What techniques have gotten the most people to enlightenment

[Tony 845]

Self inquiry, do nothing, Mantra meditation, breath meditation, sds, Kriya Yoga, or is it all the above, IMO many cases seem to be self inquiry or Sds (of some kind) also are there other techniques or ways?

these are some of the bigger names that I’ve looked at.

many people seem to have done combos, don’t quote me on all of these.....

adyashanti -mantra/breath & self inquiry

Rupert Spira- self inquiry

echart- self inquiry (but he didn’t even know that he was doing it lol)

sadguru- breath or mantra (not sure)

shinzen young-  sds & self inquiry “nailed his home”

mooji-not exactly sure lol 

Robert Paulson- I think self inquiry but not positive, he did it all day long from I’ve looked into

Buddha-sds as far as I’m concerned he say under a Bodi tree all night long.

Also if you are enlightened & you are reading this, what technique did you use to become enlightened. 

Edited March 14, 2019 by Tony 845
Grammar

[Shin]

None and all.

They all point to the same «state».

And this state is the truth.

And funnily enough it is just being conscious of being conscious.

[Joseph Maynor]

5 minutes ago, Shin said:

None and all.

They all point to the same «state».

And this state is the truth.

And funnily enough it is just being conscious of being conscious.

Great answer.

[Forestluv]

@Tony 845

Be careful about getting lulled into the enlightenment story trap. Below is a woman who got immersed into the enlightenment story trap for decades. Notice her attachment to the idea that enlightenment is some “thing” or “happening”. That is the trap and there is no end to the story because that enlightenment thing or happening doesn’t exist. It IS Now. Everything right Now. There is no enlightenment thing. 

 

[Shin]

The real «technique» is to be fully conscious the rest of the day.

The 5% of the day where you do your practice is not enough.

Every step you take, every breath, every conversation, every physical sensations, every thoughts, every emotions, everything all the time.

Be conscious of all of those all the time, and it will be more powerful than any technique.

[Tony 845]

@Serotoninluv I’m meeting Rupert next month in NYC ?

[Forestluv]

@Tony 845 Are you going to ask a question? I’d love to see that. 

[Tony 845]

@Shin @Shin how do you be conscious of a thought, by being aware of it? 

[Shin]

1 minute ago, Tony 845 said:

@Shin @Shin how do you be conscious of a thought, by being aware of it? 

The same way you're listening a music, a bird or the wind.

Are you doing something when you're listening ?

[Tony 845]

@Serotoninluv it’s a 3 & a 1/2 hour q & a setting with him, I’ll be asking many questions lol

[Forestluv]

3 minutes ago, Tony 845 said:

@Serotoninluv it’s a 3 & a 1/2 hour q & a setting with him, I’ll be asking many questions lol

Awesome! I hope it’s posted on YT!

[Deepconcepts]

@Shin "None and all. They all point to the same «state»."

I concur and to be candid i'd say that anything more specific, not that what is said is at all specific, Gets into the feild of nit picking.

[FredFred]

@Serotoninluv Thank you Serotonin, very eye opening video

[WelcometoReality]

@Tony 845 they may all help you realize the absolute but at some point you need to let them go.

[Shin]

Be wary though,

The road to enlightenment could make you go insane

?

[How to be wise]

@Tony 845 The Work of Byron Katie.

[Identity]

@Serotoninluv What Rupert Spira explains in the video is what confuses me. What is the relationship between seeing the screen and the movie changing? The way he explains it is as if getting enlightened will not have any influence on life. But this is not the full story, right? Because when you do get enlightened you change yourself as well.. and you are part of the movie... 

There is this side of being more loving, moral, at peace and all this is all form, right?

And also it is possible to grasp insights about the absolute in relative form, I mean Rupert has the capacity to explain it in some way..

Isnt this talk about there being nothing to grasp, the absolute, only part of the story?

What is the relationship between absolute and relative?

 

[Aeris]

11 hours ago, Shin said:

The real «technique» is to be fully conscious the rest of the day.

The 5% of the day where you do your practice is not enough.

Every step you take, every breath, every conversation, every physical sensations, every thoughts, every emotions, everything all the time.

Be conscious of all of those all the time, and it will be more powerful than any technique.

when the best techniques pop and no one notice

[Nahm]

10 hours ago, Shin said:

Be wary though,

The road to enlightenment could make you go insane

?

Then what do “you” “do” “next”? 

What do YOU think insane is?

[Shin]

Just now, Nahm said:

Then what do “you” “do” “next”? 

I kind of stopped trying to do things.

Things happen or not.

So I don't know and I doubt it matter anyway.