The mind becomes peaceful for a short while and again emerges forth. What is to be done? The peace often gained must be remembered at other times. That peace is your natural and permanent state. By continuous practice it will become natural. That is called the “current”. That is your true nature. (Ramana Maharshi, Talks, 303).
Awakening is a sort of partial enlightenment. We see the Light, but occasionally clouds are moving in. I had a spontaneous kundalini awakening in 2008 which lasted for about 20 minutes. After an energy explosion, no thought, only serenity and love remained. The most spectacular breakthrough was a 5 day period of being “That” a few years ago.
These moments of lucidity come and go just like the clouds, but the knowledge that the Light is out there always remains. Whenever I feel out of it these days I always take a step back. The fickle mind always retreats in the moment of merging with the here and now. We can always return to this blissful state. We are always part of the “current”.
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