Our Seeking of “Enlightenment” Is Often Based on Seeking Perfection

This Can Hinder You From Ever Truly Living in the Moment

We start on this path with the best of intentions, seeking growth, understanding, and peace. Often, life puts us on this path by showing us glimpses of the pure state of being. After we lose that state, we search and search and search on how to find this state again.

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And here’s the twist: this search can often keep us from truly experiencing the richness of the present moment.

I’ve been thinking over this concept lately, and I’ve come to realize that our pursuit of enlightenment could (for many of us) be a disguised search for perfection. I don’t say this state doesn’t exist, I say that even the search after it can be illusionary.

We often think of enlightenment as reaching a peak of understanding, a place where we’re untouched by the ups and downs of life. 

But is this realistic, or even desirable? In my journey, I’ve started to see that this quest for an ideal state is a bit like chasing a mirage. 

It looks beautiful from a distance, but as you get closer, you realize it’s just an illusion.

So What Is Enlightenment Then?