Welcome to Daily breath. This is Deepak Chopra. Today I want to talk about what really divides people,

what keeps the doors of perception shut. It is a concept called a Vidya.

A Vidya, which is the Sanskrit term for lack of awareness.

Most people, unless they have spent time

in reflective inquiry or meditation

or mindful awareness, are not even aware of these 10 levels of existence.

So let's explore them right now right here.

Pure Being is being self-aware without any conceptual intervention.

So right now as you're listening to me, just be aware of that which is listening.

And you will notice a still presence.

This silent witness or pure being is present in the midst of all experience no matter what the experiences

could be a perceptual experience. It could be a mental experience. But when you pay attention to yourself, right now, that would

be that which is listening. Be aware of that part of you that is listening. And you see

there's a still presence, it's not your body, it's not your mind, it's just

the witness of all experience. the great poet room he says

who am I in the midst of all this thought traffic so you are the pure being in the midst of all thought traffic.

Okay now let's move to the second level which is condition bill.

Bless let's just remember a moment of extreme joy, maybe when you fell in love for the first time anyway.

So when people fall in love for the first time, they experience pure bliss.

But you can also experience condition bliss

when you're dancing, when you're listening to music or poetry,

when you're in nature, when you have a peak performance as an athlete, there's so many

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