My first glimpse of awakening?

manuel bon
By manuel bon in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God,
I am a 22yo Italian guy, and three years ago I moved alone to the Netherlands. I moved here to deepen my skills in the classical guitar so I started studying at the university, and in a year or less, I will have my bachelor's degree. Back then I started meditating, and I didn't know how my life would begin changing fast as it did. I accidentally found Leo's youtube channel, and from the beginning, I understood that he was talking about things that to me matter. When I was living in Italy I had "crazy" (according to people around me) thoughts about life and existence. But finally, I found someone who could teach and guide me. My path towards awakening and discovering Truth started seriously almost a year ago when my dad and brother had a terrible motorcycle accident. My brother had many surgeries, but now he is fine. My dad, though, has severe brain damage, and we are all trying to help him regain his life. I feel like this event happened also to make me understand that I need to get closer to God. so I can learn to live these difficult moments with more wisdom, and less anxiety, and eventually realize that everything that happens is just a form of Love. With this preface, I want to share with you an experience I had a couple of months ago when I was still in the Netherlands. That day I didn't have classes or anything important, only a concert of classical music to attend in another city, so I decided to take a small dose of LSD (probably about 50ug) and go through the day. It was around noon when I took it, and around 7 pm I took the train to attend the concert. I was completely sober the whole day, I didn't feel any of the acid I took. I listened to the first part of the concert, and during the break, I decided to smoke some marijuana. It was a pure joint (not mixed with tobacco like Europeans use to do), and I did only two hits. But little I knew what was going to happen. Entering back in the theatre I understood that the LSD and the weed mixed and I have never felt so high. Waiting for the break to end, I was standing there and looking around me and trying to understand what was happening to me. I checked my phone and tried to act normal, but then I saw my hands, and they looked more real than real. I don't even know how to explain it. When I sat in my seat, I could feel the soup of air we walk through; as if I could feel all the molecules. At that moment I thought I was in direct contact with Reality. Nothing changed in my visual field, but it was just the way I was feeling, connected to everything around me. I wanted to close my eyes and let go, thinking that I could be brought somewhere else, but I couldn't. Not only I am afraid to let go of my ego, but also I was in a freaking theatre surrounded by people. After the concert ended I managed to get back home safely.   I had some time now to think about that experience, and I tried to understand what was that about. I believe it could be a really small glimpse of awakening, but at the same time, I don't know what awakening feels like, so I can't compare it or say it for sure. What do you think happened?   Thank you for reading my story, I appreciate it. I send you love!
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