My Spiritual Awakening Story. My Enlightenment Story.

Eric Putkonen tells his spiritual awakening story...in six minutes.
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[@Boblw56]

I had a similar experience. Studied everything for 40 years and just gave up. It finally happened spontaneously years later. It was so simple, obscured by the false goal of “attaining” Enlightenment. It’s simply about being present and being one with THIS, which is all there is and realizing you’re not your thoughts or emotions, but everything. Thanks for sharing. BTW, also recommend Tony Parsons and “The Open Secret.”

[@felice9907]

@@mpeniak enlightenment itself is pretty dangerous - because it´s reality with capital R .... .

[@falliezhang4269]

Lol same! I also gave up in the past because I read something about how a woman body is making it extra hard to awaken so I thought I couldn’t be bothered in this life time. It helped massively in hindsight. 🤭🤭😂😂🙏👍

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

I gave up for a few years there also. I was drinking too much etc and just said screw it. But the last year or so has been crazy and the fact that we can find these videos on KZbin is literally a Godsend. I have been meditating as much as I can and life is so much better. Although I have not experienced awakening I’ve had glimpses

[@edwinroworth7932]

​@@TheNoSuchThingPodcast it's funny making progress to No Me

[@slappymcghee9515]

You were very good at articulating something that cannot really be explained, taught or learned.

[@lightinlondon8168]

Sounds genuine and down-to-earth. Thank you.

[@keithpopko2540]

I enjoyed your story, Eric, and remember you on a Tolle discussion forum quite a few years ago and knew right away you 'got it'. Tolle was the turning point for me as well. After 27 years of meditation and numerous spiritual disciplines without getting anywhere I gave up in frustration. That very day I stumbled across The Power of Now. Things fell into place very quickly after that.

[@juanp2222]

I come in an out, I have had the enlightment experience mutliple times for a couple of days or hours after meditating for long periods... I snap out and forget most of wha I understood, go back to ego and suffer. I do recall a lot, and I can describe it with words but my mind kidnaps my attention, this is been going on for like 3 years now.. feel really frustrated, I can manage to be present for short periods of time... I think I need to let go, wanting it so bad, and stop thinking about it.

[@Chriswgrantjr]

Also there has been amazing benefits to the " I wonder what my next thought will be" technique. I have experienced a drastic increase in my mile times. Running in that space of no mind, it feels like I'm able to run in a flow of an endless amount of energy! The only thing that stops me is my heart rate no able to keep up with the amount of energy my body is able to flow in! It feels unlimited, like I have tapped into some kind of unlimited energy source! When my mind is not using it in thought the body is free to be full of energy! The fastest mile I have ran in the space of no mind is at "7:06" and this is me average shape and conditioning. Also I've tried it in other sports and my timing becomes impeccable! It's almost like the subconscious mind is able to perform more efficiently when the consciousness mind is in stillness without any influence of thought! I've also noticed life flowing alot more easier and alot more positive manifestation without the mind striving for them!

[@justasimpleguy7211]

@Eric Putkonen Hi Eric. I saw your post in the Non Duality sub-forum over at SF and thought I'd check out your YT channel. I too came across Eckhart Tolle during a decade long obsession with, and deep dive into consciousness studies along with meditation. It wasn't until the summer of 2019 when I came across a Sadhguru video and him saying "Open up a small space between mind and consciousness" that provided my first real insight into that "space", the deep inner silence. Then Vedanta NY videos started popping up in my YT recommended videos and within a month or so the floodgates opened wide. For lack of a better word I had an "awakening" experience that lasted several weeks. The best way to describe it is it was the waking equivalent of a lucid dream. Another way to describe it is a quote from Baba Muktananda: "Earth, moon, stars and sun revolve inside me". I like the lucid dream analogy better because anyone that has experienced lucid dreams can probably grasp what I'm getting at. The intensity of those several weeks faded but never totally dissipated and once "touched" it simply cannot be "untouched". "Knowing" one isn't body nor mind but that deep and utter inner silence that's ever-present and unchanging, even in the midst of intense activity. The Ineffable.

[@kunalarora6487]

hi can u share link of ny vedanta video even they started poping for me though i have done Vipassana meditation done 2 courses now able to feel all sensation in body and also able to identify that there is something apart from body but not able to connect with it fully

[@TheCinmatra]

- "My Enlightenment Story". Tx for sharing your story Eric :)

[@bretta7057]

I’ve been greatly enjoying your videos lately, and identify quite a bit with this story...including the Northern Minnesota part (I live in Duluth).

[@LazyPanda89]

When i feel pain and suffering i just imagine i can take my own life at any time to end it all...and this is the moment the pain vanishes and i become happy ...it's because pain and suffering can't exist without someone who perceives it...all what is left after all my senses and thoughts are gone is that ever lasting background peace...ahh 😌

[@lynlavalight]

Psychological suffering is caused by resisting what is happening in the current moment, blocking the flow of Life living itself through us. I know this to be true from experience. So, I felt the urge to say this with love and understanding. From my heart and direct experience. I have also dealt with much suffering in my 70 years. Rather than entertain such a negative thought, regarding taking your own life as a strategy to let go of pain and suffering, what about finding a true teacher to guide you in real self-inquiry that might lead to liberation? You will discover how to recognize and abide in your true nature, pure awareness, that lacks any personal qualities and therefore is without suffering or any sense of lack. That also sends a better message to the Universe, than the "taking your own life" to avoid suffering. It indicates you are simply open to receive. My teacher says the Universe fulfills Impersonal desires and I have found that to be true. The trick is in losing interest in what your ego is constantly trying to hook you with and remain interested in the truth of your true nature, etc. You probably already know this. Best to you!

[@juanp2222]

@@lynlavalight I come in an out, I have had the enlightment experience mutliple times for a couple of days or hours after meditating for long periods... I snap out and forget most of wha I understood, go back to ego and suffer. I do recall a lot, and I can describe it with words but my mind kidnaps my attention, this is been going on for like 3 years now.. feel really frustrated, I can manage to be present for short periods of time... I think I need to let go, wanting it so bad, and stop thinking about it. but I suffer alot. I have a teacher and he tells me it is unnusual for me to have had the experience multiple times and then fall back to like a beginner,, he tells me this is infinite, you are at university level, failing first grade stuff.

[@mirrorimage5423]

Wish you all the best on your path to wisdom.

[@niwaleaf]

I really enjoyed this, you were spot on about everything. Just got a new subscriber here. 🙏🏼✨

[@SoulLegacyTV]

Hi Eric, I came across your video as I seek fellow Spiritual KZbinrs to share their Spiritual Story on my KZbin Podcast & KZbin Summit. I resonate with coming across Eckhart Tolle and his book whilst going through my spiritual awakening. It is interesting that many of us feel called to come to KZbin to find out what happened to us and that's how we end up on KZbin! I will check out the best way to reach out to you to see if you resonate. Thanks for sharing so short and sweet and helping others understand this journey.. I agree, once we see through a different lens we never see the world the same!

[@NondualityChannel]

if you want to contact me, you could use this form - www.nondualitysimplified.com/ask-eric

[@puneetgrvr]

@@NondualityChannel dear brother pls do answer.... Wat exactly is oneness... After enlightenment how to you experience this oneness pls do elaborate

[@mattlikex]

Just found your channel ❤ loved your story thanks for sharing. So many similarities

[@roosvirginia2993]

This is one of the most unique stories I heard so far.

[@NondualityChannel]

Unique in what ways?

[@roosvirginia2993]

@@NondualityChannel The stories I listened to so far, were more a slowly letting go of identity, in your story that seemed to happen rather suddenly.

[@jennybengtsson1223]

@@roosvirginia2993 Yeah, Because he realised his true nature thus there was no one to let go of anything. The one who believed he needed to let go or become “self realised” was transcended. Only the self remained. The self was finally allowed to show its self and its glory and shine thought and made him realise the self was there all along.

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

What’s amazing is that normal people like you and me and many others are having these revelations. I have had glimpses of enlightenment…..or awareness I suppose

[@mikelisteral7863]

ive had 1000 and still dont consider myself awake. youtube is filled with "teachers" that had one shift and think they are gurus get out of your confort zone and check for any trace of fear. if there is then your not enlightened

[@edwinroworth7932]

When l was a young cub, circa 1970 no one knew anything about enlightenment in the USA. Now more and more do, all thanks to the Internet.. blessings ❤

[@Bonpu]

"Once you see through the game the game doesn't fool you anymore." I remember waking up from the mind, seeing it clearly for the deceptive machine it is, as if I was holding a clockwork. No more self, no thoughts, no time, no fear, no gain, no body, no death, no problems, no judgements, no words, no awkward relationships - only love, only this. Still, after about a day, identification retuned on a bodily level: subtly, seemingly innocent, just a barely noticeable contraction, a lumping in my stomach. "How could nothingness have a problem with identification?", I thought. Which is true. But soon I was my old suffering self again. The experience lead me to believe that genuine awakening occurs on a comprehensive, "energetic" level as many say, seeing through the mind is mere byproduct. It may also be the case that "karma" (unresolved biographical burdens, belonging to no-one) can hold you back. It also makes me think that awakening depends on certain rather mundane factors that have nothing to do with awakening itself: readiness, foundations, practice, an unshakeable resting in stillness. Understanding is secondary.

[@NondualityChannel]

Understanding is primary, but it is not mental understanding nor a shallow glimpse. The fact a "me" could be believed again means it was not understood deeply enough...there was doubt and ignorance left for a "me" to remain. The understanding I speak of is not of the mind at all, but much deeper than that.

[@torment4723]

@@NondualityChannel Yes, in other words enlightenment is not a thing per se, it doesn't do anything at the practical level, except it does when it happens. It's paradoxical, yet true. Because when the ego reaches enlightenment, it can still be fooled, that is where i don't agree with you, enlightenment doesn't make the person not foolable once "obtained", you could still lose your mind, your brain is still a physical manifestation that can remember and forget, hence i think that statement is just a tiny bit superficial for the sake of the show, yet i do believe you are awakened. But i still digress that your present state of consciousness is in great part dictated by a human brain, which is, by definition, a physical construction, and which by definition, its state is impermanent. So yea, you could still be fooled, although it is highly improbable, because awakening is a total let go due to precise understanding of the nature of being, because, you will notice, if you are not 100% sure of what you discovered, you won't be able to let go, you will keep seeking. Once you find the cosmic joke however, you going back into chasing, is comical, because you simply KNOW what's happening... you simply KNOW there's nothing there other than what IS at any point in time.

[@edwinroworth7932]

Exactly ❤

[@abajaj1510]

Nice, clear and real...🙏

[@MissionNeetPgMarch]

Thankyou for sharing your experience 🙏

[@iamthat8165]

I am so happy 😀 for you

[@rebeccazep2497]

Thank you for sharing. What you are experiencing in life with basically transcending the ego is my ultimate goal. Do you have any advice for how I can get there? I’ve been doing shadow work a lot and I’m wondering when I know I’ve done enough shadow work and when I need to just focus on quieting my mind and saying present so I can transcend my ego.

[@NondualityChannel]

I would recommend regularly being present...so present that there is no thought. Periods of just being still and silent. Also, I recommend looking at and diving deeper into this "me" you feel and believe yourself to be.

[@rebeccazep2497]

Eric Putkonen thank you!! I know it’s a practice and will take time and commitment. I’m ready though 🥰

[@SamanthaPham]

Thanks for sharing your stories! It was very inspirational! I just posted my awakening as well and its amazing to hear other peoples stories as well

[@rosisunny9302]

Are you looking for more clientele for your KZbin channel? You story has nothing with learning to do!Still wishing all blessings to you,may you learn quickly,having a mask does not work!

[@Chriswgrantjr]

So I've been trying eckhart Tolle's technique "I wonder what my next thought will be" and it has lead me to the place of no mind! The mind ceases and then all of sudden stillness and peace is there. This technique has been a door opener for me but every time the mind tries to take dominance I go back to the question to cease my mind. This is the only way I have done it to become present. What other techniques work to cease the mind? If my intent is not there to observe the mind, then mind takes over in thought. I guess I'm asking is there another way to do this, without always having to put my intention there to wait for my "next thought."

[@NondualityChannel]

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[@JoelMiller626]

Thank you for making your channel, Eric. 🙏. I heard you say on another podcast that the video was "Flowering of Consciousness" by Elkhart Tolle (I may have that wrong). So, I purchased and listened to the audio book on audible. I've been practicing the being present technique (sensing the body like the hands or feet. Then while body). Also the pain body technique (which seems like the same technique in a sense). Would you just recommend me doing those ? I also see you answering some people on here to dive deeply into the "me" that is suffering. What do you mean by that? Self inquiry? I know awakening is like a paradox and that there's really nothing to "do" to awaken. I've tried so many other things since 2005. Kinda worn out from suffering and trying a million different things. Any advice would help. Also, did you practice being present for some time before your awakening? Or did it happen the first try. Thanks. 🙏👍

[@NondualityChannel]

The first try...I did not practice being present for any time before. Of course, being present and without thought that time was not what caused awakening...because I had been present and without thought before (spontaneously). Being present and without thought only creates a more conducive environment for awakening. It comes down to understanding. We suffer because of misconception, beliefs, and ignorance. So you can either delve into the roots of suffering or delve into the roots of the "me" that is suffering. If there is a seeing that the "me" is a fiction...that understanding changes things. This would be self investigation, not self inquiry (as Ramana Maharshi taught it).

[@JoelMiller626]

@@NondualityChannel Thanks for replying to me! I really appreciate it. As delving into the roots of suffering or delving into the "me" of suffering, would your improved Neti Neti style help with that? Sorry for all of the questions.

[@NondualityChannel]

@@JoelMiller626 That is part of it.

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

Really cool testimony, mine is pretty similar to yours with all the studying and trying to find answers. Do you narrate videos or books by any chance? I really recognize your voice from somewhere but I can't put my finger on it. If not, you really should. Your voice is S O L I D

[@NondualityChannel]

No, I don't narrate videos or books...but I used to produce an audio podcast years ago called "Out of Our Minds".

[@patrickkissane4341]

Great channel. Only thing that has me curious is that you've studied meditation and such, but never heard of being in the present until Echart? I asked this because I came across meditation, while suffering severely from depression anxiety, which had me very interested, I didn't meditate per conciously per say, but I was reading a lot about it and would always try to not think at all, where after about at year or so, which was not about 5 months ago, where I had the realization of how to keep my mind truly quiet. So I'm at the point in my practice where I can be alone and do this, which is very peacful. I'm happy with that, but now it's just hard for me to be at peace while being around people, because I feel im just to focused on myself at this point, which can make feel a certain negative way...asshole, anti social all the nonsense.

[@NondualityChannel]

Actually, I never said I never heard of being in the present until Eckhart's video. I said he was saying things I heard before and thought I knew.

[@janreichenbach265]

@@NondualityChannel Eckhart Tolle is simply wonderful . I hope "A new earth" will become mandatory reading in school !

[@coracross7903]

Hi Eric, at 4.25 I hear you say 'the origins of suffering'. Are you suggesting there is more than one source?

[@NondualityChannel]

Generically, it could be said all suffering arises due to ignorance. However, the specific ignorance or ignorances can vary...just as understanding varies.

[@lennyanders1639]

After years of Hatha yoga, meditation, pranayama, sexual transmutation and special diet my kundalini awoke and my old way of life ceased.

[@bulgarianenglishpropertytr3555]

Good stuff man. More people that are awakening the better. I have gone into a weird situation recently. Just as I felt I was beginning to get out of the mind I went not quite below the mind but say between the level of thinking and below thinking. I don't if it is brain fog or what not, but at the same time a lot of realisations have come to me, such as one the journey we are all here to take which is realise our true selves. Basically everything that had made no sense when I read it years ago suddenly became known to me. Now at this present moment I am still the state of being below thinking and will probably will have to wait till death to realise my being.

[@edwinroworth7932]

No, you are experiencing what Buddha called the quiet mind..

[@lopswhatever]

Hi, my question is: to attain the stillness of the mind, Indian vedas talk about Yama and Niyama (which is basically a lot of disciplines to practice in order to purify one’s mind). It’s also said that if you can’t renounce then at least offer whatever you do to God. Point is, I work in the fashion industry, so I have to look and carry myself a certain way (which feels very superficial sometimes and also the kind of service doesn’t feel like true service to human beings like how the health care workers provide or teachers or NGOs etc). secondly I have a partner and I live with him but lust is forbidden in the list of disciplines one must follow. Does it mean I won’t be able to achieve this state ever? I recently thought of renouncing because I wanted to end my suffering and cut all my attachments because that is the root cause of every suffering but my family was really against it. Please reply if you have the time to go through it🙏🏻

[@NondualityChannel]

There is no need to leave the world. Working in the fashion industry is not a hindrance. Nor is sex with a loved partner a problem. Just cease clinging and repelling (non-attached)...renounce "my" and "mine". The mind doesn't really exist...there is no point in controlling, disciplining, or purifying it. Stillness of mind (i.e. no-mind, or not-thinking) does not arise because of discipline, control, or purification. Just be 100% devoted to the feeling/experiencing of the moment...deeply and fully aware of here and now. Thought can not touch now. The closest thought can come is a moment ago in memory or a moment to come in speculative imagination. No thought is about this very moment and so thought is irrelevant. So ignore thought...focus on now.

[@martugharzia]

Thank you for sharing your story. I wanted to ask you if you knew anything about chakras and your opinion about it. Personally I don’t know anything about chakras but I don’t know why I just was curious about the topic and wondering if you knew anything about it.

[@NondualityChannel]

Early in my spiritual search I learned about chakras. I learned about a lot of "spiritual" things. I have little interest in it anymore.

[@cesar_zapata]

Hi Eric. Have you ever had the desire/chance to talk to Eckhart in person and tell him your story? I wonder if you see him as a master and has this kind of appreciation for him.

[@NondualityChannel]

No, I never met Eckhart. I have no desire to either. I don't see him as master. I appreciate his work and clear teachings regarding being present.

[@ArcaneInkTattoo]

It would be nice to hear you speak more about pulling the root of these samskaras out. I think thanks what I’m experiencing after awakening. Do you offer private chats ? I’ve been dipping in and out of Samadhi for a while now and it’s very chaotic lol. Need help.

[@NondualityChannel]

Yes, I offer private chats...by phone or skype.

[@yishaishasha8690]

❤

[@gordonbrown5340]

Eloquently told Sir.

[@PixieJoey]

Thank you

[@mlogs2273]

HI Eric, Do you feel any discomfort within yourself with the energies trying to play with the body or escape it? Or in simple words, What are the challenges post enlightenment?

[@NondualityChannel]

No discomfort...nor any challenges. For whom would there be challenges? That whom is an illusion. Nonduality is all there is...or said another way...the Self is all there is. The Self has no challenges with the Self. The Self is not dissonant with the Self. It is only the illusory "me" that could be dissonant with the Self and therefore have challenges. The challenge of fighting reality and what is (i.e. the Self).

[@carlavela7106]

Thank you ☺ 💜

[@Hi_how_r_u_]

To be honest when you say it like this, you became present and illusions/suffering stopped happening it sounds like it's easy while other teachers make it sound hard when they talk about facing your biggest fears. When they say facing your biggest fears it makes me think i have to experience the worst possible things but when you say just be present it doesn't make it sound like a hazardous journey. If anyone can elaborate i would really appreciate it, thanks

[@NondualityChannel]

What is so hazardous about returning to the natural state or realizing that which has always been the case?

[@Hi_how_r_u_]

@@NondualityChannel Maybe when strong beliefs are challenged it can be difficult to adapt to newly gained insight. It seems like most people consider themselves to be individuals/bodies when according to non-dual teachers this is not the case. Im curious, what is this shift in perspective like? What will happen during this apparent transformation of consciousness or understanding? I can only imagine based on stories and my own experience.

[@NondualityChannel]

@@Hi_how_r_u_ Incorrect beliefs shatter. If it is difficult to adapt, then it is a "me" trying to adapt and therefore realization did not occur. I am not talking about trying to incorporate a newly gained insight, but a shattering of incorrect understanding. You ask me to describe the shift...it is like...'oh, this is how it always has been and I just misunderstood before and mistook it for something else.'

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

Could you please point me to the flowering of human consciousness please?

[@rosisunny9302]

Whats the Arden’s off suffering!Will Condishening stay forever??

[@ishwarchatterjee]

I also had it.. for you it was Eckhart tolle.. for me it was jiddu Krishnamurti.. whome i knew through Sadhguru

[@user-zi1ks8vc8o]

💗💗 From india..

[@spiritualgypsy]

Hi, thank your for your great video, i was curious, Cause i had my Spiritual Awakening also and i am glad you mentioned the part of stil having the old habbits of your old upbringing, I was struggeling with that fact a bit. So i am not alone in that. Question; Did you had also the experience of this massive energy force that came trough you? Something did crack in my head, and weeks before i had strange things going on, like a wind blows in my face realy hard during meditation, i always have many visions (spiritual gifts) but now it is sometimes to much to handle,, I was wondering if others that have awakend has something similair to that? Much Love and Light, Liv from Amsterdam

[@NondualityChannel]

"Did you had also the experience of this massive energy force that came through you?" No. There was a change of understanding...but not any special spiritual experiences.

[@spiritualgypsy]

​@@NondualityChannel thank you for your response, tomorrow i am going to watch more videos of you, i just subscribed, maybe my channel is also something for you to see, i explain a lot what i see behind the veil...(normaly i don't put this in a comment, but because you also have awakend i like to connect more,, it''s just from my Heart). No ego here, much love

[@bakkermaarten007]

You might want to look into 'makyo'. When you're deeply meditating all sorts of hallucinations can come up that may have you fooled you have reached enlightenment or- as in your case- that you have attained certain powers. Do not let yourself be caught on these ideas but rather keep questioning. If you have an authentic (Zen teacher around, do go for advise, as makyo can be dangerous.

[@spiritualgypsy]

@@bakkermaarten007 Hi, coincidence or not, i just uploaded a video about Scientific Proof of the same i have experienced, the Energetic Crown of Thorns that i had seen and felt. And one thing is for sure, i have been arround long enough to know what an hallucination is and i am -was not foolled at all. See for your self my channel, i am a messenger

[@siddharthsahu5260]

Did u do celibacy for 6-9 months as well before that period?? My friend practice Bramcharya (celibacy) for a Year and read swami Vivekananda because of with spiritual awakening occurs to him.. Did u also practiced celibacy?

[@NondualityChannel]

I gave up all practices for over a year prior.

[@YouWillSpeak]

Eric, do you think the enlightenment would still happen if you weren’t a seeker?

[@NondualityChannel]

Yes.

[@pietroparonitti8630]

How to share with out saying anything.

[@alexsam9288]

can process of enlightenment heal any disease even major psychotic illnesses??

[@NondualityChannel]

Enlightenment is not like that. If you have cancer before enlightenment...and enlightenment happens, the body will still have cancer. Enlightenment is dispelling of ignorance and arising of understanding...not some magical cure-all.

[@shadracpierre3456]

I have a strong desire to realize, but somehow I can't seems to realize it, what can I do?

[@NondualityChannel]

Here is a video on what to do - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3O6eKuYeJyseM0

[@mattgulyas567]

Keep working towards your goal of enlightenment. I unders the need to "fake it until you make it" but this not "right" or "good" which is my true self. Find yours and we will see you wherever you want to be.

[@idan7989]

So you say he's fakin it?

[@honestinsky]

Hi Eric, I love your channel. Can you please comment: A couple years ago a maniac went to the Mandalay Bay in Vegas, rented out a 20th story room or so, was armed better than a small country, broke out a window, and in cold blood murdered something like 84 innocent people. From your discussions, I think you say this maniac had no control over his actions, that the Universe self inflicted herself. I understand non duality to be we are all one Consciousness, all one organism, if you will. How can we account for mass murders? Is it just, 'it is what it is?' Thanks for your comment : )

[@NondualityChannel]

I wrote a blog post in reply - www.engagednonduality.com/if-we-are-all-one-how-can-we-account-for-mass-murders-is-it-just-it-is-what-it-is/

[@bizzyb7th]

@@NondualityChannel Hi, Eric. Your post is no longer working.

[@NondualityChannel]

@@bizzyb7th Yes, the blog is no more.

[@gunitbot6]

even when you see "where it came from" you still have to suffer the consequence, so that sucks

[@user-xw9ro6ge1m]

Sounds fun you just watched a video and was enlightened, who needs to meditate for years haha. Was it easy to get there?

[@NondualityChannel]

The video did not cause enlightenment.

[@TheMakoTube]

Thanks for sharing. Just asking, do you have family roots from Finland?

[@NondualityChannel]

Yes. My great-grandfather immigrated from the Savonlinna area of Finland to Minnesota in the USA. My grandfather was born in the USA.

[@mkhatri007]

wow, my first glance to your question while I am watching this from Joensuu, Finland.

[@sebirada9942]

At least four thousand years ago, the Upanishad thought of consciousness and non-dualism - advaita. Where has he been? 0:02

[@pedroba76]

What is the name of the video that you saw? Link

[@NondualityChannel]

Are you asking about Eckhart Tolle's "Flowering of Human Consciousness"?

[@robbiepeterh]

You might like Tony Parsons.

[@Koen75NL]

5:41 So where do you see it comes from? Is that explainable? Thanks

[@NondualityChannel]

Origins of the conditioning vary. Look for the first time you had that reaction or the first time you saw another have that reaction...whichever came first.

[@Koen75NL]

@@NondualityChannel Thanks for clarifying. If I may share something: I once meditated deeply and at one point I entered a very clear state, very pure, most direct, the mind was gone. It might have been what Ramana calls Aham Sphurti. I think this was not a samadhi state; I watched the outside world without ego / person presence. No bliss but it was delightfully direct. My mind came back in though, thought was believed. Do you think 'your' awakening was a samadhi experience? (Actually, it must be.) See verse 13 and 14 of Upadesa Saram. [Edit: changed Aham Sphurana to Aham Sphurti]

[@NondualityChannel]

@@Koen75NL - Awakening wasn't really an experience at all. Experiences come and go. The same could be said of samadhi (as it is spoken of today)...it is something you get into and fall out of. Samadhis are states (of mind usually)...awakening is not a state. States come and go. True awakening does not come and go.

[@Koen75NL]

@@NondualityChannel Is it true what they say that "nothing has changed" and that the difficulty might be the utter simplicity of this?

[@NondualityChannel]

@@Koen75NL Nothing has changed in the world, but how the world is seen has changed. Understanding changed. Due to this change in understanding, suffering ceases to arise (which is another change).

[@derkollege2723]

Do have feeled anxious at the Moment ?

[@NondualityChannel]

No.

[@AsdityaR]

I am no enlightened person. I have read a lot. I think that you cannot describe true enlightenment. You can only experience it. I have a question...Do you have a sense of individuality? Because true enlightenment is when even your soul has lost its sense of individuality. You can be PRESENT at every level of consciousness simultaneously i.e. your mind, your sensory body, physical body and the totality pf consciousness. And going beyond the mind is I think not possible without the help of someone who has gone beyond it. I.e. a perfect living master. I think that your sense of enlightenment is upto the level of the universal mind because you said that you could see where your thoughts where originating from.

[@NondualityChannel]

No, there is no sense of separation (i.e. individuality).

[@AsdityaR]

​@@NondualityChannel Great to know that. I have another question. Is enlightenment possible without the help of a perfect living master? Because to go beyond the causal plane, one needs something which has gone beyond it... I guess this is a trivial question because there was always the first human being who got enlightened. He surely did not have no master. It must have been a divine intervention literally. Isn't it?

[@NondualityChannel]

@@AsdityaR Yes, no living master is required. The "you" that would go beyond the casual plane does not exist...it is illusion. Planes are illusions too. There is no beyond anything and nothing to move to...there is just a seeing through the illusion. Seeing what is as it truly is...here and now...that is enlightenment. This can occur without a living master. Ramana Maharshi had no living master...for example. He said his guru was Arunachala.

[@AsdityaR]

@@NondualityChannel There surely is the eternal sound current. "In the beginning there was word, and the word was with god, and the word was god" as quoted from the Bible. Various eastern mystics have also mentioned about the eternal sound current that will lead you to non duality. I guess this happens when you try to meditate your way to enlightenment. If it happens like in your case, you dont see an apparent journey... Although its not a journey, more of a expansion of consciousness.

[@rosisunny9302]

I did to all learning,reading books,learning Chakras!I was tyred and seing shows from People ho made Money us a Bussines!I stopped!And I understand we make our suffering,was in a Schamanik Meditation,where I was a 🦅 and flue us a bird in the Skye and I look at the Earth with all the thinking People and instantly I know its all nuts,and Problems come from out way off Thinking.

[@lizee-tvee3147]

Are you available for one on one discussions?

[@NondualityChannel]

Yes. www.nondualitysimplified.com/zoom-1-on-1

[@AbuSaud.Christos]

Watch shinzen Young and Ox Herding Pictures.

[@Dmc805]

TKY 👌🏻

[@timothya.wilkerson6141]

How long have you been enlightened?

[@NondualityChannel]

Almost 15 years.

[@rappinron1384]

Quieting the mind is but one step. Losing self importance is another one. Once you've accomplished this, no need to dress like a guru.

[@periclesdasilva5973]

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation present your requests to God by prayer with thanksgiving. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding shall guard your minds and hearts in Christ Jesus." Phil 4:6-7

[@teclote]

That's all?

[@Dr_Tesla_]

After Awakening have you Experienced you soul or your past life Reincarnations thorough Deep Mediation or in a deep consciousness... Does Rebirth exists.. if yes then how get out of this Cycle of Rebirth..??

[@NondualityChannel]

There is no "me"...or said another way - the Self is all there is. But you may be interested in the videos - Nonduality and Reincarnation - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2nPgHZ_qbKEeJI. and Nonduality and death - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3_FZaSfn9Z7gKc

[@polarbear8188]

its true "the power of now" is a bomb title, its tacky but misleading to the content of whats inside :))

[@dman8479]

Sounds like a belief not a real 3rd eye awaking.Thank for sharing.

[@doomsdaybrat2147]

No you are not enlightened its called Kundalini awakening which happened to me also...its actually a 5% of enlightenment experience....Samadhi or The Enlightenment is a long way ahead son

[@Drumsnelson93]

Doomsday Brat uh.. how do you figure it is 5% of enlightenment. That makes no sense, you either get the full package or you don’t.

[@doomsdaybrat2147]

Gojira93 no its not the full package its càlled Kundalini awakening which is the beginning of spiritual path..See people like buddha and all other real enlightened people in india which is the only place to get enlightened 99.9 % of Enlightened people live in India and almost all of them are renunciates and celibates...see this is the problem nowadays that people sitting on their couch in their living room whole day playing doing all sorts of shit and suddenly they feel the awakening experience which is completely random and think they are enlightened ...i wish i let them be in their own dream...Om Namah Shivaya

[@renakmans3521]

@@doomsdaybrat2147That’s pretty confident of you and it kinda rings true. But the false thing is it’s not just people in India nor do you have to be a renunciate or celibate from what I can see. Kundalini is the first step but it’s also a huge step, no?

[@837haja]

What’s the point. I feel stuck, I’m bored. I need fuel.

[@NondualityChannel]

No point...none needed. Just play. Play is not done for a point. Delve into this "I" that feels stuck, question it, investigate it, and understand it...it is a fiction of imagination because who/what you really are is free (i.e. not stuck).

[@837haja]

@@NondualityChannel I will play for right now. I will do the same thing every day, until the day I choose to stop. I just feel empty. I feel like I’m ready to move on to greater things, but I’m stuck. Like a tree that has grown to big for its pot. Until it is put in a bigger pot, it will not grow anymore. I know conscious Evolution is gradual and constant in every individual without their consent, I guess I’m just being impatient. Everyone goes through this process. So did you ever feel like me? I heard you speak of when you stopped caring, for one year. You didn’t read or watch videos upon these things. “Just play” is great. Something that is also great is “the show must go on”. There is no specific reason. Just the show must go on.

[@NondualityChannel]

@@837haja What you really are is that emptiness and there is nothing greater...there is nothing more.

[@TigerDragonStorm]

The game cant trick you anymore. hehe true

[@teclote]

You made it sound like: Well, one day I had pressure in my gut but it was just gas. I farted and that was the endof it. Ask me if you have any questions.

[@prakashpradhanang1392]

What’s wrong on that? Your negative feelings and ego will hurt yourself. As all scriptures, saints, and gurus say life is a beautiful gift of god, don’t spoil it with negativity, just 1 penny Sir!

[@skydog4049]

You say you saw through... You still there eh?

[@NondualityChannel]

Conventions of speech. After awakening/enlightenment, it is still possible to use pronouns.

[@evelic]

So ... you basically awakened by watching an Eckart Tolle video? WTF ... thats .... hard to process to me. Isn't enlightment ... the ultimate state of human consciousness evolution. How can some people so easily "attain "it?

[@NondualityChannel]

It is neither easy nor difficult. Also, it was not the video, but being truly present for the first time that made the conditions/environment conducive for the grace of enlightenment to occur. Some are so trapped by thought, that they don't believe it is possible to have no thought...and have a silent mind.

[@theodorethinking]

Everyone kind of has his own definition about it, basically.

[@avatardan9317]

Are you actually enlightened?

[@NondualityChannel]

It is the usual term used to refer to seeing the true nature of reality which dispels ignorance, shatters the illusion, and causes the cessation of suffering.

[@yishaishasha8690]

The joke of any " my awakening story" is that awakening is the realization of the illusion of the me . And in the absence a me , wht does "my " mean ? "I Me mine" the holly trinity of the ego...

[@NondualityChannel]

Awakening and enlightenment does not mean the conventions of speech and pronouns can not longer be used. But the meaning is different..."my" and "me" just refer to this body and not an identity.

[@yishaishasha8690]

@@NondualityChannel true

[@yishaishasha8690]

@@NondualityChannel is it possible that different codyminds experience Enlightenment in different ways ? Or it may have to be that way ... what do you think ?

[@NondualityChannel]

@@yishaishasha8690 Enlightenment is seeing through the fundamental illusion of a "me"...so it is the same for all body-minds. Enlightenment is not an experience...it is a revelation.

[@MariaM-wi7ix]

The chakras are ultimately about awakening

[@JoseTorres-jf6xl]

He who says he is enlightened is not truly enlightened

[@kp34325]

Simple way to detect the mind. IF you are awakened. Take a 5 degree cold shower for 10min. straight. You will know if you are enlightened or not. It should be a simple task. You should be able to handle all the bodies signals to the mind. Let me know if you can do it. Maybe tape it? I would like to hear you scream. Maybe you won't? But this is my challenge to you.

[@NondualityChannel]

Being able to bear or tune out pain/discomfort is not a sign of enlightenment. That is a trick that can be learned without being enlightened. I never bothered learning the trick, so I would deal with it by screaming. ;)

[@WilliamJarrott]

You are very confused about enlightenment sir

[@LostKin69]

"I want you to film yourself in the shower, I want to hear you scream" - superman lantern

[@cwm7058]

Fake 😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@renakmans3521]

So you didn’t have a dark night of the soul experience? That’s unusually if the Kundalini was awakened. Maybe that’s next?

[@ellenabadian]

Weed enlightenment lol

[@pvn2474]

Sorry, my friend, but you dont sound realised to me. Could you please tell me some features of truth? And could you describe to me the core of the senses, what they are, if you view them just as you leave truth? I know it is very harsh to state that you aint realised, but realisation is not something that just happens. It takes hard, hard work for hours and hours, days and weeks, before you just get the first glimpses of truth. You description just doesnt resonate with what happened to me when I got realised. So, to check you, could you pls answer the previously mentioned questions? After that, you can explain free will, what happens when we die, whether one and same paticle can be found at two different locations simultaneously, what love is, what suffering is, what happiness is, what a thought actually is, what an emotion is, what a particle is, and so on and so forth. But for now, please explain the basics. Thank you 🙏

[@NondualityChannel]

No problem. I don't need to convince you or prove myself to you. Best wishes.

[@willywagtail4182]

@@NondualityChannel beautiful 💗

[@willywagtail4182]

In Australia Eric we call that gentleman a peanut..sorry can't help it😅..love your channel so informative & helpful 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@alfredovindiola6364]

You have awaken? Awake youre stomach to eat non fat food.

[@sebastiano4906]

he's can burn fat better then you can burn him

[@pravspresso]

Whatever you said is wrong

[@logos1.618]

Well on the basis you conclude the video as being 'whatever' perhaps you aren't familiar enough to understand it.

[@angelapeterson1777]

He definitely makes a lot of mistakes in his words not enlightened I say

[@umerqureshi4112]

I like how you think that enlightened people are beyond mistakes, almost like they are not human right?

[@cordeliaxx]

Angels T .....you sound like a pharisee....very judgemental....