Wednesday, February 8, 2012

An elevator speech for enlightenment

I keep trying to find that one sentence that will put it all together. The elevator speech for why I think the desire for enlightenment is about to consume me.
 I'm not seeking it or trying to "get it back." I can't not get it, I'm even holding back, and I know the fear that is holding me back. The words to express any of it get twisted around and denigrated by arrogant seeker/finders with statements like there is no you to find anything, because you don't exist, and what you think you seek is already here. Stop looking. "Do this, don't do that!"
Dorothy Hunt says on her website: it is awakeness itself that wakes up within a body-mind. There it is, clean and precise, nothing that can be counterspun or stigmatized.
I look forward to my appointment with her two days from now so I can share what is becoming urgent, and get practice explaining what is happening to me. Maybe she'll be the one to ground me after I cross the threshold, described by Buddha in the Lankavatara Sutra, I hope so; the effort to hold back my impending merge with infinity will soon grow.

Last night I attended another one of Garett's teachings, and I kept my comments toned down out of respect to the teacher, and to avoid disturbing the class. I shared about how certain words that were stylish 12 years ago are no longer trendy, like Master, and awakened, and how "enlightenement" seems to be coming back into vogue. We had a good laugh. I forgot to mention non-duality, the current big buzzword around sanghas and websites. He emailed me the link to Nicole Grace, and will try to get a private meeting with the three of us. He excels as a teacher who has not yet fully realized the true nature of things.
Tomorrow night I'll see Paul again at St. John's Church in San Francisco. I can overlook his use of 4-letter words, because he was a hardcore alcoholic and coke addict before he attained the experiential mode. It gets hard-wired into the brain.

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