Enlightenment is a word we use to explain
something that is beyond language. The feeling is like water, and English is a
kind of net sold at Walmart. But most people know about the enlightenment net
so we can kind of talk about the feeling that the word enlightenment tries to
capture.
So, the feeling of enlightenment is like…imagine that your
whole life you’ve been under water and haven’t realized it. Enlightenment is
like being quickly pulled out of the water by some invisible force, and you realize
you’re at the peak of a huge tidal wave, and you can see all around you,
thousands of people right below the surface of the water. You can’t see where
the wave is headed.
Its like putting a circular object right up to your eyes,
the object is so large you can’t see past the curve. So, you’re above the
water, seeing all these underwater creatures, and you feel you’re headed
somewhere, but its propelled by some force beyond human.
I don’t know why, but the feeling one has when they are above
the water, is a deep kind of peace I know words can’t convey to your hormone
exploding body, but it is a peace you knew when you were a baby and we held you
and rocked you to sleep.
We feel that feeling when we are above the water. But here
is the saddest part about this experience. It ends. It always ends. It does not
matter how smart you are, how much you meditate, how many likes you get on
social media, you can not stay.
This enlightenment at absolute best might last a couple of
hours. Eventually, you fall back into the water.
The water represents our normal life. It may be hard to see,
but our days are almost entirely made up of habits. Most of our habits we
passively received from our caretakers, the media, and authority figures. I
honestly think most of them can use refining.
Its like we’ve learned just well enough to keep your mouth
above the water. I think the goal is to eventually modify your habits enough
where we can at least keep your head above the water. Then we can start talking
to and helping those around us. And eventually, maybe if we are lucky, we can
get everyone’s head above water. Actually, I don’t know. I honestly don’t know
if the wave can be stopped from crashing. But I think we can at least try to
help our loved ones.
Thanks for letting me try to explain enlightenment to you.
If you have any questions, text me.