The Highest Choice (with subtitles)
The Highest Choice (with subtitles)

Monte Sahaja, Portugal 14 July 2013
Monte Sahaja, Portugal 14 July 2013

[Mooji] Somehow, you have to be in your real life and ...
[Mooji] Somehow, you have to be in your real life and ...

At a certain point ...
At a certain point ...

Then the people, they ... Something inside them changes.
Then the people, they ... Something inside them changes.

This is why many people leave their home
This is why many people leave their home

to go some place else to find space,
to go some place else to find space,

to rediscover or to discover again what their true place is.
to rediscover or to discover again what their true place is.

Because being in their familiar environment,
Because being in their familiar environment,

they can't do it. They just cannot do it.
they can't do it. They just cannot do it.

Not because it cannot be done, it can be done. It happened in my case.
Not because it cannot be done, it can be done. It happened in my case.

It had to be done. I had no money to leave my town.
It had to be done. I had no money to leave my town.

There are some people in prison, they find the Truth.
There are some people in prison, they find the Truth.

They find God in the prison,
They find God in the prison,

with all the rough necks and all the roughest kind of people,
with all the rough necks and all the roughest kind of people,

where people are afraid to be vulnerable, they become the softest beings.
where people are afraid to be vulnerable, they become the softest beings.

Can you imagine, like that?
Can you imagine, like that?

They cannot just go to their bedroom.
They cannot just go to their bedroom.

Your roommate is a serial murderer.
Your roommate is a serial murderer.

You have to sleep with one eye open. [laughter]
You have to sleep with one eye open. [laughter]

And you are finding God in prison.
And you are finding God in prison.

So, you don't have to worry about your life.
So, you don't have to worry about your life.

You have chosen, you have made the highest choice in your life,
You have chosen, you have made the highest choice in your life,

to search for what is True. Then, what's going to go wrong for you?
to search for what is True. Then, what's going to go wrong for you?

Only in the beginning, all your doubts are going to sprout.
Only in the beginning, all your doubts are going to sprout.

Everything is going to come up and you're going to think,
Everything is going to come up and you're going to think,

'Oh my God, this life is not going to allow me to be me'.
'Oh my God, this life is not going to allow me to be me'.

That's not true! This life is yearning for you to be 'you'.
That's not true! This life is yearning for you to be 'you'.

This life is burping,
This life is burping,

it's twisting, it's writhing for you to find 'you'.
it's twisting, it's writhing for you to find 'you'.

You are thinking, 'No this life is not easy'.
You are thinking, 'No this life is not easy'.

That's not true! That's what your mind tells you.
That's not true! That's what your mind tells you.

The life is waiting for you to bloom.
The life is waiting for you to bloom.

It didn't happen in the last life.
It didn't happen in the last life.

It didn't happen in life before that. Life is waiting for you.
It didn't happen in life before that. Life is waiting for you.

Everything is here for you to blossom into your Being.
Everything is here for you to blossom into your Being.

You keep life waiting, life doesn't mind.
You keep life waiting, life doesn't mind.

So you have nothing to be so sorrowful about,
So you have nothing to be so sorrowful about,

except for how much time you are spending hanging on to the old fox.
except for how much time you are spending hanging on to the old fox.

You have nothing to be,
You have nothing to be,

'Oh, I can't do it man, I can't do it on my own'.
'Oh, I can't do it man, I can't do it on my own'.

You're not on your own. The whole universe is with you.
You're not on your own. The whole universe is with you.

The whole universe is with you. You'll find it out more and more.
The whole universe is with you. You'll find it out more and more.

Not like, 'Eh man, the universe, give everything to ... '
Not like, 'Eh man, the universe, give everything to ... '

No, not like this. It has to be an acquired, a re-acquired taste
No, not like this. It has to be an acquired, a re-acquired taste

to come back again into your natural synchronicity.
to come back again into your natural synchronicity.

But the universe is beating,
But the universe is beating,

you are coming back into your cosmic rhythm and heartbeat
you are coming back into your cosmic rhythm and heartbeat

to flow with the universal Being.
to flow with the universal Being.

Because the universal Being is here.
Because the universal Being is here.

If you only want to move
If you only want to move

with the heartbeat of human being, homo sapiens being,
with the heartbeat of human being, homo sapiens being,

it's OK too. It's not your time.
it's OK too. It's not your time.

What's going to make it your time, we don't know. I don't know.
What's going to make it your time, we don't know. I don't know.

But it's something in the chemistry of choice.
But it's something in the chemistry of choice.

While you feel you have a choice,
While you feel you have a choice,

some people say, 'I don't have any choice'.
some people say, 'I don't have any choice'.

Well, I see you choosing your cornflakes over muesli.
Well, I see you choosing your cornflakes over muesli.

I see you choosing the red dress and saying, 'No, that's not my color'.
I see you choosing the red dress and saying, 'No, that's not my color'.

I see you choosing other things, why aren't you choosing here?
I see you choosing other things, why aren't you choosing here?

Why don't you say, 'Yes, I choose to go with this'. You can do this.
Why don't you say, 'Yes, I choose to go with this'. You can do this.

While choice is still an alive expression of consciousness,
While choice is still an alive expression of consciousness,

make use of choice. Even a sage will have choice,
make use of choice. Even a sage will have choice,

but it will be more superficial, more playful,
but it will be more superficial, more playful,

because this is life, consciousness. Use it up.
because this is life, consciousness. Use it up.

You have some gigabytes left, use it up.
You have some gigabytes left, use it up.

Stop pretending, 'I don't have any choice'.
Stop pretending, 'I don't have any choice'.

That's a pride thing. It's not true!
That's a pride thing. It's not true!

While you have the sense of choice, you exercise choice, it's OK.
While you have the sense of choice, you exercise choice, it's OK.

You just don't venerate choice because that's ignorance.
You just don't venerate choice because that's ignorance.

But in choice, you find that they come, you have a choice.
But in choice, you find that they come, you have a choice.

The most important choice
The most important choice

is to choose to keep your attention in the stable place of the seer,
is to choose to keep your attention in the stable place of the seer,

rather than going out with the pull of the mind
rather than going out with the pull of the mind

to engage into this kind of duality.
to engage into this kind of duality.

This is the most powerful. Something wants to go and to play,
This is the most powerful. Something wants to go and to play,

and you make a choice, conscious choice.
and you make a choice, conscious choice.

Sometimes, it is a kind of control,
Sometimes, it is a kind of control,

but it is your choice to control. It is not a suppression.
but it is your choice to control. It is not a suppression.

And you say, 'No, just stay back'.
And you say, 'No, just stay back'.

And this is your joy,
And this is your joy,

because every time you find again your power in the True,
because every time you find again your power in the True,

'My God! It feels so sweet!' You feel that your life is so sweet.
'My God! It feels so sweet!' You feel that your life is so sweet.

It feels so loose, so relaxed, so free, so light
It feels so loose, so relaxed, so free, so light

when you are cooperating with your own inner power.
when you are cooperating with your own inner power.

Why to make it like a sacrifice? What are you sacrificing?
Why to make it like a sacrifice? What are you sacrificing?

Nothing at all - sacrifice - only the bad habits of the ego-mind.
Nothing at all - sacrifice - only the bad habits of the ego-mind.

So, don't pretend, and go into like, 'It's so stressful and so hard'.
So, don't pretend, and go into like, 'It's so stressful and so hard'.

It's not hard. Your ego is making it seem like it's hard.
It's not hard. Your ego is making it seem like it's hard.

It's actually a joy!
It's actually a joy!

Freedom is your most delicious joy in this life!
Freedom is your most delicious joy in this life!

Coming back home.
Coming back home.

And unlike your physical home,
And unlike your physical home,

you don't need a bus, or a plane, or a train,
you don't need a bus, or a plane, or a train,

you don't need any one way ticket,
you don't need any one way ticket,

because you are home!
because you are home!

It's just your mind creates this journey and this division somehow,
It's just your mind creates this journey and this division somehow,

which this life of spirituality, what you may call it,
which this life of spirituality, what you may call it,

is to break the spell, the illusion and the delusion of separation.
is to break the spell, the illusion and the delusion of separation.

That's the discovery and that's the joy.
That's the discovery and that's the joy.

It's not, 'Ah, this is the problem, this is a challenge'.
It's not, 'Ah, this is the problem, this is a challenge'.

No, it is a joy to rediscover your ...
No, it is a joy to rediscover your ...

Can you imagine if your rediscovery of your Self was of something horrible?
Can you imagine if your rediscovery of your Self was of something horrible?

Your rediscovery of your Self is the highest joy!
Your rediscovery of your Self is the highest joy!

What is horrible, actually, is how you could have hung out,
What is horrible, actually, is how you could have hung out,

how we could hang out inside this,
how we could hang out inside this,

the real stranger, actually,
the real stranger, actually,

for so long.
for so long.

It cannot be ... We feel the sorrow or the pain
It cannot be ... We feel the sorrow or the pain

of separating from our attachments.
of separating from our attachments.

But that's not love.
But that's not love.

Your attachments are not your true connectedness
Your attachments are not your true connectedness

to life and to other beings, not like that.
to life and to other beings, not like that.

But it does happen. Attachment is a natural function,
But it does happen. Attachment is a natural function,

that you meet people, you love them, you want to be with them.
that you meet people, you love them, you want to be with them.

And if they leave, or they die, or you die, whatever,
And if they leave, or they die, or you die, whatever,

there is some pain there.
there is some pain there.

That pain is also kind of genuine up to a point.
That pain is also kind of genuine up to a point.

But you don't have to, as I say, make anniversaries out of your pain.
But you don't have to, as I say, make anniversaries out of your pain.

Do you see?
Do you see?

We just don't know how lucky we are!
We just don't know how lucky we are!

The good fortune it is to have a human form.
The good fortune it is to have a human form.

This is how consciousness is playing.
This is how consciousness is playing.

You could've been a bloody donkey in the field,
You could've been a bloody donkey in the field,

with horse flies running around your ass, all day.
with horse flies running around your ass, all day.

You're a human being. We can be happy about it.
You're a human being. We can be happy about it.

[Mooji makes crying sound] [laughter]
[Mooji makes crying sound] [laughter]

No! You can be happy! Be happy you're human.
No! You can be happy! Be happy you're human.

You are consciousness functioning in a human form.
You are consciousness functioning in a human form.

You have a sense of choice.
You have a sense of choice.

You have all this space, you can travel all over the world,
You have all this space, you can travel all over the world,

There are no other beings that can do it. Birds, they can go about,
There are no other beings that can do it. Birds, they can go about,

by the will of consciousness and the abilities of consciousness.
by the will of consciousness and the abilities of consciousness.

But we are more adaptable.
But we are more adaptable.

We can go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere!
We can go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere!

We have done it as well, too.
We have done it as well, too.

That is the part of the potential
That is the part of the potential

of the human expression of consciousness.
of the human expression of consciousness.

You can learn a new language.
You can learn a new language.

You can do all these things. We can do it.
You can do all these things. We can do it.

But some people see, even this, 'OK, we can do all these things,
But some people see, even this, 'OK, we can do all these things,

but I want to discover the thing I cannot do, I don't have to do'.
but I want to discover the thing I cannot do, I don't have to do'.

Then, doing can continue.
Then, doing can continue.

Everything is doing, even the worm is doing something.
Everything is doing, even the worm is doing something.

The mosquito is doing something.
The mosquito is doing something.

Everything is doing something, the wind is doing something. Why not you?
Everything is doing something, the wind is doing something. Why not you?

But don't confuse the thing you do with what you are.
But don't confuse the thing you do with what you are.

That is it.
That is it.

It is said somewhere, that even the heavenly beings,
It is said somewhere, that even the heavenly beings,

they are also wanting the human being.
they are also wanting the human being.

They are wanting to be in this form,
They are wanting to be in this form,

because in this form they can experience transcendence.
because in this form they can experience transcendence.

When a human being flowers into pure consciousness,
When a human being flowers into pure consciousness,

all the heavenly beings, they are celebrating.
all the heavenly beings, they are celebrating.

They celebrate in the cells of your being, you can hear them.
They celebrate in the cells of your being, you can hear them.

The angels are so happy, they are singing,
The angels are so happy, they are singing,

the heavenly beings are rejoicing,
the heavenly beings are rejoicing,

because your life is again attuned to the pure Self.
because your life is again attuned to the pure Self.

To overcome, to transcend in a human form is the most beautiful thing.
To overcome, to transcend in a human form is the most beautiful thing.

Even the heavens are happy,
Even the heavens are happy,

because on this planet you have to learn transcendence.
because on this planet you have to learn transcendence.

When you overcome here, on every level your freedom extends.
When you overcome here, on every level your freedom extends.

[silence]
[silence]

If there are some realms
If there are some realms

where the highest consciousness is an expression,
where the highest consciousness is an expression,

we, here on Earth, can attain that highest consciousness in this body.
we, here on Earth, can attain that highest consciousness in this body.

We don't need another human body, don't need another human body.
We don't need another human body, don't need another human body.

In this body, it is there, the capacity is within us to find it.
In this body, it is there, the capacity is within us to find it.

When I say, don't waste your time, this is what I am implying.
When I say, don't waste your time, this is what I am implying.

Don't waste this beautiful opportunity.
Don't waste this beautiful opportunity.

You spend all day reading novels,
You spend all day reading novels,

then you open your eyes, you're watching novels.
then you open your eyes, you're watching novels.

I am not telling you, 'Go, celebrate life!' You're not ready to celebrate.
I am not telling you, 'Go, celebrate life!' You're not ready to celebrate.

Your life itself is a celebration without your intention to celebrate.
Your life itself is a celebration without your intention to celebrate.

Just be free. Just be who you are.
Just be free. Just be who you are.

Find what that is.
Find what that is.

And I don't say, 'Be who you are', using 'being' as a verb.
And I don't say, 'Be who you are', using 'being' as a verb.

It's not a verb, you know, 'You have to be!'
It's not a verb, you know, 'You have to be!'

No, you are, you discover, 'But I am'.
No, you are, you discover, 'But I am'.

And something continues, somehow, to mellow,
And something continues, somehow, to mellow,

to mellow in that, to settle, to stablise,
to mellow in that, to settle, to stablise,

to somehow be established in That more and more.
to somehow be established in That more and more.

Not bang on the head - you are free. No!
Not bang on the head - you are free. No!

Bang on the head - lights out, in some way,
Bang on the head - lights out, in some way,

but then ...
but then ...

a slowing down of the racy mind,
a slowing down of the racy mind,

a mellowing in, a maturing,
a mellowing in, a maturing,

a maturing into deeper and deeper states of beauty and life,
a maturing into deeper and deeper states of beauty and life,

all embracing, all encompassing-ness.
all embracing, all encompassing-ness.

This is the beautiful mellowing of consciousness.
This is the beautiful mellowing of consciousness.

You're not going to get anywhere just trying to please people.
You're not going to get anywhere just trying to please people.

We miss the point, actually.
We miss the point, actually.

Don't try to displease them either,
Don't try to displease them either,

but don't let that be the intention, to please people. No.
but don't let that be the intention, to please people. No.

Be pleasant from your heart.
Be pleasant from your heart.

The most pleasant is to find your Self.
The most pleasant is to find your Self.

And you can, somehow, act kindness, loving kindness flows from that.
And you can, somehow, act kindness, loving kindness flows from that.

Loving kindness doesn't always have to be affectionate.
Loving kindness doesn't always have to be affectionate.

Sometimes, it has to give you a slap or something,
Sometimes, it has to give you a slap or something,

to slap you back into alertness,
to slap you back into alertness,

but its ways are genuinely loving and kind.
but its ways are genuinely loving and kind.

Everything it does, it is in service to your seeing, like that.
Everything it does, it is in service to your seeing, like that.

Very good.
Very good.

[Mooji] Thank you, everybody. [Sangha] Thank you.
[Mooji] Thank you, everybody. [Sangha] Thank you.

While you have the sense of choice, you exercise choice.
While you have the sense of choice, you exercise choice.

The most important choice you have is to keep the attention
The most important choice you have is to keep the attention

in the stable place of the seer. ~ Mooji
in the stable place of the seer. ~ Mooji