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Enlightenment Now: I Don’t Know
One of my favorite personal expressions is “I don’t know.” If someone asks me ‘is that really true?’ about almost anything, I will say ‘I don’t know.’ There is wisdom in ‘not knowing.’ In reality, what humans consider ‘knowledge’ is usually expressed in words. ...Enlightenment Now: Ego – The Dead End of Personal Development
When developing the Ego (a set of thought and feeling processes usually involving the word-concepts “I” or “me” or “mine”) becomes the end of our personal and societal development, we end up in a world where everyone is mistakenly defending a ‘self’ and ‘my own...Enlightenment Now: What’s the Love of a Dog got to do with It?
Sometimes great lessons come in unlikely forms. Maya, my Australian Blue Heeler dog, came to live with us about 8 years ago. She’s taught me a lot about love, Presence, and the fact that Being comes in all forms. Maya brought play into my life at a time when there...Enlightenment Now: Emptiness and Fullness on Thanksgiving
Clearly, many in the United States are feeling a fullness in their bellies right now, after Thanksgiving dinners. A different kind of fullness arises out of Inner Emptiness, once one realizes that there is no self, simply a spontaneous cacophony of perception,...Enlightenment Now: ‘No Self’ is Finding a Voice
I recently had some encouragement to put all of my spiritual books away. I was surprised, and not surprised, at how eager I was to do so. For a long time, I’ve longed to find a unique voice and use it. Today, paradoxically, I read another encouragement to put...Enlightenment Now: Die Before You Die?
There is an expression in spiritual literature that we, who are pursuing enlightenment, are to ‘die before you die.’ It’s difficult to know how to describe that to someone trying to understand ‘enlightenment oriented’ spirituality for the first time. However,...Enlightenment Now: ‘Me’ and ‘My Family’ at the Thanksgiving Holidays
In the United States, this week is our Thanksgiving celebration. Millions of people will travel somewhere to be with members of their ‘family.’ As someone who is awake to their deepest nature, I sat in the car with family members this morning (my spouse and...Enlightenment Now: Quips7
Greenlighting (radical self-acceptance) is a great practice for freeing up enough energy to realize the Self. It’s not so good at helping with the transformation away from the control of the ego and into the union with the Beloved after awakening. Who really...Enlightenment Now: Quips6
Can you imagine there is no permanent “I” to have another life (if reincarnation is real)? That is the promise of being awake to the Truth of what you actually Are.SUPPORT JONATHAN’S WRITING
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