62. The Next Level of You

Enlightenment with Rishi Atma Bodha

There is some controversy as to what is an "awakening" or an "enlightenment". Everyone has their own opinions, based on either personal experience, books and/or groupthink ideology.

The funny thing about groups is that they tend to mob together in unified cynicism toward any "radical" idea outside of established group consensus. Ironically, science has proven that the individuals within a group will be more competent than the aggregate of the group itself. This does not take into account S-tier individuals whose competency will always far exceed anyone who chooses to subjugate their individuality in favor of a group identity.

Naturally then, this topic is quite controversial. There are those that consider it impossible to be in a permanent state of bliss and love. Some people think that even these experiences should be sacrificed in the favor of an impersonal one. There is a verifiably easy way to settle this dispute. What it comes down to is power.

Equanimity of mind, steadfast and free from external cause and effect, can prove the validity of your metaphysical conclusion. If the refusal to self-identify in the singular is a superior stance, then you should be like a rock in the midst of a stormy sea, resolute in your experience and free from the mundane ups and downs perpetrated upon you by your environment.

If, however, you still are easily triggered, then the objective position would be to retain an open mind to the possibility that your assumptions on the nature of consciousness are incomplete.

There are nuances and layers. The spark of the Ultimate is within us and that is deathless. However, that is the deepest core, not the superficial layers that do have beginnings and endings.

The fact is that most people identify with a superficial version of themselves. They have forgotten their deeper undercover identity. Because of this, many have concluded that they are insignificant and inconsequential in comparison to the vastness of the universe. When this idea is followed to its natural conclusion, it can cause one to absolve themselves from any sense of responsibility for their actions as a consequence of this inescapable cause and effect. In fact, it becomes easy to blame your environment for all of your problems. This in turn forms a justification to engage in any activity that can give you some semblance of happiness and enjoyment. For, if you were to regard perpetual bliss as an inherent potential accessible to you, by not experiencing it then you can have only yourself to blame.

Diversity is a beautiful experience. Conformity happens when when there are attempts to make everyone think the same. The paradox of the Ultimate philosophy is that, whereas other ideologies are about conforming personal identity to an impersonal collective, the Ultimate philosophy treasures the uniqueness of the individual and affirms its existence. The reason for this is because the Ultimate is a singularity. In fact It is the Ultimate unique individual. The Ultimate does not consider itself irreplaceable, as the more we attune to the Ultimate, the more irreplaceable we ourselves feel.

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Summary

The idea is that you don't need a "guru" and that there is a force of higher intelligence that people can prepare their minds to receive by removing self-limiting beliefs and by having the intent to discover their deeper identity for themselves, independent from any worldly influence.

First of all, the mind should be befriended not scapegoated and villainized as "ego". Secondly, all "ego" is, is your mind constrained by self-limiting beliefs. Remove those limitations and your mind is not some kind of bad "ego".. the mind is a wonderful tool. Self-limiting beliefs are the enemy, not ego. I feel strongly about this.