There really is nothing to realize, so reading about the subject of realization will be of no benefit. If you would like to acknowledge the corruption of self-knowledge, then please feel free to continue reading this page. If I knew any better, I would be doing something else, but since you are here to read what I have to say about realization, then I will try to oblige. Realization is when something suddenly becomes understandable where previously it had existed either as ignorance or confusion. Realization requires the use of the mind, without which no understanding could occur - in which case the subject becomes one of an entirely different nature. Of what benefit is it to "realize" something? There is no benefit other than to create understanding. Sometimes, that new understanding helps us to decide how we are to conduct ourselves in the world. Other times, it helps to fill in the blanks of our "ignorance" in some area. Seeking understanding is what most people do. Running around wondering, "why". The "why" will never reveal the motivator, but will entertain the mind a great deal. Seekers seek. That is what realization is all about. When what is being sought is gained, it becomes "realized". In other words, mind games. There is another way. It lies beyond understanding, realising or comprehending. To determine what drives the mind creates the position of Observer and from that position "Being" issues forth. Seer, sight, seen. Self-realization identifies the Observer. From there, "Being" becomes what cannot be described. "I just realized that I have absolutely no understanding of what I am describing."