Samadhi: The Peak of Spiritual Surrender

How to Conquer the Highest Spiritual Summit Within • 30-Minute Guided Samadhi Meditation

"We are not separate from the universe; we are the universe experiencing itself." – Alan Watts

When I was 23 years old, I experienced the state of Self-Realization that pushed me into an enlightened state of Samadhi Consciousness. Which lasted only for a few months unfortunately, yet it was the ride of my life! What I remember the clearest from it was quite similar to what you’d feel after a long journey reaching the very top of Mount Everest. You are blown away by the majesty of the highest consciousness perspective seeing through every direction and dimension.

The Samadhi state is like perpetually arriving at this peak, where every step of the journey up, you felt closer to God. Getting closer and nearer the point of knowing you have arrived home. You forget about whatever journey you thought you were on. It means nothing now that you are arriving at the peak. You made it! Now you are fully in the Now, 100% present to celebrating this highest crescendo.

I find this Samadhi peak pushes you higher, as well as deeper into dissolving your ego-based self. Your mind is tired, oh so very tired. It’s been on such a very long and arduous journey towards freedom, success and happiness.

It desperately wants to relax and give up. Yet, it’s been climbing every day for years, continuously up this giant heap of mountainous lessons, perpetually consumed by life’s never-ending challenges… Forever determined to make it to the end and never give up.

As long as the heart is beating, it continues to struggle and think about making it to the top. Striving to achieve freedom. And everything inside you wants to arrive, yet cannot surrender to arriving. It believes that surrender is all about failing and not about freedom.

Samadhi is different from striving to discover God. It feels like you are arriving at the feet of God, at this reverent pinnacle of freedom again and again and again…forever.

You feel like you’re bathing in the greatest celebration of life, and are in total awe of it. You see every single experience in your life is profound, predestined, and carries with it a very profound piece of information, purpose and meaning.

You perceive the great tapestry of life and how it is intricately woven with a divine intelligence that penetrates through the past and into our future. You know all paths are unfolding perfectly, each one uncovering its highest truth, as you are floating above them all, feeling so much lofty support from archangel powers lifting you higher on this spiritual journey toward absolute freedom. You feel amazing, that these angelic guides are everywhere!

"We are an impossibility in an impossible universe." ~ Terence McKenna

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I feel that my biggest truth in life is the one that opens my heart the most, and this is the one that sets us all free. For me freedom is the highest truth. Samadhi is freedom. This level of freedom often comes with the deepest form of surrender. Relinquishing all attachments to the ego and identifications with the mind. Free from the minds perpetual never-ending list of needs, wants and desires.

Samadhi is the release of all the older programs and constructs about who I think I am. There is no ‘you’ anymore. There is only God. You are just a construct of your imagination. A product of your own mind.

Oh, if I could only relive that Samadhi moment of my past, and get it all on video. Then, I think that I would stop telling everyone what the highest purpose of their life is. I’d let go of writing anything ever again, and just bask in the Self like Ramana Maharshi. My spiritual ego thinks ahhh this is what I believe enlightenment entails.

And this is my growth process, what is yours? What involves a deep subconscious unraveling of your ingrained programming? What will make your mind start exploding along this iridescent journey of life, and perpetually dismantle the ego’s ancestral belief systems.

So I stop myself from thinking about everything and ask God…“What is The Reality and what is my perception of that Reality?”

What I’ve learned thus far is that my perception of Reality clouds the effulgence when my needy desperate separated ego is in charge. This crazy ego that thinks it conquered Mt. Everest. This is just an amalgamation of past conquests in my ego’s identifications. Whoever I thought I was is gone, and whoever I was will always be free.

The mind loves inventing these ideas about who I am. Which often pull towards who think I should be, and who I was told that I’m not. These attachments are like sticky post-it note labels that I’ve superglued to myself. And the more I feel attached to them and often read these labels, the more energetic gooey stuckness I can smell that shows up in my spiritual progress.

Spiritually awakening is not a joke. It’s the only thing that I’ve ever experienced in my life that was beyond amazing. You know when you feel like you are soooo connected to GOD that you know you’re invincible. It’s that kind of journey. You know you are an infinite eternal being who can never die. Every moment is awakening to that!

If awareness is like a cozy campfire in a warm cave, Samadhi awareness is like becoming the Sun. You become this massive glorious bonfire that instantly burns away all the labels that I had ever glued to myself.

Awakening moments such as this make me smile, laugh at myself and at life. Thinking I can teach life more than it can teach me. It has given me oh too many vital truths.

The biggest one I can remember which stands out the most is understanding that ultimately, there is only one Self. Everyone you see ‘out there’ is you, yet in a very deep disguise. You’re this multi-dimensional reflection in the Great Cosmic Mirror. Every moment is a facet of you too! And all of this exists only because of your perception in the mirror of you. A bit deep abstract and kinda quantum physicsy I guess you could say.

Realizing this truth has been liberating me over and over again for the past 30 years. It reveals the deepest understanding of reality that I know. It solves every problem because what is creating your reality is you. The truth is a spiritually awakening in itself. And its not some type of one stop pop in and you’re done shop, yet a continual process of realization, integration and divine appreciation.

"As we awaken, we come to understand that all beings are reflections of our own consciousness." – Pema Chödrön

I find this great spiritual journey also involves honoring our adversaries and teachers, as they play pivotal roles in our awakening. Every person who I encounter serves as a teacher, reflecting different aspects of myself that are still karmically ready to be liberated from my field.

For example, someone in my life who is overly critical and controlling might reflect my tendencies towards judgment and resistance, encouraging me to practice more acceptance, compassion, and patience.

And if I meet someone who is in an exceptionally stressful moment of their life, they can remind me of the incredible value inner peace has, and inspires me to cultivate a deeper connection with my own tranquility.

Every interaction is a mirror, revealing a deeper healing and realization that is needed in my inner world. When I see this and know that all beings stem from the same divine source and all beings (no matter how they behave) are deserving of love, something inside me softens.

My spiritual ego continues to seek arriving at Everest’s peak. Yearning for higher more enlightened experiences of life. Yet, when I feel the great awakening power of knowing these are all reflections in my life’s mirror, I realize that my enlightenment is not about fixing myself or getting anywhere better. It’s surrendering into a state of pure being. Fully being surrendered in the here and now.

I had to realize all experiences in life are transient and the enlightened state is this perpetual surrender to this present moment. My ego practices embracing everything that shows up in the here now without attachment or avoidance. I believe this will deepen my practice of surrender.

I’m intensely watching how my ego needs to know what the real cause is behind every triggered emotion. It still thinks there is something broken to fix, and forgets to bathe in the effulgent fire, and ever glowing Light of God that exploding in this very now moment.

The only thing that gets in the way of being fully present in this moment is a thought. I don’t believe every thought we think is a deep investigative self-inquiry situation, unless of course it triggers something spiritually alive deeper within.

The deeper we are unconsciously attached to our karmic drama, the bigger the trigger will feel. And sometimes the mind thinks we need to understand the roots of our pains, so that later in life we can avoid them again. Yet, this attachment to avoiding suffering causes even more distance from the expansive oneness with the universe, and its divine essence.

In Samadhi, awareness acts as a powerful tool, cutting through illusions like a laser. The tendency of the mind is to cling to positive experiences while resisting negative ones, which creates a relentless push and pull in our minds. So for years I’ve used the ancient mantra "neti neti," meaning "not this, not that," which guides the mind in releasing attachment to every thought it thinks.

By fully devoting yourself to realizing that "I am not this thought, I am not that thought." the mind eventually discovers who and what you are. You realize the source of what it actually is…pure untainted consciousness.

Yet, I also find its vital not to ‘laser through’ every experience of life. Pure awareness is powerful, yet when I embrace the path of compassion, kindness, patience, and gentleness, every triggering thought seems to instantly dissolve or just fade away and is absorbed by the warm welcoming Light.

After some time spent in introspection and self-inquiry, the ego will reach the state of full surrender. This state realizes that nothing in the mind can point towards or understand the highest truth. The individual mind is too small of a container to hold all the mysteries of the Universe. So, we need both ego and awareness to become self-realized, and to know that true freedom lies in finding the middle path through the forest, centered in the heart with a quiet calm mind.

I find the integration of the masculine and feminine ego, rather than its total dissolution, is key to a grounded long term spiritual awakening. Achieving this state requires significant practice and awareness. We must always be aware of the play of dark and light and realize we are the meeting between the two.

However, the surrender I’m pointing at is about letting go of everything the mind deems is essential for happiness. What it believes enlightenment, freedom, or joy will come from. Yet, in the essence, always flows with stillness, like a hollow bamboo flute where energy flows musically and effortlessly through it.

I enjoy being that perfectly hollow flute, guided by divine play. Letting go of all attachments to how the music comes through you. You practice beingness in this state. Your innermost thoughts and beliefs are vital. Here you easily avoid self-judgment by recognizing your attachments; and remembering that one truth which will always set you free (there’s only one Self). This path is long and filled with distractions, yet every step is part of a grand, liberating journey.

"The moment you realize you are not present, you are present." ~ Eckhart Tolle

My exploration through various traditions and teachings has underscored the importance of my relationship with my divine self. There are no others—everyone is a facet of the infinite intelligence. Realizing this truth is an ongoing process, akin to peeling layers of an onion. We may never fully comprehend the divine, but our continual growth and discovery make the journey profoundly enriching. This quest for understanding is liberating, helping us transcend suffering and embrace the mystery of life. We signed up for this adventure, complete with its lessons and revelations.

Sometimes, reflections on past choices, such as my divorce or financial decisions, evoke a sense of regret. Yet, these are integral to our spiritual learning. They represent a "school of regret," where graduation means releasing the past and embracing freedom. I’m finding greater liberation and feel a need for a genuine, cleansing vacation—a break for the mind to rejuvenate. Our spiritual evolution guides us toward the highest consciousness, revealing that we are infinite beings on a never-ending journey of growth and expansion.

"The moment you realize you are not present, you are present." ~ Eckhart Tolle

Anybody can experience Samadhi. When you discover this deep place of silence, peace and connection with your spiritual divine essence, everything will become easier and lighter in your life. The experience of Samadhi is guaranteed to transform your life in amazing ways!!

"The Samadhi meditation is great! I have been meditating for about thirty years using various techniques but have not found one that would take me into the 'silence' as quickly and deeply as yours. I ran a small meditation group of fourteen last evening and introduced them to your Samadhi meditation, and without exception, all of these 'wannabe' meditators claimed that they had not been taken so deep before." ~Bill Ellis, Wrexham, United Kingdom

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