Entering a No-Thought State is the Key To Awakening

[Spiritual Warrior]

Entering a No-Thought state is the key to Awakening

I just finished reading "Who am I? Meditation" by Ramaji and I want to share this insight with you guys. I am NOT enlightened, but this insight really changed the way I see the spiritual path and I haven't seen it talked about much. 

There are lots of golden nuggets in this book, but the main thing that I got out of it is that this "I-thought" comes from the Heart, and in order to enter a non-dual state, the "I-thought" has to move back down towards the Heart, in which it is dormant and not active. This means that you have NO THOUGHTS going on in your head. This is an incredibly difficult task as our minds trick ourselves into thinking that it is "keeping us alive." But in reality, you are able to function perfectly fine and as a matter of fact MUCH BETTER if you were to kill off the "I-thought" completely.

Here are some practical steps that you can take to become aware of this "I-thought" and eventually kill it off. And remember, this is a long term project so give yourself grace. 

1. The first stage in the manifestation of this is just to be aware of the thoughts, become an observer of your thoughts, see every single one come into your mind, watch them come into your awareness and then leave your awareness
2. The second thing to do is to ask the "I-thought" "who are you?" The "I-thought" should respond and tell you "I am the I-thought," then ask it where it came from, the "I-thought" should say "I came from the Heart," then politely tell the I-thought to "Hang out in the Heart for a little while." Don't worry, he will come back. He does not go away easily as he does not want to die. 
3. You do this OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN

I am going to make this a daily habit for myself to do this type of inquiry for 20 minutes a day. You should do the same! And read that book, it is life changing, "Who Am I? Meditation" by Ramaji. 

Hope you found this interesting. 

Edited Monday at 04:49 PM by Spiritual Warrior