Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. It is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.
Adyashanti
You can always tell where the personality of a friend digs in their heels, even for those of us who have come pretty far in the Awakening process. Often the inner resistance can be found in the spiritual mission itself: a favorite tautology that is lectured as the gospel, a gentle looking down on the so-perceived less awakened, or mistaking personal passion for the universal flow.
But then, spotting these wake-up opportunities in others is probably telling volumes about our own inner resistance. As Jesus observed in Matthew 7: 3-5, “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log in front of your own eyes?” The amazing revelation is that we have countless opportunities each day to truly look, and life becomes the aid to get the self out of the Way.
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