What is a true "awakening"? Check if you've left the Matrix

You probably know "The Matrix" and you already know about this film in which Neo - the main character - realizes that the world he lives in is just an illusion. But The Matrix is more than just a movie. After all, real life for most people is also like life in the Matrix. In this article, you will learn what programming is limiting you in real life and what you can do to break out of the matrix. So be curious!

“The matrix concept is not so different from reality. We get up in the morning, go through habits, go to sleep, only to get up and do it again. It's like you exist, but you don't feel alive." - Keanu Reeves

The world is not what it seems

If you think the world is what it seems, you are wrong! Because what we see is not reality, but our interpretation of reality. And this interpretation depends on our personality, character, experiences and many other factors. More on that later…

What is Matrix?

The term "matrix" comes from Latin and means "mother animal, womb". In the natural sciences, it is used to describe the environment or medium in which something exists or is created. In computer science, the term matrix is often used to refer to databases. A database matrix is a table that contains all possible combinations of attributes and entities.

This allows the user to quickly look up specific combinations and extract this information. The Matrix is a mocking reality, a perfect simulation of reality. People living in the matrix are not self-aware and operate from ego identification. They do not recognize the big picture and are identified with their self-image. The matrix consists of the so-called programs that keep the construction of the matrix alive and ensure that people think they correspond to reality.

Awakening from the Matrix

The awakening process that a person goes through until they wake up from the matrix can also be called a spiritual awakening. Awakened from the sleep of ignorance, we begin to realize that our experience of reality is actually a kind of dream. Through this awakening, however, we realize that we ourselves created this dream. The moment we realize this fact, we experience a kind of spiritual awakening. Mind is separated from consciousness, and man becomes an observer of himself.

Constraint programs that keep you in a matrix

If you look at your own life, you will quickly realize that many of your actions are purely automatic. You no longer think about what you are doing, but just act out of habit.

Many of these habits are certainly positive, but there are also those that limit you and make your life difficult. In the matrix, these mechanisms are called "programs". Programs that take place inside you and you are so strongly identified with them that you think it's real.

The following programs make you trapped in the matrix:

-Your ego (The image of yourself that you unconsciously identify with).

-Your beliefs (the filter through which you perceive the world) imposed from an early age by your guardians.

-your unconscious conditioning (compulsive behavior patterns = response follows stimulus)

-Your fingerprints/reference experiences

Other external influences/factors that keep you in the matrix:

-Your work/ hamster wheel (Trapped in the cycle "get up - work - consume - sleep!").

-Media / information overload (we are dealing with a deluge of information - it is often very difficult to filter, question and verify the truth of this information) Additionally, behind each medium there is a financier that pursues specific interests. Objective reporting is often not possible.

-Laws, rules, standards

How to break out of the Matrix - 7 steps guide

When you set out to break out of the matrix, the first thing you'll realize is that it's not as easy as it sounds. It is a long and arduous road, but it is worth taking. Because when you reach the end of this path, you will see a whole new world before you. A world that is full of possibilities and where you finally feel free. The following 7 steps will help you break out of the matrix:

Step #1: Start meditating and become self-aware!

Everywhere we are flooded and overwhelmed with stimuli. Most people are so caught up in their dreams, worries, and fears that they become oblivious to the world around them. In doing so, they risk losing contact with themselves, with other people and with nature - or they have lost this access a long time ago.

Meditation is a method that helps you reduce or stop the thought flow/carousel and regain access to yourself.

"Everything that you are not must die so that what remains is what you are."

#Step 2: Become aware of the matrix - recognize the connections

In order to break out of the matrix, we must first realize that it exists. We need to ask ourselves why we do or don't do certain things. When we become aware that our programs limit and control us, we can begin to free ourselves from them.

Step #3: Start asking critical questions (self-reflection).

Shift your attention from OUTSIDE to INSIDE and reduce external stimuli by minimizing your message consumption. Take a look at yourself and your personality! Ask yourself questions like:

• Why am I the way I am?
• Who am I really?
• Why am I here?
• Why do I think the way I think?

Look at your values/needs/beliefs and your imprints

• Analyze your parents' behavior - what patterns of behavior have you inherited from them?
• What formative events from the past still influence your behavior today?
• What is hindering your personal development? What is your development?

Ask yourself again and again if what you see and hear is really true. Try to take different perspectives and give space to other views and opinions. This is extremely important when forming opinions.

Step #4: Listen to your intuition and set goals

Another important step in breaking out of the matrix is setting your own goals. Many people live their lives according to the goals of other people or according to the goals of the system. They do things because other people tell them to or because they are expected to. But if you set goals and follow your heart, you start creating your own life. You will learn what is really important to you and what makes you happy. Then you can invest your time and energy in the things that really matter to you and create the life you desire.

#Step 5: Learn from your own experiences

The next important step is to create your own experiences and reflect on them again and again. Stop being manipulated by people and the media and think for yourself. Don't always choose the path of least resistance, but also choose the rocky path and dare to step into the unknown. Go beyond your comfort zone, because that's where your greatest growth potential lies.

#Step 6: Take 100% responsibility for yourself

It may sound harsh, but it's the truth. If you are not ready to take 100% responsibility for yourself and your life, you will never change anything and you will always be unhappy. Therefore, in all matters, always decide whether you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution. The choice is entirely up to you.

#Step 7: Go your own way

You are the most important person in your life! Know your values and act accordingly! Know your strengths and weaknesses and don't be manipulated. Use your knowledge and your power to DEVELOP yourself and go your own way.

Application

The Matrix is a system full of limiting programs that manipulate us and tell us what to do. These rules and norms are very deeply ingrained in our society and instilled in us from childhood. Many people live their entire lives in the matrix without ever realizing it. Now is the time to break out of the matrix. Become aware of yourself and recognize the limiting programs within yourself. This will help you free yourself from the shackles of the matrix. Use your power and intelligence to free yourself from the controls of this system.