Society and the Awakened

Can one who is awakened, the transformed, exist in a society that is based on greed, the acquisitive nature and self promotion? What do we mean by the term 'society'? When one is awakened to the true nature of self then one is transformed psychologically. This transformation is not the result of conscious action. It is the natural progression of a psyche that is in transition. Consciousness moves outside the norm. The formulations which previously were an activity of a confused and conflicted mind give way to an intelligence which realizes the source and has complete understanding. One is in complete harmony and at peace with existence. Conceptually this may be interpreted as a goal or aspiration, but it cannot be effort from the center which is the self, the ego centric. It is not a result, it is simply an aspect or characteristic of deep realization.

Society is conformity to established norms. Authority that is recognized as inherently good for all is the basis for established social morality. But this so called morality is in reality immoral.
Commonality and conformity is the result of a mind that is engaged in divisiveness which fosters conflict and fear. One lives within the construct of society but ones nature is diametrically outside established authority. One negates all conformity to established organizations of political, religious, and nationalistic authority. Lastly there is the rejection of one's own ego-centric authority. Society as a collective consciousness is nonsense. Society as a psychological entity can only exist as a conformity of thought. Thought which is the activity of a mind that is engaged in comparison, conclusion and choice. This activity is the source of all conflict and fear.

For one to live a truly moral and ethical life one must reject society and its accepted norms. One must break away and move in a totally new direction. When one rejects all authority, then one is accepting humanity as it is and in doing so has total understanding of actual reality. That understanding is the door to human transformation.


A psychological metamorphosis takes place which transcends the conditioned consciousness and brings one to a place of realization and insight. This insight cannot be held within the memory of self. It is communicated as a light to those who are open to the possibility of that which is beyond thought. If not communicated it is lost to the moment.

Social ills are the result of the self enclosing activity of ambition and power seeking. Society as a model of organized interaction is ever being corrupted and manipulated by those in authority. Society mirrors the individual who is seeking the accumulation of wealth and power.
One who is awakened breaks away from society and lives a life of simplicity and love.

Reality and Simplicity

When mind ceases the activity of divisive self promotion then 'true' reality and 'intelligence' of simplicity are the outcome. If one observes ones daily routine in a manner that is awakened and sensitive to the fear, conflict, and confusion that is actually ones life, then it may be possible to discover the source. One must be totally aware of the movement of the 'one' who is the me, the center. The center requires protection and insulation from threat. All activity generated from the center is of and for the center and its proliferation as identity. We are not denying the existence of self for it is a necessary component of consciousness. But one must realize the nature of self and its activity as the source of compulsion, confusion and disintegration. The self or center is always seeking advantage and comfort that will bring a sense of security. The self is forever engaged in the activity of gaining that which will eliminate threat and bring temporary feelings of social acceptance. A society that values appearance and material accumulation is a society of corruption and exploitation. Society is a reflection of the individual. Only the individual can experience transformation. Transformation of the individual is transformation of society.

One who has realized the truth is no longer influenced by the petty opinions and conclusions of a mind that is caught in illusion. Many habits and preference's fall away and the mind finds clarity in space that was previously occupied by the perceived complexities of relationship and its demands. In a second one can realize the futility of thought and thinker and come into a state of complete silence in which there is only awareness. Now awareness realizes awareness and one enters deep meditation in which there is purity of the unknowable.

One finds simplicity as the highest intelligence. Accumulations, material and spiritual fall away as dead leaves. It is as though there is a higher consciousness at work which the self has no control or influence over.....It just happens without thought or regard for consequence. Because one has had full realization of the 'source' of all conflict and misery one lives outside the influence of a society that exist in ignorance. One sees that it is not denial or suppression, but simply the understanding of truth.

One has seen those who carry the badge of asceticism and denial. They seek to change the inward by outward expressions of humility and simplicity. But the inward must undergo change before the outward can express the truth. They are still lost on the inside with the same fear and craving as the businessman in the office. They are no different, they just as greedy and aspiring as any stock broker on Wall Street.

If one has passion and intensity. Passion for the truth and for understanding that is not a tradition or a conformity, then it is possible for you realize that truth by your own efforts. One's effort is original and without conformity. It is your understanding of truth not someone Else's.
One cannot know the mind of Buddha, but one can be of the same mind.

The meditative Mind

What is meditation? Is it sitting quietly in a posture to bring about some result? What are the minds motivations with regard to meditation? In true meditation is there a mind which seeks escape? If one is at all serious about going beyond the petty aspirations of a mind that is caught in its own self importance, then one must lay the ground work for a mind that is capable of meditation. Meditation that is practiced today in most circles is influenced by an organization with an agenda that is seeking proliferation and legitimacy. Meditation that is the result of a continuity, can only be a conformity to illusion. Meditation has to have an element of originality that involves the natural progression of a mind that is quiet and still. The realization of meditation not as a 'practice' but as a natural state of the unconditioned. One moves away from meditation as an activity of accomplishment to a state of consciousness that is without the self and its motivations. Moving away from meditation as an activity separate from the organism to existing as meditative. The meditative mind is the outcome of the full realization of the unconditioned which is consciousness of the selfless. One is not separate from meditation one is meditation.

One is not postulating a position with regard to the 'practice' of meditation. Only that one should be fully aware of mind and its motivations. To be aware without conclusion or authority. Discover what is natural for you. Do not force yourself into a position based on conformity to a system or a tradition. It will only discourage and confuse you. Meditation is awareness of the movement of thought and the discovery of the true nature of self. In Meditation there is passive awareness; that is, one is in a state of complete vulnerability in which there is no controlling influence. If meditation is controlled effort, then there is control and the one who is controlling.
When one is attempting to utilize thought to influence thought then there is the conflict of opposition. There is comparison and conclusion. One is looking for results. Whatever you feel has been accomplished through meditation will only be a projection of your own aspirations and you will have missed finding the real treasure which is realization of the true nature of self.

consciousness of the unconditioned

When one discovers the true self, then that discovery opens the door to a new level of understanding. Understanding that is the outcome of the awareness of the movement of thinker and thought and its relationship to the conditioned. The conditioned harbors the concept of individuality. The separative and divisive activity of the ego-centric. The mind is in a state of consciousness that is entirely subjective. Reality is filtered through the illusion that one has of the self, with its individual characteristics, beliefs, and habits. As one experiences outside stimulus, the self responds according to its programing. It is a sort of auto-response mechanism that is continually comparing, judging and concluding. Mind is caught in this trap, which thought has created as a repository of experience (memory). Then thought creates the means by which the repository can be accessed on a continual basis. This continuity is the self the one who thinks. Can one in the moment realize and be aware of this movement? The relationship of thinker to thought, that there is no thinker, there is only thought. That the thinker is the illusion. Then through this realization become totally aware of whole field of mind-thought consciousness. It may then be possible for mind to dwell in a state of total silence and stillness, which is not some perceived "goal" of mediation, which is artificial and contrived. But which is the unexpected and uninvited.

Within this silence the unconditioned flowers. It is consciousness that is without purpose or motive. It is total understanding of the truth of the moment. The unconditioned consciousness is a peaceful state of awareness that simply observes without a center that is observing. The state of unconditioned consciousness is not a continuity, it cannot become an 'experience' to be repeated. It is when all else is not. With the initial realization there may be a feeling of detachment from the physical and a sense of the ethereal. But do not cling to any manifestation as having significance beyond simple characteristic or aspect. Otherwise you will fall back into the conditioned consciousness which is seeking result. One should be mindful of the fact that the unconditioned is devoid of definition, it cannot be grasped by the intellect. The naming of experiencing is the destruction of its essence.

The concept of Nirvana is not Nirvana. Nirvana is a Buddhist concept which has become commercialized into the self styled goal of religious personalities of authority. They are caught in the web of their self created importance. For the unconditioned to flower, one must be free from all illusions that mind has created for the acquisition of that which is beyond. One must have intuitive insight into the nature of the mind that is seeking. One may then realize the necessity of throwing off all attachments to religious tradition and authority. It is very difficult to abandon religious tradition, because it provides a certain level of safety and security. To venture beyond the known into the unknown is to leave behind the the comforts of the conditioned consciousness.

While the writer is attempting to explain in words, what cannot in reality be explained, it is enough to create an atmosphere, where there is the possibility of awareness in which their is intuitive realization. As it were a seed being planted. One must read not words but the possibility of that which is beyond words. In reading be aware of your own mind and how it interprets according to its beliefs and prejudice. What you are reading is not as important as what you can realize about yourself as you read.

You may then be able to grasp the importance of being totally free from the illusion of self. This means that you throw off all psychological attachments and identifications. To allow yourself to live in the reality of insecurity, and then to go beyond that insecurity to unconditioned consciousness in which there is total peace and understanding.

Security and Appology

What is the state of a mind that is seeking security? Surely it is a mind that is caught in the concept of insecurity. The mind that is seeking security establishes safeguards. Organizations to insure security. The mind that is seeking security is also the mind that creates division. The result is exclusion, separation and ultimately nationalism and intolerance. One has a view of security which is in opposition to anothers view of security. The seeking of security is the creation of insecurity. Mind seeks security in religious dogma, charismatic personality, and the pursuit of the 'divine'. The result is, those who 'know' and those who 'don't know'. The disintegration and antagonism of the individual and society through the designs of security.

If one is to find the truth, one must look deep within. Mind must be silent and still. One becomes aware of the center of the self. The meditative mind that observes without movement without reference. It is the dissipation of the separative activity of thinker and thought. The unconditioned flowers and there is clear insight. One has the realization that there is only insecurity. That life is insecurity. It is the unknown from moment to moment. The known divides and seeks security, the unknown is integrated and whole and within its sphere there is neither the secure nor the insecure. It is the cessation of the 'I' who seeks the division, fear, and violence of security.

To have an intellectual grasp of these words is simply to have a mind that is full of definitions. Definition is conceptual and not actual. Realization is in the moment, the actual undefinable experiencing of truth. The flower of truth is Love, which is the outcome of vulnerability which is the state of a mind that is free of the desire for security.

Why are we apologetic? One instigates a perceived transgression against another. One does not want to be in disfavor, so one apologizes. But what is an apology 'actually'. Is it an escape from truth? Does it excuse reaction so that one may resume the activity of conclusion? One exist in relationships of mutual exploitation. Is not an apology actually a way in which one can continue to exploit. One seeks security in relationship. But that seeking is the progenitor of fear, jealously, and violent intent through words and or actions.


One may believe that one does not engage in such activity, but all are caught in the illusion of self importance. Mind has an agenda of self preservation and seeks conformity to its concept of the me. The truth of this is veiled by the activity of excused manipulation. Mind is lost in a sea of feared reprisal. There is honesty and truth in vulnerability. It is the putting away of self interest. It 'is not' the way of wealth and acquisition. It 'is' the way of intelligence and understanding.


Amida said: "One must find without the angst of seeking." "Inner harmony (Samadhi) is the outcome of a mind that has escaped the ignorance and division of time which is conditioned thought."

Amida Buddha the Inner Light

Amitabha, Sanskrit for infinite light, carries with it the essence of Shakyamuni's realization of the true self. Amitabha is that which illumines the unnamable and indefinable which is the essence of Buddha's universal understanding. There are no words that can adequately define its aspects. It is beyond all thought and all comprehension. Amitabha or Amida, its more common name, is the inner consciousness of the mind that has attained supreme reality of the true self. One lives in darkness which is the creation of a mind that exists in illusion. Illusion is identity and attachment to the concept of a separate self that exist as the one who thinks, compares and concludes. It is the self that is seeking security in that which it possesses, both the material and the spiritual. Darkness is the conditioned mind, the mind that is the product of its accumulated experiences. These accumulations become memory, which give definition and substance to the self.

The self or one who thinks or reasons is a product of the process of thought. One must have the realization that thought formulates the thinker as separate from the process in order to create the illusion of permanency and of a being that controls and creates destiny. The I or me becomes the refuge of thought and the center from which thought reacts. It is relatively easy to comprehend this on a conceptual level, but to have full realization of its implications requires an intuitive experience that is not the product of thought or thinking. One must become aware without the reference of self. Amida is the illumination of this realization.
Buddha said........."Yet when vast, uncountable, immeasurable numbers of beings have thus been liberated, verily not one being has been liberated. Why is this, Subuti? It is because no Bodhisattva who is real Bodhisattva cherishes the idea of an ego-entity, a personality, a being, or a separated individuality."*The Diamond Sutra, Section III (translation A.F. Price)

To have a clear understanding of the nature of thought, how it functions, and what are its limitations, is to open the door to something totally new; that which is not of the mind, that which avoids emotional attachment to the self (the known). It is a new-found freedom, which is not freedom from 'something', but that which stands alone. It is freedom that is not a goal or aspiration, but the natural outcome of a deep understanding of the self and its motivations.

To believe in Buddhist doctrine, recite mantras, or 'practice' meditation has no meaning whatsoever. But to realize and be aware of the movement of thought is to come upon that which is not of the mind, that which thought cannot fathom. It cannot be defined, so it cannot become the known or part of the self, yet it is the very essence of all that exists. Mind is engaged in comparative thought, the discriminatory activity of defining reality.

The process of thought is division. It divides and categorizes the not me, and determines what may be integrated into the image it has created of self. When one experiences the realization of the true self in the absolute present moment of consciousness, then mind intuitively senses its own movement, then that movement ceases. In that moment one is experiencing absolute reality (truth) without the distortion of the known which is the self.

This illumination is not a continuous phenomena. It cannot become memory, if it is artificially made part of memory then it has no validity. It is a moment to moment realization, which cannot be captured. It is not a movement of time (past through present to future). It is the very negation of time which is the movement of thought. One must be aware, without the practice of awareness (which is the self), of the singularity of thought. The duality of thought and thinker is the illusion of self.

Amida said,"Sir if you believe that one has taught you something to be retained, realize that only the self retains and seeks repetition. Truth is freedom from the known, which is the self."

Is it possible to be totally free?

What do we mean by 'free'? Is the mind capable of freeing its self? It seems that if there is something to be free from, then that very acknowledgement is an admission of failure. Do we mean that through some act of will, which is through practice or method, we will achieve freedom? Or will we achieve it through the guidance of either an individual or organization?

In an awakened state, one may come to the realization that freedom is not: freedom from something. That 'something' is the illusion mind creates for the purpose of maintaining its conceptual grasp of reality. Fundamentally, their is actually nothing to be free from, but mind, through the illusion of self, is trapped in the web of its own making. The 'conditioned mind' is the self that is caught within the limitations of its experience and knowledge. When one 'actually' sees in the moment that ones actions and thoughts are conditioned, and fully realizes the results of that conditioning, then it is possible to go beyond the limitations of mind. Freedom is the byproduct of a mind that is in full realization of the activity of thought, not as a concept but as a continuous awareness of its movement; awareness that is without discrimination or conclusion.

Mind does not naturally desire freedom. Mind seeks the security of the known, which is the content of the conditioned mind. Freedom is insecurity, it is the not knowing. It is the state of existence in which there is unattachment to the things that mind has created to give its self a sense of security. The truth is there is no such thing as security. Security is the illusion. One actually exists in insecurity. However mind does not want to accept this, so it creates the conceptual world, which can be predicted. It can become (in our mind) predetermined destiny. It is our attempt to bring the unknown into the known. But the unknown can never be the known and this is the self imposed conflict and misery of what we call living.

It is very difficult for us to accept the fact that reality is in a constant state of change. Every day, and in fact, each moment is different from the previous. We are also in a state of change, we are constantly evolving. But we fight it; we see change as the enemy. We want to stay young looking, and maintain the status quo, to seek the acceptance of the majority who live in illusion.

Freedom is the outcome of total self realization. Complete acceptance of life as it is. The falling away of attachment and identification with the known. It is the beginning of intelligence and understanding that is not a "result" or "compensation for effort". It cannot be sought out and made to happen through a method or practice. Freedom creates the atmosphere for transformation. Transformation from the self to the selfless, the enlightened.