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@Aakash My experience has been almost identical to a movie that I found on YouTube called Samadhi part 1 & 2 .....its good and its the truth. Here is a tiny clip from that movie: People who are engaged in religious or spiritual practices such as yoga prayer meditation chanting or any kind of ritual are practicing techniques which are conditioned, which means they are just part of the ego construct, the seeking and the activity isn't the problem, thinking you have found the answer in some external form is the problem spirituality in its most common form is no different than pathological thinking that is going on everywhere, it is further agitation of the Mind more human doing as opposed to human being. The ego construct wants more money more power more love more of everything. Those on the so-called spiritual path desire to be more spiritual more awake more equanimous more peaceful more enlightened. Samadhi is not about attaining or adding something more to yourself, its to die before you die.

I guess I would consider myself enlightened and the easiest way for me to explain it is it's not something you gain.... it's a falling away of who you thought you were and the realization of true self. Which by the way feels like nothing and everything at the same time kind of hard to explain. Judgment becomes pointless because you know they are just conditioned thought patterns. I look at things as they are and of course sometimes my mind tries to jump in and call it something else but I tend to just let that fall away and see it for what it is. The saying "it is what it is" Rings true with enlightenment. To me Enlightenment is simply the Truth realized in all aspects of existence. It's not necessarily that your ego dissolves or goes anywhere ...I can just choose not to listen to it, or I can play some Divine game of Lila and listen to it... it just depends on what I choose to do. It's honestly not what most people think, sometimes I feel like my brain is completely rewired and it has been happening to me gradually over about a two-year span so far with multiple and different size Awakenings throughout. There are no prerequisites but I will say a lot of meditation helps with the shift. Thank you for allowing me to share and peace be with you all!!

@lukej I like your purity is having no reason statement. Very interesting, is this statement related to goallessness and non attachment/unconditional love? I find a peaceful awakend bliss with surrendering and not needing anything to strive for or achieve. Just being present in the divines creation and quietly watching nature play its course.