Why are we here and what is awakening
Sometimes I feel that all of us, without exception, came here for one reason: to learn love. It doesn’t matter who we are, where we are, or at what stage we are. Every being, even the one that is lost the most, is learning the same lesson.
This is where awakening comes in. Not as a title or a goal to be achieved, but as a state of being. Awakening is full awareness of the Source — who we truly are, beneath all the roles and stories.
It can be felt differently for everyone. For example, I feel the Source very clearly in the eyes, in the face, in the very gaze.
And this is important: awakening is not a theory or knowledge. It is an experience. Quiet, simple, and very natural. One that makes no noise, but gently reminds you: you are home.
Awakening as a process, not a label
Awakening is very often confused with something that can be pinned like a label: “I am awakened.” But that’s not how it works. Awakening is a process. A movement. Something that happens, not something that is achieved once and for all.
And what’s interesting, many people are truly awakening at this time. So many that it can be surprising. It is no longer a margin or a niche. A huge portion of people today is in the process of awakening, even if they don’t yet call it that.
You can feel it in the questions, in the tiredness with the old world, in the need for something more real.
But waking up is one thing, and being awakened is another. There are significantly fewer people of the latter. And that’s okay. Awakening is not a competition or a race. It’s not “better” or “worse.” It’s simply different stages of the same movement.
One thing is important to note: knowledge alone is not enough. You can know all the concepts, watch all the materials, and still not be in that state. Because awakening does not happen in the mind. It happens in the quality of being.
And we will move on to that quality of being in a moment.
What awakening looks like in practice
Awakening is very easy to recognize… but not by what someone says. Only by how they are. Because awakening does not manifest itself in grand words or declarations. It manifests itself in the quality of presence.
The first thing that comes is gentleness. Real gentleness, not fake. Gentleness towards yourself, towards others, and towards life. Inner peace naturally arises from this. Not because “everything is perfect,” but because there is no longer a constant struggle inside.
Then joy appears. Simple, light, a little childlike. For no reason. And along with it comes innocence — not naivety, but pure seeing, without constant judgment and assigning meanings.
And one more very important thing: trust. In life. In yourself. In the fact that you don’t have to control everything. That you can just lean back and allow things to unfold on their own.
But someone might ask: where is love in all this? And here lies the answer. Love does not always come as a great feeling. Very often, it consists precisely of these qualities: gentleness, inner peace, joy, innocence, and trust. When they are present, then love simply… exists.
Check it within yourself (without judging)
At this point, the question often arises: “What about me? Am I awakened?” And the best answer is: check it within yourself. There’s no pressure. There’s no need to prove anything.
Ask yourself some simple questions:
Are you gentle in your daily life?
Do you feel peace within you, even when things are not going perfectly?
Can you feel joy like a child does — for no reason?
Is there innocence in you, meaning a lack of need to constantly judge yourself and others?
And is there trust?
If you answer “yes” — welcome to the club. And if not to all of them — that’s okay too. This is not a test. Awakening is not about checking off a list of boxes. It’s more about the vibration you enter into every day.
Because many people consider themselves awakened simply because they know a lot. But it’s not about knowledge. It’s about being. It’s about whether you are truly gentle in life, whether you really have peace within you.
And here comes a simple choice. Everything that is not gentleness, inner peace, joy, innocence, and trust — I don’t choose it. I don’t give it any meaning. And I choose my gentleness.
Be good to yourself. Really. We are only here for a moment. And if that’s the case, maybe it’s worth choosing lightness. Choosing to have fun with life. And not taking everything so seriously.
Affirmation for awakening
Awakening does not require effort. There is no need to improve, fix, or achieve anything. At some point, it is enough to stop giving importance to what is difficult and choose what is simple and true.
Because, in reality, very little matters. Except for one thing — a good life. Except for being kind to yourself. Except for inner peace, joy, innocence, and trust. The rest can simply… be left out.
And that is why the affirmation for awakening does not sound like a declaration of war or a goal to be achieved. This affirmation is permission. An opening. An agreement to see yourself in a new light.
So let yourself feel this sentence. Without tension. Without expectations.
Just feel it:
“And I allow myself to be dazzled.”
Let this “dazzlement” be quiet or intense — however it wants. Let it come as inner peace, as a smile, as a feeling that everything is okay. Because sometimes the greatest awakening begins exactly when we stop searching — and allow ourselves to see.
