Description of enlightenment. Enlightenment is the primordial state of consciousness

The information that enlightened people live among us has been exciting, frightening and delighting humanity for several years now. A striking example of enlightenment is the Dalai Lama.

He, like his enlightened compatriots, differs from ordinary people in that if you look at him with the so-called “subtle” (energy) vision, you can see an unusual luminosity surrounding him, not typical of ordinary people.

Signs of enlightenment

Enlightened people, according to esoteric researchers, have a very smooth and clean energy field, producing clean, straight rays (usually multi-colored). It is also known that enlightened people living in big cities are forced to hide their luminosity so as not to be recognized.

According to a certain group of mystics, enlightenment is not connected with the arguments of logic. To be enlightened means to go beyond the limits of physical and mental capabilities. The physical body, not adapted to changes of this kind, often cannot withstand the load, and the phenomena that a person has to face are so powerful that they provoke mental and physical health disorders. Enlightenment has a particularly strong effect on the quality of sleep: a person becomes so meaningful that sleep cannot take over his body.

What kind of enlightened person is he? Signs that cannot be confused with anything else

In Tibet, facts of light absorption have been repeatedly recorded, but such cases are commonplace there. Through years of meditation, Tibetan lamas learn to separate the mind from the body. As a result, the body becomes unnecessary: ​​the mind takes it with it into eternity in the form of absolute energy.

In the 60s of the 20th century, one Tibetan lama, a man with an awakened, enlightened consciousness, asked his loved ones not to disturb him and retired to his hut for a week. After this period, rainbow light “poured” from all the cracks of his house, and the lama himself disappeared without a trace.

Can “negative characters” achieve this state?

Adolf Hitler, who, according to some research groups, had the skills of a psychic, had no doubt that there was a place on the planet called the Hollow Earth. The idea of ​​the existence of a hollow Earth inhabited by creatures that cannot be called people has indeed been discussed more than once among esotericists. The guesses of the Russian researcher of the occult magic of the German fascists, Sergei Zubkov, completely coincide with this statement.

The scientist believes that the reason for the racial cleansing that Hitler loved to carry out in the Third Reich was the Nazis’ attempts to attract the attention of the underground “masters” who were supposed to take part in the reorganization of the world as we know it.

Did Hitler have a chance of becoming an enlightened person? If you believe authoritative esotericists, the presence of paranormal abilities is not enlightenment, but rather a continuation of the game invented by the mind and ego. True, sometimes the game moves to a new level, that is, it becomes more sophisticated (but does not cease to be a game).

But this is not the peak yet - it is the mind that builds beautiful obstacles in front of those striving for the True Reality, making him think that he is almost at the goal. But if there is no real mentor next to the “player,” there will be no one to warn him that he is playing too hard.

All these games and levels, stages of awakening and enlightenment from the point of view of Unconditional Reality are the fruit of human imagination, since on the path to spiritual heights there are no players, no sleepers, no lost ones, no Absolute or relative reality. The mind uses information about the stages of enlightenment only to calm the ego. And the most widespread ways to get closer to God all come down to gradual and not devoid of duality, hard daily work, the implementation of which requires spending many years (or lives).

Enlightenment does not guarantee physical health

How long do enlightened people live? The answer to this question has shocked materialist scientists for several centuries.

Some historians and psychologists who deny the existence of True reality admit that an enlightened person may well be socially adapted and successful in the professional and financial spheres. After all, people who are ideal in all respects cannot be unhappy in family and social life.

Most materialists consider the main false argument, which does not “fit” into the esoteric picture of the world, to be the fact that enlightened people, who seemed to be closest to Divine miracles, became victims of earthly diseases from which they died prematurely.

The earthly body is a fragile thing

Indeed, many enlightened teachers died of cancer and other incurable diseases. Buddha, for example, died after several months of suffering caused by poisoning. His many followers, watching the suffering of their Teacher, expected first a miraculous recovery, and then a resurrection from the dead. But the miracle never happened.

Krishnamurti suffered from terrible migraines for almost 40 years, and Ramakrishna suffered from paranoid hallucinations, but died of throat cancer when the subject was 45 years old. Swami Vivekananda was diabetic and died at 38. His weight at the time of death was 120 kg.

Sri Swami Sivananda suffered from diabetes and obesity, and Sri Aurobindo suffered from tuberculosis and nephritis. Carlos Castaneda died of liver cancer when he was 73.

There are several opinions explaining the facts of the untimely departure of great Teachers. Two explanations, which will be discussed below, are considered to be most consistent with reality.

Not warned means disarmed

First, the sudden death of all great men is the result of unconditional service to others. Giving all their strength and knowledge to the suffering, they forgot to take care of their bodies.

Secondly, not a single teaching mentions that enlightenment is a shock of enormous force that pierces the brain like a bolt of lightning. Only a few enlightened people find the strength to save their brain from destruction. As a rule, the “lucky ones” include individuals who systematically trained and used their thinking abilities: philosophers, mathematicians, physicists...

According to statistics, an ordinary person uses his brain at about 5% of its potential. A great man uses about 15% of his potential. And the one who uses 33%, that is, a third of the possibilities, will be able to experience enlightenment.

Unspoken statistics are no less inexorable: sudden death overtakes 90% of people who managed to survive enlightenment. And the enlightened people of our time, the survivors (10% of them), will never tell anyone anything about their experience, because their brain is no longer subordinate to them, and therefore cannot be used as a speech mechanism.

These shocking details, which took place over many centuries, were never mentioned. But no one asked...

Side effects

The “best qualities” of an enlightened person make his further stay on Earth impossible. A large number of enlightened people die at the same moment - from the experience gained, the heart stops and the breath stops. Only a few remain alive, and almost all of them in the past were either dashing adventurers or had life-threatening professions. Having received some doses of exciting experiences throughout their previous lives, they were able to cope with more severe shocks. But even if their hearts did not stop after what happened, their bodies, having changed, will undergo suffering.

The human body can function normally when it is within its capabilities. But since enlightenment is going beyond limits, everything that is poorly developed breaks down. The body also breaks down, which, fortunately, will never be of use to the enlightened one.

Real Masters are silent about their achievements

Observant people have noticed that debates about the essence of enlightenment and methods of spiritual practices are the lot of beginners or those who have not even set foot on this path yet. Experienced mystics call this behavior a game of religious practicality, based on the desire to show off.

What is the reason for such discussions and conflicts? Experienced esotericists claim that, consciously or not, debaters express their uncertainty in this way: “Have I chosen the right path?” Beginners, chatting about “high”, do not suspect that this is due to their lack of experience and uncertainty about the correctness of their life choices. The eyes of an enlightened person radiate calm and leave no doubt about the strength of his faith. As for a beginner’s faith, any example of someone else’s negative experience can weaken it.

Trying to prove to others (and above all to themselves) that they are on the right path, many newcomers begin to doubt even more, and this doubt first gives rise to aggression, and then to fanaticism. What then? Defending your faith becomes a matter of honor and requires more and more radical measures, such as burning “heretics” and “witches”, intimidation by sects, “jihad” and so on.

What does "enlightened" mean? A person who wants to find a good teacher, at least once, asked himself this question. How to distinguish a real, enlightened master? By his silence. An enlightened guru will never get involved in a dispute about “whose faith is more correct,” since he knows that all paths of enlightenment lead to the same God, and therefore to the same result.

Theory and practice of enlightenment

Each of the methods of enlightenment provides for the possibility of receiving secret signs and consists of certain stages of awakening. As for secret signs, inexperienced students receive them from the guru, and people who have been practicing the spiritual path for a long time are guided by them to determine whether they are lost in the illusory “wilds” of their mind.

The secret signs of different schools differ from each other, so it makes no sense to compare them. These are just a kind of “notches”, upon seeing which the walker will understand that he is on the right path.

People engaged in various practices receive many different, blissful states (of which experience is made up), as well as the opportunity to see and hear what is hidden from ordinary people, go to the subtle worlds and meet saints. Many beginners, succumbing to temptation, force themselves to believe that they are already enlightened and get stuck at one of these stages, fascinated by their own sublime experiences and revealed abilities.

Those who know about practical and Vedanta (Vasishtha) also know that a person following the path of development can achieve the state of a completely Enlightened, semi-enlightened or unenlightened being.

Ordinary beings (including humans) who are “sound asleep” relative to the Absolute Reality are called unenlightened.

Perfectly Enlightened Yogis are those who, based on personal experience, have come to know themselves as Absolute Reality or have become rooted in it, having achieved self-awareness. People who feel united with God and see reality as it really is are called samadhis. Samadhas were Shiva, Krishna and Allah. It is this indescribable state that all yogis strive for.

Sahaja Samadhis are people who live an ordinary life while in Samadhi. Sahaja Samadha is forced to release some of his attention and direct it to performing daily duties and maintaining life in the physical body.

Perfectly enlightened people are aware of the Absolute Reality even during night sleep. In dreams filled with Divine radiance, they are able to travel through subtle worlds inhabited by gods.

Semi-enlightened people are people who have touched the Absolute Reality for only a short moment and returned to their normal state. Some semi-enlightened people are able to absolutely correctly perceive and understand the Truth, despite the fact that their consciousness has not yet been completely purified.

There are also individuals who accepted the Truth and understand its essence, but they were not able to undergo the necessary experience and experiences. Not knowing that the consciousness will not be cleared until the mind calms down, they are engaged in speculating on the sayings of enlightened masters. According to some mystics, this is also a good start on the path. By reciting the correct statements an incredible number of times, they thereby bring closer the purification of consciousness and calmness of the mind.

Enlightened people of our time

Many users of the Global Network are interested: are there any enlightened people in Russia? According to the information available to modern esotericists, in the 50s of the last century, the incarnation of highly developed souls on Earth began all over the world (and therefore in Russia). The reason for the “landing” was the need to protect the independent will of enlightened earthlings. The first wave of incarnations (Indigo Children) was completed in the 60s of the 20th century, the second was produced between 1980 and 1990 (Crystal Children), the arrival of the third wave (the birth of Rainbow Children) is currently taking place.

The last two waves are mostly the offspring of matured Indigos. Indigo parents create conditions for their offspring in which their innate intuitive, telepathic and develop very quickly. Many children already have the abilities of psychokinesis (moving objects in close proximity) and telekinesis (moving distant objects). The next stage for them will be mastering the technologies of levitation, teleportation and the ability to be in two places at the same time.

What is the difference between an enlightened person and an unenlightened one? An ordinary, unenlightened person with limited knowledge believes that the Universe is infinite.

An enlightened, changed person does not see the Universe and understands the boundlessness of wisdom and knowledge that he saw with his inner vision. He also knows that the Universe has boundaries and knowledge is limitless.

According to the information recorded in the Vedas, the soul of an enlightened person, having realized itself, leaves the material (no longer needed) body or burns the body in the fire of tejas (life force). According to people who follow this path, an enlightened person is immediately visible because he constantly talks and writes about how “awakening is beyond the mind.”

According to the same source, there are other people who also talk and write a lot about their practice of mindfulness and magic... a deliberate lie, because they are inside the mind and are not enlightened.

How to recognize an enlightened person? Each school, as you know, has its own methods of enlightenment. But every enlightened master reveals to his disciples the same Absolute Reality (the highest spiritual realization), which can be achieved in different ways. Therefore, it is not possible for a master of one school to judge in absentia the degree of enlightenment of a master of another school. Only by meeting and talking (or staying silent) can enlightened masters answer this question.

Enlightenment (awakening) is a state of consciousness that is very difficult to accurately describe, since it is beyond words and concepts. Words can only distort its essence. You need to realize that words that describe something are just labels. They cannot convey a feeling, smell or taste, but can only force our imagination to work and come up with a distorted version of what is being described. Therefore, words cannot convey the exact meaning, but they can indicate the direction where to look.

Enlightenment - the primordial state of consciousness

Enlightenment is only a state of consciousness in its original form, that is, when consciousness is not under the control of the Ego. This is a state of pure unlimited consciousness - it was like this in early childhood, but since we did not have awareness in childhood, we could not remain in this state. As a result, day after day we absorbed other people's knowledge, postulates, rules, worldviews and other limitations of the mind, over time accepting them as our own, and thereby locked ourselves in the cage of the Ego-mind. Any words, thoughts, concepts, knowledge, ideas, beliefs, postulates, worldviews are all limitations of consciousness and a product of the Ego-mind.

The true nature of any being

Each of you is already enlightened, so it will not be possible to achieve enlightenment. You cannot achieve what you already have. Oddly enough, to become enlightened you just need to stop identifying yourself with your personality. You are not a person - you are an immortal soul. Personality is a product of the Ego-mind - a set of illusions about good and evil, bad and good, about what one should be and what one should never be, as well as one’s own ideas about oneself and others, and much more. If you have an idea of ​​how things should be, you will never see how things really are.

Only full awareness

Enlightenment is not a state of joy, all-consuming love, forgiveness, bliss, etc. Also, being enlightened does not mean that you will know the meaning of life, connect with the Higher Self, learn the secrets of the universe, and the like. An enlightened person is exactly the same person with arms and legs, feelings and emotions. The whole difference is that he is CONSCIOUS. He stopped being a robot, blindly following his automatically manifested emotions, stopped being subject to expectations and, as a result, lives in the “here and now.”

Awareness eliminates the control of the Ego-mind, which, having identified with the mind and body, replaces our direct perception of reality with its vision, that is, all information, both coming to us and generated by us, passes through the filters of the Ego-mind. When the Ego-mind loses control, emotions and sensations remain and consciousness perceives them, but ceases to identify itself with them, ceases to experience them and is worried about them. You are in the state of “I am”, and in “I am” there are no worries or worries. “I am such and such” - this is the experience. “I am” is existence. “I am” is awareness.

In this state there are no complexes and fears, concerns and apprehensions, unforgiveness and resentment, claims and envy, mistrust and hatred, pity and anger, sacrifice and guilt, but you should not assume that the absence of these states automatically means love for everything. Why should you suddenly fall in love with the hypothetical Vasya, whom you hated or feared from childhood? The “hypothetical Vasya” will simply become uninteresting to you and, as a result, will quickly disappear from your field of vision. You will be in awe of any life, but this is not love.

Perception beyond dualities

Enlightenment is a holistic perception of the world, that is, perception without dualities, since there is no Ego-mind that divides everything into good and bad, beautiful and ugly, etc. You perceive things as they are. It doesn’t occur to you to give attributes to planet Earth, does it? You perceive the planet as a planet, but the World can already be evil and good, fair and unfair, why is that?

Complete freedom, which is so sought after in various esoteric practices, is synonymous with enlightenment. This is awakening from illusions and awareness of oneself. It is pure presence, witnessing, observing the games of life and not getting involved in them.

Obviously, not everyone needs enlightenment at the moment and not everyone is ready for it. Any soul must go through its own path before realizing that there was and is no path, and accept the need for enlightenment through self-awareness.

For this I used the “Baybak” system and I think that it is unlikely that something more effective, fast and simple will be invented, but in any case, technology is just a tool. Without a clear intention to gain freedom, or better yet, without the internal need for this very freedom, no technique will lead to it.

“Don't let methods worry you. If you are sincere and honest, if your desire for freedom is genuine, even the wrong methods can lead to it. You must be sincere, serious and honest. Don't worry about methods. The inner True Self is conscious of itself. If you don't know the exact methods, it will guide you. When you approach, it already knows who is coming to it, and it will come forward to receive you properly. Be honest and don't worry about methods.”

Different religious movements and philosophical schools have different understandings of this difficult issue. They contain people’s attempts to understand what a person is and why he exists on this planet.

What is enlightenment?

In everyday life, enlightenment is understood as revelations that a person has received, a different view or a new understanding of familiar things. In philosophical schools and spiritual practices this phenomenon has a different meaning. In them, enlightenment is directly linked to the meaning of life, so it receives a primary role in the life of every person. From this point of view, enlightenment is going beyond the ordinary, realizing oneself as part of the universe, higher wisdom, higher existence.

Enlightenment in Christianity

The concept of enlightenment in Christianity differs significantly from the interpretation of this concept in Eastern practices. Enlightenment in Orthodoxy is an attempt to understand the Divine essence, to get as close to God as possible and to fulfill His will. Enlightened men of faith include the following saints: John Chrysostom, Simeon the New Theologian, Sergius of Radonezh, etc. Thanks to a deep understanding of the will of God and humility, these saints were able to achieve enlightenment, which manifested itself in the form of healing the sick, resurrecting the dead and other miracles.

Enlightenment in Christianity is inseparable from baptism and is associated with the cleansing of a person from all sinful things and the filling of his essence with Divine love. According to Orthodox spiritual fathers, only the Almighty knows when a person is ready to become enlightened. In this matter, one must completely rely on God and not try to achieve this on one’s own. The fact that a person has become enlightened can be recognized by his actions: they will be humble and aimed at benefiting people.

Enlightenment in Buddhism

Unlike the understanding of enlightenment in Christianity, enlightenment in Buddhism is associated with man. According to the Buddhist tradition, this state is accompanied by a feeling of unimaginable happiness, next to which ordinary earthly happiness is felt as suffering. The state of enlightenment is difficult to describe in human language, so it is spoken of only through parables or metaphors.

Buddha Shakyamuni's enlightenment was the first in the history of Buddhism. Shakyamuni was able to achieve liberation and go beyond the usual world. The Buddha's main strength on the path of enlightenment was meditation. It helps to translate spiritual thinking from logical understanding into personal experience. In addition to meditation, Shakyamuni pointed out the importance of such methods as knowledge and behavior for enlightenment.

Enlightenment in Islam

As in other religions, at the center of Islam is enlightenment - fana. Allah himself chooses the person on whom he will bring enlightenment. The criterion for readiness for fana is a person’s desire to reach a new stage of his development and readiness for this. A person’s heart, open to the influence of Allah, allows a new world into itself. An enlightened person with whom he is ready to serve people, and super-love for all living things.

Enlightenment myth or reality?

Enlightenment from a scientific point of view is the discovery of something new or a different perspective on familiar things. From this position, enlightenment has nothing supernatural in itself and is a normal work of our mind. In spiritual practices, enlightenment has a different meaning and content. It is associated with higher powers and helps people find and realize their purpose on this planet.

Enlightenment is a reality for many religious people who devote themselves to serving God and people. Using the example of enlightened spiritual teachers, you can learn to expand the scope of your consciousness and open your heart to the influence of higher powers. For people who are not interested in the spiritual side of life, enlightenment may seem like a myth. This view may be due to conservative thinking and lack of knowledge regarding this issue.

Psychology of Enlightenment

The path to enlightenment often begins with dissatisfaction with life and one's place in it. Reading smart books, psychological lectures and self-development seminars, conversations with wise people can help a person get closer to answering questions, but all this is just the beginning of the journey. Personal constant search for one’s life vector one day leads a person’s brain to a new understanding. The road to enlightenment often takes a long time, and sometimes a lifetime. The reward of this path is a renewed mind and harmony with the world.

Enlightenment or schizophrenia?

No matter how strange it may seem, spiritual enlightenment and schizophrenia have three similar features:

1. Depersonalization- getting rid of one's own self.
2. Derealization– perception of the surrounding world as unreal, blurry.
3. Mental anesthesia– reduction in the strength of emotional experiences.

To differentiate between these two phenomena, the following components should be analyzed:

1. Cause. The cause of schizophrenia is often negative. The reason for enlightenment is the desire to make the world a better place, to become a more spiritual person.
2. Vote. With schizophrenia, a person hears voices calling for aggressive or inappropriate actions. An enlightened person hears a voice from above calling for good or improvement.
3. Mission. In schizophrenia, a person's interests revolve around his own self, even if the patient sees himself as someone else. An enlightened person strives to help others.

Signs of enlightenment

Buddhists say that it is impossible to describe in words what happens at the moment of enlightenment. This is due to the fact that the emotions and feelings experienced during the process of enlightenment are incomparable to the emotions we are used to. Among the signs of enlightenment are the following:

• spiritual priorities begin to dominate over material ones;
• periodically altered consciousnesses appear, in which new truths or their depth are revealed to a person;
• unusual abilities for creation, creation, and healing appear;
• character changes, bad habits appear, go away;
• an enlightened person sees divine wisdom in everything.

How to achieve enlightenment?

A person who wants to achieve enlightenment must go through the following steps:

1. Wishing for enlightenment with all my heart. To do this, enlightenment of consciousness should be made a top priority.
2. Trust in the matter of enlightenment to higher powers. Only God knows when a person is close to enlightenment.
3. Try to give your life under the control of divine forces. Draw closer to God through humility and deepening contact through prayer or meditation.
4. Engage in self-development, work on your character. A pure heart helps one to be more receptive to the influence of the Spirit.

Paths to human enlightenment

Spiritual teachers of various religious movements believe that enlightenment techniques are only a tool that does not provide any guarantee of success. Enlightenment is individual, it comes unexpectedly and has no exact reason. The following techniques can help you find a direct path to enlightenment:

• prayer;
• fast;
• relaxation;
• meditation;
• self-knowledge techniques;
• purification of consciousness;
• yoga nidra technique;
• getting rid of the negativity of the past;
• repetition of the names of God.

How to live after enlightenment?

Enlightened people are not transferred from this sinful planet to another. They have to continue to live among the same environment in the same area. Only a few spiritual teachers who have achieved enlightenment go to desert areas, but often this is done only for a while. The mission of enlightened people is to bring new knowledge and a new understanding of life to the world. After enlightenment, new abilities may open up that need to be used to help other people.

Enlightened people note that after their spiritual experience, it becomes much easier for them to live in this world. Their Ego and desires cease to control all actions. All necessary things are done without laziness and apathy. Life becomes more harmonious and understandable. A person stops worrying and being nervous, as he begins to realize the essence of his life and his mission.

Books about enlightenment

Many books have been written about enlightenment and how to achieve it. They all help you find your personal path in this matter and rise to a new level of your development. The top 5 best books about enlightenment include:

1. Hawkins D. “From despair to enlightenment. Evolution of Consciousness". The book describes practical methods on how to come to an awareness of the meaning of your existence.
2. Eckhart Tolle "The Power of Now". In this book, a person who has gone through the path of enlightenment talks in simple and interesting language about the path to enlightenment he followed and what awareness of life includes.
3. Jed McKenna "Spiritual Enlightenment: A Nasty Thing". The book debunks many of the myths that have grown up around enlightenment. The author tries to help people seeking awareness find the right path and start moving along it.
4. Nisargadatta Maharaj "I Am That". The author pushes a person to think about his true purpose. It makes you look deep into yourself and realize the need to study your inner world.
5. Valery Prosvet “Enlightenment in half an hour”. The author invites readers to pay attention inward and engage in self-development. To do this, the book describes various techniques, methods of self-knowledge and work on oneself.

) - this is a wonderful state, but it is very difficult to give an accurate description of it, because it is beyond words and concepts. Words only distort it. Therefore, without clinging to the words themselves, look in the direction where they point.

Remember that words that describe a phenomenon are just labels. A label and a phenomenon are not the same thing. Therefore, words cannot convey the exact meaning of a phenomenon, but they can indicate the direction where to look. It's like a road sign telling you that you've entered a city - but the sign and the city are not the same thing. Take this point into account to avoid unnecessary problems.

This is a state of pure unlimited consciousness - it was like that until you thought of all sorts of things about yourself. “Unlimited” means “having no boundaries, dimensions, or limitations.” Words, thoughts, concepts, ideas, beliefs, worldviews - these are all limitations.

Enlightenment is the true nature of the spiritual being that is you. It is unchanging, eternal and endless. Everything changes except your original nature, which a person has simply forgotten. THIS IS WHY ANYONE CAN ACHIEVE ENLIGHTENMENT. In fact, "attaining enlightenment" is not quite the right expression. How can you achieve what you already have? It would be more correct to say that we need to free ourselves from illusions that prevent us from seeing the Truth.

Most techniques leading to enlightenment remove stereotypes of thinking and behavior, mental limitations and false ideas about life (illusions), fears and worries, beliefs that do not give , be present (just be) and perceive.

One cannot say that enlightenment is a state of joy or bliss, because that would be a limiting statement: it would mean that all other emotions and sensations disappear.

Enlightenment does not eliminate any emotions or body sensations. A person does not become a robot or a plant. Enlightenment gets rid of the ego, which, having identified with the body, mind, and a bunch of other things, believes that it (the ego) experiences these emotions and sensations, thus creating suffering for itself. When the ego disappears, emotions and sensations remain, consciousness perceives them, but does not say “these are my sensations,” “I feel this,” etc. – no identification with the body. It is also true that the number and intensity of unpleasant emotions decreases dramatically. At least this is true for this path. Thoughts, emotions and sensations arise and disappear without leaving a trace. They don't "freeze" or have a lifespan like they used to. Each new moment brings new perceptions, eliminating what happened a moment ago. At some point, a feeling of sadness may arise, but after a couple of seconds you realize that a smile is shining on your face, and the sadness has disappeared without a trace. This is for example.

Also no identification with the mind: You can no longer say “I thought”, “I decided”, “I concluded” - this will not correspond to the truth. You will most likely say this: “a thought came,” “a decision arose,” “this is the conclusion.” At least it will feel like this is now the case. You do not perceive yourself as the mind, but rather as the present consciousness observing the mind. Although, of course, many enlightened people continue to use words that people are accustomed to like “I”, “me”, “think”, etc.

Enlightenment is also characterized by and life in general.

. Does the mind remain after enlightenment? The functional mind - yes, remains, because the mind and body are kind of one mechanism. The functional mind is simply a mechanism for the survival of the body. He is not aware of himself, he simply works, performing specific functions. It is the mind of the body, like that of an animal.

Another , which is the “ego,” disappears. , an eternally chattering entity, making judgments, evaluations, comparisons, constantly worrying about something and arguing with itself. The ego is experienced as "I" and considers itself to be a kind of center of consciousness. Ask yourself a question , and the ego will give the answers. All answers to this question are identifications.

When the ego disappears, what remains is the pure perceptive consciousness and the body with its functional mind. Identifications with mind and body disappear. You continue to be with body and mind, but you realize that you are neither one nor the other. By responding to the name, you realize that the name is just a label attached to this body-mind that you perceive. Identification with the name also disappears.

Complete spiritual freedom, which is so sought after in various practices, is synonymous with enlightenment. This awakening from the illusions in which a person was involved. This is pure presence, witnessing, and lack of involvement in them. It is like truly awakening from a night's dreams: in the dream you were involved and unconscious, the dream seemed so real that the question of its reality simply did not arise. But then you woke up and realized that it was unreal, it was just an illusion.

Enlightenment is a state beyond dualities; you are not trapped by them. This is an important part of the description of enlightenment.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to describe enlightenment in words because there is significant distortion, which is why there are so many misconceptions about enlightenment. There's nothing you can do about it. Do not think that there is a single accurate description of enlightenment somewhere - there is not. There are just signs that will point you in the right direction, but to fully understand what it is, you need to be it.

Enlightenment is a state that can be broadly described as follows:

Conscious presence in the moment here and now (more details in the article “Here and Now”);
- The habitual state is the absence of identification with anything, be it body, mind, spirit, playing role or anything else;
- Serenity, nirvana, bliss;
- Complete acceptance of what is happening as it is (lack of identification with the “I” that does not accept);

Understanding the structure of the mind and life (The work of the mind: traps and tricks);
- Ease of communicating with people;
- The absence of “buttons” with which others could manipulate you;
- The ability to clearly see and effectively use other people’s “buttons” (it’s not a fact that you will use them);
- Complete absence of “I”, a sense of personal authorship (for more details at higher levels, see also The Illusion of Personal Causality);
- UNITY. Comprehension of the Supreme Reality (Truth);

Wikipedia gives the following definition of enlightenment: a state of full awareness of a non-human essence (going beyond the limits of the dual mind), in which the ego dissolves and the feeling of being a performer disappears, that is, the illusion of will disappears. This leads to a state of unity with everything around you. Wikipedia also claims that enlightenment is achieved through understanding the fallacy of will, due to which spontaneity of mental activity arises (or rather, it is now accepted), as a result of which consciousness disidentifies with one’s body and mind. Thus and identifications and becomes pure witnessing.

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This post will be useful to spiritual people who are interested in enlightenment, the opportunity to reveal themselves, feel unity with the world and become happy.

1. What is enlightenment?
2. What is important to do to achieve enlightenment?
3. Practice getting rid of internal obstacles
4. Technique for getting rid of fears
5. An important point for those who want to achieve enlightenment!

What is enlightenment?

What answer can you give yourself?

Maybe for you, enlightenment is a path to yourself, awareness of yourself, your true “I”, connection with Higher Powers, etc.

But do you think that you can achieve enlightenment right now?

Give an honest answer to yourself. Most people understand enlightenment as a kind of process of self-knowledge, and believe that they cannot achieve this high spiritual state at the moment - fears, blocks, unbelief interfere...

But let's imagine for a moment...

Imagine that right now you have achieved enlightenment. What will happen to you then? Perhaps you will feel love and unity with the World, a sense of satisfaction, happiness, omnipotence. What's next? How do you use this in your life? Often people do not understand what will happen next, how they will live after they achieve enlightenment.

If we look at the meaning of the word “enlightenment¹”, it is defined as the ability to clearly understand, think and be aware.

Enlightenment is not a final or static state, as many people think.

Every time we see and realize something more clearly, we understand something better.

Think about this...

If a person clearly sees a goal in front of him, if he goes towards it consciously, and at the same time is in harmony with himself and the world - isn’t this what enlightenment is?

As soon as a person understands his mission and his life purpose, he begins to clearly see the goal in front of him and strive for it. It becomes clear to him why he lives and why. This is true enlightenment.

What is important to do to achieve enlightenment?

On the path of enlightenment and self-knowledge, it is very important to unblock your feelings, remove complexes and “stones”, learn to feel happy, since it is a person’s internal state that is the indicator that determines the degree of his spirituality. How to remove the barriers that prevent you from feeling happy?

Practice of getting rid of internal obstacles

1. The practitioner closes his eyes and feels his body - what it is like. With consciousness he rises from his feet to the top of his head, paying attention to his sensations and thoughts.

2. Then the practitioner imagines himself as a small and bright person within himself. This little bright man enters the heart and comes out from behind, behind the back. What's behind there? Whatever it is, these are unconscious thoughts about the future.

3. The practitioner pays attention to the colors of the picture that is behind him, to the thoughts that arise in his head, to his internal sensations.

4. Then the practitioner imagines that there is a certain stone in this space. This obstacle on the way prevents you from achieving enlightenment and feeling happy.

5. In his imagination, the practitioner approaches this stone, puts his hand on it and asks what it means. At this moment the practitioner can see, hear or feel anything. The practitioner’s task is to talk to this stone, ask it how to help it leave.

6. As soon as a decision comes, the practitioner immediately performs the necessary actions and observes how the stone dissolves in this space.

7. Then the practitioner, remaining the same small and bright person, returns back through the heart, feels himself in his body, imagines himself under a shower or a waterfall. He relaxes for a few minutes under the streams of imaginary water, after which he takes a deep breath, exhales and opens his eyes.

Techniques for getting rid of fears

Along with some internal obstacles, fears live in almost every person, and these fears also do not allow one to achieve enlightenment, to feel like a calm, harmonious and happy person. To remove fears, there is a certain technique.

1. The practitioner closes his eyes and focuses on his mind.

2. Then gradually stops the internal dialogue (this can help)

3. Feeling peace and relaxation, the practitioner focuses on the thought that he has come to this world to know himself and his capabilities. And only fear prevents this.

4. Next, the practitioner focuses on this feeling of fear. At some point in the body it will be felt most clearly. Then he takes out this lump of fear with his imaginary hand and throws it into the stormy river. Then he again focuses on the feeling of fear, and again, if it has arisen, he sends the lump into an imaginary stormy river. Continue this way until you feel some inner freedom, calmness, and confidence in the future.

5. Then the practitioner mentally fills all the places where there was fear with white shining light (until a pleasant feeling appears inside), after which he opens his eyes.

This practice can be performed regularly as needed, since new, previously unnoticed fears may emerge in the subconscious. Such inner work leads to enlightenment and inner harmony.

And one more thing!

An important point for those who want to achieve enlightenment!

Many practitioners believe that spiritual life is something to strive for and that material life is not worthy of attention. But that's not true. We all live in both the spiritual and material worlds, and must develop in all directions.

Only then will it be possible to talk about true enlightenment!

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Leo Miromova

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¹ Enlightenment (awakening) is a religious concept meaning “holistic and complete awareness of the nature of reality” (