“Where shall I look for Enlightenment?” the disciple asked. “Here,” the elder said. “When will it happen?” the disciple wanted to know. “It is happening right now,” the elder said. “Then why don’t I experience it?” the disciple asked. And the elder answered, “Because you do not look.” “But what should I look for?” the disciple wanted to know. And the elder smiled and answered, “Nothing. Just look.” “But at what?” the disciple insisted. “Anything your eyes alight upon,” the elder continued. “Well, then, must I look in a special kind of way?” the disciple said. “No,” the elder said. “Why ever not?” the disciple persisted. And the elder said quietly, “Because to look you must be here. The problem is that you are mostly somewhere else.”
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily, Joan Chittister, OSB., pages. 201-202.
