Shifting Into Awareness, as the name reveals, is a platform that helps seekers of truth to make the shift from ignorance to wisdom, from darkness to light, from bondage to freedom, from falseness to truth. It helps fully shift our existence from the mind ego to the Self (soul consciousness). It’s only when one lives in awareness that one can remain unentangled with the (highs and lows) dramas of life. It leads to the state of Jeevanamukta (liberated while in the body).
“Shifting into awareness” refers to a spiritual and psychological transition from living in the “mind-ego”—a state dominated by reactive thoughts, past conditioning, and a false sense of identity—to living in a state of pure presence or the “Self”
This shift is often associated with the teachings of Jake Light and his platform, Shifting Into Awareness, which provides a roadmap for seekers to move from ignorance to wisdom.
KEY ASPECTS OF SHIFTING INTO AWARENESS
- Moving from Mind to Presence: The core of the practice is shifting the seat of your existence from the constant “doing” and “chatter” of the mind to the “being” of the Self.
- Dissolving the “Doer”: A major objective is to dissolve the egoic sense of being the “meditator” or “practitioner,” eventually reaching a state where you are unentangled with life’s highs and lows.
- Witnessing Consciousness: It involves activating the “Inner Guru” and living as an observer of your thoughts and emotions, rather than being controlled by them.
- Practical Benefits: Supporters of this shift claim it leads to a “neutral and enriching life,” reduces stress and anxiety, and ultimately leads to Self-Realisation.
OBJECTIVES OF SHIFTING INTO AWARENESS
BASIC THEME OF SHIFTING INTO AWARENESS ~ the phases
- PHASE 1 ~ AWAKENING & CLARITY
the awakening
This is the beginning of seeking when a seeker experiences awakening. The awakening usually involves an incident or situation where one begins questioning the experiences of life and the meaning and purpose of life. This phase is full of doubts and one keeps seeking the truth across all the paths.
- PHASE 2 ~ REFLECTION ON THE REAL
the learning
One reflects and begins relating wisdom with one’s experiences
On seeking multiple paths and knowledge keeps presenting itself to the seeker until the seeker keeps clarifying all doubts. These clarifications can be from those who have realised the truth or through authentic scriptures that act as guidance. Finally, one comes inline of the knowing that one’s ego is the cause of all bondage of life and that the ultimate goal of human life is to realise this ignorance by abiding more in one’s true Self.
- PHASE 3 ~ DESTRUCTION OF CONCEPTS
the purging
One begins practicing to remove all clutter and concepts
Having realised that the obstacles to one realising one’s true nature, the seeker makes all efforts to purge out all the unwanted clutter gathered during lifetimes in ignorance. While most of the cleansing happens, one realises that the greatest obstacle to realising the Self is the removal of concepts that were gathered with the ignorant projections of the mind.
- PHASE 4 ~ IN THE WORLD YET NOT OF IT
the blooming
One begins living less in body consciousness & more in divine presence
In this stage, though the seeker still is bound by ego and it’s false projections, one becomes certain that liberation is not by living in the mind/ego and all it’s projections but by living more in one’s true nature. The seeker begins living more and more in one’s own presence rather than the false identity one carries.
- PHASE 5 ~ ABIDING IN THE SELF
the liberation
Grace magnetically absorbs the soul back into the Source.
With more and more expansion of one’s divine presence of divine love and light, the seeker gradually moves into the state of being free even while being in the body. The body or mind, though alive, does not hold the soul that is living in freedom in the body, going about doing it’s regular activities. All previous phases involve the active participation of the seeker but this stage is of pure grace. In this state there is nothing worth DOING but is pure BEING. Nothing much is done here but pure surrender to the grace to purely absorbs back the soul back into its Source. One simply becomes THAT.
WHAT WE DO
- Life Resets through Cleansing, Uncluttering, Inner Work & Purification!
- Igniting the Light of Wisdom, Deepening Spiritual Evolution, Inner Joy & Freedom!
- Activating the Light of Awareness! Inner Awakening! Spiritual Growth! Life Transformation!
- Moving towards Inner Peace, Contentment, Happiness & Inner Freedom!
- Regular Satsangs to stay consistent, connected to the Truth and updated
We welcome you to the exciting inner journey of life ~ which transforms your external journey of life
There are regular free internal Zoom sessions, paid and free webinars and deep residential retreats conducted at powerful locations like Tiruvannamalai (Tamilnadu), Kanhangad (Kerala), Ganeshpuri, Delhi/Ghaziabad, Uttarkashi, Gorakhpur, etc.
The practices are very simple but powerful processes, involving only practices of activating your awareness and Shifting Into Awareness until you gradually begin living in awareness aware, without using the aid of any props, yantras, tantra, mantras, techniques, yoga, etc, which needs the active ‘doership’ of the seeker. Shifting Into Awareness aims at dissolving the doer, the practitioner, the meditator itself. One learns to activate one’s Divine Presence and live from not the mind, but from that pure presence, in consistent meditative awareness – 24×7. Thus, one eventually realises that one is not the body but just that pure presence. In this state, it is easier to remain unentangled with the worldly events. Thus, one is able to complete one’s responsibilities (outcome of previous karma and karmic ties) and begins gaining inner freedom and peace.
All these programs are hosted and taught by Jake Light, who had a spiritual awakening at a young age, after which life catapulted him into a series of dramatic life events including meeting many living masters and mystics during his nearly two-decade search for the purpose and Ultimate Truth of life.
The ultimate goal of the whole process is to make one eventually free from all clinging and dependancy on anything and everything and abide in only the Self – which is when one realises the Self.
HOW DID SiA BEGIN?
- SiA is not affiliated or connected in any manner with any spiritual or religious organisation. It is purely the product of grace of the Divine and the unbiased, unconditional infinite Ascended Masters whom Jake is connected with.
- SiA came into existence after a series of spontaneous events, under the guidance, support and love of the Ascended Masters, to whom Jake owes everything to.
- Full details on what led to the creation of SiA.
OUR ROLE MODELS ~ ASCENDED MASTERS
More details on the physical and subtle Masters of Jake Light
