What is enlightenment, really? Is it something we must attain, something to discover, or something already present, here and now? And what happens once you “get enlightened”? What is the experience of enlightenment like? There is a famous Zen teaching that offers profound answers to these questions. This teaching is not a scripture or some…
Anattā, which many people translate as ‘the theory of no-self’ should more rightly be translated as ‘the no-theory of self’. To understand this teaching means to completely transform your outlook on the world in a way that is difficult to describe in words.
Do you achieve spiritual growth by suppressing the dark aspects of your personality?
And what is our unconscious trying to tell us when we experience anxiety, dissatisfaction, and irrational urges despite our best efforts to live mindfully?
