Most “spiritual” people can’t even take this first step
Published in Orient Yourself
3 days ago (Medium.com)
Intimacy, into-me-see, or being fully seen are concepts we associate with romantic relationships, close friendships, and tight-knit community.
It’s giving others permission to know what’s inside. So we move forward together. But what if we encounter someone who doesn’t have to wait for us to let them in?
What if they can see right through us?
There are humans alive today, who, after years of dedicated meditational development have discovered a purer consciousness within.
Many of these beings refuse to call themselves “teachers,” let alone “Gurus.” They live simple lives without marketing themselves, while still exposing themselves and their wisdom to the world.
When I first started encountering humans that had reached these genuine & radiant states of mind, I shriveled in fear. I wanted to run, to spend an entire lifetime in the privacy of my own mind, all to myself.
It was like finding a shining mirror that reflected all the dirt within me back upon myself. I’d rather choose ignorance, whispered my small ego, unable to bear the shock of knowing how pathetic it was.
But the sheer dignity of these teachers (in all but name) had a profound subliminal effect on me.
They knew their worth.
Not in a supremacist way, but with such a deep incisive wisdom that it made them into supremely radiant suns of compassion.
Each of them was living their fullest life — as educators, CEOs of nonprofits, creators of intentional communities, or entrepreneurs of ethical businesses.
The way they conducted themselves put ego-driven humans to shame.
Their gait was intentional and aware, their auras clear and purified. And each one was willing to sacrifice everything they had for the benefit of others.
After years of encountering these wondrous role models, the stench of my closed-off being eventually burst like a leaking sarcophagus.
Existentially exhausted, I simply gave up on my own insecurities.
My obsession towards my traumas, emotions, thoughts, and traits being “mine” had imprisoned me like an ever-tightening straightjacket.
The transparency of accepting & exposing it to the universe so it could be healed changed everything.
Awakening starts when the ego stops hiding from what’s inside you. And the path turns into a supersonic escalator the moment you allow even the parts that you’re not aware of to be known to the world.
Egoism in yoga is said to be the tendency to identify oneself with impermanent mental events & emotional patterns.
But a spiritual elder is capable of seeing through our layers of delusion and confusion, straight into the innate seed of divinity lying within every sentient being.
And they can help guide us to realizing that seed of potential — even through nonphysical, nonverbal, nonlocal and imperceptible means.
The only requirement to getting this help from the universe is simply that we be real with ourselves.
Written by Rami Dhanoa
·Editor for Orient Yourself
Re-thinking human potential with meditation & Indic philosophy.