Some Post Awakening Insights

[LfcCharlie4]

Hey, just wanted to share some insights and thoughts I've had regarding living post-awakening. P.S. I am not claiming to be the Buddha, most people know my background with RASA etc so don't need to go into that here, but just thought it would be a good idea to post some insights and experiences I had. 

1) No-thing will ever give you lasting happiness, but 'things' can be enjoyed- Lasting peace & happiness comes from Self-Realization and abiding as the Self, when I say things I mean literally anything external- Job, Girlfriend, Friends, House, Car, Sex, etc etc. 

In a nutshell, permanent happiness cannot be found in impermanence, but only in that which is here, now, always. 

BUT, this then allows one to enjoy life 10000000000x more as you do not put unrealistic expectations on things to make you happy, everything is simply done as an expression of the happiness, peace & love you feel. (And for practical reasons of course!) 

Meaning, you can appreciate your partner more, enjoy your hobbies even more deeply, have even more fun with your friends, love your career/ LP/ business even more. 

After all, life is to be enjoyed!

2) Make your career/ work/ LP something you LOVE!- Majority of us will spend a large chunk of life working, so make sure you do something you love. Start with what you love and then see how you can make a living from it, Leo's LP course will help a lot of people with this. I always wanted to own my own business instead of going to Uni & getting a job in the city & pursue financial freedom, and I can say I LOVE what I do, eventually I also want to help people awaken, but I'm not ready for that, and I have lots of things I want to do (typical Enneagram 7 lol) and I can't wait to do them, but yes, try your best to do what you love, it's SO worth it. 

3) Life doesn't end- Life only truly begins post awakening, that fault finder that is always finding imperfections & resistance to the now disappears and you can truly begin to enjoy life in all it's beauty, so do so!

4) Chop Wood & Carry Water- The vintage Zen quote, but it's so true. There's still a human experience to be had. If you were overweight before awakening & you carry on eating a shitty diet, guess what? You'll be overweight after it. So, 'relatively' speaking life goes on, while simultaneously it will never be the same, what a paradox! 

But, I'd also add, be careful not to lose sight of the fundamentals- Healthy eating, Exercise, relationships, survival needs etc, if you don't you'll still feel the effects. But, awakening will certainly help you with all this, since there is no longer a sense of lack, 'good habits' become much easier to form!

5) It is so fucking worth it- I know seeking can be tough at times, and you even wish you never found about this whole enlightenment crap, the nights of overthinking, the dark night of the soul, the endless questions without any answers etc etc, but it is SO SO SO worth it I can promise you that. You'll even take it for granted on just how good it is, like a 24/7 meditation, of course you still have thoughts & emotions, but without the resistance, the 'sticky' I -thought. You finally know who you are, and you've finally arrived home. You get your cake & you can eat it too  Oh, and remember, live from love  

Bonus point / story- ENJOY LIFE! A man went to India on the hunt for teachers to start his 'enlightenment school' in America, he knocked on one teachers door & was invited in. The Guru was sat there with a beer watching the cricket, his wife was very welcoming and supplied beers & food while he was there. This went on for 2 days until he asked- 'I thought you was going to teach me about enlightenment' the man replied, 'This is the teaching, I'm watching cricket, I'm happy& enjoying myself, what more do you want!' 

The man never opened his school after that

I always loved that story. 

Love. 

[Proserpina]

8 minutes ago, LfcCharlie4 said:

You finally know who you are, and you've finally arrived home. You get your cake & you can eat it too  Oh, and remember, live from love  

Still projection. 

Edited October 1, 2020 by Proserpina

[Nahm]

@LfcCharlie4

Awesome, as usual. ?? 

[LfcCharlie4]

15 minutes ago, Proserpina said:

Still projection. 

Okay? ? 

11 minutes ago, Nahm said:

@LfcCharlie4

Awesome, as usual. ?? 

❤️, hope you’re well man! 

[Thewritersunion]

@LfcCharlie4 keep on going  there’s some deeper insights ~! ✨ ❤️ 

[LfcCharlie4]

@Thewritersunion Defo. This was just meant as in insights living after awakening, as hardly anyone ever speaks about life posts awakening.

Im biased but the best book I’ve read on it, is Anandas, a ridiculously honest spiritual autobiography almost!

[Breakingthewall]

52 minutes ago, LfcCharlie4 said:

Life only truly begins post awakening, that fault finder that is always finding imperfections & resistance to the now disappears and you can truly begin to enjoy life in all it's beauty,

Yeah...be free of that fault finder , only this, is enough! What a difference

[LfcCharlie4]

@Breakingthewall ? 

That pesky old fault finder can get annoying 

[Breakingthewall]

10 minutes ago, LfcCharlie4 said:

@Breakingthewall ? 

That pesky old fault finder can get annoying 

Annoying? This son of bitch is the bearer or the unhappiness

Edited October 1, 2020 by Breakingthewall

[Dario1995]

@LfcCharlie4

Thank you so much for this, especially no. 5)

 

 

[LfcCharlie4]

@Breakingthewall lmao, only when it’s the master. Makes a great tool

But seriously, yeah it’s a fucker, and then you realise the I thought it centres around was never really there, a bit like the wizard of oz. 

Id recommend the book- “No Mind, No Problem” the inquiries and meditations in that book really helped me & I remember having a big breakthrough when I was on a Spa weekend reading that book haha

[Javfly33]

Great ? Thanks for sharing

[allislove]

@LfcCharlie4 ?❤️

[LfcCharlie4]

@Dario1995 haha, I know the struggle all too well. There was points I thought i just wished I was “normal” and never got into all of this shit. But, find a great teacher, if you can even call them that, I class my “teacher” as a close friend. 

[nistake]

Man, this is great stuff!

[Dario1995]

@LfcCharlie4 Yes, as my father told me after i told him about my journey : why dont you do drugs  like every other 25yo, son? ? 

 

Edited October 2, 2020 by Dario1995