Beyond Enlightenment
Many of us are trying to find a meaning in life. We want to know the nature of the world. We want to know God, experience reality, understand everything – become enlightened. Many of us are following spiritual practices such as meditation, renunciation, philosophy. But not many of us know why we are following these practices. In other words – what are you trying to achieve? What do you think the spiritual practice will give you?
You may get enlightened, but then what? What will you do after you realize the ultimate truth? Think about that. And that is what you should be doing now. Because after you realize God or Reality or whatever you want to call it, you will return to where you left off. For instance, you want love, you want real, heart to heart relationships. You want to take chances and explore your full potential. You want to get your family life in order. You want to have a job you actually enjoy. Now suppose you put all that on hold and go on to search for Enlightenment. Suppose you find it. Then what will you do? So you are eternal, you never die, you are the ultimate. But still, you are trapped for the duration of this life in this body. And you will have to go back and look for love, look for the job you enjoy, look at the problems with your family. The point is – life goes on after enlightenment, so don’t forsake your responsibilities in the world while you search for the Ultimate Truth.
What would you do if you were already realized? That’s what you should do now. Don’t put it off until after realization. After realization, what else can you do but act with Love? But why not get an early start? Act with love now. You have it in you, you just have not explored yourself that deeply yet. Love.
