Soul Jumper

“I am the unborn field of changeless awareness that exists prior to any name, concept, age, gender, location and form.”  -Anon I mus

Everything in the universe is impermanent except the unseen cosmic observer that perceives the phenomena of ever-changing appearances. That which is ‘real’ is constant and cannot change because it transcends names, time, age, locality and form. 

The reason you cannot recognize your fundamental essence (prior to this or that) is because your Imageless Self is obscured by thoughts that are deeply embedded in your mind (opinions, beliefs, memories, fears, addictions, habits, storyline and social conditioning).

What is success?

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Artist Grant Wood - Spring in Town, 1941

"Everything is connected. Disturb a single point, and the effect ripples outward. That's the nature of waves.

“Love is the inner compass that unerringly points us to our magnetic north - back into the still and silent space of pure being.” 

~Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)

QUESTION: How do I find my true self? ANON I MUS: You find yourself by turning your attention inward to the simple and undeniable fact that you are AWARE. The observing part of you is still, silent, unborn and never changes. Awareness is that unbroken, one reality beneath the layers of illusion; it is there before, during and after any thoughts, emotions, moods, roles, habits, personality traits, identities, experiences, stories and conditioned responses. The more you notice this non-reactive, undeniable presence, the more you can find yourself untouched, free from all mental activity. The mind is not a solid entity; it is merely a collection of fleeting thoughts, just like a crowd is just a collection of individuals. 

You are already awareness which means you cannot step out of it to try to find it. Simply rest in the unchanging essence of who you are (without any form, concepts or labels). This presence is the undeniable ground of being, the empty space in which all experiences arise and subside. When you see that the mind itself is an illusion, stillness naturally follows. The real change is not something you have to create or maintain; you have to simply recognize what you already are aware with no boundary or separation (even when it feels like your not). 

This is the beginning of self-inquiry, the process of seeing through what was never real to begin with (the illusion of a separate ‘I’). True silence is not an achievement, it is a realization of the underlying reality that is always present. When you rest in the silent witness, you see clearly that you are and have always been awake, at peace and effortlessly free (transcending the limits of personal doer-ship and separateness). Ultimately, there is only unchanging presence that has always been here all along; it is the untouched space of life in which all thoughts come and go.