John’s iAwake Blog: “So, what is enlightenment anyway?”

I want to talk about non-duality and enlightenment and open up that whole can of worms, because there’s just a lot of talk about it these days. We put ourselves through all kinds of crazy things in order to achieve it: we join ashrams, follow spiritual teachers, spend lots of money, and really do all kinds of things. Often, it’s like a minefield looking for a spiritual teacher to help us get there, because spiritual teachers can have issues―a lot of them. I’m not saying all spiritual teachers do, but as a general group, since I’ve been kind of awake and on the path, they have not covered themselves with glory… Continue reading.