Four ways to see, hear, feel or taste glimpses of Enlightenment to launch the Enlightenment of that which is One. Quotes from Eastern and Western religions exemplify these methods.
Aum, sohang, or the word of god, symbolise the echo of oneness – an unpronounceable vibration at the edge of the universe. However, since the inward-facing senses are not limited by time and space, hearing or feeling the echo of oneness takes no time.
From Duality Hack #11.2 in Alexius’ Duality Hacks.
The Enlightenment of that which is One is beyond the senses. So, since it is impossible to experience, you are mistaken if you think you have seen, felt, heard, or tasted the Enlightenment of that which is One. Instead, you experienced glimpses of it as lucid light, an echo of oneness, celestial music or immortal sweetness. Contrary to the Enlightenment of that which is One, having glimpses of it is not beyond the senses, nor do the glimpses undo the belief in more than one promptly but gradually while you are still in the world of the senses.
You experience glimpses of Enlightenment via the inward-facing senses while remaining in the world of the outward-facing senses. However, if you stop perceiving the glimpses to differ, then celestial music, for example, turns into one celestial sound, thus becoming a portal to the Enlightenment of that which is One.
Please be aware that the four methods for having glimpses of Enlightenment do not mix, and you do not have to go through them all to undo the belief in more than One. The way best suited for you is the one you favour in the world of the outward-facing senses. Therefore, if you approach the world visually, your way to the Enlightenment of that which is One is through glimpses of lucid light.
However, the four ways described below will not work if you look forward to being or having more. No worries, you do not have to suppress looking for more. Instead, stand by your desire to perceive your reaction to it as ‘it is what it is.’ That reveals more interacts with less. Hence, your desire is nullified. See Duality Hack #8.1-9.
The echo of oneness
The more you ignore the world defined by time and space experienced via the outward-facing senses, the more you experience the inward-facing senses‘ abstract world without time and space. In that world, it takes no time to go to the edge of the universe (see Duality Hack #2.3) to experience the echo of oneness. When you feel or hear the echo of oneness, the primordial vibration symbolised by aum and sohang, you do not look for more.
In Eastern religions, aum and sohang symbolise the echo of oneness. In The New Testament, the word of god symbolises it. »In the origin, The Word had been existing and That Word had been existing with God and That Word was himself, God.« John 1:1, Aramaic Bible in Plain English.
One comparable to the Enlightenment of that which is One perceives The Word in the above quote as a metaphor for the unpronounceable vibration felt or heard when unfocused on the world of the outward-facing senses. In contrast, the unenlightened speculate what exact words the quote hints at, even though no single verse in the Bible refers to the word of god as something written or spoken
One way to feel or hear that is not to be exclusive but inclusive. When you include all that you feel or hear in the world of the outward-facing senses – or are willing to do so – the sum is not definable and, therefore, felt or heard with the inward-facing senses. It sounds like the humming of nothing and everything, and it feels like you are both in the world of the outward and inward-facing senses and yet nowhere.
In this hack, we do not explore the echo of oneness further, but in Duality Hack #11.4, you can learn how to hear or feel it immediately. In Duality Hack #10.4 and #11.3, you can read about Alexius’ personal experiences with it.
»The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.« Matt 6:22, King James Bible.
The quote makes sense to one comparable to the Enlightenment of that which is One but obviously not to the unenlightened because in the new international version of the New Testament, this sentence has been changed to:
»The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.«
Welcoming the Enlightenment of that which is One
You welcome the Enlightenment of that which is One by completely ignoring the senses. The first time Alexius did that, he entered the Enlightenment of that which is One via its visual portal when he returned home after a long night of taxi driving, too tired to focus. See Duality Hack #10.2.
In other words, to be offbeat, exhausted, confused, or maybe even drunk is a way to forget to sense the world in a consistent way, thus entering the Enlightenment of that which is One. Actually, anything other than a scheme to fabricate images defined by time and space will do.
Alexius does not know if that includes drugs because he has never experienced them. Yet, he can say from looking at others taking drugs that it seems more about expanding the consciousness of a world with more than one than undoing it.
Visual glimpses of Enlightenment
Practically speaking, you open the eye of the inward-facing senses, sometimes called the third eye, by closing the two eyes of the outward-facing senses. Then, you lightly hold a finger on the eye of the inward-facing senses. You do not meditate on anything, as suggested in the quote, but defocus on everything. Since the eyes of the outward-facing senses always look for the most significant contrast of light, your closed eyes automatically search the darkness until they move inwards and upwards towards the eye of the inward-facing senses. There, as one, they settle at a lightshow radiating at such a speed that their colours hardly seem to differ.
Sitting or lying still in a dark room may be beneficial to tone down the world of the outward-facing senses. Also, in a dark room, you do not think the light revelation comes from the world of the outward-facing senses. But when you have become used to visual glimpses of Enlightenment, you do not have to close your eyes to see them. Nor do you have to activate the eye of the inward-facing senses. It happens by itself when you devote yourself to something, such as going for a walk. The same applies to feeling, hearing or tasting glimpses of Enlightenment
You can sit or lie while activating the eye of the inward-facing senses. But when used to visual glimpses of Enlightenment, you do not have to close your eyes to see them, nor do you need to be still..
»Touching eyeballs as a feather, lightness between them opens into the heart, and there permeates the cosmos.« Sochanda Tantra, stanza 13.
Suppose your eyes do not automatically move inwards and upwards into the area of the inward-facing senses above the eyebrows. In that case, you can help them by gently pressing the thumb and middle finger on the outer corner of the eyeballs and mildly touching the eye of the inward-facing senses with the middle finger. However, it does not result in light coming from the heart but nowhere and everywhere. And it does not light up the cosmos but, like augmented reality, adds glimpses of Enlightenment on top of it.
However, it is not commendable to press the eyes because even the slightest effort requires focus, thus activating the world of the outward-facing senses. Furthermore, doing this may give you the impression that a specific physical posture will open the eye of the inward-facing senses.
You do not reach the inward-facing senses via a specific posture or thinking. However, deactivating the outward-facing senses can be achieved like that, so if you have a helpful technique, go for it.
One way to deactivate the outward-facing senses is to use an eye massager such as the Renpho Eye Massager with Heat Compression. In addition to turning off the outward-facing sense of seeing, the heat softens the eyes. When they are relaxed, they do not focus. Ergo, they automatically turn inwards and upwards to merge into the eye of the inward-facing senses.
Glimpses of lucid light versus the Enlightenment of that which is One
»… and there shall be no light there, and they need no candle there, neither the light of the sun, for the Lord God giveth them light.« Rev. 22:5.
When your eyes, metaphorically, become soft enough, glimpses of Enlightenment merge into the Enlightenment of that which is One. It extracts all thoughts making up the appearance of you as somebody and leaves them at the edge of a tiny gap. Thus, nobody experiences your nothingness softly, passing the gap and falling into the formlessness of oneness.
However, most fear losing their identity, so they settle for glimpses of Enlightenment. It is a blissful out-of-body experience, presumably linked to the pineal gland, which appears to foster states like that. But if you enter the Enlightenment of that which is One, you do not get an out-of-body experience. Actually, you do not get anything because that calls for more than one.
If you want to leave the Enlightenment of that which is One to be rebooted as somebody, you assemble the thoughts left at the edge of a black hole making up your source code.
Therefore, returning from the Enlightenment of that which is One to a world with more than one, you do not know you have been on the other side of a black hole. Still, your distant memories of oneness make you comparable to the Enlightenment of that which is One. However, others will not know, and you may hardly grasp it. But you sure get that a world with more than one is make-believe.
Celestial Music
The subtle polyphony bell-like sounds you can hear via the inward-facing senses sound like airy melodies effortlessly played by an otherworldly organ, piano, harp, acoustic guitar or church bells.
»I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of cascading waters and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was also like harpists playing on their harps.« Revelation 14:2, Holman Christian Standard Bible.
Being used to take a ride in the world of the inward-facing senses, hearing celestial music or the echo of oneness, you sense the first sentence of the above quote refers to aum, sohang or the word of god, and the second one to celestial music.
»At midnight when not a single sound is heard, close your ears with both hands and do Purak Pranayama. Listen to the sounds in your right ear which are very pleasant. The first sound that you will hear is of a pine bird, the second of a flute, third of a cloud, fourth of a dragon bee, the fifth of a ringing bell and then of a gong of metal. Sounds of trumpet, drum etc. are also heard. There is nothing greater than music.« Gherand Samhita, stanzas 77-8.
Alexius does not know the Hindi words in this quote. However, hearing celestial music himself – though not as bombastic as described – he gets the overall meaning.
A practical way to stop hearing the world of the outward-fencing senses and listen to the airy music of the inward-fencing ones is to put both thumbs in your ears or use noise-cancelling or in-ear headphones. Then, without focusing or trying to define anything, be nothing but the celestial music coming to you from what may seem far away.
When you tune in, it is best not to follow the sounds from the left ear. They often come from the production of thoughts. Instead, follow the harmonies from an empty space outside the right ear. That said, pay little attention to directions.
You may not immediately hear celestial music, but instead, the echo of oneness symbolised by aum or sohang. See Duality Hack #11.4. If so, go with this primordial humming. It could also be that you ‘hear’ thoughts. But they will not prevent you from hearing celestial music if that is what you want – nor from having visions of lucid light, tasting immortal sweetness or feeling the echo of oneness’ sublime intimacy
Earthly soundscapes inspired by celestial music
Maybe Mozart’s inspiration to compose music came from having celestial glimpses of Enlightenment. That is not to say his music sounds like celestial music, but its flow resembles the effortless elegance and beauty of celestial music. However, this does not apply when Mozart overrides the flow to reach a dramatic peak. There is no drama in celestial music because it predates the Enlightenment of that which is One, which is without a climax since that requires more than one.
Celestial music may also have inspired electronic music that appears without beginning and end. It is often achieved through glitches, other sonic artefacts, slowed-played steel guitar, chimes and bells, and analogue or synth sounds mixed with piano loops. However, these effects result in a harder edge and less translucent sound than celestial music. The latter has a crystal clear but transparent sound with no sonic artefacts needed to produce spiciness. Actually, the airy sound of celestial music arises from not trying to achieve anything.
New-age music that sounds like dreamy symphonies of otherworldly states does not resemble the transparent sound of celestial music. It is not symphonic or anything else suggesting a linear time progression. Nor is it otherworldly because there is no world since oneness is formless, thus endless.
Everything must be in focus to make your experiences definable in the world of the outward-facing senses. The opposite is true in the world of the inward-facing senses. There, your experiences are abstract.
Tasting the immortal sweetness helps you not to focus on the world of the outward-facing senses. Since that eventually results in not perceiving the apparent differences to make a difference, the belief in separation gets undone.
The immortal sweetness
The immortal sweetness is comparable to foam on a milkshake, added a few drops of honey and maybe a hint of liquorice, strawberry, or mint. It can also taste like marshmallows – especially those with a strawberry flavour.
But it is best not to compare the immortal sweetness or other glimpses of Enlightenment to anything. All comparisons are based on definitions from the past, thus cancelling out the ever-present glimpses of Enlightenment.
»Your lips drip nectar, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue.« Song of Solomon 4:11.
»A land flowing with milk and honey« Exodus 3:8
»Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never be thirsty, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him as a well of water springing up into everlasting life.« John 4:10-4:14.
Even though the immortal sweetness is called the nectar of life in some scriptures, do not expect it to make you younger or give you more energy. Getting more is an illusion based on the belief that there is more than One.
An easy way to undo this belief is to defocus because without focus, the apparent differences in a world where there seems to be more than one get blurred. Hence, they do not seem to hide, there is no more than One. Fortunately, defocusing is a side effect of the technique for immortal sweetness.
When you do not try to be somebody, the tongue naturally reaches towards the backside of the uvula (like in the illustration), where the immortal sweetness flows. It results in the Enlightenment of that which is One. So, it is not something you do at work, for example. There, it is better to rest the tongue before the uvula or as close as possible. That does not entail Enlightenment but defocusing. Therefore, since you do not hang onto specific thoughts, they become an insignificant noise. Hence, being at work is a pleasure. This way of using the immortal sweetness technique also applies to all other activities.
The immortal sweetness diminishes the compulsive focus on getting something definitive, such as sweets. As a side effect, breathing intensifies, thus making the body feel great. The immortal sweetness is always there. It is free, and you do not have to meditate or be pure to get it. All you have to do is to reach the uvula with your tongue, devote yourself to the immortal sweetness, and eventually welcome the Enlightenment of that which is One.
However, in daily life, you use the immortal sweetness technique to deactivate the outward-facing senses. Therefore, since the inward-facing sense becomes the basis for being in the world of the outward-facing senses, the body is set free from psychological issues projected onto it.
You can always apply the immortal sweetness technique except when talking and eating. That is neither a metaphor nor second-hand knowledge. It is Alexius’ experience from doing immortal sweetness on both sides of the uvula for over 50 years.
The immortal sweetness unfolds under the tongue when it touches the uvula. It is the skin flap hanging down in the back of the mouth at the entrance to the throat (see the below drawing). Touching the uvula feels like you are not in the world, although appearing there. It cutbacks the need to focus on the world of the outward–facing senses and the need for more, especially sweets. That is if you devote yourself to the immortal sweetness. No technique works without devotion, but devotion can work without a technique.
Getting the tongue behind the uvula, you enter the Enlightenment of that which is One. You may have to press the tongue backwards for months and finally use a finger to push it the rest of the way. It may feel as if you are about to vomit. No worries – it is just a feeling, so it quickly goes away.
To taste the immortal sweetness, called Khechari Mudray in the above quote, you do not literally have to replicate the ancient technique. Neither do you have to push the tongue behind the uvula. Reaching the soft area underneath the front of the uvula is enough for the taste of the immortal sweetness and its side-effect of defocusing.
There is no way to the Enlightenment of that which is One
You do not welcome the Enlightenment of that which is One or its glimpses by becoming purer, breathing wholly, eating healthy or anything else you can do in the world of the outward-facing senses. Still, things like that may help deactivate those senses.
However, no technique can do that if it is not the purpose of executing it. In other words, your first step is solely about purpose. If that is to deactivate the outward-facing senses, many techniques may work. The second step is to devote yourself to the journey in the inward-facing senses. However, these steps only apply to having glimpses of Enlightenment. There are no steps to the Enlightenment of that which is One, as that requires more than one. Nevertheless, as mentioned, glimpses of Enlightenment can be a portal to the Enlightenment of that which is One.
Daily life with glimpses of Enlightenment
It is best not to be active in the world of the outward-facing senses while having glimpses of lucid light. They can become so intense that you hardly see the world of the outward-facing senses.
However, if you only use the technique for tasting the sweetness of oneness to defocus, it can be carried out constantly while being active in the world of the outward-facing senses. And you can enjoy celestial music if you do not have to be able to hear the traffic, for example. It also applies to hearing or feeling the echo of oneness, a vibration often symbolised by aum, sohang, and the word of god. It results in the experience of being carried around in a world of the outward-facing sense less defined.
That is, as long as you do not take the full tour of one of these glimpses of Enlightenment because after 20 minutes, 45 at most, they turn into the Enlightenment of that which is One. Hence, you no longer experience being someone in a world with more than one, nor anywhere else. You are not someone at all. Consequently, there is no memory or consciousness of ever having believed that. Instead, there is what always has been and will be, namely that which is One.
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