Enlightenment isn't 'for' anything. It's only a mind that could make up a 'for' something, a purpose where no purpose exists. Why does a child play? It's only for his or her entertainment, that's it. Learning is simply a by-product, certainly of some value, but only a by-product. Set out determined to teach a child something and watch the resistance you get. Set out to play with them and watch them learn, they can't help it. Reflect on your experience in school. Just 'play' God for a while and learn God. (God=truth=enlightenment=whatever) We want to see purpose in everything. What if you entertained the possibility of no-purpose, none whatsoever in anything. Try it on for size. It may appear mean, petty, hopeless, but that is Maya's work, not Yours. That's mind judging it prior to experiencing it. Try life as the 'token' on a board game. The token isn't being entertained, just moved around, the Player is being entertained. Does it do any good for the token to resist movement to the next 'square'? Does it really matter what color or value the next square is? What wonderful freedom to be the token and trust the Player. The Player understands a hell of a lot more than the token. Does the thought scare you, repulse you, depress you? It's suppose to. That's why so few people get it. That's the secret. Be the token, if only for a brief time and tell us all what you experience. Jed isn't going to enlighten you, the Player just might, or maybe there is no such thing as enlightenment, just the playing. Why do kids (and many 'adults') love computer games? They know they are God, and here's an opportunity to practice a little, just entertainment. Are you resisting moving to the next square? You have as much say as a leaf in a hurricane. Watch how your minds reacts to these words, watch very closely. "Jed is full of crap' 'He's gone off his rocker' 'Perhaps it's the floride in this water'. 'Has he taken to drink?' 'It's the mercury from eating to much sushi.' That's the Princess speaking and what you are experiencing in this moment is it's attempt to save itself, to be in control and not be what it is, a token. Love Jed.
P.S. On a lighter note, You created absolutely everything, Everything and every thing, every being, every molecule, every cup, plate, saucer, every grain of rice, every war, every death, every birth, every world, every universe, every monster, every saint, every black hole, every asshole, every lover, every... well, you get the picture, you created it. Might as well enjoy it. It isn't going away because it was never here. More love, Jed.
开悟不是为着能达到任何境界,只有一个心智在捏造开悟能够怎样,但它却是一个从不存在的彼岸。为什么一个小孩喜欢玩呢?只是因为他或她喜欢玩而已,就是这样。人的学习只能算是一个副产品,当然了学习也是有一定价值的,但它仅仅还只是个副产品而已。当你开始下定决心去教一个小孩什么东西的时候,看看他是怎样反抗你的。
但你要开始跟他们玩,而且看着他们学习怎样玩的时候,他们就不见得会反抗你了。回顾一下你上学时候的经历是不是这样。单纯地跟上帝玩一会儿,然后你便可以更好地学习有关上帝的东西。(上帝=真理=开悟=任何东西)我们总想去了解任何事物的终极意义。想想看,假如你跟所有包容万象无目的的可能性玩一下,或是随便找任何东西玩一下,会怎样。试试看。或许展现出无聊,琐屑,绝望,但那是属于超自然力量的事儿了,并非你能左右的。那是你的心智在你还未经历之前就开始评断了。
试试看,把生命当做棋盘游戏中的棋子,棋子本身没什么娱乐效果,但是当他们被下棋人移动的时候,就有娱乐的效果了。你觉得棋子要是拒绝被下棋人挪动到下一个格子当中,这有用吗?你觉得下一个格子它是什么颜色,或有什么价值,这重要吗?假如只是单纯地做一只棋子,然后充分地信任下棋的人,那会是多么自由美好呢。毕竟下棋的人总是比棋子本身懂得更多。
你觉得你的想法让你害怕,让你厌恶或者绝望吗。假想它或许是吧。这也是为什么这么少人能够超越自己的想法。有个秘密。在短暂的生命时光中就当这个棋子好了,然后告诉我们你经历到了什么。JED不是想让你开悟,下棋的人或许会,而且很可能这世上就没有开悟这回事儿,只存在游戏的过程罢了。为什么很多小孩(包括大人)都喜欢电脑游戏呢?他们知道这些电脑游戏是上帝(或是真理),然后这里有个很好的机会跟他们玩玩游戏。你还在拒绝继续前进到下一个格子吗?你就像龙卷风里的一片叶子一样。看看你的心智是如何对一些话语产生习性反应的,细细地观察你的心智。JED又说了一推废话,他都快神经错乱了,也许就像水里的有毒物质那样,他喝了那些有毒的水吗?吃太多寿司一样对身体有害, 这是日本有位公主说过的话。
你在经历的此时此刻,其实是一种救赎自己的努力,希望让自己更受控制,但不是原来那个当下,仅仅是一个棋子。
对了,从一个更具启迪性的角度出发,所有东西基本上都是你创造的,所有东西,所有的,事情,所有的,存在,所有的,分子,每一个杯子,碟子,小茶碟,每一粒粮食,每一场战争,每一次的死亡,每一次的诞生,每一个世界,每一个宇宙,每一个怪兽,每一个圣人,每一个黑洞,每一个可憎的人,每一个爱人,每一个.....好了,你懂的,你创造了这些,所以你也可以尽情享受它。这些从不曾离去,因为他们从不曾在这儿。
更多的爱,JED