“Karma and hell and suffering aren’t things in their own right but disturbances in this flimsy substance of false self. The problem… — Jed McKenna Suffering Copy Share Image
“Maya—goddess of confusion and misdirection—is back in the chair opposite me. “So who are the priests of all religions?” she asks me.… — Jed McKenna Fear Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment isn’t when you go there; it’s when there comes here.” — Jed McKenna Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Only themselves understand themselves, and the like of themselves, As Souls only understand Souls. Walt Whitman” — Jed McKenna Spirituality Copy Share Image
“What do we know for sure? That’s the real question. That’s what the cogito is. That’s what solipsism is. This isn’t theory.… — Jed McKenna Faith Copy Share Image
“It’s ego – the false self – that exalts the guru and declares the teaching sacred, but nothing is exalted or sacred,… — Jed McKenna Ego Copy Share Image
“Bait & Switch Buddhism is a classic bait-and-switch operation. We’re attracted by the enlightenment in the window, but as soon as we’re… — Jed McKenna Buddhism Copy Share Image
“book and magazine publishers aren’t in the business of enlightenment. They’re in the business of selling books and magazines, not truth, and… — Jed McKenna Books Copy Share Image
“The bottom line remains the same: you’re either awake or you’re not.One day, there it is. Nothing. No more enemies, no more… — Jed McKenna Awake Copy Share Image
“It is your show. It is your universe. There is no one else here, just you, and nothing is being withheld from… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image
“Listen! Here’s all you need to know to become enlightened: Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what’s true until you know.… — Jed McKenna Art and science Copy Share Image
“Self is ego and ego resides exclusively in the dreamstate. If you want to break free of the dreamstate, you must break… — Jed McKenna Break free Copy Share Image
“Ever been depressed?” I ask them. “Really depressed? Like nothing means anything? Like there’s no point to anything?” I can see from… — Jed McKenna Dark moments Copy Share Image
“Who we think we are can be stripped away forever,” I make a poof gesture, “just like that. Right now, well fed,… — Jed McKenna Bad guy Copy Share Image
“Do you want to awaken? To stop being a false, artificial, self-benighted being? Then developing and sharpening this sense—the ability to detect… — Jed McKenna Fear Copy Share Image
