The Daffodil – Enlightenment – We are all born into a condition of yearning. As infants, we need help to feed and clean and grow, as children, we try desperately to understand the world we find ourselves in. This quest for enlightenment is the very reason we become warriors!
Enlightenment is not for Sissies – We know there is a message out there for us, we also know we have the capacity to understand it, but while we are waiting for the lightning strike of “enlightenment” to put it all together we must prepare our minds & bodies to receive it.
You Chose the Daffodil for a Reason: What if the Truth Is Simple? Jesus said we have to become children again to enter the kingdom of heaven. This certainly implies that “enlightenment” is more a state of mind than any received wisdom. The daffodil, that simple fresh flower that is the harbinger of spring, is Warrior Tarot’s symbol of the mystical epiphany and lightning universal comprehension we call “enlightenment.”
Challenge – Enlightenment literature recommends two things: a good teacher and time alone. Every night when we go to sleep we enter the alone-time of our own mind. We can prep ourselves in advance with some “good teaching”; Socrates, Plato, Montaigne, Eckhart Tolle, Pema Chodron, Deepak Chopra, Stephen Batchelor, the Dalai Lama – savor some of these writings until you get a sense of which speaks especially to you. Then set aside twenty-minutes or a half an hour for reading (or listening) right before sleep.
Danger – Zen teachers say that if anyone represents themselves as a Zen teacher they are not. Gnostic gospels say prophets asking for money are false prophets. These ideas suggest that the search for a guru is fraught with landmines. This is why I mention specific names of teachers available at any library who will not be trying to gain ascendance or dominance over you personally. Be wary of giving your spirit into another’s care. The sin against the Holy Ghost is the only sin that cannot be forgiven. It is the sin of ruining or attempting to ruin our spiritual receptors. Once that trust is destroyed, it is difficult to “become a child again” because of the terrible things we have known and seen.
Opportunity – Healing is always available. Even when we have been scarred by false prophets there is the magic of universal love and resilience available to us. A variety of healing ceremonials – my favorite is the “miracle bath” and the “laying on of hands” – will reconnect you to the possibilities of joy, love and the insight leading to enlightenment.
#Haiku: Trust vs Doubt
Don’t struggle to sing;
Be the music; Move!
Ascend;
Let’s frolic
Weightless.
SleepingOrchid 
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