In Sam Harris’s app Waking up he often asks the listener to notice the condition of being aware, and to “rest as that condition”. We fall back into awareness, and allow ourselves to see that everything we experience is just a different flavor of consciousness.

In the Siddha Yoga tradition, there is an important mantra from the Vedic tradition: “Soham”. It is often translated as “Thou art That”, meaning “the individual consciousness is equivalent to the universal consciousness.”

The common practice in Siddha Yoga is to meditate on the mantra - exhaling focusing on the syllable “So” and inhaling focusing on the syllable “Ham”. By meditating in this way, we might learn that truth, that everything we experience is a play of consciousness.

Read the transcript and find important links on the site:A Beautiful Thought - Rest as that Condition: Episode 397

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