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Defeat
There is no awakening without defeat. Because it is unto the cracking, unto the breaking, unto the shattering that the light can seep in.
If you do not hit the bottom. If you do not fall into defeat. If you do not let go and let in with your arms up in the air waving in absolute and utter yielding of all that you are, then you are still being run by the ego.
What Awakening Really Is
What is an awakening? And what is spiritual enlightenment?
It turns out it’s not a concept. It’s not spiritual. It’s not religious. It’s not something that you become or reach for or accomplish.
It’s just you. At the end of the day, when it’s all said in done. It’s just you. And you realize that the ego you doesn’t actually ‘get’ anything. It doesn’t ‘get’ more spiritual. It doesn’t ‘get’ more enlightened. It’s just you coming into the wholeness of yourself. The you that isn’t limited by labels or definitions. Just the pure and true and beautiful you.
Judgement
But right now, many of us in our modern society are so judgmental and so harsh and we push ourselves, and try and prove ourselves so intensely, whether in our work, in our parenthood, in our athletic achievements, etc. and so forth. And so many of us do this to cover up the unworthiness we feel deep down, the judgement of ourselves deep down. We don’t truly, unconditionally love who we are, so we cover it up with so many different things. I have been there, and my main cover up was my job.
True Power
True power comes from within. It comes from a place of you being you. And letting that shine with all its brilliance unto the world.
It’s an alignment with the truth of who you are. And it comes from your heart.
True power is not about controlling others. It’s not about suppressing yourself or others. It’s not stanching creativity or forcing others to see the world only through your perspective. It’s not about forcing unto others only one way to do things. True power is not manipulation or bullying.
What is Life Force (God/Universal Consciousness/Buddha Nature and So Forth)?
It’s not a known ‘thing.’ It just is. Words can’t truly describe it.
It’s a feeling versus something you know in your mind. It’s the essence of everything and everyone. It’s the world behind the veil.