With this test, you can find out where you are on your journey to awakening and what your next step is. Like any journey, it is always good to know where you are and which direction to take. Please answer the questions from your everyday experience right now. Do not refer to insights you had earlier in your life, when …
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Ignorance, the 10th Fetter
Ignorance is the 10th and last fetter on the journey to awakening. With it, the last assumption falls away that veiled the awakened state. What does Ignorance mean? We have been ignoring the truth because we didn’t like it. Most interestingly, ignoring the truth can return even after it was seen what truly is. When the last sense …
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The 8th Fetter, The Subtle Sense of ‘I am’
The subtle sense of ‘I am’ or ‘I exist’ is the first step in developing the ‘Ego’ or the sense of ‘ME.’ It is created after a frantic search for something safe to stand on, something that is reliably there, something to hold onto. It had to be able to make sure that we’d always feel happy. Since absolutely nothing could …