Timothee Roi Diers
Timothee is a rare combination of forest fire fighter, artist, and spiritual guide.  His presence is very palpable and real as he deftly presents the manifest and unmanifest aspects of life.  His extreme life experiences present a wonderful opportunity to reflect on who we are in the core of our Being.

Below is a short segment of an extensive dialogue we conducted with Timothee, which appears in its entirety in our book "Dialogues With Emerging Spiritual Teachers."

Q. There seems to be a lot of confusion and many definitions in these times about the term "enlightenment." What does 'enlightenment' mean to you?

A. Every teacher and every student will have a different definition of enlightenment or self-realization. There cannot be a concise definition because it's beyond words. Words are only metaphors of something. There are certain words that can symbolize it. In India they say, "I am That," or "Isness." What does that mean? It is absurd in the West. But those are some words that can come close. If I say 'God', then that has so many definitions and mental images. So sometimes one can say 'Is-ness' or 'That' and be instrumental. What do I feel it is? Well it's certainly not anything that happens. It's not in time so there's really no enlightenment. Enlightenment is not a verb and it is not a movement. Without using the memory how can you know that you have gone anywhere?

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