Q 10) Does awareness need organizing?

Awareness, in simple words, means knowing what is happening. It gives the ability to notice things inside oneself and outside as well. Right now I am writing on a laptop, sitting on a chair, and also feeling a little hungry. This knowing is called awareness.

Now the question is: “Does awareness need organizing?”

No, it doesn’t need any special organizing. It happens instantly and automatically, like breathing or the heartbeat happens automatically. It is naturally present and doesn’t need to be arranged, managed, or controlled like other things.

·       When I wake up in the morning, I see the sunlight from the window and hear the sound of birds. Now, does this awareness happen because I organized or managed my awareness? No, this happens naturally.

·       I was walking outside and saw people walking, cars passing, the sound of vehicle horns, felt the wind on my face, and felt the touch of the ground. All these experiences appeared in my awareness. I didn’t have to organize or arrange awareness before experiencing these happenings. Seeing, hearing, and feeling all happened automatically.

·       When I eat food, I taste whether it is salty or spicy, I smell it, and I feel whether it is hot or cold. I didn’t plan the organizing of awareness before the event happened. It again happened instantly and automatically.

·       Sometimes when I am sitting silently inside the home, I suddenly hear sounds like a door closing, children shouting, dogs barking, or a car honking. I become aware of them instantly. I didn’t have to arrange my awareness before hearing these sounds.

·       There are certain things that need organizing, for example an office bag or a school bag. We must organize where to keep the laptop, books, notebooks, pens, money, mobile, etc. Without organizing, these things become messy. Awareness does not need to be organized; it happens instantly without any effort.

·       Sometimes even thoughts need to be organized. Right now I am writing this answer, and here I am organizing my thoughts or ideas. But awareness is not like things such as a room, a school bag, or thoughts. It is simply the ability to know what is happening.

·       Awareness is like a light or lamp that shines on everything such as tables, chairs, books, clothes, etc. Awareness doesn’t need to manage anything. It shines on everything instantly. Every experience we go through appears naturally in awareness. It simply reveals what is happening.