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How do you become enlightened or awakened? (Arjuna Aradagh)

3,694 views · Published 6 November 2014 · 52:29 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: CJ Liu · 2014 · Howto & Style

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CJ interviews Arjuna Aradagh author of "Better than Sex" and talks about how his brand of coaching called Awakening Coaching.  
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CJ's Summary notes: 

Q: Why “Better Than Sex” as a title? 
A:  Arjuna describes one of the 7 steps towards awakening, called  Radical Awakening, and the benefits of this process and how he created the title of his book "Better than Sex"
Q:  What does it take to be Enlightened and Awakened? 
 Awakening is different than awakened. Awakening is a process. Awakened is a state of being and we often think of it as an accomplishment to be attained in the future.  This kind of thinking is dangerous because it puts us in a state of striving for some better state in the future versus recognizing our brilliance and love, right now.  The real leap is to abandon this ideal of being awakened in the future and be in the now. Awakening is always “NOW”. 
“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in”.. Leonard Cohen
Q: How do I know that I’m awakening? What are the signs? 
A: At 9:51 in the tape Arjuna steps CJ through a process to help you feel this sense of awakening in the moment.  Sadly, we think of awakening as something that we need to struggle with to achieve and that will give us a sense of superiority. But, waking up is easy.  It’s about relaxing and paying attention into the moment.  It’s our ambition to get someplace else that doesn’t allow us to see that we are already this radiant, beautiful consciousness, and love. This is our nature.  
Q: How do we release this belief that we need to achieve an awakened state within a period of time? 
A: We talk about the ego, negative emotions, and the mind as getting in the way of our being present. None of these things that are in the way, are really in the way.  When people say they have lost this connection with life and themselves, what they are really experiencing is a resistance to accept what is happening in the moment. So, instead of changing our thinking, it’s about relaxing the resistance. It’s about a reflex and reacting differently versus fighting against a concept (my ego).  It’s about allowing yourself to flow through versus resisting who you are at this moment. Check out mp3 downloads on radical releasing: www.ArjunaAradagh.com/cjradio 
Q: Questions to ask yourself when you are resisting? 
What is my deepest longing? This question will take you deeper because your heart cannot forget what you want. 
Do you want to make the process of awakening complex or simple? While most people want simplicity, they don’t live in this way. 
Ask in each moment, who is experiencing this?  Who is hearing the sounds right now?  By going to this place you will find stillness. 
When you have a strong belief, ask yourself “Is my strong belief true? Does EVERYONE have this same belief? Can I let go of my own way and let things flow? “

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