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Originally Posted by MikeS80
It is the mind that realizes that the I AM presence/present is always present, unchanging. You said this yourself in a way.
Of course I AM or the Self is not touched aka conditioned by emotions, when I AM presence/present is present.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aware
Definition of aware
1: having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge
be aware of the danger
aware of the latest advances in medicine
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As I see it, it's awareness that realises; perhaps a thought then arises in response to the realisation, but awarenesss precedes thought. In my own experience, any realisations I've had have arisen throughout the entirety of my being, they weren't purely mental. The issue that a lot of spiritual seekers run into (and I'm by no means immune to this) is that they try to figure out spiritual conundra on a purely mental level, they haven't learnt how to access an intelligence that's much deeper than the intellect.