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In order to more clearly reveal the topic of the relationship between mysticism, esotericism and non-duality, today, as an exception, I will describe one of my practical experiences, which I lived seven years ago, as a result of practice. Mysticism and esotericism in this article are placed on one “pole”, which I denote by these two words, and on the other “pole” – non-duality.

Many people begin their journey under the influence of mysticism. This is a kind of romance that makes life seem more interesting. And if a person develops in this direction, he begins to become imbued with various esoteric ideas, reads Castaneda, Gurdjieff, Osho, and decorates his life with interesting “magical” concepts about subtle matters.

Then, if you are “lucky,” the person encounters the concepts of non-duality and. And at first, these concepts harmoniously complement the mystical ideas about the path. Here I will not talk about how “non-random” and “timely” all this is. There are different stages. And if a person truly stands on the path, he begins to understand what he really wants, whether he really needs the truth, or whether he simply craves impressions.

Mystical experience

The body, as always, was motionless. Again came the blissful feeling that my arms, legs, head and everything were connected to one point somewhere in the forehead area. This experience occurs when energy flows through a central energy channel. Bliss began to grow stronger than it had before during such experiences. If previously the bliss lasted about ten minutes and smoothly turned into a rollback (psychological), this time the experience did not stop.

There was a feeling that I was beginning to gradually turn over in space, as if in a spiral. At the peak, I had the feeling that I was hanging upside down somewhere far above my body. There was peace inside. Thoughts came as many different evidence of what was happening, but were felt as something implicit and distant. A feeling of miracle appeared and began to grow. The word "miracle" can be replaced with "surprise". However, this surprise was accompanied by many other experiences that can be described as mystical. These are amazingly beautiful and deep experiences, hinting at some incredible secret. It seemed that all the best that could and could be at the level of feelings began to manifest itself.

I hung in the rainbow space of blissful eternity. It was not empty. This cannot be described in words. The intensity of the experience increased and reached such a degree that it seemed impossible. Some part of my mind screamed that this couldn’t be, it couldn’t happen, it was too amazing, incredible. It seemed like something impossible was happening, and for the first time in my life I felt like I was going crazy...

I don't remember how I opened my eyes. For some time I still sat, and the experience grew, and I looked at eternity in ordinary objects. Then I got up and began to somehow move around the apartment. Everywhere there was eternity and continuity. I remember being sure that all of this was already in the “last matrix loading”, the last time the universe manifested itself again. All these are, of course, images. It seemed that once upon a time I had already seen all this. The perception of time was different. I didn’t notice how I was moving - I was just in the kitchen, and now I was already in the room. When I looked at objects, it seemed that I was looking at them forever. Eternity, which is present in the present.

When I remember that state, my mind throws up different images. Among them there is a man who finds himself in the center of the sun, whose fire is mystical amazement and bliss. The mind also throws up such nouns as: billion, impossibility, total God, etc. The mind is able to survive in any conditions. Then I saw it. If the psyche is weak, of course, the mind can be depressed and broken. But in general, the mind is capable of working at almost all frequencies. It is really completely useless to fight him.

At some point I took a lying position and everything began to change. Most likely, the position of the body itself plays a secondary role here. It seems that at that moment I became greedy and thought that while lying down, I would again “enter God” and go even deeper, despite the fear of madness. However, this time all hell broke loose. I have never had anything more painful in my life before this experience. And the worst thing was that hell was in the habitual way of thinking. All those everyday thoughts that are usually thought during the day, with a high intensity of perception, were felt as total suffering. Passing through each thought was experienced as another step with a new shade of the ocean of pain. Consciousness shrank into a ball. I remember that then I had only one desire: “I want to disappear.” I don’t remember how long it lasted. I was throwing up all over, it was like a little death. The body felt nauseous. Then everything went away.

Returning to the familiar world was a huge relief. I walked barefoot through my own vomit and enjoyed life. I was no longer interested in mysticism. No, enlightenment did not come. But after this day, life is perceived as a continuous miracle. Even the mundane and boring feels like some kind of anomaly against the backdrop of eternity. All these colorful shapes are a miracle. As if all this is the rainbow body of God. There is always the awareness that everything that happens could be anything. In reality, everything can be anything. Our bodies, our way of communicating, are ridiculous! We're used to it. Life itself against the backdrop of eternity is a paradox. Our world is peace and quiet, in comparison with how it can be and how it is. You shouldn't jump headlong into eternity. Everything should happen gradually as soon as it is ready.

In everyday life a person experiences many good states. This can be joy, interest, various shades of mood, which are felt as a unique atmosphere of space. It may seem like there are few good experiences. You can count them on the fingers of one hand. However, in some strange way, we forget about our moods. If you don’t divide your mood into good or bad, but look closely at it, you can begin to notice shades, which are no less common than in culinary dishes. Perhaps the whole point is that mood is a refined experience, therefore it is not felt as clearly as ordinary feelings. And if we pass a little more current through the conductors of our own psyche, our moods will manifest themselves as the most vivid, unimaginable experiences. And if the power of the “current” is too high, a person will begin to distinguish not only the shades of experiences, but also the channels through which they move, and possibly something outside the structure of consciousness. Unfortunately, when you get ahead of the train, you can easily lose clarity and become consumed by emotions.

When he is born, he sees a new huge and complex world, an understanding of which he does not yet have. In fact, adults do not have an understanding either, but we have an illusion of routine and something like a feeling of relative confidence that the subsequent moments of life are predictable and controllable.

The energy channels of our body contain enormous potential. All the diversity of life that we see is only information from the energy channels of our subtle body. The world around us is our own reflection. When energy channels are energized, we can experience incredible spiritual strength and beauty. And vice versa, if a person grew above himself, became stronger, but at some point, perhaps due to illness, felt a loss of strength, there may be a feeling that he degenerated and returned to the immature personality that he left behind many years ago. With recovery, the current level of consciousness returns.

Returning to experience. Why did I decide to describe it? Because this experience is in many ways indicative. There were many similar and other experiences before and after him. But some part inside me just then understood what I really wanted. Before this experience, I was sure that I wanted enlightenment. In reality, I, as a person, or as an ego, just wanted impressions. And the more pleasant, bigger and stronger, the better. That day I got exactly what I wanted, without thinking about the “price”, which manifested itself in the severity of the barriers of consciousness. The sleeping mind does not notice how terrible and wonderful it is to be human, as Sri Aurobindo said.

After some time, I lost all desire to share my experiences with others, and generally talk about spiritual topics. And not at all because my mind supposedly calmed down and I became so self-sufficient. The mind still works and I love to talk. The thing is that I experienced great disappointment in the words with which I tried in vain to convey my “discoveries.” All this was experienced as a real “hacking of the matrix.” But these are experiences. And people are only able to evaluate events. Even the concept of enlightenment is just a “significant event” for most. Words do not reflect experience, and direct experience cannot be conveyed in words. We can only try to guide the other person, to allow him to live the personal experience on his own path.

Non-duality

Two years later, I had my first experience that my mind stamped as true non-duality. There is complete confidence in this, and there is no need for opinions and confirmation. This experience dispelled all doubts and gave an understanding of the essence. Being simply is. All phenomena, including the body and personality, occur completely spontaneously against the background of freedom of presence. This “sense of being” is the immortal soul of every person. And there is no mysticism, no super-intensity in this. There is only freedom and spontaneity of phenomena. This freedom does not know extremes, complex rites and rituals, does not know teachers and students. She doesn't need them. It's simple - life itself. And you can meet her in any attire.

Here I repeat again, I am not enlightened. The mind returns, and with it comes the illusion that I am doing something, just like everyone else is doing. I can flare up, take my own projections seriously, remain indifferent, show subjectivity, show warmth. I'm doing something. But I remember that this is an illusion. Everything just happens. The doer is the essence of the illusion of human life. At least that's how it came my way.

Mystical experiences can be amazingly beautiful, incredibly deep, but they are worthless. If there is attachment and bad information in the channels, the pendulum will swing in the opposite direction, and the light will begin to burn out the pain. Yes, this way you can work a lot in a short time. But where are we rushing in this eternity? If there is no attachment, neither pain nor bliss touches. Pain and bliss are just a way to teach us to distinguish one from the other. Many diverse phenomena - creativity, the play of reality.

What is really important for us in these bodies is the harmony and balance that we are able to find in every new moment in any living conditions, the warmth that we give to others, and which balances any contact with living reality. We are all just students in the school of life.

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