When an Illuminated person is cooking, they become a chef. Not because they’re better at it, but because they’re fully present. The Illuminated One, when unclogging the toilet, becomes a toilet unclogger. The best way to guarantee something to go smoothly is by giving it your total focus and attention. Nothing special happens when you reach Enlightenment. You will continue to climb the long staircase, one foot after another, it’s the only thing you need to do, left, right, left, right, left, right.

The external world is a reflection of the one inside, it will always change and there’s always something we can do to have it our way. But our joy cannot depend on events that happen, people that will come and go or stuff which will deteriorate, or we’re bound to suffer. True, eternal happiness comes from God. And God isn’t in heaven. God is You.