Is Buddha Stuck in the Cosmic Hamster Wheel or Did He Finally Escape?
The Enlightenment Hoax: You're on the Wheel, Buddha's on the Wheel, We're All on the Cosmic Hamster Wheel
Listen up, seekers and know-it-alls: this article isn't here to hold your hand. It's here to break the grip of illusory enlightenment you think you have, or you think Buddha achieved.
Forget your mantras, your prayers, your pious hopes. Forget everything you think you know about enlightenment and reincarnation.
This is a demolition job. Here, I'll tackle three pivotal questions:
What's the deal with enlightenment?
What about reincarnation?
And where does Buddha fit into this mess?
1. Enlightenment: The Big Cosmic Joke
Enlightenment. What a word. Inflated, overrated, and almost always misunderstood.
You think it's the end of the road? Listen, it's not a destination. It's a process of unbecoming. You dismantle the illusion piece by piece until there's nothing left but raw existence.
Story Time: Siddhartha Gautama, before he became the Buddha, sat under the Bodhi tree determined not to budge until he cracked the cosmic code.
So he sits, and sits, and boom! Enlightenment hits. Right? Wrong. Enlightenment wasn't the reward; it was the starting gun. He still had to live, to test, to question. You're no different. You want off the wheel?
First, know that it's a process, not a diploma from the University of Nowhere.
2. Reincarnation: Another Spin of the Wheel
You think you’ll get to come back as a better version of yourself?
Or worse, you think you’ll be forced to come back if you mess up the karmic math? Seriously? Reincarnation is like a bad sequel to a movie you didn't even like in the first place. It's a loop, my friend. And if you're seeking enlightenment to escape the loop, then your compass is skewed.
Insight: Your soul isn't a savings account accumulating good deeds or wisdom. Reincarnation isn't an exit strategy; it's part of the problem. You're not graduating from the school of existence.
You're in detention, my friend.
3. Buddha: Chained or Unchained?
Here's the kicker: Buddha never wrote down a single word, so let’s drop the charade that we've got his direct memo on anything.
What's clear is this: you can't ever know someone else's karmic balance sheet, Buddha included. So, to ask if Buddha escaped the cycle is like asking if water's wet on Mars. It's not just speculative; it's meaningless.
Reality Check: Buddha is a symbol, an archetype. He's you, me, and every idiot who thinks they've got it all figured out. You want to know if Buddha's still spinning?
Ask yourself the same question.
Unbecome, If You Dare
Final thought: unbecome. Don't seek to become enlightened, seek to unbecome unenlightened.
That's the path. And it's brutal. It's not lined with roses and divine blessings. It's lined with the shattered pieces of everything you thought you were and everything you thought you knew.
Your soul? A figment.
God? A crutch.
Enlightenment? A milestone on a road that doesn't end.
There's your cosmic kick in the ass. Realign your compass and set sail for nowhere…
…Because nowhere is exactly where you'll find what you're not looking for.
