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Dear Friends,
This is the last edition that I will do
for some weeks to come. I am in the process of moving back to
with love,
michael
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What is it like to be realized, awakened, or
enlightened? Some believe that they will be granted great powers.
And some believe that life will become the proverbial bed of
roses.
Still others think that they will be granted
access to higher realms. And some may fear enlightenment because
they have heard that it entails years of suffering, meditation
and ego death.
Some folk have searched the world over
hoping to find the right teacher, guru or path to follow. They
have adopted Eastern clothing, mannerisms and even accents! Yet,
after decades of seeking and endless hours of meditation, they
haven't found what they wanted. I think this is primarily due to
the endless suppositions and expectations entailed in the ideal
of the so-called enlightened 'state'.
I have neither the time nor the inclination
to go into a long disseration about what the awakened state is
and how to attain it. The best advice I can offer right now is
embodied in the words of countles sages, "You are what you
seek," and, "the kingdom of heaven is within."
This doesn't mean that you won't wake up to
find that the car won't start or that the leaky toilet has
magically fixed itself.
Weird as it may seem, to be realized is to
be normal.
Enlightenment has no effect on male pattern
baldness, does not guarantee instant weightloss, nor will it make
you a millionaire while working part-time from home.
Enlightenment allows you to laugh when
you're happy and to cry when you're sad.
with love,
michael