Ramu

I have a friend that I am sharing a condo with. He is in physical pain, hates his job and considers that his life is falling apart. I am wide awake spiritually and have achieved a state of happiness like no other time in my life. I wish I could tell him that he is Source and creator of all, but I can't and won't do that. Why you may ask? Because everyone's search for Self begins with their own basic questions. Also, sometimes the start of self inquiry happens, (as in my case) with a nudge from the Universe. My nudge came in the form of synchrocity experiences. For my room mate it will happen when its supposed to. I know and am the Truth. If I told him it would become a belief. He would also try to have me committed. I would also consider it rude and a form of proselytizing.

Leo: Much appreciation to you and all the contributors to this site. Also thank you for the work you achieved with your wonderful episodes at Actualized. I had a MAJOR breakthrough yesterday afternoon while silently contemplating. This insight hit in a flash. Thank you for your help in realizing the Truth that I Am.

Leo: I really liked your video, How to Be A Man part 2, but despite that I'm really making headway with your enlightenment series, and I look forward to seeing more episodes every Sunday. It really complements my self enquiry work along with my weekly meetings with Richard Lang of The Headless Way. I read a brilliant quote the other day by this German author Georg Kuhlewind, titled Stages of Consciousness. In the chapter The Fundamental Experience of the Spirit he writes: I can point to nothing that would be the I. The I, the center, is indemonstrable, is invisible in the higher sense. It cannot be seen; it is nothing that has been seen, because it is the seeing. Only the I itself can see.

@Leo Gura ive had amazing insights pretty much everyday for the last two months. Most have been of the sort where I realize I'm not just the wave but the whole ocean. When I walk around, whether on my way to work or at work or doing any activity or just meditating I am in touch with a presence almost silently lingering in the background. Sometimes the insights are all consuming where I AM the whole show and its just me as the True Self and everyone else that was once perceived as separate IS me as well. Today it happened again where I was unified with all of my coworkers as one giant buzzing Oneness of Awareness, from the perspective of just transparent awareness. Sometimes I have a feeling of discontinuity from my corporeal self. I'll look down at my hands working and the Awareness just observes those hands doing their thing again, but not feeling like they "belong" to me at all. Its becoming a constant and permanent shift in my consciousness.

Well ive doing the work every day for quite some time. I've come to one realization and its amazing and mind blowing. The pure awareness (nothing) looks at itself all the time as the Tsomethingness that manifests out of it, (Source). Something (every damn thing), comes out out of Source. In all actuality there IS only ONE. Its Source....and YOU'RE IT!!

However I watch reruns of House MD and love Better Call Saul!!

One tends to stop watching the news (fear based media). Also horseshit reality shows which are rampant.

The Celestine Prophecy

You're spirit manifesting as a human being. Being Awake and/or enlightened doesn't mean you stop doing human things. It means you're Realized. Dig it?

How did I do this? I never intended to "find" anything, instead it kept trying to get my attention by giving me peeks behind the curtain. It was only through horrible twists and turns that I found my True Self.

And eternal Love.

I find that focusing on inhale and exhale extinguishes thought. I've also discovered that it has a residual effect with popcorn maker mind.

Language doesn't matter, but the message does.

Look up headless.org and do the experiments. I've haven't been the same since. Good companion books to follow up are The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and A New Earth by Eckart Tolle.

You give those people love and blessings until you are blue in the face. Why? Because that's your spirituality in action. Running away and disagreement is not the way. If someone insults you, compliment them. Why? Because they were obviously abused verbally before. As someone blessed with the Light of Consciousness you can end it that way. By blessing them and by complimenting them you end this vicious cycle with LOVE.

Have you ever considered that this "bigger thing" IS you?

I like your response. I also think that by running away from family and life in general, one is actually running away from their spirituality. The wife and child aren't the spiritual problem, but rather the spiritual solution.

I have been following Hindu Vedanta with respect to Atman and Brahman. It seems like Buddhism is more well known and popular than Hindu Vedanta. In addition to this the Buddha rejected Atman, (Anatman). Why is this? Could you provide some clarification?

What you're going through is normal for people who are awakening. Its due to the fact that you're becoming less identified with Form and realizing Truth. In addition to Leo, I also recommend watching Levels of Consciousness by Deepak Chopra on YouTube. Also Ishwar Puri Sant has some excellent videos on Soul, Mind, etc. Also on YouTube. Check out Douglas Harding's, headless.org. Do the experiments! If you like to read, check out The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and Indie Spiritualist by Chris Grosso. However I've found that the best thing of all is just to have fun while doing it. You can really have some profound insights when relaxed and don't take yourself too seriously!

First of all, relax. This is supposed to be fun, not stressful. Check out www.headless.org and do the experiments. Eye opening!

Except to describe what cannot be described with words is impossible in the first place. The only thing we CAN use are words. I understand your point, but how else should we express ourselves? Chriss Grosso in his book, "Indie Spiritualist", calls a lot of spiritual catchphrases "popular spirituality". Gee whiz I have nothing stylish to wear to my meditation group. Get the gist? The whole purpose of this forum is to share experience. Unfortunately it can only be described with language, annoying catchphrases and all!

Well I've never had an emotional experience like that but I usually feel electrical "shivers" from the base of my spine up to the base of my skull. Divine Energy? I'm not sure. I've also started shaking all over, especially in my hands and wrists. Not sure what THAT was! All things considered I'm sure its all healthy. Perhaps the emotions you experienced was the clearing out of emotional junk your True Self doesn't need? If its one thing I've learned from all this spiritual stuff: You are not your emotions or thoughts. Moreover, you are The Silent Witness of those emotions and thoughts. The True Self!

Read a New Earth. Its as easy a read as Power of Now is, but more detailed. One needn' t read Power of Now after because it becomes redundant.

I think one aspect of being Awake or Enlightened is to not take yourself so damn seriously. I can't see the harm in having a beer now and again. Perhaps a glass of wine? Like anything in the spiritual realm, as long as we don't identify it with who we are, we'll be fine.

A New Earth is a great read and expounds on what is written in Power of Now. I also STRONGLY recommend reading The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and Indie Spiritualist by Chris Grosso. The Untethered Soul starts by going into detail discussing Witness Consciousness. Indie Spiritualist is a no BS guide into spirituality and stresses that we should relax and be ourselves and not fall into the trap of "Popular Spirituality". A real eye opener!