Later cross-referencing the answers and coming up with originals will result in a tome.
QUESTIONS ABOUT AWAKENING:
- Life suffering - why, who, and what is it; samsara.
- Psychology and emotions - fear, anger, desire, temptation, what are they, where are they from, how we deal with them, why do they arise
- Existential - why are we here, what is our purpose, how do we find our mission, the meaning of life
- Spiritual journey - the path, no path, what is it
- Seeking - why do we seek, what is a seeker, what do we seek, desire v fear, how should we seek
- Practice - types, meditation, ritual, yoga eg jnani, bakhti, discipline, how much, how long
- Spiritual experiences - bliss, unitive, emptiness, transcendence, etc
- Identifications (special section) - mind, consciousness, awareness, unity, infinity, eternity, absolute, nirvana, ego, self, body, heart, spirit, love, who am I, form, energy, etc
- Awakening - who awakens, what awakens, enlightenment, liberation, freedom, realization, self-realization
- Pre-awakening - conditions, triggers, etc, attachment/non-attachment, effort v no effort
- During awakening - experiences, teaching, practice, doer/non-doer, by grace or effort
- Between awakenings - got it/lost it, experiences, time
- Types of awakenings - depth, quality eg unitive, empty, bliss, temp/permanent, 7 types of awakenings
- Stages of awakening - eg 10 stages of Lankavatara Sutra
- Problems with awakening - stuckness in empty or bliss, ego attached, impermanence, delays, fear
- Teachers of awakening - who should teach? who is awakened?
- Teachings about awakening - falseness of words and assertions, which are closest to truth, recognizing dualistic teaching
- The Ultimate Reality, the wordless, silence, and beyond
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