Now, we're going to practice this together.
Please keep your spine straight,
and relax the muscles in your body.
First, please close your eyes.
Just relax your body.
Relax the muscles in your body also.
Now, slowly, slowly open your eyes
and watch whatever arises in your mind.
Anything. Form, sound, smell, taste, sensation,
thought, emotion, anything.
Just watch.
If you cannot watch them,
it's like "waiting for the bus" experience.
That's OK.
That's the mere awareness.
But that mere awareness does not last long,
only for a few seconds.
If something, some object appears in your mind,
then watch it.
And don't judge all these thoughts and emotions.
Let them come, let them stay, and let them pass.
Don't judge.
But if you judge, that's also OK.
Accept it.
Judging is also part of thoughts and emotions.
Let them come, let them stay, and let them go.
All you have to do is be aware.
Be present.
Be free.
Awareness is real freedom.
OK.
If you practice like that,
of course, you cannot practice too long, you may forget,
you're completely lost, you don't know where you are,
and you completely forget that you're practicing awareness.
It's OK, come back again. Short times, many times.
If you do like this, eventually,
you will see awareness more clearly,
more vividly and these thoughts and emotions cannot bother you.
You will see awareness with emotions.
You will see awareness with anger.
You will see awareness with dullness,
The feeling of boredom.
You will see awareness with boredom,
with depression, with panic,
with destructive thoughts.
Destructive thoughts look like they are very strong,
but the essence of these destructive thoughts is awareness.
Space is always free.
Likewise, awareness is always free.
The clouds cannot obscure space.
They cannot block space.
Space cannot be polluted, whatsoever.
Awareness cannot be polluted by thoughts and emotions.
Monkey mind cannot change awareness.
Awareness is always pure, always free,
and that is the real happiness,
the happiness which can be developed within you.
That is one of your innate qualities,
which we call, "basic goodness."
That's one of the most important qualities of our basic goodness.
That's our true nature, our real nature.
I hope you get a glimpse of it.
Because I've introduced you,
it will change your view of awareness.
After this, if you practice meditation,
the meditation will be different than before.
Now you already understand
the most important part of the Joy of Living Level One.
The essence of Joy of Living Level One is awareness.
If you know this,
you know the whole meaning of Joy of Living Level One.
Now, you don't have to join this Joy of Living level.
Just listen to this and it's finished.
I'm just kidding. You should go.
Why? Because then you will become more clear,
and you will know how to practice with form,
sound, smell, taste, and all these things.
That would be good.
That's all now. It's finished.
Thank you!