If this topic, "Enlightenment, Self Realization, and Actualization” is intriguing, it's likely you're already on a spiritual path that opens you to the idea of attaining enlightenment, or, at the very least, you're considering it as possible. In either case, though brief in content; this conversation is meant for that secret guide in you that recognizes the need for more.

You are all singularly one of a kind. —For that reason, embarking on your journey to enlightenment will be a profoundly personal experience shaped by your unique paths and life purpose. So don’t expect it to be like any other. However, there are some core principles and universal elements that will invariably guide you with related similarity. As an example; shared by all, at the heart of every ascending path lies one incontrovertible realization: your life is a Divine creation infused with Dharma-purpose source-inspired from a higher Will and Power. And though that higher Will force will for the duration of your journey remain a largely abstract or elusive mystery, recognizing that fundamental Truth is unavoidably the first and most crucial step in your transformative journey.

With that in mind, your primary calling must, before all else, be to nurture and perfect that sacred connection. For that reason; as you delve more deeply into your spiritual growth, you'll undoubtedly be called to move your invested trust in life beyond the pervasive rigid mindsets and limiting indoctrinations imposed by societal trends and pressures toward a more humbly intuited Faith. —Allowing you to embrace a more upward availability that opens your way to a more direct connection to your higher Divine guidance. That shift from an outward societal authority to your inward guidance is essential to foster your ongoing inner development while equally enriching your outward spiritual path.

Before all else, your journey of awakening relies on your transformative shift from fear to Faith, darkness to Light, and your belief in false knowledge to true Self-Knowledge, therein empowering you to embrace your authentic Source Essence that then allows you to unleash your profounder, boundless love —a love that’s not limited by your past indoctrinations or human conditioning.

For that to occur, your spiritual enlightenment must become an uncompromising conscious effort to liberate or transform the entrenched illusions that have long confined you to that false identity sculpted by your ego. The foremost accompanying realization that makes that possible is your humble acceptance of this:  You are not who you believe you are, nor will you ever become the person you might envision within the confines of your limited ego-bound awareness. —And, regardless of what you might presently imagine your enlightenment will make you, it won't be that. 

Your first provision on the path must therefore be your willingness to make your core spiritual practice or sadhana an ascension pathway that sincerely and receptively opens you to a higher Supraconscious state of being. And for that you’ll need time and fortitude. That transformation involves an ongoing process of releasing the belief’s and conclusions you made in your past along with transcending the fears that bind you to your hopes for your future. Which invariably includes distancing yourself from the assault of negative crab mentality criticisms that come from your entrenched and often dearly connected orthodox familiars —and in their place fostering a more profound and freer commitment to uncovering your truer authentic nature. 

So if your aim is enlightenment be prepared to cast aside most of the constraints imposed through societal and religious ideology, as well as the fear of persecution or condemnation. Commit to an ongoing open vulnerability which will invariably become the most eloquent path to infinite possibility. But, you will need more than receptivity, humility, or your return to innocence; your journey forward will unquestionably demand courage and the Faith to take the bold risks that move you out and beyond the limits of what might be deemed mainstream normality. To truly enlighten, you must accept that ongoing struggle to be normal, or to be seen, will your primary obstacle.

Your journey toward a higher consciousness can only unfold through your devoted focus and deep surrender to your most authentic desire to Self Realize. —That involves the willing, humble, and innocent integration of your upwardly intuited realizations. And, for that to even be possible, a higher Divine Will and Force must first be allowed to inspire your efforts from above. Genuine transformation only arises when the whole of your life is first called from on high to dedicate all of your psychical and material movements to realizing and aligning to your infinite and eternal Source Self. —When that calling and aspiration resonate within you and are nurtured to grow in unison, encompassing your entire scope of material being, a divine awakening and transformation become possible.

To awaken spiritually, you must mindfully embrace your journey as a conscious transformation while letting go of all tendencies tied to your lower ego urgings. This isn't just a one-time action but an ongoing process of continuously releasing and elevating your spirit. As you surrender to your higher, less limited states of awareness, you must equally open yourself to receiving a more profound and potent reciprocal force. 

Imagine your process is a dance —each upward offering met with an unconditional willingness to receive what is returned to you. It's about cultivating a powerful capacity to handle your expanding and more powerful abundance of physical Shakti flowing into you from within and above. The more you can endure and sustain those descending forces, the more your spiritual practice, or sadhana, will flourish. But remember, if you're careless with what you receive or cannot manage that growing force, your efforts may soon falter, causing your practice to fade or weaken. 

Your spiritual practice will only succeed if you progressively surrender your psychical limits into the Suprarealms of the Divine. There must be complete and unwavering acceptance and a courageous willingness to allow that Divine Power to act in your life as necessary for your transformation. You can prepare your way but cannot, through any psychical effort, elevate yourself beyond your human limits. Only the descent of Divine Grace bearing the higher Will and Force can elevate and metamorphose your human condition into becoming purified instrumentation for your higher Supraconscious Presence. 

The powers of your mind, life, and body are confined to their design, bound to their inherent linear progressions and limits. But, still, your mental being can, when purified of its limiting Samskara (cultivated tendencies) and Chitta Vritti (emotionally charged mental distortions), open you to receive what comes from above through a descending Truth Essence Light and Shakti to accomplish what your mind alone cannot do. 

Through your inward journey of transcendental discrimination and the vigilant surrender of all effort and lower ego urges into a higher Divine realm, your psyche can serve as a purified, non-interfering medium that allows your higher consciousness to inspire a call for its creative expression. —Guided by the subtle currents of bliss that arise in that state of open-ended receptivity. Only in that state can the Divine Grace facilitate the elevation and transformation of your current imperfect nature.

However, your surrender must only open the way to the descending essence of Truth and nothing else. Understanding this is crucial as the depth and power of your journey increase. There is intelligence in darkness and a vulnerability in attaining power; these two aspects can often work in tandem. An impure mind may mistakenly surrender to opposing or dark forces, confusing them for a higher order of Will, especially if that surrender serves those Samskara tendencies that work to repair, reward, or advance your ego identity. That can lead to a ruinous consequence. In this context, you'll need more than just surrender. Your surrender must be guided by a faith-aligned higher intuition, uplifted by and serving the pure nature of your spiritual heart. This alignment represents a form of self-surrender into the embrace of Mother Shakti. On your journey toward enlightenment, Her unconditional love is your only true refuge from the darkness. But surrendering to Her means that you must willingly allow your nature to become an instrument of Her will rather than being driven by fear and the desires promoted by the ego. 

Your journey toward enlightenment should help you realize your Oneness with the Truth of your Existence— the Eternal Essence that shines behind all that you do and experience. It must foster an open-ended realization of your truth essence and the appropriate knowledge that leads to your highest outer expression in this world, such as your Svadharma. It should enable you to see and hear through the eyes and ears of your innermost Divine Presence, guiding you toward the divinely intended ways of life. That guidance will be essential to help bring healing, balance, and love into every interaction you have, whether fierce or gentle.

The nature of your Infinite Source Consciousness is to recognize and manifest the nature of Eternal Being. The eternal nature of existence is realized incrementally through the Power of Pure Self-Awareness. Pure Self-Awareness can then express the Divine Will through your life actions, powered by the endless currents of infinite bliss. When all of this is integrated in a pure and orderly flow within your psychical being, enlightenment is within reach.