Every time you can have a lighthearted laugh at yourself and stand back to look at the world with a lighthearted glance, you’re going to be sitting right next to awakening. This is a natural, normal thing we want to do. The human being is designed for laughter, humor, dance, community, and working with the world in a sustainable, beautiful way. So, let’s laugh at ourselves and get on with the business of being full human beings.
What is it that keeps people from seeing life itself as awake? It’s the stories we’ve been told. You’ve been told that you’re not awake. You’ve been told that rocks aren’t awake, that squirrels aren’t, that trees aren’t. But we live in a vast world of awareness. The only thing that’s questionable is what you’d have to call the modern human story. So listen to the awakeness around you. You never know when it might walk up to you in a coffee shop and knock on your head.
Getting rid of the false face is the ultimate freedom. It’s not—you don’t get anything out of it because it’s freedom, right? But then you have the ability to see things clearly.