ENLIGHTENMENT TESTS
Samples from the new book: STRAIGHT LINE MEDITATION
Your Authorative Source for Enlightenment Self-Tests
How powerful is your concentration? The Clock Test
Look at the face of a clock. The second hand; minute and hour hands are all moving. Can you see the movement of the minute hand? The hour hand?
Everyone sees the fast movement of a second hand. This requires little awareness. Seeing the slower hands move takes deeper awareness, and this we lack...
How deep is your awareness? The Pleasure Test
Zen Master Toni Packer asked a man what led him to meditate. He said the highlight of his week had always been Sunday breakfast: a perfect cup of coffee, egg and toast. Then one Sunday “his breakfast was gone!”
You may not know you lack awareness, but you can tell by a lack of pleasure in your life. Do you crave 3D and surround sound
at the movies? Look carefully: are you missing these pleasures in everyday life?
Did you wake up aware? Did you wake up this morning to 3D and surround sound? Were there thousands of tiny tingling pelts of droplets in your shower? Stepping outside, did you sense change in light and air? If you saw a sparrow, was it as beautiful as a peacock; a dewdrop, magnificent as the sea? The deeper your awareness, the greater your capacity for pleasure. Did you wake up aware? |
"Breakthrough is closer than you think. The barrier is as thin as microscopic ice."
How powerful is your love?
Is Your Smile Genuine?
Imagine passing someone on the street. They smile at you. Return their smile...
Did your smile start with your mouth?
If a smile starts with your mouth it does not come from your heart. It is a "put on" smile. A genuine smile starts with your eyes. It feels quite different. It feels like love.
Try again.
How Many Hearts? It's said that everyone has three hearts. One is shown to the world. The second is for close friends and family. The third is private: your heart of hearts, known only to yourself.
How many hearts do you have?
Practice straight line meditation and it will be only one. It will be the third, your heart of hearts, and it will be for everyone.
Advanced Self-test: True Liberation? Say to yourself "Mary had a little lamb," but stop short before "lamb." For beginners "lamb" comes loud and clear, like it or not. At the intermediate level you can stop a thought mid-sentence. At the highest practice level you can stop a word mid-syllable. When you can say: "Mary had a little lamb," without the "lamb," your 'noisy tenant' is thoroughly subdued. You've reclaimed your mansion of awareness - your birthright - enlightenment. |
Enlightenment is a multifaceted jewel. Test all its facets.
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