In my view, there is a night-and-day difference between being “aware” and being “awake”. They are definitely not the same thing in my book. However, it may be true that one leads towards the other. Being aware is a mental activity that can be turned on or off, and is similar to problem solving, observing details, or scrutinizing, for lack of better terms. In my experience, the state of being awake is constant, superseding thought processes and ever-expanding. Awareness is akin to figuring something out, where being awake is foundational to all experience while providing a “knowing” that is often not easily shared with others. Lacking the words to describe this “knowing”, it is like the sense of smell without the physical component of odor that can be described or compared. The word “intuition” tries to fill the descriptive void of being awake. Unfortunately, it does fail, as it is only a very small component and much less dependable. As you can see, it is not an easy thing to communicate. That may be because I am still a baby in the world of awakened minds. I am aware of many things that let me know the last statement is true, to include the system we are all born into that seeks to ensure we remain “unaware” for as long as is possible. This, in turn, veils that awakening is a possibility at all.

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