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ABOUT THE AWAKENED STATE & HOW
LONG IT MAY TAKE TO GET IT AFTER
RECEIVING MUKTHI DEEKSHA
It is difficult to know how
quickly someone will go into a
permanent awakened state after
receiving Mukthi Deeksha. Many who
shared their experiences with me had
immediate results. Of course, we
are not all the same. It is
important to understand that the
experience for some people during
the Mukthi Deeksha will be quite
electric & powerful with all manner
of visions & fireworks & kundalini
phenomena, while for others it could
be a very gentle & subtle unfolding
over a period of hours or days and
may lack the fireworks expected. The
awakened state is not necessarily
something "flashy". It is our
natural state, characterized by the
experience of reality as it is, free
from the chatter & interference of
the mind, free from conflict &
resistance, a state of clarity & joy
without a sense of separation. This
process deepens as we become more
aware in the present moment and
strengthen our connection to the
Divine.
One of the most life-changing
deekshas I ever received was so
subtle that I initially felt nothing
and thought it was a total failure.
I was very disappointed. Every other
deeksha I had experienced before
this was tangibly powerful and
immediately plunged me into an
altered state. The next day after
receiving that deeksha it struck me
like a ton of bricks that, although
unnoticed by me and without any big
flashes or bangs, this seemingly
impotent deeksha had gently &
permanently erased many years of
suffering. All that remained inside
of me was vast emptiness & silence
with bliss gently unfolding at the
center, something that has remained
with me permanently.
We should also
understand that the word "Bliss" is
often misunderstood as meaning only
a peak state of intoxication
with extreme joy & ecstasy.
However a synonym for "Bliss" is
simply "mellowness" or "peaceful
acceptance". In the awakened state
there is the simple experience of
"what is" without conflict &
resistance. This results in peace,
stillness & conservation of energy
that was previously being consumed
by the struggles of the mind. This
surplus of energy may bubble up
resulting in ecstasy and supreme joy
or it may simply result in a state
of peaceful calm & clarity in which
the intelligence & compassion of the
heart can shine forth. That is
Bliss.
Since there are so
many misconceptions attached to
"Enlightenment", we often prefer to
use the word "Awakened" to describe
this state. It is different than
visions of galaxies, brilliant
lights, intense electricity coursing
through the body, out of body
experiences, psychic perceptions,
visions of God and other expanded
states of consciousness which are
the effects of kundalini energy
activating the chakras (usually a
temporary condition). The awakened
state on the other hand is
characterized by freedom from the
divisive chatter of the
mind & from the feeling of
separation and the experience of
reality as it is and of oneself as
Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
(Sat-Chit-Ananda). Read Sri
Bhagavan's explanation of the
awakened state during the webcast at
http://www.onenessmovementflorida.org/webcast-3-20-10.htm.
The awakened state does not mean the
absence of thoughts & charges. In
this state the mind is still there
even though we are free from it's
chatter and domination. We may
well experience an ongoing stream
of thoughts and charges. We need
not identify with them or name them.
The thoughts and charges are
experienced in awareness without
conflict or resistance. Awareness is
freedom (mukti). To see is to be
free. If we resist them and seek to
escape or to "fix" them, they
persist and we are controlled by the
unconscious charges. If we are aware
of the charges, if we see them and
simply experience them, then we are
free from conflict and the charges &
thoughts do not control us.
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