26. You Too Can Become Enlightened!

We all live at three levels.

At the first level, we live in our head. We live using our intellect and logic. The second level is our heart, and at the third level we live at the core of our very being. We live in our true identity.

When our intellect is heightened, when it ripens, it shines forth as common sense or intelligence. Although called common sense, it is really a rare treasure, an uncommon thing, on this planet Earth! When our deep emotions ripen, they turn into faith. And when our being ripens it leads to enlightenment!

What is enlightenment? People have several strange notions about this concept. Enlightenment is simply the experience of our inner energy. It is not based on any outward activities, as we might presume.

This concept, although simple, is not easy for people to understand or follow. Be very clear: enlightenment is simply our individual experience of the inner energy.

There is no-one who is barred for any reason from reaching enlightenment. An alcoholic, a woman, an untouchable, a criminal: each one is equally as eligible for enlightenment as anyone else is. A man has no edge over a woman. In fact, a woman lives in a higher energy plane than a man. A man who claims to have led a pure and chaste life may not become enlightened at all. Enlightenment is within the reach of one and all, regardless of our social behaviour.

Many people may take this as a license to do whatever they want to do. This can lead to anti-social elements in our society and this in turn can create even bigger problems in the world. Masters realize the potential problems this assertion can cause with the uninitiated public. That is why they do not speak about it, freely and generally, in public. If people mistake this basic truth, it can lead to unwanted complications.

Let us all work towards enlightenment. Everyone can reach it. Everyone is eligible, and everyone is entitled to it. Let nothing stand in your way of reaching that state.