The document discusses the four states of the mind: 1) the awakening state of normal consciousness, 2) the dream state during sleep, 3) the dreamless state of deep sleep, and 4) the absolute state of being awake without thoughts. It notes that the absolute state is most similar to pure, universal consciousness. By frequently experiencing the absolute state, one can experience their true self beyond what the mind perceives. All things like trees and mountains primarily exist as universal consciousness before the mind perceives differences.

1. BEYOND THE MIND

2. The mind has four states:

3. 1. The awakening state.
It’s the level of consciousness in which we are right now. We
experience the world through our 5 senses.

4. 2. The dream state.
When we sleep and dream.

5. 3. The dreamless state.
When we sleep deeply and are unconscious.
It’s all black, we’re in “shut down” mode.

6. 4. The absolute state.
When we’re awake without thoughts; there is just calm and peace.
Easy to experience for a few seconds, hard to sustain.

7. The absolute state is the most
similar to the pure, universal
consciousness.
By frequently going to the absolute state, we create the conditions to
experience our True Self.

8. A tree or a mountain doesn’t have a mind.
It always remains in the pure,
universal consciousness.

9. In our awakening state we perceive
the tree and the mountain as different.
They are first and foremost that
universal consciousness.

10. The same idea applies to us.
Before being what our mind thinks we are,
we are that universal
consciousness as well.

11. The mind in its awakening state makes a difference between you, me,
the tree and the mountain, but prior to it
we are all the same thing.

12. To be continued…