It is becoming abundantly clear that the human ego is actually in direct competition with God/Divinity, and will do anything to maintain its illusion of separateness or sovereignty. Jesus Christ has stated that those who follow Him will be persecuted in His name, and my experience correlates with that statement to startling degrees.
It seems that the closer you get to reaching Enlightenment, the more people will either become hostile or indifferent. Although the world talks a great deal about the condition/state of Enlightenment and there is voluminous literature on the subject, my experience is that when you’re actually in the very process of reaching Enlightenment, the very same people who obsess about the subject will close the door right in your face and even denounce you as evil or delusional. Once the ego is confronted with Enlightenment, it tends to implode. Again, as I said, it is actually in direct competition with Divinity. The allegorical stories about Lucifer competing with God and needing to be thrown out of Heaven — that is the human ego. Lucifer is not a person. It is the ego itself which is both satanic (bloodlust, war, murder, lust, etc.) and luciferic (greed for power, denouncement of love, subversion of truth for gain, etc.) and will stop at nothing to remain sovereign, separate from God.
My wife and I are blown away. After two years of almost continuous meditation/contemplation, we are getting very close to the goal. What blows us away is the reactions from people — even those from spiritual communities. They want nothing to do with us! We get even banned from their forums, and they don’t tell us why. It’s stunning.
It’s in my nature to be a public figure. Running ideaGasms and being open about my life is something that helps me to reach Enlightenment, because it educates me about the true nature of mankind and the ego. The more I share myself openly, and the closer I get to the reaching of Enlightenment, the worse it gets. It’s just incredible. Today, the world is either indifferent, or overtly hostile. And yet tomorrow, once Enlightenment is complete, and especially after I am dead, the world will possibly celebrate my existence and study my work for thousands of years to come. My work is really only just beginning. (Although Womanize was a great start. All of men’s dating problems, dualities, and seemingly irresolvable conundrums and confusions and challenges have been resolved — that’s no small thing. There’s an entire industry based on this subject, with thousands of teachers worldwide, and they till haven’t caught on that everything they’ve ever needed to know has been resolved clearly and concisely. See Womanize for details.)
The ego usually can’t handle saints until they are dead and gone. It’s amazing to see this in action, over and over again. I suspect this is the main reason most seekers of enlightenment don’t make it all the way. It’s because, unconsciously, they know that they are going to be persecuted by most of mankind. This process that my wife and I are going through seems to be an inevitable one. Saints are usually denounced while they are alive, and then celebrated once they are dead and gone, are they not? The ego wants nothing to do with them when they are alive, and prefers to read about them from a safer distance once they are dead, it would seem.
To whomever is reading this, I would like to offer myself to science. I have no wants or desires anymore — I’m so close to enlightenment that I literally don’t even care about bodily survival anymore. As Bliss takes over, nothing in the world matters anymore. However, I do want to be of service. Perhaps my experiences and my state of consciousness will assist a small number of seekers to reach the goal of enlightenment quicker. Each individual who reaches this state helps mankind to follow.
I sent out a newsletter last night:
Dear readers,
Surely there must be a few scientists, doctors,
psychiatrists, etc., on this ideaGasms.net email listing,
which is why I’m writing this article today.
After thousands of hours of deep meditation, the state of
Enlightenment is very close at hand. It feels like such a
waste to just sit quietly at home while the greatest
phenomena unfolds. The Light of God is completely frying my
circuits, so to speak, and this should be documented!
My ego/mind is almost completely gone now. There are only
fragments of thoughts left, and an infinite silence is
erasing the mind, very profoundly, a little more each day. Has
the reaching of Enlightenment ever been documented on camera
before? How about medically documented? I feel that this
condition is such a rare gift that if it can be documented,
it should be.
I would like this process to be scientifically verified. My
brain-wave patterns could be looked at. Surely my
serotonin, oxytocin, etc. levels must be “off the charts”
at this point. Fortunately, my wife is also experiencing
many of the exact same symptoms, so we could run medical
tests on her as well. Our brain physiology, bio-chemistry,
etc., could be monitored, tested, poked and prodded, etc.,
so that finally, the condition/state of spiritual
enlightenment could become scientifically verified. Using
our bodies, we could realistically show the world that God
is more than just a fantasy. The changes that my wife and I
are going through are extremely intense. If there are any
physicians on here who have access to the right kinds of
medical equipment, we could make history together.
Enlightenment happens so rarely, we should not waste this
opportunity…
Furthermore, has a couple ever reached this condition
together? Has this ever happened in all of recorded human
history? Again, I feel that the scientific validation of
the state of Enlightenment would be a great gift to
mankind. Surely, there must be a medical professional out
there who would be interested in what’s happening to us.
If there is any qualified interest, I can be contacted
here:
http://www.ideagasms.net/contact-ideagasms/
Gloria in Excelsis Deo!
Sincerely,
Stephane Hemon
ideaGasms.net
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So far, one guy replied with a suggestion, and six people unsubscribed, after being on my mailing list for several years.
Listen very carefully: When you can’t tell the sinner from the saint, and when you reverse the two and mix them up, you’re in deep trouble. I’m sincerely worried for your soul. Wow. What a world this is. The tenacity of the ego is incredible. I just spent five intense years sharing everything I know about women, dating, relationships, and spiritual progress and almost no one has made any progress. Sure, they write long letters going, “You changed my life” but it is mostly just talk, and talk is cheap.
My family turned on me. All friends turned on me. Almost everyone turned on me at some point along this journey. I’m not stupid, I’m not ugly, and anyone can tell that I know what I’m talking about. I’m intelligent, erudite, and sophisticated. So why are they hostile and/or indifferent? Again, the ego is in direct competition with God. The more ‘godly’ (enlightened) you become, well, now the ego is in direct competition with you, buddy. If you’re an earnest seeker, you’ll find out someday that I am not exaggerating in the slightest.
Also note that the closer you get to the goal, the more your own ego is going to come up to try to control the process. It’s just trying to survive. Selfless service, humility, plus awareness of the ego’s duplicitous nature will keep you in check and progressing non-stop.
Fortunately, my wife is with me, and also reaching enlightened states. At least we don’t have to go through this alone. We have each other for laughter, support, and love during those trying times, e.g., the dark nights of the soul, plus the rejection from society at large.
My next attempt to be of some kind of service and help future seekers is to contact numerous organizations who are involved in consciousness research. I just sent this letter to about 100 people today:
My name is Stephane Hemon, and I would like to offer myself
to the world of science and consciousness because I
currently stand at the gates of Enlightenment. This current
state/condition took about two years of nearly continuous
meditation/contemplation. The main techniques I used were
as follows:
1. Peripheral vision. Being aware of the totality of context
during daily activities, while ignoring content.
2. Focused, macular vision. Staring at a spot, unswervingly.
Doing the dishes, for example, in the exact moment of now.
3. Zen meditation. Close the eyes, and stare straight ahead
at the speck of light (phosgenes), unswervingly.
Thoughtlessness eventually ensues.
4. Close the eyes, and look for the silent substrate out of
which thoughts arise. This is analogous to looking beneath
the ocean waves. Eventually, it became possible to go
beneath the anlage of thoughts, and into the pure
thoughtless space.
5. Prayer.
6. Kundalini yoga. (Breathe white light up the spine.)
7. Unconditional lovingness, all the time, with all of life,
no exceptions.
8. Spiritual study, primarily the work of Dr. David R.
Hawkins. The current state I am in is undoubtedly the
590’s on his Map of Consciousness. To reach 600 is to
reach Enlightenment.
9. Selfless service.
10. ‘Zen surrender’. When high energy emotions arise
(fear, desire, anger, etc.) the technique is to hold the
feelings in awareness until they pass. The idea here is to
do nothing other than to be aware of each and every passing
sensation as it arises.
11. Affirmations. For example, “Jesus Christ is my Lord and
Savior”, or “Everything is happening spontaneously and
automatically of its own”, or “The only thing I know for
certain is that I Exist”, or “This world holds nothing
that I want”, or, “Only God is real, all else is
perceptual illusion”, etc. These come in handy when the
mind and emotions are difficult to manage. The technique
here is to simply repeat, like a broken record, spiritual
truth, which is more powerful than ego.
12. Context meditation. The technique is to hold the
totality of the body-mind in awareness. One merely holds
one’s existence in awareness, unswervingly, so as to
become progressively identified with consciousness/context
rather than mind/ego/body/content.
13. The refusal to be identified with thought/mind/context.
Denounced, thousands of times, the voice in my head, which
is seen as an imposter; the residuals of animal/ego
programming. Viewing the mind as an “it” rather than a
“me.”
14. Awareness of breathing. Try to be aware of each and
every single breath from the moment one wakes up to the
moment one falls asleep at night.
15. Picturing the earth in my mind, and radiating compassion
towards everything and everyone. Picturing all humans
reaching enlightenment. Praying, “I am a Servant of the
Lord, please use me, I am willing to die in order to
decrease mankind’s suffering.” Picturing the Light of God
going through my heart chakra and healing the world.
16. Using the above techniques, it progressively became
possible to let go of all fears and desires and to live my
life on the ‘crest of the wave’, i.e., the exact moment
of now/foreverness. The mind has become progressively
silent. Only thought fragments remain. It is possible,
today, for me to remain thoughtless for up to 30 minutes at
a time. Bliss states are continuous. meditation has become
effortless, automatic, continuous, even during ordinary
activities such as writing or conversation.
My current symptoms include:
1. Frequent headaches. They have been coming and going for
about one year now. These feel like intense cabin pressure,
like when one is on an airplane when it is landing. The
brain physiology has been changing, as though it were being
re-wired to be able to handle more intense energy fields of
consciousness.
2. Feelings of ‘puffiness’, especially in the extremities,
e.g., hands, feet, face, etc. feel as though they are
‘puffing up’ like a balloon being filled up with more air
than it can handle. This feels blissful, but also somewhat
painful, uncomfortable.
3. Periodic vision changes. Colors seem more colorful,
brighter, vivacious, and alive. These changes come and go.
Slow motion, like everything is suspended in timelessness.
My focal point of perception is now dissolving into
nonlocal awareness. Everything and everyone looks very
beautiful, and they are seen as being within me, rather
than ‘out there’, they’re all ‘in here’. Sensitivity to
light.
4. Periodic auditory changes. It is as though one can hear
even a worm traveling across a leaf in the forest, and yet
paradoxically, there is an infinite silent energy that
washes over my hearing which drowns out the mind as well as
the world.
5. Frequent loss of balance, coordination. My body is
becoming weightless. It feels like it is floating. Rather
than being inside the body, I see the body as being inside
of me, the nonlocal contextual field of consciousness. It is
an “it”, like a pet.
6. The awareness of automaticity and synchronicity.
Everything in the world is seen to happen automatically of
its own. If I think about doing the dishes, the intention
itself then pulls the body up and it then walks over,
automatically to the kitchen. As though it were being
controlled remotely. All actions are effortless.
7. Loss of appetite and the need to sleep. The infinite
silence coats the stomach and dissolves the feelings of
hunger. As I try to sleep at night, I merely end up
meditating in a state of bliss. I eventually do fall asleep,
but it is a light sleep and then I awaken a few hours
later. I usually need very little sleep. As the mind’s
activities cease, so does the need to sleep.
8. Infinite inner silence. A powerful energy field grows
stronger each day, and it is disappearing my mind/ego. I am
becoming one with consciousness itself.
9. Difficulties with memory and communication. Memory loss.
When my wife, for example, talks to me, it often takes a
while before I understand what she has said. It’s like
I’m becoming stupid. And yet I know everything. I can
usually tell when people are lying or possessing a hidden
agenda.
10. Out-of-body. I have experienced this phenomenon only
twice, where my soul left the body for a brief few seconds.
11. Samadhi. I’m becoming one with consciousness/awareness,
which is nonlocal, immobile, silent, diffuse, etc. I am
becoming one with my Father in Heaven.
The reason I’m contacting you is simply that Enlightenment
is such a rare condition. The changes are spectacular, and
they are also happening to my beloved wife, who is also a
devoted spiritual aspirant. I seem to be a few steps ahead
of her, but only a few. It is nice to have each other as a
confirmation of sorts.
I believe this process should be documented. Surely, our
brain wave patterns can be looked at. Our serotonin,
oxytocin, etc., levels must be “off the charts” — the
bliss can be very intense. Surely the process of reaching
‘no mind’/enlightenment must be of interest to you. It
was very difficult to reach this current state, and it is my
hopes that the scientific study, analysis, etc., of myself
and my wife would be of great service to mankind.
We are currently in california with nothing better to do
with our time. We run a small internet business which helps
to sustain us. We have nothing but free time on our hands,
and are willing to travel. We wish to offer ourselves to
science, so perhaps you (or someone you know) would be
interested. Has the reaching of enlightenment ever been
precisely documented and studied? I believe I will reach
this state in a matter of days or weeks.
Sincerely,
Stephane Hemon
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Dear reader, I don’t expect any replies, believe it or not. I’ve tried contacting churches, spiritual communities, etc., and they never even reply. Enlightenment is so rare that people won’t believe you when it is happening to you. That, combined with the unconscious proclivity of the ego to avoid Divinity to maintain sovereignty, along with spiritual envy, seem to be the main reasons for this. People can hardly be blamed because they are so unconscious and oblivious to these ego tendencies which are operating outside their own awareness. Most people truly do not know why they do what they do, so they should be forgiven on that basis.
They should at least check me out and test me. Hook my brain up to a machine and look at the phenomena, or something. Those who are reaching Enlightenment should be protected and preserved, should they not? I have heard that about 50% of those who reach this state then leave the body and die. In such a world, I now understand why they leave.
-Stephane
