SPIRITUAL ANXIETY -- What You Are Looking for Is NOT a State

Spiritual anxiety is not the same as spiritual yearning -- they are VERY different things! Spiritual anxiety is an unhealthy state -- it creates suffering and strengthens the ego. It is linked to time, and to a cognitive based pressure the mind puts on itself: “I have to get it. I have to attain it. I have to sustain it.” All those conscious or unconscious thoughts create a mountain of spiritual anxiety. What you really want is spiritual seriousness, spiritual yearning, and love for the Truth—not spiritual anxiety. Anxiety strengthens the ego. In the path, sooner or later, likely everyone experiences it to some degree. So, what can we do about it? First, understand that the opposite of lacking spiritual drive is spiritual yearning, not spiritual anxiety. If you fear that you may lose your spiritual drive by letting go of anxiety, relax. Let go of the anxiety and keep, or even ask for, deeper spiritual yearning. Second, remember that the spiritual result you are looking for — either Awakening or Final Liberation depending on where you are on the path — is guaranteed. What is not guaranteed is "when." So, leave the “when” to the Divine and forget about time. "It" knows the right time. A VERY useful method to deal with negative mental stuff is the Surrendering Technique. So, if you suffer from spiritual anxiety, use the technique and surrender it: “This spiritual anxiety, is surrendered now to the Divine, completely, completely, completely! Please take it away, forever, forever, forever! Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Uttered with sincerity, these words inevitably attract the answer, and somehow, Consciousness rearranges the mind-body organism and the psyche, so that the anxiety weakens while surrender becomes stronger. Another trap is turning Peace into a goal. Peace is intrinsic to your True Nature, which is already present now. Instead of chasing it, just notice that your True Nature is already here, or, surrender to what is fully, and then Peace happens by itself. Perhaps before Peace there was anxiety, depression, or some other negative state. Then Peace comes, and, later, Peace goes. What was present through all those states? What was present before Peace came, during Peace, and once Peace was gone? What watches all states come and go? That is what you are looking for. You are not looking for a state. You are looking for your True Self, which was present throughout every state you ever experienced, and every state you will experience. Underneath all those changing states, something is aware of them. That is Consciousness. Notice the Presence of Awareness. It is already here. You only need to notice it. That is your True Nature. In spirituality, people often speak of “states of consciousness,” but strictly speaking, Consciousness does not have states. Consciousness is Consciousness; Awareness is Awareness. The mind has states. The mind may be silent, restless, anxious, or peaceful. Consciousness is what is aware of all those states. Notice the Presence of Awareness. Notice your True Nature. Notice that which is listening to these words right now. It is always present, while mental states are coming and going -- let them come and go. Looking for states of mind is a trap. This also shows how valuable Awakening is. In Awakening, you realize that you are Pure Consciousness and that the “me” or “I” is a story. That realization opens the door to stop searching for states of mimd, and simply notice your True Nature again and again. With Awakening you know that it is what you are, that you can't lose it and it can never be damaged. The Awakening Protocol can help facilitate this realization. A link to the Awakening Protocol, together with my WhatsApp number and email, is provided below for anyone who wishes to contact me directly. It's a trap to look for states. Notice the presence of Awareness -- it is always present! It is solid like a rock, it is NOT coming and going like mental states. Awakening Protocol: https://giangirardi.com/el-protocolo-... Gian’s email: GianGirardi@iCloud.com Gian’s WhatsApp: +56 9 4236-0977