{"id":1421,"date":"2014-05-09T07:22:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T07:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/09\/of-diamonds-and-spinach-our-journey-to-enlightenment\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:01:50","slug":"of-diamonds-and-spinach-our-journey-to-enlightenment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/of-diamonds-and-spinach-our-journey-to-enlightenment\/","title":{"rendered":"Of diamonds and spinach &#8230; our journey to enlightenment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1421\" class=\"elementor elementor-1421\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cc4778b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cc4778b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-582f10d0\" data-id=\"582f10d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97759ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97759ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/More-heart-less-bile-1024x669.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/More-heart-less-bile-1024x669.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/More-heart-less-bile-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/More-heart-less-bile-768x502.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/More-heart-less-bile-1536x1004.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/More-heart-less-bile-2048x1338.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c337c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c337c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\\&quot;http:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Of-Diamonds-and-spinach.jpg\\&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\\&quot;aligncenter\" src=\"\\&quot;http:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Of-Diamonds-and-spinach.jpg\\&quot;\" width=\"\\&quot;880\\&quot;\" height=\"\\&quot;400\\&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>We will begin at the end, and that is with enlightenment and yet, that is also the beginning, because from the Beeja perspective, that is what we are driven to search for (often unwittingly) in our lives, hence our continual, and often dissatisfying pursuit of sustained happiness. We are constantly chasing rainbows when in actual fact the pot of gold already lies within. And thus it can be said to underscore our entire journey that we call life, even if completely unacknowledged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90beea5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"90beea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2935e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2935e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will begin at the end, and that is with enlightenment and yet, that is also the beginning, because from the Beeja perspective, that is what we are driven to search for (often unwittingly) in our lives, hence our continual, and often dissatisfying pursuit of sustained happiness. We are constantly chasing rainbows when in actual fact the pot of gold already lies within. And thus it can be said to underscore our entire journey that we call life, even if completely unacknowledged.<br \/>Contrary to popular opinion, enlightenment isn\\&#8217;t a state we suddenly find ourselves waking up to (unless you have a rare crisis triggered awakening like <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.eckharttolle.com\/\\&quot;\">Eckhart Tolle<\/a>), it is something we evolve into. And it isn\\&#8217;t simply a binary state of being, where you either are or you aren\\&#8217;t, it is far richer and more nuanced.<\/p><p>Enlightenment is simply an overarching term for all the more integrated \\&#8221;higher\\&#8221; states of consciousness that we humans are capable of, but rarely realise.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> &hellip;<p class=\"ast-the-content-more-link\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/of-diamonds-and-spinach-our-journey-to-enlightenment\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Of diamonds and spinach &#8230; our journey to enlightenment<\/span>Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will begin at the end, and that is with enlightenment and yet, that is also the beginning, because from the Beeja perspective, that is what we are driven to search for (often unwittingly) in our lives, hence our continual, and often dissatisfying pursuit of sustained happiness. 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