Everybody wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change.This is the simple, daunting truth that has been staring back at me 

from the eyes of countless seekers over the years.  "I really want 

to get enlightened," they insist.  "But are YOU ready to CHANGE 

now?" I ask.  "What?" is the inevitable response—surprised and 

even slightly stunned.  And I repeat, "Are YOU ready to CHANGE 

now?"  What follows is always a strange and surreal moment of 

ambiguity, confusion, and backpedaling. 

"But I thought you wanted to get enlightened... "

Andrew Cohen

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