Be like the Buddha,
and abandon your wife and newborn son,
to seek enlightenment.
Be like Ramana,
and run away from home,
to be with your guru, Arunachala.
Be like Swami Brahmananda,
and tell your father
to “pray to God that you may forget me
and that I may forget you too.”
Or be like Ramakrishna,
and keep mother close,
so worry for her won’t interfere
with your devotion to God.
Do what you need to do
to wake up.
Then—
Be like the Buddha,
who has liberated countless beings,
including his son.
Be like Ramana,
who has liberated countless beings,
including his mother.
Be like Ramakrishna, Swami Brahmananda,
and all the Enlightened ones,
who break with the social conventions of Illusion,
to bring the Dharma
to this place,
to liberate beings from Illusion and Suffering.
Enlightenment Fan Fiction 