Enlightenment Plain And Simple

Some people make awakening a goal. They're determined to get there. They say, “I refuse to be happy until I’m awakened.” This forms an attachment and attachments are one of the sources of suffering, which moves in the opposite direction of awakening. Enlightenment comes from a deeper awareness of the way you are without judging it. DeMello tells a story of a disciple who leaves his guru for the hills to attain enlightenment. Years pass, but no enlightenment; not until he gives it up.

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You know,

There's the story of a disciple who says to his guru that he's going to some place and meditate and hopefully attain enlightenment.

So he sends him a note every six months to report the progress that he's making.

And the first report says,

Now I understand what it means to lose the self.

The guru tore that up and threw it in the basket.

Then he gets another report after six months which says,

Now I have attained the sensitivity to all beings torn up.

Then another report says,

Now I understand the secret of the one in the many torn up.

And so it goes on for years until finally no reports come in.

No more reports.

So the guru becomes curious and one day when there's a traveler going by that side,

He says to him,

Why don't you find out what happened to that guy?

And he gets a note from the guy saying,

What does it matter?

And when the guru gets that,

He says,

He got it.

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