The third stage of enlightenment has now been realised. It is characterised by the intuitive experience of seeing and experiencing all things as that. The illusion that things exist independently, in themselves, is broken forever.

 

Rest now, before resuming your journey. The goal is so close now – if you are seeking God, you will soon be re-united; if you are seeking the unconditioned state, you will soon realise it. Rest for a while, and witness this, with effortless spontaneity, in its true nature as that.

 

This is that

 

The contents and experiences of a dream are real to the dreaming mind. On awakening, everyday reality is known and experienced on its own terms. There is nothing else but that to see, know or experience.

 

The activities of dreams are that.

 

Being woken by the alarm, or a lover’s touch, is that.

 

Brushing your teeth, washing your face and emptying your bowels is that.

 

Bodily pleasures, discomforts and pains are that, configured by karma to direct your awareness.

 

Dressing, eating and embarking on the day’s activities are that.

 

There is no such thing as inactivity for the unenlightened person – only the mind capable of witnessing this as that can be truly still.

 

The events of the day, your interaction with people, places and things is the unfolding of that.

 

Desire for gratification of the senses is that.

 

Lack of desire for gratification of the senses is that.

 

The experience of sensual satisfaction is that.

 

The absence of sensual fulfilment is that.

 

The calm acceptance of what you receive as being what you get is that.

 

Intense, committed and impersonal effort to change what is unjust is that.

 

The endless and futile pursuit of illusory and transient goals, characteristic of the unenlightened mind, is that.

 

All of this is that