I've been paying attention recently to both daily Advaita teachings, and moments of "stepping back", into the space of Big Mind, on an ongoing, daily basis - in addition to regular meditation.

In addition to this, I am practicing the 3-2-1 process, on a regular basis (given time) when issues come up.

The best way to describe these processes, is to view these processes as "perspective shifts".  Recognizing that the "snake" that scared you -

is actually a rope.

Recognizing that the person who may have upset you, and deconstructing that "picture", with the meaning embedded in that picture, with antother meaning that evokes understanding, sympathy, and peace.

This perspectival shift - I've been pretty surprised how powerful it is.  It's something like a magician's tool for consciousness.  Both for the recognition of non-duality that it brings, as well as - sometimes - the dissolution of an interpersonal annoyance.

Because of these ongoing perspective shifts, the perspective experienced by me, is more and more this ongoing openness, this experience of timeless ground.

And then the stream of insight that flows from that.


Now, this flows in and out.  The recognition of ground as the essence of being.  But it is becoming interwoven with daily consciousness, on a deeper and deeper level.

And really, this recognition isn't deeper, or different, than the initial 2 month awakening experience in India.  (Actually, it's less deep.)

I still don't know if this is "enlightenment", but the ongoing flow of peace, subtle energy, and insight flow - when this recognition is active - beats normal consciousness.

I also don't know the depth of these shifts. 

There are two ways that I think about this. 

"A shadow of the real thing".  The recognition of Ground that is experienced, is a shadow of what "real" enlightenment looks like.  (It's possible, though it doesn't feel that way.)


"Recognition gets deeper", This recognition, goes through various waves, sometimes peaceful and stable, sometimes bringing one into deeper experiences and shifts in consciousness.

An example -

Sitting in bed a couple of days ago, there was a deep experience of lack of separation, at the emotional level.  There was an "UNrepression", associated with the experience of the ground.  So there was a light on the river of fear flowing - yet not felt - and also a river of love, tenderness flowing - but not often felt.

This faded, after 30 minutes or so - but the sense of these emotional waves as "endless", "depthless" (and thus bottomless) was very clear.