Table 2.

Highest to lowest mean scores of the 20-item Nondual Embodiment Thematic Inventory (NETI; Butlein, 2005), relating to the phenomenological features of SSA/SKA (N = 152).

Items	M	SD
An interest in clearly seeing the reality or truth about myself, the world, and others, rather than in feeling a particular way.	4.51	0.72
Feelings of gratitude and/or open curiosity about all experiences.	4.35	0.85
Deep love and appreciation for everyone and everything I encountered in life.	4.23	0.84
Understanding that there is ultimately no separation between what I call my “self” and the whole of existence.	4.22	0.97
A sense of the flawlessness and beauty of everything and everyone, just as they are.	4.20	0.92
A sense of immense freedom and possibility in my moment-to-moment experience.	4.13	0.97
Conscious awareness of my non-separation from (essential oneness with) a transcendent reality, source, higher power, spirit, god, etc.	4.13	1.05
A feeling of profound aliveness and vitality.	4.11	0.86
Accepting (not struggling with) whatever experience I may have been having.	3.97	0.99
An inner contentment that was not contingent or dependent upon circumstances, objects, or the actions of other people.	3.93	1.12
An unwavering awareness of a stillness/quietness, even in the midst of movement and noise.	3.87	0.98
Feeling deeply at ease, wherever I was or whatever situation or circumstance I may have found myself in.	3.87	1.05
Acting without assuming a role or identity based on my own or others' expectations.	3.78	1.07
Acting without a desire to change anybody or anything.	3.70	1.13
Not being personally invested in, or attached to, my own ideas, and concepts.	3.48	1.14
A desire to be understood by others.	2.85	1.21
A sense that my actions in life were motivated by fear or mistrust.	2.74	1.22
A sense that I was protecting or defending a self-image or concept I held about myself.	2.54	1.22
Concern or discomfort about either the past or future.	2.38	1.11
A sense of fear or anxiety that inhibited my actions.	2.26	1.06