Enlightenment is Revocable
by Ariel and Shya Kane • New Jersey
Chances are that by now
you have experienced
enlightenment – at
least for moments. You may
have even strengthened the
skill set of saying Yes to your
life with such consistency
that you have developed an
expanding sense of yourself
and sense of well-being.
But enlightenment is not a given. It is a
moment-to-moment experience and it is
revocable. What you have done in the past
doesn’t buy you anything in this moment.
It doesn’t matter that you were once calm
or that you were once centered. It doesn’t
matter if in the past you were kind to
yourself and compassionate with others. It only matters how you are being Right
Now. Here is an example as told by Shya:
I was sitting in the haircutting chair when
David, the salon owner who was trimming
my hair, started complaining. I had
met David several years before when I was
employed by a company that produced
transformational seminars and he was
a volunteer. He had worked his way up
through the ranks of volunteers until he
had become a leader of seminars and each
week he stood in front of hundreds of people
conducting courses designed to support
them in having a better quality of life.
As David cut my hair he began complaining
about his wife, his career, his life. Eventually
I spoke up. “David,” I said, “Stop complaining.
You’ll feel much better.”
Incensed, he quickly replied, “Shya, you
are not giving me credit for all the work
I’ve done.” “Yes,” I said, “That’s true.
What you’ve done and learned doesn’t
matter. It’s of no value if you’re not living
it right now. How are you being right now?
That’s all that matters.”
David had fallen into the habit of thinking
that he was clear. He didn’t bring awareness
to what he was doing and how he was
being. As a result, his internal complaints became “truths” and he thought
that he was superior to the people
about whom he was complaining.
Many people who step
upon the path of self-discovery
fall into the trap of complaining
about all those who are not as
“evolved” as they are.
When you find yourself complaining
you can be sure that
you are resisting something and
that you are being right about
your point of view. Saying Yes
to your life is not a one-time
thing. It’s not a pill that you take
and then your life is sorted out
forever. Life keeps unfolding
and in any given moment you
can say Yes or No. You can meet
it or resist it. You can be the
author of your life or the victim.
The moment you notice you’ve
been operating as if you’re the
victim of circumstance, if you don’t judge
yourself for having been that way, you
are centered again. It is as simple as that.
It only takes an instant for your life to
transform.
Excerpted from Practical
Enlightenment by Ariel and
Shya Kane
![Ariel and Shya Kane](../../photos/C163/Kane_sml.jpg) Since 1987, Ariel and Shya
Kane have touched the lives
of millions through their
transformational seminars
and top-rated Internet radio
show “Being Here.” Their
approach allows people to
be productive, effective and
satisfied in all areas of their
lives without working on their
“problems.” The Kanes are
also authors of four awardwinning
books, including their
most recent How to Have A
Match Made in Heaven and
the groundbreaking Working
On Yourself Doesn’t Work.
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