For me there is one way of worshiping God, that seems to be the best way possible to worship, above all other techniques, which are usually conditioned by the mind with desires and fears. One way of worshiping that is the ultimate service to God, a way that is not conditioned by any ideology, any personal or worldly events, not even the mind, which leaves this way pure, natural, and unconditional, above the rest. One way that shows your ability to surrender, that shows your ability to let go of everything which was previously thought of as too important to forgo, but now it’s voluntarily relinquished by this type of worshiping. And in the process all is worshiped, and nothing is left out or separated by beliefs or attributes, and through this way it will neutralize everything down into one state of being, which leads directly to the ultimate state of being in Eternity.

There is one way that reveals your earnestness, that reveals your persistence, that reveals your inner strength, that reveals your inner knowledge, that reveals your attachments, that reveals your love for God, instead of your love for the body and the world. One way that works in all religions and all ideologies, works anywhere at any time and is truly a cornerstone to peace and happiness. A way that allows everyone the opportunity to witness the Almighty in the glory of perfection, via the divinity within. One way that tells God that all else will be deemed flippant in comparison, and you will be lead by the light of this way for nothing else will do, no replacement is good enough, and in this way only God’s divine intervention will be acknowledged as reality. A way that tells the Almighty you will stop at nothing, and nothing will get in-between you and your love for the Almighty, including mind inclinations. Your determination in this fashion will not only benefit you immensely but it won’t give any counter reasons to doubt your spiritual earnestness, because your effort in a regular practice indicates your resolve, which in turn steadfastly cultivates liberation.

The way is through the silent mind in meditation which worships God in the purest sense of the word. The way starts as a formless meditation observing the energy within, then that merges into the Samadhi State which is the ultimate state of worship. This is as close as you can get to enlightenment before it happens, your natural state of being, which is before the mind. Your ability to stay in this silent repose will reflect your earnestness, and how persistent you are will show how devoted you are to God, despite worldly attractions. This state of being is a state of pure Awareness, or the Self witnessing different states of existing in consciousness. In this thoughtless state one will naturally bounce around from compelling thoughts (attachments) which Awareness witnesses, to the witnessing of moving energies in the body (formless meditating) which takes the place of thoughts, then onto an Awareness of Awareness, which neutralizes the witnessing states altogether, this is beyond perceiving anything externally but God within. In this state there is no longer any Karma, any preconditions, any religions, any spirituality, any universe, any body, or any mind, just you as One, waiting for the illusion to pass by, so the One can see and know the One in All. And after realizing your anchor in Reality you now understand what all the great ones were talking about and the many ways they used to express this divine state of being. Your attachments are replaced by the One, your love lives and breaths through the unconditional state in all, your identity now lies with God, which is your natural state of existing, and you talk and think according to “That”, because everything revolves around “That”.

I hope you can see that formless meditating and the “Samadhi state” is the purest form of worshiping and I originally expand on the words of Nisargadatta who said: The silent mind is the purest form of worship.

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Although my branches sway on the winds of time.
My center is still and timeless away from moving leafs.
My limbs are moving but my core stands still with you.
Sit by my side, bask in the shady stillness and take in the view.

The living water will refresh your tired feet, my bench is strong and stable.
Rest close to that which radiates still peace and brings tranquility to all who sit.
My bench is empty, my water clear and my sky is free, come sit and be one with me.
Meditate by my side under the shade of stillness and feel the living waters flow in thee.

Your tree lives and breaths time but its roots are planted firmly in Reality.
Your life on the run, the world on your back, relax here and feel at ease.
The water reflects the images of past illusions that are now under your feet.
The sky has passing clouds of thoughts that when left alone won’t find a seat.

The still Awareness is always here your just focused on the world that is calling.
Don’t finger the phone, don’t double click, or paper back now when peace is knocking.
Its you turn to feel the waters, your turn to rest, your turn to know the view for its in you.
Wake up child of the world, friend of God, and know that thy divinity lies with God.

You who identifies with decay, you who acts mortal, you who judges according to this.
You are the fault, you need to stop, you need to change, for true love is lost in separation.
Love is the common bond that lives through commonality not that which sees differences.
Real love will recognize real love if you allow it, so brush off the dirt of old dominance's.

We will sit under the dark canopy in this empty decision less place and forget life.
The headlines and the calling voices will cease, for the world will be a distant thought.
You won’t want to leave the bench of timeless emptiness and beauty, so grab a seat.
We will sit together above the fray for we have God’s grace that shelters us from the heat.

        

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We are not, at our core, any of ‘this’, but we are ‘That,’ however ‘this’ is the opposite of ‘That,’ and since opposites clash, then ‘That’ doesn’t have any opposites like ‘this’ has here to oppose it, and its true, but ‘That’ is still connected to ‘this.’ ‘This’ is ‘That’s’ opposite and a seemingly solid connection while living, but spiritual books deny ‘this’ existence and call it an illusion. Should they really do that? I mean, since ‘That’ has no opposites, they refer to ‘this’ as false, then ‘this’ has no purpose at all, but it has a purpose. We use ‘this’ to become Aware of Being ‘That,’ to attain an all knowing Eternal Awareness of being, which can only come from a dip into ‘this’ place, then upon Realization we know what it means to be a One in All. So it does serve a purpose, because when faced with our opposite we work our way out of its grasp, thus becoming a knower of it, and through this process we discover our Being in the One and only true Reality. We will all have to dissolve, detach or surrender our personal reality for the One lasting Taste of Reality, so I guess calling it an illusion serves a purpose on the path, and it seems like the best way to go, despite the fact that this illusion is serving another purpose. Do we still call it an illusion because it sure fit’s the description or do we dare call it something else; its like a Self discovery battle field of opposites which always leads us to the pursuit of perfection in the wake of its destruction. Everything here will give us reason to look elsewhere, if you hang on to it, whatever it is, you will see it and your reasons for hanging on to it, decay in a slow painful death. Whatever you identify with here will disappoint you, because the real you only identifies with ‘That,’ and ‘this’ is what the mind identities with because it is made out of ‘this’.

Meditation or the art of devaluating the misidentification with ‘this’ within, is the spiritual path to ‘That’, because the mind thinks it owns this realm, and it doesn’t want to admit to its limitations nor its impending death. ‘That’ has to look away from ‘this’ (the mind) as well, so ‘That’ must see all of ‘this’ as a temporary illusion, connected for a reason, and ‘this’ also some characteristics of infinities which is related to ‘That.’ The common bond seems to be in infinite space, however it must separate somewhere before that into the transitory phenomenon, from Stillness to movement, because infinite space has moving particles, and there must be a transition zone. From Awareness to consciousness which is but a moving form of Awareness, from complete Stillness to the first subtle movement in consciousness, and at this location must be the transition zone, back and forth, which originated from Still Light (the reason, not a decision). To look, or to look away seems to be the ultimate question, to be content at looking at God, or to look away and be born. Because there is a connection to ‘this’ that is always there, unnoticeable, but present as long as the universe stays as ‘this.’ And the same transition zone holds true for here too, as in enlightenment, either you are happy with ‘this’ and attached to it or you’re spiritual enough to look away by focusing your attention on ‘That.’

 Look forward and don’t look back when you arrive in ‘That,’ and maybe we have mobility (forward) upon permanent dissolution into ‘That,’ however maybe not. I have totally accepted the fact that we are frozen in Eternal Stillness, unable to move besides diverting our attention, and this defies and debunks all spiritual myths that defied the properties of manifestation, but that’s the way it goes, it is, what it is. Reality sees Reality and is known by Reality only, and the illusion sees the illusion but it is known by Reality and the illusion, until the illusion dissolves (enlightenment) then the illusion submissively understands its limitations, and falls into order. Yet the laws of ‘this’ rule supreme in manifestation creating an independence and freedom that is very much needed, a noninterference clause that is necessary to keep them pure, free and separate, and a transition point that makes you commit to ‘this’ or ‘That,’ until you finally understand, then you won’t look away from ‘That’ to live and feel vulnerable in ‘this’ again.

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Let’s try a metaphor on for fun, this is the one about the blackboard and chalk. The blackboard is a symbol for Eternity or God, always still, always the same, attribute less, nothing changes, then it became Aware of being, and when the light of Awareness dawned, it in turn, just from being Aware, not only created the chalk but set the chalk in motion. Chalk went on to draw different forms upon the board, that eventually evolved into, colors, pictures, words and a multitude of moving objects. The chalk was know as energy or consciousness, which is but a moving form of the original consciousness, or from an Awareness of being. Each one of us is a tiny part of the blackboard, and each one of us is viewing the chalk designs on the surface and they are temporarily a part of us, which is a moving expression of us, or our personal worlds. The chalks essence is constantly moving, but the blackboard is still and unaffected by the movement, and once all the chalk is erased (enlightenment) from the board, then the blackboard realizes that it wasn’t the chalk at all, but the blackboard all along, and it never changed or went anywhere. The identity to the chalk is no longer needed nor is it seen as important as ones true identity. Now the blackboard knows for sure that it is the blackboard and talks like a blackboard should, and the chalk is seen as it is, a condition of time and thus not real or pure like the backboard is. The blackboard realizes that it was not only Eternal, indestructible, unchanging (because any form, or movement is change in action which is conditioned by the chalk or time), and Godly, but also beyond the mind, senses or feelings. One solid mass of Eternal Reality that is impenetrable by moving energy thus making it omnipotent and more powerful then anything manifested. One single backdrop to all of manifestation that is beyond all physical perception, which remains absolutely Still, formless and forever pure, so that the dance of manifestation can take place. If it wasn’t all powerful and still like that, it wouldn’t be able to hold up the universe with its great weight, or hold it all together. You can see that there has to be something other than the give and take of energy, something bigger then the negative and the positive forces that we live in. And there is, and thank God for that, because without the eternal blackboard and the chalk of light there is no universe or us.

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It sounds unusual but us as temporary humans have this emotional love that is overwhelming and dependent, and entirely our own. The majority of people think this is the real love, and it is an extreme representation of love, however it’s a human version or a conditional response. In the pure meaning of the word, love is not this, and in its simple and natural state is unconditional in humans. The morphed conditioned version resulted from the ego laying claim as “I” and “Mine,” which the mind confuses as love. And, true unconditional love is the love that the sages find through Self-realization, and although they may still show signs of feelings, that seem to resemble I and mine, however it’s naturally extinguished in short order. Because in comparison to real love without boundaries, it wasn’t factual, an intense drama but I’m still in the theater. I know, like, I know that I’m sitting in a “room” writing at this moment, and you are reading this in a “room” at this moment, and how could you not know that. Similarly, I know that I’m in the theater watching the drama unfold, like you would know you were in the movie theater watching a movie, temporally caught up in it, like an empathic, but soon to file it away as a movie. This detached love doesn’t sound like love but it is the highest form of love, which knows no boundaries and knows all is not lost for nothing was really gained. It may look distant like tough love, and it won’t tally with the attached version of personal love that’s dependent, so it’ll be hardly noticeable and understood. But it’s in you, in one and all, and this will be realized by all, eventually, however for right now only the Realized or the serious aspirant hot on the path will know this. The purity in all of life can not be forgotten once Realized, and this charade of plots and tragedies can be captivating entertainment and at times heart wrenching. When bodies collide with harder objects only that part which has to dissolve anyways, that impure part suffers, and that which is purer and impossible to hurt is still unaffected and watching, and that’s hard to forget. Only the ugly part dies and if you identify with the ugly part you will fear in living and death, and suffer accordingly to your attachments. Isn’t it nice to know that freedom from the ugly (the world, body and mind) is our final outcome and true love our effortless existence. Real love doesn’t have boundaries or restrictions that the mind habitually uses, and sees no differences that are real and binding to a natural love that lasts forever.

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Technically speaking, at the core, you are already enlightened or Self-Realized, however
Technically speaking the mind is not enlightened until the Self (Soul) sees Reality or God.
The mind, body and consciousness get in tune with enlightenment when this happens.
Although the Self is in a state of Realization, the mind and body can’t comprehend it.
The mind can only mentally understand enlightenment, until the Self sees Reality. 

When consciousness or the mind and body Realizes this, then one is fully enlightened.
The mind and body will undergo subtle changes after the big change of enlightenment hits.
The big transformation of enlightenment will change you, emptying your desires and fears.
This immediate altering is strong yet subtly bankrupting all your useless desires and fears.
These events garner even more control over the mind, but it will still undergo refinement.
The body will slowly undergo changes getting more and more sensitive to refined energy.
Making the transition from clashing internal and external energies to harmonizing energies.

If none of these things were possible then the idea of enlightenment wouldn’t even arise.
Since the body and mind are foreign to the Self, it makes Self-realization a possible goal.
If the Self was a product of energy, not its opposite, it wouldn’t be Eternal or Realizable.
The Self is connected to the universal consciousness at birth but this egg shell is breakable.
Universal consciousness is a subtle energy that evolved from the Self, the Void or God.
It breaths life into everything and is responsible for the universe of changing phenomenon.
It changes and moves, but the Self never changes, expands or moves in any way.
In enlightenment, consciousness becomes universally known and somewhat controllable.
It becomes an informational avenue for understanding life and God, via the universal mind.

This is so important because total liberation can’t happen until this is understood.
Because the shell breaks when one looks away from the world, mind and consciousness.
This is the job for deep states of Samadhi meditation, which isolate the yolk from the shell.
Causing the shell to collapse and thus exposes the realm of Eternity, or God to the Self.
This rare event among the Seers, Saints, and Sages is what is called enlightenment.
You find your position in Eternity, your place with God, which in essence is God seeing God.
The universe and all of its contents, including the universal mind and consciousness is then
Seen as an illusion, not real, an impure and imperfect offshoot of Pure Perfection or God.

                                       

 

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All those years of people riding
Up natures track of dreams
Countless generations in one gene
But the train is running out of rail and steam

All those imprints, all those Souls
All the good, and all the mean
All those miles of trials
All those pieces made me

They are the reason
They delivered me
Away from the blood
They made me see

I am their child
With none to come
Their last son on
The family tree

The last setting son
The limb is done
The bud has bloomed
It all ends with me

I will end the code
Throw away the key
No more tears or cheers
I will happily set them free

For the line is done
But my day not gone
I will enjoy this last run
A complete life was meant to be

I’m honored by your sacrifice
Rest assured it was not in vain
Contentment dissolves the stain
Which delivers us from anymore pain

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Everyone is familiar with prayer, and it’s one of the more popular attributes of today’s religions. Out of a sense of belonging, self-preservation, and convenience we gather concepts that suit our personal agenda. Unfortunately, this act usually bleeds over into the way we pray and see God, thus avoiding deeper issues. Denial is the foundation of the lazy religious negotiator as they navigate through life, and prayer is one of their tools. Causing an avoidance to prayer for many people, and I am one. God is leveraged out in so many different directions these days, hardly anyone is looking for the truth or at their own issues. Thank goodness for networking sites like this where we can find like minded people making a positive effort.

Prayer looses its power or purpose when judgments or personal ideologies surface in the process, which negate what little good comes from them. Selfless prayer is a rare commodity today, and few understand the value of the humble servant. True selfless prayer does help in life, when it’s done with sincerity and not with judgment, or as a prop for the ego. Passing on good thoughts might not help much, however empathy with sincerity is the best you can do in a lot of circumstances. Thoughts have a subtle power to them, and although they may not change anything on the outside, they can help people deal with the tragedy on the inside.

My teacher used Blessings as a replacement to prayer, and I think its philosophy and benefits help the one who is blessing as well as the blessed, helps them to see things differently by not using a third independent fabricated persona that rules over us.

The idea behind blessings is that life happens, sometimes sh*t happens, and there’s not much you can do about it, besides sending some good blessings their way, to help them and yourself in dealing with this crisis.

I’ve added a few words to the blessings, but for the most part they are the words of Vethathiri Maharishi.

Picture the people in your mind and say, “you are blessed with God’s Divine power, you are blessed by the divine. You will live a long life, good health, prosperity, happiness, wisdom and peace, by the grace of the Divine. You are protected by the Divine in all your activities, day and night in all places.” Repeat as often as you think is necessary, and notice that it is done by the first person, instead of asking for an external favor, one is directly delivering the blessing through them. We forget that the Divine is within us and this reaffirms this fact, that we are that, an extension of that, and our natural right, so we should activate it and act accordingly. It forces us to stop thinking of God as something external that we need to shore down.

Global blessing: “May the rains fall timely and sufficiently along all parts of the world, so that good grains, fruits, and vegetables grow abundantly to the satisfaction of all living beings, by the grace of the Divine.”

“May the leaders of all nations enjoy spiritual progress and do good services for humanity, by the grace of the Divine.”

“The whole world may enjoy prosperity, happiness, wisdom and peace, by the grace of the Divine.”

I would bless everything around me after every mediation. Family, friends, my animals, my properties, vehicles, enemies (if any) and business associates.

I would picture myself walking around and inside my home, as well as the family home, the rental properties, or any business, and in seeing the inhabitants I would bless them as I go. “You are blessed by the Divine (Vazhga Valamudan), you are all protected by the Divine in all your activities day and night in all places.

I would picture the animals in my mind and say: “You are protected by the divine in all your activities day and night in all places. You will live long, healthy, happy, peaceful lives by the grace of the Divine.”

Picture your vehicle, or do it when your in the vehicle. “This vehicle and its precious cargo is protected by the Divine in all of its journeys, day and night in all places, by the grace of the Divine.”

I think for a lot of spiritualists prayer has lost its luster, however blessings is a good replacement especially if you feel inclined to do something. These boiler plate ones are a good start if your looking for something spiritual to add to your path.

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Earnestness leads to Enlightenment like it dose to any skill in life. The earnestness is all the intense interest, research, understanding, and determination it takes to get there. It’s the effort applied when reaching for a distant goal. When most people think of enlightenment they think of it as a long distance off, or it happens naturally without effort. This is a confusing point for some, because of the nature of Self-realization. Which happens during a state of surrendering or effortlessly being, but it also follows a long effortful journey to get to that point. Everyone will have different time frames due to the varying degrees of interest and ingrained dogmas, or predispositions that stagnate growth. Nonetheless, by getting an idea of how much earnestness is required you get a feel for what it takes, and you can compare it to your own accomplishments. It will also help in instilling confidence in the practitioner, knowing that they had a similar experience in earnestness, that sustained desire to understand something totally. Enlightenment talk here is returning home to Eternity, and realizing your true identity first hand. You’re really going in full circle, back through the same direction or door from whence you came.

How much effort is necessary to realize your true identity? Well, how much effort do you need in order to become an expert at something like a trade, craft or profession. Do you play a sport or instrument with ease, like the instrument or equipment was a pure extension of your intention, and on a good day you’re as close to perfection as you can get. To be able to get to that level takes plenty of earnestness, and at that level the same feelings hold true of effortlessly doing it, without employing the mind. This is a state of “Witnessing” which is based in knowledge and matures with practice, produces your best performance. When you get extremely interested and determined to be good at something, you really can’t leave it alone until you master it. And, once you arrive at that easy stage of a master, then you’re so confident in your skill it that happens naturally and spontaneously without thinking, never doubting your ability. Similarly, mastering the art of spirituality takes this type of seriousness until it becomes effortless, and a natural part of your daily existence. Always working on yourself until you don’t know anything else, or any other way of living. It’s a natural part of you, and an on going process that eventually dominates everything else, deeming them ineffective to your pursuit. You don’t have to think about purposely doing it anymore, since you live and breath it now, and if you have no intention of stopping, then only one thing can happen, you find and see Eternal PERFECTION.

Waiting for Enlightenment without making the effort just doesn’t work, but maybe once in a millennium someone stumbles onto it, gets close, or touches it through meltdowns, drugs, epiphanies, or near death experiences. These are unusual circumstances that do provide spiritual experiences, however, rarely does it bring about the complete Self-realization that we’re looking for, and there is no settling for less. Nothing in life comes easy as you know and this is no different from that, all the failures and successes on the path are a necessary part of the journey. Obviously no one can do that for you, so you have to find your own inner desire, your leader, your teacher, and let pure reasoning guide you through.

Contemplation and meditation seems to be the path for all, because even though the vehicles arrive from all directions, from different levels and although they are filled with different spiritual fuels, they all end up taking the same path. Introspection and pure being by surrendering control turns out to be the sincere earnestness that’s required. Waiting in thoughtless being for the metaphorical door to open, is the waiting area for all, and we all end up knocking at the same door. The Source has but one door, which is the white of consciousness, and all paths are united when approaching that door, and your persistence at remaining there, opens it. How much do you want it? Are you willing to sacrifice everything, including your personal life for that goal? If you are earnest and steadfast to your goal, it won’t take that long, but few will be, most will wander off, enticed by the world of senses. If you are 100% committed on all fronts, it will be similar to getting a degree, of about two to four years after reaching your round the clock commitment.

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The Witness is the thoughtless observer within us, or a state of being in consciousness that is purely witnessing life take place without contemplating differences. A state of complete acceptance without personal predispositions that alter the event, find fault, take credit or judge. Reactions are present but not with any forethought or designs on the outcome, going with the flow in a thoughtless state of observing, which consequently is minus the doer or ego. The Witness is the Soul’s first contact in consciousness, the birth state of being, before the mind developed with a personality causing the Doer to step into the picture. The Soul, Self, or Awareness is the Watcher of all, and on its own sees nothing but Eternity and God, but when the Watcher is attached to consciousness it turns into the Witness of the world. Then the witness eventually turns into the Doer after staking claim in the world as an independent thinker, so the mislead mind is the doer, and the witness is consciousness without thinking, and the pure Watcher is Reality without the witness. Cultivating the pure Witness back into the forefront of your life is the purpose of meditations and a very important step for the Spiritual Seeker.

Reclaiming that universal witness that exists in all living creatures, can be done during active times and inactive times. These different states of witnessing are both relatively hard to master, however well worth the effort, and the inactive Witness is the most important part of spirituality. Meditation techniques are geared towards different states of witnessing, and the experiences that follow are milestones on the spiritual path. Any activity in life can be done by remaining in the moment as the Witness, and this is a good step in garnering control of the mind by falling back into the Witness, keeps the mind at bay. There are different types of mind decoys available for meditating, which help in keeping the mind targeted on something repetitious as you slip behind into deeper states of witnessing. Many spiritual experiences happen within these different layers, but experiences in the “Samadhi State” are on a deeper level yet, which can change your outlook or understanding on life and
God. In all cases, besides the finale awakening, the experiences are an
indication of transitional periods in spiritually, which can be good or
scary, and usually untranslatable.

The spiritual process through meditation delivers emotional stability and balance into ones life, and it can also help you control the direction of your mind. The constant redirection towards spiritual techniques or being the Witness, strengthens your control over the mind, allowing you to guide it and find the advance stages of thoughtless meditating. The pure Witness of this basic formless life force (consciousness) within, is the last meditating stage before one slips into the “Samadhi State”, which is beyond observing. It can be a long process, depending of course on your determination, but keeping the mind in silent repose is the key cornerstone to Enlightenment or Self-realization. For then, there is no way to go but further in, now that the world is rendered useless, discarded as the primary attention getter you cast your moorings aside for a new focus on the Eternal God.

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This is a state of being, in consciousness, is similar to your most natural state of existence, which means it’s a refection on your Eternal state of being. This state of being can be considered as the waiting room before Self-realization. Your ability to spend some time here will be determined by your dedication, mind strength, and surrendering powers. Mind strength is your ability to keep the mind in silent repose, and surrendering the world and all your predispositions is a huge part of staying that way. To arrive in the Samadhi state takes a high level of surrendering, sincere earnestness, and a lot of practice, because the “Witnessing state” with eyes closed is difficult, but a necessary stage.

The characteristics of the Samadhi state are beyond meditation techniques, because most techniques are designed to get you to the Witness state. However, taking the next step in, the Witness and all the mind decoy techniques have to be abandoned before entering. There’s a sort of a transition zone where the decoys die out (mantras, etc.), and your perceiving (Witnessing) nothing but consciousness, life force, or internal energy. This zone is more or less another waiting area, or stage before you slip into Samadhi, which is the merging or union of the perceiver and the perceived. Altogether, I see four levels or stages of spiritual progression: The Doer state, the Witness state (Active and Inactive), the Samadhi state, and the Eternal state.

Surrendering all concepts that are related to appearances, and ideas of a separate God are part of the transitioning into this divine state. Letting go, releasing your grip, or looking away from all personal and conditioned responses of the mind, for one thoughtless and primordial state of being in consciousness. When sitting and waiting in the transition zone of formless meditating witnessing the life force it produces an unnoticeable and feelingless merging between different states, and before you know it your in Samadhi. An entrainment occurs when consciousness falls in sync with Awareness and they sit as one in the Samadhi state, without movement or reason. This thoughtless state of being is characterized as a lost of perceiving of anything external or internal, nothing outside or inside of you is perceivable, or preventing you from just being like this. The Samadhi state is the supreme state of surrendering, and your ability to stay like this for extended periods, determines your ability to surrender and go with it, which is releasing limited identity for the Eternal One. Eventually your fortitude and determination at acquiring this state of being when meditating will release you from your imaginary bondage, once liberated from death and desire, contentment will reign supreme.

This Samadhi state, which is the closest representation of your Eternal state of being while embodied will be last step you can take before Self-realization, and the ultimate step will be beyond all. To go beyond, I believe another entrainment happens in the Samadhi state between Eternity (God) and your Awareness, that overpowers the curtain of consciousness (energy), which is like a film or covering over Awareness, which in turn keeps it captive. It’s almost like you’re spreading out consciousness thinly until a tear in the fabric takes off and exposes the Eternal realm, our real Home.

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In a lot of spiritual books consciousness is divided into two groups: The universal or super-consciousness, and regular consciousness. This change happens when experiencing the Source, resulting in a deep understanding, therefore consciousness is subject to changes, and matures spiritually. You can also go in and out of different states of consciousness that aren’t related to spirituality, and consciousness can be weak or strong and full of life. However, Awareness remains constant and unaffected, the solid background, watching the show.

Awareness, our Eternal identity doesn’t change, or have any feelings that are related to energy, so it needs a form with consciousness to perceive matter via the senses. Awareness is without changing particles and the variety of appearances it provides, so it needs a connection or a reflection in consciousness to witness the world. This is a natural connection, or progression, because energy is the child of Awareness, the prodigal son, and being activated for a tour of duty is a real blessing in disguise.

Awareness’s first point of contact is in this bio-consciousness mass, and is referred to as “The Witness” in spiritual books. This is the thoughtless observer or pure consciousness state of the body and mind, in union, produces different states of being in consciousness, which are called spiritual experiences. However, Awareness is always consistent as the watcher perceiving the flow of images through consciousness, and until Awareness sees Reality, consciousness keeps you here, entrapped or covered . Awareness can’t see the universe at all or even understand duality until birth, and when Enlightenment dawns this fact is obvious. Spiritual experiences in consciousness are all over the charts, but the ultimate experience of Self-realization is the same for one and all, and happens in Awareness only, no moving visuals, no sounds, no forms, no color, no movement. Birth turns on the display of sensory enjoyment, and the love affair takes off with energy and the flow of opposites. Lost in the thrill of consciousness we gloss over our Eternal identity, for this temporary heightened sense of existence, which is outside the norm.

After Self-realization one can say their consciousness developed into the universal state, which is true because the personal and mind limited consciousness is now expanded and complete. Awareness now understands consciousness as universal life, a product of the universe, and consequently must stay with the universe after death. Awareness sits in its own dimension of pure Space, and is unaffected by the unfolding drama of its new attached organism. Awareness is the most subtle form of consciousness, comprised of a Still Eternal Light, the common denominator in all things, which again is the still screen or foundation behind movement. It seems like Awareness radiated consciousness causing a spreading wave or “Akasha field” of energy seeping out creating the universal expansion we see today. And, even though this subtle movement eventually turned into the universe, it is still the moving part, reflection or the effect, and not the cause, or the real You.

You are the still essence that supports the universe, and all that appears in the universe is linked to You, but an imperfect link or reflection of You. You are perfect at the core and a crucial piece in the puzzle of life and Eternity. Just by existing in your true identity is all you have to do, and the best you can do, because by not identifying with this mass of vapors parading as reality, you turn into a beacon of truth for Awareness. Once your Soul gets a sobering look at Reality it washes away all the false notions, and consciousness goes along for the ride instead of Awareness being taken for a ride.

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Everyday in our normal working lives we are faced with many opportunities to work on our spiritual development, but we usually waste it on unproductive mind chatter. Why not put this time to good use, it really doesn’t matter how little time it is, because in establishing a new mental pattern it all begins with these wasted moments. Why let the mind control you and take you to places that don’t have any meaning, and may eventually add to the weight on your back. When we take a close look at our internal dialogue, beyond our normal reactions, most of it is complete gibberish, and this technique can turn your life around and cultivate stability. You can work on these moments to advance yourself spiritually, strengthen the mind and concentration, and you don’t have to give up anything.

No matter how busy our day is we experience down time and gaps in-between places, which can become mentally and spiritually productive. If you can text message or check email you will have the time to check in for a peaceful pause. So many times we are caught between appointments and destinations, and it seems like a big part of life is wasting time, but most of the time we fill it up with mental gossip, desires and worries.

With practice these pauses can also be done with the eyes open, whether in front of the computer, TV, reading a paper or any number of ways. I was able to find many ways throughout the day, and everyone thinks you’re caught up in the mind, reading, or just relaxing in waiting rooms, for there is no need of posture. When it’s down time anyways why not do it? There is no need to be obvious, keep it hidden, under the radar and you’ll find a place to escape to at any time, and a series of pauses can help you regulate your emotions. It’ll give you a calm foundation throughout the hectic day, and give you a sense of peace in trying moments. It is important not to let the spiritual path mix with the ego’s need for attention, thus creating a spiritual ego which is counterproductive to spirituality and self-realization.

A lot of techniques involve staying in the moment which is good meditation, however this is giving up on the external sensory moment altogether. The “living in the moment” needs the world as a participant, an object of observation and this is the next step up or in, by observing the body energies and forgetting about the world for a moment. You’re unplugging from the mind, and standing back within, withdrawing your attention away to observe or focus on the internal energies, thereby being in the moment with that energy. You will notice different types of currents and sensations. It will depend on what you’re involved with at the time, but by withdrawing back you’re defusing the situation. Now the over stimulated areas have lost their concentration of energy, and the energy is left to flounder aimlessly, dissipating slowly without direction resulting in a spreading action. You can perceive all this and different kinds of wavy currents, heart rate, blood flow and heat changes. I actually enjoy checking out to check in with that life-force whenever I can.

It’s like a short detour, I’ll try to explain it with an example of what it is like. But first, we’re using meditation techniques of Nisarga Yoga and self-realization meditations, but in short periods. It’s good to start with these pauses, because sitting for long periods of time in a thoughtless manner is hard to master, so you work up to more time. When you are in the background observing the current the mind ceases, but when your involved in thought your back to the foreground and the world. It’s a change in direction with your attention and focus, by falling back to the rear position before the energy you can sit and watch.

Now a visual example of what it’s like, which is similar to this withdrawing of attention. When you’re reading this script your focus is out in front of you on the words, and the periphery environment your in is out of focus. With the screen in the front of you, sit back and pan out periphery and focus in on the room. The writing is out of focus or unreadable, because when you diverted your attention back the energy spreads out on a wide angle. You can’t read this and see the room at the same time, its either focusing on the room or the script, which is either the body energy or the mind. The screen is the mind and the body energy is the room, and you do it not with the eyes but behind closed eyes. You do it with your attention retreating, pulling back the control thus regulating the minds control.

Try it, it’ll give you something to do even on a busy day, and you should take the time to shake off this illusion of being the body. Remember you are not what you observe in life, so be what you are, and separate yourself from what you are not, this is the goal of peaceful pauses and meditation in general.

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Take refuge in the calmness of a silent mind
Refuse attention to the ego that lays claim in doing

Take nothing personally, for this person you are not
Refuse any claim to the fragile human, which you can find

Take in your outside concerns, for inside introspection
Refuse to identify with labels that the ego claims as real

Take alms from the moment, which cleanses the mind
Refuse any alms which inflate your attachments to the body

Take the body and mind as the holy ghost, but be the Son
Refuse to except appearances as reality, for they will bind

Take no satisfaction in desires, and no fears as relevant
Refuse homage to the world as real, and look within for reality

Take your stand in Eternity a universe without stars is your sign
Refuse ownership in living and see suffering as translucent chains

Take nothing here with you, and be satisfied with nothing as you go
Refuse giving high value to images, for in Eternity, pure space is divine

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There was this simple man who had simple values, and cherished a simple life style. He lived in a small town, and everyone in that town knew the town Mayor personally as an honest and respected man with well educated advice, and he was one of the few worldly people in the area. Born and raised in the small town the Mayor went on to a big college, and was successful as a big city Mayor before he decided to help his home town community. After twenty years of service he was thinking of opening a spiritual clinic, which was a shock to the rest of the town since he never went to church.

The simple man who was well liked and respected in town as well, decided to have the Mayor over for dinner, and try to talk him into keeping his city position. After all, he turned the city around from a dying ghost town to a thriving community, and everyone loved and respected him, but now he stands to loose all that.

Sitting down after dinner with a cup of coffee the simple man spoke up and said to his Mayor, “Is there something we can do as communities that will make you change your mind? If there is something wrong then let us know and we’ll fix it, we will do anything to keep you as Mayor my good friend.” The Mayor politely responded with a shrug and a smile and said, “Nothing is wrong and nothing could be better. I finished my job here and it’s time to do something that I always wanted to do, which is to teach spirituality.” “How did this happen and why, when so many people depend on you, and you're a hero to many,” retorted the simple man. The Mayor responded; “You know this exact situation happened to me after my first Mayoral job and it wasn’t easy to explain, so I told them a fictitious story to alleviate any wrong conclusions.” The simple man realized he was at heart of the matter, and probed deep into the mayors past by asking for a explanation on why he left his first job.

Well, the Mayor said, “I will tell you, but first understand I am dead serious about this, and I wouldn’t tell you if it wasn’t the absolute truth.” I understand, replied the man, and I will respect your statement as the truth, and be happy with it, just tell me the reason and I’ll drop it.

While I was Mayor of the big city I would walk to the train station after work and pass by a Yoga center on the way. One time the business owner was locking up when I was passing by, so I introduced myself as Mayor, and he said something unusual.

“Oh no your not, I know better than that,” said the venerable old man, “you never left your theater seat.” What! What are you talking about? Have you lost your mind silly old man? “No!” He said, “You’re the one that lost your mind, because you lost control of it. When you take control of it and realize where your seat is, which your natural identity is, you'll find out that you never really left your seat, and you’ll start talking like this as well.” “Really, tell me more” replied the Mayor. “Well, I found out that we don’t really die and we were never born, as a matter of fact I never left my seat and went anywhere, it was all a theatrical play and I thought I was in it playing a staring role. Then I found out the joke was on me, because the lights came on and the show ended, then I saw the gravity of my mistake. I realized I didn’t even have a part in the show, just thought I had. Now, I help others in finding that light switch, so they can see their position in the theater of reality.”

That’s strange, what else did he say?

“He told me I was making a grave error in believing that I was a fragile human, when I was Eternal and indestructible.” After a long discussion and follow up meetings he said I was ready, and sent me off with a method and clues, and retorted, “figure it out”….“no one can do that for you”…. “Believe in me and what I say and don’t look back, keep searching for the theater until you find it, and see for yourself, what all the great ones saw, you won’t be disappointed. Because in knowing your true position, you find your own anchor of stability on the open seas, and it is a most valuable asset, for you’ll never be lost again. Look within and away from the theatrical world and perceivable movements of energy, and you'll find yourself sitting in the pure still sea of Eternity.”

This was all so new to me and I was taken back by the statement, but I was also very curious, and whether he was crazy or not he had me hook, line and sinker. Walking to the station I asked him, what is the theater? And, how do I find this switch to turn on the light?

“The theater is the grand arena of Eternal space that our Soul resides in, permanently, and you find the switch after fumbling around in the dark for some time. But when you do, you see the source of all, and you realize this play was an illusion, which you had bought into, with a ticket called birth. You never find out where the switch is, or how you turned it on, but by following a simple formula, thereby detaching yourself from the play mentally, you start the search for the switch and eventually the theater will be reveled. You're in essence moving away from the foreground of sensual involvement in the play, to the background darkness of the theater opens up. So, sit back in your seat and know your seat is still, energyless, feelingless, and not perceivable, and what you perceive is the show. When you're able to look away from the show long enough, the show ends and the theater is visible. Your relentless noninvolvement in the show switches on the original Light of God, in Absolute space, your eternal home. But remember, when you're caught up in the show, your not looking for the switch.”

I could not stop thinking about what he said, so I went on the search and years later I proved his formula true, which is why I moved back home to live a simple life. Now I feel compelled to help others find their switch, now that this community is in fine working order on a strong economic foundation.

The simple man stayed up all night thinking about this unusual conversation. The Mayor was a shining example of stability over the past twenty years, and he has not misled me or has been caught in a lie by anyone. Why would he lie now? Especially, to a nobody like me? It’s obviously a more important endeavor to him than being mayor, when he is willing to throw it all behind him and start a new. I find that I have no reason to distrust him, and the spiritual life I have now has done nothing for me. If he was willing to give up everything for the cause, it must be worth it, and I have less than he does to give up. It just seems like a grave error not to follow his advice when I can have the same contentment as he has.

The simple man decides to follow his friends counsel and became his number one disciple. After a couple of years of training his teacher told him, “stop searching for the switch, for the switch is your ability to surrender everything and switch it all off for that. So, sit in the stillness of the theater seat, which is your rear most point of observation, and in the darkness which is in-between the observer and the observed, lies the switch. Become the thoughtless observer from that seat, and stay there in that pure Awareness of nothing else but being, and in that place you naturally cast your moorings aside for what’s beyond.”

The simple man went away, and showed up three months later at his teachers clinic, got down on his knees before him for the first time and said, “That which I thought was real and tangible is shallow and superficial in comparison, you have opened my eyes. You truly are one of the great teachers of all that is timeless, I have to give you my deepest thanks and repay my debt by passing on your teachings of the true and timeless words of Spirituality.” Tears welded up in his master's eyes as he said in a tender voice, “You have already given me the greatest gift of all with the second most glorious day of my life. It is truly one of the best days on earth to receive such a precious gift in return, and now you know we are That, and not this.” The master held out his hands and helped the simple man off his knees. “God has bestowed his grace on you with the glorious vision of his kingdom, now go my saintly friend and help other seekers, for now you are beyond the need of further help.” A long embrace and a few tears dropped from the great joy of the moment, and a sense of awe hung in the air due to the rarity of such an event, and they were basking in it. They parted and never saw one another in form again, but the simple man turned into one of the best spiritual teachers of his time.

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Spirituality is the exit ramp off the expressway of life. It shows you another way of living that isn’t confined and defined by the high speed rat race. It talks about the field of wildflowers that thrive and survive in the stillness of the off ramp, and offers a quite refuge from the nonstop pace. It shouldn’t buy into the brainwashing of society that wants you at the same speed as everyone else, to be more productive, so you can buy more things and donate more money. In today’s religious institutions you get very little in return, a few words of wisdom, a lot of wishful thinking, and a real lack of logical answers to big questions. When it should answer all those questions and be an informative discussion on finding your own Realization, so you can be as content as the wildflowers which sit in the stillness of a simple existence, and invite you in unconditionally. It should show you the way by discerning the false from fact, thereby guiding you to your own contentment that is waiting within you. And, you should stop what you're doing and look inside for it, and the happiness that flowers naturally from it. Real spirituality moves away from the outside world of the senses and goes inward to explore the reality that lies beyond appearances.

Being productive in the world is societies beckoning call, however being spiritually productive is God’s beckoning call, and they are related, as far as duty is concerned. You have your duty to the family and to society by creating a stable environment for it to thrive and duty to God by worshiping in silence through meditation and contemplation. Meditation is the most important component to spirituality because it activates the thoughtless witness, which usually lays dormant, and the witness is the bridge between the Soul (Eternity) and mind. Meditation and introspection on the outside may look unproductive and easy, but on the inside it's very productive in the spiritual sense, and hard to master. Spirituality is not an easy endeavor; as a matter of fact it might be one of the hardest but most rewarding endeavors of your life. Self-realization will turn your world inside out, and when you do face reality, you no longer see yourself as a human first and foremost. The end goal of spirituality is to see what you really are, which is pure Awareness in Eternal space without the body, mind and universe. Then you're aligned with the truth, and you find your natural state of existence, that was previously glossed over by the manic doer of the untrue. You go back to the beginning of time, where the core of all things sit as one, and you see where it all comes from and where it all ends up. The wisdom of the Saints is now your wisdom, as you blaze your own trail in the realm of spirituality. You will see life and God as clear as the Saints did and understand the pit falls and stepping stones of the spiritual aspirant, which eventually leads them to contentment.

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There are massive amounts of spiritual dogmas out there that place conditions on the spiritual aspirant out of ignorance. The teachers, who are not finding their own bed of wildflowers, speak about others that have, they translate it with the infusion from those who haven’t, and after placing it along side their own ideas of spiritual purity they profess righteousness. In reality, there are no preconditions or outside disciplines to spirituality, just inside work, and it's an open door for everyone. You could be a big time sinner, an obese meat eater, love sex, lost faith in the bible, commit crimes, gay, handicapped, illiterate, mentally challenged, poor or rich, it doesn’t matter. Some religions enforce rules of strict celibacy, diet, vegetarianism, adherence to disciplines, being completely drug and alcohol free, and some are even gender, race and culturally biased. When you start using strict conditions like that, it makes it feel like purity is way out of reach, and a feeling of being inadequate, faulty, undesirable and unworthy takes over, and along with that the guilt and fear of being that way. Spirituality should not endorse abstinence or regulatory disciplines such as penance for sins, for it clearly does not work, and has no effect on your spiritual progress whatsoever, and in fact it can be counterproductive due to the spiritual ego, however they should endorse moderation. Because in fact, you can partake in all of the above sins and still reach the ultimate goal of Enlightenment, for salvation has no physical prerequisites.

Moderation is the key both physically and mentally, if moderation is not your forte and you consider yourself a hopeless extremist then understandably you must drop certain vices. Because when it occupies your every thought your metal strength is poor, and this battle is won by ignoring the mind. Positive thinking, personal introspection, and spiritual contemplation should play a dominate role in the way you use your mind. If spirituality is the main topic in your mind, then the desire to stray is loosing its sway, which means you’re on the right track. It is stepping away from old mental patterns that the rat race induces on your mind, and replacing it with the wildflower seeds on the fertile spiritual mind that is tilled in silence and introspection. You are not what you perceive yourself to be, nor what society perceives you to be, and in order to grasp this and what you really are, you have to go within and inwardly detach yourself from the perceivable. The imperfect human and world are all part of your personal illusion, and distancing yourself from that, is discerning the real you from the perceived you and that is spirituality.

Sins are the acquired baggage or imperfections that keep you from reaching perfection, but perfection is your Soul, eternal and changeless never out of reach. All of life is an escape, an escape from Reality, to toil in and with imperfection, which means any distraction in life that diverts your attention away from knowing the truth can be considered a sin. Sins are the distractions off the path, and once on the steadfast path the sins are negated quickly by the withdraw of attention, and when you totally give up they’re activated again. Does it matter what you did in the past or what you are doing now, if you are now going to give up on the whole idea of being human? That means you are surrendering all of your personal ideals, as well as the body and mind that housed them, and anything that changes, moves or decays in the world. Looking away or ignoring the temporary identity that's attached to the body, and start looking for that identity which doesn’t change, an identity that’s saturated with Eternity or Eternal awareness. Working towards self-realization is to loosen your hold on a world that is imperfect and transitory for the real world of Absolute Awareness, which is pure and indestructible. You have to relinquish the old value system that held you hostage as a less than holy or perfect person, and know that you are worthy of being spiritual avatar, saint or teacher. It is the divine right of everyone regardless of what transpired. Despite of all the transgressions, you are pure and perfect at the core of your being, and nothing has the power to change that. Go in and reclaim it, by disclaiming the other.

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Show me the color
That won’t go away
A color for all
That will stay

I’ll show you
Faded Black

Show me something
That won’t leave me
Decay in front of me
That will be with me

I’ll show you
Faded Black

Show me someone
That won’t leave me
Will love and hold me
That will be with me

I’ll show you
Faded Black

I see nothing that doesn’t
Return to Faded Black
Matter is Faded Black
Eternity is Faded Black

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You have to surrender the finite 
    To see the infinite
You have to give up on the temporary 
    To see the permanent
You have to Loosen your grip on the fleeting
    To gain the enduring
You have to see the transient as false
    To see the truth as everlasting
You have to look away from the light of the world
    To see the Light of Absolute Awareness
You have to stop believing in appearances
    To start believing in reality
You have to stop listening to the word
    To understand the meaning behind the silence
You have to turn in and away from the senses
    To see that which the senses can’t show you
You have to stop hanging on to the changing
    To see that which is changeless and pure
You have to know the universe as a brief illusion
    To see Eternity as the infinite reality
You have to surrender all
    To gain all
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Real love sees no separation through differences 
    But appearances give us differences that separate us
Desires and fears takeover and give a rank to those differences
    A personal love develops within those conditions
This personal criteria keeps the love confined and limited 
    Based on personal needs, desires, fears and expectations
Due to the appearance of separation
    Love is conditional
Real spirituality knows no separation by appearances
    But appearances create a personal God
To bridge the gap and hide the feeling of separation
    A personal love for God develops defined by criteria and conditions
A conditioned God based on needs, desires, fears and expectations 
    Due to the appearance of separation
God is conditional
    The real love and true God are lost in a personal ideology
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If you could come back to the world after death and start over, not knowing what you know now, not knowing who and where you will be born, would you do it? If I could snap my fingers right now and end your life, erase everything, and you will return to the blank slate of a child in an unknown place and family, would you do it? Even if you're not happy with the way things are now is it still worth starting over? Would you really take a gamble at a new start, and just hope you don’t land in a terrible place? Isn’t that what everyone wants? A fresh start, a chance to do it all over again, in the future experiencing the pains and pleasures of life in an all new generation. Does that sound like something you want to do? If you wanted to change the world, well, here is your chance to do it, because I’ll even let you do it after each lifetime, after erasing everything you know from the previous one. Press the reset and toss everything away and you’ll have to go through the same trials and tribulations of life all over again. Making the same mistakes as an immature youth, and face the hash realities of life as an adult in an uncertain future, without insurances, would that make you happy? If I let you take your mind with you to the heavens, would you do it? Is that really what you want? Do you really love your mind that much to be stuck with it forever? Is your mind a good thing to take with you? Having an uncontrollable mind that’s on full speed forever, is that a good thing to have? Do you really want something like that haunting you forever? It would bring all your problems with you, fears, desires, anxiety, disharmony, and is that really what you want? Will you be happy and satisfied with the mind you have now, for Eternity? What do you have with you anyways that’s good enough for Eternity? Do you like any of my proposals? What’s wrong? Isn’t that what you want? I need your answer now, what option do you want? Do you like any of them?

I was playing God in this type of kidding manner to my father and his girlfriend, for they were reminiscing and wishing they were youthful and free as before. They’re both 86, and surprised when I said; “Well, no, I don’t believe you, your just saying that,” and they both asserted “No, we aren’t”. I think most people if they thought deeply about it wouldn’t say such a thing. So, I said, “OK, pretend I’m God, and I’ll give you a choice to do it all over again, with a few conditions, which are set in stone, and I’ll grant you your wish. A short debate ensued, they didn’t hesitate to explore every avenue, I had to explain my reasons and they had to be sound before they moved on, they even tried to negotiate a new deal, but to no avail. After answering all their questions a long pause took over. So, what’ll it be? What’s your answer? His girlfriend put her hands together and bowed her head. I looked to my father and he said in an absolutely sure voice “No! Once is enough”. She raised her head with a smile and said “No way, it's too chancy, once is enough”. How true that is, for once is enough, there is no need to repeat, and there is no one around to force you to repeat, separation through appearances are in the mind only. There is no need for a second chance, you understand fully the properties of manifestation, and you’ve been inducted into the universe of space and time, and become fully aware of its presence. You exist! That’s your ultimate answer, the finale conclusion is “You Exist!” that wasn’t there before, because it is only understood through living when your faced with the opposite, the feeling of existence that only comes from the threat of nonexistence. You now acquired an Awareness of your own existence in a pool of Awareness. All the information you need about the universe is already ingrained, you just have to stop identifying with a limited resource. Reincarnation is recycling, and recycling is only done in an environment with limited resources, when your dealing with Eternity and infinity there is no need for it, there is a limitless and redundant source. << MORE >>

The energy or life force that flows through the body has a stronger and purer current that runs up the Spinal Column, which is called the kundalini energy. Originating from the base of the Spinal Column the energy travels up to certain intersections called chakras where it can be directed to and from with practice. Certain Yoga’s such as Kriya and Hatha which practice extensive techniques to activate the kundalini in order to raise it to the top Chakra, or the crown of the head, but it takes a lot of time. A qualified SKY master or realized teacher can raise the energy by touch and save the aspirant many years of hard work, but in order to keep it going the student has to establish a routine.

The energy starts off as a slight pressure or vibration in selected areas of the head and body, and grows substantially with time put in; it can actually become too strong if it isn’t kept in check. Any colors, sounds or visuals may occur from misdirection, but should be avoided, as well as excess energy in the brain. You're looking for the actual feel of moving energy, and avoiding pressure oriented energy which is like a still mass, and the subtle side effects the energy creates with visuals and sounds. The feeling of energy is electrical by nature causing it to act like a loose wire or like static electricity, which can be felt as a tingling sensation. When it gets stronger it can fill up the top of the head with a moving and vibrating stream of energy that feels pleasurable, and at times feels like ants are crawling around on the top of your head. When the energy is activated continually it will have a range of physical effects to the practitioner that helps them in their spiritual maturity. These sensations are all related to a moving electrical current, and when it becomes isolated it will vibrate and feel like a drilling is taking place. Small areas in and all around the brain will feel like little sink holes are popping open, and you have a sense that some sort of rearrangement is taking place. During rare occasions the energy spreads out deep within the brain and you can actually feel the subtle brain cells opening up, which is similar to a thousand of tiny buds or seeds all popping open within a second or two, it’s an amazing feeling.

These are the positive effects from the kundalini, and the negative effects are pressure headaches, facial twitches, excess heat, hyper energy, palpitations and even some serious issues can arise. Keeping it regulated and on track is a must by redirecting it to the starting point, at the base of the spinal column (the mooladhara chakra) will bring relief, or by directing it to other chakras. This is done by refocusing your attention there, which sends the current back down, keeping you in balance. The electrical vibrations and pin points of energy can be felt anywhere in the body, but controlling it is important, because you want it to work for you in a positive way. A controlled and balanced current that applies energy to all the chakras can create a balanced and more peaceful life. Once the energy is felt on the crown chakra, it means all your blockages or intersections are cleared, but staying with the current in one area to long leads to problems, that’s why the art of redirection is employed. Directing and observing the current is the meditation, and it strengthens your concentration, focus, the thoughtless witness, overall health, and the mind from the changing in thought direction.

When the brain is tingling and crawling with energy on a daily bases you notice that you perceive the brain/mind from a distance, which slowly brings you to the conclusion that you are before the mind witnessing it. The perceiver and the perceived goes on within, and a disassociation to the mind/body develops, because you are not what you perceive in life, and the same holds true within the subtle levels of the body. The kundalini energy now gives you a physical point to perceive and reference back from, especially when it's tingling the lowest area of the brain. If you can perceive it, there must be a perceiver that isn’t it. When you perceive thoughts, there is a perceiver who perceives them, and if there wasn’t a separate witness to perceive the show of words and images, the show couldn’t take place. If the audience looses interest in the show by not reacting to the performance, the show changes accordingly, looking to recapture interest wherever it can. This is where we direct it to the spiritual field, and reestablish a new mind set that doesn’t except the old religious values which entangle us. A new value system takes over that’s not influenced by outside conditions, which creates a loss in value, so you need an ideology that remains consistent above the fringe of those with strict or fluctuating values.

It is also very important that you become aware of the spiritual ego, which can take over during the vulnerable developmental stage, and ruin any hope of progress. For it will be looking for a new home to hang its hat on, and its important not to give it any hooks. Always remain open for serious introspection in order to prevent the mind and ego from beating you down with dogma, ridged ideals, superficial goals, and don’t buy into the self-serving opinions that other people throw at us. You have to be an independent self sufficient spiritual warrior.

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I had two meaningful experiences before self-realization, and although they were powerful, they had no lasting effect. And they had no logical explanation at the time, until after my enlightenment, when I was able to analyze them. I was classically trained by good mentors, so I heeded their advice by ignoring the signs and continued my spiritual pursuit. I feel they are important to talk about since they are identical in nature, and the same or similar experience most likely happened to other seekers, which might steer them to the wrong conclusion or direction. These are milestones on the path and should inspire you to dial it up a notch from a sense of acknowledgement, and not inspire complacence from feeling special. I would’ve never figured out what happened, if it wasn’t for my own self-realization, and it would’ve been a mistake to try, but now, I know.

Both of these events happened during meditation and although my body didn’t move one inch it felt like I was moving all over the room. Doing eight foot loops that took me through the walls, furniture, and ceiling like they weren’t there, as if I was in some sort of short and fast Ferris wheel. The loop was small and quick in the body, and bigger and slower at its peak, which was beyond the ceiling. I’m a lucid dreamer and I have clocked tons of time flying through my dreams, and this was more real and lifelike than that could ever be, and it was completely bitch black. After about a eight or so loops, a thought popped up and I was grounded again in the body, which hadn’t changed position. The same thing happened to me another time in some old motel in San Francisco, however a thought crept in early; “ I don’t want to die in this dirty old place” and I was grounded again. The feeling is so unique and undeniably weird because it shakes you internally, but doesn’t effect the body and mind at all. You come back to the same old life and wonder what the hell happened, what’s going on with me, how and where do I file this experience. My teachers words kept surfacing telling me to forget it and keep going, so I did. Any temporary experience that has no explanation nor delivers any real peace or answers, has no value to me. I was determined, my goal was set and death was my only release from that goal, so whether it’s the end or scary, you still have to be free from all gripping or hanging on. After that, any chance I got, I had to be ready, because I was knocking at the door of Eternity, I had to be completely unguarded and open for anything. It eventually happened, and it delivers answers, not questions, and it lays you straight and in tune, and you’ll have not a single doubt about what just happened.

Later upon analyzing my spiritual experiences I was able to discern what had happened. Those two previous experiences were near misses, because my ability to completely surrender wasn’t mature enough, I was still attached to my life, mind and body. My perceiving point in consciousness (life) did let go (surrender) of perceiving, but I wasn’t willing to give up completely without insurances. Almost letting go isn’t enough, but when it did happen, I fell back close to my normal point of perception, which is in the Soul and rebounded back. I still hadn’t relinquished my grip on consciousness, so a yoyo effect started between the universe of consciousness or my connection to the body/mind, and the universe of Eternity, which is the Soul’s perceiving point. When your at the Soul’s perceiving point, you are in Eternity and perceiving Absolute Space, and when that point is reflected in consciousness (energy) you perceive the world. You can’t see both, nor can you be both, its either one or the other, and I was stuck oscillating between the two. Giving in for a second before fear drew me back, I got caught up in a “catch 22” with a simple release mechanism called the mind. A busy mind grounds you to this world and it stands in the way of your spiritual progress, so silencing the mind is the key. I thought I was ready, but my whipping around the room was telling me I wasn’t, and in fact the big looping was only inches, if that, instead of feet. Taking in consideration our actual size being that of a dot, which makes the inch between perceiving points seem like a huge distance, and the size and distance might actually be smaller or larger than that. I was only traveling from one witnessing point, being at the back of the brain, to the Eternal focal point, which is in stillness nearby. It wasn’t the real me that was moving only my point of perception was moving, and since I hadn’t totally surrendered, I was going for a ride, on and with my attention. To see Eternity you withdraw your attention away from observing or feeling through the senses, so you can see through the self (Soul) in a feelingless and movementless space. Anything that has to do with energy has to be shunned completely by the Self, or some type of shaking between points, involving energy will occur. It could be any size loop and result in a low level vibration instead of the big ovals which I experienced. This is what happens during most spiritual experiences, and on a lower level there are so called spiritual experiences that happen more frequent, which the mind produces.

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In all of my readings on spirituality I have not come across any sincere attempt at describing the Void. And, for a good reason because words are limiting, and trying to describe a place that has no comparison or ideal words to express it, makes it extremely difficult. The Eastern culture of India has some of the proper spiritual verbiage, yet to my knowledge all I can find are scattered puzzle pieces. Maybe the silence that the sages kept about this realm should remain a mystery, in order to separate the false prophets from the real ones? But, in reality there are many ways to tell the phonies from the authentic teachers, and I can spot most phonies and spiritual mistakes relatively quick, without Eternal references. I always wanted the truth in my life, despite the fact that it may shock me, and don’t spare me the details, as long as it’s the truth, just slap me in the face with it, so I can process it. Why hold back? And for what reason? Is it because they don’t think the public could handle it? But in this day and age, I really believe the public can handle it, and once the seed is planted it will grow with maturity and pure reasoning. I think my attempt here will be the first of its kind anywhere, and my hope is that you don’t brush this off as nonsense, which would be a grave injustice to me and God. Please, read with care, and understand I tried my best to recall and describe the place that the Bible calls “Heaven.” Enlightenment itself is the act of visiting this huge cavern of Pure space and light. All who were enlightened before and present have seen what I have seen, and acquired the enlightened point of view, as I have. You will also see Eternity as well, and why hide this wonder when it’s our finale abode, and all the Soul’s wait there in this Eternal purity, for their personal show to end. I care I great deal about my teaching and my life, and I have never been naturally unstable to the point of hallucinating (no hallucinogenic is strong enough anyways), nor am I mistaking a dream for Reality. I am absolutely certain about this, beyond the shadow of a doubt; otherwise this blog site wouldn’t be here. I am not opposed to scientific testing on me, my claims, my spiritual knowledge and experiences. All of my spiritual writing is the gospel truth, and anyone who believes in me will advance spiritually, at a much higher rate. So, for you who wants to know, you who wants the truth, well then, here is my first attempt at describing this supreme view, and what happened to me in this place called Heaven, The Great Void.<< MORE >>

This realm which we call Eternity, God, Absolute Space, Heaven, Awareness, Perfection, or The Almighty is our Soul’s eternal home. The Soul sits here in this realm, void of attributes, permanently still, Aware and observing, either the Almighty’s Light of Awareness, or the body and universe. In the Void the Light from Awareness coexists with the original Eternal Darkness, which permeates in and around it. The Light in this realm is unusually still and soft, and the Light doesn’t spread or travel like normal light does to dispel the Darkness, however it does light up this realm just enough for a dim but clear view. We are both the black of Darkness and the white of Light at our core. Without the Darkness there would be no Eternity, and without the Light there would be no Awareness of being, or the universe as we know it. There would only be the Black stillness of Eternity and nothing else. The Light from an Awareness of being and pure existence gave birth to consciousness and everything as we know it, in a chain reaction of events. This formed the dimension of appearances telescopically over and around the original one.

The formless pure space of the Void is the starting point and finishing point for all things animate and inanimate, making it the ultimate purifier. The only colors that exist here are black and a gray/white with a slight hint of deep dark blue, because the faint Light of Awareness producing shades between black and white. When you see the Void, it seems like you're placed directly in the middle of it, stationary as you see half of the entire sphere completely, and your panoramic, peripheral view sees it all evenly, through one point of perceiving in Absolute space, which is what we are. One very small piece of the pie, however each piece is as important as the next, and all pieces make up the one, which means one can’t exist without the other. Surprisingly enough this large focal point or view can be undilated to a smaller point, that focuses in on one area, or on one horizon of the Void, albeit large, but nonetheless a diversion of attention which was created by me. I found this out because, I wanted to stay and explore this realm, and having the moment I tried, but I was frozen in stillness. I was in the still awe of observation for a little while when a thought popped up about the Void: “Wow! This is truly attributeless.” That was amazing! I was so distant and removed from the body and mind, that I could second handedly witness my thoughts, as if they were coming down from another dimension taking time traveling the distance. It was like a messenger was forwarding the message to me along the way and I had to wait. The words started out with a slight echo as if in a chamber far, far away, and it seemed to travel down an invisible cord that ended as it drew near, and dissipated into silence after reaching the Void, but I could still sense them coming. It was so radically weird, I couldn’t resist, so I divert my attention up, to see if I could get a gander at my connection, the universe, or something, but when I did, I returned to the body and world. The whole transition to and from the Void was feeling less, movement less, silent, and quick. I didn’t move at all, however all sensory feelings with the whole universe just vanished from view, disappeared like a mirage, a dream. My guess is what happened to me, similarly happened to other teachers as well, and the extreme rarity of thinking while connected to the mind/body, and viewing the Heavens, probably ended their stay too. Your Soul is there, right now, as you are here right now, but your point of perceiving now lies or is reflected in consciousness (energy) witnessing the world of appearances.

If you weren’t perfectly still and pure at the core of your Awareness, you wouldn’t be able to perceive subtle movements, discontinuity of the mind, and Eternity. The Void is a grand empty universe of space that remains indestructible, pure and perfect, an unchangeable realm of eternal Awareness, which produces the universe of life by existing as it is. It is, as it is, and to see it, is to except it and be it, as it is, which means to surrender all that it isn’t. Although the universe is considered a product of it, or an expression of it, or a reflection of it, however it’s a false representation nonetheless. Only one dimension can be the true Reality, and the other is a completely different mutating dimension dealing with changing appearances and moving parts. The false deceives when it compels and with all its imperfections we cling to it, despite the fact it's not Eternal. Encompassed by humanity, nature, and energy our Soul naturally identifies with what it sees and senses, because in the realm of Eternity, you are what you see, but not here. What you see here is the maximized potential of a wayward child called energy, and once it emerged, time and space emerged, and imperfection exploded into matter, while Perfection, the patient parent waits in silent repose. Nothing can be more sublime then actualizing your being and seeing Absolute space, it is the ultimate and the last important experience. All other time bound experiences are rendered obsolete at once after uncovering Absolute proof, contentment and security reign supreme from knowing the Truth and you naturally live accordingly. << MORE >>

Reality, being indestructible, is indifferent to destruction.
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Reality, being complete, is indifferent to desires.
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Reality, being perfect, sees nothing but perfection.
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Reality, being unlimited, is indifferent to the limited.
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Reality, being changeless, neither laughs nor cries but is indifferent.
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Reality, being the truth, is indifferent to the untrue.
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Life is a state of mind, whatever that state is, so goes your life. The events that take place in life don’t have the power to control your mind unless the mind buys stock in them, and scrolls out its own personal dialogue, which entraps the witness. If the mind is unstable then life is unstable, if the mind is over or under compensating then life is compromised. A clear and stable mind which is in balance and uses pure reasoning without the egos biasness interfering, is the ideal way of reacting to the moment. However, the mind is usually in one mode of operation which is a constant state of working all the waking hours. There are different speeds and distortions available to all minds and typically they are uncontrollable by their host. A strong mind can change the degree of intensity by dialing down the speed keeping the stress and strain to a minimum. This is due to the refocusing on something else or having attained the powerful skill of the silent mind. Gathering strength of mind allows one to direct the mind at will and eventually control its content and stability. This also helps you in becoming detached from the mind and body, by seeing it as separate attribute from your Self bringing you closer to God and realization. A mind that practices strengthening techniques will gradually become peaceful and have more clarity in life enhancing good decision making. Most people think a smart mind is a strong mind when in reality intelligence is not a gauge for judging the stability of a strong mind. The mind needs to understand that there is another mode of operation that’s on the opposite end of its habitual nature, which is the silent witness. Working at achieving the silent mind of the pure witness is to give yourself and your mind a new and better workout goal, which is not too dissimilar from physical workouts.

Mind directional techniques is used to keep the mind focused on a designated track and by a constant redirecting to that track strengthens it. Meditation techniques use tools such as mantras, breath awareness, verses, sounds, questions, and visuals that all work towards softening the minds command. Spiritual contemplation works the best, so does personal topics of interest or even relationships can be used as an attention getter. Only good and positive thoughts or experiences should be cultivated and spirituality is the one track (thought) that has the ultimate cure for your body mind complex. Other topics can be used as a attention getter to steer the mind in the beginning, but the main topic should have a virtues goal that brings the most benefits, which is the search for Eternity (the Soul) and Reality. The stronger the mind the less need for mental decoys (tools and topics) to pacify it by lowering its amperage. You really have to get use to swinging the pendulum to the silent mind in meditation and swinging it to spiritual thoughts during the busy day. Contemplating spirituality during active moments enhances your meditative moments of inactivity. Surprisingly enough, once the momentum is achieved, your gaining ground, then consistency and patients is all that’s needed. Because in reality you don’t have to control or strengthen the mind that much to achieve enlightenment, just turning the tables in your direction is enough. When Samadhi meditation becomes more frequent, your surrendering capabilities get better, and when you least expect it enlightenment dawns. Self-realization will bring you the reinforcements necessary to keep you in charge of your mind, just don’t give up, and keep on applying control by ignoring all old unproductive patterns for new productive thinking tracks. Find a track, keep the mind on that track, and abandon the track during meditation, and enjoy the peace and comfort of a thoughtless mind. This is a step by step process in strengthening the mind and it takes endurance and determination. Don’t keep settling for a mind that dominates your existence, interfering with your peacefulness when you could cultivate a contentment that comes with practicing spirituality.<< MORE >>

Each person is born with different attributes depending on the different combinations of genes, and then mixed together with the current physical and mental patterns creating a current of energy that represents your personal signature. This current radiates continually, and a comparable but subtle form of energy that is deep in the body permeates at a purer level and at the start of grosser energies. It is a stable, strong and pure current, radiating a refined energy that can heal, if one has an exceptional mixture, and a talent for sharing it. Friction between the stillness of Awareness and particle movement radiates a subtle and pure form of energy close to the source, which is pure consciousness and usually diluted or used up by the mind and impurities. This is a real pure and subtle energy that spreads out and dissipates unless concentrated through focus and direction, and if it doesn’t meet with resistance in debris and distance, it connects with the same current deep within another. Then the frequencies find a like match, and through this common connection an enhanced field develops in the receiver by taking what it needs from the healer. Then this pure current reconnects short circuited areas that were damaged in the body or lacking connection creating problems.
 
Healers aren’t necessarily spiritually evolved because it could happen suddenly, unexpected and uncontrollable for the gifted few who were born with this unique ability. Others will have to work at it continually. The Self-realized will have an advantage, and the higher maturity with self-realization puts you in a better position to understand, manipulate, intensify, purify or calm the current. Because your perception is before energy, which allows you to observe it naturally in a daily awareness, and work with it, keeping it strong and in balance by not interfering with it.
 
Christ was extremely spiritual and gifted with the ability to manufacture a lot of pure energy close to the source, and distribute it with ease. This is rare and improbable, and self healings are more likely to happen, as we see from time to time. This happens when a personal surrendering occurs at the opportune moment, and releases restrictions or obstacles, so the body gets a jumpstart from the release of pure energy deep within. The person just totally and completely gives up to the forces that be, and accepts their fate, because trying to understand it or fight it, eventually becomes a hopeless option. People who heal themselves might think an outside force or healer was responsible when in fact it was there own faith in the unknown that has healed them. There is that detached feeling that can confuse one enough to think of supernatural causes outside of them did it. The characteristics of releasing to the witness and then to the unknown can feel unusual, impersonal and distant.
  
 Really this life force, body and mind are your only capitol that comes with the journey, and maintaining it properly allows you to perform better in life. You can’t give what you don’t have, meaning if your life is unstable, out of balance and busy, your current isn’t going to help anyone. A purified current can be directed with a lot of practice, but it drains the body and can cause problems unless one understands how it works and how to maintain it. This is why healings are so rare because everyone is so busy using up and polluting their personal stock and it all depends on the quality and quantity of that stock. The stable healer should always be working on purifying, enhancing, conserving and directing the energy to the hands in a constant state of refinement. The mind plays a big part in diluting the current with negativity, emotions, beliefs, stress, and with the inability to remain mentally still it squanders all the available resources.  Kundalini meditation is very helpful a long with exercise, diet and a systematic practice in healing and replenishing.

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Life is like smoking a bowl of consciousness

When the flame of consciousness is running low

And the last amber is dieing out

Will you be ready?

Will you be

At being

Or will you

Want!

To want anything during death even if it's good and beautiful, is to
Want bondage
To want God as something tangible and separate from yourself, is to
Want bondage
To have an ideal image of what heaven and God is like, is to
Want bondage
To want to work with God as a creating and protecting entity, is to
Want bondage
To expect some saint or savior to save you, is to
Want bondage
To want to see and be with the human image of your saint, is to
Want bondage
To want the image you have of yourself to continue, is to
Want bondage
To expect deliverance into Eternity for leading a good life, is to
Want bondage
To want to see your family or friends again, is to
Want bondage
To want the mind to come with you after death, is to
Want bondage
To want anything or any image from here to continue, is to
Want bondage
Want not, expect not, remember not, take not, fear not, and surrender all is to
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Patients is a virtue that matures with time, likewise enlightenment is an experience that continues to mature by purifying the body and mind in time. The event itself is sudden and identity altering but the body and mind mature or get subtly refined over the course of a lifetime. Deep imprints surface and dissolve slowly in a natural formula of noninvolvement. The new norm is the ultimate liquefier of buildups and all imprints eventually fall prey to it. Life is a process that doesn’t end with success but continues to revolve between polar opposites. As long as life is to be lived ones body and mind must invariably move with the tide and feel the pains and pleasures as they arrive. This is a process that is relentless, but one can stand back and watch the consciousness (energy) cycle without identifying with the process that alters it. Just as you laugh at a joke, an enlightened one may cry, however it is short lived, like the laugh was after the joke, and you return to the normal background position. Although after enlightenment one watches from a new distance, which saves them from extremes, but it also barely moves the excitement meter. The sudden lost of worldly desires has altered the meter to only move when discussing spirituality, so you enjoy being, in balance and observing. Watching and allowing the body consciousness to flow freely and smoothly as possible in mind silent repose. Also, you watch the drama of life unfold in a similar fashion by allowing it the freedom of expression without taking the drama personally. However, there always comes a time when one has to react unfavorably to hold boundaries or to break down barriers in others. Not pursuing happiness or fearing pain in a equanimity of existence turns out to be your natural life. You realize wasting time is life and time not wasted is spirituality. So, you try to help as much as possible, but unfortunately most are not interested in spiritual productivity and good receivers are hard to find. Their life’s being buried in the quick sand of change they never think twice about the changeless until it’s to late. The power of maturity after realization is a natural process that erases the effect of a lifetime of programmed experiences. As one ages the clear clarity of pure consciousness disintegrates predispositions making the elder sages purer and more powerful to act God like then in the early stages. The more years the sage has under his belt after Realization the more perfect their repose is.<< MORE >>

This is for the advanced meditater who is ready to abandon all worldly ideas and techniques for liberation. Any meditating tools to help pacify the mind such as mantras, visualizations, regulating the breath, God concepts, and so forth are of the world and ideas from our worldly existence. Which will not liberate you from the world and mind for they are concepts that are embedded in the mind and of the world, which you have to go beyond for enlightenment. The sincere seeker has no interest in the world or the mind and all of their conditions and concepts are worthless to him, even spiritual contemplation gets boring and is seen as an unproductive lost of time. He is then ready to move on and only a formless meditation is the remedy, and now this is his sole interest because all else has roots in the mind and the world. What is formless and colorless is the energy (consciousness) that flows through the body and mind. He observes that as the silent and thoughtless witness thus distancing himself from consciousness and the attributes that it brings. He constantly looks for that state where the observer and the observed eventually merge as one, which is the Samadhi State. In that harmonious state there is no longer the observed or the observer, just pure being. This state of being is the serious seekers only comfort, and every chance he gets he returns to this bliss of being without the duality of manifestation. He sits as the formless meditator waiting patiently for the clouds to break and reveal the truth. Nothing else will satisfy him, for there is no satisfaction without realization and he knows this resolutely. There is nothing in life that grabs his attention he is dieing to the world, and sees no help in lifeless scriptures or from the great sages because the weight rests solely on his shoulders. The final transition depends on his relentless pursuit and his ability to look away from the mind and consciousness all through his waking hours. To him there is only one thing that can change his outlook and he will settle for nothing else but Enlightenment.<< MORE >>

The sight and the seen
The stillness and the movement
The perceiver and the perceived
The being and the mind
The observer and the observed
The watcher and the watched
Therein lies the witness
The connection and the extended attention
The attention fixed on the mind turns into the doer
The doer taking credit for doing turns into the ego

The watcher turns into the witness
The witness turns into the mind
The mind turns into the doer
The doer turns into the ego
The witness of words and the world identities with the body
The fleeting appearance over the substance
The impermanent over the permanent
The transient over the eternal
The imperfect over the perfect
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The ego is what happens when the Soul identifies with the body and mind out of familiarity, and a personal relationship develops between people and experiences. With this personal string of events in tow the mind carries its burden with the body and calls it reality, as the mind can only do. The mind can’t see beyond manifestation, so it naturally stakes a claim and takes credit for its manifested identity and vehicle for experiencing the world. The body, mind and its imprints are all part of the egos make up, and the soul being the silent observer is over occupied by life’s moving moments. Life is a huge undertaking and all the focus is on the mind and senses, the Soul sits patiently behind the movement apparently star struck by its new connection. The new identity is out of touch with its heritage, because the senses and mind, which take precedence and urgent care. Spirituality is the process that tears down the new identity in order to persuade the old one to resurface. When you realize (enlightenment) the truth then that identity defaults back to its original position. The ego per say, still lurks in the background in the form of unwanted thoughts that peak out from the residue of the past. However the residue dissolves shortly thereafter for the lack of attachment, attention, meaning, or value. The mind is a busy creature, but it’s regulated with silence and seen as it is, which is a directable form of entertainment for passing time. Since you no longer identify with the words, you are no longer bound by them, thus your able to control what’s producing them. To be totally egoless in the body is to be in the thoughtless state, and your understanding and love for that state, is your love or worship towards God. The mind dissolves the ego slowly on the spiritual path until the ego is seen as the minds chatter in general, and once the silent mind matures in meditation the process quickens. Then the ego (Mind) is rendered powerless, then the world is rendered powerless, then the silent mind and the witness bows down to the only power left (God), which unveils the true Reality. This is the only way to get the upper hand on the mistaken identity, by realizing yourself past the thoughtless mind, and this shows you your mistake by your merging (really, you never left) into Eternity. You then see the perfect universe within the imperfect universe, and identifying with the imperfect then comes to a halt by default.<< MORE >>

Wherein does the power of the now lie? Or how does the “now” help you in your spiritual life?

Staying in the “now” is in essence practicing a meditation technique, which is used to reestablish your pure witnessing state. It is one of many techniques that are helpful in cultivating the thoughtless state of pure witnessing. The power, as such is only to help you at meditating, because the now is still part of the illusion, and attachment to the “Now” will not deliver liberation, because the changing “Now” is part of the problem. Your present moment in the world (the now) has to be transcended for self-realization, and staying with this “Now” is helpful and one step closer to the “Samadhi state." The art of meditating on the Soul (Samadhi) without witnessing the “Now” is the ultimate power that can take you beyond the “Now”. The “Now” in reality can’t go beyond itself, because it’s the very foundation for existing in the world, and the experiencer of the “Now” remains intact and undisturbed. We have to work at disassembling the person who is attached to the now, the past and the future, which is part and parcel of ones personal identity. And, this is what the Samadhi state is used for, to help one in surrendering the whole package, which is what the experiencer of the now is so acquainted with and refuses to give up. Being happy with just observing the “Now” is not enough to transcend it, and leads to the delusion of complacence from being stuck in the now. The “Power of the Now” really has little power to Realize yourself, but it is an important starting technique on the right path and helps you calm the mind. It must be incorporated with a sincere determination for enlightenment, and through a relentless disassociation with the world. Like everything else in the world, earnestness at practicing is a must for success, because until it becomes second nature striving and desire for enlightenment is the inspiration the drives one. Once striving becomes a normal and natural way of living then it happens without having to work at it, or for it (realization) anymore. Then there is no more I am (the mind and the body) working hard for liberation when it is your normal way of functioning in the world. By disowning all that comes with manifestation continually is what the earnest seeker does, and he won’t give in to the world, the mind, or the "now" because they are the attention takers and your attention needs to be fixated on the inner Soul or God.

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Everything around him points to the way home.
Everything he does gives him a reason to go home.
Everything he says, his interest dies and sends him home.
Everything he hears, he longs for a voice to help him home.
Everything he touches, he will surrender to touch home.
Everything he smells and taste reminds him to look for home.
Everything he sees, he thinks about seeing home.
Everything that happens to him, sends him searching for home.
Everything is worth nothing when he longs for home.
Everything becomes Nothing, and then Nothing becomes Everything.
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The most important thing you can do for yourself, your life, and others is to find the witness within yourself. The witness is the thoughtless observer, which is in all of us, and the Souls link to consciousness or energy. This is the same link within all living creatures except the brains differ in size and humans are obviously gifted. All creatures are born in the witness state until the brain and mind matures, giving birth to the doer or the ego. Seemingly caught up in doing the witness lays dormant, and overrun by the constant state of activity. Finding the silent observer (witness) is what meditation is about, whether active or inactive it strengthens the mind and leads towards stability. When the witness is worked on the mind slowly gets reacquainted to a new way of existing. An existence where it is required to loosen its grip by a higher power. The power slipping through the hands of the doer it eventually gives in, and the witness is now holding the power and stands alone in close proximity with Awareness (Soul). When the three merge and stand together in being, as a tightly knit group it is called the “Samadhi State”, which is on the edge or on the borderline of the finale surrendering. If you are still witnessing something external or the internal energy, it’s an indication of the witness state and not the Samadhi state, because witnessing stops in the Samadhi state. When all of the accumulated baggage over a life time (doer/mind) and its connection with the witness are given up, then the emergence into Eternity is granted. The result of which is the doer being dissolved, and the witness remains as Awareness’s point of perception in, and of consciousness. They work in tandem to isolate the mind on important manners and not allowing the mind to claim authorship for something that happens naturally in life. The lost of desires and fears are the cornerstones of enlightenment and the end of claiming doership. Life is then lived the way it was suppose to, naturally present, and working towards the common good of all things.<< MORE >>

These two different experiential milestones are related and yet there’re completely contrasting, represented by dynamics that exist between the universe (duality) vs. Eternity or God (singularity). In the arena of Absolute Space (Eternity, Enlightenment) the experience is constant and the same for one and all. Eternity or Perfection is constant never changing, while imperfection is consistently changing therefore any number of experiences can happen to you. This is an extremely heightened sense of awareness via the senses (energy), and self-realization is a sense less and feeling less state, a real lack of any so-called normal feelings that are energy induced. The experiences in energy can be body shaking and an inner shaking between the Soul and the mind, but it still isn’t considered enlightenment. This is a sign of resistance against total surrendering, from hesitation, doubt, fear, and the minds thoughts will interrupt this most delicate and subtle transition.

The characteristics of the ultimate surrendering and transition to Eternity is completely beyond movement and senses, and into the Stillness of pure being, without a single attribute related to energy. The Soul being eternal and having no opposing forces of energy is at home and sees the pure space of Eternity. Only Eternity can see Eternity, likewise only eyes (energy/matter) can see eyes (matter). In enlightenment there is absolutely no movement, besides the curtain of consciousness, which opens to reveal the truth, and that being the Almighty. The curtain closes and it’s over, but the Stillness stays with you as your identity. There are no explosions or nothing earth shattering about it just an identity and mind blowing event in the most subtle manner. Your ideas of reality are laid asunder and proved to be only held up by your mistaken identity, and now they’re both meaningless as personal values. You now see life from the right perspective and not from your own narrow personal view, which dominated your perspective. There are a wide variety of spiritual milestones on the path of progress, but leave them be as milestones marking the path and walk on. The grand finale will assure you of your conviction and it will be totally question less, because it is so radically real and different.
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There was a humble and simple man who loved adventure, and if there was something to see he would pursue it wherever it took him. One day he ran into a well renowned old wise man that was passing through town, so he decided to sit with him and share all of his adventures. The young man went on and on and the old man just sat there unemotional staring straight ahead, and waited till he was finished. After a short silence the old man said; "I too have thought I had seen it all until a great man told me a wonderful story." Tell it to me, the young man retorted. "It was about an ancient ruin in the middle of an ancient forest called the Million Acres of Memories. He told me it was such a powerful sight to see that it lays waste to all other adventures leaving you with contentment and fulfillment. But, it took me around three years of continual searching the Million Acres to find it, and it is not for the weak of heart. Those who try may not return and it’s a lonely place to be for that much time, anything can happen there. You’ll have to be away from your family and the rest of the world for a long time, and you can only take in what you can carry on your back. Many have tried and failed and the odds are stacked against you, because only one in a billion find this place." The young man’s eyes were big and bright hanging on every word, and he wasn’t going to let the old man go until he got directions and clues on how to transverse the tall pine forest. I can’t help you in the dense forest for it is flat and dark, but I will tell you that the ancient ruins are in the middle of the woods perched on a hill surrounded by water. The experience will be a defining moment in your life and some even walk away with miraculous powers. You will turn into a wise and respected man as I am, and you will come back desire less and fearless as I am. I’ve got to go! The young man said, show me the way or I’ll never leave your side. So, the old man reluctantly gives him the directions and a finale warning: Once you enter the woods you can’t turn back, no one has made it out without seeing the ruins or death, you must continue at all costs. Shocked into silence the old man bid him farewell and walked off.. The young man shouted out "What's the key to success"….."Your determination is the key," he yelled. Well, he knew he had a lot of that and a long with his vast experience he thought he was more than ready, so he started packing. 
  

 Standing near the hundred foot pine forest with a big and heavy backpack he said his prayers and blessings, and stepped into the unknown. He walked tirelessly for many days in high spirits thinking of all the accolades he will receive on his return, he was sure it would take him less time than the old man. Months passed and he was having a lot of doubts, his mind started playing tricks on him and his body was wearing thin. "I backed myself in the corner now! What the hells a matter with me, giving up my good life for a walk in the woods, I must be insane!" He understands how the forest got its name for memories are the only thing that keeps him company now.

More months have passed and he realized he’ll have to give up some of his baggage, because his body is getting frail and unable to carry the load. He says; "Why do I need my sleeping bag and mat? It’s big and heavy, and my tent is enough," so he leaves it behind. Months later, he wonders why he needs his tent with all this wood around, and his good clothing will do, so he drops another heavy part of his load. Months later, he has another thought "Why do I carry my plastic ware, pots, pans, and cups when all I’m eating are berries, pine nuts, plants, mushrooms and insects. There are pools of water everywhere and I can drink straight from the pond," consequently he leaves behind more baggage. Two years have passed and he realizes he doesn’t need his backpack and excess clothing, which is worn out anyways, so he discards the last of the weight off his back. More months have passed, and all he has is the clothing on his back, his life is wasting away and the ruins are no where in sight, so he gives up trying. Wandering around aimlessly no longer caring or searching he looks for a good place to live out his remaining days. Finding a stream he follows it, and it leads him to a crescent pond in a nice clearing, laying down his tired body he’s found the right spot to stop searching and fall asleep. Waking up he can’t believe his eyes, what he thought was a crescent pond is really a small lake with an island on it. He tears off his cloths and dives in, walking up the beach on the other side and up to the hills peak he sees nothing but a rock on top. There’s a saying picked in the rock and it reads: Now that you lost everything and nothing is at the very end, it means that everything leads to nothing, and since you had acquired everything from nothing, then from nothing you are destined to return, Welcome Home!… He had a huge epiphany, laughed hysterically he laid down on nothingness, because he has nothing, and he is nothing all along, so he didn’t loose anything. Because nothingness is everything's source, then everything means absolutely nothing. In a flash he sees and becomes the Eternal Home of all things, his mind numbed by the vision he gets up and heads for home following the stream down he is out of the Million Acres of Memories within the week.

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If you are attached to appearances.
How will you see that, which is beyond them.
If you are still pursuing external fulfillment.
How will you be able to find internal fulfillment.
If your attached to your personal ideals.
How will you see that, which is impersonal and whole.
If you are afraid to except decay and death.
How will you be able to except eternity as your destiny.
If your attached to the good or the bad.
How can you see that, which is beyond duality.
If you are in love with the changing now.
How are you going to know that, which created it.
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We’re in a continuous state of movement, the mind, consciousness, atoms, and the world.
Between the negative and positive we fluctuate on the magnetic waves of consciousness.
Everything we see stems from and gives in to this magnetic attraction and repulsion.
A force within that makes us decide between the two poles gives us a feeling of continuity.
The ego stakes its claim, I am this, these events are me, let me rejoice for I have a claim.
Now time is my enemy because it keeps changing the fragile continuity that is my claim.
The mystery of the future and present problems interrupts my delicate sequence of events.
In the universe of change we fear that which makes us change our declaration of value.
Our desire for new experiences is adding excess weight to the already burdened claim.
Gathering more concepts in the forest of knowledge, our claim is in a state of uncertainty.
Yet we mend what we can and reason with what we can’t and fight for what we got.
Wait! What have I really got? A sequence of experiences! Which I call my identity!
Who will I be tomorrow? Just a victim of time! And no one else can fathom my sequence!
For they have there own precarious sequence which changes and reeks havoc in their life.
I have been alone all along, and always will be alone with my changing sequence.
Dear God! There must be more than this, more than time, more than change and decay.
I’m in this flow of opposites, but my ego thinks this is me and I hang on to it for dear life.
Dear God! You can’t be this, you have to be something which is completely different.
You are omnipotent and omniscient, how could you be that which suffers with energy.
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“Truly I say onto you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the Kingdom of God and it has come with power”

This is enlightenment in a nut shell, because when you see the Kingdom of God before your physical death you are enlightened. When you see the Still, Aware, Light of God, which is the force that created the universe, you understand its Almighty power. And, that power is what rewarded you with the ultimate vision, which changes your life.

“Blessed are those who are pure in heart for they shall see God”

The heart signifies your internal nature, your motive, your mind, your life and to be pure is to be egoless. Not to hurt anyone by “thought, word or deed” and your earnestness and good intentions towards God shall be rewarded. You will see God and the Kingdom of Heaven, which again is Self-Realization (enlightenment).

“You are Gods” and “Behold the Kingdom of God is in your midst”

Your Soul is a small piece of God, and in order to see God you have to go within (meditate) to your source, and use that as your eyepiece, because nothing else will work. It is within You! But you'll have to search for it.

“The Kingdom of Heaven is within thee”

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This zone is the spontaneous way we deal with the world, our life, and people when we are close to the source. There is only one zone, but we can connect with it during active and inactive moments. In active times there are three levels of energy expenditure that correlate with different access points to the zone and their difficulty, which ranges depending on the depth, and length of the zone. The zone is a thoughtless way of reacting to the circumstances in the moment without using the ego or mental discrimination, which in turn creates the right response. To get into the zone it's like being in an active meditation, or what is refered too as ' The Wltness' in spiritual texts.

The high level Active zone is what sports refer to as "being in the zone": That is making the right move at the right time without having to think about it, and making it look effortless and easy like it was predetermined. This is not using the ego despite the spectacular moves it may produce, because not a purposeful decision was made in the process. It just happens, and even the player may feel astonished and amazed that something like this happened to him. It's like he was watching the move take place from a distance, like something took over that new what to do, so you handed over the reigns. This can happen to anyone at anytime during an activity, you may recall a time in your own life when everything was going right for you, and you raised the bar to a new level, which you thought could never be reached. You were unstoppable and even the errors were going in your favor, you could do no wrong. The zone feels effortless, decisionless, efficient, smooth, easy like you're in rhythm. The zone is a state of excellence with ease.

The energy output determines the degree of difficulty in finding the zone, the more energy or the lack of energy makes it more difficult, while in-between it's easier. Such as dance and other slow rhythmic movements which are considered an easy way of tapping into the zone, while really active sports zone is a relatively hard to access and takes a lot of practice. You may recall at some point while dancing when a sort of trance takes over and you're in tune with the music and the environment at that very moment. Marshal Arts, Tai Chi, Sufi's and the Whirling Dervish all use this easy accessible zone to further their spiritual development.

We have the high level, medium level, low level and the extreme level zone for emergencies, which is the fight or flight mechanism also taps into it. The fight or flight scenario are both survival techniques, but it should really be called; the survival or surrender mechanism, because it works in the inactive state too. You may recall a time in your life when you surrendered (inactive) to the powers that be as in a car accident and the adrenaline surge slows down time, due to the rapid processing rate, and you sit as the pure witness to the event in total acceptance. In this case the zone is achieved by the use of adrenaline, and in the active and inactive zone can be reached without the adrenaline surge, creating a smoother more efficient ride.

After the medium level output is the low level zone that is associated with Art, Music, Yoga etc. and can be considered a harder zone to master, similar to the same level as the high sports zone. But all the different ways take a person who can let it all go and let it happen without doubt, second guesses, inhibitions, decisions, or care for the results. Any thought like; I’m on my game, or this is unbelievable would take you out of it. You have to remain distant, aloof, unconcerned, unperturbed, just doing what needs to be done and letting each moment decide for you. You should remain emotionless and in the moment waiting for the entrainment to happen between the environments, peoples immediate actions and your natural instincts. Looking for a detachment within that steps back away from the pin point focus in front of you and sit back in a sort of peripheral vision that spans out wide.

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We can tap into the zone with two inactive techniques, which is through contemplation and meditation. When we're contemplating, we get epiphanies from out of the blue, like someone handed us the answer. You may recall a time when you were struggling to find an answer to a problem, and sometime in the middle of the night it came to you. This is because the mind is at rest and letting go it starts surrendering, waiting for sleep, the witness emerges from behind the doer and delivers the answer. It could happen anywhere as long as the mind and ego is suspended for a brief moment, as in the shower, you’re feeling the hot water massaging your body, and the mind is automatically suspended, as you feel the wonderful sensations at that moment. The zone is accessed as your attention draws away from narrow thinking areas, and in a flash you figured out the problem. An indescribable euphoric sensation ensues, as if there was a lightness of being. In these moments we get close to the source if only for a couple of seconds when we let go of our control and surrender doing. It is like a phone call within to the divinity of pure Awareness at your core and an epiphany is the result. A single track mind with moments of meditative pauses to retract the energy away from the targeted area of the brain and a spreading wave circulates to the other areas. The energy opens up like an upside down umbrella or wide angle lens and spreads more subtle and purer energy throughout the brain. This subtle energy opens up other centers of the mind that were otherwise ignored by the one track mind. This is our 6^th sense getting activated, giving it a chance to solve the issue, and with ease and simplicity it does.

In meditation we connect with the zone during prolong periods of thoughtlessness, and when the "Samadhi State" is achieved then one is in the supreme zone. This is the hardest zone to master because of the lack of activity both physical and mental. In this blissful state you are close to the Almighty, and it can result in the supreme union, of the one with the whole, which is self-realization (enlightenment) of the Soul. The highest and most noble goal that is obtainable by the human spirit. To finally reach home, you then have a lasting contentment in your life, which can only be had through self-realization. Until we reach that point we are vulnerable and needy, and we play with concepts until we find a way to pacify our desires and fears, but never breaking free from them.

 Liberation from unwanted desires and fears, and controlling the content of the mind are the rewards of this zone, yet very few follow through with it. The carrot dangling in front of us is a pot of gold that never wears out, and is free from damage or theft, all that in needed is a nonstop work ethic. Something you have shown in your life, it’s like getting a degree in three cramped years of studying. But this doesn’t cost you anything except time and diligence, yet for some reason I hardly see anyone seriously trying. Most are doing what we have been trained to do and nothing more, we keep on accumulating knowledge and dispensing it with pride, and little work towards our own Self-discovery. Dealing in appearances and betting with conceptual chips is like dealing with fools gold, which is always being traded, lost, over stocked, and devalued. Finding the Samadhi zone turns fool's gold to nothing and nothing into to a pot of gold. This zone is a direct descendant of Absolute Awareness, its close saintly relative, while the other active zone is a distant relative, and beyond that is the ego/mind, which is further yet from reality. The active zone and the inactive contemplation zone there is movement and energy being used in the process, however in the meditation zone you are distancing yourself from energy altogether. In Samadhi meditation you're in a state of pure being without the witnessing of any energy sensations in the body and mind.<< MORE >>

The Truth is that, which doesn’t change, because if it changes, it wasn’t the Truth.
The Truth is what time can not touch, because it’s changeless, therefore Eternal.
The Truth is that, which remains perfect, because that which changes isn’t perfect.
The Truth doesn’t let in imperfection in, because if it did it wouldn’t be perfect.
The Truth can not be sensed by the body, ego or mind, because they are imperfect.
The Truth can only be seen by the truth, and you are that Truth.
The Truth has to look away from the untrue to see the Truth.
The Truth seen by the truth, returns to the untrue to talk about the Truth.
The Truth wrestles in the mud of the untruth in order to describe the Truth.
The Truth turns to mud when the mud is used to show the Truth.
The Truth remains hidden beneath the mud of the untrue.

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Meditation helps you attain a level of peace through mental stability, clarity in thinking, better health, grounds you emotionally, and resets your directive towards contentment. Meditation takes you away from the outside senses and internal thought patterns that monopolizes all your time and energy, and refocuses inward The object of meditation is to return to that early state of pure existence you were in before all the words took control. There are many meditation techniques, and depending on how much mental activity each one has determines the difficulty. The hardest method looks at no mental activity, no decoys for the mind, and is considered the quickest most efficient way, and that is called “Nisarga Yoga” the natural way. Next in line to that is “Simplified Kundalini Yoga” which uses the enhanced energy of the body that is directed and focused on by the mind, and you observe it without thinking. When you meditate with consistency you gradually disassociate with what you are observing, because in life you are not what you observe. You are the observer of the energy that flows through the body and mind during those thoughtless states of observation, which means you are before the body and mind. In the beginning, meditations that have mantras and other mental pacifiers are easier and useful in holding the minds attention, but eventually when you get better you still have to drop all the decoys. Then there is nothing but energy (consciousness) flowing through the body that you are witnessing. And since that has no form or color, it is the last but most subtle attention getter, which also needs to be shed. After leaving all mental supports behind that held your attention, and you stabilize in your beingness, this is what they call the “Samadhi State”. This is a state in meditation which is the closest representative to your Eternal state of being while embodied. In thoughtless meditation the only thing that comes between you and that heavenly state is the pure witness, which observes the energy, and experiences life as the doer. In the Samadhi State your not even aware of your body, mind or energy, only an awareness of being prevails. The aim of meditation is to return to that state as often as possible until it becomes second nature, and wait for the metaphoric doors to open resulting in Self-realization (enlightenment). When the doer (ego) and the witness are continually ignored like that, then over the long haul something happens, they disappear with the rest of the universe. You find yourself in Eternity, face to face with the Almighty. You realize what you really are, and at the same time you realize what God is, what and where Eternity is, what the universe is, and you realize they are all, one of the same. In your most natural Aware state of existing your enlightened with the truth, the search ends, and a new perspective matures within you. A point of view that is no longer limited by the body and mind, and you can see life with clarity and detachment. This enlightened point of view changes the way you see life, you then loose all your petty unfulfilling desires, and fears of the unknown in its wake.

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The art of contemplation is sticking to one primary subject, which occupies your mind continuously until the problem is solved. Just enough attention is given to the daily chores and job to be responsible and productive. The rest of the thought attention is dedicated to the problem, which in this case is being spiritually productive. It's like a riddle that needs your attention and attracts all your spare thinking time. Contemplating holds up the railings that keep you on your spiritual path, and by keeping you from veering off, the spiritual momentum builds. The one track mind is essential in your life by allowing you to solve life’s problems, and it enhances the power of concentration. By continually returning to the same thought pattern you gain more control over the mind, because it gets stronger by the continual workout (change of direction) you give it. The contemplator should always look for quite out of the way places to spend time at thoughtless meditation. This helps in solving the issues by the way of epiphanies, which gives you the answer from out of the blue. Working on the heavy weights (meditation), and the cardio (contemplation) the mental strength grows, and the mind is slowly being conquered, reprogrammed for success.

Superimposing another belief system that leads to a virtues lifestyle is spirituality, but it happens naturally as a byproduct of the path. A spiritual maturity that gets better with age, it blossoms and doesn’t fade with time, which is the reward. There is a wide variety of spiritual thoughts, philosophies, and scriptures one can partake in, and they can all work provided it‘s directed towards the truth, by using pure reasoning, an open mind and due diligence. And there are a lot of non-scripture questions like: Who am I if I am not this? How could I be this when this is changing all the time? Which one of these identities am I going to die with, the child? The kid? The adult? The old man? And if I really don’t want any of them, what Am I then? The serious spiritual seeker is always looking for answers and refuses to latch onto old spiritual myths, because they are illogical, and they create stagnation in the process, which has to keep evolving to work. The contemplator enjoys figuring out riddles and problems for himself, and doesn’t need to communicate it to another. Critical thinking is their motto by dissecting everything that comes their way, only accepting proven facts that they can verify. Their intellect is keen and with good filters in place, the personal and impersonal delusions of life are naturally filtered out of the equation. Everyone can short term contemplate, but the serious contemplator is relentless, distant and quite. He will do especially well on the path of the Soul searcher.

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Love for that which he/she worships is the determining force behind the worshiper. The worshiped is usually a God, Saint, or idol, which is a representation of God or Saint. Since envisioning God is problematic and limiting, an idol is used as a neutral figure with no personal ideology or human traits, which is a good representation of the unknown. To love and to be loved is very strong in the worshiper, and the only thing that could rise above that, is their love for a Saint or God. The worshiper loves too much in their life, and finds an easy outlet for that love by worshiping another (any other). They loose their identity easily in life to the one their in love with, but every time it ends up unfulfilling and hurtful. So many problems and hateful people in the world they are disenchanted by what they see. Looking for an outlet that doesn’t backfire all the time, they focus their high energy love towards a religious (spiritual) figure that won‘t disappoint, because it's God. The new freedom to love as much as they want, they are smitten and very emotional, wanting more of that and less of this, they dive into this new love head first with a passion. Eventually, after some time the emotions subside down to an intense longing that consumes them all the time. Not looking back or caring what others think of them, they give it everything and surrender all, and in doing so, they unconsciously creates a feeble identity that's solely based on what is loved. This external worshiping takes them further away from their life of problems, and away from the personal identity, giving up everything for the cause. Like a teenager in his first love they can’t think about anything else but that, the outside world is unnoticeable, totally blinded by love. They may see a saint wherever and whenever they worship, and relish the idea of being one with it. They return day after day to the temple of worship to meditate and pray for release, but day after day nothing happens. They know going back to the world is not an option, and out of frustration they surrender the last bit of the ego and worldly attachments. They accept death as a friend, and see it as the only release left, and invite it in unconditionally, because it doesn't cross his mind to hurt himself. Take my life please, I'll give up anything so I can be one with you, I have nothing left to give. They then become ripe for the picking, by giving up everything there's nothing left to hold on to, and they fall from the tree of life. They become That, which they worship, totally enmeshed in that divinity, they are one with it. Uniting with it, they then see the Divine Reality that waits within them.

I myself, found it hard to love another more than myself, so I took the way of the Soul Searcher. I knew I could learn how to apply myself to the path and make it a routine, and when it became a way of life with me I fell in love with it. Meditating on my Self (the soul) and contemplation on one topic over and over again actually made thoughtless existence and meditating easier, so you feel a progression that compels you to continue. The way of the worshiper is a valid way which works, but I was only able to touch on it, since it's not the path I took..

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This is an internal search that starts after the external search is abandoned. When the searcher acquires enough knowledge about spirituality and meditation techniques the task then commences with an internal search for one’s true identity. During the search they know that one has to forget about the world and outside senses which attracts them away from the source, and by going in they will find the Truth. Nothing outside of their searching is attracting them anymore, and they are dead serious and virtually dead to the world. No matter how bad it is around them they are unresponsive and distant. The searcher has their typical obligations and perform them well, yet they are quite, contemplative and emotionless, unless it's necessary to intervene. You will see them often staring off in a distance or head down minding their own business seemingly preoccupied with something. Ignoring people and most circumstances that otherwise would have them react, they seem antisocial and boring. People might even think that they are depressed or rude by their detached attitude. Yet they are still unperturbed by anything else like an animal hunting a scent. It appears like a complete lack of sympathy or happiness, and they look serious and aren't buying into any beliefs or values with his peers. Like a mathematician working on a complex formula that takes three years to solve, they look mentally busy. After all, it is the ultimate riddle that they are figuring out, and it takes all your concentration and vigilance.

The searcher will be looking for quite out of the way rooms to spend some time in sitting, where people forget about them. They don’t want to look obvious while in public places, so they look quite like they are sleeping, resting or reading a magazine with his eyes closed, but hardly turning the pages. They act normal but quite and shy, and they don’t want to be found out or talk about it. They are continually negating all materialistic and personal values in the mind all the time, drawing away from the mind and ego. No, this is not it, this is not me, I am not this, let me leave this behind, the silent words echo in their mind until they no longer have to think of them. Looking away from the mind is a way of life, and internally backing into the rear most position (meditation) they return there whenever they can, hoping not to miss out on an opportunity. They are the Soul Searcher because they know it can be done, and it is well within their power to achieve liberation if they are resilient and patient. Unnoticeable the search continues in a hot pursuit for the truth, abandoning all desires and fears in the way. Meditating is now the only vice, spirituality and thoughts in general are considered a waste of time, so they keep upping the anti. Now they become too ripe for the tree and letting go is easy, so it happens, and the universe flies from their grip, and Eternity reigns supreme. Having seen home, they now feel at home, and wherever they are they are at home.

 

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There are two working components to the path, one is Contemplation, and the other is Meditation. It isn’t an issue on where your path originates from, or how winding (the straighter the better) the path is provided it’s headed towards Mecca (liberation). Whatever technique you use or direction you come from, either one or both of these components is a must to bring about the effortless surrendering that is needed. Both are recommended for the serious seeker. Whether you come from the way of the Worshiper or the Soul Searcher (and there are countless variations of both), the path is full of obstacles, so a strong determination, persistence, and work ethic is needed. It has to get to a point where all you are doing and thinking, besides the usual functioning in the world, is contemplating spiritual thoughts and meditating. The path is the work it takes you to get to your destination, or to the point where you are effortlessly doing it all the time out of habit. Much like learning a sport so well, that it just happens naturally without thinking, but on the path it means your doing a different type of sport all your spare waking hours. When you're actually doing it in your dreams out of habit, means you're on the right track.

When you are negating your ego, mind, appearances, and the world by looking away you're essentially forcing something to happen that is beyond it. You absolutely refuse to take note of anything credible to change your direction from going in and finding out, and that is the way of the Soul searcher. Similar to the worshiper the Soul searcher is also the God searcher, because in seeing his Self he sees the Almighty, and in seeing the Almighty he sees his Self. Worshiping is actually more external, but it's still going away from the mind and ego resulting in a surrendering to that, which it worships. Again it has to be in combination with another component (s) because you need to be actively pursuing it wherever you are, whatever you're doing, and whatever time it is. All the short and long pauses you have alone, you meditate, and all the in-between times you contemplate things like: There has to be more than this, more than doing the same thing over and over again, is there no meaning, I must be more than this changing form, if I am Eternal than what am I? You're changing your internal dialog by superimposing spiritual ones over the idol and useless chatter. The attitude is that nothing is going to get in the way of you and your path, including the ego and outside knowledge. The mind and its inclinations are on patrol by your attention, which means you are prior to the attention. The real you is the one that directs the attention, and by retracting it, your attention is focused in the opposite direction, which is your Soul. Surrendering is an internal letting go of everything you ever held sacred including your attention, and want nothing in return, except the truth. Gently you sit, still and empty, at the door of your eternal home, and you wait patiently for that door to open.

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This is the identity or image we want other people to have of us, and even if it’s correct it can still give one a sense of entitlement, which is counterproductive. The unnecessary problems in life arise, because of the ego’s relentless pursuit of fulfillment and acknowledgement. It is so stealthy that it will cling to any direction your interests take you, and scavenge any concepts that best suits its agenda. It’s a creature of your own making, and it is changing and acclimating all the time, and if it's not dialing down with maturity it becomes immature, blind, and stubborn. Maturity is a beautiful thing, but the ego can stunt your maturity anywhere along the way. You can see it everyday with the publicized workers acting like children, because their ego took a stance early in their public development. A big ego in tandem with an unstable mind can manufacture up a wide range of distortions and delusions, completed with a self inflation tactic to push their personal agenda at people. The world is full of narcissistic people, and we will always be misled by them and our own ego (narcissism) until we realize how counterproductive it is to a peaceful life.

The stable and wise mind is our greatest weapon in cutting through the nonsense of an inflated ego, and stability should be cultivated by meditation, contemplation, and/or medication, if one is too chemically challenged. This can help the mind become stable if yours is cycling too much, and this will give you the help you need in your spiritual pursuits. Meditation helps you get away from the craziness, away from the manic doer, and that's not easy. I realize the fact that the ego is helpful in our lives, and helps us get ahead, but at the same time we can get backed into a corner, further away from contentment. The ego has many aliases like anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, desire, and issues to many to mention, yet for some reason we hang on to the ego like a miser and his money. These problems come from a high anxiety level or high energy level that carries a lot of emotions behind them, so making a good decision is very unlikely. If you are still making emotional decisions late in life you will always find yourself struggling and self destructive. Since the ego is capable of changing it takes detachment and critical thinking to reprogram it. The fact is you can survive better in life without the personal dictator by using wisdom and compassion to keep yourself respectful and respected. You see we talked ourselves into this corner now we have to talk ourselves out of it by changing our internal dialogue.

Aligned with the truth we can contemplate positive results, superimposing a new belief system designed to keep you grounded and friendly. Meditation is proven technique used to give you more mental strength, so you can change thought direction, which is what spirituality is all about. You won’t want anything to do with that ugly creature (the ego) when death draws near anyways, because your true nature is divinity, which is the opposite of duality (the negative and the positive). Assimilation into Eternity will be halted by your own petty fears and desires, which will want something else, so due diligence is required. All the ego’s that ever existed since time immortal in the universe didn’t mean a thing and never will; all will be forgotten like it never happened in the first place. The ego is a fictitious player in a fictitious play.<< MORE >>

 The mind has two basic modes of operation in spirituality, and they are known as the doer, and the witness. The doer is our ego, which is the cycling of thoughts that we identify with. This is the normal functioning of the mind after it gets developed. The witness is the pauses or gaps in-between the thinking, when we are in the moment, observing, but not thinking. These empty pauses are usually not noticeable, but they are there, and you can prolong them if you give it your attention. In our natural state we are Eternally Aware, but when we are bound to the body via the witness (consciousness), the world and the words take over. The mind is fully activated and the chatter is witnessed, and the thoughtless witness is now a latent virtue, but always present. Meditation is the technique that brings the pure witness back to the front of the line, where it was earlier in your life. The active mind of the doer is usually counterproductive, because the inactive mind of the pure witness is the closes representative to your natural state of being.

Prolong periods of sitting as the witness brings about the "Samadhi state", which is the last step before enlightenment. It can happen if it is not forced and happens naturally, but this is after along earnest effort at achieving intimacy with the Samadhi state. You stand back (within) and witness the energy running through the body, and slowly release your grip, loosing your hold on everything including the witness, and wait faithfully. That which focuses attention is prior to attention. The mind is not you, you are before it. Directing your attention away from the world and thoughts, thus relying on no external or internal support the Self falls back onto itself. The mind’s ego is our biggest problem, because it clings to concepts that are tying us down. Contemplation aligned with meditation is the path, and the mind will make up excuses to quit, or stealthily sabotage your plan, enabling it to stay afloat (in charge). Changing the belief system to be in tune with the truth means you have to change the inner dialog, and ignoring the minds rhetoric. That doer which takes all the merits and hands out demerits is the culprit, because it’s always in the way exercising control.

Meditation puts you face to face with your seemingly uncontrollable dilemma, and you enter the battle field to take back home court advantage. Your Awareness of the situation is important, because you need to know your enemy inside and out. I can guarantee you that the mind is not you, and you are more than that temporary attribute that decays, and finding that out for yourself is taking back home court advantage. Liberation is the end of the game that gives you the edge over the mind and the doer. The door to Eternity depends on you, by surrendering the world, your mind, and consciousness is the key that opens it. The mind will hold you captive until you decide to break free from it by attacking its resources (energy) with meditation, and giving it a new directive with positive contemplation. This hit at the supply line, and the new laws laid down in the heart of the control center is how you win the battle with the mind. Remember it runs on energy so any forcible measures or forced repression will just add fuel to the fire.<< MORE >>

This has always been a fun topic and keen interest of mine for a long time now. It wasn’t until I met my spiritual teacher Yogiraj Vethathiri Maharishi (the saint of saints) in 1984, and after I talked with him in great length on this subject, I started to understand this dimension. This theory, to which I think, will be the only logical one that explains the different levels, the different stories from those who died and came back, as well as the paranormal happenings. I believe that this will be the most prevalent theory of the future for spirituality, and I do believe it to be the truth. The system is the only one that works fairly, is self maintained and doesn't need any supervision. It works on a scale of energy until you slowly digress to your natural state of being beyond energy. After my realization “05”, I was able to substantiate it, and add the finishing touches.

Although this realm is in-between manifestation and Eternity, it is a byproduct of matter and works in tandem with invisible energy. This is the dream state of the mind, a cloud of images, which moves on without the body and brain. A group of charged particles (the reflected mind) that were with you in your brain since birth were imprinted with everything you’ve ever heard, seen, did, or thought of. Much like a small seed is imprinted with characteristics of the huge tree before it even gets planted. These charged particles surround your Soul like a bubble, and have your whole life history imprinted in them, and everything is up for review. Your desires and fears with the most energy (power) behind them come up first in this state, which is similar to your nightly dreams. Your sharpest interest at the time of death will be your belief system, and you will see exactly what you want to see, because you make it happen. If you think a bright light will shine, or a stairway from heaven will appear, or you may believe that Saint Peter will be standing at the pearly gates checking sins, well then, that will take place. But it being a dream and created by your interests it will soon move on to the next fear or desire, which carries the most weight with you. The only way out off this death state is to wake up in Eternity by shunning all images, which is surrendering your newly acquired attributes (energy), which represents your whole life here on earth. You are not energy at your Soul’s core, and everything related to energy must be voluntarily given up in order to find the place that energy (particles) can’t go. The afterlife will seem uncontrollable and repetitious with traumatic events, because it grabs your attention, and attention is how it survives. Particles feed off of the energy that you direct with your attention, a constant give and take like a parasite feeding off its host. This can take centuries before the energy dials down to subtle enough levels before particles break up and disperse. You can get through it earlier if you draw your attention away, and ignore the drama. Meditation in life is an important tool to help you to look away from the mind, because the mind is really not you at all. Strengthening the witness through meditation is extremely helpful in controlling your attention, as apposed to a mind that cycles to much and is out of control and restless. If you can withdraw your attention away from the scene (mind) in the afterlife and not give in to it, it will eventually disappear. It all hinges on your ability to look for the Truth (God) by looking away from the untruth.

Under the right atmospheric anomalies these minute personal bubbles can remain in its life setting, and grow in size and density. By drawing the energy from within this unusual environment, making if feel lifeless and cold to us as in paranormal experiences. Then the orb covers the size of the area and you can see the persons drama (dream) play out before you, because of the extra energy contained in moisture, heat, and magnetism in the air. Although they can’t see you they may sense your presence (energy taking and blocking), and their dream is super imposed over you, and this is not recommended, because you may now be the bad guy that took there life in the first place. A traumatic event like murder can be very repetitious for the dead, because the meaning and justice of the incidence eludes them. The dimension of the afterlife will have many levels, from the high energy that the body relinquishes at the point of death down to really subtle levels that will affect the luminosity of the dream. This state of being is self illuminating so there will be no shadows or ways of controlling the light or the dream, like you had when the particles were attached to your brain. Independent thinking is a thing of the past now, and you are in bondage by your desires and fears that you never got over. They all have to play out and you have to watch. Those who had an evil life, well then, welcome to your nightmare. Those who were stable, good, humble and open will move on quicker, because of the lack of drama or interest. If you had a steady diet of meditation and spiritual contemplation you will move on even quicker. Only the enlightened ones who have gone through the process while living will pass right by this phase. Everyone else will have to go through it, because they don’t want to give up their life nor the identity they created for themselves.

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 This Dimension is radically different from anything you can experience here, and once it is experienced nothing here seems to stack up to it, or feel all that important. This realm is what we call Absolute Space, God, Pure Awareness, The Void, Perfection and the Almighty. Its characteristics are formless, nameless, colorless, stillness, Awareness, vision, silence, and cavern like with darkish space with an unusual Light that is dim. It remains ever pure and still, untouched by moving energy making it unchanging and perfect. In theory Eternity (dark space) gave birth to energy after the light of Awareness (God) dawned, and radiated subtle waves (Dark Matter, the borderland) that eventually evolved into a new dimension (the universe). In this theory something came out of nothing, and because that and the new Eternal pressure of still light it started a chain reaction, which started the evolution of the energy particle. This is due to the friction between stillness of one dimension and the spreading movement (Dark Energy) of another. Perfection gave birth to imperfection (it just happened), and the universe and life, which are all just varying degrees of imperfection. It can't last forever because of it being the agent of change, which only exists temporally before the future dissolves it giving it a limited value. Eternity exists within this realm of matter, but on a micro or subtle level, making a strong immovable and indestructible foundation for energy (consciousness) to evolve from and sit on, being attached but separate it allows energy to move freely. It moves, grows and decays on the Stillness, like pictures on a white film screen, but it is totally unnoticed and inconsequential to the Stillness of the screen. Many universes can come and go, and Absolute Space will be unaffected by the impurities of imperfection, because it is impenetrable by the particles of movement. Only that which is part of it can see that which it is, and your Soul is that. The power of Stillness holds everything manifested together. At the micro core of all things is the still Almighty and home of all soul’s and all things, which is the Still Light of Eternal Awareness.<< MORE >>

This is a hard question to answer and an even harder answer to understand why when perfection and Eternity is our true nature. Let's start with the state of being you were in before your birth. In this realm of pure Space we are in our original state of Awareness or perfection. Being free from the attributes of energy we are in a particle-less environment, and this Eternal home is all powerful and in total control. In this original state of being you had no idea what existence was, because there was no idea of nonexistence, and there were no points of reference to compare to in empty space. You are in Absolute Space like everything else, and the universe is unperceivable, not known by us. Apparently physical eyes (among other things) are needed and that takes a birth into energy, however in Eternity anything that evolves (energy) is a product of time and not a part of eternal realm. Although thankfully, you can see in this subtle realm of Absolute space and you have an Awareness of being present. But the grosser aspects of energy are invisible, and you simple see right through them like they never existed.

In order for you to understand the purpose of your existence and God, the plunge into manifestation was necessary. Being a born entity gives you that feeling of a knowable existence through energy, which wasn't there before, and now the ability to create life like our Creator and to become aware of your Self like the creator. The miracle of life is such an unbelievable gift, but this reward comes with conditions that are binding. Another word, after our departure from the belly of God this sense of existence with others is the real meaning of life, and the separate ego isn't. We were one of the same and now we are individuals feeling separated from our true home. And, this does give you a platform to start searching from and out of necessity you find yourself searching for home. Because in order to find the way back you have to voluntarily search for it, and in this process the surrendering of all attributes comprised of energy is required. To find your true nature is the reason for living and there is no choice in the matter, nor is there anything more important. This is not an easy task, because we love who we are and what we created. But, what you can keep is this Awareness of being present by being aware of your true Self and a sense of meaning, which wasn't there before.

Together we are whole and the whole can't exist without its parts. Now for a very short time you feel separated and different, and you carry your new found burdens proudly, but now you have to leave them behind. Finding home you realize you never really left and you were hanging on to a dimension, which was a blemish on your natural state. You are now aware that the universe is there. The functioning principle of existence and the meaning of the Almighty is understood. You would not unknowingly leave the Almighty's side now!

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I noticed that there are people on the spiritual path that think they are realized when something unusual happens to them, but this is common on the spiritual path. The mind and the ego can conspire to create all sorts of visions, sounds, and body reactions out of fear and want. Also, spiritual experiences vary dramatically between people, but enlightenment remains the same, eternally unchanged. You can analyze these experiences yourself by following a few guidelines, and if you answer yes to any of these questions you did not experience the ultimate state of being and you are not realized, and must continue with your pursuit.

Was there any doubt about what you saw or do you question the meaning?

Did you have to research it, or ask someone to help you analyze it?

Was there form, color, any sounds or movement in your vision?

Did you think for a moment: What was that? Did I fall asleep? Did I hallucinate? What happened? And Why?

Was the lighting in your vision normal or have too much light? Or was it pitch-black?

Was there any body convulsions, shaking or any other sensory feelings involved?

You can't remember what happened?

Do you still take medication for depression or do you suffer bouts of mania or mental illness?

Real Enlightenment is a total surrendering indicated by a smooth transition that is feelingless and beyond any physical or visual attributes of this universe. Body movements (shaking) are an indication of resistance, an internal tug of war between the individual perceiving point in the mind, and the Soul's perceiving point in the rear most position. These experiences are what I like to call a partial surrendering, and this can bring in some insight that wasn't there before (like Tolle), but it is not true Enlightenment. I had two of these partial surrendering before my Self-Realization, but I heeded my teacher's advice and shelved it until I witnessed the Truth. Once that happens to you, you realize that it is impossible to doubt, the thought itself doesn't even come up. In this attribute less realm you know exactly where you are, and what's happening (if you can call it that), and it's absolutely doubtless. To doubt would be the ultimate sin, because doubting the Almighty you negate all of life as well as your soul and others. That is why it is impossible to doubt. << MORE >>

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I see this question on the net, but the lack of an answer with substance is missing, because they are historically and mechanically defining the word. Enlightenment or Self-realization is an experience that happens after a sufficient amount of time is spent in meditating, and/or spiritual contemplating, and then one sees the truth behind all that we see in the world. In order for this to happen consciousness (energy) has to open her doors for you, and this is done by you, burning a hole to breach her wall, if you will, and then the white portal opens up to reveal the Truth. That truth which you see is God, and that is the Kingdom of heaven, or the absolutely pure, still, and silent space of the Almighty. You realize what you really are which is God seeing God, and by seeing our home in this huge, dimly lit space bigger than the universe, your view on life is changed forever.

Enlightenment is the same common experience that all the great saints have seen. I saw the same Void that Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and all the rest saw, and it will never change. The only thing that could be different is the length of time one spends in Eternity. I was only there for around thirty seconds, but Jesus could've been there longer, which could account for his powers, but genetics would also play a roll. For self-realization to happen consciousness has to open up, by you letting go of it, then you're beyond it. That place is Eternity or Perfection, which never changes, and everything that does change is related to energy (imperfection), but we are not energy at our core (soul), we are Perfection. We get to experience energy for a short time, then we enter the purification process (after-life) to dial down the energy, and surrender it to the unknown in order to find home. Enlightenment is to finish this process early while living thus skipping the after-life. By going in and not wanting anything to do with appearances (the world) you eventually see the other side and become one with Eternity.

The actual you, doesn't go anywhere, it was always at home in Eternity, just blocked by images. Once you are self-realized your fears and desires are washed clean, and you understand life from a new perspective. You are now able to judge spirituality and life from that point of view (Absolute Awareness), because the personal or individual point of view is gone, or much further from reality, and as the days pass the more detached you get. This is why it is called the enlightenment of consciousness, because you now witness the consciousness within you, and you are no longer in it, or of it, or identify with it anymore. This ever so subtle distance is enough to gain control over it and the mind, because you don't identify with any of it and the energy becomes freer and purer. Contentment is the result of this enlightenment a long with a clear understanding of reality and illusion, due to a direct experience of the Almighty Space, God and Eternity.

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