The Surrender of Self-Will

To die but not to perish is to be eternally present.
(Tao Te Ching)

I think most of us understand what it means to be enlightened. It means the absence of a personal filter. It means living in the Now. You can get there if you are so absorbed by the moment that the " I" disintegrates and merges with your environment instead. " I Am" implies that the " I" has become part of the Now. Life invites you moment by moment to let this happen. If you perceive every voice that comes your way as a hint from God and every development that you encounter as spiritually meaningful, you cannot help but being captured by the magic of the moment.