The Natural State

“You come into the natural state by letting go of control, by letting go of effort, and resting in a state of vividness. It’s very simple. It couldn’t be simpler. Sit down; let everything be as it already is.”  -Adyashanti

Attention is the greatest medicine. Grounding you in the immediate presence, it is the ultimate remedy for mental disturbance.

Problems arise from resistance to experience. You want what is, to not be how it is. Awareness is free of resistance.

Sit silently for a bit and know you are aware: It is simply the feeling of being present, the feeling that you are. Really feel it.

With practice, reminding yourself to be self-aware becomes less necessary. Because you are naturally happy when you know you are not thinking.

When you are aware of your mind, there will not be, indeed cannot be, any disturbing thoughts. Which is nothing short of the greatest thing ever.

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The real “I” is silent knowing-presence.