Transcending the False Self: From Witnessing to Divine Presence This recording from a Friday evening gathering (October 12, 1995) explores the spiritual process of transcending the false self. The speaker explains the real nature as a receptive mind, body, and a silent soul, and describes "witnessing" as a transitional practice used to see the ego from outside and begin letting it go. The talk emphasizes that the ego-driven self is an illusion that pushes and motivates action; once transcended, the soul remains as a peaceful witness while all movement and guidance come from Allah. True realization is not scholarship or external knowledge alone but the inner surrender where the word "I" fades and Allah acts through the servant. The episode outlines practical landmarks: avoiding attachment, learning to relinquish desires ("die before sensory death"), and recognizing that holding on prevents spiritual freedom. Using vivid analogies (a stick in the ocean, a monkey with peanuts), the speaker urges wholehearted letting go so the seeker becomes a passive instrument in Allah’s hands and attains spiritual immortality.