Be Enlightened

Let’s continue this week in person or via Zoom as the weather looks good enough.

Tolstoy laughed and said, “No, but the day I came across my own inside, I came across everybody’s inside.”

 ….it’s not about being a better self but about discovering our true self….

….becoming aware of the way things already are….

The path of awakening involves a lot of deconstruction of the self, which can be difficult, even shattering at times.

Our freedom isn’t from the world; it’s in the world.

The endarkening aspect of wisdom is our profound acceptance of the great mystery at the heart of things, which we can never understand in our ordinary ways but can come to rest in.

….in that most poignantly human way, someone isn’t completely aware of their own enlightenment…. 

….enlightenment is our true nature and our home, but the complexities of human life cause us to forget.

Right, a number of excerpts from Everything is Enlightenment by Joan Sutherland.  I find mindfulness meditation supports my intention to be enlightened….if only for a moment.

Mindfulness Meditation

Every Monday, Thursday

12:15 – 12:45 pm

Via Zoom!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83998337582

Meeting ID: 839 9833 7582  Password:  672891

Join others in Mindfulness Meditation on Mondays, Thursdays at 12:15 pm.  Brief discussion, followed by silent practice and concluding with observations, comments or questions.

Take refuge in the present moment.  Mindfulness Meditation is the opportunity to rest in Presence in a supportive environment with others.  No experience, fee or registration is necessary.