What it Means to Access Higher Consciousness from Hinduism today

That brings us to a natural question: “If heaven is a state of consciousness, how do we access that higher state—how can we live in it now?” Hinduism answers with a beautiful concept: atma darshana—directly experiencing the soul. Atma means soul. Darshana means sight, which includes mystical sight or divine vision.

Let’s imagine what happens when we truly go within—when we dive inside ourselves, into our spiritual essence, into the realm of the atma. Think of it as a journey in four steps. Step one brings us to a calm, intuitive awareness—a space of quiet confidence, creativity and inner peace. Step two takes us into a place of unconditional love for all beings. Step three unveils brilliant inner light, where visions of divine beings, sages and higher realities become possible. Step four takes us beyond form—into a vast, silent, luminous inner space, a realm of pure awareness, where even identity dissolves into the transcendent.