Zero to 1: The Silence beneath the Sounds

6 INSIGHTS

I.

The only way to know consciousness is to experience it directly.

II.

Get quiet and listen to your thoughts.

Just witness them as if you are watching a total stranger.

Watch them without judgment, without approval or disapproval; just watch them as if you are watching the clouds pass through the sky.

III.

Notice the space between words, the silence between sounds.

IV.

If you can’t hear the silence, just ask, “What is my next thought going to be?”

V.

This GAP between your thoughts is pure awareness, an awareness before it becomes aware of something.

Recognizing the awareness is consciousness.

VI.
To know consciousness, spend time in the GAP, the silent space between thoughts, where your perceptions are not colored by your mind and beliefs.

3 Quotes

I.

"That which knows the coming and going of thoughts is not a thought. It is awareness itself."

Francis Lucille

II.

"In the gap between thoughts, non-conceptual wisdom shines continuously."

Milarepa

III.

"If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth."

Ramana Maharshi

IV.

"Awareness is the way, the destination, and the traveler."

Adyashanti

V.

"Your original face is right here. When there is no cloud of thought, it is always shining."

Huang Po

VI.

"The real meditation is how you live your life. When you know who you are, your actions become conscious."

Jon Kabat-Zinn

1 Question

Can you spend this moment in the GAP?