“Awakening is characterized by an existential shift of identity from ego to self (awareness, presence, unity), or from self to no-self.”
Adyashanti
“Awakening is characterized by an existential shift of identity from ego to self (awareness, presence, unity), or from self to no-self.”
Adyashanti
Awakening
Awakening
Eckart Tolle
“Every morning we awaken from sleep and from our dreams and enter the state we call wakefulness. A continuous stream of thoughts, most of them repetitive, characterizes the normal wakeful state. So what is it that we awaken from when spiritual awakening occurs? We awaken from identification with our thoughts. Everybody who is not awake spiritually is totally identified with and run by their thinking mind – the incessant voice in the head. Thinking is compulsive: you can’t stop, or so it seems. It is also addictive: you don’t even want to stop, at least not until the suffering generated by the continuous mental noise becomes unbearable.”
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He continues, “In the unawakened state you don’t use thought, but thought uses you. You are, one could almost say, possessed by thought, which is the collective conditioning of the human mind that goes back many thousands of years. You don’t see anything as it is, but distorted and reduced by mental labels, concepts, judgments, opinions and reactive patterns. Your sense of identity, of self, is reduced to a story you keep telling yourself in your head. Me and my story : this what your life is reduced to in the unawakened state. And when your life is thus reduced, you can never be happy for long, because you are not yourself.”
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“Does that mean you don’t think anymore when you awaken spiritually? No, of course not. In fact, you can use thought much more effectively than before, but you realize there is a depth to your Being, a vibrantly alive stillness that is much vaster than thought. It is consciousness itself, of which the thinking mind is only a tiny aspect. For many people, the first indication of a spiritual awakening is that they suddenly become aware of their thoughts. They become a witness to their thoughts, so to speak. They are not completely identified with their mind anymore and so they begin to sense that there is a depth to them that they had never known before.”
Eckhart Tolle
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More on Awakening
Eckart Tolle
“Every morning we awaken from sleep and from our dreams and enter the state we call wakefulness. A continuous stream of thoughts, most of them repetitive, characterizes the normal wakeful state. So what is it that we awaken from when spiritual awakening occurs? We awaken from identification with our thoughts. Everybody who is not awake spiritually is totally identified with and run by their thinking mind – the incessant voice in the head. Thinking is compulsive: you can’t stop, or so it seems. It is also addictive: you don’t even want to stop, at least not until the suffering generated by the continuous mental noise becomes unbearable.”
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He continues, “In the unawakened state you don’t use thought, but thought uses you. You are, one could almost say, possessed by thought, which is the collective conditioning of the human mind that goes back many thousands of years. You don’t see anything as it is, but distorted and reduced by mental labels, concepts, judgments, opinions and reactive patterns. Your sense of identity, of self, is reduced to a story you keep telling yourself in your head. Me and my story : this what your life is reduced to in the unawakened state. And when your life is thus reduced, you can never be happy for long, because you are not yourself.”
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“Does that mean you don’t think anymore when you awaken spiritually? No, of course not. In fact, you can use thought much more effectively than before, but you realize there is a depth to your Being, a vibrantly alive stillness that is much vaster than thought. It is consciousness itself, of which the thinking mind is only a tiny aspect. For many people, the first indication of a spiritual awakening is that they suddenly become aware of their thoughts. They become a witness to their thoughts, so to speak. They are not completely identified with their mind anymore and so they begin to sense that there is a depth to them that they had never known before.”
Eckhart Tolle
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More on Awakening
Teachers/Guides
Teachers/Guides
Matt Kahn
Matt is the author of the best-selling books Everything Is Here To help You, published by Hay House and Whatever Arises, Love That, published by Sounds True. He is a spiritual teacher, and highly-attuned empathic healer who has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos.
Mooji
“Satsang is the invitation to step into the fire of self discovery.
This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.”
David Hawkins
Dr. Hawkins is an internationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, and pioneer in the fields of consciousness research and spirituality. He writes and teaches from the unique perspective of an experienced clinician, scientist, and mystic and is devoted to the spiritual evolution of mankind.
A Map of Consciousness
A Meditation & Contemplation
Matt Kahn
Matt is the author of the best-selling books Everything Is Here To help You, published by Hay House and Whatever Arises, Love That, published by Sounds True. He is a spiritual teacher, and highly-attuned empathic healer who has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos.
Mooji
“Satsang is the invitation to step into the fire of self discovery.
This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.”
David Hawkins
Dr. Hawkins is an internationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, and pioneer in the fields of consciousness research and spirituality. He writes and teaches from the unique perspective of an experienced clinician, scientist, and mystic and is devoted to the spiritual evolution of mankind.
A Map of Consciousness
A Meditation & Contemplation
Many enlightened masters have imparted their teachings to humanity inspiring the creation of the doctrines and religions we have come to know along the way. Looked at together, commonalities can be found in their spoken words, a thread of unity seen.
Many enlightened masters have imparted their teachings to humanity inspiring the creation of the doctrines and religions we have come to know along the way. Looked at together, commonalities can be found in their spoken words, a thread of unity seen.
Baha u llah
Bahai Faith
Baha u llah
Bahai Faith
Baha u llah (1817-1892)
Bahai Faith
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“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens”
“O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.”
“Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world.”
“The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. … So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”
Baha u llah (1817-1892)
Bahai Faith
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“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens”
“O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.”
“Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world.”
“The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. … So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”
Gautama Buddha
Buddhism
Gautama Buddha
Buddhism
Gautama Buddha (480-400 BC)
Buddhism (1)
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“What we think, we become.“
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
“You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.”
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
“In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.”
“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.”
Gautama Buddha (480-400 BC)
Buddhism (1)
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“What we think, we become.“
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
“You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.”
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
“In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.”
“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.”
Confucius
Confucius
Confucius (551-479 BC) (2)
“They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.”
“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
Confucius (551-479 BC) (2)
“They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.”
“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
Jesus
Christianity
Jesus
Christianity
Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Matthew 7:7,8 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
Matthew 5:43-44 “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”
John 3:17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Matthew 7:7,8 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
Matthew 5:43-44 “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”
John 3:17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
Krishna
Hinduism
Krishna
Hinduism
Krishna (3228-3102 BC)
Hinduism (3)
“He who is rooted in oneness realizes that I am
in every being; wherever he goes, he remains in me.”
“He who perceives Me everywhere and beholds everything in Me
never loses sight of Me, nor do I ever lose sight of him. “
“This Self is never born nor does it ever perish; nor having come into existence will it again cease to be.
It is birthless, eternal, changeless, ever-same(unaffected by the usual processes associated with time).
It is not slain when the body is killed. “
“He sees truly who perceive the Supreme Lord present equally in all creatures, the Imperishable amidst the perishing. He who is conscious of the omnipresence of God does not injure the Self by the self. That man reaches the Supreme Goal.”
“Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.”
Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.”
“The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results.”
“Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity.”
“The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul.”
“The man who sees me in everything and everything within me
will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him.”
“When he sees all being as equal in suffering or in joy
because they are like himself, that man has grown perfect in yoga.”
Krishna (3228-3102 BC)
Hinduism (3)
“He who is rooted in oneness realizes that I am
in every being; wherever he goes, he remains in me.”
“He who perceives Me everywhere and beholds everything in Me
never loses sight of Me, nor do I ever lose sight of him. “
“This Self is never born nor does it ever perish; nor having come into existence will it again cease to be.
It is birthless, eternal, changeless, ever-same(unaffected by the usual processes associated with time).
It is not slain when the body is killed. “
“He sees truly who perceive the Supreme Lord present equally in all creatures, the Imperishable amidst the perishing. He who is conscious of the omnipresence of God does not injure the Self by the self. That man reaches the Supreme Goal.”
“Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.”
Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.”
“The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results.”
“Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity.”
“The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul.”
“The man who sees me in everything and everything within me
will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him.”
“When he sees all being as equal in suffering or in joy
because they are like himself, that man has grown perfect in yoga.”
Muhammad
Islam
Muhammad
Islam
Muhammad (570-632 AD)
Islam (4)
“God is One, and liketh unity.”
“Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”
“God is not merciful to him who is not kind to mankind.”
“Be persistent in good actions. “
“The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.”
“The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.”
“All God’s creatures are His family; and he is the most beloved of God who doeth most good to God’s creatures.”
“There is no man who woundeth and pardoneth the giver of the wound but God will exalt his dignity and dimish his faults.”
“That man is nearest to God, who pardoneth, when he had in his power him who would have injured him.”
“Do not say, that if the people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them.”
“The people entitled to the Abode of Bliss are three; the first, a just king, a doer of good to his people endowed with virtue; the second, an affectionate man, of a tender heart to relations and others; the third, a virtuous man.”
“Verily God instructs me to be humble and lowly and not proud; and that no one should oppress another.”
“The greatest enemies of God are those who are entered into Islam, and do acts of infidelity, and who without cause, shed the blood of man. “
“Do you know what sappeth the foundations of Islam and ruineth it? The errors of the learned destroy it, and the disputations of the hypocrite, and the orders of kings who have lost the road.”
“Keep yourselves far from envy; it eateth up and taketh away good actions, like as fire eateth up and burneth wood.”
Muhammad (570-632 AD)
Islam (4)
“God is One, and liketh unity.”
“Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”
“God is not merciful to him who is not kind to mankind.”
“Be persistent in good actions. “
“The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.”
“The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.”
“All God’s creatures are His family; and he is the most beloved of God who doeth most good to God’s creatures.”
“There is no man who woundeth and pardoneth the giver of the wound but God will exalt his dignity and dimish his faults.”
“That man is nearest to God, who pardoneth, when he had in his power him who would have injured him.”
“Do not say, that if the people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them.”
“The people entitled to the Abode of Bliss are three; the first, a just king, a doer of good to his people endowed with virtue; the second, an affectionate man, of a tender heart to relations and others; the third, a virtuous man.”
“Verily God instructs me to be humble and lowly and not proud; and that no one should oppress another.”
“The greatest enemies of God are those who are entered into Islam, and do acts of infidelity, and who without cause, shed the blood of man. “
“Do you know what sappeth the foundations of Islam and ruineth it? The errors of the learned destroy it, and the disputations of the hypocrite, and the orders of kings who have lost the road.”
“Keep yourselves far from envy; it eateth up and taketh away good actions, like as fire eateth up and burneth wood.”