I used to search for enlightenment. I studied under various spiritual teachers who promised that one day I would become enlightened. During this time I experienced what I can only describe as mystical states in which I felt at one with the universe. Unfortunately these experiences did not last, and I would come crashing back down to a normal state of consciousness.
From these experiences I developed a belief system in which I figured out that enlightenment would be like these mystical states, but all the time. I believed that as soon as I cracked the knack of enlightenment I would go around all day with a big grin on my face in responses to my blissful state.
