I read many spiritual blogs and yesterday I came across this quote:
“It is our nature to become enlightened; that is why enlightenment is inevitable for every single human being without exception.”
At first glance, this seems like just another motivational statement of enlightenment, not unlike many others. However, I believe that this statement, and millions like it, need be injected with doubt and questioned (because that's how the game is played).
Although the statement asserts that enlightenment is guaranteed (and who'd disagree with that), it asserts that this guarantee is for “every single human being.”
Single human beings? Can single human beings be enlightened?
Ha! I can't avoid the image of a psychological conveyor belt, as if one by one, mind after mind, we will all, in due time, attain our blessed “enlightenment.” So who was first monkey and, more importantly, who will be the hundredth monkey? If new “souls” are born daily, then they too, must “inevitably” be enlightened. Will there ever be a “time’ when we are all equally enlightened at once? And will this include the ones before and after?
In the meantime, it seems we have a world of inequality with some enlightened and some not and this appears no different from all the other delusional paradigms we have invested in as ‘truth.’ Clearly, a ‘single’ ego, invested in a separate individual identity, will see individual awakening as true. This is fine on face value, but you may need to see "us" as awakening, simply because there is NO “you” or “me.”
I'm not saying that concepts of enlightenment aren't useful, but until the hundredth monkey receives the transfer, no 'one' is enlightened. Until that ‘time,’ we will only have experiences in time, but NO awakening can be possible until ALL ARE awake. Therefore, nobody is “enlightened” until we ALL ARE.
Sorry to say, but that grand experience you had, even though it was certainly a whopper, was no "awakening."
Obviously, many egos will revolt against such a proposition as they struggle and sacrifice for many years to have their desired moment of enlightenment. However, even though these aspirants will die without it, their efforts are not wasted as their input is collected and saved.
Nothing leaves consciousness…ever. This is why there is NO such thing as death. Nothing leaves or ends in infinite consciousness and absolutely everything is shared.
When all monkeys share it, they will all be increased by a multiplicity of ONE.
However, as long as “single human beings” seek to be free, we all must remain imprisoned in our concept of separation. Oneness is not possible to the individual. But until we believe that freedom is only possible through another, I imagine “single human beings” will continue to believe they can be free alone.
But that's absurd...
You can’t reach the “kingdom” by your 'self.' So stop searching alone and join hands (minds) with another monkey.
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