Non Duality | What is suffering?

This video offers a simple model describing what it is that causes human suffering. We believe in the world we construct in our minds and then we endlessly struggle trying to "fit" that imaginary world over actual experience.

[ian]

You're the only Youtuber I watch every day.

[AthishWaran]

Very good explanation on non-duality! Interface is a good concept to corelate. I agree with you..people can easily fall as prey if they don't understand subtle meaning of non-duality or their illusory nature after initial awakening. This video helps! Thanks!

[Maart-je]

Thank you, Angelo! This video feels like a "little" gold mine 💛

[dar_jada]

"The harder we struggle the deeper we sink." Bumping into this awareness helps me to let go of struggling.

[natejackson]

My favorite so far. After 6 years immersed in nonduality, this clearly reflects a continuing experience as an object among objects.

[dar_jada]

This perfectly describes my experience and I'm sure that of billions of other beings. So dense with truth and yet so simple so clear.

[nancykunik]

Thank you for your daily posts...through my continuing awaking process I have lessened thoughts, see things simply in the now and worry less..daily isness instead of that urgency and and anxiety created by the interface...only sticky area is physical suffering...nerve pain specifically...I know that "I am" not the pain...the area where the pain is feels like it's own entity...I am try not to give it labels and thoughts attached...the feeling sensation imagining nerve and tissues softening is helpful

[Robert-yihh]

Perfectly said!!!! Totally resonates with me! You can even add "conditioned" here too. We were conditioned since we were toddlers. Our minds were programmed just like computers are programmed to function according to its input (code). Now we can go to the next chapter: how to be free from suffering? (the hint was mentioned in the above video). Thank you for the excellent video.

[Robert-yihh]

Hello. The video is very profound. QUESTION (a): What do you recommend to an unawakened highly intelligent, knowledgeable non-duality student/person whose suffering or struggling (pushing, pulling, resisting) gets worse? Especially when the unawakened person already realizes that "everything is a projection of the mind" (past thoughts, experiences, beliefs, etc). Also knows that when suffering occurs, more desires arise to "fix" or "escape from" the problems. The more attempts to find solutions to fix the problem, the worse it gets. There is a conflict: giving up/letting go (but continue to meditate, read or watch non-duality stuff) or go back and keep finding worldly solutions. QUESTION (b): Do the "projections of the mind" past thoughts, beliefs, etc. (especially dealing with suffering/struggling) stop or continue after authentic awakening? The question is posed for a second person's perspective who knows nothing about non-duality. Thank you.

[EDIT] After posting the above questions, I continued to watch the above video about half way. You essentially answered the questions. However, towards the end of video (after awakening, the problem is dissolved), you are speaking from a one person's perspective (for example, an awakened person), which is easy to understand and practiced. What about from the second person's perspective (for example, spouse, children, friends)?

[GumbyTheGreen]

When you say “space and time do not exist”, is this a belief about the nature of reality or is it just a description of experience? It sounds like the former, in which case my question is this: Can a knowledge of universal reality really be revealed by personal experiences? Isn’t there a gulf between those two things that can’t be crossed?

[nameless-ydko]

Everyone experiences pain, at times.
Suffering is thinking about pain!
Ego = Thought = Duality = Maya...

[Chandrika-Moon]

Wondering about the "shame" experienced through illness. Gotta pretend everything's okay ..
Like a failure as a human being or something? 🤔

[stargirl]

For most of my life I’ve had this recurring bad dream that I’m trying to exit a building, but every time I find a door, it just opens to another room. 🫠 This process can feel like that at times. 😅