At the age of 4 or 5 I was already feeling puzzled and confused by human behavior.
At the age of 11, due to the discovery of the identity of my real mother, I lost respect and credibility for human culture and there arose in me an urge to understand the unreasonable behavior of humans.
The search for truth started in the streets and I went through multiple phases: drugs, alcohol, religion, shamanism, spiritism, politics, revolution and spirituality.
I didn’t find anything there but brief moments of tranquility – nothing permanent and tangible that could be called THE TRUTH – so I decided to find the truth for my self by my self. But I couldn’t, so I surrendered. And there and then I realized there is nothing to understand.
In an instant, the clarity of this truth was there in such an obvious way and interpreted intellectually in this way: the one that perceives, the act of perceiving and what is perceived are one and the same. Separation simply does not exist. There is nothing to understand or to attain. There is only the totality. Life is an indivisible unit.
Interview recorded 12/22/2012
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction and Background of Cesar Teruel
- 00:03:58 – The Cracking of the Ego Structure
- 00:07:09 – The Nature of Maturity and Permanent Realization
- 00:11:17 – The Illusion of Being the Doer
- 00:15:14 – Tranquility amidst Visa Problems
- 00:18:45 – Unity and Non-Physical Perception
- 00:21:50 – Dissolving the Identity
- 00:25:54 – The Process of Dissolution and Awakening
- 00:28:38 – A Very Interesting Discussion
- 00:32:09 – The Importance of Perception in Society
- 00:37:43 – The Importance of Affection and Connection
- 00:41:58 – Dissolving the Sense of Separation
- 00:45:37 – The Consequences of Behavior
- 00:50:03 – The Meaning of Not Knowing
- 00:54:07 – The Contracting and Expanding Universe
- 00:57:39 – Understanding through Undivided Observation
- 01:02:10 – Stepping out of the Mud Puddle
- 01:06:13 – The Hidden Truth: The Challenges of Maintaining a Spiritual Persona
- 01:09:58 – The Fascinating Process of Self-Awareness
- 01:13:29 – Being a Target of Judgment and Criticism
- 01:17:27 – The Paradox of Knowing and Not Knowing
- 01:21:04 – The Indivisible Unit of Electricity
- 01:24:33 – The Freedom from Identification
- 01:27:32 – Debunking Myth of Mayan Human Sacrifices
- 01:30:43 – The Energy Movement within Us
- 01:34:00 – Finding Freedom from Repression and Control
- 01:37:07 – The Terrifying Authority
- 01:40:42 – The Internet as a Source of Information and Rubbish
- 01:44:38 – The process of refinement and clarity
- 01:47:41 – Concluding Remarks
- 01:51:20 – Introduction and Background Music
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