ENLIGHTENMENT

The cool air came in overnight. I closed three of our downstairs windows, before I went to bed. I left one window open in the living room and one in the kitchen and pantry. The temperature got down to 50F outside and low 60s in the house. What a difference! It is very refreshing. Perhaps, a little too refreshing. It is warming up; it is 66.2 outside now.

I want to talk about enlightenment. I can't describe it with full knowledge, because my eyes are only cracked open. However, I surmise it is a time when we do not have to think about loving everybody. We just will. I imagine, we will not doubt our own worth and will see the worthiness in all others. Judging, another or ourselves, will never enter our minds. We won't need to commune with Nature, we will feel and understand our oneness with Nature, on and ongoing basis.

We will be able to give up all the stories, that have shaped how we think and feel, and we will be able to see directly, what is. We will take for granted our oneness with Each Other, Nature and Source. We will know we are pure energy. We will know we are Unconditional Love.

Each one of you may add to this idea, of what Enlightenment is.

We want to reach this state! In our zeal to grow, we may hamper ourselves. Enlightenment is something that will happen when we are ready. Like all growth it occurs at the end of a process. It is like getting your adult teeth. It is like learning to talk or walk. It happens when it is time to happen. We can't make it happen. We can only go on continuing to remind ourselves who we really are- beings of Love. When we catch ourselves judging; we remind ourselves, we will never know enough to judge. When we catch ourselves being angry; we gently remind ourselves, anger is never helpful. When we catch ourselves out of the love stream, we steer ourselves back into the Light.

We cannot try! We didn't try to get our teeth to erupt. We don't try to make our heart beat.

We, beings of planet Earth, are caught in a guilt/punishment cycle. We absorbed it from our culture. We have been marinated in it. It is fostered by our major religions; but we can't avoid it, by avoiding religion- because it is everywhere. It is largely unconscious. Every time we err, we punish ourselves someway. It will be mild or severe depending on our nature and the error.

When we try to be enlightened, we see our errors more glaringly, and therefore punish ourselves more harshly. We may not realize we are doing it. It may take a bit of honesty to see how we are doing it. The stronger our impatience, with our present state, and our eagerness to be enlightened, the more we will focus on our lapses into judgement, anger, jealousy, fear, and all our other silliness.

SO LET US LOVE OURSELVES AND NOT JUDGE OURSELVES. So let's relax. We will get there. We cannot, not get there. Sure we need intent. It is good to have some image of the goal. We will get there by being aware of our Love not focusing on our errors.

Enlightenment is not the end. What do we do when we get there? Enlightenment is another level, like adulthood. We don't stop evolving. We see more, which will define how we can be of greater service.

Well, today is a Great Day! It is Jamie's birthday. We are planning to go to St Cloud, and go to an establishment, that has a Jazz night, and enjoy the music. We, also, plan on dining out. We haven't picked the restaurant yet. Wish Jamie, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Love and Peace,  Gregg