I am awake.

[BlatzAdict]

Can someone please help me? In this context, what exactly does "awake" mean? When people use the term, do they mean they are simply aware of "something" beyond the self? Is there a connection to "the beyond" implied?

from what i understand the term awake literally means to point your attention to the now. for many people are boggled by the issue that action is not the same as intent.
you can totally intend to be something and your action will not be showing the world what it is that you are intending.

the term awake is merely to pay attention to your actions in each and every moment and to discern at each moment, each second, what you are bringing to the table. in any situation are you addressing any virtue of love in the moment? or any virtue of fear?

someone who is unawoken might not necessarily see this, and might for example complain about a lot of things or argue for the sake of arguement, because they aren't paying attention to what they are bringing to the table.