In you Spiritual understanding, what does it mean to be awakened?

Keep it simple - fewer large intellectual words.......

What does it mean to become awakened?

Spiritual fatigue and boredom will have disappeared.

What used to be a yawn will have turned into a joyous exclamation.

Awakening and enlightenment are synonymous.

Once one is awakened one does not have to ask, "What's next"?

"What's next" will be made perfectly clear.

It's much easier to observe life, when the sun is no longer covered by clouds.

We must become diligent and awaken ourselves, because no one can do it for us.

One must locate and utilize the appropriate tools if one is to repair a car, is it not so?

One must locate and utilize the appropriate tools if one is to build a home, is it not so?

If one is to cleanse the inner heart one must utilize the appropriate tools. One must be awakened to know where to find the correct tools.

If one tries to utilize the wrong tools, the cleansing cannot be accomplished within the allotted time.

God is without beginning or end.

There is no beginning or end to ones journey.

There is only selfless duty.

If one dwells on awakening or enlightenment, one just might miss the "moment".

It happens when it happens.

May Peace and Blessings always be your companions.

Meechum Anbu (Much Love),

To me it just means being mindful. The more mindful the more awakened. I think the more mindful we are the more we realize that undefinable enlightenment.

Easier said than done to be mindful. After a certain point its clear that many of the idle things we do all day are not only unmindful but they pollute the ground in which mindfulness is cultivated, (If life is chaos and confusion and a continuous stream of repercussions then its not the easiest thing to do to sit quiet and return to the breath.) This is a weird place to be, when everything that seemed real and regular and from a rather deluded perspective "right" suddenly becomes the booze imbibed by he who knows he has a drinking problem, if that makes any sense.

To Awaken , I have recently awaken , I have great news , you too are seeking but all ready know the Truth . There is only 1 . Your whole life something in your head had reminded you what The Big Picture is , Human body is for carrying our Spirit until it was time for the next step , For those you are seeking I know if you Trust in yourself , Face your own Darkness listen to your Spirit the voice in your head that has whispered and screamed at times. It will tell you when You HAVE allowed yourself to be set free to make the Truth to Thy Self Be Known .

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I have found that the terms Awakened and Enlightened are used differently by different people.

Sometimes the term Awakened seems to be used for what I have always called Enlightenment.

I consider a fully Enlightened being to be someone like Buddha, Jesus, and the Boddisatvas.

An Awakened person I consider to be someone who is spiritually awake and aware. They understand their goal and are working towards it and have achieved small degrees of it, but not completion.

I feel Awakenment is a fairly early step in our spiritual journey, but even Awakenment is not easy to achieve in every moment of our lives, because it means to be fully aware of what we truly are in every moment of our lives.

We can take steps to begin to Awaken ourselves, by meditation and spiritual practices. It is making the connection to Spirit that is down to us and our endeavours. Once we have done that, then Spirit takes over and it becomes easier. We need to remove the blocks that prevent us from recognising our connection to Spirit. These are usually related to our ego and are best overcome by keeping ourselves in a place of love and forgiveness.

I think the attributes of someone who is Awakened is that they would think and act as moved by Spirit. So they would be wise, loving, compassionate, peaceful. Perhaps a fully Awakened person would be considered Enlightened, but for most of us it is more a question of partial Awakenment, that may fluctuate considerably in the early stages.

Namaste

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(1) One who is "awakened" has a clearer perception of reality. I'm not saying total perception of absolute reality, just a clearer on.

(2) It is just the beginning of a new kind of journey. And there will be other awakenings from time to time.

(3) I've experienced it.

(4) No. It just happens to those who suspect the prevailing worldviews are merely made up versions of a larger, more general worldview. I hesitate to call them "tools," because that mechanical-sounding term belongs to a certain other worldview. One suggestion: Make a habit of questioning your knowledge and opinions about everything -- see if they are necessary, how and why they might have been formed, and look for a larger, more encompassing explanation.

(5) You are welcome. I hope a little bit of this makes sense to you.

Awakening means that we start asking questions about the purpose of our lives, as we are not satisfied anymore by material pleasures.

This is the start of our spiritual journey.

We cannot awaken ourselves, the awakening comes from so called spiritual genes, which are coming forward from our subconscious, creating desires in us, pushing us forward.

Enlightenment is the end of our spiritual path, when we achieve the purpose of our lives, and reveal the force creating and governing our reality.

This force is the quality of love and bestowal, the glue keeping the enlightened, single, united humanity together.

I hope it helps with your question, all the best.

Well it is not just filling our minds with knowledge and learning. We need to put a lot of effort and continue to allow God's word to guide us. And if someone is teaching us about the Bible, and something doesn't add up to question it respectfully until we get a satisfying answer. To have spiritual knowledge is as 2 Timothy 3:16,17 says that we allow God to mold our thinking so as to improve our understanding of the bible and this allows us to correct our thinking. In this way we benefit ourselves and others. So it's not just a college degree for even Jesus disciples didn't go to the Rabbinical schools of his day.1 Co 2:14.

So many questions to be answered. Should we take them one by one or should we address them together? :) Me needs coffee!

Irrespective one must take atleast the first step to walk towards the answer!

Perhaps one must be inspired to learn from source of the answers. Many want to express countless frustrations with loads of blame, anger, lack of patience about why they are kicked out from the race of life. Why they dont have a big home, a big car , a great relationship and earning respect from other humans? Why Why Why? Isnt it their birthright? Perhaps one must not be shy enough to ask the questions but then one must also develop the patience to listen to the answers since this is a very seductive love. It pulls you and then thrashes you. It lures you again and then thrashes you again. This love makes you beg for Peace. This thrashing may go on till the source of problems can be found. A wise man once said "Every good that comes, comes from God and every bad that comes, comes from desires of the Ego" If ego is mastered, self thrashing can be stopped. Perhaps this state generates a bulb of enlightenment that doesnt turn off to keep the darkness at bay. The attributes of "Enlightenment" though must be learnt from the source as creation is made in source's image. Few that can be thought of in my limited knowledge are love, acceptance, patience, service, forgiveness and the happiness in GIVING. These attributes one must observe and learn from the source. This is what brings inner Peace. Many are coming back from the journey of illusion. Let all the lovers sit down and enjoy the presence of silence. This is a point where man is a giver and contains the world that exists within. Perhaps the seekers instead of being despondant of a sinful nature become inspiring to face the new world and learn always. The journey may be striving to be a better human being but the goal is very unique. This is a goal that we dont need to search as it is always searching us. The vessel must remain empty as knowledge can sometimes become a burden too. If the vessel is empty, the energy of nature can be experienced. May God's Peace and Blessings be upon messengers. May God's forgiveness be on myself. May your day be filled with Peace and may our life be filled with silence. Peace, Love and Blessings!

The spiritual being that we are KNOWS that it is an aspect of the Divine, where we come from and why we chose to come to Earth at this time, but when we take on the 3D physical body with it*s limited consciousness and genetically de-tuned DNA we forget those truths and then consciously connect only with the external world, believing that to be our *reality*..

As we awaken, which many have been pre-programmed to do at a particular time in their lives, with others *suffering* a jolt in life, perhaps the passing of a loved one which offers an opportunity to seek further understanding if that is our choice, we begin to recall that we are more than the physical being we see in our mirror each day, and become hungry to explore more of the spiritual reality of life here and hereafter and our part in it, for that knowledge lies deep within us and, as we find again those answers, the excited feeling of recognition from deep within leads us ever onward to understand more and to find our primary purpose, our *contract* while in this life..

Our life journey is everlasting, our physical lives intermittent..

One who is enlightened is in bliss and simply KNOWS all things for he/she is in conscious contact with hir soul within and thus in touch with the Source of All..

Prayer to the highest asking for enlightenment will produce experiences in life which will lead the way towards that exalted state, but that journey may be long and steep, depending on where one is starting from..Be careful what you ask for!..

Meditation, comtemplation, and walking in nature greatly assist our travel along that path..

I became aware of an ability to help and heal others, am aware of the unseen world around us, intuitively know what to answer when asked a spiritual question or one dealing with a life challenge, including illness, and derive great joy and fulfillment in utilizing that ability and teaching others the truth of their lives here when they express an interest to learn....

Peace and Blessings to you also, dear One..

Inner peace, unshakable at all times, and efficiency in whatever he/she does, easy relating to all people in equality without any discrimination and with abundance of love are the attributes of the Enlightened.

It has neither the beginning or the end/goal, it is already there in us for the asking; only we have to access it.

Immensely uplifting whenever I experience that trickle of pleasant, relaxed alertness, infrequent though.

Just distancing and silencing the world outside in the mind dished out by the senses will shine forth the light/awakening that is within us full and complete.