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ful Galactic beings of light welcome back to another video The Dark Knight of the Soul
occurs before Awakening it occurs when the timing is right and is usually triggered by
something such as reading something spiritual meditating or contemplating on something spiritual
if you are going through the spiritual Dark Night be happy and rejoice because your soul
is making an Ascension to the next level of its Evolution one gets the experience of Enlightenment
on that night of Awakening the vocal chant makes way to silence in the sound and light
show of Enlightenment unfolds one does not need formal meditation After the Dark Night
the soul is awakened from this moment now what actually happens and why it occurs is
due to the belief that you are the body when that belief is shaken up it may trigger The
Dark Knight of the Soul at that time one's existence one's belief in God and in the world
all comes to an end and beliefs are broken up into nothingness it is a dark time as one
feels empty this is however a natural occurrence and must happen before we are filled with
truth remember the parable of the wine bottle which gave an elaborate explanation of what
the spiritual Dark Knight really means we must be emptied before we can be filled because
we are so full of our own beliefs that there is no room for truth this occurrence cannot
be skipped or avoided there is no other way because it is very important do not get this
wrong The Dark Knight of the soul is not a punishment but something that needs to happen
before Awakening and the result of an eager to know more about higher levels of consciousness
this occurs at different stages in your life when your soul wants to make a transition
to the higher realm of consciousness and it can be felt for a few days or a few weeks
and even years but then it is over and a new world comes if Awakening is a sudden moment
then any previous stage like The Dark Knight is before if Awakening is a long gradual process
then it is during it it certainly is not after it it is not possible for there to be a dark
night after Awakening not in the Buddhist view anyway now from my experience is that
both the above answers are correct Awakening is both gradual and sudden the moment of magafala
path and fruit in Buddhism is indeed a sudden moment from the point of view of normal human
time experience of course it is a moment of taking nibina as the mind's object so normal
ideas of time and space do not at all apply glimpsing nibina does not occur without long
preparation not even for the Buddha so of course there is a Time factor involved in
the approach to nibina it's a bit like if it takes you an hour to walk up a hallway
to a door and then you open the door in one second was opening the door gradual or sudden
on the face of it it seems to me that a lot of hot air has been expended on this non-question
over some Centuries by people who really were wise enough to know better to give you a better
explanation of the stage of your Awakening The Dark Knight is a stage of the gradual
Awakening process it occurs when the practitioner's Insight an intuitive Insight developed only
by vipassana concentration has penetrated deeply into the three marks of conditioned
existence impermanence suffering and emptiness of a self all inherent in our reality to the
degree that one perceives these marks then to that degree one will be confronted with
the Demolition of all that he or she has accepted up to now and based their lives upon it is
a world moving time in a practitioner's life in a retreat situation under the guidance
of a good teacher you might pass through the stage quickly with no lasting problem it becomes
more problematic for those who stumble upon it by themselves often through mindfulness
approaches but even sometimes by samatha meditation practices like Yana or breath awareness if
they are done intensively enough in these cases the night can be long even many years
in any case it is always better in my view to experience progress on the inside levels
even if suffering is involved it will all resolve itself one day when your karma is
favorable The Dark Knight resolves itself when the practitioner becomes mature enough
in their insight to begin seeing the higher levels of equanimity and finally change of
lineage it's almost as if we begin getting little sniffs of nibina and the mind can plot
an escape of sorts from the now depressing reality of our current existence as this insight
into Equanimity develops and matures we move further along a path leading away from The
Dark Knight and towards nibina so there is a path Into The Dark Knight and a path out
it is the Buddhist path and it is the only way to nibina so this dark night of a soul
is like exams as well similar to our education system before one is promoted to another standard
one have have to sit in exam pass it then move to next level Dark Knight of soul is
like an exam if you survive then you move to next level in spirituality it does not
have to occur at all unless you enjoy tragic or dramatic dark emotional experiences then
it may happen before during and after this is because Spiritual Awakening involves surrendering
your attachment many folks feel unjoyful experiences to a depth and length related solely to the
depth and length of their attachments to things their negative emotions their unhealthy relationships
their experiences even whatever they use to make an excuse for their beliefs and behaviors
that are not for their highest good we all do that to some extent and it has to do with
our happiness and worth being based on things outside of ourselves we are often taught that
in reinforced with conditioning to believe that we can make another person happy or angry
or sad that our happiness and emotions are based on what others do or do not do Spiritual
Awakening is about realizing that it is our choice for our happiness and worth we do have
to let go of a lot of things and that is where the challenge often is it can feel a bit like
grief it can also be fun and joyful if you get nothing else from this get that you do
have a choice in how you feel and react little by little layer by layer level by level it
does get easier also some folks need a kick in the butt in order to get started down the
spiritual Road that is often looked at as The Dark Knight of the Soul as well it is
all your choice it is a time of Despair that comes about when the repression of painful
mental and emotional constructs Falls away allowing them to come into conscious awareness
there may well be a glimmer of Awakening that manifests as motivation to do the work in
the beginning which allows for the dismantling of the repression but what we call Awakening
is a process not a discrete often on event working through all those painful beliefs
and memories getting to the truth of them and discarding the illusionary parts becoming
more aware of the realities of self and as a result discovering the peace and joy that
underlies existence is a drawn-out process of inner growth that is often termed as The
Dark Knight of the Soul it is not a happy time in the beginning it is an introspective
time bringing to the surface and discarding inner sources of unhappiness things that must
be faced before they can be constructively dealt with so it gets that reputation of Darkness
but it isn't really it is spiritual house cleaning as Awakening begins its first Dawning
glimmers the need for Spiritual house cleaning becomes apparent and that Awakening only grows
as the house cleaning proceeds afterward there is much less hidden repressed material in
the subconscious part of the mind and a perception of having awakened from the previous state
of being prevails life is experienced as lighter and more joyful however unless complete Enlightenment
has occurred over time the need for more inner work will become apparent but it won't be
such dark experience when the work is undertaken again when I started my blog it became my
effort to excavate myself to my authenticity and continues to this moment I deliberately
wanted to get to know myself rip off the mask and dig down deep into myself each mask represented
some part of myself which I didn't want others to see the wonderment of it all was when I
took a look at the mask and what I wanted to hide it wasn't nearly as fearful as I had
made it out to be this process is never ending and has even become fun to do as I have gotten
to know and understand myself better and be fair-minded in my thinking I have been able
to get to know myself from a much broader perspective I've learned I am more than just
a body and personality I've learned I have intuitive wisdom and I've also learned I am
inextricably Connected To Source God Universe Creator who has supported and loved me I have
learned when I meditate and sit in the silence my higher Consciousness can reach me and that
has been one of the best spiritual practices that has helped me Elevate in life I hope
this will also inspire you to do the same or something better I send you nothing but
Supreme light wisdom and love of the cosmos as you keep moving in silence working on yourself
and following your heart much love and abundance to you all peace love and life [Music]
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