If one has decided to follow the path of the Buddha, enlightenment is the goal. Enlightenment will remove the pain of living within the cause and effect world of this physical world.
Most of us understand the frustration of the idea that the harder we try, the more ellusive the result. This is the abstract effect of the picture of the world in terms of right and wrong. In truth, the Buddha nature implies that everything is as it should be, and the imperfection we perceive is more in our own mind than in reality.
Enlightenment is the state of letting go of one’s own ideas sufficiently to see the reality of what is. If we believe we hold the future in our hands, we are quite caught up in the process of cause and effect. We may have heard the old adage, “The path to hell is paved with good intentions”. This implies an understanding of the process of cause and effect.
In truth, the presence in this physical world suggests that enlightenment has not as yet occurred. When one has absorbed the truth of the Buddha nature and all-inclusive state of everything, one will no longer live in the physical world. One will have desolved into the Pure Light of Oneness.
This can be a disturbing concept to anyone who is still separated by dualism, from the Oneness. The ubiquitous cry of “I want”, is well-known to everyone and a difficult emotion to release. And this, comically, is the emotion that separates us from Oneness.
Possibly this is the reason for the little smile on the face of the famous statues of the Buddha, with his bald head and little pot belly. We already have it all. If we can let go of our comical demands, we will experience Enlightenment.
In truth, not everyone in the material world lacks Enlightenment. A Boddhisatva is a person who has gained enlightenment and has moved into the Oneness as a result. Some of these Enlightened Beings, in their compassion for the rest of us, choose to come back from the Oneness into our physical world of opposites, to help others find their way.
This would imply people such as Jesus, perhaps Ghandi, or maybe Mother Theresa. They don’t need to be famous, and we may be living next door to a Boddhisatva. The person who is gaining awards for good works, is probably not a Boddhisatva. The intention of the Boddhisatva would not be personal fame.
A wonderful little Chihuahua named Kuan Yin was most possibly a Boddhisatva. Her selfless and universal love and acceptance was inspirational. This didn’t mean she wouldn’t give a little nip to another when needed.
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