A 2-Step
Journey
by Sri
Anandagiriji
Enlightenment
– Oneness is a 2-step journey, and each
step consists of many steps, each
leading to the other. In this 2-step
journey, when you have reached the first
step, you may say that you are in a
Oneness State. But a more complete
Oneness State would be to arrive at the
second and then of course your can go
beyond Enlightenment. While the majority
of the human race may reach the first
step, which itself is very satisfactory,
it is very essential that the people who
have undergone the 21 day process reach
the second step in order to be a part of
the 64,000 who would play a key role in
the Enlightenment of mankind.
What is
the first step? – When the speed of
sensory co-ordination is reduced, the
natural born “self” which also may be
called ‘the natural self or the
biological self’, ceases. The natural
self that emerges because of the above
said reason creates the sense of
separateness or the ‘body-identity’ (me
& my body), When you feel that you don’t
exist (I am not there), or that your
body is not your body, we may say that
your ‘biological self’ has ended. This
is Oneness - step 1.
Step 2
– the higher Enlightenment is when not
only has the ‘biological self’ ceased,
with it the ’psychological self’ must
end. Only then, have you become the
‘Auspicious One’ what is the
‘psychological self? – The mind with its
contents, comparisons, hurt, hate,
becoming, mental blocks, traumas, manias
and phobias, earthly passions,
obsessions, etc., is the ‘psychological
self’.
When
you have become dis-passionate
(appeasement of obsessions), when your
experience is free of mental influences,
then we may say you are truly in a
Oneness State. The end of craving is the
end of the ‘psychological self’. The
Oneness Blessing that was been given to
you by Sri AmmaBhagavan in the 21 day
process would eventually lead you to the
higher state of Oneness.
The
path to the higher state of Oneness
(step 2) is not a very pleasant
experience. You will be gripped by
causeless fear (fear without any
apparent reasons), causeless depression,
loneliness and meaninglessness, even an
urge to die. If you can muster enough
courage and trust Sri AmmaBhagavan (The
Divine Presence), and stay with this
feeling, which might last a few days – a
few weeks, you will become the
‘Auspicious One’ (God Realized). In
order to arrive here, you cannot avoid
this phase. This phase we call ‘The Dark
Night Of The Soul’.
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