# Enlightenment
- URL: https://www.petrikajander.com/enlightenment/
- Author: Petri Kajander
- Date: 2005-05-10
- Language: en
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-_XSQ2oJI4

Meditation is preparation for the continuous steady state of enlightenment, a process where one is adjusting to shift the consciousness onto a higher level. Doing this requires concentration and undivided attention. Still, we cannot progress by physical "force" or pure power of will. We have to reach a higher (or finer) state where we are capable of oscillating the energy state that enables the free energy flow without any resistance or interference (i.e., lower consciousness or ego).

We have to become the flow itself in order to oscillate it. Opening the higher frequencies requires everything the practitioner has, but still it is not a process of becoming. It cannot be achieved, it can only be realized. In other words, we have to reach the state where the energy flow is self-sustaining and harmonious. By will power alone we cannot sustain it. Also premature stimulation of the energy centers is pointless, if not counterproductive.

At the urge of enlightenment we have to work hard to find the right final tone missing. We have to reach for it and be capable of sustaining it in order to open up the final barrier or resonator. The consciousness shifts smoothly and under control to its natural state (or a physical place where we are able to sense it) where it is out of the way (or in harmony) with the energy flow.

The process is incremental and can take days. The practitioner gets to know the new states and understands their operations. This makes it easier and more familiar along the way. The understanding and comprehension accumulates as well. It is a very natural and harmonious but nevertheless demanding process.

**Some tips for a serious practitioner advanced in the journey:**

- You are not expected to do anything, only realize.
- You cannot force it; it happens when you are totally  
  relaxed and in harmony.
- You must free your body of tension and the urge to  
  achieve.
- You should understand this is a quest of consciousness,  
  not of the body or will power.
- You must realize that until you are love and loving  
  kindness in harmony, you are not there.
- You must follow your instincts and be persistent.
- You should understand it is not a competition or about  
  achievement.
- You should not exhaust yourself; nevertheless, the  
  process is demanding.
- You should be gentle and forgiving; unconditional love  
  is all it takes.
- You know, you can, so you are.

**Advice for beginners:**

- You need firm concentration; once this is sustained, the  
  practitioner is capable of maintaining that concentra-  
  tion even while physically doing something.
- You should understand that meditation only helps you;  
  it is a technique—nothing more.
- You can never be too humble, kind, and loving—these  
  are the real exercise.
- You can progress only through continuous and relent-  
  less effort.
- You have to be the harmony and love at all times—so  
  you do not need any particular place or situation to  
  practice it.
- You should realize that frequent meditation sessions are  
  most important, but the real test is your everyday life.
- You need to understand that enlightenment should not  
  be your goal—if it is, consider your motives once again.