What is it like to be Self Realized? Found on FB
I highlighted the part that I believe is the most helpful. I have practiced this and it amazingly quiets the mind.
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What is it like to be Self Realized?
" When all Contradictions vanish in your mind you become Self Realized
Self Realization is irreversible, once done, you are Self Realized forever
Your Self Realization then becomes Self Evident to you, forever shining. "
By Constantly distancing one's self from one's mind and remaining as a witness of one's own mind, the self shines, reveals its true nature and leads to one's self realization.
Close your eyes, think, what is my Next Thought and look deep within very attentively. This makes your Mind stumble, all thoughts vanish and the self shines as Consciousness in the thoughtless realm as a Grand Unmoving Screen.
All Contradictions exist in our Mind, Not in the Self. You are Not Your Mind, but the Very Self you are seeking. Self or Consciousness is beyond all contradictions, as it is Poornam. Once you realize this truth your Identity with the Self (Consciousness) is fully Established, you become a Witness to everything including your own Thoughts and Actions. Your identity with your Body and Mind is annulled once for all, irreversibly. You became the Self, the Awareness Consciousness. This is Self Realization.
From now, you are no more a victim of your Mind. Life then suddenly becomes very simple and easy for you. You take life as it comes without a hue and cry. On Self Realization, you appear the same but everything has changed in you. Self Realization creates a Powerful understanding about existence and our relationship to all that exist around us. You then become a Living Example and people can learn so much in your mere presence.
Then Silence becomes your nature. You become like a Thin Air. You become transparent like Space. You shine like a lamp in the absolute darkness. Your mind then flow like a River. You may also imagine as if you look at everything from the clouds. Your Ego altogether Vanishes. You can watch your body moving all around, just as you see all outsiders. A self realized person will also have emotions, get angry, feel sad, laugh and have fear. Beyond all these, he will have a clear understanding about his emotions and what self is. So, he would quickly come back to his Primal State of Self, witnessing his emotions, not giving impetus to them.
Self Realization can not be Taught or learnt from books. They are mere pointers to a greater truth which can only be realized and cannot be expressed in any words. Words may also appear absurd and insignificant thence. Initially you start chasing the truth, then the truth starts chasing you, even if you leave it . Truth then inevitably dawns on you. You have no escape. You become Self Realized.
On self realization, you become the witness to everything, a state wherein nothing is important to you, as well, everything is important to you. You are done once for all, for the goodness of existence. Self Realization is the Greatest Achievement one can ever accomplish in one's Birth.
Ganchen