You Can’t Untaste Awareness

You Can’t Untaste Awareness

In a recent meditation, I asked myself:

Where is awareness, and what does it feel like?

How aware am I, really?

Most of the time, mine is hooked into thought.

And if I’m honest, I don’t control most of those thoughts.

But then something shifted.

I softened my focus.

Not locking onto one thing, but letting my gaze rest on the whole — like looking out of the corners of my eyes with a smile on my face.

Rupert Spira calls this “distracted affection”: awareness that embraces everything without being consumed by any single part.

And in that moment, everything opened.

I wasn’t just aware of my thoughts.

I could feel my body, the chair beneath me, the room, the city, the planet — the entire universe.

But more than that, I could feel every cell in my body buzzing with connection.

A calm, infinite, timeless, joyful space.

It was like zooming out from a keyhole into a vast panorama.

Suddenly, I wasn’t trapped in the narrow sliver of my mind’s chatter.

I was free to sense the whole — and to choose where to place my attention.

That’s why I often say:

You can’t untaste awareness.

Once you’ve felt that vastness — that living connection — there’s no going back.

And in that space of presence is where infinite possibility resides.

Just imagine how much untapped wisdom you have the potential to access.

The invitation isn’t to control the mind.

It’s to soften, open, and rest in the fullness of awareness.

🧘 Mini Awareness Practice

Try this right now:

Soften your focus.

Instead of staring at one thing, let your gaze relax — as if you’re looking out of the corners of your eyes with a gentle smile.

Open your field.

Notice your whole body. The chair beneath you. The sounds around you. The room. The space beyond.

Feel into the cells.

Sense the aliveness in your hands, feet, face — every cell buzzing, connected.

Rest in the whole.

No need to fix or control. Just notice how calm, infinite, timeless, and joyful this space already is.

✨ Carry this soft awareness into the next thing you do. Notice how different it feels to move from the whole, not just the chatter of the mind.

💬 Let me know how that felt — and if it opened up any new insights.