Stephane Pautrot

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To make things simpler, I suggest you read this page twice: once without checking the links then a second time while checking the provided links as you read.

Silence is the main teaching

Spiritual awakening, "mukta" in Sanskrit, is the realization, not the intellectual understanding but the realization, which goes along with a radical inner transformation, so radical that it is sometimes called a second birth, that we are the Absolute experiencing Itself as human beings. Conceiving that Absolute as personal or impersonal, calling It This or That and relying on a Book rather than another (when the essences of genuine Scriptures really complement one another  ^(*)) is like putting too much emphasis on courses while neglecting nutriments, the key nutriment when it comes to spiritual growth being defined here, the gist of which could be translated into "Experience a deeper silence to be granted spiritual awakening".

A spiritually awakened person can only be recognized by their fruit – by their fruit, not by the way they talk, not by their hairstyle, not by dates they picked from a palm tree, boasting about selling the sweetest fruits ever (don't laugh or shrug, some morons do that, metaphorically, of course, and some even stupider morons believe they passed the narrow door, however filthy and stinky their right of passage was) and certainly not by their reputation, especially since December 21, 2012 was the darkest of the Kali Yuga (Age of Ignorance), which lasts 432,000 years, unless you receive a direct testimony from someone you know you can trust. To put this as simply as possible, the fruit of an awakened person, which really is the fruit of the Absolute by the intercession of that person, is not something they can give, let alone sell, but something a sincere and dedicated ^(**) student can feel while sitting in their presence, like the warmth of a radiator can be felt by sitting next to it.

The fruit of a spiritual teacher is best enjoyed in silence since anyone can relax or think they have awakened (which makes us stronger and more peaceful in the face of adversity but which doesn't mean  being impassive and which, for people who have been through a lot, isn't the complete vanishing of trauma even though the end of identification with trauma brings a lot of relief ^(***)) when they are being hypnotized, which is a risk with guided meditations.

Allegory of a very  very  very  haram meal

A word to those who wipe themselves with their Book

That's right, as depicted by the above allegory, those who were chosen because, not despite, because, they had something in common with the one who grazed the Earth – with his longest finger, obviously – and who, as opposed to you, were humble enough as to hear they were not ready to hear everything, warned you you should not ingest a food which some morons think is so sacred just because they are too dumb to get a metaphor! Did the person you consider so godly you put your soul into their manus, tell you that? And Did Max tell you about all the other things you should have read in your Book instead of, at best, using it as a pillow, or does Max simply assume if you're stupid enough as to lap up everything he says, your fate is on you or is Max himself so stupid he thinks a grace very few people deserved is systematically served for desert at a theology class?

Allegory of self-blinded  halfwits

A word to self-blinded halfwits

Stupid as you are, you probably understood the above date metaphor was meant for you. Now, since you are stupid enough as to keep being convinced no member of your stupid club would ever lie to you and, worse, a drum can resonate resonate resonate without being hit hit hit, here's a question for you:

When someone has achieved so perfect a self-mastery that they are completely devoid of ego, who masters who?

Hail to the halfwit king and to his stupid minions who think they are sooooo perfectestest they do not need to abide by their master's law!

That's right, stupidestest bastards, your master is a he, not a she! In addition to not obeying him, you do not even know your own master! This is how perfectestest and supremely enlightened you really are, you stupid jerks!

Oh, and by the way, if you had the guts to do what it takes, you could, by your stupidestest standard, be born again hundreds of times!!! Do you even realize how stupid and lame you are to be satisfied with a single alleged second birth, you stupidestest morons?

Allegory of honesty

Now, here's the good news for those who are sitting on the fence: however far down the wrong path you wandered, you can still turn around and, if you dedicate yourself to doing as much good as possible, be taught what a mirror is... a genuine mirror, I'm in, not a filthy pond in which a stupid stubborn deluded mosquito sees a hummingbird. Even those who are too inherently evil to be granted mukta can, if they follow my lead for long enough along the noble onefold path, be either granted moksha (liberation from bondage) upon passing or receive the blessing of coming back as a good person.

Allegory of good and evil

^(*) All along this Book, "We" stands for "I who Am both one and multiple". In the food metaphor I used above, this includes thali but not Greek and Roman agapae.

^(**) As soon as their first appointement is made, students are requested not to:

⇨ lie to me or to a student of mine
⇨ lie about me or about a student of mine
⇨ deliberately hurt or try to hurt me or a student of mine
⇨ fail to protect me or a student of mine even though they could
⇨ disrupt a satsang
⇨ record a satsang or a private session
⇨ deliberately go against or try to go against the general purpose of my endeavor (teaching spiritual seekers, raising the collective consciousness, hiring homeless people and sponsoring needy artists)
⇨ as much as possible, sleep in a housing or a room without a bolt or any door blocking system, be it, while traveling, placing the bed behind the room's door
⇨ as much as possible, venture into desert places, be it a desert street or nature, alone.
⇨ commit a crime or be an accomplice to a crime

either themselves or via an outsider. Additionally, those who have body guards will instruct them to wear gaz masks which will be tightly adjusted with non elastic strips. Any violation of the above rules will be cause for permanent exclusion.

^(***) To be more specific, for those who have been through a lot, which many people have in this dark era, a lot of trauma does vanish with the first stage of spiritual awakening then more and more trauma vanishes as spiritual growth goes on. As opposed to a common misconception, the "end of the seeker" is not the end of the search. Spiritual growth goes on and there are several layers of mukta, the first four being: end of identification with the body, end of identification with the emotions, end of identification with the mind and end of identification with the author of action. Even after awakening, I was still very claustrophobic, to the point that I was unable to even board a bus. To be precise, I used to be claustrophobic yet I was able to take buses or trains but a bully locked me up for hours in a very narrow space, which made my claustrophobia ten times worse. This is when I became unable to even board a bus. When the end of identification with emotions happened, I was in Marseille, the second largest French city. I was supposed to take a cab to go home but, even though I was on the verge of losing my left eye and I had to go to the ICU in Marseille every day to check if surgery was necessary, I felt I could peacefully take the subway and I did, indeed, peacefully take the subway to the railway station then I peacefully took a train back home. Weeks later, I flew to Brazil, which I had been wanting to do for years without being able to do so.

To clarify another common misconception, mukta is not the end of the movie, which would come down to dying. The movie keeps being played and its script doesn't change overnight but because the movie is acknowledged as a movie, it loses lots of its grip on the viewer. Life thus becomes more relaxed, fulfilling, happy and fun. After the first stage of mukta, I was both like a puppy, who finds awe in everything, and a kitten for whom everything is an opportunity to play. After some time, some trauma resurfaced and I realized there were still some unpleasant emotions. This is when the second stage of awakening started. (This book expands on the inner purification process which follows spiritual awakening; it also gives valuable information about how people who have been granted mukta are not perfect or wise per social standards.) After that second stage was completed, which took years, I realized I was still to some extent identified to my thoughts and I was still under the illusion of being the author of my actions. These two layers of illusion too were released, one after the other.

I only had a glimpse of unity, in which the perceiver, the perceived and the perception process are one and, as much as I can see, most spiritual teachers who claim they are in unity consciousness have no idea what they are talking about because they oppose unity to duality, thus ignoring the perception process, which they are obviously not aware of, which means they only think they are in unity or they are lying about being awakened (here, "labor pains" refers to a massive awakening during which many people will be granted mukta / be born again). The ultimate truth is not that there is no two because there is only one, as many teachers claim, the ultimate truth is that there is no two because One is both One and three. Rather than discussing duality, it would therefore be more relevant to talk about a trinity, which only those who are in unity consciousness are permanently aware of. Yes, I wrote "those who are in unity consciousness"! In addition to the most famous incarnation of the Absolute in the Western world, here is a famous avatar (incarnation of the Absolute, hence born in unity consciousness). Those who rely on these famous words to claim there is only one avatar are misled: the ancient Greek word used in the original text and translated as "one and only" also means "one and the same", which is the proper translation. These other famous and misunderstood words and the metaphor I already mentioned are part of the deeper understanding of unity I just gave: they mean the Absolute is in everything we eat and in everything we drink – and, of course, in everything there is – and, until we see it, we are not really alive from a spiritual point of view. Now, unity consciousness can also be reached by spiritual seekers who were born in a lower state of consciousness. The Sanskrit word used in the Veda is then avadhoot rather than avatar.

Anyway, as I suggested and as intellectually satisfying as they might be, talks about the nature of consciousness and about higher states of consciousness are like giving a lecture about food rather serving a meal. Moreover, anyone could learn their lines and make it seem like they are spiritually advanced. This is why their fruit is the only mean of appreciating a good spiritual teacher. What these famous words mean is that the deeper the spiritual awakening, the more nutritious the fruit, e.g. the more powerful the transformative power. Now, as opposed to a common misconception, spirituality is not meant to physically heal. Those who believe this the most are actually those who have been warned the best this is but a metaphor – which really addresses the illusion of being separate from the Absolute because once this illusion has been overcome, one naturally doesn't do evil.

Now, mukta doesn't mean physical pain or being bullied becomes enjoyable and it certainly doesn't mean the very popular spiritual concept of acceptation means we are supposed to eat from the filthy paw of bullies. On the contrary, relief from fear gives us the necessary courage to stand up to stupid bastards who think they are so supremely enlightened they would bathe in bliss 24/7 if they had to wear the shoes of those they bully. Even the most advanced spiritual seeker who lived during a way more spiritual era five or six milleniums ago is requested to fight evil as part of his sadhana (spiritual practice) and explained this is the way to heavenly planets, also called "higher lokas" in the Veda and which are metaphorically referred to as rooms in a later Book). As far as I'm concerned, I love insulting and making fun of the stupid bastards who think they are so supremely enlightened they are completely devoid of ego and emotion but whom I yet feel are affected hence weakened by what I say so, if there's nothing more I can do, this is the part I will do... and I'm telling you, those bastards will not win the stupid game they compel so many people to play with them. Yes, I'm using the words "game" and "play". Movie, game, theater, this is what the Veda Lila is about and this is what Shakespeare – the one who shakes a worded spear? – refers to in this famous quote: "All the world's a stage and all the men and women are merely players". Whatever happens, knowing we go home at the end makes life much easier. This is what, in a little more complicated words, this video about leshavidya explains (listen to the answer in English which starts at 1'28. As a side note, a disciple of that spiritual master once told me he announced his disciples "You will awaken like pop-corn". This is how massive the planetary awakening is bound to be... if those who have the power to do something about it and who are not those who, because of yet another translation problem, seem to be mentioned here – anyone who read this page carefully knows that – at last step up to the plate.)

Allegory of a proper  training

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