#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?