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Q6) What knows changes of experiences?

 
Q6)  What knows  changes of experiences?

 



Let me reflect on this question one by one in relation to my daily experiences:

  • Today, when I sat on the laptop for two hours for my work, first I felt interest, then slight restlessness, then boredom, and finally a desire to get up. All these states kept changing. However, there is still something in me that knows, “Now I am feeling bored,” or “Now I am restless,” or “Now I want to get up.” This knower itself does not get bored; it is the one that notices boredom.
  • Today morning, when my mother shouted at me, initially I felt shock, then fear, then anger, and afterward I went into an overthinking process. These emotional waves kept changing. Yet something in me recognizes, “I am angry,” “I am scared,” or “I am overthinking.” That knowing presence remains while the emotions shift.
  •  Today afternoon, when I chanted the name of Krishna for 30 minutes, at the beginning I felt heaviness. During chanting, I experienced a release of inner stress, and after chanting, I felt light. These experiences changed from heaviness to relief to calmness. Still, there is something that was aware of all these experiences — the heaviness, the release, and the calm mind.


  • These days, I am learning JavaScript because I want to create my own AI-based website for teaching. In the morning, I thought everything would be replaced by AI. In the afternoon, I felt I should combine AI with my teachings. In the evening, I became somewhat confused about my career path. Throughout all these changing thoughts, I was aware of each mental movement. Something is present that observes hope, doubt, and confusion in the mind.
  • The knowing principle in me is always active — whether I am walking, talking, working, eating, cleaning myself, or teaching. This principle is not mystical or dramatic. It is very ordinary and simple in nature.
  • I must practice being more aware of this awareness itself — noticing it during breathing, observing body sensations, and watching the emergence and dissolution of thoughts.

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