The Dark Night of the Soul (Losing Who We Thought We Were)
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2020
- According to St. John of the Cross and Teresa of Ávila, humans have an inborn longing for completion. This completion cannot be achieved by worldly pleasures. So, instead, we must go within, to reach the inner core of our soul in which ‘the divine’ lies hidden.
Through spiritual awakening, we adopt a different perception of reality. Our predicament becomes clear. Knowing that our past way of life never fills the void, while not knowing where to turn next, can leave us in despair.
According to John and Teresa, we must undergo a transformation that happens in the darkness of our unconscious, to reach the light. This mysterious and confusing transitional experience is called the dark night of the soul.
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I am a Christian and I have never viewed God as a bearded man. God is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19). God is neither masculine or feminine, but simply all and everything. I have really enjoyed listening to your videos, however, please don't marginalize Christianity as if our God is merely Santa Clause. Thank you and may God bless you.
My apologies. I realize that I should have been more careful with that statement. It's 'a' typical view and not 'the' typical view (generalizing all Christians).
While I understand that not all Christians view god as the Sky Daddy, a great majority of them do. As someone who understands what the word ‘God’ truly means, you should also know that the ‘christians’ who view him as a Santa Claus type figure are much more harmful to humanity than what he said in this video. As a “real” Christian, which I believe you are based on your view of what god is, then you shouldn’t feel attacked when bad christians are ridiculed. That’s not towards you. That’s towards those who say they are christians, but then never question their own beliefs or actions. Those people are your enemy. Not einzelganger.
The only true Christian was Christ - Freddy Nietzsche
'Your' god? Is he different to mine?
Cyntthia Prince thank u
He is correct, Do not fight it. Let it be and be patient with yourself. Don't bother yourself with trying to explain it to others. When the light shines you will know. You will glow.
I love your comment, thank you ❤x
Thanks
Wish I could sit more patiently.
Couldn't have said it any other way brother,
@@danam5272 i wish i could too. however, i am able to meditate by walking on trails or in open space (away from people and i don't take my phone). I also mediate by washing dishes or taking a bath. Remember no phone!
i am able to get a feeling of "patience" (not resisting/acceptance) during my periods of "dark night of the soul" (i recently had one this past month) by:
- trusting that i will come out the other side, and it will be ok. ,
- knowing that: although at times i am so tired and it may seem like it won't resolve, that it will resolve if i trust in the process.
- knowing that: although at times, i feel resentful that i have to go thru this again (or it's too soon to have to go thru it again), that i remind myself that it is the only way to find acceptance with the outer world (which i cannot control and thus must accept).
-reminding myself that i will come out the other side stronger and wiser, and that i will feel lighter on the other side.
i recently got to the other side and i do feel lighter! and i know that when i will have to go thru another dark night in the future, i will be ok and get thru it and it will make me stronger. Because i am strong and capable and that these dark nights serve a meaningful purpose in my life. .
The dark night of the soul is the deepest feeling of sadness I have ever experienced in my life. It is confusing time and a lonely time .
I know exactly what you mean. But we survive better for it.
But you have your Answer. You said it: experience. God is the mitochondria of experience. The energy. The Light. This Light, and human consciousness, are wed to the experience. And when asked to explain it you do so in terms of Spirit. Enlightenment. Nirvana. Satori. Bliss...which is the absence of awareness and knowing and thought. Only an experience. Cherish it.
In the vastness of space and time, intelligent life is infinitely scarce, short and infinitely precious. Appreciate that you are here to experience it. Protect it. And try to advance it's beauty. Your honest best is beautiful, whether you succeed or fail does not change that.
Relationships, nature, truth, beauty.
I wish they wouldn’t call it the dark night, in the singular. It goes on for years sometimes.
Tula Turan I wish you good fortune, however, not everyone reacts the same, I don’t believe that there is an intrinsic reason why having such an experience would in and of itself create a better outcome. A particularly intense experience like this can trigger brain chemistry/hormonal reactions which can lead to conditions like ptsd or clinical depression. I think what needs to be remembered is the instigating incident which may have been traumatic. People need to keep things in perspective and not put faith unduly in ideas such as this ‘dark night’ etc. It can go either way.
02:57 Depression is like living in a BODY that fights to SURVIVE with a MIND that tries to DIE.
That's the most accurate description of depression i've seen.
TRUTH
That’s deep, and you hit it spot on.
💜Praying💜
Wow
“At some point, If you’re lucky, You realise you’re not the story. The story is much bigger than you” - Maynard james
Following the dark night of the soul you learn the true meaning of the Alchemical Phoenix. As the new you rises from the ashes.
Without the eyes of “you” there would be no story.
Sounds like commie-talk
Is he your "Ludwig Van"?
@Tao Pai Pai Source is universal. The fortunate who approach have a similar experience , however different the expression according to time/place.
“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
― The Nightingale
Facts
Books In Review Too bad most people don’t go to war but most people experience love so by that account, they only discover half of themselves!
I'm a coward
@@M3ch4. That is funny..
Look Deep. We are never just one thing. I Hope that you surprise yourself some day.
Look up :
Learning to Cope with Cowardice
By Mark Stewart
Industrial music..
Regards
Wow oh thank you for your comment I didn't see that ever before. I was living both. Thank you again.
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.” - Rumi
“Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” - Rumi
Or......wherever you go whatever you do, there you are.
"Your task is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." - Rumi
"Lovers don't finally meet. They're in each other all along." - Rumi
Thank you for reminding me of Rumi's mystical words of wisdom.
Only one life that soon is past only what's done in Love will last"
Yes but with and asterisk. As long as you know that true love is not a physical sensation that has more in common with care then that of what we are taught is love.
I’m going through this right now. I’m allowing myself to feel every hurt, every pain, every negative energy and then I release it.
It was so strong earlier that I literally had to ground myself and sit on the floor and even that wasn’t good enough, I ended up laying on the cold floor and let it all out.
I cried until I felt like it was all gone.
I know there will be more days/nights like this and I just want to allow everything to come out so I can move on in peace.
I honestly feel like I have no person that would understand what I’m going through but I’m going to keep going because I want to be able to help someone too if they’re going through it.
Whoever is reading this, I hope you find your peace 💜
Thank you April I need to cry out all of my pain and forgive myself
Same. Wrote about my experience in a separate comment. Thank you for sharing and for wishing us well. Hope your suffering has eased at least a little bit.
@April Stevenson, this is exactly how I've felt- many times in the last two years. It's so scary to feel so lost, alone, in pain, disoriented, confused and overwhelmed. It's all apart of the 'journey' to change. I really believe it happens for a reason and the transformation is profound. It will all work out in the end.
I hope you're finding peace 🤍
Sending you love and light. I'm also going through it.
Going thru one now.
"If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others"
- Buddha
"Love your neighbour as yourself" - Moses.
@@markaurelius61 "Love your neighbour as yourself, only if you love yourself." - Moses, the Buddha
If you don't have self Love
You cannot love or be loved
~Tamzen💗🙏💓
- RuPaul
Be careful to try to rationalize the statement that you quoted.
Most folks misconstrued that lead to their own demise.
I will not say it is impossible, but it is difficult to get to know who you are if you don’t dive deep into yourself. But that’s not all of it. Sometimes you need the crisis in order to fall apart before you become strong and stable.
Never let a good crisis go to waste🤘❤🔥
It is impossible my fellow brother, as long as you're bound by a physical body you're limited with what you can perceive. There's a perception of the soul and perception of the body, whatever you nurture will overgrow the other, but there's always an interconnected battle between the two, it only becomes one and pure when you lose what is meant to be lost. You might experience it by external influences but you can't live it, that's why awakened people keep longing for a later meeting. they just wait for it to pass so they can live it. In a much simpler language you see a photo of your destination, you get up on that train longing for that place but you can't experience it until you finish experiencing the train to its arrival.
Self love complete acceptance of yourself as perfectly you an see self destruction is the path that can't see or understand the infinity that is you being, without looking one starts creating empty will to make what you are empty.
Elysian Fields True! And here's the paradox: we shy away from the pain and anxiety of losing ourselves and thus we never truly get to know ourselves. So blessed are the ones who are left under circumstances where the breakdown of the superficial identity (ego) is inevitable. That is unless you from the start are not entrapped in superficial perspectives on yourself and others. Then you do not need a breakdown to free yourself. The level to which a superficial ego defines our identity from the get go very much has to do with our upbringing. If your surroundings do not allow you to experience and contemplate your feelings without shaming you and if your surroundings do not engage in intimate dialogue with you regarding your inner experiences then you end up defining yourself according to your perception of your surroundings. Then you must walk the rocky road through a crisis to liberate yourself
And sometimes those crises break you into smithereens, turning you into a pile of dust...
I feel as though I'm experiencing this currently. Something feels empty within me. Lifes old pleasures dont do it for me any longer. The only thing that I have found so far that brings any sense of joy is a connection with nature and viewing the night sky
Same.
Me too
Same bro. Week ago just dropped weed, video games sadly dont entertain me like they did. Change in appetite. Going through it. You're not alone.
Exactly I was going to write but I found someone along😭
Let's hold on Brother ,this is quite surprising and insightful
Its a bit painful to hate the other things though? Isn't it😭
Before I faced my demons and facing the dark night of the soul, i deflected my sadness onto others. Once I died inside, and truly faced it and did the internal work, I was reborn. I'm now soft and quiet and feel what I feel without shame.
Every time I wanted to die- as in, off myself- I ran to nature. Mother Earth nurtured me. Every time I felt I couldn't carry on anymore, she gave me some of her breath so i could carry on. I'm not done with the work yet. But I faced it. I don't cry daily anymore and I'm kinder to my faults.
I see everything so colorfully now. I appreciate every coincidence in life. I just live so much deeper now. I'm grateful for that pain that almost killed me. That heart break taught me so much ❤
Your first paragraph spoke to me. Thank you so much
Thank you for sharing Veronica 💙
@Anthony Okeiyi I'm going through that
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power. I've been through this impossible journey
Thank you for sharing
The Dark Night of the soul is also known in Buddhism in the 16 stages of insight. On the path to enlightenment, the seperate ego realizes that it will soon be destroyed and fights back in the form of depression, misery, anger, and craving.
These negative conditions are a purging of your own weakness and selfishness.
I've experienced many of these during meditation retreats. They are not fun. But of course, the light always follows. :)
Thank you for this. I've learned something.
@Anthony Okeiyi Of course! The ego MUST ALWAYS resist something. That's how you stay seperate. If you were to fully surrender all of your selfishness. You would literally die! And that does not fly for you.
Thanks for this I am currently unblocking each chakra and the first week is always hell but at the second week everything is peace
Anthony Okeiyi yes I started with the root chakra for two weeks and now I am finishing sacral chakra I am working up
Thanks for sharing.
I went through this, I realised I was causing the problems in my life because I subconsciously believed I wasn’t worthy of love.
It was like being forced to turn around and look at something you have been avoiding all your life that is unbearable to face, but you have no choice.
Totally worth it.
The Dark Night of the Soul is the gateway to the bright day of the soul.
I experienced this after I broke in myself after several years of severe depression. It got so bad that it just pressed a restart button in me.
My ego died within seconds and something new came out of the shadows of myself that got pushed there long time ago.
I remember how I cried at the simplest emotions watching youtube videos. Just the recognition of emotions in someones face.
I'm glad that I did not had to have a "regular life" in that time frame.
Living authentic in yourself is the best thing you can do and I would never go back.
Thank you for this comment. I feel like I had that break a little while ago, and I can really relate to the crying at the simplest of emotions. It's confusing but also liberating.
I am shattered. I cannot stop crying today.
JoJo Wallace ... oh JoJo me too🖤 I’m having such a hard time Ive never been this broken for so long.. I cry many times a day.. not normal crying tho... that horrible ‘what should I do God’ cry... you and I can and will get through this ... we will live because we were born to🧡 hold my virtual hand in this time of hardship,, I feel for you♥️ ✋🏼
It's odd to meet former schoolmates, girlfriends etc and they get dreamy eyes taking about their careers and importance to some arbitrary company.. Sometimes they've become wealthy, occasionally sometimes even famous. They just never made it through in the grand scheme of things..
👏👏👏👏Good for you!!! Best wishes to you always with your life and everything!!!! 💛💚💙💜
I’m so comforted by the comments section, I am in the dark night which has felt never ending and so painful. My life literally fell apart completely and I’m still grieving but I don’t belong there anymore, and I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that it is more aligned with who I truly am. At times I want to fast forward through this to get to the good parts but I know this in between phase is where the magic lies. The dawn always follows ✨
Yes
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power
Have you come out of the dark night of the soul yet?
same.
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find great strength.”
- Marcus Aurelius
“The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light.”
- St. John of the Cross
"There is no way to control what you cannot comprehend" 😩 That hit hard.
❤❤❤
I wish each one of us will never go back to the norms of this system once we saw everything as it really is.
This is exactly where I am. I’m so gracefully thorn between the past and the new me. I know I’ll become who I’m meant to become, I don’t have to rush things, just surrender
Just be. Then u will become who u really are xxx peace and love to you 🌼
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power
Dulce,
Surrender to what exactly? To the whim of every feeling n emotion that continually arises? Be like Water. Study the nature of water in Nature.
so true .. i’m almost like .. who was i before ? like i don’t really remember her anymore !
This happend to me after a psilocybin experience. It was hardest thing I've ever been through and I'm glad it happend. I had feelings of being one which contradicted my previous beliefs that God is far and separate. I wanted to die to make it stop but I've realized it was my ego dying and begging for it to stop. I've learned to let go since then and my life has completely changed for the better. It was rough the next 6 months, Its like it reset my brain. It's been a little over a year since then and my ego has fully recovered but in a faaar more open, loving, and understanding way. I've realized that almost all religions spread the same core message of love and oneness and that really its the ego drivin clergy and institutionalization of these religions that have caused separation and hate.
There's always light at the end of the tunnel! 🙌💛☯️✌
🧡🧡👍👍
To sit quietly in the darkness is the greatest thing that my god ever gave me.
I don't know. I just feel like a Samurai warrior. One fight after another, another struggle followed by another, then another. I haven't felt "pleasure" in decades, yet I continue to hope that something better will come, but it is one more struggle waiting for me. Time and time again. The warrior wins, but there is no prize, just more chaos, and more life.
Well said the prize is the process lots of people never even begin the process ever and never know their true self and purpose which is to know thy self !
The chaos allows us to bring true order within and that’s where the treasure and the kingdom is ...
Within the dark night of the soul !
We are a soul that has a body .
Wow really good metaphor.. exactly how I feel like my life’s going
Me too, man. Every day is a war with entropy. Everything we build is destined to lie in ruins and peace is beyond reach.
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power. I've been through this impossible journey
@@shallah7777
Impermanent body n there is SOUL less.
This happened to me and after 38 years, I am now free - and I can love.
"It's time for you to look inward and begin asking yourself the big question, 'Who are you, and what to you want?'" -Iroh; Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Love that guy
Crazy how the avatar is trending on Netflix currently. Spiritual cartoons for the ease of wake up!
We didn’t deserve Iroh 😢
He even went thru a mini dark night of the soul. Iroh explained to him something like, “The choice you made created a huge shift in your body, it will not be pretty, but I promise you will come out better.” Then when he comes out he’s way nicer and polite. He’s actually excited about the tea shop and has a positive outlook of life.
Lost my job today. So many frustrations for months on end, from outside me and inside me. When this happened in the past I used to drink, blame others, and inevitably I'd end up repeating the same thing again later. Stopped drinking a few years ago, but that didn't change me overnight. I've had to face so many parts of myself I'd been ignoring or rejecting because I was ashamed of them. Today, I am deeply aware of my pain right now, but at the same time I feel total equanimity. I know, in a way I never knew in the past, that it is out of my hands and, somehow, it will be okay; that the pain does not define me or my life, and that it will eventually leave once I've received what it's trying to give me. Just have to be strong enough to accept it.
This video is very timely for me. Thank you for making it.
How’s everything looking now?
@@AstralMarmot glad to hear that! sounds like you have now received what was hidden behind the pain of what you were going through :)
I’m currently in my own dark night of the soul. Been enduring it for the past 6 months I’d say. Progressively getting worse. From the passing of my father, to feeling taken advantage of in certain parts of the field I worked so hard to crack into, I’m left with this overarching black cloud hanging over me. I still have my good days, but maybe 1-2x out of the week. But overall my trust issues have gotten out of hand and have days where I have 0 motivation to achieve anything I’m passionate about.
However, I feel like this is my second dark night of the soul. I know in the sense of a bigger picture I’m enduring this because something magical/positive is on the other side of this darkness.
Today I feel I’m taking a step in a more positive/light direction and hope to continue this momentum. In the process of making some life/career-altering decisions and I trust that doing so will help clear certain obstacles mentally to crawl out of this rut.
I wish the best of luck to you and your newfound passion/career. The best is yet to come.
btw idk what compelled me to reply to your comment only, but glad I did as it provides a bit more inspiration/clarity to my current situation. stay blessed
This is very much a journey of self purification. It also is akin to being in the belly of the whale. What I found amazing while the timeline was 3 days in reality it could be the 20 years May endured. What I had found after emerging from this journey was that it was an act of grace from God. While I lost everything the gift of grace was that I found myself. I would not trade those 30 years of the journey for anything. I believe humbly that I was gifted with this painful journey only by the grace of God.
"Honor the darkness as the light, and you will illumine your darkness. If you comprehend the darkness, it seizes you. It comes over you like the night with black shadows and countless shimmering stars. Silence and peace come over you if you begin to comprehend the darkness. Only he does not comprehend the darkness fears the night. Through comprehending the dark, the nocturnal, the abyssal in you, you become utterly simple." - Carl Jung
In other words..."don't fight it when it comes."
Thank you! Exactly what I wanted to add, so it's amazing to come across of Carl G. Jung's quote in the comments. I'll add that darkness is as healing as the light. It is as beautiful also.
Carl Jung said he was unable to transform (darkness into light). He said he had to accept his dark side, as opposed to being "set free".
The space between the dark night and the great light is terrifying. Uncertain of even the next step and the end. For this, we just have to endure.
The question is - is it worth it?
agree
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power. I've been through this impossible journey
@@eagleeye182 The process is the goal, not the outcome. engaging in the process and trying your best is what matters. I make an agreement to accept the end result for whatever it ends up being. I release expectation and attachment of what I want the end result to be. I recognize that it is my internal world that needs to be resolved, whether or not my external world is resolved. It is "worth it" for me, when I am able to resolve something within my inner world. Examples of a person's external world could be conflicts in relationships with family members, work/career life dissatisfaction, health problems, etc. Example of inner world could be beliefs or feeling that you are good enough or that you are a bad person or that no one will ever love you, or that you will not be capable of overcoming a future failure or loss, etc. Recently I got further in overcoming my inner belief that I am not good enough by having a realization that nothing is fully in our control and most things are not in our control at all!. I thought i new this before, but i had strayed, such that i was starting to try to control everything and have anxiety from not being able to control everything and then by partly regretting or blaming myself when something when wrong.
This statement really works for me. Endure! Listen, trust and learn to be, and then; listen, trust, and do as the light will reveal. Endure, I have waited for Him for a lifetime and I would wait 10,000 more, such is love
A lot of people i read think it's a depression or anxiety but it goes much more deeper then that, it's our story of ourself and the world that is falling apart. You can't have a dark night of the soul without a spiritual awakening and for most people more then one if you take the concept dark night of the soul from John of the cross, ofcourse you can call a depression or a void also a dark night of the soul but this is much different. Mostly it begins with awakening of the mind when you come out of the mind then the heart and it will then descent to your gut. It's a very physical, emotional, process and something is going threw all the places in your body where there is something stuck and there is all the darkness that we don't wan't to see or feel. It's accepting everything without a judgement or story it's the unknown but it's a long road with many different challenges and experiences.
My anxiety is through the roof today. This video came at the correct time. Thank you.
For me as well...
Had a chuckle over your name ‘toiletfarm’! Sorry, distracted me from wanting to say something deep and sincere ... that I hope and pray your life is filled with peace that passeth all understanding. That the worries of this world are lifted from you, and that you learn to exist in a realm that helps you rise above your circumstances. That you might meet your creator and know why you were born, and that you find great purpose in all the days you live. Blessings to you! 💜
Anxiety is conspiracy theories against ourselves. Always keep this in mind.
This is the best thing I've ever found to describe how I feel.
Agree
I'm literally going through it right now but I'm in the verge of finding the light and I can feel the transition to light for the last few days😭 I'm so proud of myself for not giving up and for holding on
This explains everything I'm experiencing right now...going back to what I use to know is foreign to me now....like stale cookies.... I don't want to be my old self....but I don't know what I want to be either.....just being content with the present moment is GOOD... Thanks for the video...
Wow. That’s exactly where I am too..
The Dark Knight of the soul
My soul: WHERE IS SHE
🦇 hahaha most people won’t understand what you did there 😂👌❤️
She'll appear when it's time
Good one
I always wondered if the movie title was a play on words; nod to Bruce Wayne's spiritual journey...he suffered a dark night of the soul after the death of his parents. After returning from the Himalayas, he was reborn.
Heather Alston it’s a movie reference
I went through it a year ago🙈 it has been the most painful thing ever, and it changed me forever in ways I could have never imagined.
how are you now. what is the progress.
I’m going through this right now. Everything I worked for years was lost, I realized I was on the wrong path and have to start over. I do feel like a completely different person now but I’m still very confused about how to move on. I think for a long time I had a feeling that the dark night is coming for me but I tried to resist it so much, was clinging to my old self and old ways of life. And when it finally broke and knew my old self is gone, the confusion reached its peak. I got very emotional but I was no longer in sooo much pain that I was before. I do believe I need to do my best to let it pass and see the light and be at peace again
Going through exactly this right now. While I have no desire for others to suffer, it brings me comfort to see others relating to the arising experience and talking about it here. Wish you guys the best from what may come.
I've never meant "perfect timing" more than with this video right now. Danke my friend🌞
Endure it. It passes.
You got this
Me too.. it's crazy, but I know it's for better things to come my way
Me too ,I feel you Brother, let's hang on
Yup 💤💥💫☄️👧
this resonated with me on a very deep level its depressing to feel so empty and lost but reassuring to know im not the only who feels like that. Hearing it explained in someone else's words instead of my own is a nice change of pase. It gives me a sense of clarity and tells me that there isn't anything inherently wrong with me as a person for feeling so numb to life. For anyone feeling the same way just stay strong hopefully it'll pass soon for all of us.
Idk if this makes sense but feeling numb is what I've been experiencing for the last few years, and just I don't know and understand what all this comment section is about. It's like ,I am not able to understand what they are saying, what I've experienced depression is like a numbness, I feel nothing...idk if you'll reply but you were the only person who mentioned being numb so I commented..
@@khushboosharma1135 God bless you friend💛
Thanks friend greetings from aruba so comments do matter
This is exactly what I am going through at the moment. I feel a deep, pure sense of love and connection that I didn't even know existed. Been crying and questioning life a lot too.
It took me years to realize what a wonderful time I had during my darkest hour.
I fully embrace that time. It's exactly what I needed to wake me up. Listening to this helped re establish the beauty and clarity that comes from diving into the darkest parts of your soul.
This year has been extremely difficult for me. I’m grateful that I have had something inside of me that has been pushing me forward towards self healing. I feel some aspects of this concept are definitely applying in my life. I understand it’s necessary and this darkness will lead me to light 🙏🏽 peace
Me too, I used to have a somewhat sympathic community to support my weird life of devotion, now I have You Tube or the stupid phone mostly (covid-19 changes) that 's quite a pay reduction. Still the solitude has helped me in ways I could never have forseen, lonely is the night, great is the light. The dark growing inside MAKES us seek it out.
I experienced this over Easter Weekend 2022.. cured my addictions and left me with an overwhelming feeling of bliss.
??? This not a dark night of the soul ain't nothing blissful about it
Over a weekend? It takes years not days
I jus wanna say thank u so much for posting this video. I am currently going thru this no joke. And I am seriously losing it. I've been watching motivational self love videos to keep me going thru the day and came across this. Sometimes I feel like giving up but I am gonna keep pushing to kno and become the person I am supposed to be. Anyone else going thru this please keep going I kno it's hard, cuz I'm going thru it too and its terrible!. But the light will come. Love u all.
You are strong and your own hero - a champion is someone who gets up when they can't
Best wishes ❤
Bright flows the river of God, within the dark night..... been in it for 3.5 years now.....for all those also in it, have faith, strength, surrender, trust..... 🙏🦋🛐💥💕
I was introduced to this concept by my psychiatrist because he identified that I might be going through this process. After researching deeper into the topic, I could confirm that I indeed am. Its good to know I am not alone. It comforts my heart to know the symptoms of this crisis are normal. They can be very terrifying. Thank you very much fo this video.
I have never heard anything on youtube that describes my current experience so precisely as this... So profound!!!!!
I am going through this right now, I think. I have OCD and anxiety and this process has also introduced me to a type of depression. But I will never give up. I will forge the light in my darkness.
*Happy Buddha Purnima and Happy Fullmoon in Scorpio to everyone. Regardless of religion. I wish everyone reading this a healing and peaceful lives.* 🕉 ☸ 🤍 🙏🏽
Thank You. Same to You.
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Some to you peace and blessings 🇹🇹.🌌🌚🙏🏾
@@ttislandgirl3260 Greetings from India! 🤍😊🙏🏽
*"Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth."*
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- The Dhammapada
back at you :-)
Yes, after the dark night of the soul is called the void. It can last for months to years. Oh how scary is it to truly let go! To fall into the void of the unknown. It was there that I found the truth of nothingness.
Well u sound like the people in Non-duality. Like Fred Davis's.
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power. I've been through this impossible journey
I think I've found my people in these comments. 😭 It has been such a lonely journey, especially just now coming to terms with the fact that I was in an abusive marriage with a covert narcissist at the same time. I didn't understand what was happening to me but I knew it was sacred and beautiful and a gift. The only person I had to turn to in real life however tried very hard to convince me that I was not having a spiritual awakening but that I was just depressed, delusional and fucked up. Thank God for the internet during those years.
I'm a completely different person now and so grateful for the years I was plunged into the void of my shadow and shown how to love myself back into the light.
Such a great explanation of the dark night, I thank you for bringing awareness to this incredibly difficult but transformative process. I've been going through this for 3 years or so and it is honestly the hardest and most painful thing...I've watched myself and my life slowly fall apart as I tried to carry on and resist the process. I didn't want to believe that I was going through it. I couldn't comprehend that my spiritual awakening had led me to this point, as if I had gone too far or made a mistake...and now my ego is dying. It's so isolating, like how the hell do you explain to your family or friends, or even a doctor or therapist that your old self is dying without them thinking you're crazy or something along those lines? That you are not just in a typical depression but something much deeper? That fire of passion for life as he mentioned is just gone. I feel stuck in sadness and pain. I'm crying all the time, I've lost interest in so much, I have little drive and energy, I have bouts where I feel like I'm going mad, and have thought about suicide multiple times. I feel like I don't even know who I am anymore or what to believe. It's very confusing and lonely. The thought of even working a job at this time feels impossible. I would most likely be homeless and/or dead if it wasn't for my family to take care of me financially. I'm not trying to exaggerate or scare anyone, but this has honestly been the majority of my experience with the dark night of the soul. I wanted to show a glimpse of what it can really be like, especially if you resist it. It's no joke. I wouldn't wish this on anyone, but since it's part of one's journey back home to the "divine" or whatever your preferred word for God is, then yes, I would wish this on everyone. The best advice that I hear over and over is to surrender. So much easier said than done but undeniably true.
This is a perfect depiction of my experience as well. Especially working a job at a time like this. I experience such strong fatigue and sadness 😢it’s debilitating.
Are u sure ur not just depressed?
@@intoxicatedmooneyes yea like mentioned above👆🏾
Dying to the past, to emerge from the ashes - reborn like a phoenix
Only by letting the past go and embracing the now, can the future self find peace.
Hey, lonesome brother, have you had experience with the dark night of the soul?
I cannot express how perfwct this described my last couple days
not everyone who fall into fire , rise like a phoenix
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You're here toooo
@@jayj6698 facts...not everyone can shine like a Phoenix
The dark night of the soul for me was one of the scariest moments of my life, it’s neither here nor there, there is no time and everything becomes numb, what I can only describe as a conscious hell because of sensory overload.
Then it was over , it woke me up and the shades came off. I definitely think this is some sort of spiritual awakening or a path to change, it shouldn’t be so traumatic but the process that came afterwards was totally worth it.
We tend to ignore facing ourselves through external means. It's easy to distract ourselves in this age of technology and constant grind too.
Yet, no matter who you are or where you are in life, if it's your time for the Dark night, you'll eventually have no option but to face it. But the dark night serves as a tool for transformation. We can't step fully into our authentic selves if we still carry unconscious baggage. It's the most brutal rebirth. It mostly feels like you're winging it (or even dying). What's really needed during this time is patience and a deep trust in your path. It's an unlearning process, it peels away all the false layers so you're able to speak and live your truth.
Hi I need to hear more TRUTH please😵💫
So well said
these last two years of my life have been a rollercoaster...from being ontop traveling the country and living it up...to meeting the love of my life to getting her pregnant and going through a pregnancy loss. then watching the girl I've love most in this life leave me and nothing I could do...i fell into the deepest darkness...but found out it was in my hand to save myself and become great..so I went on a mission to become free and find myself... I've changed so much these last two years...she saw the change and came back but at a time when I feel this is happening to me...I thank you so much for this video...I broke my hand 2 months ago and i am mot.working but once i get back yo work you will have my help also...you have an amazing insight into life and your thirst for knowledge is contagious. This touched my life and helped me so much I thank you for this from the bottom of my heart
Dark night of the soul is an "Emergency to Emerge and See" - Tobias Lars
Awesome vid
Thank you!
Wow so beautifully put and I thank you for the nice jewel 💯😇
fuckin hell this is by far the best explanation of what Ive been going through this past year...I ve reached everything I ever desired and then felt how empty it all was...thats what started it and now we are a year further and I know depression, this is not that, its different...in a way more painful but also in a way very spiritual...rollercoaster of intense anxiety and pain interspersed with intense liberation and bliss...luckily the anxiety is lessening and the bliss is increasing...its still painful but I finally found what Im going through and now I find this clip...thank you
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power. I've been through this impossible journey
Wow! I remember watching this about a year ago and it resonated heavily with me, as I'm sure it does with a lot of people. I just want to say that there is light outside the tunnel, for a lack of better words,.and ultimately, this is part of the process and once we are out of it, the fulfillment we are seeking will be one with us. Best wishes to you all and stay strong! We have no other choice.
The dark night of the soul means ,the death of Ego,we lose the identity!!too difficult times for those who pain!! suffering is too hard!!but it means that it's a new beginning for them!!IF they want to take this path!!the loved ones respect them and love them too!! it's a big step for them to start the transformation!! because life is one and humans live only once!!
I’m in a Dark Night right now and it’s painful.
Thank you for the video!
I think this quarantine set me off on my dark night. It was the worst depressive episode I’ve had. I lost all understanding of my world and myself and found myself in a foreign environment. I would look at myself in the mirror and not recognize who I saw. But finally after months of my lowest I can feel everything starting to fall into place. I realized who I saw in the mirror was not me but my body. The real me was inside and I’ve been getting to know him better and better. Good luck to everyone else on this journey 🙏🏽💜
To overcome the Dark Night of the Soul, one must transcend the Ego. All the name, the Title, accomplishments that one worked hard for previously, they are the blockage. Once on the other side, the next stage, life goes on as usual but no more mental/ spiritual suffering. Everything within the person is calm, harmonious even getting stuck in the Rush-hours. So give up the Ego, don't ask, don't question, let go and believe in higher power- give in. Sadly, every time the Ego resurfaces, there's a chance a person will have to go through the Dark Night of the Soul, again until a complete let go.
Man, letting go of control is so hard but worth it. I pray God helps all of us be able to do that a little bit easier.
Apathy was the biggest emotion I felt after my awakening and when I was experiencing my dark night of the soul
Go to my channel and look at the video "the confirmation".. it is given through a divine power. I've been through this impossible journey
Me too
Did it go away?
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others - Gandhi
Vivek As I was taught from a very young age. But, just because you dedicate your life to serving others, does not mean you will find yourself, or happiness.
@@chinookvalley Well, I don't think we ought to dedicate our entire lives to serving others. We could start small, maybe an hour or two a week. But let's keep in mind that while doing so, we are fully present and expect nothing in return. The service itself becomes the reward. And who knows what moments of revelation lie in store for us. Just my thoughts. Cheers!
Beware a famous man who preaches humility - Roger Legends
‘the dark night of the soul is actually a dark night of the ego’ - Dr David R Hawkins
I’m struggling through my dark night it seems like it comes and goes.
I feel like mine has gone on for almost a decade now. Meeting my twin flame sent my soul on a rollercoaster for the last 5 years. But I've learned to embrace it. I still have many deep wounds to heal. My experience has had many moments of joy, ecstasy & happiness...followed by pain, sorrow & numbness. There are multitudes of emotions I've been forced to deal with. It took me a while to differentiate between what my MIND was telling me to feel....and my SOUL expressions forcing me to face the music and LEARN. Feeling depressed and stuck(residing in the mind) is but a mere glimpse of that journey. Once you've tapped into that inner light force(living in the NOW), and learn to BE...THAT YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS... that's when the true transformation begins.
Same. Feel just so confused on what to do. Know I need to go within?
But how does one do this?
Same here. I started crying and find I cannot stop.
@@tkgplays2831 you ask yourself what is truly bothering you? ask your self what would need to change for you to be happy/ not feel this way? if your answer is something that cannot be changed (like the current political situation, people in your life, the weather, etc), then ignore those questions because they are not the questions that will have any solution. so then ask questions related to those questions. like can i change how i perceive or react to this person in my life? or can i change how i react to the political situation? or can i change what i give my energy to (spend time with different people or doing different things or engaging with different content online?). if what is bothering you is something you are fearful of, like death or germs, or talking to strangers, or asking another person on a date, or going to a meetup to meet friends, etc. if that fear is what is making you upset, then I recommend you ask yourself what would you need to do to overcome that fear? such as: do you need to learn more about the thing you fear, so as to see if you have assumptions that were not correct? do you have to talk to other people (or read other people's experience online) so that you can see if other people were able to overcome their fear? Ask yourself if small steps towards engaging in the thing you fear- if this would help u? To overcome a fear, it is often necessary to try multiple things to see what will work for you.
Although your mind might fight with this notion, i know personally that it is much easier to change your own perception of something or someone, than to change something or someone.
@@tkgplays2831 feel!!!
Within is felt, not thought.
This takes time and determination. It's like giving up smoking or drinking. The ego is sneaky and constant. Just shut it up by putting your attention on the thought. You will then see the thoughts stop.
Once you feel your essence from inside, you soon realise why nothing outside could fill that ever felt void.
"Per aspera ad astra" or in other words, through adversity to the stars..in a world of duality,that's how it goes. On the Planet Earth is, there is no other way to achieve enlightenment than to go through the dark tunnels of the false beliefs,toxic emotions,memories etc. When I think of this path, I think of a movie The Shawshank redemption, where, symbolically, is ,quite accurately shown what a main character had to do, to find his way to freedom. Persistant action in right direction.Thank you for this beautiful video.
Ya gotta climb thru the 💩💩 to be free!
Damn. Such perfect timing. Also ive seen a few videos explaining this, but this one was by far the most concise and sincere. Thank you brother.
Thank you Jay!
Surrender is something I've fought against most fiercely of all, but I know it is through human surrender that God can fully show His face. I'm struggling and suffering, but I know it can't be for nothing.
Thank You for this teaching today. It struck a note with me. I died several years ago and the Doctors brought me back. I cried my eyes out when I awoke, because I was back in horrific pain. I had almost made it to the other side. I have never felt so euphoric in my life. I have struggled with food not tasting a great as it did before, and people seeming so superficial. I can never feel as good as I did in that state of being dead. It was not horrible, it was beautiful. I have gotten over the anger I felt for being brought back to this existence. Maybe it was a touch of the Devine. Maybe I have not learned all my lessons here on earth. I sometimes think that maybe I have a fear of not making it to that perfect place again.
This is God message for me today. Feeling total empty this morning .. going to my boyfriend tomb crying there. .forgetting to hang on during my spiritual awakening dark night of the soul...intervented by my friends thought bout worldly moving on struggle yesterday... this video is really a great and soothinh reminder for me...the flow. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
This is exactly what I’m going through. While I have experienced this before (fortunately) I never had heard of this proper name for it. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you for the video .... went through the dark night for 2 years ....and yes... it definitely shoked me out of my body ... with things that I never foresee could have happened to me ! Went soul searching and learned that spirituality and science are interconnected and that karma and recarmations are true .... my old self die and now learning to live life in truth ...❤️🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for this apt description of The Dark Night and all the meaningful comments on this thread.♥♥
At 4:14 , it’s voiced for the first time externally , I’ve spent my life trying to adapt to there conditioning not knowing why I felt the way I did, forced to behave as expected, and denied myself. Not anymore..! Thanks for the great content 🙏
I’m really grateful for channels like this. Those that have taken the red pill can often feel crazy & isolated but it’s gratifying to see there are others out there! All my life I knew something wasn’t quite right & I was often ignored being told I’m too sensitive & forced to play the game even if my soul fought it! Of course this led to many years of depression but I had to experience all that to be the person I am. I embrace it in joy, love & patience trusting that everything is as it’s supposed to be and the source of all love is watching over me.
I’ve been experiencing this for a year.
I grew up part of a church community.
In the first 2 months. I left the faith. I knew something was wrong in my heart.
It was a soul tearing experience
. Part of my identity was gone.
Then I left family and friends that no longer added value to my life.
I got a new phone number. I sat alone in my apartment for hours. Reading and journaling. I’d go on walks to pray.
The pain was unbearable. It was soul dividing. But I knew if I was a son of God. Nothing would come to me I could not handle and there was meaning in my suffering.
Eventually I lost my job. My car broke down. I was unemployable for 2 months.
These were dark times in spirit and body and mind. I had lost all my pride. I had lost everything I had.
I felt so terrible and isolated and worthless. But I still didn’t give up hope. The idea that this was serving some purpose.
But the pain is so intense sometimes it manifests as dread. As fear of heaven and hell. Fear of eternity. Fear of the unknown.
The warmth of loving embrace and of friendship are unknown to me.
The trust I have with others is gone. I have visions and dreams of places I’ve never been. Experiences I’ve never had.
I’m still suffering. But I hope If I can make it. I’ll find my purpose and hopefully help others find meaning in this narcissistic and lonely world.
This popped up on my feed 3 years later. I hope everybody who posted at the time has being having a life of contentment and satisfaction since that time ♥️
This literally describes the Earthquake my life has been for the last several years.
I had been soooo going through this. Then one day I caved.. I gave in to the darkness of my struggle. Then I felt a transition that completely changed my daily experience to a more peace of mind kind of experience than a struggle kind of experience. Yeah, dark night of the soul is real.
I'm often in that between state for the second time in my life and for a year now. This is what I was looking for, this clarification. I needed it. So very gratefull for this video. Now I know I am not crazy. And that there is hope.
Was hoping for more of a “this is how to get thru it” piece. Even though the Knower in me says “there’s nothing he could say...” and understand that, and yet I was hoping for more of a how-to. I appreciate what you do man. Thanks.
This was actually very close to how-to!!! You could not have done much better video about the subject...because how would you explain unexplainable unique experience of god/wonder and how to get there?...you will find the way...that is the whole point of it...It is a soul experience.
Read eckhart tolle and Michael singer
Thank you for calm clarity in a soothing voice. I'll listen again and watch the images on screen. And saved for future repeats as well. Thank you⚘♥️
Glad you liked it. Thank you, Zo!
This is a solid insight. I had panic attacks and booze issues for years and had a strange experience in rehab when I was overcome with such peace. Before that I was in abject hell. Completely lost and struggling to find an 'I'. It was fricking traumatising. I wouldn't class myself as 'awakened' as some folks out there but it shifted my perspective on life indelibly. Incidentally, I moved out of the 9-5 and started my own business exploring this process of regeneration. It really is 'the ones who've cracked the light shines through' IMO. Great video man
What do u mean struggling to find an I what did that feel like like u we’re invisible?!
I've been fighting this dark night of the soul for 4 yrs now. Have been in isolation extreme low energy, meds, craving junk foods. Was in a abusive marriage. It literally feels like something broke in me. I'm slowly aligning. I'm not into tv anymore. I'm mostly on line reading. Have been buying hygiene products to keep clean. Very low energy to take showers. Thank u for this video
If u can't handle any more
Take medication.. It's not good but you will live and watch tv
One of the best videos ever on the channel, Strangely explains what I feel and can't explain. Thank you for the content 🙏🏼
After I died a couple of times and found out children being created and born is the light and now that I broke I wait for death the only one I know for sure will come and visit me some day soon. Dho I never made it to completion I am greatful for everything I experienced. Focus on love and health. Find the others. Become rich in money, mind, spirit, love, health and experiences. There is only the now. In the end I die alone in the beginning I came alone and in-between I found all of u. Uni-verse the union of the word/sound. Thank you.
What we seek is where we are seeking from. We are already that that we seek. Be kind and feel the love within you. We are pure consciousness experiencing a life through this body. Love and blessings to you all, we are one . 🙏💙🙏
I found this video at the perfect moment in my life. I've been practicing Stoicism and it feels as though I'm reprogramming my mind, simultaneously unlearning what I used to know whilst learning an entirely new way of living. When asked if I'm "happy" with my life, I had a hard time answering.
This video perfectly describes where I currently see myself, but I didn't realize that the dawn could be before me. It gives me a sense of guidance.
Thank you so much for your content.
This is absolutely brilliant. A succinct yet and penetratingly insightful synopsis of spiritual depression. Prayers and heartfelt blessings to all of us who are navigating our own darken nights right now. May healing, clarity and vision be ours. And may the exquisite beauty of our souls be revealed to us and shared as our gifts to the world.
I’m going through it now everything fell apart in a matter of 2 months lost husband,dad,child,sister. Never felt this amount of pain. Your words inspired me thank you
Wow, this explained my entire last 3 years and this is SO POWERFUL.
Read second coming of christ by paramhansa yogananda then
This is exactly how i'm feeling right now. Thank you for this.
Its good to see black folk waking up.
It’s not about being loved.
It’s about being loving.
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Love is the key
giving without expecting nothing in return : unconditional love
Thank you for this
This is immensely deep and powerful. I think though not everyone would get the message, it's beyond hearing about it, it's about going through darkness and realising that darkness can be erdicated by the light.
Man, you've done the video right in time. I've started experiencing that "dark night of the soul". Feeling like transitioning, though a bit harsh. Your post is quite synchronistic :).
For real...
No such thing as a coincidence...
I'm in this predicament for few months. I know my thoughts are deceiving. For few months I was trying to create a positive self... but thanks to some spiritual teachers that option is also gone. How can I be something which I create.Chasing Goals are just running on hedonic tredmil. I used to be a fun guy .. but now this meaninglessness is eating me from inside...
This essay is beautiful and articulate and I'm grateful.your work gives hope and strength.
Positive thinking is bullshit.
This is exactly what I’ve been wrestling with myself. I think it’s serendipitous that this video came out today. Love this channel!