The Complete Guide to Shadow Work and Self-Realization

It's something that's discussed a lot on these discord spiritual servers , and everyone seems to think that shadow work is very important , which it is . But is it something that happens post-enlightenment or before enlightenment ? And that's where Advaita Vedanta comes in , because I think it comes in before enlightenment or before self-realization .

The reason for this is that shadow work does not equal enlightenment . Just because you work on your shadows does not mean that once you've dealt with them all , that suddenly , oh , you're enlightened .

Now , no shadow work or these prerequisites are kind of necessary for us before we are ready for self-realization , before we're ready for Brahmagyan or for that wisdom which will tell us about our true nature , what our true nature is .

So I'm not saying that shadow work is not necessary , but what I'm going to show you today is that shadow work has to be done prior any claim that one is self-realized , in my opinion . Now that's obviously up to me to say that , that's up to you to accept it . But uh , but anyway , before we go any further .

Do like comment and subscribe , if you haven't already , and let's have a look at this . So what we're going to do here is actually look at how this relates to the four prerequisites that are kind of known in Vedanta for you to kind of do , for you to kind of do so .

The first one that we have is obviously vivek , which is the discrimination , the discernment between the real and the unreal , or the permanent and the impermanent or transient . Now this vivek has to be kind of really developed . It's not something you know , I would say .

If you've not developed that key understanding here , we cannot move to the next stage in spirituality . It's very important for us to understand what is real and unreal . Having that definition is important . Yes , in the non-dual state , the real and unreal matters very less . It doesn't , you know . Obviously it's beyond that . But this is us as a seeker .

We are in dualism . So how do we deal with this ? So , in shadow work , yes , you know you have . The first step is about becoming aware of your unconscious patterns and and to see what is hidden here . You know , what are the things that you aren't dealing with .

One could even say that this is linked to raga dvesh , dvesh , meaning what you have an aversion to . So when we have an aversion to something , we tend not to go there , we tend not to go down that path , so to speak . Or we , whatever we dislike , we're like okay , I want to stay away from that , I don't want to deal with that .

But as a realized person or as someone who is enlightened , what should our action be when it comes to Raghindra Vishnu ? Well , raghindra Vishnu shouldn't be existing in us . We accept life as it is , we accept karma as it is , we accept the way life brings about things in our life . You know , there's no our will becomes very , very minimal in this .

So shadow work does something very interesting here . It says you know what , deal with what is hidden . You know , and that's true , like if you have , uh say , a hidden aspect of you that you don't like to take criticism , or you don't like to take in feedback , or you don't like to um , deal with , um , compliments , you know .

That's that's what shadow work can do . Now , vivek , obviously the discernment trains us that whatever is the eternal , that's Brahman , and the transient is this mind , the emotions , the ego . So we understand that shadow work is not happening to the permanent . It's not happening to the eternal . It's not happening to the eternal . It's not happening to consciousness .

Yes , this has to be understood . It's not happening to consciousness , it is happening to our mind , our emotions and our ego . So what we can do , whenever we are going through something , when we're going through a situation , what we can do is say , you know , is this arising from truth , you know , or is this all mental noise ?

And when we ask that question , we inquire and we keep inquiring until we deal with that mental noise . And when we are going through anything in life , check if the response that we're giving is coming from a place of truth . Is it helping our dharma ? You know , is it

based in dharma or is it something that is based in adharma , meaning that's going against nature , that's going against the flow of karma , the flow of life ? Now , obviously there are . We may have psychological shadows . That may be anger , guilt , shame . You know , guilt is a big thing these days .

You know , people are feeling guilty all the time and you know , and half the issues aren't really their fault , it's just , unfortunately , the cards that are dealt with when it comes to life . But what we can do is we can see this anger .

We can see this guilt and we can see this shame and first see where it's arisen , from what has triggered it , and then , through Avivek , understand that ultimately these are unreal because they're emotional states , they're psychological states . They will disappear , they will dissolve .

One time I'm feeling that guilt , the next minute I'm not , and that's why because it's changing , it's unreal . So , through Avivek , we can see that it's unreal . That doesn't mean that we don't deal with it . It's just we understand that its nature is very temporary . So in that temporary time , understand that its nature is very temporary .

So in that temporary time we have to deal with it . Okay , but remember that your permanent state , which is consciousness , that is untouched by these psychological shadows . So what happens here ? When we have enough Vivek , then the seeker doesn't suppress the shadow , they just see through it . So when there's guilt there , you see guilt .

When you see shame , you see shame . When you see anger , you see anger and you realize that you know what . It's okay , you see right through it . You don't get more angry , you don't get more guilt and you don't get more shame . Or you don't say , well , I'm not guilty , or I'm not shameful , or I'm not angry . You don't have to say these things .

When you see through something , you don't have to say a single word when you're dealing with them . So what you can acknowledge is that these feelings that I'm getting , they're arising from my mind . Okay , but I know that I'm getting they're arising from my mind , okay , but I know that I'm not the mind , but the mind is going through this .

So I have to deal with this for the mind's sake , but it's got nothing to do with my true nature as consciousness , as Brahman . So that's an important thing . And then we have Vairagya , which is obviously detachment or non-attachment , and you know , shadow work is very uh .

It tells us , you know , let go of the emotional attachment , whether that's to our past , to our wounds and even our identities , and and yes , we do have to let go of them . It's very difficult when you know , even if we are a victim of something , sometimes we gather the identity of that victim and we know that it will receive a particular response .

So if it receives a particular response , it makes your ego feel good , right ? So it only perpetuates identity and ego and only allows us to stick more to our wounds than actually dealing with them and actually resolving them . So vedāgya is like that surgical blade that cuts our identification .

So , you know , when it comes to our desires , our fears , our achievements , our failures , all of those things , detachment will say you know what . There's no need to identify with this . It's happened . Desires occurred , okay . Fear has occurred , okay . You don't say I am in fear , you don't say I am desiring , yeah , arises .

So that detachment you see the language difference there so you're not abandoning desire . You're saying desire is arising , okay . So one doesn't abandon anything . One doesn't say , oh , let's just suppress it down and not see it . No one sees it . One then analyzes it . Well , what purpose would it bring ? What ? What end result is there ?

If I follow this through , that's what detachment brings . Detachment allows us to see the bigger picture and that's what's more important is seeing the bigger picture . And , uh , and , and you know , even when we have that craving for praise , you know , if I show humility , you know , oh , I want to be praised for that .

Or I do a good podcast episode and someone says , well done , that's . You know , that's a craving for praise . Or if I see that a video hasn't done well and I have that fear of rejection , one has to move beyond that . It doesn't mean that if a video doesn't do well , that I say I have been rejected . No , just the video didn't do well .

Or say people praise this video and it goes viral . I don't have to say , oh , I've gone viral , yeah , the video got viral , that's it , simple . And that's what , uh , viragia does , that's what detachment does .

So , true , detachment um allows the shadow material to come up and pass , so we allow it to arise and we allow it to pass , so we no longer cling to it . No , nor do we avoid it . So , for example , I don't keep saying , well , oh , yeah , my video got viral , I've gone viral , I am viral , I am uh , I've been rejected .

I , I don't have to keep doing that , I don't have to cling to that idea , nor do I need to avoid it . I don't have to say you know , if I know that a video hasn't done well , you should acknowledge it . But I don't have to be like , oh , I don't see . If a video did really bad , you know like that's .

Or somebody writes in the comments and trolls and and says you know , you , you don't understand anything , you're not enlightened , blah , blah , blah . Fine , one doesn't need to avoid those comments either . See them . What , what does it ? Does it really affect who you are , what you are as consciousness and and that's ? And yes , there's a dualism at play here .

I'm acknowledging that . But in the beginning we are all playing with this dualism and in this episode I'm not dealing with a non-duality , I'm saying you know what ? Let's deal with the dualism here . That itself needs to be cut eventually . But while we're on this path , how do we deal with it ?

So again , if you see that fear , if you see that shame , if you see that desire arise , you can say , oh , that's just a vasana , it's it come up today , but it's not me , it's not mine , I don't own this vasana , it's just prakriti , it's just nature playing itself out . The nature of the body desires this , and that's how I see it .

I don't need to be like , oh , you know , I am desiring this , I am , I'm fearing this . No , you know , nature's telling me to fear something . Maybe there's a reason for that fear , you know , maybe there's a snake there and nature's telling me that don't go further . You know instinct .

So one has to be really acute and understand that shadow work is about letting go of our attachment . And same thing here we are doing the same thing . When we come to detachment .

We detach from this body , mind , identification , the story , the narrative that we build up and we've been building and the one that we've been sustaining , and we let go of that and we remain in formless awareness , because that is our true nature and that's what detachment brings .

Then we have the Sampati , so we have the six inner virtues , so this is where we really integrate and the mastery happens and this is where it really kind of shows how far we've got in our spirituality . So here you know , know , when you have , summer , the mastery of the mind , you don't have to react when shadows arise , you just simply observe it .

They come up . Okay , anger arised . Okay , but what am , what am I ? I am pure consciousness , I am Brahman . Anger is there . I see anger , I see through this anger . Where is this anger going to take me if I let it go ? Sometimes we're in the heated argument Say with our parents , say with our spouses , our kids what about then ? You know what ?

Still , be the observer . If you're feeling anger heat up inside of you , you know what ? That's the time to have a look . Why is this ? Why is this moment triggering anger in you ? And that's something you can do . So the mind doesn't necessarily become a battlefield . Now it becomes a mirror .

So the mind allows you , because now you're telling the mind , let's observe this situation . Yeah , something has come up inside of me . I need to do something about it . So then we have Dhamma , which is the mastery of the senses . The senses are a wild one , now , shadows . They often leak out through our speech , our compulsions , our habits .

And what Dhamma does here is it helps us pause the outward expression of that inner restlessness .

So what happens is , instead of reacting with speech , or reacting with a certain compulsive behavior or , um , when we are really yet compulsive and we want to just or impulsive , we just want to do something , because that's what we've always done habitually , we , we take our time , we pause and we say you know , is the action I'm doing the right one ?

Is it the one that's

going to be for the betterment of not just me , this body and mind , but for others ? We forget the others more and sometimes , even when we think we're thinking about others , it's actually to meet our own needs , our own desires .

You know , for example , we may say , oh , I want to give my kid everything that I didn't get in my life , but that doesn't mean that we do it without mindfulness . First we should see if I didn't get something in my childhood . Was there a certain value that was built from that ?

Did it actually help me in the long run and would it , in today's day and time , be good for my child to have it ? Yeah , certain things like that . For example , uh , you know , with my kid , whenever we're busy we sometimes put the tv on so he watches bluey or Miss Rachel . Now , it's not good . So for the past he was getting addicted to it .

So for the past few days , for this past week , we've hidden the remote control and we've controlled our own selves Whenever we felt like we want to just turn the TV on . I felt that inside of me , I felt it arising up in my mind and my senses saying where's the tv remote ?

I could process all of that , but then I would think you know what , for the long run , is not good for him . You know he's wanting the tv now , you know , and so little things like that . They , um , they become , they become . So , yes , maybe I was able to watch TV as a kid , but did it do me any good ? Yeah , and will it do my son any good ?

So it's little things like that where you get to pause what you're doing and then you see , you know , am I just going to unconsciously go to the remote control , turn it on because my son is crying , or am I going to let my son cry out just so he knows that actually this is not good for him and there's a reason why , you know , his mom and dad don't

want him to watch tv . So you know , you just reclaim power from that unconscious behavior . So you see , having you know , everyone thinks that it's important to think fast . I would say it's better to think slow when necessary . Allow your mind to think fast when it comes to , like , dangerous situations .

But in situations where there's no danger , like in order to buy something or to watch something or to go on your phone or whatever it may be like , just take some level of pause and see , are my senses taking me to the right direction , whether that's like eating junk food do I need to eat the junk food , you know ?

And little things like that where we can just stop and pause and reclaim power from unconsciously eating , unconsciously watching , unconsciously scrolling , and you see , you see my point there . Then there's upratati , uparati , which is the withdrawal from distraction . You see , um we , um whenever we try to avoid something in life , um , that can be a shadow defense .

So what happens with uparati is that you actually go inwards and you don't hide away from discomfort . You know , like by watching TV or by going out for a drive or by going shopping or whatever , the mind will be kind of where the mind will be strengthened .

But here , when you're feeling discomfort , actually just go in , just turn inward and see why are you feeling that discomfort ? Where is it arising from , and is your response to it even healthy ? Is it even necessary ?

And again , when it comes to blame , if you're feeling kind of uh , when you blame yourself for something that's gone wrong , turn inwards and see , well , did the circumstances help you ? Yes , could you have done something different , but was the circumstances such that you didn't think of other options ? And it's only an afterthought that you thought of better options .

And that can happen . You know , sometimes we do not give the best reactions . That's why we should always pause and give a response . But sometimes life demands that we react and that's why we should just pause , think . You know , is it worth not just blame myself ? Sometimes you blame others for the wrongs that that happen .

But is it right for us to blame them ? Also , you know where is that coming from . And then any external fixes . We think that you know , if I go out shopping , I feel better . If I go . If I watch TV , I feel better . If I eat some ice , I'll feel better . If I watch TV , I'll feel better . If I eat some ice cream , I'll feel better .

But these external fixes actually don't help us within . So we need to withdraw ourselves away from distraction . We don't want to distract ourselves from what's actually happening within us . If we want to transcend the mind , we have to deal with the mind . We have to deal with what's going happening within us .

If we want to transcend the mind , we have to deal with the mind . We have to deal with what's going on within . We have to deal with those veils that is stopping us from realizing what our true nature is , which is pure consciousness , which is Brahman .

But we can't realize that unless we , because for that to be seen , there has to be purity , there has to be seen , there has to be purity , there has to be clear seeing and consciousness will always seem hazy if we haven't been able to do this type of work beforehand . So look , advaita Vedanta is literally telling us to do shadow work beforehand .

This is not a new concept for Vedanta . This is something that has been there for a long time and there's a reason for it . That's been there for a long time and there's a reason for it . Then the diksha you know the endurance of pain and discomfort One thing that sometimes we like to avoid . But , frankly , we have to deal with pain and discomfort .

So this is actually the most direct bridge to shadow work because you know , can you , when you're feeling pain . So this is actually the most direct bridge to shadow work Because you know , can you , when you're feeling pain , when you're feeling discomfort , can you sit in that fire of what's triggering you without flinching or identifying .

So , when you're going through pain , can you just endure and not say why am I in pain ? Don't even ask that question . Don't identify with it . Why am I feeling ? Don't identify , why am I feeling discomfort ? Don't identify with it . Why am I feeling unhappy ? Don't identify with it , don't flinch due to it , don't react .

So if you feel grief , if you feel rage , if you feel jealousy and you feel them surfacing up and you feel them very strongly , then allow them to arise fully , allow that grief , allow the outpouring of grief , endure it .

If you're feeling rage you know osho used to give this very great technique in my opinion is the best thing to do if you feel angry , then take your anger out in an inanimate object like a pillow .

Better to do a pillow , not a ward , because a ward will cause permanent damage on the and something you'll have to fix later but with a pillow , just hit the pillow , get your rage out , shout and scream in the pillow , like instead of shouting at somebody where you could actually just perpetuate the problem further .

And just you know they will only pass that anger on . Why don't you just not express your anger to the person that it should be expressed to , but do first with a pillow , just so . And if you still feel angry after a couple of days , then there's , then you should deal with it . But what will change then is your anger will be less .

With identifying it at somebody else , it will be like , okay , I let the expression of what triggered that , whatever triggered me , it caused anger . So I let the anger flow and I let go of the anger now because I dealt with it . You know the poor pillow , had to deal with it .

Um , but you know , now I can actually look at the issue that triggered the anger . So then you can have a conversation , you can have a discussion , while otherwise it would have been a blame game and , and you see , sometimes that's what we need to learn to do , um . So allow that , if you feel jealousy , allow it to surface

fully and don't repress it and don't indulge in it either . So , for example , if you feel jealousy , don't go spying and say , you know , is it true , if my partner's doing this or my parents are doing this , or my sibling's doing this , don't do that .

And even with rage , like I said , don't indulge in it with other people , you know , and don't inflict harm upon yourself either , on your body . Like I said , you can hit the pillow . It'd be a better solution . Then we have Shuddha , which is faith in the teachings and the path . So , you know , shadow work often brings up despair .

You know , will I ever be free ? Will I ever attain Jivan Mukti ? Will I ever be able to live a happy life ? Will I ever be free from the clutches of my parents or my children or my spouse , or of my workplace ? You know ? But Shraddha anchors us . Having that faith is important , because what we understand is that the discomfort that we feel is not failure .

It's , in fact , a purification . It's showing us where we can purify ourselves . We don't have to condemn that what's causing the discomfort . We can actually honor it and have faith that it will improve us . That's what happens with purifying the mind and that's what we should aim to do . Then there's samadhana , which is inner focus , stillness and absorption .

So the shadow arises and you don't have to get swept up in it . Yeah , you don't have to be like oh , I , I'm in the I , I have to deal with this shadow . No , no , just remain anchored in the witness , be in awareness that you know . For example , the waves rise up . Does it disturb the ocean ?

No , likewise , let the feelings rise up , let the shadows arise , let the anger arise , let the jealousy , the grief , the discomfort all arise . But remember , you are the awareness to which all of this is happening . You are the witness to all of this that is happening . You are not those things .

You are not the jealousy , you are not the grief , you are not the anger , you are not the discomfort . You are the witness , you are the observer , you are this Brahman . You are that , that from us observer , you are this Brahman , you are that , you are this formless awareness and all these forms that are arising . They are not you yeah , they are transient .

You are permanent , but these things are transient . And then the final one , which is mamukshatva , so the one that has the intense desire for liberation . So , you know , modern shadow work tends to end in personal empowerment or wholeness , but mamukshatva actually takes it a step further .

So it says you know , I don't want to have a better ego here , I want freedom from the ego . And so , you know , the sincere seeker will be willing to face every shadow , face every illusion that he has . And that's because the pull of the Atma , the pull of one's formless awareness , is a lot stronger than the fear of that shadow , the fear of that ego .

And that's what we can understand . So what happens here is that we don't start , you know , for example , we stop saying you know , how do I fix myself ? We start asking well , who is this me that's even wanting to be fixed ? Does this me need fixing ? So find out , who is this me , who is this I that is saying this ?

And when you get to that I-ness , you will relax and you'll realize . This awareness , this consciousness does not need to have further liberation . It doesn't need . You know , it doesn't have shadows . Shadows don't exist in consciousness . So that's important to understand . So we can look at other aspects of the scenarios . In fact I can give one .

Let's go through some scenarios and how Advaita would respond to that . So we looked at the Sadhana Jata Usthiyam . We'll conclude that in a minute . But let's look at actual scenarios .

So , for example , you may say this is a shadow work point , that you get triggered by people who are arrogant or controlling , and you just say , you know , I can't stand those people , you know . And Advaita will say well , that trigger points to an unknown part of your own psyche . That's true .

But Vedanta will ask who is the one that is getting triggered here and the reactions that arise in the mind . But you are the silent witness behind them . So do you see how Advaita actually deals with it fully ? So it doesn't tell you to just stay with the shadow .

It tells you how to deal with the shadow and why you're not the shadow and the shadow is not you . The shadow can never be a part of pure consciousness , of pure being , of pure awareness , of formless awareness . So even that shadow is illumined by awareness , but it has no power of its own . That shadow cannot .

If it had to battle with pure consciousness , pure consciousness will win because

, by default , because there's no such thing as a shadow . So , but what you'll be able to see is once you say , well , who is the one that is getting triggered ? What happens there is , you see , the , the , the cause of the trigger , rather than , oh , I'm being triggered . So that's the difference .

Someone may say you know , I feel shame about parts of my past . It's like I'm secretly unworthy and Advaita will say you know what ? And Advaita will say you know what . Shame belongs to the body-mind story , to that narrative . But it's not . It does not belong to the Atma , it does not belong to pure consciousness , it does not belong to Brahman .

This Atma , this Brahman , this pure consciousness , is untouched by history Automatically . We're able to deal with the shadow . So the way to see that is , when these feelings arise , see that past of yours , those feelings , as just a movie projected onto that awareness , that consciousness , that screen of consciousness .

You are the screen , not the scene , not the scene that's happening in the movie . Then a third one . Uh , I try to control how others see me and I'm afraid of being judged , big one nowadays , especially if you're on social media .

And you know , advaita will say you know , this fear that you have is from an identification with the ego , the , the image , the self-image you have , this false self that you're building up on , say , social media , and the one who fears judgment is not real , it's a thought form . So the real you is beyond name and form .

So what we do here is we let the ego die in the fire of self-inquiry , because you lose nothing but the unreal . The unreal dissolves away . You remain as you are , that pure consciousness . So abandon those false narratives . The thing is you're going to be judged by others . Unfortunately that's the nature of people . So don't be afraid of it , accept it .

But you don't have to be beholden to their judgments , they don't have to define you . One that I see a lot actually in spirituality and one that I sometimes do get asked this that you know I avoid silence and stillness , being alone in myself actually brings up discomfort , and actually people do feel alone by being them , being with themselves .

And again , advaita Vedanta will say that that discomfort is not with who you truly are , this Atama , this pure self , it's with the contents of your mind . You don't want to deal with them . So Vedanta will , further on , say remain as a witness . That way you can allow the discomforts to arise , dissolve and pass away like clouds present in the sky .

Whatever the clouds may be , they may be dark , they may be light , they may be different shapes and forms let them pass by . They may be heavy , they may be light . Let them pass by . You are that sky that's unaffected by the weathering of those clouds . Yeah , so you're not what appears in the silence .

You are that sky that's unaffected by the weathering of those clouds . Yeah , so you're not what appears in the silence . You are the silence itself . And that's the teaching you can remember , one that people do .

You know we have habitual patterns , so we may keep on repeating toxic patterns and be like but I know better , but I keep doing it and I don't know how to stop myself . And so here , um , you know , advaita will say you know karma and vasanas , they only bind us , but they only bind the one that thinks they're the doer .

So shift from I must fix myself to who is the one that says it needs fixing , who is the one that is acting here that's pretending to be the doer here . So when the doer dissolves , action becomes spontaneous for us . Action becomes free of ignorance , free of binding , and we don't need to when we can be the non-doer .

It helps much more because , as we learn that we're not the body and mind , we are this Atman , we are this true consciousness . So , as you see , those were some examples and as we learn from the Sadhana Jitosteya that it's a complete inner work , that goes on .

Yeah , it includes every aspect of shadow work plus the direct path to Moksha . So that's why Advaita Vedanta is seen as very important . So shadow work is important because it helps refine the mind , which is necessary . It's a good thing . But Vedanta helps you to realize that I'm not the instrument , I'm not the mind , I am the light that shines through it .

The mind is what is being illumined here by consciousness . So you don't just integrate your shadow , you realize you were never the one casting your shadow , and that's the most powerful thing that Advaita Vedanta brings to you .

So , as I end this episode , in the first week of the course , we look into this , we deal with the four prerequisites and , again , the reason being that unless we work on our self , on who we think we are , this body and mind that we've been accustomed to identifying with , and now we realize there's something more than that , then we can start working on

understanding what is real and unreal , and that's when real shadow work starts . So Advaita Vedanta deals with shadow work beforehand . It helps you to be prepared for Brahmagyan , for Atmavod . And if people think that after enlightenment you have to deal with the shadows , it means that you didn't do any work prior to enlightenment .

And if that is the case , say and it's possible , someone may get enlightened and didn't deal with their shadows Just make sure that you start working on them and I would avoid claiming enlightenment .

A lot of people , you know I'm part of some discourse and every person claims to be enlightened , and it's very easy to feel that you're enlightened if you're , if you only have yourself to deal with .

But when you have to deal with people , with society , with things that may trigger you , then it's much more satisfying to to work on yourself , because then you can quickly see what's causing these shadows to appear , what's causing these triggers in the mind .

So , fundamentally , vedanta says this is all in your mind and we have to slowly but surely separate who we really are to the mind . So the mind is an instrument , a tool , not what we should identify with .

This clear seeing that happens only occurs when we've done the necessary work , and I hope that a lot of us do the necessary work beforehand to be ready for self-realization , which is available to anybody . It's not like you have to be someone special or fortunate or a chosen one . It's available everyone . It's just that you have to be honest to do the work .

And , like I said , if you feel like you're enlightened but you haven't done the shadow work , please don't declare it , because other people will flock to you and you will only cause more harms with your shadows , because now it will be an enlightened shadow .

But if you've done your shadow work beforehand and you've followed these four prerequisites , you've done that work that's necessary and you've had that Brahmagyan and you've become self-realized . You've become enlightened or you are enlightened . You realize that you've always been this true self and you are pure consciousness , this formless , this infinite one .

You're the oneness . You see yourself in all and all in yourself , you're in bliss , you're in happiness , you do not put others down , you are not angry at others , you do not get disturbed by others . Then , even then your life will speak , your enlightenment . So that's all I have to say . It's a pretty long episode . I hope you liked it .

I mean , I hear a lot about shadow work and everyone keeps talking about it and I always think you know from a point of Advaita Vedanta , this is a very minor part , but , yes , it's a very substantial , very important part too . So people tend to ignore it and think you know , I'll rather get to know , I'm consciousness .

It's more exotic , it's more amazing , right , but actually it gets even more amazing when you've dealt with your mind beforehand , when you're able to deal with those triggers beforehand , and then suddenly you get this consciousness is revealed to you .

You see it with fresh eyes , because what can happen is that you see this Brahman and you're like well , I always knew this . Well , again , that's the mind telling you that you've already seen it . It's the mind that received it . Consciousness did not reveal itself in that moment . It's a very subtle point .

Only a few people will grasp what I've just said , but this is the majority of the case . So anyway , I'll leave it here . I hope you enjoyed this episode . Let me know what you think and share what , what you feel as well . Maybe i've've missed something out .

Maybe there's a point that I haven't addressed that I should address , or we can talk about it in the comments , or maybe there's some things I've got wrong . You know that can happen . I've got to see through it . So anyway , take care . Namaste Bye .