Here is probably the simplest and easiest tutorial on how to become enlightened. By enlightenment, I mean the state of being characterized by pure nothingness, the absence of suffering, and total abandonment of the ego. In this state you realize that you are pure infinity, nothing, eternal, god, omniscient, and that you already knew the truth all along. I estimate it will take anyone between 3 to 6 months to complete by following these steps:
Preliminaries:
The unawakened state, or dreaming state, is caused by the ego.
Definition - Ego: The concept of self. The component of the human mind responsible for making a distinction between the human and the rest of the world.
The ego is a survival mechanism
The mind uses the ego in order to make survival decisions
This does not mean the ego is necessary for survival, strictly speaking
The ego distorts the human mind's perception of reality, thus making it appear as though the human is distinct from the rest of reality.
In order to awaken, we must deactivate the ego
1. Disarming the Ego - Do Nothing Meditation
Eliminate distractions, set a timer, sit in a comfortable position, close eyes, take 3 deep breaths, relax body, keep movement to a minimum.
Say the mantra once in your mind "If you notice an intention, drop it."
If you notice an intention to do anything: "I need to answer an email", "I need to go grocery shopping", let it go.
Your mind will continue to think even though you have no intention of doing so. Let it.
By not doing anything, you are not activating the 'doer' in your mind. This makes the ego inactive.
Practice for 1 hour per day, in two 30 minute sessions.
If you notice yourself getting sleepy, make sure to sit up straight.
If you have trouble relaxing, try to fall asleep.
2. Disabling the Ego - Be Nothing Meditation
Eventual Do Nothing Meditation becomes easy. You can sit and do nothing with little to no effort.
At this point, drop the intention to do nothing.
Upon dropping all intentions, including the intention to do nothing, the 'doer' mechanism completely shuts off.
You may experience an abstract anxiety, like standing on the edge of a cliff while blindfolded. You feel there is danger but don't know from what. Don't worry about this fear.
Practice this until you can be nothing easily. At this point, notice that you are enlightened.
Notice that you are the only thing going on, that you are omniscient, that suffering is impossible, that you are eternal, and that you always knew this.
You cannot understand the truth. You can only be the truth.
You are not a thing. You are not a concept. You are not something material. You are not something spiritual. You are neither something, nor nothing, nor something that is both something and nothing, nor something that is neither something nor nothing.
Embark on that path that is good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end.