14:46.730 --> 00:14:50.360 judgment or preference. 00:14:50.459 --> 00:14:53.519 At the retreat, the facilitators will 00:14:53.519 --> 00:14:56.699 come around and use various tools and 00:14:56.699 --> 00:14:58.920 their own intuition, to point 00:14:58.920 --> 00:15:01.139 participants beyond their conditioned 00:15:01.139 --> 00:15:04.199 minds, towards a direct experience 00:15:04.199 --> 00:15:07.100 of their true nature. 00:15:07.139 --> 00:15:09.360 The dyad facilitator may come and 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:12.899 observe, and may ask you questions. 00:15:12.899 --> 00:15:15.360 If this happens, stay connected with 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:16.920 your partner's eyes, 00:15:16.920 --> 00:15:20.399 don't turn and look at the facilitator, 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:23.519 simply answer the question but stay 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:26.620 connected to your partner. 00:15:29.160 --> 00:15:32.300 Stay awake in the ‘not knowing’. 00:15:32.300 --> 00:15:35.820 Primordial Awareness is inseparable from 00:15:35.820 --> 00:15:39.440 Stillness and Presence. 00:15:39.480 --> 00:15:42.600 It is a stillness and presence beyond 00:15:42.600 --> 00:15:44.760 the movement and stillness of 00:15:44.760 --> 00:15:46.740 the limited mind. 00:15:46.740 --> 00:15:49.320 It is closer than the you that 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.860 you think you are. 00:15:54.839 --> 00:15:58.019 It is neither near nor far, 00:15:58.019 --> 00:16:01.760 because these are mere concepts. 00:16:04.860 --> 00:16:07.440 Don't try to manufacture some answer 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:10.620 with the mind or philosophize about 00:16:10.620 --> 00:16:12.565 who you are. Let the thoughts 00:16:12.565 --> 00:16:15.521 and experiences come up, observe them and 00:16:15.521 --> 00:16:18.280 report them, but don't get caught in their 00:16:18.280 --> 00:16:22.779 content. We want to objectively report 00:16:22.779 --> 00:16:27.560 what is coming up within the self-structure. 00:16:27.899 --> 00:16:30.679 We want to express freely in an 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:34.139 inhibited spontaneous way. 00:16:34.139 --> 00:16:37.579 Don't overthink it. 00:16:38.160 --> 00:16:42.440 This process is incredibly simple, 00:16:43.740 --> 00:16:46.320 you don't have to do anything other than 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:49.639 observe and report. 00:16:49.800 --> 00:16:52.639 It is the condition mind responding, 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:55.860 trying to answer. 00:16:55.860 --> 00:16:58.259 But who are you? 00:16:58.259 --> 00:17:01.500 There is nothing to attain, there is only 00:17:01.500 --> 00:17:04.439 the dropping of the false identification 00:17:04.439 --> 00:17:09.500 and realizing the truth of the ‘true I’ 00:17:10.699 --> 00:17:14.459 Primordial Awareness is so simple and 00:17:14.459 --> 00:17:18.780 obvious, that the mind misses it. 00:17:18.780 --> 00:17:21.540 It is always the conditioned mind 00:17:21.540 --> 00:17:23.799 that looks, that moves. 00:17:24.839 --> 00:17:27.179 The conditioned mind is nothing but 00:17:27.179 --> 00:17:31.280 movement, looking here and there. 00:17:31.620 --> 00:17:34.149 If you give up that movement, then 00:17:34.149 --> 00:17:37.859 what remains, who is aware, 00:17:37.859 --> 00:17:41.780 ever present in the seeing. 00:17:44.340 --> 00:17:48.000 The Zen master Dogen said: ‘To realize your 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:52.020 true nature, is to realize the self. 00:17:52.020 --> 00:17:55.740 To realize the self is to forget the self. 00:17:56.340 --> 00:17:59.400 To forget the self is to be actualized 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:02.580 by myriad things. 00:18:02.580 --> 00:18:05.760 To be actualized by myriad things, 00:18:05.760 --> 00:18:08.700 your mind and body as well as the mind 00:18:08.700 --> 00:18:12.620 and body of others drops off. 00:18:13.020 --> 00:18:15.630 When mind and body drop off, 00:18:15.630 --> 00:18:20.360 there is only direct experience of what is. 00:18:20.580 --> 00:18:23.800 Samadhi is the dissolving of the illusion 00:18:23.800 --> 00:18:27.020 between observer and observed 00:18:27.020 --> 00:18:31.580 experience and experiencer.