Split-second Nirvana

On the #7 local train to Enlightenment

You'd almost think that it is to be an either-or situation,
either you "got" enlightened or you are not. Like saying,
"if you have to talk about it, then you don't really get it".
To that end, not enough is said about the today's-numbers-
for-tomorrows-Lotto-jackpot,
-several-miles-down-the-road-from,
-you-just-missed-your-stop, -"Waiting-for-Godot"
-like condition known as Split-second Nirvana.
It is a curious kind of promised land. There are travel
brochures, we've seen the Perillo Tours commercial.
There are plenty of brief moments which we all share,
instances when the veil drops away and we see clearly,
splinters of happiness prickle inside our hearts, when we
recognize a larger scheme of things connecting us into
the matrix. It's like falling in love, the self tends to disappear.
So what if those moments only last a moment.
Our daily activities, all our busyness, constantly obscures
what is present. We say, "Be Present". ...
And we rely on those peepholes into times when
we scratch away at our schedules and concerns.
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