Enlightenment is not about attaining an ultimate level of intelligence or intellect. It is regained by shedding all the ideas, illusion and binds thrust on you and that you then so readily accrue.

Rasheed Ogunlaru
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Enlightenment is not about attaining an ultimate level of intelligence or intellect. It is regained by shedding all the ideas, illusion and binds thrust on you and that you then so readily accrue. There are a number of different types of barriers that can be placed in front of us in our lives. We can be told what to do, how to think, what to like, what to wear, how to act, what to say and so on.

One major barrier in our lives is the idea that we need to fit into another person’s mold or scheme. This scheme often looks like perfection. We are told that we must fit into their perfect mold.

We are told that we must fit into their life style. We are told that we must fit into their expectations. Some people will even tell us that we should act like they act or act like they do or act like them or act like they do not act.

But this is not living in reality. This is living in disguise. The idea of personal perfection has become the way of the world today, but it is nothing more than an illusion.

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