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Ryan Burton ~ “I Want to Get Back There” – The Most Common Post-Awakening Trap
A practitioner will have many openings and experiences over the course of their spiritual or contemplative endeavor. There is a common and important stage in awakening I call the 'foreground-background split' which occurs after someone has had an opening whether induced or spontaneous.
It can leave us with intense wanting and the question of “how can I get back there?” The challenge of the meditator in this stage is to not mistake the bliss, clarity and unity which characterized the opening as being the awakening itself. Abandoning what was previously attained is an act of surrender that helps us see the true nature of the present.....
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Ryan Burton ~ “I Want to Get Back There” – The Most Common Post-Awakening Trap
A practitioner will have many openings and experiences over the course of their spiritual or contemplative endeavor. They can leave us with intense wanting, and the question of “how can I get back there?” The challenge is to not mistake the bliss, clarity and unity which characterized the opening as being the awakening itself. Abandoning what was previously attained is an act of surrender that helps us see the true nature of the present.
Ryan Burton is a meditation teacher with over 15 years of intensive practice in Theravāda Buddhism, Dzogchen, Zen and other contemplative lineages. After completing a 9-month retreat period in Thailand in 2019 he began teaching in Los Angeles, California. His work offers clear, practical guidance on awakening, non-duality, jhānas, cessation, dream yoga, and out of body experience.
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