title: Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing
author:  Jed McKenna 
description: "Absolutely marvelous, splendid, perfect book!" -- <i>Acharyaji Anatole, Abhidhyan Yoga Institute</i><br /><br />"I loved it. Insightful, bullying, delightful, and just fun. A magic book without the sleight of hand." -- <i>John Kremer, author,</i><br /><br />"McKenna is an American original, and his delightful Spiritual Enlightenment is just what's needed to wake us up from slumber." -- <i>Lama Surya Das, author, Awakening the Buddha Within</i><br /><br />"McKenna's description of enlightenment is so good, 99.9% of his readers might not understand how truly profound it really is." -- <i>Satyam Nadeen, author, From Onions to Pearls</i><br /><br />"Starkly provocative and uniquely insightful. This book cuts like a knife through many detours along the spiritual journey." -- <i>Alan Cohen, author, I Had It All the Time</i>
zlib_text: Jed Talks #1
  Essays, Teachings, Rants & Frivolous Frivolity
  2nd Edition
  Jed McKenna
  Print ISBN: 978-0-9714352-8-5
  E-Book ISBN: 978-0-9978797-3-5
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  No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. 
  Voltaire
  
  Toe Jam
  How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 
  Satchel Paige
  Jed and Douglas sit facing each other. Douglas, 30, sits cross-legged and
  barefoot. We join them in mid-conversation.
  Douglas
  But I’m a good person. I don’t hurt anyone, I give money to charity, I go
  to church. Doesn’t that count for anything?
  Jed
  That’s a good question for you to pursue using the process of spiritual
  autolysis, I’d say. A g