Enlightenment
It’s not a goal you can achieve - the more you try the more it fly's.
It’s not something you can buy or own - the more you pay the less you get.
You can’t fake it to make it, and if you say you are - you aren’t.
If you try to think it up - you will stink it up.
Yet, enlightenment is no mysterious thing.
It is a simple, persistent, heart felt sense of being One with others and all life,
Where the barriers of self-centeredness and veils of separation are thin.
Enlightened beings are not perfect, whatever that means;
They are fully human and happily embrace
They fall, but they know how to get back up.
They can be anyone, anywhere, at any time - you won't often recognize them;
When they speak, you don't much hear the words "I, Me, Mine";
They do not put themselves 'on a pedestal' - and shy away from self-assertion
and they will not announce themselves!
They are not distinguished by mysterious looks or books,
expositions of mystical doctrine, nor any particular religious garb.
Recognize them instead by their heart-light,
their selfless service, their love of others -
by their simple
In their presence you are uplifted,
you feel light, love and inspiration,
for they see and affirm your higher self, and
They seem to enjoy you, more than they enjoy themselves.
You will recognize the enlightened by a
joyful demeanor, loving presence, infectious optimism,
and continuous consideration of others -
Nothing more, nor less than this!
