The role of narcolepsy—or we could call it “sleeping avatar” syndrome—in the life of Sri Ramana and (more generally) in the attainment of samadhi, is explored in this off-the-cuff digression. We also gain insight into the ways that destiny is inscribed in the prologue to our personal stories.

Shunyamurti explains the psychological and spiritual meaning and implications of the erratic Trump policies, as well the geopolitical effects of the rising tensions and conflicts in this accelerating phase shift that is now underway in the world—and replicated at every fractal level of reality. It is a true synchronicity that all this is unfolding just as we enter the Passover-Easter Holy Week.

This may be the last moment of calm to complete the rite of passage beyond the ego and its illusions and realize the deathless Self—before the storm of global conflict reaches its climactic phase. You may need to change your paradigm of reality to see our situation clearly in the context of total consciousness—to be able to do what is necessary to be free of a limiting identity.

Reality is being destabilized at every fractal level of manifestation. It may be most obvious at the geopolitical level. But it is happening at every level, in every institution, every relationship, and every personal psyche. One can make use of this situation by appreciating that it is loosening the grip of identifications and revealing what had been subconscious shadow thoughts and emotions, enabling one to alchemically transform that prima materia into pure Presence. The madness of language itself, the jouissance of the signifier, is the last vortex of resistance.

Two common problems that arise today are, first, the inability to listen deeply or accurately and retain the information; and second, being so accustomed to negative and nihilistic thoughts that they are accepted as natural and inevitable. Both issues derive from an agitated ego so filled with anxiety that one cannot be present. Spiritual discipline is required.

The ancient mystics held these truths to be self-evident: The world has only relative reality. The Ground of our Being is an Inconceivable Intelligence. We are all artifacts of the imagination of that One Infinite Self. It is the will of that all-powerful Mind that the world must be sacrificed—and a new Creation, inhabited by beings filled with love, harmony, joy, and wisdom then will be made manifest.

Presence is too intense for the ego, so it practices avoidance. But one loses out on the development of higher intelligence and immortality because life has more to offer than can be perceived by the limited ego mind.

As we witness the daily accelerating collapse of the global social order, and we see how the ruling institutions are run by psychopaths driving us directly to the Omega Point, to respond accurately requires a paradigm shift that reveals the blessings hidden behind the ominous dark clouds. But it takes courage to face the truth.

If you are stuck in a limited identity as an ego, then you have been framed—victimized by a family system working for the larger social order to keep you under their control. You probably are burdened by a guilt complex even though you are still innocent, and further agitated by anger at the situation, and projecting the same forces into your current environment and relationships. So, the therapeutic technique of reframing is urgent. But the deeper work is to free your Self of all frames of reference and return to Your original infinite nature. This is the focus of our next online retreat.

Life in this dreamfield is becoming impossible. It is already surreal, and showing signs of suicidal madness. When the dream dies, the souls will all awaken from the illusion of lack and lostness to the light of eternal presence, the fulfillment of desire. Each has the freedom to awaken at any moment, simply by opening the heart to the fullness of love.