This spiritual path has a long lineage of success in regards to enlightenment and Self-realization, however it gets overshadowed by worshiping and paths that have a more positive role with meditations. It’s more of a solo preference to keep your eye on the target. This path doesn’t bore or bog you with ideals, history or reasons why it’s better, nor does it require anything. It seems like an ugly path to follow, but I would assert it’s efficient, by discounting things that aren’t supposed to matter, which is mostly everything you think about. You devalue everything in your mind, not letting it take up anymore space in your thoughts. This is one of the tools I used and know well.

This path runs deep in spiritual logic and goes straight at the problem by mentally demeaning nonessential thoughts and things, by looking away from any worldly meaning outside of the Self. You inwardly negate all appearances and words that are unessential to the Self. You’re neutralizing life from the inside, rendering it incapable to distract you from your goal. Everything is worthless to you when you look deep at it. None of this shit is me, all that I perceive is just obstacles in my way. Nothing here can deliver you Home so why do I give it time. You do this because your deep interest in the truth, God liberation, peace, and happiness drives you. The freedom that comes with identifying with the true Self is your rightful heritage, a divinized state that’s waiting for you, so now you get your mind and body in sync with this Eternal tune-up.  

 You do this with a discerning eye that sees the world as a fraud in order to create a new mindset, which understands the way to Reality is taken by withdrawing your personal interest in the illusionary world. Loosing your emotional interest in the outside drama, or knowing there will be no relief there forces you to look within for relief in a sustained search inside. Knowing full well that the illusion has you locked in, and you have to be really diligent at unchaining your Self dialogue from the mind/body complex, almost like you want to wake up from a bad dream. You have to be willing to do what it takes and go within with a single minded focus on the Self, thus dissolving the universe from the inside out by meditating and talking your Self out of it.

You achieve an internal dialogue which continually sees things as false and not real, thereby counteracting any sway that desires and fears have on you. Since you can only see Eternity through the Self, which is God seeing God, then any pull from outside of that will be counterproductive to your pursuit. You have to do this because this life has us captivated your attention away from the Self, you withdraw that in order to break the spell and see clearly. By retracting your attention back away from the excess mind stuff and redirecting it back on the Self. The clinging illusion is voluntarily surrendered and only God is left. Once all residual fears and desires loose their power to interfere in the process then you are ready to let go of everything, including all concepts that comes with a personal identity, which kept you thinking and believing as an individual.

This path of looking away from everything by insistently denouncing the value and your identity as gibberish goes right to the heart of your Eternal identity, disconnecting from life. If you stick to this path around the clock it will take but a few years to be productive.

I found 90% of my thoughts were completely worthless, trivial and stupid, but you need to catch them as they happen and superimpose a new meaningless type dialogue on them. When thinking of yourself, replace it with; that’s who I thought I was but it’s not the real me, it’s all an illusion of the mind. None of this crap I’m experiencing here is worth the mind time, nor does it have anything to do with me. The whole purpose is to streamline your meditation by taking positive actions in a negative way. The mind will do everything to block you from your goal. You gain control with each thought you catch like doing a rep until they are automatic.

By mentally negating all that ‘It’ isn’t, you rediscover that which ‘It’ truly is.

When we look for solutions that come from the Source for any questions there are a few things that stand in the way blocking these divinely influenced answers. The ego influenced mind and emotions which effectively alter the mind making it incapable of obtaining the translucent quality that is conducive to the subtle Source. The universal perspective is imprinted in consciousness but it is tied to and held afloat by Awareness where the answer comes. Once the mind is crowded with thoughts that emanate from a personality or entity that identifies with appearances and emotions are laced throughout, escalating things to a higher frequency. All of this revs the mind up and creates its own problems that won’t entertain the subtle energies. The mind needs to be paused to entertain spiritual thoughts.

You may recall a time when you’re relaxed and letting go, welcoming sleep and out of the blue you got your answer, or remembered something important. These types of answers from the Source can happen to you anywhere at anytime as long as you’re surrendering your control. This allows the subtle energies to softly push forward into an open by the suspended mind, permitting a subtle synchronicity or frequency. Spiritual experiences from the Source come as softly and easy as that, but it can have a huge impact resulting in a turn around moment in life. A flood or wave of subtle energy can make one feel light and floating on air, or produce an epiphany from a higher state of consciousness, unity with life. Pure consciousness can give one the spiritual feeling. Its unbinding formless nature allows you to feel and get a sense of universal unity.

Consciousness has access to a purer consciousness which is the first transition point from Awareness, giving us the ability to use it. This free floating current which is labeled pure or universal consciousness flows everywhere in the universe. Our personality and mind imprint and embed deeper attachments in the psyche, every thing is filtered through this new interpretive lens, which keeps the mind from entertaining the lower subtle frequencies that pure consciousness and Awareness invokes.

The purity of your Source is in the Soul, the inside guru that can see things from a clear perspective, only influenced by The Almighty even though the Almighty speaks to no one. Your Soul has and provides the answers for you. Being in the moment with a suspended mind the answer falls simply, naturally, subtlety and gracefully into place, problem solved. The problem is solved by the natural laws of attraction, the question suspended the subconscious attracts the information allowing answers.    

Meditating is the key that cultivates this subtle knowledge and keeps your mind fertile for answer to take, the seed planted in an open field takes root. It can have an enlightening affect on the individual that is sometimes confused with God and Enlightenment.

Contemplation is the other key ingredient in solving hard problems, because you have to make it a problem first that will stick with you all the time even during sleep, so it has to be worked on during all your spare time giving the suspended ego and mind more time to decipher the issue. Since the suspended mind in most busy minds only happens for a second or two your problem has to be your primary thought above all else. The mind that sticks to one subject without the unnecessary escalation of energy from emotions, and with sufficient time spent in clearing the mind with peaceful pauses and meditation will increase your odds greatly. Thoughtless meditation creates a wider wave to balance out the personal point of view.

This can happen anywhere, even accidentally like in the shower when feeling the pleasure of warm water, the mind goes in silent repose with the experience. The mind steps back allowing the answer.

 For me there is one way of worshiping God that seems to be the best way to worship, above 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, personality 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, shows your ability to let go of everything which was previously thought of as too important to forgo, but 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, leading us directly to the ultimate state of being in Eternity.

There is one way that reveals your earnestness, your persistence, reveals your inner strength, your inner knowledge, your attachments, and your love for God. One way that works in all religions, shows your dedication, a cornerstone for peace and happiness. A way that allows everyone the opportunity to witness the Almighty in the glory of the divinity within. One way that tells God that all else will be deemed flippant in comparison, you will be lead by 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 thoughts to witnessing moving energies in the body (formless meditating), which will take 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, so you 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 your love 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.

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 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 thought that when left alone won’t find a seat.

The still Awareness is always here for you, stop focusing on the world that is calling. Don’t finger the phone, don’t double click, and no 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 within you.

You who identifies with decay, who acts mortal, 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 differences. 
Real love will recognize real love if you allow it, so brush off the dirty old ideologies.

We will sit under the dark canopy in this empty decision less place and forget life. The headlines and and 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. 

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, 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, its simple and natural state is unconditional in humans. The morphed conditioned version resulted from the ego laying claim “I” and “Mine,” which the mind confuses as love. And, true unconditional love is the love that the sages find through Self-realization, although they may still show signs of feelings that resemble I and mine, however it’s naturally extinguished in short order. Because in comparison to real love without boundaries, it wasn’t factual, it’s an intense drama in the theater of life. I know that I’m in the theater watching the drama unfold, like you would know you were in the movie theater, temporally caught up in the drama like an empath, but soon to file it away as a movie when going home. 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, this will be realized by most in the afterlife however for right now only the Realized or the serious aspirant hot on the path will know. The purity in all of life can not be forgotten once Realized, this charade of plots and tragedies can be captivating and entertaining at times, even heart wrenching. That which is purer and impossible to hurt is still unaffected, that’s hard for me not to forget. Only the ugly part dies and real love continues and is always there. 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, it sees no differences that are real and binding to natural love.

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 my blood
They made me see

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

The last setting sun
The tree 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

Everyone is familiar with prayer, and it’s one of the more popular attributes of today’s religions. Out of a sense of belonging to big groups and ideologies we gather concepts that suit our personal needs, to make us feel better. Unfortunately, this act usually boosts our egos when prayer is meant to humble us in the face of uncertainty. Causing an avoidance to prayer for many people. God is leveraged out in so many different directions for personal use, displaying out loud: I will pray for you.

Prayer looses its power or purpose when judgments or personal ideologies surface in the process, which negate any good use that comes from them. Selfless prayer quietly done in private is rare today, few understand the value of the humble servant. True selfless prayer does help in life, when it’s done with sincerity and in private, not waiting for a thank you. Passing on good thoughts might not help much either, however empathy with sincerity is the best you can this in most situations. Thoughts have a subtle power to them, although they may not change anything on the outside, they can help you and people deal with the tragedy on the inside.

My teacher used Blessings as a replacement to prayer, and I think its benefits help the one who is blessing besides the blessed, helps us to see things differently.

The idea behind blessings is that sometimes shit 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 silently and in private, “ you are blessed by God’s Divine power, you are blessed in all your activities day and night in all places. You will live a long life, good health, prosperity, happiness, wisdom and peace, by the grace of the Divine. Or repeat: you are blessed by the Divine, as often as you think is necessary, and notice that it is done by the first person, the ultimate power within the Soul, instead of asking for an external favor from another source which shows a misunderstanding, so one is directly delivering the blessing from within. At the point of blessing focus on the warm or tingling sensation within you. Picture a white light engulfing the one you are helping. We forget about the Divine that is within us, this reaffirms this fact, that we are that, an extension of that, so we should act accordingly. It forces us to stop thinking of God as something external that we need to shore down, when in fact the Soul is what you need to shore down.

Back it up with a 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.”

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

Backing it up with these blessings is an ego neutralizer.

Earnestness leads to Enlightenment like it dose to any skill in life. The earnestness is intense interest in research, understanding and the determination it takes to get there. It’s the effort applied when reaching for a goal. When most people think of enlightenment they think it’s too hard and unreachable, or it happens naturally without much effort. This is a confusing point for some, because of the nature of Self-realization. Which happens during a state of surrendering everything you are not through an undying earnestness. Everyone will have different time frames due to the varying degrees of interest and ingrained dogmas that stagnate growth. Nonetheless, by giving you an idea of how much earnestness is needed you get an idea for what it takes. You may have a similar experience in earnestness, that sustained desire to understand something or mastering a trade.

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, on a good day you fall into a zone and get as close to perfection as you can. 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 that 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, making it an on going process that eventually dominates everything else, deeming them nonproductive 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. Some will stumble around and get a spiritual experience through meltdowns, drugs, epiphanies, or near death experiences. These are unusual circumstances do provide some help, however doesn’t it bring about the complete Self-realization that we’re looking for, it can help in keeping you on the path.. Nothing in life comes easy, as you know and this is no different, 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.

Spiritual contemplation and meditation seems to be the path for all. Introspection and meditating by surrendering control turns out to be the sincere earnestness that’s required. Waiting in thoughtlessness 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 in consciousness, and all paths are united when approaching that door, 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, in about two to four years, after reaching your peak commitment.

The Witness is the thoughtless observer in us, a singular state of being conscious, witnessing life without thinking as in active meditation. Actions and reactions can be there but not with forethought otherwise you’re not in a Witness State. Any thoughts rising during an active and inactive meditation takes you away from living in the moment, meditating and the Witness State which makes it hard to master.

The Soul’s first contact with the universe is through consciousness, the birth place of Being. Stay in that realm while meditating you will find enlightenment, when the seer can’t see, can’t dream or think it pushes the door open to a deeper realm, your view reverses course, The Witness is now seeing its Source, it actually looks back on its Self with a piece of Its Self, a new entity from being humanized, realizing It is That!

The Witness wasn’t a watcher until the birth of consciousness, and then it turns into the seer and the doer.

Cultivating the pure Witness back through meditation slowly releases the binds that restrict it, an 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, 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, this is a good step in garnering control over the mind by keep falling back into the Witness, keep redirecting mind away from thoughts is like doing reps. There are different types of mind decoys available for meditating, which help in keeping the mind targeted on witnessing something repetitious as you slip into deeper states. 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 your 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 even scary for loosing all control, surrendering to the unknown.

The spiritual process through meditation delivers emotional stability and balance into your life, 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 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 meld of the observer and observed. It can be a long process, depending 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 and mind is rendered useless, discarded as the primary attention getter you cast your moorings aside for a new focus on the Eternal God.