Why people do not wake up
“The deal for enlightenment is everything for truth and nothing for you.”
Vishrant often points out that people search for complicated explanations for why awakening does not happen, when in reality the reason is disarmingly simple and also deeply confronting, because it demands a level of honesty that very few are willing to bring to themselves. That reason is a lack of totality. He explains that in every domain of life, whether it is business, sport, music, relationships or the pursuit of higher consciousness, what ultimately determines the outcome is not intelligence, not talent, not even sincerity, but the degree of totality that is brought to the endeavour, because totality rules the day without exception.
Many seekers want awakening to follow a different set of rules than the rest of life, assuming that it should somehow compensate for half measures, yet Vishrant makes it clear that enlightenment is not interested in negotiation, compromise, or personal exceptions, because the deal is absolute and has never changed. Everything for truth and nothing for you is not a poetic phrase or a spiritual slogan, it is the actual transaction that must occur, and anything held back, no matter how subtle or well justified, keeps the ego intact and therefore keeps awakening out of reach.
What holds on is always the ego, even when it dresses itself in spiritual language or noble intentions and Vishrant explains that whatever you hang on to for yourself will inevitably pull you back into ego-based reality because the structure of the self remains unchallenged. This is why people can have profound experiences, moments of spaciousness, or temporary freedom, yet repeatedly fall back into identification, because the underlying deal was never fully accepted, and partial surrender simply produces partial results.
This teaching cuts through a great deal of spiritual fantasy because it does not offer comfort to the seeker who wants progress without giving anything up. Vishrant places the responsibility squarely where it belongs. Totality is not something a teacher can give, enforce, or inspire into existence, it is something that only the seeker can choose, moment by moment, with full awareness of the cost.
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Raised consciousness is not enlightenment
“You can raise your consciousness to where you do not suffer, but enlightenment is a totally different game.”
Vishrant is very precise in distinguishing between higher consciousness and enlightenment. Raised consciousness brings clarity, emotional balance, and a reduction in suffering, and for many people this alone feels miraculous when compared to the chaos and pain they previously lived in but it does not dismantle the sense of self at the root of experience.
He shares that his own consciousness had been raised to a level where suffering was no longer dominant for around twenty years before awakening occurred because he could see very clearly how thought creates reality and once that is seen it becomes almost impossible to continue choosing misery as a way of life. This clarity allows a person to live with far more ease, responsibility, and intelligence, yet the one who is living with that clarity is still present.
As consciousness rises, the consequences of every thought, word, and action become increasingly visible, and with that visibility comes a natural unwillingness to create unnecessary pain. Vishrant explains that when you can see that you are creating your own misery or your own joy, the choice becomes obvious, and you stop choosing suffering.
However, enlightenment is not an improvement of the person, and it is not the end point of spiritual growth, because it is the falling away of the person altogether, and that requires a different level of totality. Raised consciousness can be achieved with effort, discipline, and intention, but awakening requires the complete surrender of the one who is trying to achieve it, and that is where many seekers quietly draw the line without admitting it to themselves.
Partial surrender keeps you stuck
“People flip flop because their totality is partial.”
Vishrant observes that many seekers reach high levels of clarity and even experience themselves as truth, awareness, or spaciousness for periods of time, only to repeatedly fall back into identification, confusion, or struggle, and the reason for this pattern is always the same. Somewhere, something has not been surrendered, and the totality required for awakening has not been achieved.
Partial surrender can look very convincing, because it often involves letting go of obvious attachments, emotional wounds, or dysfunctional behaviours, while more subtle forms of self-interest remain untouched. These may include identity as a seeker, attachment to insight, investment in being seen as awake, or even the desire to avoid certain forms of discomfort or uncertainty, all of which keep the ego alive.
Vishrant explains that people who are truly total in whatever they do tend to be difficult to be around, because totality does not negotiate with comfort, convenience, or social approval. Whatever is placed first is placed first absolutely, and everything else reorganises itself around that priority, whether others like it or not. This is as true in spirituality as it is in any other pursuit.
When truth is genuinely placed first, there is no room left for flip flopping, because the cost has already been accepted. Partial totality produces partial freedom, and partial freedom inevitably collapses under pressure, because the structure of self has not been fully relinquished. Seeing this clearly can be uncomfortable, but also liberating, because it removes doubt about what is actually required.
Totality always wins
“When I was into business, I put business first.”
To make totality unmistakably clear, Vishrant often points to examples outside spirituality, because they reveal the same principle at work without spiritual projection. He shares that when he was in business, he put business first, not occasionally or when it was convenient, but as a total commitment, and as a result he succeeded to the point of retiring at a very young age, not because of luck, but because totality ruled the outcome.
At the same time, he was also deeply interested in raising his consciousness, because he could see that higher consciousness leads to success and lower consciousness leads to failure, not just materially, but in every dimension of life. This clarity allowed him to apply the same level of commitment inwardly, rather than treating spirituality as a side interest or emotional support system.
Vishrant emphasises that totality is not something that can be outsourced to teachers, teachings, or circumstances. He had access to exceptional teachers, yet none of them could be total on his behalf, because totality is an internal choice that no one else can make for you. The responsibility is absolutely yours and this is precisely why totality is so rare.
This teaching removes both blame and fantasy, because it shows that awakening is not withheld by external forces, destiny, or spiritual hierarchy, but by the simple fact that most people are not willing to put truth first without reservation. Seeing this clearly brings honesty into the path, and honesty is always the beginning of real transformation.
Negativity creates misery
“I am not suggesting you be positive, just never be negative.”
Vishrant speaks very directly about negativity, not as a moral issue, but as a practical one, because he has seen from a young age that negative thinking reliably creates misery, not just internally, but in relationships, work, and community. He is not advocating positivity, denial, or spiritual bypassing, but rather an end to indulging in negative patterns of thought that are known to cause harm.
He explains that when suffering persists, it is always linked to a lack of totality somewhere, because the consequences of thought are visible at higher levels of consciousness. If misery is still being chosen, even subtly, it means there is an area where responsibility has not been fully assumed, and this is not a criticism, but an invitation to look honestly.
One of the reasons people resist this clarity is arrogance, the quiet belief that they already understand, already know, or have already gone far enough, and Vishrant describes this attitude as one of the most reliable ways to fail, not only spiritually, but in life. The mind that already knows is closed, and closure is the end of learning, growth, and awakening.
This is why he speaks so strongly about developing a mind that questions, listens, and remains open, because without this openness, consciousness cannot be raised. Negativity, certainty, and arrogance all share the same structure, the defence of the self against being questioned, and where that defence exists, awakening cannot.
The power of the beginner’s mind
“A true seeker develops a mind that does not know.”
For Vishrant, the beginner’s mind is not a spiritual concept, but a lived orientation that has shaped his entire life, long before spirituality entered the picture. He explains that he always sought mentors, asked questions, and listened carefully, whether in business or consciousness, because he never assumed that knowing was more valuable than learning.
This stands in stark contrast to how most people are conditioned because formal education often rewards having the right answers rather than asking the right questions and over time this creates an identity around knowing that becomes a serious obstacle for the seeker. The statement “I do not know” is not ignorance in this context, it is intelligence, openness, and humility combined.
Beginner’s mind is a form of totality because it requires letting go of the protection that certainty provides, and allows reality to show itself freshly without filtering it through beliefs. This orientation keeps the path alive.
Teachers, he explains, are always interested in the willing, not the ones who think they know, because willingness contains openness, and openness contains possibility. Those who already know are lost, because they are closed, and closure is incompatible with awakening.
Totality is the invitation
“To this day, I have a beginner’s mind.”
Vishrant shares that even now, his relationship to life is one of not knowing, and he loves this state because it leaves him open to being shown, taught, and surprised by reality in ways that certainty never could. This openness is not passive, it is alive, alert, and deeply engaged.
He reminds seekers that this path is personal and unavoidable in its responsibility, because the quest for higher consciousness and enlightenment belongs to you alone. No one can walk it for you, soften it for you, or complete it on your behalf, and the simplicity of this truth is both confronting and empowering.
If negativity is present, he encourages changing it, not through suppression, but through understanding that it does not work and never has. Negativity creates suffering not only for the one who holds it, but for the people they love, and seeing this clearly often brings a natural willingness to let it go.
Totality rules. Beginner’s mind rules. The invitation is always available, and it does not demand belief, loyalty, or ideology, only honesty, openness, and the courage to give everything for truth and nothing for the self that wants only to survive.
