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What Is Spiritual Awakening? (Causes, Stages, & Symptoms)

August 7, 2023

My life fundamentally changed the moment I had my first spiritual awakening. I realized the truth that I am not my body, and my sense of self shattered in that very instant. Ever since then I have been waking up to more and more truth and divinity every single day. To understand what this experience really looks like let’s start with what a spiritual awakening means in simple terms. What is Spiritual Awakening? Spiritual awakening is the process of shifting your consciousness through profound spiritual realization. A spiritual awakening is a moment in time when you come into contact with reality shifting existential truth. After a spiritual awakening your perspective of yourself and the world around you will change forever. What Causes A Spiritual Awakening? Many things may trigger a spiritual awakening, though there are several well known methods and life events that can cause a spiritual awakening. 1. Life-changing events Sometimes traumatic and impactful life changes and events can cause a spiritual awakening. These events can be stressful and emotional, which can trigger an awakening. Examples of this include: a death of a loved one, divorce, moving, and near death experiences. 2. Specific spiritual practices There are specific techniques that if practiced enough can lead to a spiritual awakening. Some of these practices include: 3. Psychedelics Psychedelics have been known to take people into altered states of consciousness that fundamentally shifts their perception of reality. Some people find psychedelics like LSD and magic mushrooms will facilitate spiritual breakthroughs. Spiritual leader Ram Dass began his spiritual journey with LSD for example. 4. Spontaneous awakenings Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason for a why a spiritual awakening strikes. It could just be a random occurrence in your life. It’s also possible that your awakening was divinely orchestrated in some way that you aren’t aware of. Though it may appear random, a spontaneous spiritual awakening could be part of the divine plan for your life. 5. Working with a guru One thing that is bound to accelerate your spiritual growth is working with a guru. If you’re lucky enough to find a genuine spiritual master, you WILL start to have some profound awakenings with their help. > see my article “How To Find A Spiritual Mentor” The Stages of Spiritual Awakening Everyone experiences the awakening process differently, however there are a couple well known stages on the spiritual path. 1. Asleep The first stage is before the awakening process even begins, when you’re not even aware something greater even exists. This is where everyone starts their spiritual journey. 2. Curiosity The second stage is when you haven’t experience an awakening, but you’re interested in the idea and are actively learning more about it. You may become very intrigued with the possibility of greater spiritual truths and experiences in stage 2. 3. Initial awakening The third stage is when you have an awakening for the very first time. This is a moment of profound spiritual insight. Though this experience may be very brief, it lights a fire inside you to pursue the spiritual path more persistently. 4. Growth and plateau The fourth stage is full of scattered awakenings and spiritual experiences. There are periods of growth and insight as well as periods of spiritual plateaus. You struggle to access greater states of consciousness consistently in this stage. 5. Integration The fifth stage is where you start to integrate your awakenings and spiritual experiences into everyday life. You begin to see the sacredness of everything in this phase. It becomes much easier to access higher states of consciousness in stage 5. 6. Transcendence The final stage of awakening is where you transcend all dualism, sense of self, and separateness. You understand some of the highest truths of the universe in this stage and have direct access to higher consciousness. Take the free quiz Want to know what stage of the spiritual journey you’re in? Take the free quiz here. Signs and Symptoms of Awakening How exactly do you know if you’re having an awakening? These are some common signs and symptoms of an awakening. > see my article “20 Signs of Spiritual Awakening & How to Know You’re Waking Up” 1. You can access the present more easily When you have an awakening you experience truth as it is right NOW. Everything you experience, you experience in the present moment. When you begin to wake up, you naturally find yourself enjoying the present more and more. The present moment is where you want to be, and it’s the place where you find greater spiritual growth. 2. Your consciousness feels more vivid As you raise your consciousness from your awakenings you’ll find that your awareness feels sharper and more vivid. It’s almost as if reality has become less blurry after your awakening. You become more sensitive to the little details in life that you may have missed previously. 3. Increased bodily and mental energy Feelings of excess bodily and mental energy can be a significant symptom of awakening, especially a kundalini awakening. As you become more awake, you may find that new energy becomes unlocked in your mind and body. To some this can be a distressing experience. 4. Disillusionment with reality Reality can begin to feel a little less “real” during and after an awakening. There are a lot of illusions and misperceptions that we have in our limited human forms. As you become more conscious and divine, you’ll begin to see through the illusions. This can lead to a feeling of disillusionment with your current life and reality. 5. Synchronicities Synchronicities are moments of unexpected connection. It’s like if you were intentionally looking for red cars you’re bound to see more red cars. In the same way, as you experience more spiritual truth you begin to see the effects of it everywhere around you. As you have awakenings, the amount of synchronicities in your life will increase. What Are The Different Types of Awakening? There are probably an infinite number of

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Why Are My Ears Ringing During Meditation?

April 12, 2023

If you’ve experienced ringing in your ears you know that it’s not an enjoyable experience. However, some people experience ringing in their ears when they meditate and are confused as to why this happens. The truth is that you may have ringing in your ears during meditation for several reasons. One reason is that you may have Tinnitus which is a medical issue that causes someone to hear ringing or buzzing in their ears. Another possibility is that you are becoming more aware and conscious leading to you perceiving a ringing sensation. Whichever of the possibilities is true for you, none of them are of any real concern. You may have tinnitus Tinnitus is a medical condition that causes a high pitched ringing sound to be perceived. The experience of tinnitus is often described as annoying and unwanted. This type of ear ringing may not be caused by your meditation session, rather it points to a medical cause. You may have tinnitus if you recently: Of the 15-20% of the population that experiences tinnitus, meditation may exacerbate or make your tinnitus more apparent. Your awareness is increasing Meditation is the practice of deepening your present experience by focusing your attention. During this process of mindful observation you are raising your level of awareness. When you increase your awareness through meditation, you may become aware of subtle noises and sensations you usually don’t notice. It’s possible that during meditation you become aware of a subtle ringing in your ears that’s always present. Simply, now you’re noticing it because of your mindful practice. In fact, most people have some subtle ringing in there ears all the time, but your brain tunes it out naturally until you become hyper aware of all your senses. It’s also entirely possible that as you increase your awareness through meditation you’re coming close to a spiritual awakening. Ringing in the ears is a sign of spiritual awakening Ringing in your ears is also a sign of spiritual awakening. As your awareness increases to the point where you start to notice subtle things like ears ringing, don’t be surprised if you find yourself having profound spiritual insights. You may be becoming aware of many other things in your environment, psyche, and mind. Some claim that ringing ears is a sign of the opening up of the third eye chakra, leading to great spiritual insight. Dibba-Sota Dibba-Sota is a Buddhist word meaning “divine ear” known as one of the 6 higher powers associated with spiritual practice. What can you do about ringing ears during meditation? You have a couple options when it comes to what to do about this annoyance during meditation. 1. Continue meditating anyways Most likely ringing in your ears during meditation is nothing to worry about. You can instead use it to your advantage during a meditation. Try using the ringing in your ears as a focal point for your attention. After all, focusing on a specific sound is the root of transcendental meditation. > see my article “7 Best Types of Meditation: Which is Best For You?” Overcoming the annoyance and frustration of your ringing ears could be the next step to having a meditation breakthrough. 2. Play white noise or music You can always play music or white noise to cover up the ear ringing. Playing some form of white noise will allow your brain to focus on some other noise and tune out the ear ringing. Can You Meditate With Music? 3. See a doctor If you genuinely feel like your health is at risk or that the ear ringing is truly a sign of a health problem, you can always consult your doctor. Tinnitus could be a symptom of something else going on in your ears or brain. This most likely this isn’t the case. But if you really are concerned, by all means reach out to a medical professional. What does it all mean? Well, here’s what we know for sure. You’re probably not going to die and probably nothing is wrong with you if you have ringing in your ears. Yes, it may be annoying or possibly indicative of another health problem. But most likely you’re just noticing something that’s always been present throughout your life as you bring careful attention to your senses in meditation practice. It could also be a sign that you’re making progress on your spiritual journey of raising your consciousness. My suggestion is to look deeper into the ringing in your ears. Become even more aware of it and see what happens.

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