My Experience With Spiritual Enlightenment Through The Landmark Forum

[ZenBlue]

I only just recently learned about the concept of spiritual enlightenment. When I watched Leo's video about spiritual enlightenment I remembered I had learned about these concepts before. Except these concepts weren't originally presented to me as spiritual enlightenment or any form of spirituality.

I just wanted to share this because I thought it was interesting that the very concepts of spiritual enlightenment is actually being spread on a global basis. Except it's not being shared as spiritual enlightenment. It is being shared in a way that takes people through the steps of breaking down their ego, and helping them to realize the truth.

I learned about the Landmark Forum through my friend. He took the seminar because it was part of a required training from his employer, and it was paid for by the company as well. I saw the immediate change in him and wondered why there was something different about him. This intrigued me and when he told me about his experience, I wanted to see it for myself.

I thought of it more of as a self help type of seminar and went in hoping to experience a way to help me achieve my business goals in life.

My memory is a little fuzzy because I took this seminar almost 2 years ago, and I completely forgot about it until I watched Leo's video about spiritual enlightenment.

Basically the Landmark Forum is a 3 day seminar.

In the first 2 days we go through an intense process of breaking down the ego. There are many hours of sitting and listening to the forum leader, as well as listening to stories, and questions shared by other attendees of the forum. All of this is done as a way to slowly break us down and to try to break down the ego as much as possible in the 2 day period. People have their world views challenged, and it can get very intense as you can observe how the people are struggling with their egos.

On the 3rd day, that is when we are told the truth. The truth that we are told is that we are nothing. Our identities are a construct of stories we have told ourselves in the past. We are nothing, but machines.

I didn't actively participate in the discussion, so I'm sure my experience would have been stronger if I did. I mostly sat there and took it all in as I watched others share their stories and opinions.

Although I didn't experience spiritual enlightenment, I did experience a brief period of being Awake. I was woken up from my sleep, and I could really feel the difference. It only lasted a few days for me, but during those few days I felt more present and energetic. I could see, and feel things a lot more clearly and it felt like a fog was lifted from my head.

After that I completely forgot everything I learned and continued on with my life. I had fallen back asleep and I had remained asleep for 2 years, until the present moment where I discovered Leo Gura. Now I am beginning to wake up again, and I want to keep it this way. I don't want to fall back asleep again.

Just thought I'd share this to let people know that the concepts of spiritual enlightenment can be found in many places although they may be presented in a different way.

[Flicker_boy]

cool name

[ZenBlue]

@Lorenzo Engel Thanks