Why do we have
MEETINGS IN THE LIGHT?
At some moment,
the Stillness around you
becomes so vast
that it overflows the mind.
A silent Presence fills the space.
And there is a shift—
a separation between
thoughts passing
and the pure sense of Being.
When this is seen clearly,
you know:
this Presence
is deeper than the “me”
you believed yourself to be.
A question rises—
not from the mind,
but from the core of Being:
Who am I?
Am I this person
I have carried for so long?
Or am I the unbounded field
of timeless Presence?
If the moment is ripe,
the mind stops—
perhaps only for a breath.
And in that still breath,
you are no longer
the person you thought you were.
You are the open field—
pure Awareness,
in which all things
come and go.
The separate self
is nowhere to be found.
And yet
You remain—
boundless,
clear,
radiant.
The light of this knowing
is undeniable.
No belief,
no past experience,
can cover it.
The body and mind
become a doorway
through which
Being knows Itself again.
It can happen
when you are hearing this.
The reality you thought you knew
changes.
A new dimension—
always here,
yet unseen—
reveals itself.
From here,
the veil of concepts,
beliefs,
and perceptions
falls away.
The truth
was never hidden—
only overlooked.
Many spiritual moments
may come before this—
waves of bliss,
visions of light,
oneness with what is seen.
They can be beautiful,
transforming.
Yet it is easy
to cling to the experience
and miss the One
who is aware of it.
When Awakening happens,
it is not an experience gained
but an identity lost.
The “me” dissolves.
What remains
is Awareness itself—
untouched,
unending.
Spiritual experiences pass.
Awakening does not.
And still—
this is only the beginning.
From here,
Consciousness unfolds
its own infinity—
subtler,
vaster,
more luminous.
Treasures appear:
gems of wisdom,
jewels of beauty,
oceans of love,
rivers of joy.
The treasure is endless.
In the spiritual world
there is much talk
of stages,
levels,
planes to ascend—
as though climbing
toward a distant peak.
This is the mind’s view—
the view of the traveller.
From Awareness itself
there are no levels,
no stairs to climb.
Only the wholeness
that has always been.
Awakening
is not the reward
for reaching a certain height.
It can open in an instant,
regardless of where you think you stand.
Pure Awareness
is beyond the pure and impure,
beyond the holy and unholy.
It is what allows
all experience to appear.
Before Awakening,
we can taste
its silence and its aliveness.
Meditation may reveal
its still depths
or its radiant currents.
But to know
what Consciousness is—
we must be it.
It is the difference
between touching the ocean
and becoming the ocean.
Higher States of Consciousness
are the widening views
that Awareness has of Itself
after Awakening—
its own Self-revelation,
its own infinite play.
They cannot be imagined.
The mind cannot grasp them.
They are the language
of the Unspoken.
The language of Silence.
Speaking of these states
is not meant
to give the mind
another concept to hold.
It is to open a window
to the whole of your existence.
They are the true way
reality is seen
when Consciousness
comes to rest
in its own fullness.
Simply hearing of them
with innocence
can be enough.
A word,
spoken from the stillness of Awakening,
may touch
what has been waiting
in the depths of your Being.
It is not the mind that receives.
It is not the intellect that understands.
It is your innermost Self—
recognising Itself
in the sound.
After Awakening,
there are shifts
that cannot be missed.
The view widens—
as though Consciousness
has stepped back
into a vaster space
from which it sees itself.
Once a shift is clear,
it does not fade.
It is as if
it had always been there.
Each state is whole,
complete in itself.
From within one,
it is hard to imagine
anything beyond.
Only when the next unfolds
does the truth
reveal itself again.
Within each state
perception can also refine—
becoming so clear
that the universal Intelligence
behind every moment
is felt directly.
This refined seeing
is the vision of
Consciousness
being conscious of itself.
The first awakening
is the turning point—
from being
a person who is aware
to being
Awareness itself.
The separate self dissolves.
The true, unbounded Self
remains.
It is peace without opposite.
It is freedom without end.
Within this state,
perception may refine—
revealing the subtle flows of Intelligence
that form
the body
and all appearances.
This is sometimes called
God Consciousness—
the seeing of creation
from the inside out.
Then—
a greater recognition.
Awareness sees
it is not only the witness,
but also
everything witnessed.
The subject and object
are one.
Being
is all that is seen.
All that is seen
is Being.
Beyond even this
is the mystery—
Nothing,
Everything,
before existence.
The source
from which creation
draws its power.
As refinement continues,
the pure Cause
of Consciousness itself
is unveiled.
She appears
as the radiant Mother,
as Pure Divinity,
as the Supreme.
The heart recognises Her.
And there is nothing
outside Her.
These states of Consciousness
are not inventions of the mind.
They are wider perspectives
of the one reality—
clearer ways of seeing
what has always been here.
In full enlightenment,
Being and non-Being,
the personal
and the universal—
all are lived
in the simplicity
of ordinary life.
As Consciousness opens
to broader perspectives
and finer perception,
the body and mind
find a deeper balance.
Even now,
as you rest in the Stillness
that surrounds you,
your body is adjusting.
The mind becomes clearer,
quieter,
more open.
The body—
more relaxed,
yet more alive.
The deeper the Presence,
the greater the change.
The body learns
to live in this Silence.
When the shift to pure Awareness comes,
the body must change
its way of functioning
to hold this clarity.
This can be gentle—
or intense.
With every opening of Consciousness,
the body adjusts.
It is natural.
It is part of integration.
What is called “normal”
in the unawakened state
is not normal at all.
To live as “only a person”
is to live
in a construct—
a mind-made cage.
To maintain this illusion
takes effort.
It strains the body,
pulls on the mind,
and drains life.
Because mind and body
are one system,
the body constantly
tries to match
the mind’s false image
of a separate self.
It struggles to heal
and to hold itself together
under the weight of this belief.
In this effort,
stress and imbalance
sink into the nervous system.
The body contracts,
yet also tries to heal,
to return to balance.
The mind mirrors this—
filled with waves of thought,
many repetitive,
many without purpose.
These thoughts
are often the echo
of the body’s attempt
to release stress.
When a deep tension
begins to dissolve,
a mood may rise in the mind.
And the mind,
not knowing the cause,
will attach it to a memory,
a situation,
a story.
These stress-born moods
colour how we see,
how we act,
how we speak.
Without knowing
what is truly happening,
these thoughts and moods
become normal in the world.
Most people live
so deeply caught in the mind
that they cannot see
the difference
between an ordinary thought
and a thought
born from the body’s healing.
When a thought or mood
arising from stress release
is acted upon,
the healing stops.
The mood deepens.
Look around.
Most words spoken,
most actions taken,
are driven by thoughts and moods
that come from
the release of stress—
misunderstood,
acted upon.
Misunderstanding becomes quarrel.
Quarrel becomes conflict.
Conflict becomes war.
It is the same movement,
whether between two people
or two nations—
the mind acting out
what the body is trying to let go.
This is suffering.
One way to ease this cycle
is the regular return
to effortless stillness—
meditation
that gives the body
deep rest
while the mind
remains awake.
In this rest,
deep stresses dissolve.
The body heals.
The mind clears.
When Awakening comes,
those restless thoughts and moods
fade.
Peace and stability
become natural.
Silent joy
becomes the ground
of every moment.
Meditation then
is not for finding the Self—
the Self is already known—
but for refining the body
so it may shine
with the ease
and sweetness
of that knowing.
It is possible—
hearing this—
to awaken now.
If it happens,
you will not doubt.
You will not need to ask.
It will be as natural
as seeing the sun
after the clouds part.
It only asks
innocence.
Openness.