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What is an AWAKENED mind?
    #16035819 - 04/02/12 08:48 PM (11 years, 9 months ago)

I really like the ideas of this OBE traveler I came across named Jurgen. Here is an excerpt taken from his website:

What is an AWAKENED mind?

The term Awakening has been widely used lately to describe the phenomenon of a spontaneous change of consciousness. Awakening can be described as a realisation that there is a higher dimension of reality which is rooted in a universal consciousness of unity. Such a realisation is inevitably accompanied with a heightened positive emotional state, invoking feelings of joy, connectedness, outpouring of love and frequently intense ecstasy. It often has a lasting effect on the life of the experiencer, but it can also take a lifetime to integrate such an experience into our everyday lives. There can be a number of triggers for STEs or for such sudden change in consciousness to occur, such as a near-death experiences, drugs, shock, trauma, intense appreciation of beauty or involuntary or intentional raising of the Kundalini energy, which can be the result of a prolonged meditation. A spiritual awakening often has a lasting and transforming effect on one's life.

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Barbara E. had the fallowing STE after suddenly falling sick:

”Next thing I knew I was aware of hurtling through a tunnel. Then I was situated in the midst of a startling, seemingly alive, white...white light. Still feeling a bit stunned and confused I wondered "where am I, what is going on?" Then it hit me. I thought to myself "oh shoot (not exactly the word, if you get my drift), I must be dead!" 

Almost simultaneous with that realization, it seemed as if the light penetrated throughout me and I felt the most magnificent warmth and peace and acceptance imaginable. I felt awe, loved and cradled. It was clear that the light loved me so completely, knew me through and through, had no hesitance in accepting my foibles and weaknesses, and felt quite a bit of humor about how seriously I took myself and my life. 

As I settled into the love without condition, I realized more and more how utterly and absolutely intelligent light was. The sheer level of creativity and intellect was emotionally and psychologically beyond comprehension. I knew that because light was telepathically melded with me, allowing me to sense at least a minute degree of what was contained within. 

There was so much thought and information that it felt as if zillions of scrolls of data about the true nature of reality just kept unraveling. I was lost and overwhelmed and had no comprehension of what it all meant. Yet the central message came through loud and clear. Reality is SO much larger, multi-layered and multi-dimensional than we realize. Consciousness is able to experience so much more than what we commonly practice. Everything has purpose and meaning.” (Source: http://www.nderf.org)




The problem we are faced with in our western culture is that such an experience appears to conflict dramatically with our materialistic life style and many people can feel left out of place and disconnected in a world which is founded largely on materialistic values. As an experience predominantly featuring universal unity and love STEs frequently turn our values upside down. Values which are experienced as lying at the heart of a cosmic order and appear to be set in stark contrast to a society which is geared towards ego gratification and largely focused on materialistic achievements.

Unless our waking experience is integrated into our lives it will not serve us. We should consider such an experience as a starting point for transformation, not as an end in itself. This involves attuning ourselves to the higher state of consciousness and integrating it into our everyday lives. In most cases this transformation is gradual, but when the integration is achieved a complete transformation of our existence here on earth takes place, affecting every aspect of our psychological and individual makeup.

People who have accomplished such integration are often referred to as “enlightened”. An enlightened or illuminated mindset is nothing contrived and it should be regarded as our natural human state not anything that is the preserve of a spiritual elite. All it means is that we are rooted in reality, liberated from the illusions of our lower mind and ego identifications and that our awareness stretches far beyond the physical consensus reality. Ideally this is a mindset which should form the bases of our humanity condition not the exception. After all, society’s most cherished values spring from this, such as liberty, tolerance, compassion, unconditional love, truth, honesty, authenticity, empathy, integrity, respect and so on.

Once this our natural condition has been restored we can clearly see how anything else may appear like an aberration, a mental or emotional abnormality which is the cause of untold suffering and conflict. Our new state of consciousness, will provide us with unlimited freedom, the expansion of our full human potential and a much more fulfilling life in every respect. Even prison walls will not dent our inner liberation felt. It will return us to our authentic selves and open up new horizons in a way we simply could never have dreamt of before. This change in the quality to our lives is revolutionary. It is like stepping out of a paddle boat into a yacht and navigating the seas using the wind rather then depleting our strength by rowing.

Continue reading article: http://www.multidimensionalman.com/Multidimensional-Man/What_is_an_awakened_mind_like.html



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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: c0sm0nautt] * 1
    #16035855 - 04/02/12 08:53 PM (11 years, 9 months ago)

Here's a keen excerpt:

When awakening has become the status quo for our everyday lives our minds no longer feel inclined to rely on mental constructs or different fashions of belief, the old and the new religions such as “Cosmos Ordering”, “Manifesting”, “Positive Thinking”, “Ascension”, “2012”. Adhering to theories or beliefs only show our neediness, our craving for salvation and to bolster thin hopes that the world will be OK one day. An awakened mind will already perceive itself as saved, our world is already OK, so what would be the need for a theology, a theory or a dogma of how to get there?  For awakened individuals these are no more than Red Herrings and a distraction of our attention from the awareness of the greater reality we are experiencing right now. Although people may derive inspiration, moral codes and even wisdom and from their religious texts, it is a second hand experience. When we are awakened we experience inspiration and wisdom first hand and our moral code is intuitive and pure because we can do nothing else but act with integrity.

Key characteristic of an awakened consciousness.

    • Attention is focused on the present moment.

    • Enhanced sense of reality and increased discriminatory powers.

    • Persistent feeling of being “Home”, regardless of where we are.

    • Enhanced aesthetic appreciation

    • Spontaneous peak experiences in
    everyday life

    • Enhanced empathy with fellow men

    • Nonjudgemental attitude.

    • Increased creativity and joy in engagements which benefit others.

    • Awareness of a benevolent presence, which may be referred to as “God”, “Higher Self”, “Guide”, “Guardian Angel” or simply the presence of a universal consciousness.

    • No fear of death.

    • Detachment from conflicts and enhanced modes of dealing with them.

    • Dreams are more coherent and often lucid

    • Lack of attachment

    •  A feeling of Sovereignty over ones life and destiny

    • Indifference towards roles in society, such as status, acclaim, fame, position, wealth etc

    • Authentic, accessible, benevolent, empathic, sense of humour, tolerant, perceptive, wise

    • Purposeful and rewarding relationships without attachments or dependency

    • Perception that every moment is new. Reality is not seen as repetition even though apparent repetitive events occur.

    • Disinterest in psychic abilities although they may arise

    • Disinterest in following a “spiritual” path

    • Regarding dream life as important as  waking life and visa versa.

    • Modest and content with the ordinary

    • Impartial, detached, peaceful, objective

    • Ability to adapt and experience any viewpoint from the viewers perspective.

    • Not considering themselves as enlightened



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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: c0sm0nautt]
    #16036144 - 04/02/12 10:04 PM (11 years, 9 months ago)

That's quite a list of things. I can say that there are times in my life where I possessed a number of those qualities and times where I didn't. I don't think being awakened is like getting a degree, where once you qualify it's yours for life. I think you will always have natural human instincts that pull you downwards and therefore being awakened is more of a constant process than a state.

I'm willing to change my opinion if any awakened person disagrees, though.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: viktor]
    #16036159 - 04/02/12 10:06 PM (11 years, 9 months ago)

Myself and Jurgen would agree - it's a never ended evolution.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: c0sm0nautt]
    #16036203 - 04/02/12 10:14 PM (11 years, 9 months ago)

Yeah, and I find that frustrating. I like to move forwards. Often I miss an entire night's sleep and I can feel the next day that I am more bestial: I am less tolerant, more angry, more aggressive, selfish and can't see the big picture.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: viktor]
    #16036248 - 04/02/12 10:24 PM (11 years, 9 months ago)

Aye. I've yet to find the remedy to negative emotions, but it helps to realize their impermanence when your within them. There are good days and bad days.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: c0sm0nautt]
    #16036666 - 04/03/12 12:11 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

Negative emotions are usually caused by giving too much of a fuck.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: circastes]
    #16036838 - 04/03/12 01:19 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

no one to give a fuck, nothing to give a fuck for
there's still good days and bad days. that's ok!


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: cbub]
    #16036922 - 04/03/12 02:28 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

Not to be ass kissing, but Icelander seems to be the most "awakened" here (whatever that means). He shakes off ideologies like a dog shakes fleas: no memetic devices, no beliefs, no assumptions, no bullshit. If we're to embrace all this emptiness talk, it makes more sense to drop everything instead of reaching for more glossy cover-ups.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: Jessica Swift]
    #16037013 - 04/03/12 03:46 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

agreed


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: circastes]
    #16037163 - 04/03/12 06:02 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

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Negative emotions are usually caused by giving too much of a fuck.




Yep, working on seeing life as a play, a drama. But I find myself getting lost in the drama at times - hard to break past habits which have such strong negative emotions linked to them.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: Jessica Swift] * 1
    #16037165 - 04/03/12 06:04 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

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Jessica Swift said:
If we're to embrace all this emptiness talk, it makes more sense to drop everything instead of reaching for more glossy cover-ups.




Agreed, but I don't consider these ideas glossy cover-ups. They are humble and humanized.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: c0sm0nautt]
    #16037191 - 04/03/12 06:22 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

For myself, at the moment, if I try to refine certain trains of thought so that I'm a more integrated human being (ie. not disconnecting from unpleasantries in life but instead trying to understand them and find a path between them and pleasantries), I tend to get lost in them, or obsessed with the fiddliness of trying to wire my own brain. I often drop the whole thing and just let peace return, and more and more I am 'phasing out' (pretentious, eh?!) this mechanism which has served to form a stable identity written by none other than me, but which now I seem to put to work on totally random trains of thought that may be based on psychotic brain chemistry. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, it's okay, I don't think I really do either, but I guess I can summarise: there are tangents and distractions in thought whose removal results in a more constant/consistent awareness. Bad habits, like you say. Some of them, I theorise, lead all the way back to childhood impressions. ie. "they're all talking about me, time to panic" has a mature version, something like timidity, an adaptation.

etc.

What I am instead aiming for is the natural state, the state before I start messing around with things and invent 'me'. So far, any thought or idea at all is either a fun experiment or a hideous distraction. It seems spontaneous (thought-less) creativity is becoming my new best friend.


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    #16037197 - 04/03/12 06:25 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

It's funny how many mystics move to solitude to escape the drama...


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: cbub]
    #16037216 - 04/03/12 06:39 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

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It's funny how many mystics move to solitude to escape the drama...




I've heard the only Zen you find on a mountaintop is the Zen you bring with you. :wink:

Finding peace in a busy urban center is difficult indeed, and is a good test to see how much bullshit I've deluded myself with. If the inner experience changes from rural India as I move to a traffic jam in LA, then it's an indication that external influences imprint the mind more than we readily admit.


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: c0sm0nautt]
    #16037236 - 04/03/12 06:52 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

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c0sm0nautt said:
Here's a keen excerpt:

When awakening has become the status quo for our everyday lives our minds no longer feel inclined to rely on mental constructs or different fashions of belief, the old and the new religions such as “Cosmos Ordering”, “Manifesting”, “Positive Thinking”, “Ascension”, “2012”. Adhering to theories or beliefs only show our neediness, our craving for salvation and to bolster thin hopes that the world will be OK one day. An awakened mind will already perceive itself as saved, our world is already OK, so what would be the need for a theology, a theory or a dogma of how to get there?  For awakened individuals these are no more than Red Herrings and a distraction of our attention from the awareness of the greater reality we are experiencing right now. Although people may derive inspiration, moral codes and even wisdom and from their religious texts, it is a second hand experience. When we are awakened we experience inspiration and wisdom first hand and our moral code is intuitive and pure because we can do nothing else but act with integrity.

Key characteristic of an awakened consciousness.

    • Attention is focused on the present moment.

    • Enhanced sense of reality and increased discriminatory powers.

    • Persistent feeling of being “Home”, regardless of where we are.

    • Enhanced aesthetic appreciation

    • Spontaneous peak experiences in
    everyday life

    • Enhanced empathy with fellow men

    • Nonjudgemental attitude.

    • Increased creativity and joy in engagements which benefit others.

    • Awareness of a benevolent presence, which may be referred to as “God”, “Higher Self”, “Guide”, “Guardian Angel” or simply the presence of a universal consciousness.

    • No fear of death.

    • Detachment from conflicts and enhanced modes of dealing with them.

    • Dreams are more coherent and often lucid

    • Lack of attachment

    •  A feeling of Sovereignty over ones life and destiny

    • Indifference towards roles in society, such as status, acclaim, fame, position, wealth etc

    • Authentic, accessible, benevolent, empathic, sense of humour, tolerant, perceptive, wise

    • Purposeful and rewarding relationships without attachments or dependency

    • Perception that every moment is new. Reality is not seen as repetition even though apparent repetitive events occur.

    • Disinterest in psychic abilities although they may arise

    • Disinterest in following a “spiritual” path

    • Regarding dream life as important as  waking life and visa versa.

    • Modest and content with the ordinary

    • Impartial, detached, peaceful, objective

    • Ability to adapt and experience any viewpoint from the viewers perspective.

    • Not considering themselves as enlightened





I really have to disagree with all of this...over a decade ago, I went through what I considered an "awakening."  I felt many of these things initially...

Unfortunately, I discovered that it was as much of an illusion as my prior perception of reality...mostly created by chemicals made in my brain...

I don't deny that the experience taught me a lot...but it didn't leave me with any kind of objective "enlightenment"...It mostly just taught me how easy it is to replace one lie with another...and to question everything...


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: Enlil]
    #16037325 - 04/03/12 07:50 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

...


Edited by rikuni (03/15/14 05:08 AM)


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: cbub]
    #16037621 - 04/03/12 09:46 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

mystics move to solitude to absolve the negative actions of others.

it is a sacrifice for the good of all.


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    #16037632 - 04/03/12 09:49 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

you don't "know" icelander.

you have an idealized picture of him in your head that was constructed through you experiences with him over the internet.

this is not truly knowing this man.

you don't even know if he is a man, you know only what he has chosen you to "know".


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Re: What is an AWAKENED mind? [Re: desert father]
    #16037642 - 04/03/12 09:54 AM (11 years, 9 months ago)

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desert father said:
you don't "know" icelander.

you have an idealized picture of him in your head that was constructed through you experiences with him over the internet.

this is not truly knowing this man.

you don't even know if he is a man, you know only what he has chosen you to "know".




I think this same line of thinking can be pushed further to all of existence. For example, most people "know" the world through their preferred choice of news media, which often conflicts with other sources and have little basis in "reality."


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