These symptoms are said to be shared by the majority of people experiencing spiritual awakening:
1. YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOUR LIFE IS FALSE.
Everything that you have built up, believed and worked towards seems to be false. Your life doesn’t feel as though it’s your own.
2. YOU CRAVING FOR MEANING AND PURPOSE.
You deeply desire to find the meaning of your life. You have no idea what your purpose is, but you want to find it desperately.
3. YOU REALIZE THAT A LOT OF WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT IS A LIE.
You start to see how many beliefs, ideals and values are not actually your own, but other people’s or inherited from your culture.
4. YOU FEEL COMPLETELY LOST AND ALONE.
Nothing in your life seems to make sense anymore. You feel as though you’re wandering through an endless wilderness. As a vagabond, you feel completely alone and cut off from people.
5. YOU SEE THROUGH THE ILLUSIONS OF SOCIETY.
Materialism, success and profit no longer mean anything to you. You start feeling as though you’re a cog in the machine of society.
6. YOU SEE HOW UNHAPPY MOST PEOPLE ARE.
You awaken to the unhappiness and suffering of others. You may start to explore ways to end this suffering or read more about the human condition. It is tormenting to you to realize how much pain there is in the world.
7. YOU BEGIN EXPERIENCING DEEP EMPATHY AND COMPASSION.
As you start paying more attention to the many hardships faced by man and nature alike, you develop more compassion. Your inherent empathy is awakened and you may find it hard to cope with the intensity of your feelings. This is a pivotal point in your involution: you either numb the pain you feel with addictions, or you find healthy ways to accept and express your emotions.
8. YOU DESIRE TO BE ALONE.
You crave solitude. Whereas once you may have been extroverted, now you experience the introverted side of your nature. You spend a lot of time introspecting and enjoying the silence. At every cost you try to reduce social contact. At this point you may lose touch with many old friends.
9. CONVERSATIONS SEEM SHALLOW.
When you do talk to people you feel an acute sense of separation. You realize that very few people are comfortable with talking about passion, emotions, meaning and the soul. In conversations you feel restless and irritated by the small talk. You silently scream, “Can’t anyone wake up and realize what is happening?” Your distaste for frivolous chit chat draws you more into solitude. You may become a lone wolf.
10. YOU THIRST FOR AUTHENTICITY AND TRUTH.
Being true to yourself becomes priority. You hate faking and putting on the old masks that you used to wear. You want to be completely authentic. Pretense makes you feel sick and disgusted.
11. YOU BECOME AWARE OF YOUR NEGATIVE HABITS and beliefs.
You are painfully aware of your flaws and destructive habits. Within you a strong urge arises to wipe the slate clean and start over.
12. YOU EXPERIENCE ANXIETY AND/OR DEPRESSION.
You may go through deep bouts of existential depression or persistent anxiety. The shock of plunging into your awakening leaves you feeling unstable. You may be misdiagnosed with a mental illness.
13. YOU DEEPLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE.
Endless questions arise about your identity and your life, for example, “Who am I?” “Why was I born?” “What am I here to do?” “What is the purpose of my existence?” As a result you begin reading many self-help books and spiritual texts. No wonder you ended up here. :-)
14. MORE SYNCHRONICITY.
You start becoming conscious of the many signs and omens that life brings to you. Life becomes much more receptive and interactive with you. Serendipity and déjà vu increase.
15. YOU START TO express Loving-kindness UNCONDITIONALLY.
As the barriers of the ego breakdown, you begin to love other people without expectations or conditions. You lose interest in drama, conflict and anything that perpetuates hatred.
16. YOU SEE THAT WE ARE ALL ONE.
You begin to understand that we are all interconnected, and that our thoughts and beliefs influence our perception of reality. You come to understand we are all but fragments of one great whole.
Are you experiencing any of these symptoms in your life? If so, share with us how you are handling your spiritual awakening in the comments below.
Suggested Reading for Spiritual Awakening from a Buddhist perspective
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