A Portrait of a Tree
On the Lake, LAKE ISABELLA, CA
Am I enlightened?
I think Ram Dass put it best when asked that question:
Usually whenever I’m asked that question I immediately answer, “No,” so as to be humble. But I look around and everything is one. Is that enlightenment? I look around and I’m in love with everybody. Is that enlightenment? I witness my incarnation. Is that enlightenment? I’m in love with my guru. Is that enlightenment? I see my life as service to God. Is that enlightenment? I surrender to God in my daily life. Is that enlightenment? I experience peace within. Is that enlightenment? I experience compassion for other souls. Is that enlightenment? My environment is a projection of my own mind. Is that enlightenment?
What do I know about enlightenment? Every day I’m still learning, and I want to keep sharing and learning with people. But I’m still thinking about enlightenment, so I guess I’m not enlightened.
I’m with you, Ram… on all counts.
I know I see things differently than most. I know I live differently than most. I know I think differently than most. My everyday experience is of a shifting, flowing, world filled with Love and the Divine, a world where I don’t know where She begins and I end—and yet I still want to.
So am I enlightened? I guess I’m not.
