The revolution of enlightenment
What is this inner revolution? To begin with, revolution is not static; it is living, constant and continuous. It cannot be understood or integrated into any conceptual model. There is also no path to this inner revolution, because it is neither predictable nor controllable and leads a life of its own. This revolution is a breaking of the old, repetitive, dead structures of thought and perception in which humanity is stuck.
The realization of ultimate reality is a direct and sudden existential awakening to one’s true nature, which opens the door to the possibility of an inner revolution. Such a revolution requires a continued emptying of the old structures of consciousness and the birth of a living and fluid intelligence.
This intelligence restructures your entire being: body, mind and perception. This intelligence cuts the mind free from its old structures rooted in the totality of human consciousness. If a person cannot free himself from the old conditioned structures of human consciousness, he is still in a prison.
Awaken
Awakening to your true nature does not necessarily mean that there will be an ongoing revolution in the way you perceive, act and respond to life. The moment of awakening shows us what is ultimately true and real and reveals a deeper possibility in the way life can be lived from an undivided and unconditional state of being. But the moment of awakening does not guarantee this deeper possibility, as many who have experienced spiritual awakening can attest.
Awakening opens a door to a deep inner revolution, but in no way guarantees that it will occur. Whether or not it occurs depends on many factors, but none is more important and vital than a sincere and unequivocal intention for truth above all else. This sincere intention toward the truth is what all spiritual growth ultimately depends on, especially when it transcends all personal preferences, agendas, and goals.
This inner revolution is the awakening of an intelligence that does not arise from the mind, but from an inner silence of the mind, which alone has the ability to uproot all the old structures of one’s consciousness. Unless these structures are uprooted, there will be no creative thinking, action or response. Unless an inner revolution takes place, nothing new and fresh can blossom. Only the old, the repetitive, the conditioned will flourish in the absence of this revolution.
“Go directly to the source, to the only authority that ultimately liberates: your own wakefulness, your own emptiness that perceives this moment. It will teach you how to live.”
Transcendental reality
So let us understand that reality transcends all our conceptions of reality. Reality is neither Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Advaita Vedanta, nor Buddhist. It is neither dualistic nor non-dualistic, nor spiritual nor non-spiritual. We must come to know that there is more reality and holiness in a blade of grass than in all our thoughts and ideas about reality.
When we perceive from undivided consciousness, we will find the sacred in every expression of life. We will find it in our teacup, in the autumn breeze, when brushing our teeth, in every moment of life and death. Therefore, we must leave behind the whole collection of conditioned thoughts and let the inner thread of silence lead us into the unknown, beyond where all paths end, to that place where we go innocently or not at all – not once but continuously.
You must be willing to stand alone – in the unknown, without reference to the known or the past or anyone’s conditioning. One must stand in complete nakedness, innocence and humility where no one has stood before. You must stand in that dark light, in that groundless embrace, unwavering and true to the reality beyond yourself – not just for a moment, but forever without end. For then that which is holy, undivided and whole is born into consciousness and begins to express itself.