We are not fully human yet.

In this podcast, Eckhart talks about the spiritual evolution of humanity.

He says, our development is far from finish.

In fact, he says it coincides with the transformation of all life on earth

because collectively we are on the way to awakening, but we haven't arrived yet.

Eckhart asks, what does it mean to be awake?

In spiritual terms, he says it's reaching the deeper dimension of ourselves that is higher than

thinking.

He believes it's the secret behind all spiritual teachings.

He notes, both Buddha and Jesus describe the state of heightened awareness.

Eckartes, we will find it when we relinquish our so-called normal state of consciousness,

which he described as a relentless stream of compulsive thinking.

Let's acknowledge just this moment here and see if we can completely accept the way this moment is. So we are aligning ourselves internally with the present moment.

We'll start with that because it's so vital,

becoming aware of the present moment is the portal into a different state of consciousness, one could say,

the awakened state of consciousness. What does that mean?

Aren't we awake already?

Unless you're asleep?

What does it mean the awakened state of consciousness?

In spiritual terms

awakened means that a dimension of consciousness

has emerged in you or is beginning to emerge in you a dimension that is

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