đŸ’„ Forget the Bullshit About Illumination
 and Just LIVE It. 🚀

Patrice Julien
2 min readFeb 21, 2025

Let’s cut through the noise.
No mantras. No crystals. No “align your chakras under the full moon” nonsense. 🌝✹

You don’t need a guru.
You don’t need 10 years in a monastery.
You don’t even need to “work on yourself”.

Why?
Because the whole “search for illumination” is the biggest cosmic prank ever. đŸ€Ż

🌟 1. Illumination Isn’t Something You “Achieve” — It’s What You Already Are.

Here’s the mind-bender:
You’re not supposed to find illumination.
You’re supposed to realize you were already living it
 before you started overthinking everything.

💡 It’s like looking for your sunglasses when they’re already on your head. 😅

The truth?

  • You’re not broken.
  • You’re not lost.
  • You don’t need fixing.

You’re just
 distracted.
By thoughts.
By labels.
By the bullshit ideas that say, “You need to do XYZ before you’re worthy of peace.”

🎯 2. Stop Thinking. Start Existing.

The problem isn’t that you think.
The problem is you believe everything you think. 💭

Ever notice how your mind constantly runs in the background? Like a broken Spotify playlist stuck on “overthink”? 🎧

  • “What if I fail?”
  • “Do they like me?”
  • “Why did I say that in 2014?” 😬

💡 Illumination is what’s left when you stop getting hypnotized by your own thoughts.

⚡ 3. Want to “Be There” Instantly? Do This:

✅ 1. Stop. Like, Right Now.

Put the phone down.
Breathe.
Feel your body.

This moment is it.
No need to go hunting for it. It’s been here the whole damn time.

✅ 2. Do Anything
 But Fully.

Make a sandwich. đŸ„Ș
Take a shower. 🚿
Walk down the street. 👟

But this time, actually FEEL it.
Don’t half-do it while mentally scrolling through your to-do list.

Because that simple act — giving your full attention —
👉 is what people pay $500 seminars to be told. 😅

✅ 3. Laugh at the Whole Thing.

The universe?
This whole “What’s the meaning of life?” game?
It’s a cosmic comedy.

You stressing about “awakening” is like a fish swimming around asking, “Where’s the water?” 🐟💧

Spoiler: You’re already in it.

đŸ’„ 4. So, What’s the Big Secret?

There isn’t one. đŸ€·â€â™‚ïž

Illumination isn’t some epic, fireworks-in-the-sky event.
It’s not about becoming some “higher” version of yourself.

It’s about dropping the act.
Letting go of the noise.
And just
 being.

Simple. Raw. Alive.

🌌 5. Final Truth Bomb:

“You’re not here to perfect life.
You’re here to experience it — fully, messily, wildly.”

So stop waiting for the “perfect moment” or the “big epiphany.”
The NOW is already happening.

Dive in. Screw the philosophy. Feel the water. 🌊

That’s it.
That’s illumination. 💡

Now go live it. 🚀

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Patrice Julien
Patrice Julien

Written by Patrice Julien

Patrice Julien & his Wife Yuri run a retreat center by the sea in Miyazu, Japan. Patrice writes Self-Help books and gives trainings in Zen and Ho'oponopono.

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