59 - Does It Matter That You Should Be Enlightened?

Some people make awakening a goal. They are determined to get there; they say, “I refuse to be happy until I’m awakened.” In that case, it’s better to be the way you are, simply to be aware of the way you are. Simple awareness is happiness compared with trying to react all the time. People react so quickly because they are not aware. You will come to understand that there are times when you will inevitably react, even in awareness. But as awareness grows, you react less and act more. It really doesn’t matter.

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There is a loving force surrounding you at all times that is within your grasp, that would make your life meaningful and beautiful and rich, if you could only discover it, But tragically, most people never find their way to it, even though its right there in their midst. What do you need to do to find this richer, happier experience of life? Anthony DeMello has a big surprise for you. You don’t have to do anything. Happiness is your natural state. You don’t have to do anything to acquire it because you have it already. This richer life is the consequence not of something done, but of something dropped. You'll find out what that is in these podcasts. It could not be simpler.