Chapter 10
As you continue your practice of pure awareness you will gradually
get better and better. You should begin to notice your entire attitude
changing for the better. You will feel better, happier and more alive
and you should also notice your energy levels rising. Other people, as
well, will notice your attitude change for the better. All of the
reactions will encourage you to continue your practice.
It is not impossible to be in pure awareness most of the time, it
simply takes practice and a little patience. Once pure awareness is
experienced it is like a phenomenon in that cosmic consciousness will
open like a veil being lifted off your head. It's as though everything is
being realized for the firs time in your life. Things that you haven't
seen before will become visible and things you haven't been able to
do before will become possible.
When you are in pure awareness you have transcended the ego and
the ego is not in control. This is how life is when you are in pure
awareness; the ego no longer has a grip on you. You become free
from things like self-consciousness, negative emotions, and all the
other afflictions the illusory ego can heap upon you to keep you from
what you truly are - a True Being of ultimate freedom.
One of the first things I noticed was the immediate recognition of
discrimination and the willingness to let it go. One day while I was
bicycling on a trail in the country I approached a couple biking toward
me. They were a middle-aged couple, the man of medium build and...