#332 Toward Awakening part 1 Sept 20th 20
Are you “awake” or close to “awakening”?
Please note:
This is a very rough, non-scientific and limited “awakening inventory” that may help you or not to assess your journey. . Each sentence may be seen as a marker as where you stand.
This is art 1 of 2.
Score the following statements as:
Strongly disagree=1 Disagree=2 Neutral/? =3 Agree=4 Strongly agree=5
The highest score the closest to “Awakening / Enlightenment ”.
Be very honest with yourself.
I have an ongoing sense of contentment, ease, equanimity & open mind ……………… ( 1 to 5 )
I have pleasure for doing routine stuff / nonexciting stuff………………
Life and things are what they are and not what I want them to be………………..
I am trying to stay more in the present moment than being in the past or the future……………..
I am not controlling my life, events, and most people & it is OK………………….
I feel intensely alive in my 5 sensorial experiences………………..
I am engaging in helping anyone besides, obviously, my loved ones……………….
I am pretty good at being aware and controlling my desires, aversions & delusions………………
From meditation, I am paying attention to my thoughts and feelings as often as possible……………
When I am eating, I am just eating, for example tasting the food & nothing else………………
I am trying to keep my mind where my body is……………..
I am judging only when I need to make a decision or when requested………………
How I look does not have any bearing on my self-worth or sense of identity…………………
I experience regular periods of mental and emotional serenity…………….
I am incapable of causing intentional harm to anyone/anything………………..
I am OK to belong to a group, community, or society but I can live without it. ……………………
I have little sense of needing to do/produce anything; I am content just to be as I am………………..
I feel equally connected towards all human beings regardless of who they are and where they are coming from……………………..
While making decisions I trust my intuition and feelings to take me in the right direction………………..
My sense of self-worth is not affected by how much I have/achieve nor by success/failure……………………..
I notice my emotions more rapidly before being immersed by them………………………
Using meditation, I know how to pay attention and to use my mind to control its behavior………………..
I practice awareness of my body, 5 senses, and mind as much as I can……………………
I am fully aware that nothing lasts…………………..
I try to keep an open mind even when I am not in my comfort zone…………………
I don’t want my attachments being too because they may create potential suffering………………….
My score is: ……………../ 130.
The closer to 130, the closer you are to “Awakening/ Enlightenment”……………
……………..Maybe????
Have you been totally honest in your answers?