Spiritual Awakening Journey: What ‘Bliss’ Feels Like

Shortly after my spiritual awakening process began, I remember experiencing my first deep bliss state. All I felt was being deeply in love with the world. I was the happiest I’ve ever been. I was bursting with joy and love. I had so much love for all of nature and living things. I’d look at a flower and smile. I’d watch a cat and smile. I’d look at a blade of grass sway in the wind and smile. I’d look up at a cloud and smile. I’d close my eyes and feel the sun on my face and I’d smile. It felt like seeing the world in a whole new way, and falling in love with it.

I look back and it was as if I was moving slowly through a beautiful cinematic dream, where everything was lit with a hazy golden glow. I had sun-kissed skin, held by the warmth and vibrancy of the sun, and the warm embrace of the breeze, as ocean waves hypnotically washed over in the background. There was complete simplicity. There was nothing out of the ordinary or in particular that made me extremely happy. I just was extremely happy. I looked at the world with wonder, awe, and loving eyes. I saw the beauty in everything. And the world smiled upon me. I was a golden child moving through the world and was loved unconditionally.

I felt deep inner peace and serenity. This feeling of deep inner peace felt like light had shined inside of me and I was illuminated from the inside out. I was cleared of all mental noise and chaos. There simply was nothing but light and space. When I woke up in the mornings, I woke up in peace with a smile on my face. The sun shining and filtering into the bedroom. Everyday felt good and I was happy to be alive to experience the beauty of it all. I could just sit in silence and enjoy the feeling of peace and joy envelop me.

It was the simple things of everyday life—nature— that reflected the joy, peace and love I felt inside. I felt deeply connected to it all and just felt love all around. It was as if we all shared the same heartbeat.

I also felt the most free I’ve ever felt. It was like I had reclaimed my self and I was free of pressure, expectations, chains…I could just be and do what I desired. But all I desired was really to just be in nature, under a tree or sit on the beach. I’d look out at the ocean and just smile.

It doesn’t last forever, even if you do reach some initial form of enlightenment. It will fade, and with it will come new cycles, and perhaps it may return again in different ways. Perhaps I see it as some brief and beautiful opening that showed me the possibility of what life could be like if I continue the process. It taught me a lot about the beauty, love, and inspiration that comes in the simplicity of nature.