How to Sustain Enlightenment: A Deeper Look into the State of Pure Consciousness

Thomas A. Vik
NirvanaNuke
Published in
3 min readAug 22, 2023

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Do enlightened beings need to remind themselves that they are not their bodies?

Enlightenment is not a trophy to be won or a state to be maintained. It’s an all-encompassing reality.

The quest for enlightenment often starts with a misconception. People imagine it as a state to be achieved, a goal to be reached.

Yet, the moment you view enlightenment as something to sustain, you’ve strayed from its essence. Enlightenment isn’t about clinging to a certain state. It’s an unshakable realization of your true nature, beyond the limitations of mind and body. This insight shapes how you approach life, transcending intellectual understanding into a living experience.

Consider my personal transformation. Stricken by a mental breakdown in 2007, years of despair unfolded, but a sudden awakening on October 16th, 2019, revolutionized my perspective.

It was a radical non-duality realization, an enlightenment that transcends maintenance.

We Perceive The Sky as Blue

Enlightenment is a natural, ever-present awareness.

Just as you don’t need to remind yourself that the sky is blue, an enlightened being doesn’t constantly affirm they…

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