The vanishing observer

 The observer who applies mindfulness to the daily activities and thought processes is a fine methodology for a spiritual seeker just as meditation is—the temporary dearth of thinking—but it is not the real thing. “Being, Consciousness, Bliss” is a good description of the real thing—the screen on which existence is projected. There is observation but no observer!

I find it strange that no one ever mentions this: how is being mindful of the psychological self any different from the strive of modern man to be ethical? The enlightenment movement tried it since the 17th century, Christianity tried it over the last 2000 years, Judaism tried it for 4000 years, but no one succeeded. The ethical, religious and spiritual observer does not work!

“Being, Consciousness, Bliss” is a humming sound, a higher vibration. The statement, “wherever you go there you are” contains a lot of value. If the identity of personality that is perceived is flawed—and it is because it is a product of a corrupt “I perception”—no matter how high the ethical, religious and spiritual aspirations are—every observer will carry it with them.

Many spiritual seekers have experienced the vanishing observer in satori moments, but how to make observing, manifesting, being a permanent fixture of our life? As mentioned before, there is nothing wrong with mindfulness or meditation—these are fine techniques of spiritual doing. Spot the collapse of the identity on the inside, listen to the humming sound of the higher vibrations,

The worst interference is not the dark night of the soul episode where we know that we are caught on the wrong foot. The worst interference is complacency when we feel we have made it, or feel we are a cut above the fellow seeker who chooses a different path. True mindfulness and meditation is observing the observer until only observation remains.