A Slice of Pizza

Let us use the example of pizza to understand supreme enlightenment or awakening. None of us sees the whole pizza or another's slice; we see only the piece on our own plate. Without knowing what toppings lie on another's slice or how large it is, we begin to feel that the piece before us is the finest.

This is where the first delusion arises. The thought comes that my conception, my experience alone is real, that others' are inferior—yet in true awakening, there is no room for such comparison.

Why is this so? Real awakening is not an opinion, not even a notion. It is direct experience. And whoever truly attains that experience, regardless of the religion, culture, or language in which they speak—in all descriptions of the experience, there is harmony found, because truth is singular.

There is another kind of delusion, born from the manner of speaking itself.

When it is said, "Looking only at your own plate, you cannot see the whole pizza," what is really meant is all the events and facts of the world. This is a relative perspective.

Indeed—humans cannot fully know all events, every small matter. But if pizza is taken as a metaphor for complete awakening, then seeing the whole pizza becomes possible. Then awakening means seeing the entire truth. This is no longer a slice; this is the complete experience. For this, one must return to the beginning—look toward the whole, unbroken pizza, not the slices.

Awakening means finding union with God, or by whatever name one calls it—becoming one with that supreme consciousness. Then the deep causality working behind all things becomes clear.

But here another problem emerges—ego. If someone speaks from ego—"I know everything, I am supreme"—that sounds like arrogance. But if it comes from true experience, then it is merely a report, wherein there is no "I," only experience.

Human thought and reason always say—"Everything must be explained, everything can be understood." But the truth is—in the earthly world, many things remain unresolved. Here, it is not possible to know everything.

But in the spiritual realm, reason or analysis does not operate. There, knowledge is absolutely complete and perfect. Otherwise, it is not enlightenment.

From one perspective, truth is—humans cannot understand everything (relative truth).
From another perspective, truth is—in awakening, everything is grasped together (supreme truth).
That is—reality is one; but there are two ways of understanding it—one limited, the other infinite.

Since you do not know what another's slice is like, it is best to offer an opinion only of your own; with even minimal wisdom, do not venture into comparison.