You Are Not the Doer of Your Enlightenment

The secret of practice is in the effortless response to the call of the inner Self. Don’t bring anything of your mind there. It will all happen on its own. It is more about allowing Consciousness to shine freely within you. You cannot decide about it, you can only disappear. With your domestic intelligence understand what creates an obstacle to the free flow of Awareness. The belief of being a human person is the cause of all suffering. Be yourself without any preconceived idea. You have to drop the concept ‘Self’ to know the Self. Be quiet, and then for sure what you truly are will come to its own recognition.
Swami Atmananda Udasin is a teacher of Advaita (Non-duality) and Spiritual Head of Ajatananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India.