What’s it like to be fully alive?
That’s really the question of this week’s Zen story on death. What that question is asking is: what’s it like to be enlightened? What’s it like to be awake?
And the answer is, really, not that different than what you are doing now.
The big difference
A few things are very significantly different.
One: You won’t be seeking enlightenment any more. So that will save a lot of time! Right?
You won’t be second guessing yourself all the time. You’ll know who you are and you’ll be able to come from a single point. A single point of you that is able to gain in wisdom as you live your life.
So maybe that, right there is the best answer. You are enlightened when you are being wiser. The enlightened part of you is the part that is becoming wiser. Open that part up.