Enlightenment

The definition of enlightenment, generally, is the condition of being informed spiritually. It doesn't get much more basic than this.

I think there are vastly different approaches to enlightenment that are a little bit like Cheez Wiz and Velveeta.

I mean in the sense that you’re sitting there on the college lawn, under a tree, with your Cheez Wiz and crackers, just eating along. You look over and some guy and his chick walk out of the cafeteria sharing a plate of nachos. You also know they used that Velveeta cheese on those nachos. They do look delicious. All those jalapeños. Maybe a little guac on the side.

But see? Even though you know that both Cheez Wiz and Velveeta are processed cheeses—so you both really have the same thing in the long run—you just can’t help but wonder if the they got the better deal on enlightenment because it came with chips and guac.

I couldn't give a rat’s ass about enlightenment if the only thing enlightenment brings is some kind of peace with a God/Universe/Me that can’t put food on the table. I may be the greatest cabalist around and understand even the detailed cabalistic nuances for a head of cabbage; but if I don’t have any practical means to use that cabbage, I’m going to starve being the greatest cabalist around. That’s not enlightenment. That’s stupid.

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