# Personal, or 4D Enlightenment (State) >[!info] >The state of consciousness experienced when the [[Self]] is identified with [[3.7D · Awareness|The Local Witness]] while in the [[3D Bodies|3D Body]]. >[!Buddhism]+ >Achieving this state permanently in the 3D Body earns the title of [Arhat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arhat) in the [Hinayana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinayana) or [Theravada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada) Buddhist tradition. > >Permanent identification of the Self with this tier, a trait thought to be possible only through extensive meditation (and not simply repeat psychedelic or induced access to this level), is the original meaning of the word Nirvana by the Buddha used in the First Turning teachings of Buddhism. Temporary access to this state can be quite readily achieved in a diligent meditation practice, journeys with psychedelic medicine, extreme flow states, states of extreme ecstasy or pain, extreme fasting, dehydration, breathing, sleeplessness, etc. Traditional shamanic practices often utilize these one or multiple of these methods in conjunction to access this state for its own sake (profound insight into the nature of experience comes from contact with it) or to pass through it to the higher realms (4D+) it serves as a gateway to. Permanent, safe access is quite rare and requires profound commitment and diligence. --- # History The permanent acquisition of this state is thought to have been possible to attain, but practically very rare, amongst the [[The Old Shamans|old shamans]]. This is primarily due to the desire and need for them to be engaged in tribal life, providing counsel, healing, and leading rituals. They had to engage in hunting, battle with other tribes, and other activities in which strong emotional preferences arise and are important to heed. Importantly however, these old shamans frequently blasted past this state altogether on the way to higher [[Dimensions]] to commune with the spirits of the ancestors or the local land and animals (all of which live in 4D), or to gain insight from the "Bigger Homies," their non-local [[5D Guides|Guides]], the [[6D Directors|Directors]], or even refresh their consciousness in the hands of the [[The One Infinite Creator|Great Spirit]]. The permanent acquisition of the state seems to have started to be possible in larger numbers after the agricultural revolution, when there was a continuously guaranteed food surplus, and excess food could be donated to a monastic class who completely devoted themselves to meditative practice. High numbers seem to start to occur around the world in the [Axial Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_Age) or around 2,500-2000 years ago. `More soon...` --- `Note to add more on later` It can sometimes be induced in a fragmented, unintentional way due to extreme trauma and lead to dissociative disorders which is reported to be incredibly uncomfortable and can lead to suicide.