Comments on: How To Get Enlightened

By: Trey

Trey — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:08:48 +0000

I just love how simple it is (once we forget ourselves) to find that tingly feeling of bliss which can only be covered up when we remember ourselves again.

Reading what Maharshi advises, I think of the words “Who am?” while kind of avoiding the thought of “I”. Every time, these words cease my thoughts as if my mind were waiting for the sentence to end but all it can hear is stillness and from it I find peace.

Thank you Ariel.

By: Sumiran

Sumiran — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:05:40 +0000

Get introduce with Omkar or sound-of-silence from a realized master and surrender yourself into it while in meditation, and do your daily activities in its remembering. Most importantly intensify your thirst Sumirans last blog post..Way of Sufi: wine, beloved and intoxication

By: Wendy Mewhort

Wendy Mewhort — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:26:51 +0000

In regards to Neale :-)
Might I point out that he is continually, consistently, constantly, working, working, working, to raise people’s consciousness… he is always bringing out the issues in people that make them search within, if they so choose. He is tirelessly bringing the issues out of the dark, exposing them to the light. Do you know if he has surrendered? Do you know if he is consciously or unconsciously helping people move forward in this personal and planetary ascension process we are experiencing? Hmmmm…. ;-)
Now, that’s HIS little secret, isn’t it?
Many blessings,
Wendy

By: Jasper

Jasper — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:03:39 +0000

Yeah, great summary!
I´d add:

Taoism (e.g.Laozi): living with integrity, observing nature.
Understanding the dualities of yin and yang, to finally realize the Tao/Oneness

The Zen teaching of Huang Po:
(in a nutshell)
-Giving up conceptual thought
-The real dharma(~path) is the wordless dharma, the dharma of no dharma

I love ^this guy! he spills alot of paradox…

By: buddhalite

buddhalite — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:49:39 +0000

also wanted to add this, because this is how it came to me, but many teachers have said this too – follow your heart’s deepest desire, let go of everything but your heart’s deepest calling….the rest will happen by itself.

thanks for clearing that up about neale too…i used to wonder about that…so i guess you can be a messenger, or receive communication from God without actually being awakened (yet)to your own true nature…that’s really interesting. do you think it’s the same with esther hicks and abraham?

By: Ariel Bravy

Ariel Bravy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:40:21 +0000

Awesome. You go girl!

By: Ariel Bravy

Ariel Bravy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:37:54 +0000

Yes yes yes, a great way to let go of the egoic fears/restrictions/limitations that prevent you from experiencing your true nature. I’m glad you suggested it.

By: TJones

TJones — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:00:41 +0000

Releasing via The Sedona Method, continually letting go, opening up and surrendering all things can also lead to Self-Realization.
Plus, being more open helps maintain self-realization, and you’re less likely to get fooled into limitation again.

By: brianohio

brianohio — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:51:41 +0000

Thank you for this menu of enlightenment. There are indeed many paths leading to the same place. Oh, and Travis may want to read up on the karma of sarcasm... brianohios last blog post..The ugly face of sarcasm…

By: Wendy Mewhort

Wendy Mewhort — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:17:33 +0000

Yes, absolutely, it is about *knowing* that you are a conscious channel of the divine… and loving, respecting, and honoring the beauty of the system. You’re right, many people are channels for the betterment of others- be it in writing, speaking, a beautiful painting, an idea that facilitates peaceful resolution of conflict, what have you- but they may not know that it is not coming from them… they own it as their own creation, rather than the ultimate truth of from where whence it came. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with this, it is just to point out the different levels of understanding. Or, they regret what they say/did, not *knowing* the purpose behind it :-) So yes, one must be self-aware that they are ‘being’ enlightenment-in-action. There are many unconscious channels of the divine walking around, absolutely… that’s beautiful… we are all divine. We must stop thinking that enlightenment looks a certain way, or there is a certain way to get there. Although you may feel uplifted around the ‘energy’ (vibration) of an enlightened person, you may also find yourself extremely agitated, angry… like your most tender buttons were just pushed. That is because enlightened people are willing to say/do what you need to hear/receive for your growth and development. They *know* that they are here to be of service to you :-) When this happens, go within… the answer to the belief system that you are hanging on to- that they have helped ‘rise to the surface’, so that it may be transmuted into a new one- can be found when you ‘go into the stillness that is the truth of who you are’. Bless them. Thank them. Those that irritate us are helping us the most :-) A beautiful system, indeed! We are all here in service to one another, for in truth we all love another… so we are all giving each other what we ‘need’… it’s just that we don’t PERCEIVE it this way :-) And yes, some people do this consciously, and some unconsciously… but the children, Ariel, they know full well what they’re doing… they’re just ‘not allowed’ to tell you ;-)
In love and gratitude,
Wendy