/lit/ - Literature

>>10702873
>How do you actually do that?

Do what? acquire metaphysical knowledge? familiarly with higher states? reach a state of transcendence?

It isn't all or nothing, there are stages where you will experience wisdom and bliss but don't become permanently enlightened. It's not as thought everyone is talking about some hypothetical higher state that only a small percentage reach. Having a spiritual practice helps. Meditation is a very valuable method for reaching this as is yoga. Reading the eastern texts will help very much as many of them are like a "Dummies guide to metaphysical experiences" and tell you step-for-step how to reach them.

If you want to experience that sort of thing you should combine a practice with studying the texts and the various teachings. Ultimately though where the rubber hits the road is in your own mind, how you live your life, what you spend your time thinking about, and whether you decide to employ/practice/meditate on the teachings you find in the text. If you read eastern texts and then go back to electronic media/daydreams/lazyness/etc without thinking of what you read you will not achieve much. If you actually try to implement what you learn, give up unwholesome activities, acquire a regular meditation/yoga practice, attend a meditation retreat, regularly practice one of the prescribed methods of mental regulation/awareness you will encounter results quickly if you don't fall back into old ways or give up.