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Jed McKenna is one of the most straightforward and authentic spiritual teachers, ever. Jed
tellsitlikeitis:therealityofLivingUnbound,andthewaytoLivingUnbound.JedMcKennais
apenname,butwhoeverwritesasJedMcKennaarticulatesLivingUnboundinrealitywithan
authenticityandaclarityrarelyfoundanywhere.

Here is some of the very direct and very real wisdom of Jed
McKenna:
Sufferingjustmeansyourehavingabaddream.Happinessmeansyourehavingagood
dream.Enlightenmentmeansgettingoutofthedreamaltogether.
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Enlightenmentisntwhenyougothereitswhentherecomeshere.
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Itsegothefalseselfthatexaltstheguruanddeclarestheteachingsacred,butnothingis
exaltedorsacred,onlytrueornottrue.
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Enlightenmentistheunprogrammedstate.

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IdonthavesomethingyoudontyoubelievesomethingIdont.
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Thepointistowakeup,nottoearnaPh.D.Inwakingup.

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Thebottomlineremainsthesame:youreeitherawakeoryourenot.Oneday,thereitis.
Nothing.Nomoreenemies,nomorebattles.

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Theresnothinglefttocontendagainstandnothingleftthatmustbedone,andtherewillnever
beanythingthatmustbedoneeveragain.

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Theyouthatyouthinkofasyou(andthatthinksofyouasyou,andsoon)isnotyou,itsjust
thecharacterthattheunderlyingtruthofyouisdreamingintoexistence.Enlightenmentisntin
thecharacter,itsintheunderlyingtruth.
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Wakeupfirst.Wakeup,andthenyoucandoublebackandperhapsbeofsomeusetoothers
ifyoustillhavetheurge.Wakeupfirst,withpureandunapologeticselfishness,oryourejust
anothershipwreckvictimflounderingintheoceanandallthecompassionintheworldisof
absolutelynousetotheothervictimsflounderingaroundyou.

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Theuniverseisntvagueandignorant.Iamvagueandignorant.Somethingistrue,andit
doesntmatterwhatitis,Imnotgoingtobefalseanymore.Ihavenoteventheslightesttrace
oftheslightestreservationthatIwouldrathersufferanddiefiguringoutwhatistruethan
continuethislifeasaslavetoliesandignorance.

-On the attitude needed for enlightenment

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Idontseeitasmyroletosaveorrescueanybodyanymorethanregularpeoplefeeltheneed
torescueeachotherfromsleepinganddreaming.
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Thatshowitisindreams:thoughtsbecomethingspracticallybeforetheyrethought.
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Youcantmanagetoavoidyourowntruenatureforever.Itsawonderanybodymanagesitat
all.
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Whoyouarehaslittleornothingtodowithyou.
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Thereisnotrueself.Truthandselfaremutuallyexclusive.
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Thisisaboutunknowing.Allthissocalledknowledgeisexactlywhatstandsbetweenseeker

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Theteachersweneedwillalwaysbetherewhenweneedthemnoreasontotrackdown
somebodyelses.
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TheIcastsofftheillusionofIandyetremainsasI.Suchistheparadoxofselfrealization.
Therealizeddonotseeanycontradictioninit.
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Beforeenlightenment,Ibelievedmyegowasme.Thenenlightenmentcomesalongandno
moreego,onlytheunderlyingreality.Nowitsafterenlightenment,andthisegomightbe
slightlyuncomfortableorillfittingattimes,butitsallIvegot.
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Theideathatyouregoisdestroyedintheprocessofenlightenmentisroughlycorrect,butits
notcomplete.Beforeenlightenment,youreahumanbeingintheworld,justlikeeveryoneyou
see.Duringenlightenment,yourealizethatthehumanbeingthatyouthoughtyouwereisjust
acharacterinaplay,andthattheworldyouthoughtyouwereinisjustastage,soyougo
throughaprocessofradicaldeconstructionofyourcharactertoseewhatsleftwhenitsgone.
Theresultisntenlightenedselfortrueself,itsnoself.Whenitsalloveritstimetobea
humanbeingintheworldagain,andthatmeansslippingbackintocostumeandgettingback
onstage.
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Miraclesarenatureunimpeded,whichisagoodwayofsayingthatifyoutakeyourhandoff
thetiller,theboatwillsteeritselfanddoavastlybetterjobofitthanyouevercould.
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Relaxintothemomentandlettheuniversedothedriving.Iftherewasasecrettohappinessin
life,Idsaythatwasit.
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Trustyoudevelopalittleatatimeasyoulearntorelinquishtheillusionofcontrol.
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Theyhaveabandonedtheillusionofcontrol.Itdoesntmatterwhyyoudoit,justthatyoudo.
Thisisthepointofdistinctionandtherootteachingofallmajorreligions.

~On the power of spiritual devotion

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Fearandegoinotherwords,ignorancearekeepingyourhandonthetiller.Releasethe
tillerforwhateverreason,andthesteeringtakescareofitself.
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Everyonesgroovingonthegurus,andeveryonesgettingmoreandmorespiritual,but
nobodyswakingup.

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Gojumpoffacliff.Dontgonearthecliffandcontemplatejumpingoff.Dontreadabookabout
jumpingoff.Dontstudytheartandscienceofjumpingoff.Dontjoinasupportgroupfor
jumpingoff.Dontwritepoemsaboutjumpingoff.Dontkisstheassofsomeoneelsewho
jumpedoff.Justjump.

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ThedifferencebetweenusisntthatImenlightenedandyourenot.Thedifferencebetweenus
isthatIknowit,andyoudont.
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Thetruthisidenticalforbothofus.Ihaventachievedabetterstatusthanyou.
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Theresnosuchthingasinstantenlightenmentanymorethantheressuchathingasan
instantbaby.
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Simplyput,Idontthink.Idontmakechoicesordecisions.Idontweighpossibilitiesand
selectoneoverothers.Instead,Iobservepatternsandmovewiththem.

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IusedtotrytobesmartandnowIdontandeverythingworksawholelotbetter.Stopping
beingsmartwasoneofthesmartestthingsIveeverdone.

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Thisisit.Notsomeothertime,notsomeotherplace.Righthere.Rightnow.Iamstandingat
theexactcenterofinfinityandIseebeautyandperfectionandabsolutedelighteverywhere
andineverything.Thetouchoftheslightestbreeze,thesightofasinglestarthroughcloud
sweptskies,thehowlsofcoyotepupsinthedistanceandthesheergloryandbeautyofitallis
enoughtotearmetoshredsandallIcansayisthankyou,thankyou,thankyou

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Truthisntanideaoraconcept.Itsnotinlibrariesorthewordsofsages.Itdoesntcomeina
flashofinsightorapeakexperience.Itsnotafeelingofblissorecstasy.Itsnotaconceptto
beunderstoodorafeelingtobeexperienced.Itsnotinyourheartoryourmind.Itsfurther.
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Spiritualawakeningisaboutdiscoveringwhatstrue.Anythingthatsnotaboutgettingtothe
truthmustbediscarded.Truthisntaboutknowingthingsyoualreadyknowtoomuch.Its
aboutunknowing.Itsnotaboutbecomingtrueitsaboutunbecomingfalsesothatallthatsleft
istruth.
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Nobeliefistrue.No.Belief.Is.True.
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Onemillionthofonepercentfalseiscompletelyfalse.Everythingindualityisfalse.Falseasin
nottrue.Nottrueasinbullshit.
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Thisisntasongweresingingoramountainwereclimbingitsadreamwereunweaving.
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3. EmailMarshall Schorgl
MARCH12,2011@5:39PM

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ThanxJed
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Shankar
DECEMBER8,2013@4:38AM

TheIcastsofftheillusionofIandyetremainsasI.Suchistheparadoxofselfrealization.
Therealizeddonotseeanycontradictioninit.ThatquoteisfromRamanaMaharshi.Why
5.
includeithere?Thatsnotright.
6.
SUBMIT
AnotherquotesaysIts(truth)notafeelingofblissorecstasy.Truthisbliss.ElsewhereTruth
isexplainedasSatChitAnandabymanyothers.Anandaisbliss.

Pete Schorgl
JANUARY29,2014@6:59PM

ThanxJed,youoldcrocodile.

FEBRUARY18,2014@4:25AM

Askingquestionsarereallygoodthingifyouarenotunderstandinganythingfully,
exceptthispieceofwritingprovidespleasantunderstandingeven.

Larry
MARCH7,2014@8:26AM

Nicelydone.

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