Thanks for sharing,
It is really a rant, thousands of words and saying nothing, genius and impressive.
The challenge is that: finding the first class like 1+1=2 in the enlightenment area. I say it is hard because every method introduced to people will eventually becomes a big trap to them, instead of helping them. Ego(a method) is trying to lead the ego into the non-ego. And more than that, there is always a "bigger boss" behind those methods.
It is clever to say that "enlightenment is not 'done', but a new 'start' ". Because 1. it is really a start, or, a 'shift' from the thinker(actually not) to the observer. 2. to avoid you from blocked by any method that you use.
I guess someone might ask: how can you be sure that enlightenment is a road to become an observer? Well I am not sure, but I ain't going to fool you around. The most intuitive way to explain is that: It is hard for you to bullshit when someone stare straight at you. So the trick is to let you become that 'someone' and turn the eye to stare straight at yourself, such that you cannot bullshit, at least, to yourself.
I maybe understand why Jed is crazy on searching for all sorts of methods. Because 1. the most important reason, it is fun 2. Methods itself are good, it might help you toward some steps, but they are not 'perfect'.
Most of the methods or books are bullshit, to you. Even more, they(the authors) even don't understand why it works, what they only know is...it works! They are not crystal clean to you. The crystal clean is a key. Well if you are Jed's fans, you might argue: enlightenment makes no sense! Why crystal clean? Yes, you are right and wrong. You are right because this statement "enlightenment makes no sense" is right(?), and you are wrong because you don't get it. Crystal clean is the key because if you are not crystal clean to something, you are bullshiting to yourself. You left some 'problem' behind it. That is the reason that most of the methods could only lead you to some steps instead of homerun. You are blocking yourself.
Looking forward for the publishing of the Nav Series. But just one reminder: You are the boss, and you are greater than the method. Try to find out how it works, and be crystal clean about it.
Another rant, sorry for that.