Ok, what is Enlightenment? How can I achieve this for myself? Why would I want to?
Presence: The past and future do not exist, they are literally figments of your imagination, everything that happens, has happened or ever will happen takes place now, in the Present, Eternity, there is not time, it literally does not exist, time is a measurement of the motion of Enegry through Space(space-time). Time exists only in the mind, and the mind is absolutely obsessed with time, if you take a close look at the activity of your own mind you will find that it is always thinking about the past and future, it ignores the present, it looks to the past for its sence of self and to the future for its fulfillment, the Ego. The human being is possessed by the mind, due to this constant thinking about past and future the person is never able to just Be, be Present and enjoy the Present for what it is, the mind is constantly looking back and anticipating. With an inability to let go of the past and the inability to control the future, depression and anxiety form, an endless cycle of fear and sadness takes over the mind and the human experience becomes dark and difficult.
Presence is the end of all suffering, sadness, fear, anxiety, boredom, anger, all forms of suffering come to an end. Enlightenment is not a goal to achieve in the future, it is either now or never, by becoming Present you achieve the state of Enlightenment, at first it will be difficult to maintain Presence, it's kinda like walking on water, but with practice it will become a concrete road, and will be like walking on solid ground, you will know the path, even tho you've never traveled this road before, the wat will be clear, no more regretting the past or fearing an uncertain future, you live here and now, and that is where your true power will be realized, the power to control your life.
So let's become Present, how? Three portals into the now.
The breath: follow the breath in and out of the body, feel the life from within, the breath of life, breathe deep through the nose and feel your anxiety burning up, with each breath more and more of the anxious energy inside you gets evaporated and a sense of calm and peace overtakes you. As often as you can remember become aware of your breath and this will be more powerfully transformative than anything anyone could ever tell you.
The silence: Whether you are in the middle of a bustling city or out in the middle of the woods, can you sense the stillness that pervades it all, can you sense the silence out of which all noise comes from and goes back to. By becoming aware 9f silence we bring an inner stillness, the thoughts of our minds make noise as well, just observe, watch everything come, make its noise, then leave. Everything is becoming insignificant.
Space: Can you become directly aware of all the empty space around you? Become aware of all the emptiness around you. That Space is Eternity, it has always been, always is, and always will be, it exists, it just does, it is the constant that contains the temporary, all things are temporary, they are fleeting, but Space does not change, you are one with that Space, you are Space, the emptiness, nothingness, you are not touched by time, Eternal, Immortal, the Light. When you are aware of space you are aware of everything.
What do these all have in common? They are formless, the absence of form, the breath, silence, and space, they are not things, they have no form, they literal do not exist. There is lost in humanity a sacred balance, the balance between form and no form, form and formless, things and no-thing, between the world and you. If you can regain this balance, I promise you endless treasures in Heaven.
