3 Powerful Practices for Experiencing States of Ecstasy and Bliss

By Justin Faerman

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” – Rumi

How often do you experience states of ecstasy and bliss? If I had to guess, I’d probably say far less than you’d like. For most people it’s a fleeting experience that they are lucky to taste a handful of times over the course of their entire lives. And yet states of ecstasy and bliss are remarkably easy to experience, even permanently if you’re really dedicated to doing what’s necessary to remove everything that’s blocking you from experiencing them.

And I want you to focus in on the words ‘blocking you’ in that last sentence because they’re important and hold the keys to experiencing lasting states of ecstasy and bliss in your life. You see, the truth is that we’ve simply lost touch with these exalted emotional states, which are, in fact, our essence. Most people cannot remember their earliest years and so they forget the incredible wonder, joy, ecstasy and bliss we regularly experience as young children, in those moments as close as most will ever be to their truest essence—an authentic and free expression of themselves and the unconditional love at their core.

As we age, that innocence and purity is lost as the experience of life in an unhealed world begins to cut us off from that deep place of love, bliss and joy at our core. We learn that love from others is conditional and that we must act in certain ways to get the approval we seek. We are inevitably hurt by the words or actions of another, unintentional as it may often be. We empathically feel the insecurity and fear of people around us and learn to shield our hearts so that we don’t experience the deep pain of judgement as we attempt to authentically express ourselves. We pickup emotional wounds when we are hurt or disappointed by the people we most trust and love. This deep sense of betrayal leads us to hold grudges and grievances—against others and ourselves. We get into the habit of comparing ourselves to the people around us and begin to believe we are inadequate or anything less than perfect. All of these experiences cut us off from experiencing the pure ecstasy and joy at the core of our being. Over time this bliss becomes a distant memory and we begin to settle for some limited experience of happiness that’s only a shadow of the emotional highs that we are capable of.

But this is actually not how life is supposed to be. All human life is created in a spark of ecstasy, during the moment of conception as two lovers experience orgasmic waves of bliss. Ecstasy is our origin; it is the most fundamental aspect and generative quality of life. And it is always there at the core of our being waiting to be tapped into and expressed. Your most authentic, natural state is one of unconditional love, ecstasy and bliss and our entire lives are spent unconsciously attempting to return to this state through relationships, material things, our professions, the pursuit of money and fame and so on. But all of these things are outside the self and so they cannot give us a lasting experience of what we seek, which can only come from within.

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