Self-Realization and Other Awakenings

and maybe after 10 or 30 years they come to peace
and stop seeking. But in most, even after 30 years
there is a hunger to find the real, a final resting place
of truth, which is so hard to find because they use the
mind and “teacher of the day” to find ultimate rest;
which is really discovery of their own true nature
which is always with them.
The problem is they have accumulated so many
spiritual systems which remain as contaminates of
their pure nature, that it is impossible to ever find
their Self unless there is some life crisis that shakes
them and their belief systems to the core.
To use an analogy, through the years, people
accumulate a wide variety of spiritual clothes which
gives them some warmth and safety in a cold and
harsh world. But to see the Self, become the Self you
are, you need to shed all those clothes. You have to
undress and shed all of those hard bought spiritual
clothes, the koans, prayers, beliefs in karma, the ‘I
Am’, the Beloved, concepts of family, guru/disciple,
spiritual progress, compassion, and even concepts of
transcending.
I am trying to do with you as Robert did with me:
undress you until you become naked, exposed for you
and all to see clearly. Nothing is hidden; no private
treasure is kept in the closet not to be touched by self-
inquiry. Everything is thrown away.