Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing (The Enlightenment Trilogy Book 1)

“Well, the thing with vampires is you never see them hanging out together. That’s because they really don’t bond well. They don’t desire each other’s company or anyone else’s. That’s just the way of it. It’s a solo deal. Nature of the beast.”

“It means that you’re playing your role on the stage, but you don’t confuse your role with yourself or the stage with reality. It means you know that you’re playing a character in a staged production. To switch analogies, it’s like lucid dreaming. You achieve normal waking consciousness within the dream so that you’re in the dream but not of the dr

When she’s done, she’ll possess a clear understanding of the difference between being asleep within the cave, being awake within the cave, and being out of the cave, and if that’s all she ever gets from her time with me then she’ll at least be literate enough to order off the spiritual menu for the rest of her life.

The clock indicates the moment— but what does eternity indicate?

Students, understandably, wish to deepen their understanding, but it is the role of the teacher to keep them moving forward rather than standing around deepening things. Self-realization isn’t about more, it’s about less. The only construction required for awakening is that which facilitates demolition.

The Uncherished Sword This sword is an ugly, meaty tool. Not one for pageants and ceremonies, not one for a collector’s wall, not one to show the grandkids. It has no scabbard, no tassel, no craftsman has left his mark. The handle is cracked and dry, the metal has lost its shine. Dull and dirty, pitted with age, dried blood caked at the hilt. Once

Sarah labors under the same misconception everyone does. She believes, in the broadest sense, that something is wrong and that she can make it right. What that something is, what’s wrong with it, and how it can be fixed all differ from person to person, but the general pattern is always the same: The truth, though, is that nothing is really wrong.

“The non-attachment thing is the same,” Is continued. “If you’re looking at it as a key to peace and happiness, then I can’t discuss it with any authority except to say that it’s actually a little dull. However, if you’re looking at it as an important step on the path to awakening, then I can assure you that you’ve been misled. Wake up first, and t

The Unlocked Cage If you’re not amazed by how naïve you were yesterday, you’re standing still. If you’re not terrified of the next step, your eyes are closed. If you’re standing still and your eyes are closed, then you’re only dreaming that you’re awake. A caged bird in a boundless sky. Jed McKenna