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Satsang with Mooji Brixton, Aug 27, 2007
The Joy of Being
[Mooji] There is a joy, which I call the joy of being,
which is your own joy. It flows unbrokenly.
But in the same way, that it can be said
that your fingernail can cover the sun,
some thoughts we have about our self hide our being.
It is the uncovering, the peeling away of these layers,
these illusory layers of identification, that clutter up your being
and bring a kind of claustrophobia in your own inner-ness.
It doesn't require deep surgery to remove it.
Just understanding takes place, as it has been happening now.
I have said to you, that That which Is,
is not at the end of some striving or working through some process.
It is that within which even the idea of working through a process
arises and is perceived, closer than intimacy,
one with yourself, unsplittable, perfect, whole.
In saying these things, I have reminded you
that I am not paying a compliment to you. It is nothing personal.
This seeing is becoming more and more clear.
It is not a seeing like object seeing,
there is no objectivity to this seeing.
It is not that ultimately you are going to see an object.
There is no ultimate object to see.
It is called seeing the subject.
But this seeing is not a phenomenal seeing.
Because if it is a phenomenal seeing,
it makes pure subjectivity, which has no form, take on a form.
You are the formless within which all forms are perceived,
including this form also,
and the functions of this form are also perceived.
[silence]
OK, so here we are. [laughter]
The repercussions of this moment of insight
will continue its own rippling. You will come to see.
Sometimes some turbulence will kick off inside,
but don't worry about it.
It is also a part of the activity of Grace, removing the old dross.
If it happens like that. It may not.
Maybe from here, you will be in a state of inexplicable peace and joy.
[silence]
I only can leave you with the words
that you are the unassociated Being.
It is not a qualification that you need to work hard at coming to,
or getting, or reaching.
I can only say that it is that within which this listening
and this talking is happening, spontaneously.
Does this ultimate being derive any benefit from this talk?
I would say no.
But what happens is that some illusory debris is removed.
As a result of understanding,
there is a kind of inner spring cleaning that happens by itself.
You don't have to explain how that works.
It is just the removal of certain ideas which have not served you,
which have not served your Truth.
So that is it. Touché.
Video: Nageera Sound: Antonio
Editing and music: Nataraaj