Who is Really Living Your Life?
The ego’s life is meaningless. The good news, though, is that the Real Self is not the ego, while the Real Self is filled with joyous creativity serving the power of Truth. Once that is fully grokked, no longer the I-thought but the Self liveth through the bodily form. A new life begins.
Related Teachings
The Short-Lived Glory of the Final Crop of Souls
In this Q&A, Shunyamurti explores the illusion of individual existence, the meaning of the soul, and the difference between the apparent “old soul” and “young soul.”
How Important Is the Salvation of Your Soul?
In this teaching, Shunyamurti describes a new phase of Sat Yoga: moving beyond concepts and intellectual understanding to the direct realization of God. The goal is not merely to understand the Self, but to surrender the ego completely and live in continuous remembrance of the divine presence. The practice must be ceaseless.
Travel Tips for the Journey to God
Drawing on the mystical vision of the Sufi sage Suhrawardi, Shunyamurti explores a progression from the City of Darkness and degraded egoic desire, through self-reproach, divine love, spiritual discipline, prayer and samadhi, and finally to fanā: the annihilation of the ego and the complete dissolution of separation from God.
How Meditation Dissolves Trauma and Ego
In this foundational teaching, Shunyamurti reveals that meditation is not a technique but a return to your center—to the pure awareness that exists prior to thought, identity, and emotion. By letting go of the mind’s constant projections, you can rediscover the natural state of peace, clarity, and wholeness that has never been lost.
How You Imagine Yourself Determines Your Life
Shunyamurti continues his exploration of the Nine Divisions of Trinitarian Consciousness, revealing a map of the journey from egoic identification to the Absolute Self. He explains why even Sat Chit Ananda is only the boundary of what can be spoken about the Absolute, and why liberation ultimately requires letting go of every representation to reveal the Real Self.
Powerless or Powerful?
Question:
We are not powerless. We are the very power that manifests this world. Now you know why the controllers manipulate emotions and perception.
Shunyamurti’s Reply:
The fact that you admit that there are controllers disproves your assertion. But, at a deeper level, I agree that the Real Self, the Infinite Intelligence that is dreaming this entire hologram, and each of the individuals who appear in it, does indeed have the power to determine our destiny, and is doing so. The Will of God is mercifully bringing this fallen world to an end, in order to eliminate all suffering. But the fallen consciousness of humans, which the sages refer to as the ego complex, is subconsciously aligned with those apparent controllers, to bring this about quickly. This collusion is known in psychoanalysis as the death drive. But its deeper intention is to awaken those who are wise enough to die to the ego while alive, to attain the grace of immortality. The purpose of this teaching is to trigger such an awakening. Om Shanti.
Namaste,
Shunyamurti