Please think of me as just another member of the great unwashed.  I categorically deny the rumors that are flying about, mostly in my own mind, that say I am an enlightened being.  (True, there have been times in my life when it seemed that enlightenment was awfully close, in fact just over there… but it wasn’t.)  

I confess this immediately since, believe it or not, for me there is a downside in having you think I am enlightened.  Or rich.  Or sexually successful, whatever that means.   See, you might imagine I was harboring some great secret.  Then you’d be on my doorstep all the time.  I’d have to come up with endless somethings, and it would just go on and on.  Maybe all the attention would turn my head.  Maybe I’d start to like it.  Then what? 

I’m looking in the paper today, and there is a blurb there about someone selling enlightenment.  Well, okay, he’s not said that she actually has enlightenment for sale, and he hasn’t actually promised on a stack of bibles that your dishwasher will always cough up glasses that are squeaky clean, but close enough.  She offers to remove your blocks to enlightenment for you.  All in one week-end, and for under five hundred bucks. ( four ninety nine ninety five - two days, enlightenment includes lunch.) 

So in the spirit of giving that is just so completely me, I’m going to offer to remove at least one block from your path to enlightenment.  All you have to do is read on, and if you like the work and you find a block removed, just send me a letter telling me how much you got out of this little article, and don’t forget to include a generous love offering, so this valuable work can continue.  (E-mail us for the address.) 

First, I’d like to introduce you to the no-good rascal who is responsible for the condition your life is in right now.  This is a mystical, extremely elusive creature and revealing the little sneak is a nifty magical exercise. Here’s how it works.  Go into your bathroom, turn the light off and close the door.  Face the mirror.  Turn the light back on.  You can do that? 

Then go ahead.  Don’t forget to come back here when you’re done. 

Back already?  Cool.  Did you catch a glimpse of the scoundrel?  Did this revelation confirm your worst fears?  Oh dear.  I was afraid of that. 

Let’s look at just a couple of ways you could be getting in your own way.  Are you spending a lot of time worrying about ‘your spirituality?’   You even have a category set up in your life showing where spirituality fits in, right after Sexuality, which comes after Recreation.  Are we talking about you? 

I have a proposal that is intended to make your life easier, and to save you nearly five hundred dollars unless you are desperate to pay that much for the company of people very like yourself. 

Start by thinking of  life as the illusion it truly is.  Now, think of the whole thing as a journey you’re making, like, say, a walk from Mexico City to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.   Or any two other places you’d like. 

So, there you are, trudging along, and you come to this nifty little pub, coffee house, bistro, restaurant, exercise hall, church… whatever.  And you hang out there, because you imagine you’re learning something, or you just feel really comfortable, or baby, it’s cold outside.  Whatever your reason, there you are. 

Here’s the point.  If your goal really is Toronto, camping in Augusta, GA isn’t going to get it done.  Stay as long as you like, as long as you’re learning, as long as it’s cold out, but eventually, one way or another, you’ll have to move along.  

And that’s it, really.  Just keep moving. 

If you found this helpful, you may find A MAP OF THE WHOLE UNIVERSE, located elsewhere on this website of interest.  And stay tuned for the Shaman’s comments on why spiritual practices need changing, or may be irrelevant altogether. 

(Lets see, a thousand people read this, they each send a hundred bucks…. Whhoooooooeee!)

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