The Energetics of Awakening -- Infusing the Relative and Absolute After Awakening

[@molly203]

TRE is life, so so so helpful, difference between a good life and a bad life for me

[@777Morganna]

Me too. It’s been transformative

[@Oldoregonnurse]

I have been waking regularly at 3 AM for several months. I know it’s from the shifts that are occurring. Sometimes I go back to bed at 7 AM. Mostly not. I notice the more inquiry I do, the less I’m sleeping. Last night I was up again and I feel okay now. I also do TRE to help release energy. I also have a lot of kundalini occurring in my head when I meditate. It’s like a pleasant buzzing and feels like I’m releasing energy off the top of my head. It feels quite pleasant.

[@alfreddifeo9642]

We are all loving awareness. In an infinite field of consciousness, the aware witness. Glory be to thee O' Lord. Thanks for bringing it home through the light of understanding Angelo. May this New Year be filled with the power and the Love you speak to for all to enjoy.🙏❤☮🕉

[@doloreskuechler855]

Simply Always Loving Strange… 🙏🏻🤍♾️

[@tim2269]

This is as solid as any medicine consult Ive had.Thanks Doc

[@FetterMuncher666]

Kundalini is no joke. I've seen that it doesn't really care about my plans or agendas.

[@yasminel-hakim4348]

thank you Angelo for sharing this with us. 🙏❤️

[@nkp1656]

Excellent. I’ve had insomnia for many years due to ongoing trauma. Then upon engaging very seriously in the awakening path it became about shadow and emotion work. But the side effects for my brain were very bad. Scattered, irritable reactive etc. lately I stumbled upon taking half an allergy pill prior to bed has really helped. Now I have the clarity to go deeper into shadow work and be present in life. Just a wee bit of medicine. 😊

[@arnaud_voltaire]

Dilullo is the solulu

[@renko9067]

I've been waking up (and staying up) at 3 a.m. give or take for half a year now most days (even when down in Australia🤷). I know after watching this that the disruption coincided exactly with a significant perception shift. Thanks man.

[@AshleyStuart]

The timing of this must be just what I needed. Had some seriously strong energetics last night and just couldn't sleep. I eventually just got completely exhausted somewhere after 2 am or 2:30 am but still woke up at my usual time in the morning. I honestly didn't look at the clock though and time for me is just non-existent so it might have been earlier, it might have been even later. No idea! It was as if I was feeling the entire universe vibrate on a certain frequency like a buzzing sensation. It's happened before throughout this whole thing and on retreat so I knew what was happening though. I had a bit of a separate shift yesterday that I can't put words to. Something just feels a bit different and I can't put my finger on it with words. Maybe a falling away or something like that? Words will never do it justice. 🤣

[@kartoffeldrucker]

at 7:30 you talk about an interview with a woman about the dark side of meditation. Is it Dr willoughby britton on the fit mind podcast?

[@kartoffeldrucker]

I think i have some symptoms. Regarding exhaustion/mood/energy level. It's challenging to navigate. just sit through it seems to be the way to go? I'm not really functional at work

[@beezupra]

I also thought of Dr. Britton. Angelo mentioned "she's on KZbin" - there are quite a few videos by her and about her on KZbin, so seems likely. This reminds me I've been meaning to learn more about her views.

[@momentmal5248]

I can relate very much to the migraines, sometimes daily and I would hear the energy move as they came up. Grounding was extremely helpful. Cook’s Hookup was the one exercise that really helped. It’s easy, takes very little time and is very powerful.

[@FetterMuncher666]

Impermanence as an antidote to complicity and mind identification, what a juicy juicy little nugget

[@lynbrowne931]

Ive used the Simply awake app to listen to when I can’t sleep, also the Neural Frequency sounds on KZbin are great 😴

[@chipjones205]

Hi Angelo, it was very responsible talking about possible “negative side effects” we may experience during this process. When I practiced some Kundalini I do harm to myself and the sudden powerful energy coming up my spine nearly broke my neck. It scared the crap out of me and I immediately stopped. But I had a very ignorant teacher … me lol

[@777Morganna]

Very reassuring, thank you. I’ve found I need far less sleep and barely dream, so now I just meditate/study late into night and it’s fine. I seem to get hip pain when I haven’t done TRE for a few days, and doing hip opening exercise eases it straightaway. Agree with guidance re kundalini- in WMT we are warned not to raise it prematurely. I have a random theory it’s supposed to raise naturally at midlife, ie menopause for women

[@christinaforras]

I also had headaches in early awakening… now I track my electrolytes, supplement sodium, potassium, magnesium… no more headaches 🤪🧠

[@LDRester]

I’ve been sleeping much less these days after my most powerful awakening a few years ago. Also the few dreams I have are very mundane

[@Awarewolf-sc]

🙏🙏🙏

[@redicanron]

Thanks Angelo. I've been feeling incredibly weary this past year and in truth it's probably been with me a long time. Used to feel like it was weariness of struggling of the illusion, recently feels like there's a weariness that's connected to the seeking to enquiry. How does one work with that, seems like a contradiction maybe even asking this I know...duh!!

[@Oldoregonnurse]

@@redicanron I had to stop all the watching of videos and stopped most meditating too. I was overwhelmed and doubtful. So I gave it a rest for a long time. Maybe 5 months. Something miraculous happened during that time. I wasn’t even aware at the time. When I started meditating again and watching some videos I realized that I’d let go of a major fixation I had. It hadn’t been on my mind for months. Surrender is a wonderful thing.

[@redicanron]

Thanks for sharing that. It must have been a beautiful shift.

[@oolala53]

@@Oldoregonnursewhat was the major fixation? Why did you start meditating again?

[@Oldoregonnurse]

@ it’s kind of personal. I started again probably because once I started down this path there really isn’t an option to stop entirely. When I started paying attention again, meditating, watching videos it took a month for me to realize that somehow in the process of stopping all this I’d let go of this major “problem”. Gangaji will tell you to stop, and learn what’s always here. I guess that’s what happened. It’s a paradox,eh?

[@HiluT]

❤this is perfect ❤❤❤

[@Jaccobtw]

Hey I’ve been following spirituality for the past eight and a half years and it seems that different teachers approach “enlightenment” from different angles. Some teachers keep talking about “oneness,” others talk about “nothingness,” other others talk about “consciousness” and levels thereof. Are these really all pointing to the same thing or are there differences? Can we know if all of these are pointing to the same enlightenment? Is there a litmus test for enlightenment? How would one really know if someone else is enlightened? One teacher I watched stated that the #1 symptom of enlightenment is that you don’t really remember anything anymore (in a good way). Basically, you’re extremely present. Would you agree with this interpretation, or can you see how it might be false?

[@ianwithnothing]

my 2 cents is that the answers to your questions will all depend on YOUR model of enlightenment. if your model of enlightenment is more inclusive, then you’ll be more likely to think that different teachers are pointing to the same thing. if your model is more exclusive, then only certain expressions will “count” as enlightenment to you. given your comment, you seem open to inclusive models of enlightenment. an inclusive view is a good remedy for a judgmental mind. but, it has its downsides too. lastly, there’s the option of having no model for enlightenment. this is characterized by statements like “enlightenment is the disappearance of the distinction between enlightenment and non-enlightenment”. i personally don’t see any of these models or non-models as correct or incorrect, but you are free to see it however you see it. i would only recommend that you trust yourself. best of luck to you, fellow traveler.

[@M00ONTAGE]

@@ianwithnothingawesome reply. Also may I ask what kind of knot is that on your pfp?

[@GumbyTheGreen1]

I don’t think your first question can be answered without a lot more context to show what those words seem to mean to those teachers. But if any of them say that those words are what full enlightenment/liberation is about, I’d say that they likely have some misunderstandings about it and almost certainly haven’t gotten there themselves.

[@-WillAlone-]

Yes, they're just words.The more you can silence your ego (Nothingness), your mind will adjust and eventually stay like that more often.This is the level.Oneness is when it's just you and not your ego.Most things are word games.

[@Jaccobtw]

@@GumbyTheGreen1 In my own experience, there definitely seems to be levels of consciousness. How do I define levels of consciousness? This is a very basic description but I feel that it works: a person with a low level of consciousness lives their life in fear. A person who’s at a high level of consciousness is more…unbound. But from what I understand enlightenment isn’t exactly about levels of consciousness. Some might call enlightenment a very high level of consciousness, but it seems to me that enlightenment is a transcendence of levels of consciousness, though I’m not completely sure what that would be like. Yes, I am aware that the map is not the territory.

[@papercranes6886]

If we haven’t had an initial shift. Is it best to not watch videos that talk about the next phase yet? I have a great thirst to understand things intellectually and wondering if doing so will hinder me.

[@oolala53]

I sometimes wish I didn’t know so much about all this. It’s hard not to desire what I know is possible but nothing really significant has happened experimentally. I can sometimes apply new philosophy in tough situations, but it usually feels like an afterthought and work. I guess that’s better than how I was. I just know at this moment, I can’t quit.

[@SaxonShore]

Is this related to Zen sickness? I've found Hakuin's incorporation of daoist somatic techniques into practice very useful indeed for balacing 'energy'.

[@stevenrosen5955]

This is a good one!! Is the approach non-resistence/surrender?

[@Schneebs]

I never had headaches until I started listening to you 😡 Haha just kidding. I have noticed however a knot feeling inbetween my eyebrows that is new. Its not painful per se but it is very distracting.

[@borrisbortrude8676]

Hi Angelo, I've been experiencing a lot of sadness and desperation during insight meditation.. I've been emotionally suppressed most of my life so I understand this a good thing.. do I just keep going?

[@SimplyAlwaysAwake]

yes, though also consider adding some somatic or relational work etc

[@danielmaina4942]

How does placing attention in the body sensations relate to this? Is it why it is so hard?

[@76livika]

The importance is two fold, the body is the basis of all emotional/shadow work. Anchoring in the body will help you to stay out of the mind/stories

[@renko9067]

Just wtf are dreams anyway? In them, the person we take our self to be senses a world, as well as other people who communicate and interact with whoever we are in the dream, which in turn creates emotional states for the dreamer. 🤷

[@danielmaina4942]

Please touch on sleep a bit more, youve mentioned a couple of times about not needing that much sleep... especially seeing how little sleep affects most pple. There's actually science for this... interesting.thanks.

[@777Morganna]

Also curious about this. Straight after awakening, I felt physically tired, in a good way, for a few days. Now, a few weeks later I seem to only need 5-6 hours. I would have really struggled previously without 8 solid hours.

[@FlamingoCupcake28]

What is divine limerence? How do you protect students from YOUR shadow OR at least protect them from the less than honest folks you schlep them off on?