Guest guest Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 In some spiritual circles, there is considerable preoccupation with having a big bang awakening, imagined to be some line in the sand that " you " cross, after which the mirage of encapsulation is forever, irrevocably ended, and after which " you " (apparently still encapsulated after all) are a liberated sage at last! There is often great fascination with teachers, sages, and gurus who have supposedly crossed that mythical line and had such a magnificent, final experience. Everyone wants to hear the guru's story of awakening --- how did it happen? Where? When? What is life like before and after? And above all, how can this same wonderful thing happen to me? This is all delusion, and it misses the crucial point that awakening isn't some permanent thing that happens to the imaginary individual. It isn't an event in time or a personal possession or an acquisition. Awakening is waking up right now (not forever, but right now) from this whole story of " me " and " before " and " after " and " enlightened " and " unenlightened " and " lines in the sand. " It isn't acquiring something new and special. It's seeing and being what is right here, utterly obvious and unavoidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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