Realize the Self

In this video we go over Gurdjieffs unusual methods for Realizing the Self. Some of these methods are not ideal in todays day and age yet some of the gentler methods can be used and are complement Self Realization methods quite well. The key is bringing awareness into automated and habitual life. 95% of our thoughts, behaviors and actions are running subconsciously without our awareness. Gurdjieffs methods help bring awareness back to that which is aware. That which is aware is the Self. You are the awareness, the observer, the witness, that is the Self and you are THAT!Gurdjieff’s Methods for AwakeningOften called The Fourth WayCore diagnosis: “Man is asleep”Gurdjieff taught that ordinary humans:Live mechanicallyAre driven by habits, emotions, and external stimuliMistake imagination and personality for real consciousnessTrue awakening is rare and requires intentional work.The Fourth Way (Compared to Other Paths)Fakir path: mastery of the body (will through suffering)Monk path: mastery of emotions (faith, devotion)Yogi path: mastery of mind (knowledge, concentration)Fourth Way: works on body, emotions, and mind simultaneously, within ordinary lifeNo retreat from the world—life itself becomes the laboratory.Key Practices and Concepts1. Self-Observation (Without Judgment)Observe thoughts, emotions, sensations as they ariseSee one’s inner contradictions and automatic reactionsNo attempt to change—just to see“If you observe sincerely, you will see that you do not have one ‘I,’ but many.”2. Remembering Oneself (Self-Remembering)Divided attention:One part on the external situationOne part on awareness of oneself being presentCreates moments of real consciousnessRare, fragile, but transformativeThis is the core awakening practice.3. Understanding the “Many I’d”The self is fragmented into multiple, competing “I’d”Each “I” believes it is the whole personAwakening begins by recognizing this inner multiplicityUnity must be earned, not assumed.4. Conscious Labor and Intentional SufferingConscious labor: doing necessary tasks with full awarenessIntentional suffering: enduring inner discomfort (pride, vanity, impatience) without escapeThese generate inner friction, which produces growth5. Movements and Sacred DancesHighly precise, symbolic physical exercisesCombine attention, rhythm, emotion, and thoughtDesigned to interrupt mechanical behavior and harmonize centers6. Work in GroupsOthers act as mirrorsFriction with people reveals hidden habitsAwakening is nearly impossible aloneUltimate AimDevelopment of a real, unified “I”Permanent consciousness rather than temporary insightsAlignment with universal laws (cosmic order)Gurdjieff emphasized that awakening is practical, difficult, and rare—and cannot be achieved through belief, morality, or comfort alone.

In this video we continue our topic of the mystical Sufis.Sufism uses a collective of techniques to enhance the Realization of the Self.

Self-Realization in Sufism: Knowing the Self to Know GodThe famous Sufi saying, often attributed to the Prophet Muhammad captures the heart of the path:“Whoever knows himself knows his Lord.”

Self-realization is the journey from identification with the lower nafs (ego) to awareness rooted in the Divine presence. This is not annihilation of the body or personality, but disidentification from compulsive desire, distraction, and self-centered narration.“Eat little, sleep little, talk little” directly addresses the three main ways the nafs maintains its illusion of control.2. Eat Little: Refining Desire and PerceptionIn Sufism, hunger is not starvation, but intentional lightness.Why eating little matters:Excess food thickens the body and dulls perceptionDesire for food strengthens habitual cravingSatiety reinforces forgetfulness (ghaflah)Sufis observed that:When the stomach is full, the heart sleeps.Eating little:Softens the ego’s insistence on comfortMakes the heart more sensitive to subtle statesTrains the self to obey conscious intention, not impulseThis is crucial for self-realization because the ego survives by automatic gratification. When gratification is delayed, the illusion of “I must have” weakens—and awareness widens.3. Sleep Little: Guarding Wakefulness Beyond the BodySleep in Sufi language has two meanings:Physical sleepSpiritual unconsciousnessTo “sleep little” does not mean chronic exhaustion. It means:Reducing excess, escapist sleepPreserving night vigilance (tahajjud, muraqabah, remembrance)Night wakefulness was treasured because:The world is quietSocial identity dissolvesThe heart becomes intimate and exposedRumi writes:“Why are you asleep?The water of life is flowing around you.”Self-realization requires continuity of awareness. Excess sleep fractures that continuity and strengthens identification with the body alone.4. Talk Little: Silencing the Ego’s StoryOf the three, talk little may be the most subtle and difficult.Why?Because the ego lives in narration.Talking:Reinforces the sense of “me” and “my opinions”Solidifies identity through reaction and defenseExternalizes attention instead of deepening presenceSufis were not antisocial; they were anti-compulsive speech.To talk little means:Speaking only when speech carries truth, necessity, or remembranceLetting silence digest experience internallyWeakening the ego’s need to assert itselfAl-Junayd said:“The water of wisdom flows in silence.”In silence, the false self loses oxygen. In that loss, real presence appears.From Discipline to LoveImportantly, Sufis warn:If these practices are done without love, they become dry asceticism.True self-realization happens when:Eating little becomes gratitudeSleeping little becomes intimacyTalking little becomes listening—to God, to the heart, to reality itselfAs Rabiʿa al-Adawiyya taught:“I do not worship You from fear of Hell or hope of Paradise,but because You are worthy of being loved.” The Paradox of Self-RealizationIn the end, Sufi self-realization reveals something paradoxical: The “self” you tried to discipline was never real What remains is awareness without ownershipLife continues, but without the burden of egoThe one who eats, sleeps, and speaks appropriately is not restrained—they are free.

Fasting & brain waves :Increases alpha waves Increases theta waves May reduce excessive beta activity Longer fasting can enhance gamma coherence Sleep deprivation & brain waves ):Increases theta and delta waves while awake Disrupts alpha waves Reduces beta and gamma activity Mantra chanting & brain waves:Increases alpha waves Increases theta waves Can enhance gamma synchronization Silence & brain waves:Increases alpha waves Increases theta waves Reduces excessive beta activity

In this episode we go over all things Sufism.We talk about these Islamic mystics in deep depth and how this points directly to Self Realization. Every religion and ancient culture has a branch that branches out from normal mainstream society through the ages and Sufism is one of these branches. Not everyone is supposed to Realize the Self. Only a select few. The secret of all secrets throughout the ages is Self Realization. You are THAT!

In this video we examined the loosh theory in depth as presented by Robert Monroe.We will examine all the intricate details.We will discuss loosh and its relationship to karma as well as pendulums.They seem to be referring to similar mechanics of earth energy extraction.Ultimately Self Realization is the remedy for loosh, karma and pendulums. Realize the Self that is all there is to do.You are THAT!

In this video we go over one of the four brahmaviharas of Buddhism called equanimity. We link this concept to karma as well as the idea of Vadim Zelands pendulum. _________________________________________________Equanimity (upekṣā / samatva) and non-reaction sit at the very heart of Indian spiritual psychology. They are not emotional numbness or suppression; they are the natural expression of Self-knowledge and the mechanism by which karma loses its binding power.I’ll explain this in three layers: psychological, karmic, and realization of the Self.1. What equanimity really is (and is not)Equanimity means:Inner balance amid pleasure and painClarity without agitationResponsiveness without compulsive reactionIt is not:IndifferenceDetachment from lifeEmotional coldnessPassivityIn Sanskrit, the key word is samatva — evenness of vision.samatvaṁ yoga ucyate“Equanimity is called yoga.”— Bhagavad Gītā 2.48When the mind is equanimous:Emotions arise and passSensations are felt fullyBut the sense of ‘I’ does not get pulled into them2. Non-reaction and the mechanics of karmaHow karma is createdKarma is not action itself, but:Action + identification + emotional chargeReaction is what binds karma.When something happens:A stimulus arisesThe mind interprets itDesire or aversion arisesReaction followsA saṁskāra (impression) is laid downThat impression seeks repetition — this is karma’s momentum.What non-reaction doesNon-reaction breaks the chain at step 4.The event still occursFeeling still arisesBut no new impression is createdThis is why the Gītā says:karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana“You have the right to action alone, not to its fruits.”— Gītā 2.47Equanimity means:Acting when action is requiredRefraining when restraint is requiredWithout craving successWithout resisting failure3. Equanimity as karma-burning (not karma-avoiding)A common misunderstanding:“If I stop reacting, nothing will change.”In fact, everything changes.Old karmas still ripen (prārabdha)But without reaction, they exhaust themselvesNo new karmic seeds are planted (āgāmi karma)This is why sages appear:Active outwardlyFree inwardlynaiva kiñcit karomīti yukto manyeta tattvavit“The knower of truth knows: ‘I do nothing at all.’”— Gītā 5.84. The deeper shift: from doer to witnessEquanimity matures into sākṣī-bhāva (the witnessing stance).Here the realization dawns:Thoughts arise in awarenessEmotions move in awarenessActions happen through the bodyBut the Self remains untouchedna hanyate hanyamāne śarīre“The Self is not killed when the body is killed.”— Gītā 2.20This is not philosophical — it is experiential.5. Equanimity and Self-realizationIn Self-realization:Equanimity is no longer practicedIt becomes effortlessWhy?Because the root error dissolves:“I am the experiencer of pleasure and pain.”When this falls away:Pleasure and pain still ariseBut there is no center for them to bindduḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥsukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ“Unshaken by sorrow, free from craving for pleasure…”— Gītā 2.56This is the hallmark of a jīvanmukta — liberated while living.6. A simple summaryReaction creates karmaEquanimity dissolves karmaWitnessing reveals the SelfThe Self is beyond karma altogetherOr in one line:Karma binds the doer.Equanimity dissolves the doer.Self-realization ends the story.Vadim Zeland’s “pendulum” (Reality Transurfing)In Reality Transurfing, a pendulum is:A collective thought–emotion structureFormed when many people give attention, belief, and emotional energy to the same ideaSustained by reaction, especially fear, anger, pride, guilt, or obsessionExamples:Political movementsSocial media outrage cyclesReligious or ideological fanaticismWorkplace dramaFamily conflict patternsPersonal identities (“I must be right,” “I’m a victim,” “I’m special”)and much more!!!

In this video we go over in depth the Self as SAT CHIT ANANDA or existence, consciousness, bliss. Another term for bliss is love. The Self is existence.The Self is consciousness.The Self is the Bliss of all Bliss, the Love of ALL LOVE!You are THAT! _____________________________________Sat–Chit–Ānanda is a core teaching in Advaita Vedānta that describes the essential nature of the Self (Ātman/Brahman). It is not three separate qualities, but three ways of pointing to one indivisible reality.Sat (सत्) — Being / ExistenceSat means that which truly is—absolute, unchanging existence.It is not existence in the ordinary sense (objects that appear and disappear), but existence itself, independent of time, form, or condition.The Self is Sat because it is never born and never dies.Chit (चित्) — Consciousness / AwarenessChit refers to pure consciousness—the awareness by which all experiences are known.It is not thinking, perception, or mental activity, but the silent, luminous knowing behind them.The Self is Chit because it is self-aware and self-revealing, needing nothing else to know it.Ānanda (आनन्द) — Bliss / FulfillmentĀnanda is not pleasure or emotional happiness, but deep, causeless fullness.It arises naturally when there is no sense of lack, separation, or becoming.The Self is Ānanda because, being complete and whole, it is free from desire and suffering.Taken togetherSat–Chit–Ānanda points to the Self as:Ever-existing (Sat)Ever-aware (Chit)Ever-fulfilled (Ānanda)Importantly, bliss (ānanda) is not something the Self experiences—it is what the Self is. When ignorance and ego dissolve, this inherent fullness shines unobstructed.A concise way to say it:The Self is existence itself, aware of itself, and complete in itself.YOU ARE THAT!___________________________________________________Here are some authentic Upanishadic passages that directly express Sat–Chit–Ananda, even when the three terms are not always grouped together explicitly. In the Upanishads, this reality is often described through being, consciousness, and bliss as inseparable aspects of Brahman.Sat (Being / Existence)“Sat eva somya idam agra āsīt.”— Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.2.1“In the beginning, my dear, this was Being alone, one without a second.”This passage establishes pure existence (Sat) as the fundamental reality.Chit (Consciousness / Awareness)“Prajñānam brahma.”— Aitareya Upaniṣad 3.3“Consciousness is Brahman.”Here, Brahman is identified directly as pure awareness (Chit).Ananda (Bliss)“Ānando brahmeti vyajānāt.”— Taittirīya Upaniṣad 3.6.1“He realized that Bliss is Brahman.”This famous declaration points to Ananda as the very nature of ultimate reality.Unified Expression (Existence–Consciousness–Bliss)“Raso vai saḥ.”— Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2.7.1“He is verily rasa (essence/bliss).”And immediately following:“Rasaṁ hy evāyaṁ labdhvā ānandī bhavati.”“Having realized that essence, one becomes blissful.”Direct Self-Realization Statement“Ayam ātmā brahma.”— Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad 2“This Self is Brahman.”Taken together, these passages form the scriptural foundation of Sat–Chit–Ananda: Brahman as pure Being, luminous Consciousness, and boundless Bliss—not attributes added to the Self, but its very essence.When the Upanishads declare “Tat Tvam Asi”—“That Thou Art”—they are pointing to the radical insight that this Brahman, characterized as Sat–Chit–Ananda, is not distant or transcendent in the ordinary sense, but is the very Self. To realize Brahman is not to acquire something new, but to recognize what has always been present: the changeless awareness in which the body, mind, and world appear and disappear. In this recognition, the illusion of separation dissolves, and what remains is Being knowing itself—silent, complete, and free.

In this video I go over the 4 steps to Self Realization with a 3-4 month time frame. Preparatory work 1 month: develop loving kindness, empathetic joy, compassion, equanimity. Work on developing the love in ones heart. This is fundamentally paramount. Self Realization cannot happen until the heart is open.Next the 3 month program.1st month work on forgiveness mostly, little on release technique and little on self inquiry2nd month shift to primary focus release technique, less forgiveness, and little self inquiry3rd month shift to self inquiry primary focus less forgiveness and less release technique By the end of the 3-4 month program one should have an innate understand of the Self that transcends the mind.Lester Levenson did it in 3 monthsNisargadatta did it in 3 years The Upanishads say it can take 6 monthsWith the precise implementation of the method 3 months is a reasonable timeframe. It all depends on how much time and effort one puts into it.YOU CAN DO IT!!!Also in this video I explain why I do not recommend neurofeedback training any longer. I will go over that more in depth in an another video.Also I will be in Puerto Vallarta Mexico at the Anarchapulco Conference Feb. 17-20.Come by and hang out and lets enjoy the conference together.

In this video we go over the souls migration from earth to the moon and back again citing specific Upanishadic texts. Earth. can be considered a school or a prison. Do you want to graduate or escape it or come back again with your memory wiped and hope to be born in a 1st world country? Social media influencers will have you believe in this method or that method to escape samsara, that may or may not work with Self Realization it is the best shot one has to either graduate or escape depending on your viewpoint.If our memories are wiped and the gods feed on humans this appears more like a system of deceit then of learning and growth but thats just me...REALIZE THE SELF that is all there is to do. In the next video we will go over what the Upanishads say about where we go when we Realize the Self.-----------------------------------------------------------Chāndogya Upaniṣhad 5.10.3–6“Those who know thus, and those who in the village practice sacrifice, charity, and austerity—they pass into smoke, from smoke into night,from night into the dark fortnight,from the dark fortnight into the six months when the sun moves south.From those months they go to the world of the Fathers,from the world of the Fathers to the Moon.” (5.10.3–4)“Having reached the Moon, they become food.There the gods feed on them, as priests feed on Soma.” (5.10.5)“When that is exhausted, they return again by the same path—ether → air → rain → earth → food → seed → human birth.” (5.10.6)2. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad — parallel teachingBṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad 6.2.16“Those who conquer the world by sacrifice, charity, and austerity go to the world of the Fathers.From the world of the Fathers they go to the Moon.Having dwelt there as long as their merit lasts, they return again.”3. Kauṣītaki Upaniṣhad — Moon as a testing gateKauṣītaki Upaniṣhad 1.2“All who depart from this world go to the Moon.In the first half, the Moon nourishes them;in the second half, it sends them onward.”Later in the same section:“Those who cannot answer the Moon’s questions become rain and are born again.Those who answer correctly pass beyond.”4. Prāśna Upaniṣhad — indirect referencePrāśna Upaniṣad 1.9“By the southern path (dakṣiṇāyana), the sacrificers attain the Moon;having enjoyed there, they return again.”5. Muṇḍaka Upaniṣhad — confirms return from heavenly worldsWhile Muṇḍaka does not name the Moon directly in detail, it clearly supports the doctrine:Muṇḍaka Upaniṣhad 1.2.9–10“Those who perform rituals, thinking them the highest good,after enjoying the fruits of heaven, return again to this world.”1. Chāndogya Upaniṣhad — humans become food on the MoonChāndogya Upaniṣhad 5.10.5“Having reached the Moon, they become food (anna).There the gods feed on them, just as priests feed on Soma.”2. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad — beings are food within the cosmic sacrificeBṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad 1.4.6“This universe is food and the eater of food.”(annam vai idam sarvam, annādaś ca)3. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad — death as being offered into the cosmic fireBṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad 6.2.9–13 (pañcāgni-vidyā)“Man is the fire… the oblation is the person…From that offering arises the person.”4. Kauṣītaki Upaniṣhad — Moon consumes soulsKauṣītaki Upaniṣhad 1.2“All who depart from this world go to the Moon.The Moon nourishes itself with them.”5. Taittirīya Upaniṣhad — beings arise from and return as foodTaittirīya Upaniṣhad 2.2.1“From food are beings born;by food they live;into food they enter at death.”6. Aitareya Upaniṣhad — gods live by consuming offeringsAitareya Upaniṣhad 1.1.3“He created food.The gods desired it.”#realizetheself #selfrealization #chandogyaupanishad #upanishads #reincarnation #taittiriya #aitareyaupanishad #kausitakiupanishad #brahman #brhadaranyaka #foodforthegods #reincarnationtrap #soultrap #spirituality

In this video we go over the 4 stages of consciousnessFirst stage is waking consciousness where senses are turned outward, ego at eye area, predominately beta and alpha brain wave state, associated with A in AUMSecond stage is dreaming where senses turned inward, ego at throat level, predominantly in theta brain wave state, associated with U in AUMThird stage is deep dreamless sleep, where no senses turned anyway and ego merged back at heart center predominantly in a delta brain wave state, associated with M in AUMFourth stage is turiya or the awareness that underlies all the other states. It is the state of the Self, pure awareness. It is associated with the nothingness after AUM. The Mandukya Upanishad describes turiya as:“Neither inward-turned nor outward-turned consciousness… unseen, beyond transactions, incomprehensible, non-dual—this is the Self.”What Turiya Is NotNot a trance or altered mental stateNot sleep or deep meditationNot an experience that comes and goesTuriya is what you are, not something you enter.When thoughts stop, when the mind becomes silent, and yet awareness remains—that awareness is turiya.It is present now, even as you read these words.Self-Realization is the recognition that:You are turiya.The waking body-mind is observed.Dreams are observed.Deep sleep is observed (retroactively).The observer itself—unchanging, silent, and ever-present—is turiya.

In this video we go over the most effective means to produces heart brain coherence and to develop the fundamental love component of Self Realization by activating the heart center.This method is backed by the HeartMath Institute and is done in three easy steps:.Step one slow breath to 5s in 5s outStep two focus on heart centerStep three think of something using one of the four words: gratitude, appreciation, care or compassionThis will help develop the heart center needed for Self Realization.The Self, the Divine Spark is held hostage at the heart by what the Upanishads refer to as the hridaya granthi or heart knot. This technique will help dissolve that knot. The Upanishads explicitly state one needs to develop compassion, compassion, compassion. #upanishads #compassion #spirituality #selfrealization #enlightenment #realizetheself #ramanamaharshi #buddha #gnosis #jnana #advaitavedanta #buddhism #smaitawi #granthi #heartmath #heartbraincoherence #gratitude #appreciation #care