Removing Those Clouds

“Enlightenment” is a strange word. It can mean the “Satori” Experience of Zen, where extreme concentration can force a powerful experience, perhaps before the student is ready for it. It can mean the “Moksha” state of India, where the “Jivan Mukta” (enlightened or freed in this lifetime) has escaped the wheel of birth and death.

In truth, is there such a thing as an ‘un-enlightened’ man? All the factors of enlightenment are present. The “Vashanas” (habit energies) and “Samskaras” (tendencies) cover them up, that is all. The sun does not cease to shine because clouds obscure it. Think about that. No-one lacks anything, though it is not perceived that way. All beings are possessed of the same life force.

Those who study T’ai Chi Chih, practice it, and then let it fall by the wayside will not allow the wind to blow the clouds away.