One gentleman called up and said that I want to be enlightened. I told him that you are getting enlightened everyday, every moment. Then he said that I want to know the answer to the big question who am I. Now, that is a famous question and everyone needs to find own answer. Though every answer would lead to same answer but still we have to find own answer. Second thing, does not matter how many books we read, but we can learn swimming only after jumping into the water. What if I would say something, many books would have also said same thing or similar thing. I have nothing new to share. He insisted to talk about it and said that atleast show me a path. I do not know the path but I can share what I know. We agreed for that. He expected something big, like some big secrets, he asked about mantras, books, different religions and many things. I said I do not know all this, I cannot say they do not hold true. They all hold true that is why they exist and have been persisting. But what I know is Life is simple and to understand it, we do not need complex Mantras. To be enlightened, which as per me means, simply moving towards light, which means whatever step we take towards light it enlightens. So what would be light? Something which helps us in feeling better. Which helps us in feeling we have done right thing. Our inner guidance system would guide us. It is not about knowing big things. It is about realizing small things at deeper level.
We all know that there is one God, then try to understand it. If it is one God, what all the religions are trying to teach. If they are fighting, are the heads of those institutes fighting or religion is fighting. Does God need any person to defend him? Then he would not be God. If it is one God, and everyone has God inside then God inside you and me is same which means we are same. There is no difference between you and me. BUt to know this is different and to realize it is different. Try to understand and implement it and work on it. While doing so, you would know why it is being said. So how do I do this? Well when you are out, you see some one poor, help him and be there for him like you would need help and then you come and share the feeling. It was winters, and he saw one gentleman sitting on road side who looked sick. seems like God really wanted to guide this gentleman. So he was about to cross that guy but then he thought that if it were him then? He stopped by, took him to the doctor, got him medicines, gave him food and bought him a blanket and a jacket and when he came back, he said that day I had the most peaceful sleep of my life. Was I getting enlightened? Yes, when you start dissolving the differences, you dissolve the duality and you dissolve all the boundaries. When the boundaries dissolve, you realize there is no physical existence, it is all one God in different forms. He was on a path which he had decided and we all are too. We all are getting enlightened everyday, every moment!
