Every so often, something appears that feels less like a discovery and more like an unveiling. Not another idea to weigh or a technique to practice, but a subtle reminder—like the quiet knock of truth that has been waiting all along. This is how this video came to me, not as an answer but as a mirror, reflecting what we’ve been circling together here on Numinous Waves: the end of seeking, the paradox of the “final test,” and the recognition that you are already immersed in the field you long for.
The words within it carry a kind of magic—not the spectacular kind that dazzles the senses, but the quiet magic of recognition, of remembering what was never lost. It aligns with the same threads we have been drawing together in these conversations, and so it feels natural to share it here. Before you come to the video itself, let’s step through some of the questions it stirs.
Q: Why do so many seekers feel like awakening is something they must earn through practice and effort?
A: Because effort is the last mask of the ego. It whispers: “If only I try harder, then I will arrive.” But the truth is arrival cannot be reached through effort, for what is sought is already the ground beneath every step. Practice has value only until you see its limit—the point where striving collapses, and being reveals itself.
Q: The video suggests that the search itself prevents complete immersion into awareness. How can seeking become the obstacle?
A: Seeking always assumes a lack. It places the goal just beyond reach, forever deferred. The field of awareness, however, is not a goal—it is what you are. The moment you stop measuring progress, awareness is seen not as an achievement but as the very fabric of existence.
Q: If awakening is already present, then why speak of a “final test”?
A: The “test” is only a paradox. It appears as the last gate because the mind insists there must be one. Yet the test is passed only when you realize there is no gate, no barrier, no examiner. What remains is not victory but simplicity.
Q: Does this mean all spiritual practice is meaningless?
A: Not meaningless, but preparatory. Practice can refine perception, heal wounds, and quiet the restless mind. But it cannot deliver awakening itself. At best, it leads you to the threshold; at worst, it convinces you there is still a distance to travel. The real turn is subtraction, not accumulation.
Q: So how should one approach teachings like this video?
A: As a reminder rather than a prescription. Its words do not point to something new to attain but uncover what has always been present. Watch it not to collect another idea, but to notice the echo of recognition within yourself.
Closing
This video does not hand you a map—it shows you that you’re already standing at the destination. That is why I wanted to share it here, alongside our ongoing questions. Sometimes the most radical truth is the simplest one: you cannot leave what you are.
You will find the video below. May it meet you as a doorway that was never closed.
Addendum: The Still Point
What feels hidden is not far away, but too close to see. The eye cannot turn to look at itself, yet it is the condition for all sight. Awakening is of this nature—it is not found by traveling, but by noticing what has never left.
The search is not wasted, for it ripens the heart and prepares the soil. But the fruit does not grow because of seeking; it ripens in its own time, falling into your open hands when you have ceased to clench them.
To awaken is not to gain, but to surrender the search itself. What remains is stillness—so ordinary, so immediate—that it is overlooked until it is all that can be seen.
Primary Video Resource
- If You’ve Found This, You’re Already Living in Higher Dimensions — YouTube video by YourHigherSelf.
Foundational Texts on Nonduality and Awareness
- Franklin Merrell-Wolff — Experience and Philosophy (especially on “Consciousness-without-an-object”).
- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj — I Am That.
- Ramana Maharshi — Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi.
- Adyashanti — The End of Your World.
- Rupert Spira — Being Aware of Being Aware.
Supporting Perspectives
- Eckhart Tolle — The Power of Now.
- Jean Klein — I Am.
- J. Krishnamurti — The First and Last Freedom.
Contextual Resources
- Douglas Harding — On Having No Head (a direct pointing approach).
- Zen koans (e.g., “What is your original face before you were born?”).
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