When we are talking about enlightenment we are talking about a fundamental shift within attention. It’s a form of non-attention within attention that is causing all the problems with regards to whether you know consciousness or not. The easiest way to snap out of that problem is to first of all feel the wave of consciousness strike you. Enjoy the wave of Bliss that happens in and around the Self, the Absolute Being. In that first wave the possibility for flooding enters, that is being flooded or overcome with that same Bliss.
When that saturation of deep flooding occurs there’s then a development within attention that restructures the point of view of the perceiver, whereby the perceiver is not resting any longer in a state of duality. The foundation of perception becomes restructured. That’s what awakening is. That’s what happens in awakening so that you come to see from a different place, not see a different thing but see from a different place. So, just the mere abiding in Bliss will itself structure that permanent and ongoing realization of the Self.
You’ll be shocked to see what it is. It can be quite dramatic to in the initial stages live in that newfound perspective, which is not a perspective it’s the truth. That’s what makes it so shocking is that it’s not the development out of some other sequence of understanding. It is a penetration right into the root of understanding itself. It’s very powerful, and because it’s so powerful you can’t really miss it. It’s not an event that can possibly be missed.
David: Quite frankly, I didn’t even want to come here tonight, but now I’m very interested all of a sudden because I too am being instructed in that. In other words, the teaching is arising for all involved. Not that I’m receiving the teaching, ...
Participant 1: You’re one of only two teachers I’ve ever heard say that with enlightenment the ego is not destroyed. David: There are two reasons that could give rise to a person or a teacher saying that there is no destruction of the ego. ...
David: When we talk about things like Divine Oneness there’s a particular context in which that needs to be understood. And not many people realize this because they usually think of Divine Oneness as an experience, as just an experience, like ...
David: In spite of there being many people here this evening, we have a highly individualized relationship. Each person is invited into a spectacularly intimate connection with the primordial origin of Consciousness, the primordial Consciousness ...
David: There's great energy present, really ripping. That Shakti is here, that very potent communication of fire, energy, intensity, fullness. May you be activated by that. May you be activated in that. Where that is, the absolute is also. It ...
David: You can't think about something that's beyond thought. Even a person who’s fully enlightened if they come out and speak it’s all dualistic. There’s nothing sublime about it. It’s very odd. Let’s see if a discussion can create itself with ...
David: This illumination you have is not just about spiritual things, it’s about how humans function, how the way you’re going to function in your naturalness. When this Bliss really takes hold, wow! You’re in for a real amusement park ride. ...
Participant 1: Can you say that third aspect, the more mature aspect is also where perception…. David: There’s only the Self. There’s only the Self, and it’s not anywhere now. It’s in and it’s out. It’s up and it’s down. And it’s not in and it’s ...
David: The particularity of her experience is asserting itself and the ability to distinguish the different textures or fabrics within experience. Now, isn’t this, or would this not be, if we phrase this in terms of a question, an ironic ...
Moderator: Ohio viewer, “I walked by a group of Christians worshipping on campus and praising God, and I was moved to tears and my heart opened. It’s like my pain dissolved into love, but after leaving I went back to my previous state. David: ...
David: Namaste. Sitting here just saying nothing would be the optimal teaching. Language creates a whole series of unsolvable dilemmas and problems that are built within communication itself. Those dilemmas have to do with mainly the mind ...
David: Now what? What’s next? Where are you now? Participant 1: Just happy. David: Why are you happy? What is the nature of this happiness? Is there anywhere to go? P1: No. David: Is there anything to do? P1: No. David: Is there anything to know ...