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Originally Posted by Jamie  I don't seek enlightenment, it seeks me;
To seek it, is to distance yourself from it. |
Enlightenment is not a goal or state or thing. It cannot be sought, nor does it seek. It is merely a mental concept about something which is beyond mind.
So it would be better to say 'to seek it is to find illusion'. Same meaning but clearer.
It is Self that seeks to know Itself through the 'me'. Me cannot seek Self as Self is beyond the concept of me. Me can only grasp at concepts like 'enlightenment'.
This is how the spiritual journey is different from our usual efforts. There is nothing we can do to awake. Awakening is not about doing, it is about allowing what is, surrendering to the reality that already exists. The journey is a series of steps in allowing.