You think that enlightenment is something other than what is happening right now. This is your primary mistake.
AdyashantiAn ordinary man seeks freedom through enlightenment. An enlightened man expresses freedom through being ordinary.
AdyashantiThe goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians.
AdyashantiWhen you rest deeply in the Unknown without trying to escape, your experience becomes very vast. As the experience of the Unknown deepens, your boundaries begin to dissolve. You realize, not just intellectually but on a deep level, that you have no idea who or what you are. A few minutes ago, you knew who you were-you had a history and a personality-but from this place of not knowing, you question all of that.
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