Spiritual awakening refers to a shift in consciousness, an apperception of reality which had been previously unrealized. The culmination of such realizations is in the recognition of oneness with all of existence.
Over the course of human history there has existed a timeless wisdom - a deep and profound realization of the ground state of being; the unconditioned source of all existence.
Over time, many great teachers have come to embody this wisdom, some of note include Jesus (the Christ), Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), Lao-Tzu, and Krishna - though there have been many more.
The core message has been the same, that absolute truth is beyond all the concepts and beliefs of man, that underlying apparent differences is fundamental oneness, and that your true nature is whole, unbounded and everlasting.
All form arises from pure potentiality; the sages referred to this as emptiness, the Tao, Brahman, Allah, God - while science may refer to it as the implicate order or the zero point field.
By any name, the words point to an intangible energetic essence that transitions from possibility and timelessness to actualization, where experience occurs through the rich diversity of form.
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Over the course of human history there has existed a timeless wisdom - a deep and profound realization of the ground state of being; the unconditioned source of all existence.
Over time, many great teachers have come to embody this wisdom, some of note include Jesus (the Christ), Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), Lao-Tzu, and Krishna - though there have been many more.
The core message has been the same, that absolute truth is beyond all the concepts and beliefs of man, that underlying apparent differences is fundamental oneness, and that your true nature is whole, unbounded and everlasting.
All form arises from pure potentiality; the sages referred to this as emptiness, the Tao, Brahman, Allah, God - while science may refer to it as the implicate order or the zero point field.
By any name, the words point to an intangible energetic essence that transitions from possibility and timelessness to actualization, where experience occurs through the rich diversity of form.
cited by the author from www.ispiritualawakening.org
To say that you've had a spiritual awakening is a bit of an oxymoron, the 'you' is exactly what vanishes.
To be on a path to spiritual awakening is more accurate.
To be on a path to spiritual awakening is more accurate.
by Anshin January 3, 2013
Get the Spiritual Awakening mug.What you call "your life in this world" is a mere superposition of the life of a human being on top of your Self. As a result, you are prevented from remembering your true identity and tricked into believing that everything that happens to that human being is really happening to you.
The effect is very much like one of those shows where images and sounds are projected on the facade of a building, creating the illusion that the building is actually changing or crumbling. The projected images and sounds are not real, only the underlying building is. But the illusion is so compelling that it makes you doubt your senses.
Similarly, "your life in this world" is such a compelling illusion that you lose awareness of your underlying true Self. Nevertheless, being the only real part of the illusion, you will emerge unscathed and shining in all your splendor once the show is over, just like the buildings on which those images are projected.
Spiritual awakening is the uncovering of this illusion and the discovery of your Self while still in this life.
The effect is very much like one of those shows where images and sounds are projected on the facade of a building, creating the illusion that the building is actually changing or crumbling. The projected images and sounds are not real, only the underlying building is. But the illusion is so compelling that it makes you doubt your senses.
Similarly, "your life in this world" is such a compelling illusion that you lose awareness of your underlying true Self. Nevertheless, being the only real part of the illusion, you will emerge unscathed and shining in all your splendor once the show is over, just like the buildings on which those images are projected.
Spiritual awakening is the uncovering of this illusion and the discovery of your Self while still in this life.
by fcrcf January 2, 2016
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Spiritual enlightenment is the discovery of a whole dimension of yourself hidden in plain sight that you had never experienced before: your true Self. This dimension is not perceivable with the senses because it’s not within the field of your awareness. Instead, it is the source and ground of your awareness itself.
Therefore, you can’t know this dimension with the mind. You can only know it by being it, which activates a dormant cognitive device far superior to the mind. This is achieved by forgoing all mental distractions and allowing every bit of your awareness to return to its source. Because when the full weight of your attention rests idly on its ground, a sinkhole opens up into this dimension and you become your true Self.
The inexpressible knowledge that you gain by being your Self is so astonishingly clear, certain, and revealing that it blows your mind and shatters all your previous ideas and conceptions of reality. This knowledge affords a vantage point from which you realize that while everything that you perceive (i.e. your mind, your body, and the entire physical universe) is transitory and ephemeral, your true Self exists absolutely, beyond time and space, always here and always now.
Furthermore, being your Self brings with it an unshakeable state of peace and fulfillment that is completely indescribable; a glorious state in which being, knowing, and loving are one and the same. Because in that state, all is one, and your Self is all that exists.
Therefore, you can’t know this dimension with the mind. You can only know it by being it, which activates a dormant cognitive device far superior to the mind. This is achieved by forgoing all mental distractions and allowing every bit of your awareness to return to its source. Because when the full weight of your attention rests idly on its ground, a sinkhole opens up into this dimension and you become your true Self.
The inexpressible knowledge that you gain by being your Self is so astonishingly clear, certain, and revealing that it blows your mind and shatters all your previous ideas and conceptions of reality. This knowledge affords a vantage point from which you realize that while everything that you perceive (i.e. your mind, your body, and the entire physical universe) is transitory and ephemeral, your true Self exists absolutely, beyond time and space, always here and always now.
Furthermore, being your Self brings with it an unshakeable state of peace and fulfillment that is completely indescribable; a glorious state in which being, knowing, and loving are one and the same. Because in that state, all is one, and your Self is all that exists.
A: Yesterday I reached spiritual enlightenment.
B: What do you mean?
C: I mean that I realized who I AM.
B: What do you mean?
C: I mean that I realized who I AM.
by fcrcf October 27, 2015
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Get the Ol' Negro Spiritual mug.A woman who you excites spiritually; to be bowled over or turned on in a spiritual sense. To be ignited by enlightenment.
Dude, I went and saw marianne williamson, I swear she gave me a spiritual erection! Man I'm just saying, OPRAH, WELL SHE GIVES ME A SPIRITUAL ERECTION.
by Lenny Payne October 30, 2010
Get the spiritual erection mug.A hypocritical person who claims to be "spiritual" and believes him/herself to have the best beliefs while looking down on others for believing in traditional religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, etc. Because they choose to mix and match or even make up their own beliefs, spirituality snobs tend to be egotistic or narcissistic. A spirituality snob is very condescending and claims that everyone else is judgmental when in fact he or she is the most judgmental person in the room.
When will that spirituality snob shut up about how she claims she is so much better than anybody else?
by Major Madcat July 15, 2019
Get the spirituality snob mug.Feeling an immaterial lack or void in the soul, due to being distant or disconnected from the divine(God, the ultimate truth),our true purpose, and higher values which are transcendent but have worldly presence.
Side effects include; (but not limited to)
Acedia
Hate
Materialism
Frustration
Anxiety
Confusion
Weakness
Psychological disorders
Lack of driving purpose
Dead heart
Inability to self actualize
Lack of excellence at worship and work
Obsession about other people and gossip
Lack of self focus
Problems dealing with other people
Lack of creativity
Lack of self confidence
Lack of objective morales and ethics
Lack of solid foundation for character and personality
Feeling like an empty shell
Side effects include; (but not limited to)
Acedia
Hate
Materialism
Frustration
Anxiety
Confusion
Weakness
Psychological disorders
Lack of driving purpose
Dead heart
Inability to self actualize
Lack of excellence at worship and work
Obsession about other people and gossip
Lack of self focus
Problems dealing with other people
Lack of creativity
Lack of self confidence
Lack of objective morales and ethics
Lack of solid foundation for character and personality
Feeling like an empty shell
by Slave 7 August 18, 2019
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