We buy in to the idea that there's some transcendent reality other than this one, and that there's something we can do to get there. We even come up with cute ways to describe this ultimate reality and repeat feel-good phrases that make us feel "spiritual".
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Being a spiritual grown-up means accepting that awakening is not about escaping to somewhere more enlightened; it is simply full contact with what is happening right now, in the present moment. Whether the present moment feels enlightened or not is irrelevant.
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It's also not about pretending that playing the non-duality or emptiness card eradicates suffering; it's admitting and accepting the truth of suffering as a characteristic of sensory experience and knowing how to relate to it skillfully when it arises.
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It is a skill to learn, not a one-time attainment that magically fixes everything forever (although some events may supercharge the learning process, or make it easier).
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Long story short, as a friend of mine so aptly put it: That "everything is perfect" crap is great until I kick you in the balls.
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