#13 The Myth of the Enlightened Being

Going back through human history, there have been individuals who have had profound spiritual awakenings. As a result, they seem to possess a deeper understanding of what we might call God or stillness or presence. They are sometimes called “enlightened beings”. They stand before us as proof that we too can connect to this essential part of ourselves. For more than twenty years, Gangaji has said that she is just like us, but how do our beliefs that she is different, that she has something we don't have, keep us from the exact thing that we are searching for?