The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not as real, but rather more real than the present.
Enlightenment is the understanding that this is all, that this is perfect, that this is it. Enlightenment is not an achievement, it is an understanding that there is nothing to achieve, nowhere to go.
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If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.