It is one of the eternal questions for the seekers of truth. On the one hand the masters go on saying, "Attain enlightenment," and on the other hand they go on saying, "Don't desire it." And it has been a great puzzle for the poor disciple. The master is saying both things: desire it, and don't desire it. Desire it because it is the only thing desirable; don't desire it because desire becomes a barrier.
Not to create that puzzle for us, my way of working has been different. Just being with us, talking or not talking, just giving whole heart to ourself and creating a situation in which we can taste something of enlightenment... even that small taste of enlightenment will be enough for us to stop here and now in this moment. We will forget all desires, enlightenment included.
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I certainly agree that doing things for someone from our heart brings us that "inner joy" which brings us the state of enlightenment. Those special moments of enjoyment we might refer as our little moments of enlightment.
We don't know whether or not we would attain enlightenment but doing those little things for the poor and the needy makes us feel really good and we attain the state of enlightenment even for the slightest of moment.
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