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Every single one of us, by birth, has two forms of awareness: Achieving awareness and Awakened awareness. And we need both, and we need them in balance. Achieving awareness lets us strategize, its tactical thinking: A plus B plus C. Research it, go after it, get it done. And to be effective is important in our lives. The achieving brain is in a relentless addiction to the next goal, the next accomplishment. So where we get in trouble is when achieving awareness sets our North Star. This leads us into depression. To find our North Star, our deepest direction and purpose in life, we need another form of perception, and that is our awakened awareness. Awakened awareness is when we don't ask, "What do I want and how am I going to get it?" But instead, ask, "What is life showing me now? Where am I finding guidance, direction?" This can come from synchronicity. This can come from a mystical experience, an intuition, someone showing up in our lives and pointing us in a direction that we'd never thought of before. The awakened brain allows us to perceive that we are on a journey — we are on a path.

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Every single one of us, / by birth, / has two forms of awareness: / Achieving awareness / and Awakened awareness. / And we need both, / and we need them in balance. / Achieving awareness / lets us strategize, its tactical thinking: / A plus B plus C. / Research it, / go after it, / get it done. / And to be effective / is important in our lives. / The achieving brain is in a relentless addiction to the next goal, / the next accomplishment. / So where we get in trouble / is when achieving awareness / sets our North Star. / This leads us into depression. / To find our North Star, / our deepest direction / and purpose in life, / we need another form of perception, / and that is our awakened awareness. / Awakened awareness / is when we don't ask, / "What do I want and how am I going to get it?" / But instead, / ask, "What is life showing me now? / Where am I finding guidance, direction?" / This can come from / synchronicity. / This can come from / a mystical experience, / an intuition, / someone showing up in our lives / pointing us in a direction / that we'd never thought of before. / The awakened brain allows us to perceive / that we are on a journey / — we are on a path. //

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So it turns out that every single one of us are all born with the neuro-docking station for awakened awareness. Together with my colleagues, we looked at people who recovered from depression through an awakening. We could see that people who suffered the most really derived profound support and even renewal when connecting to their higher power: to God, the Universe, whatever their word might be. They were more likely to perceive and reflect in a profoundly spiritual way. And this tendency to see life on spiritual bedrock was mirrored by a thickening of the cortex, offering some evidence that sustained spiritual life is neuroprotective against depression. And in addition, when we looked at the awakened brain, what we saw is that universally, we are drawn into an experience in which we are loved and held, guided, and never alone.

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So it turns out that every single one of us / are all born / with the neuro-docking station / for awakened awareness. / Together with my colleagues, / we looked at people / who recovered from depression / through an awakening. / We could see that people who suffered the most / really derived profound / support and even renewal / when connecting to their higher power: / to God, / the Universe, / whatever their word might be. / They were more likely to perceive / and reflect in a profoundly spiritual way. / And this tendency to see life on spiritual / bedrock / was mirrored / by a thickening of the cortex, / offering some evidence / that sustained spiritual life / is neuroprotective / against depression. / And in addition, / when we looked at the awakened brain, / what we saw is that universally, / we are drawn into an experience / in which we are loved and held, / guided, / and never alone. //