Enlightenment: As simple as that!

Q: As you have described the "Inner Revolution" earlier, it seems to be very natural. Why then these enlightened people are so rare?
A: It is the mind that takes you for the ride and does not allow that natural process to happen! It is we who go on putting energy, the fire into the thought activity so it happily continues. Simply knowing about it is not going to help much. It's the implementation that matters! People talk so much about so many things! There is an explosion of information in every field. This added information could become the burden on your head if not assimilated properly. So, instead of getting more and more informative knowledge, what we need to do is experiment like a scientist. If you have some basic information, it's O.K. Take it as 'pointers' and go ahead with it. You need to put intense efforts to begin with, until you settle in multi-dimensional awareness. Further on it's just happening! It happens when it happens! You can do nothing about it. Neither you can make it happen, nor you can prevent it from happening when it happens. So why bother? Enjoy your life and continue Sadhana. You have asked, why these enlightened people are so rare? Yes, if you talk in terms of percentage of population, they are rare. It is so because this kind of happening is so rare. But not as rare as you think! There are many, but how will you recognize them? They don't make announcements of this kind on loud speakers!

Q: I have tried this process of observing breath and thoughts for many days. I do feel relaxed and at times get glimpses of thoughtless state. But, suddenly the thoughts grip again and that state is lost completely. Can you help me?
A: Nobody can help you from outside! You have to work it out for your self. Let us understand, before the thoughts grip, where were they? Have you observed how a thought arises in that what you call as thoughtless state? If the thought arises in it, is that really a thoughtless state? If you go deeper, you will see that thoughts come and thoughts go! You are not the thoughts. Why to get associated with clouds when you are an open sky? Clouds come, clouds go. How do they affect the sky? Are there any traces left in the sky? If this understanding deepens in experiential manner then thought clouds wouldn't bother you. The gap between the two thoughts is the silent space you call it as thoughtless state. This is not really the silent state! It is just the gap between the two thoughts and nothing more than that. The real silence is very dynamic, effervescent and volatile state. The thought has got no capacity to linger on in that high-energy state. This is the state, which is beyond the thought mind. So, go deeper. Let it be a high intensity affair! Let that spark become the wild fire. Continue the Sadhana and one day that fire will become enormous enough to engulf the entire mind.

Q: At times, I fall into sleep while meditating…
A: That is the simplest thing to do for this docile mind! To remain vigilant abhors! When we start working on mind, it plays various tricks! If you succeed, it's the death of the mind. And mind doesn't want to die that easily so the game continues. You said, at times, you fall a sleep while meditating. That's nothing. I have seen people snoring! That too so loudly that they disturb other people sleeping near by! So, it's O.K.! When you getup, freshen up, have a cup of tea to increase your awareness if you like and just pickup the thread from where you lost, to continue the Sadhana.

Q: I have tried that, but the fear grips…
A: Yes! Now that is the trick of the mind! It doesn't want to die! To protect itself, the fear arises so that you don't move further on the path of Sadhana. When fear arises, face it squarely. Look into it straight with all the intensity. With this you can protect yourself from falling prey to this tricky mind! Enlightenment is all about going beyond this tricky mind!

Q: How do I know, if someone is enlightened or not?
A: Why do you bother about others?

Q: How do I know, whether I am enlightened or not?
A: Well, in that case you will have enough awareness that is aware of itself. Then you will not have to ask it to anybody. That's for sure!

Q: Are you enlightened?
A: There is no one here, to claim anything of that sort.

Q: What are the qualities of the spiritually evolved person?
A: Well, there are many qualities. We need to look into it slowly and sincerely. We need to study and understand those qualities for our own evolution and that is the only purpose why we are here on this planet earth, sitting together on this rainy Sunday evening.