When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. I'm in a whirlwind of tears from have finding your videos. I was in a deep state if depression and listening to you gave me hope and pulled me out of it. Thank you so much for what you do. You are an incredible inspiration to me
First let me say, Aaron you are an amazing man. You are the peak of physical fitness, with a beautiful face. But the most beautiful parts of you clearly are your compassion, love, intelligence, and strength. I love your videos. Not only informational, but in down to earth, soothing presentation.
You know what's funny.... I actually refused to watch his content many times when UA-cam would suggest it, precisely because of how handsome he is. I totally discriminated against him being of any genuine spiritual value if "he's that hot" ... How crazy is our programming, honestly! This happens to women ALL the time, we all know this, but here goes proof that it happens to men too. I'm SO HAPPY that I got schooled on this topic and I hope the lesson goes deep into my programming and sticks for ever :) Ultimately what I realized is that I wasn't quite ready for the content and my instincts were making me click away, but on the surface my ego was totally taking credit for the decision even though it was judgemental, hahahahah.....
Simply being the "awareness" of our thoughts, rather then unconsciously attaching to them, is the end of ego. This will align you internally to the present moment, where your dreams will naturally manifest on the outer level. Your videos have been inspiring me to continue posting every single day and following my life purpose / dreams. Thank you Aaron! Much love. 🙏
Francis Trach : I'm not sure I understand you two guys? Aron is basically saying that all my actions find their causes in past conditioning and That I am not responsible for any of it. You Francis is saying that me being aware is the end of my Ego. Then thus would imply that by Ego assassination I suddenly gain the control I didn't have because the Ego is now gone. Which implies I am getting in control, doesn't it? So, after all, it is possible to be in control, no? Now, here is my take on the situation: As babies we are born with an evolutionary mechanism called the brain, which exhibit extraordinary survival abilities, but it is born completely empty and ready to be automatically programmed by it's surrounding events. On top if this I (my eternal aware spiritual being ) am completely neutral about what's happening down here in this physical world. I am here to live a whole experience, but I am not aware of the whole situation. It is only with time, during my life that this truth will slowly reveal itself, at one condition, if Me, I have , right from the start, this fundamental desire for love and compassion. Only then, will I , during my whole life, have a tendency to see live events and situations differently from the other human who's basic (Me, I) is not interested in peace, love, justice and compassion. And so, with the help of my intellect I will slowly realize that I am not alone, that I must not only help myself to survive but also contribute to the survival and wellbeing of all others. And this is the dead of the Ego. And this means that I must take a profoundly scary responsibility, that I am responsible for contributing to everyone's survival and wellbeing. That state of being is Illumination. This is the true dead of Ego. It hit you with a bombshell, or never will... I'd be really interested to get feedback on this from you guys.
@@jimviau327 I am not sure exactly what the question is, but I will share my thoughts / comments. True control is when you become conscious of the unconscious. When you are unconscious, you're not necessarily in "true control", because the unconscious conditioning of the past is controlling you. This means that there is something happening that is driving your decisions, that you do not realize is controlling you in that moment. When you can become conscious of the ego (unconscious thoughts that we're absorbed into, now it's not the ego anymore. Now you are just simply the observer of thoughts. This is true "control". The more conscious you become the more control you have in your life. Ego implies a lack of consciousness. It implies a false identification with thoughts, where there is no awareness that the awareness is attached to the thinking. When you become conscious of the ego, and bring your awareness to it, that breaks the unconscious conditioning of the past, where it is no longer ego, but it's simply thoughts patterns / emotional patterns that you are aware of, and in the awareness IS the letting go. This is true control, and freedom. I hope this helps. My channel speaks more on this, much love.🙏
@@jimviau327 Some call it liberation. Some call it enlightenment. What you said about genetic and environmental conditioning is correct, but only for the mind-body. There's something much deeper that's always been there, unchanging and unchangeable. Simply put it's awareness. The path to liberation I'm familiar with is a combination of a firm intellectual grasp of separation between awareness and mind-body and direct experience through meditation. Ask yourself this question: Who am I? If you identify 'I' with any aspect of the mind-body you haven't yet arrived. Another way to think of it is the Buddhist analogy to space. It's always there, always has been there and always will be there. Clouds appear in space, linger in space for a time and then dissipate. Space exists with or without clouds. Clouds cannot change the nature of space, nor can they exist without space. Now replace space with awareness and clouds with all physicality, including mind-body. At the deepest level of being you are space and at the surface level of being you are a cloud.
JustASimpleGuy : Great analogy. I connect to that. I wanted to point out that when one attain "liberation" or "illumination" the fact that this new awareness is now separate from mind body, it imply that your mind and or body is no longer controlling you because you are now aware of it hence it's no longer a subconscious affect. Hence the concept of responsibility and determination . Which bring back the idea that your actions could then become determined by you, the I, the Me.
@@jimviau327 Precisely! Here are two more analogies that resonate for me. Soap Bubble - Blowing a soap bubble manifests it in space, enclosing a minuscule portion of that space. The space within and without always existed and always will exist. The nature of both spaces is one in the same. The soap bubble comes into space, is in space for a time and then dissipates. Again think of space as awareness and the soap bubble as mind-body and its connection to physicality and subjectivity. For much of our lives we are mostly unaware of even the space within the bubble, engrossed wholly in the thin film of soap and water. Contemplative practices begin to connect us to the space within and a breakthrough occurs when we begin to connect with the space without. We are not expanding awareness but simply connecting with more and more of awareness. We cannot expand something that is already boundless and timeless. River - When you are in the river you cannot see that it is a river. When you are out of the river you can clearly see it is a river. Consider the river as all physicality, all subjectivity both external and internal including mind-body. Contemplative practices begin to slowly raise one out of and above the river.
Man I wanted to write this. Every single one of your videos, my soul has said watch this, that has never happened before, I have never taken notes on a youtube video, this was just amazing. Keep making the authentic content and let the universe worry about millions of views while the 1000s you reach have their lives changed.
Agreed!!! I also took notes! I've never heard this description of Forgiveness, and I even have my own unique description. But, Aaron's is much more vast, and an end-all, be-all answer to every negative situation. I also love his comment of why he didn't put the word Forgiveness in the description. He is exactly right. Kryptonite is so much more interesting!
The ego having hijacked the biological fight or flight response, that's a good observation. For example, when we worry about say a personal financial problem, then the body reacts with stress similar to how to prepare for physical fight or flight. That's totally irrational because making the muscles in the body temporary stronger will hardly solve the financial problem.
NEVER have ever heard forgiveness being explained so simply, so softly and carefully and CLEARLY. These broken down, simplified examples you provide is exactly what’s needed to reach reach the masses. I’ve heard every guru/teacher/new age UA-camr speak about forgiveness but all make it some grand and tough to reach concept which give delicate egos a great excuse to ignore it. I thank you for this. I hope to meet you one day.
The Purple Empath , I’m working on doing away with those thoughts of thinking I’m a pushover/timid etc. it is indeed a “nice” quality as I see how difficult it is for others to forgive those who’ve committed minute to large offenses. It’s a work in progress. Best wishes on your journey 💜
Aaron, you are half my age and I only found what you have found and understand when I was 45. Twelve yrs ago, but we are very much alike in this deep understanding of life. You are going to be Phenomenal in your adventure to help others because you are passionate about knowing the truth of what is happening in true reality.
It is sad to see channel like this one that are truly informative and useful don't have even 50K subscribers but some channels that are nothing but BS and promising viewers to become million-er over the night just by watching their videos have hundred of thousands of subscribers, well dear Aaron, keep up the good work, I am sure some day the true searchers of Truth will find you. thank you for your priceless work and looking forward to the upcoming videos.
TubeMeUpp : your sadness is just the product of you empathy towards others. Many simply seeks eternal pleasure, forgetting or absolutely have never been aware of the prison they live in, their own mind-body. Down here you either wake up ( perhaps by chance or desire) or you don't. And the real sadness lies right there. You don't wake up, it's sad, for you live in total ignorance of the prison. You wake up, it's sad, for now you realize suddenly in what mess you got yourself into, and from there start the slow and painful interminable journey toward , perhaps inattainable, liberation.
The Other Guy!, well it's been 2 months now and this video has been seen 62,500 times! and subscribers are at 75k. We are legion, who seek after truth!!! It will top 500,000 subscribers in the near future. Be happy.
Haha- you got me! When you said forgiveness... my ego literally responded with "Oh No! Not this!" And I wanted to click next.... seriously glad you tricked me into clicking this video. Forgiveness is the biggest theme in my life lately.
Cali Love Bug “A Course in Miracles" goes into this in depth. In fact, Aaron gained his understanding through the study AND practice of “A Course in Miracles". If your ready for waking up from the nightmare of separation, this is your guide. Stay well.
Hallo Junger Freund,bin jetzt 70 und ein Leben lang nach Deinen Worten gesucht. Na bravo,einfach wunderbar. Wie im" Kurs in Miracles". Danke Danke Aaron Grüsse aus Austria💞
Even more powerful is when you realise there is NOTHING TO FORGIVE. All just is as it is in its own perfect ways..... This is just a brilliant and fascinating show we all have a part to play. We are actually amazing and sure we all give our best we know... I LOVE that life show with it's ups and downs! I LOVE to get to know myself.. my true self. I LOVE people who teach me something in hard way so I can be sure I have learned my lesson well! I adore life, every life form, the mother earth and whole universe. All is one with God... nothing to forgive!
14:40 "Sure, you can take my body. But you can not take my inner freedom" Beautiful statement. Also Viktor Frankl's philosophy. And completely true. But being analytical, I really struggle when I apply it to specific scenarios that people experience.
This is the first time I saw Aaron, I am impressed! I learned about forgiveness a couple of years ago from Louise Hay, it's a very difficult thing to do! You don't necessarily have tell people you forgive them as long as you feel it inside that you have, sometimes it's not possible as in my case my parents had died, but i forgave them and all people who I felt resentments to and I forgave myself for the things I did. I'm 57 now. I have never felt so content, happy and grateful, forgiveness is not condoning!! but it really does set you free! ❤x
Thank you for your channel. I learned during shadow work that when I separated myself from people who we're betraying me and bullying me....i was still experiencing episodes of extreme worthlessness and hopelessness so I understood it better. I am currently recovering neglect and abuse and learning to recognize when and how I become the abuser. I got stuck in the idea that dark or negativity must be removed and only have light, but the idea is to realize the dark helps us see the light. If we new no evil, we wouldn't know the greatness of light thus creating gratitude
I am thankful to the universe for you @Aaron Abke - I know the universe lead me to you during this time of ascension and I am so grateful. I feel compelled to listen to each video of yours multiple times so that the message goes down deep to my bones. Thank you thank you thank you. I hope I get to meet you sometime - on the New Earth.
Ok just know if YOU post, I’m liking, viewing and more than likely sharing. You content is Always relevant and informative, I’ve never seen a vid you posted that didn’t in someway contribute to my spiritual growth and aid me in understanding this complex life and the human mind. As usual we get an excellent take away, Forgiveness awakens us to reality and offers us everything 💗 So good, Thanks you Aaron, you’re the best🥇
I loved this whole video especially the graphics showing how the Ego uses the body's flight or flight response to attach judgments, blame, guilt etc. and make it personal when it is totally impersonal. It just shows how cunning and adaptive the Ego has become over the centuries. I am doing my best to stay in awareness and observe the mind/body and clean up my own consciousness restoring it back to its original purified state. I have had my taste of who I am not (contrast), so I want to get back to who I really am - pure Divine Love. :-)
@@timstims2639 Hi Timi - how are you doing? Glad to see you here too!!! I LOVE Aaron's videos!!!! It looks like Aaron and I have studied lots of similar books and teachings on our spiritual journey. His channel really resonates with me and his perspective is helping me understand more about the Ego, the power of forgiveness and a fresh understanding of the law of attraction. I have been watching and taking notes on his videos everyday since I found him back on 9-20-19. This is now my FAVORITE channel. :-)
This is the best explanation of how trauma effects us as humans. I work with a lot of people with PTSD and substance use and I have never been able to put it so eloquently - the idea of guilt. It does boil down to the belief that someone is guilty for the trauma and tragically the hardest to get past is when we feel that we are guilty and caused the trauma. You are certainly helping people to end suffering. With gratitude!
Love this teaching. You are by far the best spirituality teacher I have ever had the privilege of learning from. I started my journey at 17. Lot's of starts ands stops....long stops. Ego the tricky b***** always showed up with the gold medal of suffering to send me spinning off to ego land. Thanks to you I know about ego and so much more. Bless you young man
My mom is chronically depressed. My younger brother is an addict, and my older brother just died of a terminal illness that was a direct result of exactly this. I shouldn’t be alive myself, but because of videos like this I’m breaking the cycle. Thank you, Aaron. 🙏🏻
This is the exact message I needed to be reminded of today, this strikes right to the heart of the dis ease I worked through this morning. I was literally asking in r/Buddhism this morning how to start to be able to have compassion for those that consciously act wrongly. Thank you.
This teaching should be mainstream, what a world we would live in if people were aware that projecting blame and guilt on others is simply not the best way to handle the dark emotions and thoughts, break the cycle of shame and bring world peace through Aaron Abke our saviour :) , love you mate, excellent watch.
Once again, you are setting me free. I have been suffering with CPTSR for a couple years now due to ongoing childhood trauma and relational trauma. I recently started looking through the lenses of ' wow, these people who hurt me had TERRIBLE childhoods themselves!' This has helped me see them in a different light and understand that they are in ongoing pain and suffering so I can 'overstand' these situations and heal my past. It truly isn't personal!
I remember forgiving my X-wife during a very painful divorce... Up to that point I was filled with anger.. When I forgave her I knew I was severing the exchange of negative energy with her... I STOPPED that exchange VERY ABRUPTLY.. and I was instantly freed! I recall there being an actual big gaping Cavity in my spiritual being.. Like I had removed a big fat blob of negativity from my self... I spent days in shock.. wondering what i would do with myself after this.... I could actually FEEL that part of me being EMPTY of the negative energy that was there for so long! My spirit healed over and the hole was filled with healthy energy... It was the most amazing demonstration of our spiritual essence... The experience was truly MIND BLOWING! Forgiveness is AMAZING!
Dude this helped me so much thank you. I had a very toxic and gas lighting baby momma in my life who would do everything she could to get under my skin while playing it off like we were friends, until we had a big fight one day because I finally was so fed up with her. She has gaslit me so much I almost starting believing her side of everything, because like your video said, I do not bring pain to others ;instead and internalized it and self sabotaged. But now I see I do need to forgive her. I will never forget it, and I will never let her get close to me again, but she's just a sad scared human being and she's not worth my time. I've been pretty close to healing this in myself for a long time now, and now I feel 100%. Thank you!
Very true, and very helpful. Thank you so much, Aaron. I am 20 years older than you are, and it took me the longest time to figure out what you are sharing here. Love and light from Germany.
I'm in awe. Forgive and you shall be forgiven. Not too long ago I unknowingly watched "programming the nation " in my sleep. I woke with the remembrance of Jesus words " forgive them Father for they know not what they do" in that people behave the way they do because within the veil that's all that they know
Thank you so much Aaron, this is brilliant ! Around 4.40 mins hit me like a ton of bricks. I have been going through some personal financial troubles recently, and that is exactly what I am doing and feeling. "I am guilty and I want to escape from my pain", even to the point of having little fantasies of running away to some distant Tropical Island LOL. I realise this is just another opportunity for me to learn and grow from it all now, and that part of the video showed me exactly what I have been thinking and reacting to. Thanks again.
Cool message . I totally agree, especially about the projection of pain. My ex partner started doing this and I understand where it is coming from, but forgiveness doesnt mean you must stay around and be an emotional punching bag for them to project all their pain onto you. If you allow this it just means that you are not whole and that you need the drama to fuel your own pathologies. Having grace with someone may mean not allowing them to abuse you. Walking away can create a space for them to continue on their own path of healing. I am sad that she is gone, but I am not sad that I refused to reamain at the receiving end of the projections.
Today at certain point the forgiveness to the person just happened naturally without thinking I want to forgive them after I’ve been dedicating to inner work, learning the spiritual intelligence from Arron and building up myself mentally and physically for 3 months. I have deep compassion for them and feel sorry for their childhood. I feel I’m a beginner on this spiritual journey after I started watching Aaron’s videos. I am so grateful for your content. Thank you. 🙏 ❤
I've got to say, after watching hundreds of hours of vids like this, the explanation of ego "flinching" like the body avoiding past trauma is truly excellent. I am far from a you-groupie, but good work fella!
Wow Aaron, you are such a blessing to me. Your messages helped me to accept and respect the real me. I now have a much-needed, greater love for myself. For sharing your wisdom and simplifying the “Word,” you’re my all time favorite vlogger. Thank you so much for spreading the LOVE. ❣️❤️ You are fire!🔥🔥
Enjoying our minds sharing. We are very glad hearing that voice. Appreciating the understanding. One ☝️ more thing about. Flight or fight OR freeze!!!!!!! I-was in a mind freeze bc I couldn’t believe it. I believe we are infinite eternal beings. I cannot understand how it’s even possible to NOT choose your parents.
Many moons ago I set my motivation to forgive others. It took time but eventually, I found myself choosing forgiveness with every thought of accusation on another. It became second nature for me to notice and reject accusations of others. And, I could feel the weight of holding someone's guilt over them. In fact, I started to see that I was actually holding someone else's guilt - inside of me - when I dealt with it. But since that major epiphany and the subsequent breakthrough in my personal reality, I have come to understand something else which is just as profound for me. When I literally stopped seeing others as the cause of evil in this world - "I" turned out to be the only cause left. Maybe that's not the best analogy but somehow when others became innocent by default "I" seemed to be the focus of my ego's ire. It is like my ego finally gave in and allowed that others were innocent, on some higher level, but then it focused its attack on ME, The Self, That It, apparently, HATES. I saw that, in reality, we focus on the guilt we perceive in others because that frees us (distracts us) of the guilt we believe of ourselves. That, it seems, is why true forgiveness is so unthinkable, at first. Because in practice forgiving others is easy, by comparison to forgiving yourself. Forgiveness of self is the challenge of my life. And I'm still unsure that it is even possible or reasonable to do. My upbringing (I think) drove guilt and unworthiness so deeply into my psyche, at a level so basic, that it has proven seriously resistant to reprogramming. But Still, I know because I have seen beyond, where this world no longer rules, and the truth is - I am innocent, we all are.
So glad to see Aaron with more than 50k subscribers! Was already a fan when he had just around 20k. Keep up the good work, man! You are healing a lot of people.
Oh my Goodness I never even understood that it was this deep Aaron...I had been under the impression that it was just important for my personal healing to forgive others and myself. This is how we open the fourth chakrah and see each other as one.
So many words I want to say in terms of the synchronicity and timing of what I just watched. It is so invaluable but the best and simplest thing I can offer is a universal heartfelt emotion of gratitude and thankfulness for what I have just experience with this video ...again thank you, Aaron.
You are a teacher. You came in the form of some one I drastically underestimated, of course.. But really you are a true guide and seeker, I wonder how few actually absorb your meaning but fully believe they do. I love being wrong and surprised by it. Thank you
I'd love to share what became clear on a new level while watching the video, the animal triggered this, I recognise the egoic mind as a useful tool to realise the true nature of existence in oneness, union. I, incarnated consciousness in this body in this present life time, have the capacity to realise the Self as such, as consciousness itself, experiencing through this body. Love 💖✨
This had to be the most concise examination of TRUE forgiveness. I've heard many people throuout my life say "just forgive them", but it wasn't that simple without a deeper introspection of the mind/behavior relationship. The ways you illustrated it aligns to the deeper truth of what it really is to forgive, not just bs lip-service.
True wisdom, Aaron!! Your level of understanding things and conveying them to us is amazing! Thank you so much bro! You are the next generation spiritual teacher.
"Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Not sure where this quote comes from but it has so much truth to it. I have found no feeling closer to freedom than forgiveness.
Come on guys, let's give him a 👍 just thanking him for the information he puts out. I'm sorry some of your videos do not get the attention they deserve. They still help a lot for those who are looking. Thank you for the work you do. I LOVE YOU ALL! 💙
I enjoyed this video immensely. Forgiveness has been the single greatest source of the freedom I’ve found from pain and anger. Coupled with joy and fun, I’ve been enriched with a deep sense of inner peace, making forgiveness easier and easier.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. I'm in a whirlwind of tears from have finding your videos. I was in a deep state if depression and listening to you gave me hope and pulled me out of it. Thank you so much for what you do. You are an incredible inspiration to me
His teachings are truly amazing...my life is transformed!
.. and when the student is Really ready, the teacher will disappear
Aaron gives me tears of hope and revelation too!! So timely for all of us who want to be free!!!
@@OlgaKuzmen literally this man is the modern day jesus lol
I'm really glad you've found Aaron's Channel. 🙏
You just helped me understand what Alicia Keys meant when she said, "forgiveness is the only real revenge."
Yesss
First let me say, Aaron you are an amazing man. You are the peak of physical fitness, with a beautiful face. But the most beautiful parts of you clearly are your compassion, love, intelligence, and strength.
I love your videos. Not only informational, but in down to earth, soothing presentation.
You know what's funny.... I actually refused to watch his content many times when UA-cam would suggest it, precisely because of how handsome he is. I totally discriminated against him being of any genuine spiritual value if "he's that hot" ...
How crazy is our programming, honestly! This happens to women ALL the time, we all know this, but here goes proof that it happens to men too. I'm SO HAPPY that I got schooled on this topic and I hope the lesson goes deep into my programming and sticks for ever :)
Ultimately what I realized is that I wasn't quite ready for the content and my instincts were making me click away, but on the surface my ego was totally taking credit for the decision even though it was judgemental, hahahahah.....
Simply being the "awareness" of our thoughts, rather then unconsciously attaching to them, is the end of ego. This will align you internally to the present moment, where your dreams will naturally manifest on the outer level. Your videos have been inspiring me to continue posting every single day and following my life purpose / dreams. Thank you Aaron! Much love. 🙏
Francis Trach : I'm not sure I understand you two guys? Aron is basically saying that all my actions find their causes in past conditioning and That I am not responsible for any of it. You Francis is saying that me being aware is the end of my Ego. Then thus would imply that by Ego assassination I suddenly gain the control I didn't have because the Ego is now gone. Which implies I am getting in control, doesn't it? So, after all, it is possible to be in control, no? Now, here is my take on the situation: As babies we are born with an evolutionary mechanism called the brain, which exhibit extraordinary survival abilities, but it is born completely empty and ready to be automatically programmed by it's surrounding events. On top if this I (my eternal aware spiritual being ) am completely neutral about what's happening down here in this physical world. I am here to live a whole experience, but I am not aware of the whole situation. It is only with time, during my life that this truth will slowly reveal itself, at one condition, if Me, I have , right from the start, this fundamental desire for love and compassion. Only then, will I , during my whole life, have a tendency to see live events and situations differently from the other human who's basic (Me, I) is not interested in peace, love, justice and compassion. And so, with the help of my intellect I will slowly realize that I am not alone, that I must not only help myself to survive but also contribute to the survival and wellbeing of all others. And this is the dead of the Ego. And this means that I must take a profoundly scary responsibility, that I am responsible for contributing to everyone's survival and wellbeing. That state of being is Illumination. This is the true dead of Ego. It hit you with a bombshell, or never will... I'd be really interested to get feedback on this from you guys.
@@jimviau327 I am not sure exactly what the question is, but I will share my thoughts / comments.
True control is when you become conscious of the unconscious. When you are unconscious, you're not necessarily in "true control", because the unconscious conditioning of the past is controlling you. This means that there is something happening that is driving your decisions, that you do not realize is controlling you in that moment.
When you can become conscious of the ego (unconscious thoughts that we're absorbed into, now it's not the ego anymore. Now you are just simply the observer of thoughts. This is true "control".
The more conscious you become the more control you have in your life.
Ego implies a lack of consciousness. It implies a false identification with thoughts, where there is no awareness that the awareness is attached to the thinking.
When you become conscious of the ego, and bring your awareness to it, that breaks the unconscious conditioning of the past, where it is no longer ego, but it's simply thoughts patterns / emotional patterns that you are aware of, and in the awareness IS the letting go.
This is true control, and freedom.
I hope this helps. My channel speaks more on this, much love.🙏
@@jimviau327 Some call it liberation. Some call it enlightenment.
What you said about genetic and environmental conditioning is correct, but only for the mind-body. There's something much deeper that's always been there, unchanging and unchangeable. Simply put it's awareness.
The path to liberation I'm familiar with is a combination of a firm intellectual grasp of separation between awareness and mind-body and direct experience through meditation.
Ask yourself this question: Who am I? If you identify 'I' with any aspect of the mind-body you haven't yet arrived.
Another way to think of it is the Buddhist analogy to space. It's always there, always has been there and always will be there. Clouds appear in space, linger in space for a time and then dissipate. Space exists with or without clouds. Clouds cannot change the nature of space, nor can they exist without space.
Now replace space with awareness and clouds with all physicality, including mind-body. At the deepest level of being you are space and at the surface level of being you are a cloud.
JustASimpleGuy : Great analogy. I connect to that. I wanted to point out that when one attain "liberation" or "illumination" the fact that this new awareness is now separate from mind body, it imply that your mind and or body is no longer controlling you because you are now aware of it hence it's no longer a subconscious affect. Hence the concept of responsibility and determination . Which bring back the idea that your actions could then become determined by you, the I, the Me.
@@jimviau327 Precisely! Here are two more analogies that resonate for me.
Soap Bubble - Blowing a soap bubble manifests it in space, enclosing a minuscule portion of that space. The space within and without always existed and always will exist. The nature of both spaces is one in the same. The soap bubble comes into space, is in space for a time and then dissipates. Again think of space as awareness and the soap bubble as mind-body and its connection to physicality and subjectivity.
For much of our lives we are mostly unaware of even the space within the bubble, engrossed wholly in the thin film of soap and water. Contemplative practices begin to connect us to the space within and a breakthrough occurs when we begin to connect with the space without.
We are not expanding awareness but simply connecting with more and more of awareness. We cannot expand something that is already boundless and timeless.
River - When you are in the river you cannot see that it is a river. When you are out of the river you can clearly see it is a river.
Consider the river as all physicality, all subjectivity both external and internal including mind-body.
Contemplative practices begin to slowly raise one out of and above the river.
Man I wanted to write this. Every single one of your videos, my soul has said watch this, that has never happened before, I have never taken notes on a youtube video, this was just amazing. Keep making the authentic content and let the universe worry about millions of views while the 1000s you reach have their lives changed.
Agreed!!! I also took notes! I've never heard this description of Forgiveness, and I even have my own unique description. But, Aaron's is much more vast, and an end-all, be-all answer to every negative situation. I also love his comment of why he didn't put the word Forgiveness in the description. He is exactly right. Kryptonite is so much more interesting!
The ego having hijacked the biological fight or flight response, that's a good observation. For example, when we worry about say a personal financial problem, then the body reacts with stress similar to how to prepare for physical fight or flight. That's totally irrational because making the muscles in the body temporary stronger will hardly solve the financial problem.
NEVER have ever heard forgiveness being explained so simply, so softly and carefully and CLEARLY. These broken down, simplified examples you provide is exactly what’s needed to reach reach the masses. I’ve heard every guru/teacher/new age UA-camr speak about forgiveness but all make it some grand and tough to reach concept which give delicate egos a great excuse to ignore it. I thank you for this. I hope to meet you one day.
I've always felt like a pushover for how I'm so forgiving of everything. But now I see it as a quality! Thank you for this! 🙌❤🌻
The Purple Empath , I’m working on doing away with those thoughts of thinking I’m a pushover/timid etc. it is indeed a “nice” quality as I see how difficult it is for others to forgive those who’ve committed minute to large offenses. It’s a work in progress. Best wishes on your journey 💜
The Quality that resembles the Creator better than anything else
There’s a line between healthy boundaries and being a pushover.
Aaron, you are half my age and I only found what you have found and understand when I was 45. Twelve yrs ago, but we are very much alike in this deep understanding of life. You are going to be Phenomenal in your adventure to help others because you are passionate about knowing the truth of what is happening in true reality.
The ripples vanish- the pond stills; Aarons insights from his mouth ever flow; that he himself is being refreshed from above, this we know.
Beautiful just beautiful 🙏✝️💫❤️😇♾
“The peace that you give to the world becomes your own” 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
It is sad to see channel like this one that are truly informative and useful don't have even 50K subscribers but some channels that are nothing but BS and promising viewers to become million-er over the night just by watching their videos have hundred of thousands of subscribers, well dear Aaron, keep up the good work, I am sure some day the true searchers of Truth will find you. thank you for your priceless work and looking forward to the upcoming videos.
TubeMeUpp : your sadness is just the product of you empathy towards others. Many simply seeks eternal pleasure, forgetting or absolutely have never been aware of the prison they live in, their own mind-body. Down here you either wake up ( perhaps by chance or desire) or you don't. And the real sadness lies right there. You don't wake up, it's sad, for you live in total ignorance of the prison. You wake up, it's sad, for now you realize suddenly in what mess you got yourself into, and from there start the slow and painful interminable journey toward , perhaps inattainable, liberation.
The Other Guy!, well it's been 2 months now and this video has been seen 62,500 times! and subscribers are at 75k. We are legion, who seek after truth!!! It will top 500,000 subscribers in the near future. Be happy.
Thank you. NAMASTE.
Haha- you got me! When you said forgiveness... my ego literally responded with "Oh No! Not this!" And I wanted to click next.... seriously glad you tricked me into clicking this video. Forgiveness is the biggest theme in my life lately.
This makes more sense than anything I have ever heard.
Cali Love Bug “A Course in Miracles" goes into this in depth. In fact, Aaron gained his understanding through the study AND practice of “A Course in Miracles". If your ready for waking up from the nightmare of separation, this is your guide. Stay well.
The ego is more about understanding than forgiveness. The understanding that we all live HERE.
Hallo Junger Freund,bin jetzt 70 und ein Leben lang nach Deinen Worten gesucht.
Na bravo,einfach wunderbar.
Wie im" Kurs in Miracles".
Danke Danke Aaron
Grüsse aus Austria💞
Thank you Aaron
I'm grateful that this channel exists. I am grateful for the opportunity to discover this channel.
Even more powerful is when you realise there is NOTHING TO FORGIVE. All just is as it is in its own perfect ways.....
This is just a brilliant and fascinating show we all have a part to play. We are actually amazing and sure we all give our best we know...
I LOVE that life show with it's ups and downs! I LOVE to get to know myself.. my true self. I LOVE people who teach me something in hard way so I can be sure I have learned my lesson well! I adore life, every life form, the mother earth and whole universe. All is one with God... nothing to forgive!
As a clinician im in agreement with you. The ego is made of functions. Forgiveness unties you from others.
Reminds me of the biblical phrase "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do"
And this very line is what stopped the wheel of karma at that very moment for Jesus ( acc. To law of one , Q'uo said it )
I wish I could like this video a thousand times
14:40 "Sure, you can take my body. But you can not take my inner freedom"
Beautiful statement. Also Viktor Frankl's philosophy. And completely true.
But being analytical, I really struggle when I apply it to specific scenarios that people experience.
I LOVE these (your) videos on ego!!! Thank you, Aaron!
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. 🕊️❤️💪
This is the first time I saw Aaron, I am impressed! I learned about forgiveness a couple of years ago from Louise Hay, it's a very difficult thing to do! You don't necessarily have tell people you forgive them as long as you feel it inside that you have, sometimes it's not possible as in my case my parents had died, but i forgave them and all people who I felt resentments to and I forgave myself for the things I did. I'm 57 now. I have never felt so content, happy and grateful, forgiveness is not condoning!! but it really does set you free! ❤x
SO grateful to you. Thank you for your beautiful service.
Thank you for your channel. I learned during shadow work that when I separated myself from people who we're betraying me and bullying me....i was still experiencing episodes of extreme worthlessness and hopelessness so I understood it better. I am currently recovering neglect and abuse and learning to recognize when and how I become the abuser. I got stuck in the idea that dark or negativity must be removed and only have light, but the idea is to realize the dark helps us see the light. If we new no evil, we wouldn't know the greatness of light thus creating gratitude
I am thankful to the universe for you @Aaron Abke - I know the universe lead me to you during this time of ascension and I am so grateful. I feel compelled to listen to each video of yours multiple times so that the message goes down deep to my bones. Thank you thank you thank you. I hope I get to meet you sometime - on the New Earth.
Aaron, this video is the most valuable of all your videos! Thank you!
Ok just know if YOU post, I’m liking, viewing and more than likely sharing. You content is Always relevant and informative, I’ve never seen a vid you posted that didn’t in someway contribute to my spiritual growth and aid me in understanding this complex life and the human mind. As usual we get an excellent take away, Forgiveness awakens us to reality and offers us everything 💗 So good, Thanks you Aaron, you’re the best🥇
Facts..!!🙌
I loved this whole video especially the graphics showing how the Ego uses the body's flight or flight response to attach judgments, blame, guilt etc. and make it personal when it is totally impersonal. It just shows how cunning and adaptive the Ego has become over the centuries. I am doing my best to stay in awareness and observe the mind/body and clean up my own consciousness restoring it back to its original purified state. I have had my taste of who I am not (contrast), so I want to get back to who I really am - pure Divine Love. :-)
Hello Patty, good to see you here
@@timstims2639 Hi Timi - how are you doing? Glad to see you here too!!! I LOVE Aaron's videos!!!! It looks like Aaron and I have studied lots of similar books and teachings on our spiritual journey. His channel really resonates with me and his perspective is helping me understand more about the Ego, the power of forgiveness and a fresh understanding of the law of attraction. I have been watching and taking notes on his videos everyday since I found him back on 9-20-19. This is now my FAVORITE channel. :-)
This is the best explanation of how trauma effects us as humans. I work with a lot of people with PTSD and substance use and I have never been able to put it so eloquently - the idea of guilt. It does boil down to the belief that someone is guilty for the trauma and tragically the hardest to get past is when we feel that we are guilty and caused the trauma. You are certainly helping people to end suffering. With gratitude!
Love this teaching. You are by far the best spirituality teacher I have ever had the privilege of learning from. I started my journey at 17. Lot's of starts ands stops....long stops. Ego the tricky b***** always showed up with the gold medal of suffering to send me spinning off to ego land. Thanks to you I know about ego and so much more. Bless you young man
My mom is chronically depressed. My younger brother is an addict, and my older brother just died of a terminal illness that was a direct result of exactly this. I shouldn’t be alive myself, but because of videos like this I’m breaking the cycle. Thank you, Aaron. 🙏🏻
This is the exact message I needed to be reminded of today, this strikes right to the heart of the dis ease I worked through this morning. I was literally asking in r/Buddhism this morning how to start to be able to have compassion for those that consciously act wrongly. Thank you.
This one goes DEEP. Will need to watch this one a few times to get all the nuggets. 🙏
WOW “I am too valuable to be hurt by you”. Aaron thank you so much for this profound teaching in the most perfect way. 🙏❤️
Inner child work can help. You judge others as harshly as you judge yourself. Each projection doesn't always work.
No one has ever explained it as clearly as you, dear Aaron 🌺
Damn this is good. In my 50 years of being an earthling I never came across such a clear explanation of how guilt and forgiveness work. :)
WOW! Deep heavy stuff...
👍
Beautiful share!
This teaching should be mainstream, what a world we would live in if people were aware that projecting blame and guilt on others is simply not the best way to handle the dark emotions and thoughts, break the cycle of shame and bring world peace through Aaron Abke our saviour :) , love you mate, excellent watch.
Thanks a lot. It helped me forgive and let go. This video should be recommended to more people by the algorithm.
Once again, you are setting me free. I have been suffering with CPTSR for a couple years now due to ongoing childhood trauma and relational trauma. I recently started looking through the lenses of ' wow, these people who hurt me had TERRIBLE childhoods themselves!' This has helped me see them in a different light and understand that they are in ongoing pain and suffering so I can 'overstand' these situations and heal my past. It truly isn't personal!
I remember forgiving my X-wife during a very painful divorce... Up to that point I was filled with anger.. When I forgave her I knew I was severing the exchange of negative energy with her... I STOPPED that exchange VERY ABRUPTLY.. and I was instantly freed! I recall there being an actual big gaping Cavity in my spiritual being.. Like I had removed a big fat blob of negativity from my self... I spent days in shock.. wondering what i would do with myself after this.... I could actually FEEL that part of me being EMPTY of the negative energy that was there for so long! My spirit healed over and the hole was filled with healthy energy... It was the most amazing demonstration of our spiritual essence... The experience was truly MIND BLOWING! Forgiveness is AMAZING!
Dude this helped me so much thank you. I had a very toxic and gas lighting baby momma in my life who would do everything she could to get under my skin while playing it off like we were friends, until we had a big fight one day because I finally was so fed up with her. She has gaslit me so much I almost starting believing her side of everything, because like your video said, I do not bring pain to others ;instead and internalized it and self sabotaged.
But now I see I do need to forgive her. I will never forget it, and I will never let her get close to me again, but she's just a sad scared human being and she's not worth my time. I've been pretty close to healing this in myself for a long time now, and now I feel 100%. Thank you!
BRILLIANT!!!
Very true, and very helpful. Thank you so much, Aaron. I am 20 years older than you are, and it took me the longest time to figure out what you are sharing here. Love and light from Germany.
Wow! I just love you and your wisdom & knowledge. I turned 50 this year..where have you been all my life!!! Thank you for sharing this with us
I'm in awe. Forgive and you shall be forgiven. Not too long ago I unknowingly watched "programming the nation " in my sleep. I woke with the remembrance of Jesus words " forgive them Father for they know not what they do" in that people behave the way they do because within the veil that's all that they know
You’ve really shed a new light on forgiveness for me. Thank you for sharing such insights.
Forgiveness is gold! Thank you 🙏🏻
So is your comment
Thank you so much Aaron, this is brilliant ! Around 4.40 mins hit me like a ton of bricks. I have been going through some personal financial troubles recently, and that is exactly what I am doing and feeling. "I am guilty and I want to escape from my pain", even to the point of having little fantasies of running away to some distant Tropical Island LOL. I realise this is just another opportunity for me to learn and grow from it all now, and that part of the video showed me exactly what I have been thinking and reacting to. Thanks again.
I love you. Thank you very much for your help. I am so grateful that you showed up today in my feed.
This is so enlightened! It makes so much sense. Such gratitude for your wisdom, love and humour.
Cool message . I totally agree, especially about the projection of pain. My ex partner started doing this and I understand where it is coming from, but forgiveness doesnt mean you must stay around and be an emotional punching bag for them to project all their pain onto you. If you allow this it just means that you are not whole and that you need the drama to fuel your own pathologies. Having grace with someone may mean not allowing them to abuse you. Walking away can create a space for them to continue on their own path of healing. I am sad that she is gone, but I am not sad that I refused to reamain at the receiving end of the projections.
Today at certain point the forgiveness to the person just happened naturally without thinking I want to forgive them after I’ve been dedicating to inner work, learning the spiritual intelligence from Arron and building up myself mentally and physically for 3 months. I have deep compassion for them and feel sorry for their childhood. I feel I’m a beginner on this spiritual journey after I started watching Aaron’s videos. I am so grateful for your content. Thank you. 🙏 ❤
I've got to say, after watching hundreds of hours of vids like this, the explanation of ego "flinching" like the body avoiding past trauma is truly excellent.
I am far from a you-groupie, but good work fella!
Killer video my man.much love and respect for dropping this knowledge
Wow Aaron, you are such a blessing to me. Your messages helped me to accept and respect the real me. I now have a much-needed, greater love for myself. For sharing your wisdom and simplifying the “Word,” you’re my all time favorite vlogger. Thank you so much for spreading the LOVE. ❣️❤️ You are fire!🔥🔥
Enjoying our minds sharing. We are very glad hearing that voice. Appreciating the understanding.
One ☝️ more thing about. Flight or fight OR freeze!!!!!!! I-was in a mind freeze bc I couldn’t believe it.
I believe we are infinite eternal beings. I cannot understand how it’s even possible to NOT choose your parents.
Your body of work is my morning therapy everyday
Great insight. I also believe once y get to a higher place of conciousness u will truly realize there was nothing to forgive.
Yup, forgiveness is probably the most powerful spiritual tool.
First time seeing your video, I click subscribe right away. Thanks for your genuine message 😁
Many moons ago I set my motivation to forgive others. It took time but eventually, I found myself choosing forgiveness with every thought of accusation on another. It became second nature for me to notice and reject accusations of others. And, I could feel the weight of holding someone's guilt over them. In fact, I started to see that I was actually holding someone else's guilt - inside of me - when I dealt with it.
But since that major epiphany and the subsequent breakthrough in my personal reality, I have come to understand something else which is just as profound for me.
When I literally stopped seeing others as the cause of evil in this world - "I" turned out to be the only cause left.
Maybe that's not the best analogy but somehow when others became innocent by default "I" seemed to be the focus of my ego's ire. It is like my ego finally gave in and allowed that others were innocent, on some higher level, but then it focused its attack on ME, The Self, That It, apparently, HATES.
I saw that, in reality, we focus on the guilt we perceive in others because that frees us (distracts us) of the guilt we believe of ourselves. That, it seems, is why true forgiveness is so unthinkable, at first. Because in practice forgiving others is easy, by comparison to forgiving yourself.
Forgiveness of self is the challenge of my life. And I'm still unsure that it is even possible or reasonable to do. My upbringing (I think) drove guilt and unworthiness so deeply into my psyche, at a level so basic, that it has proven seriously resistant to reprogramming. But Still, I know because I have seen beyond, where this world no longer rules, and the truth is - I am innocent, we all are.
So glad to see Aaron with more than 50k subscribers! Was already a fan when he had just around 20k. Keep up the good work, man! You are healing a lot of people.
Your channel will take off from this moment, I hope you enjoy the power of a platform.
Oh my Goodness I never even understood that it was this deep Aaron...I had been under the impression that it was just important for my personal healing to forgive others and myself. This is how we open the fourth chakrah and see each other as one.
Thaaank u !!
So many words I want to say in terms of the synchronicity and timing of what I just watched. It is so invaluable but the best and simplest thing I can offer is a universal heartfelt emotion of gratitude and thankfulness for what I have just experience with this video ...again thank you, Aaron.
You are a teacher. You came in the form of some one I drastically underestimated, of course.. But really you are a true guide and seeker, I wonder how few actually absorb your meaning but fully believe they do. I love being wrong and surprised by it. Thank you
Thank you very much Aaron. Much appreciation and love..💗💗💗
Aaron this is a masterpiece and huge game changer!! Everyone should listen to this video!!! I know what you are saying is true! Thank you
Thank you so much may bless and peace be always with you 🙏
Greetings from Algeria
Beautiful lesson, yes, forgive and remove all negative blocks brings not only healing, but you can now manifest!!!
I'd love to share what became clear on a new level while watching the video, the animal triggered this,
I recognise the egoic mind as a useful tool to realise the true nature of existence in oneness, union.
I, incarnated consciousness in this body in this present life time, have the capacity to realise the Self as such, as consciousness itself, experiencing through this body.
Love 💖✨
I’m so grateful that I found you. Your content is always so eye opening and your delivery is beautiful and concise . I often share your videos🙏💗
👍Ho'OponoPono, does work like magic and now I know why!😀
This changed my life. Thank you 🙏
You’ve earned a new subscriber! Thank you for this video!
I also believe rendering forgiveness for yourself first and foremost, and then onto others.
"First mend yourself and then mend others".
That was the best video I watched in my life . Each word a truth spear in my heart. Thank you.
One of the greatest videos on UA-cam! This helps me alot🙏
This had to be the most concise examination of TRUE forgiveness. I've heard many people throuout my life say "just forgive them", but it wasn't that simple without a deeper introspection of the mind/behavior relationship. The ways you illustrated it aligns to the deeper truth of what it really is to forgive, not just bs lip-service.
Thank you Aaron, this was really that so called bullseye.
Yes been enjoying your sharing, amazing energy to you all. Upping vibration to happy and unlimited possibilities for wellbeing. Amazing.
Mind blowing ego shaking earth shaking words... Bless you. I will work on this. Thank you so much.
Beautiful statements about forgiveness Thank you @Aaron 🙏 💫
Oooo so many goosebumps. The content on this channel resonates more than anything I've heard.
True wisdom, Aaron!! Your level of understanding things and conveying them to us is amazing!
Thank you so much bro!
You are the next generation spiritual teacher.
"Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Not sure where this quote comes from but it has so much truth to it. I have found no feeling closer to freedom than forgiveness.
Come on guys, let's give him a 👍 just thanking him for the information he puts out. I'm sorry some of your videos do not get the attention they deserve. They still help a lot for those who are looking. Thank you for the work you do. I LOVE YOU ALL! 💙
This video got posted on the perfect day at the perfect time. Thank you 🙏🏼✨
I enjoyed this video immensely. Forgiveness has been the single greatest source of the freedom I’ve found from pain and anger. Coupled with joy and fun, I’ve been enriched with a deep sense of inner peace, making forgiveness easier and easier.
Well said! Couldn't agree more ❤x
I am so glad for finding this video, I feel like a heavy stone is lifted from my heart, thank you so much for this lesson
The timing of this video was perfect for me, thank you! So much synchronicity lately.