Diet and Awareness Absolute

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An inordinate focus on diet, longevity and physical health signifies (to me)

a

strong attachment and feeling of ownership of the physical body (which, of

course, will die). So much attentional energy expended to prolong the life

of the body for perhaps 10 years. Is it truly worth it? Are there not

much more important areas to focus our awareness?

 

With Love,

 

Tim

 

Harsha: Perhaps some areas might be considered more important than others to

focus awareness on. It depends on one's conditioning, culture, background,

etc. But for the One abiding inherently in the Truth, why should it matter

where awareness is focused? The awareness by its very nature will usually be

focused somewhere or the other in the presence of stimuli (internal or

external). The essential element is not where awareness is focused but to be

aware of the quality of awareness itself. Awareness is always self-aware by

its very nature. So whether it is focused or unfocused, its essential nature

is unchanged. When awareness remains pure and unfocused (focused on nothing

in particular and falling upon itself), the subtle duality between awareness

and its Source is seen to be illusory. Here the witness disappears, their

being nothing to witness. When awareness merges in its Source, It Recognizes

It Self as the Source. It Sees that It has Always Been the Source. That is

the Supreme Beauty of the Heart. This is why great sages like Ramana never

tire of pointing out that, That Which is Real and Absolute Always Exists and

is not absent even now.