LUCID FIRE
LUCID FIRE
If you feel ready for a simple, honest way to wake up, here’s how we’ll do it, together.
You and I will spend four hours together, and during that time, I will work intensely, hitting the ego structure from every angle to create the conditions for a Glimpse (Kensho/Satori/Samadhi) to arise in your experience.
A Glimpse is a short, direct recognition of reality without a middleman. The sense of being a separate owner, controller, or observer drops out.
What remains is the raw Display. You do not become anything. Nothing special is added. And unless the mind overreacts, it should feel ordinary. Sometimes it doesn't.
What falls away is the false claim that there is a person behind the eyes making this happen.
I won’t lead you into mental silence either. A Glimpse is not about achieving mental stillness, or an ability to observe the thoughts. It has nothing to do with that.
Even though it feels ordinary, a Glimpse is more profound. It is like lucid dreaming in the waking-state dream, like watching a first-person-view movie.
One Glimpse changes everything.
Before it, the mind thinks it has to build a ladder to reach truth. After it, you know there’s no ladder, and no one climbing. Truth is already here.
If you prefer the word God, by all means; please use it. In a Glimpse, God simply sees itself clearly, unmistakably. This recognition is self-evident. It does not require belief.
And once it’s seen, no belief is needed. You know. But this "knowing" is not a conceptual knowing.
During our four hours together, we work in a very specific way which will likely become your primary "practice" from then on. It is the only "practice" that is the right direction. Every other practice only adds to the illusion of being someone living a life.
And at some point, during our work, under pressure, ego just gives up temporarily, giving way to a Glimpse.
“In the Unborn, all things are perfectly resolved.” — Bankei Yōtaku.
Can this be repeated?
Yes. That’s the whole point of Lucid Fire. Once a Glimpse occurs, God continues to recognize itself, on its own (not that it was any different before). This becomes your new daily practice, activating "Samadhi/Kensho" state over and over until it happens by itself randomly, throughout the day and gains further momentum.
With repetition, and the practice I teach you in Lucid Fire, Glimpses become longer and more stable. At some point, the entire waking-state dream begins to feel like a lucid dream, like watching a first-person-view movie. This is Sahaja Samadhi (Nirvana). That's when Love takes over.
“After kenshō, each one of you must diligently continue to cultivate your own native ground.”
- Hakuin Ekaku
“It is necessary to practise meditation frequently and regularly until Samadhi becomes habitual and permanent throughout the day.”
- Sri Ramana Maharshi
I have many questions, can I ask them in the session?
I do not like talking about “This”. This is not speakable. Any attempt to understand it is a step away from it, although that attempt is still part of This.
The world of mind, the world of thinking, is just a house of mirrors. There is no escape from it through exchanging words. It'll only pull you deeper into "understanding".
Can Andrew really understand anything? Is there even an Andrew who can understand? What is even understanding?
But just out of kindness, I will still give you 10 minutes to share your questions before we begin.
Lucid Fire is not a consultation program. I take the lead, and you follow my direction throughout the process as I take you to deeper waters.
How long does a Glimpse last?
If it is the first time, often minutes or up to half an hour. That is more than enough. The point is not duration. The point is that You have seen past the claim of a separate doer and can recognize the same when it reappears over and over.
What if I do not Glimpse in the session?
You still leave with a repeatable practice and direct support which will inevitably lead to a Glimpse. But it is very rare that a student doesn't Glimpse in our LF session and if it ever happens, you won't be getting rid of me very easily.
I am very persistent in achieving my mission. You read my book so you know I am all about results, the rest is noise.
Once a Glimpse occurs, God knows which direction to go so I am no longer needed. You'll know where to go and how to progress further. Although, I still like to keep a close relationship with my students.
Includes:
One 4-hour practice session with me (via Zoom).
Long-term private access: email, WhatsApp, voice notes, and occasional calls; as needed, for as long as it serves your unravelling.
Cost: 400 USD
How to apply:
Reading my book Only for Seekers is a prerequisite for applying to Lucid Fire. Much of the dismantling of the ego structure begins there through the contemplations and direct pointers I share with you in the book.
The book wasn’t just written, it was carefully engineered to create maximum disruption to the ego structure and prepare the ground for a Glimpse.
Without reading it, the Lucid Fire program simply doesn’t work. Every participant who has Glimpsed came in already softened, primed by the book.
It’s an essential part of the process.
By the time you reach me, you’re already primed. The groundwork has been laid, and the conditions for a Glimpse are already in place.
This is not my full-time job so there are limited weekly spots. I can only work with 1 or 2 seekers every week and I have to prioritize seekers of enlightenment over spiritually curious ones.
I am fully committed to your journey, but only if you are too. I need to know that you are ready.
To make your application, I need you to write me an essay and send it to denizsasal@gmail.com.
In the essay, please address each of the following points:
What has been your seeking journey? Which teachers have you learned from?
Why do you want to work with me? What is it that you want?
Do you have a daily practice? If so, what is it? Share with me step by step how you do it.
How is your mental state? If I were to leave you in a silent room without your phone, for hours, what would you be thinking about?
Where is the world happening? What were you before this moment began? (There is no right or wrong answer. Just respond with what is true for you.)
Please send your applications on Thursday or Friday. I will review all applications over the weekend and send out the invitations accordingly. The session will then take place the following week, on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday based on your availability.
"Before Lucid Fire, my life was all about searching. Almost five years I was a seeker. I read books, watched many teachers online, try different meditations, even traveled to retreats in India. But always something missing. I could feel I was near something, but never touched it. This made me put everything on hold: my career, my relationships, even my health sometimes. I was obsessed with waking up. Every day was full of thinking, chasing, questioning. I was tired, but I couldn’t stop.
Then I find Deniz’s book. When I read, I knew he was not like others. There was something sharp in his words. No stories, no poetry, only direct. Then I learn about Lucid Fire and I apply.
The session was intense. Deniz don’t waste time. He is not trying to be your friend. He is trying to break your idea of self. In first hour already I was feeling something shift. I was very uncomfortable with his direct confrontation. In second hour, I remember, silence fall on me. Then came the glimpse. It was not one moment, it was many. After the meeting I understood the significance of what just happened.
Only after the first glimpse I understood how wrong I was in all my practices, and that of course they could never produce something like a glimpse. I realize I not only wasted five years, but also I went in the wrong direction. But of course, Deniz always says it is just a story.
After that, life is not the same. It’s been four months since Lucid Fire. Every day, there are glimpses. Random moments when I disappear and there is only peace. Sometimes while I’m washing dishes, sometimes walking on the street, or sitting with my mother glimpsing happens. More and more, they last longer. I don’t try to keep them. They come. They stay. They go. But they are happening every day more. Now there is no person walking. There is walking. There is life. And sometimes there is the clear knowing of That which watches it all, sometimes not.
Before Lucid Fire, I thought I was close. But I was far. Now I know the door is not outside. And it was Deniz who helped me see, although again he says it's just a story.
Thank you, Deniz. From my heart. I will never forget you."
Mateo Herrera -Mexico City, Mexico