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Recordings of conversations between Julia (Lakshmi) and practitioners on the topic of self-realization in the context of the Advaita teaching. More materials on the forum https://iamthat.ru Lakshmi's Telegram channel: https://t.me/+3WsoCXiqschkMGEy Skype for communication: live:lakshmy_julia The topic of the conversation is the practice of recognizing one's own nature as never-absent Awareness. - A person or personality is created by thoughts "I do that", I experience "such and such a feeling"; - When you look at any object, at that very moment you are aware of it. Ask yourself the question "who is aware of this body"? The answer will be "I". "I" is awareness, which cannot be separated from the conscious object, from the body, etc. Awareness is zero of anything objective, therefore it is non-dual to the conscious object. It remains to be convinced of this not only intellectually, but also through experience. Without awareness, knowledge of anything is impossible; – Awareness is the absolute Subject, which by the very fact of awareness gives everything existence; Awareness is reality; – Do this simple practice for 1-2 minutes several times a day, asking yourself "who is aware of this body / this object? How is awareness separate from this body / this object?". This does not require solitude, it is enough to direct your questioning attention to the subject of awareness. Over time, this practice will become self-acting. At the first stages, do not fall for the trick of the mind, which will consider this practice "too primitive". Perhaps it really is simple, but it definitely works; – The most important thing is not to stop the practice, gradually it will remove all questions; – There is no place where awareness is not present, so any moment is suitable for practice; – You think that you are a person, and awareness belongs to you, but in fact, it is exactly the opposite - awareness has this "you"; – When you become convinced that even the most “nasty” things are made of “gold” (awareness), they will cease to be “nasty”.