The Awakened Walk Among You—But Would You Even Know?

Awakened beings who walk among us inhabit an unbounded, transcendent view of reality where the world is embraced within their expansive experience. They perceive life, aging, and death differently, having already transitioned to the undying spiritual body. Fully mature in a worldly sense, their minds overflow, penetrating the blissful higher realms. Their consciousness completely permeates the lower realms with pure perception, uniting all realms in a loving, vibrant harmony of creativity and spirituality.

An awakened person is not necessarily different from others in a worldly sense, though their habits, expressions, and ways of experiencing the world may contrast sharply with the norm. Their expanded view encompasses all worldly nature, understanding its essence. Thus, regardless of people's actions or reactions, everything is already expressed within the field of all possibilities. If someone were to reveal themselves as a lizard creature or an alien mid-conversation, the awakened person would not be shocked, as such occurrences fit naturally within the vast normality of existence. Everything is empty; this is the awakened view.

An awakened being perceives all places, all realms, and all experiences as part of a continuum. There is nothing imagination can conceive that has not already existed within the scope of the awakened perspective. Yet, paradoxically, everything is encountered fresh in each moment. While ordinary people may see individuals at face value, the awakened person perceives the deeper quality of their being, the journey of their essence. When they meet someone, it is not merely a transactional encounter but an interaction with the depth of that being's energy, aura, and presence.

For the worldly person, meeting strangers often carries a neutral or even slightly aversive reaction. In contrast, meeting others from a higher realm means fearlessly being oneself and engaging authentically. Although both awakened and worldly individuals experience the same realms—whether of gods or of suffering—the awakened being perceives these realms more completely. The barriers between them dissolve, revealing their essential emptiness. This emptiness allows all possibilities to unfold. If existence were full or even perfectly balanced, no room would remain for experience, for movement, for the unfolding of reality. It is through emptiness that all things arise.

Conversely, worldly beings are entangled in the game of labeling actions and defining experiences, which creates misunderstanding and suffering. Their perception is fragmented, leading to continual destabilization. They see existence through the lens of conflict and division, their subconscious storehouse muddled by attachments and misperceptions. This suffering does not arise from external circumstances alone but from the way relationships and events are processed internally. The worldly realm lacks the resolution that higher perception provides, keeping those within it caught in cycles of imbalance and dissatisfaction.

The awakened being, while still existing within the worldly domain, transcends its limitations. Though they may engage with worldly people and events, their perception resolves and integrates all aspects of existence, elevating them to an entirely different understanding. Yet, paradoxically, they still witness the same reality. A tree, a person, an argument—these appear as normal occurrences, but they are experienced differently based on perception. Each person filters reality through their subconscious conditioning.

The awakened being has cut through these conditioned perceptions, leaping into an entirely new vantage point. It is as if ordinary people visit the beach on a cloudy, rainy day, lying beneath heavy skies, believing they are enjoying the seaside. Meanwhile, the awakened being waits for the sun to shine, for the soft breeze to carry the scent of the ocean, for the seagulls to call, and the waves to break upon the shore in harmony. This metaphor illustrates the difference between the unawakened and awakened experience. The awakened being knows where to go, when to go, and how to experience reality. Not in a literal sense, but in the way they approach and label their experiences.

Yet even if they were lying on the same rainy beach, surrounded by cold winds and gloom, their experience would not be one of suffering. Instead, they would be mystified, alive, fully engaged with the moment. The worldly realm, though seemingly restrictive, is also interwoven with the divine. The awakened being does not see the rain as merely uncomfortable but as an expression of the elements, a voice speaking through nature. The same scene that might appear dark and dreary to the unawakened is alive with presence and meaning to the awakened.

This is the fundamental difference: even if not fully enlightened, the awakened being possesses a vastly superior ability to engage with and enjoy reality. Whether within the worldly environment or a superimposed higher realm, their understanding is expansive. The realms are not separate; the gods and heavens are not beyond reach. The worldly realm itself is intertwined with the higher realms, and through perception, one may see beyond its apparent limitations.

An awakened person does not need to fit in. If worldly people reject others, then who is truly not fitting in—the one who does not reject, or the one who does? If society collectively decides to dislike a certain kind of person or humor, does it not fail to recognize that society includes all people, all influences? The problem arises when different groups meet or clash, leading to conflict because they perceive the world as dualistic—this versus that, cause and effect. While this perspective is valid, it is also a conditioned way of thinking, reinforcing judgment and division. This approach may suffice for those content with a purely worldly life, but it does not lead to happiness—at least not the higher happiness that brings true freedom, the deep sense of belonging that feels like coming home.

The awakened person perceives all possibilities and accepts that each being follows a unique, eternal path, making all beings fundamentally the same. Someone exalted today is no different from a beggar; they merely occupy different positions on the wheel of becoming. There is no essential difference, only cycles within cycles. The awakened being, however, is not caught in the any cycle—their mind is unconditioned, untrapped by labels, societal expectations, creative limitations, or circumstantial events. Yet, paradoxically, they are also free to engage with all of these things, for they are not attached to them. Even the prospect of death holds no weight, as they have realized their spiritual nature. Their understanding of life and death is not theoretical but directly experienced—subtly in the subconscious, in their visions, perceptions, dreams, expressions, relationships, and their ability to perceive auras and events spontaneously unfolding in the world.

This profound realization stems from their interaction with the environment, their connection to the flowing consciousness of nature. They celebrate the life force in every moment, understanding that pure consciousness is vitality itself. The ultimate perspective does not require retreating into an egoic cocoon; it is not about seeking, for every moment is already full. There is no time for a separate self because all events are seen as expressions of nature. The awakened being’s senses are attuned to nature’s call for realization, for experience, and thus, they witness the glory of existence both within and without.

Once awakened, there is nowhere to go, and even if one were to die, what difference would it make? Countless people die each day, largely unnoticed. What, then, are we fighting for? What are we struggling or hoping for that we do not already possess? Each night, sleep gifts us with a journey of falling through a black hole and emerging into a new universe—every moment is fresh and pure. It all simply requires awareness and not forgetting our position or lack of it. In this state of sameness, there is no fear, no separation, no longing, only an embrace with nature. Life itself is love, a healing consciousness that both restores and destroys, yet both are one and the same. One must die to be reborn, to experience the warm fulfilling embrace of a mother’s love and a father’s pride.

Why hold on? What is there to grasp? For the awakened being, there is no death or rebirth. Their consciousness is unbound, unrestricted. They do not merely walk the earth; they float, intuitively expanded, soaring with a focused and limitless view.

Adam Holden

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