Guest guest Posted January 25, 2003 Report Share Posted January 25, 2003 Firstly, Enlightenment is no big deal, no big deal in the sense that you will not be a dramatically different person. Many folks think they will be enlightened when they are a gentler person, when they walk around speaking wise things or when they quit smoking, etc. etc. etc. As one sage put it: Get rid of your bad habits now, or else you'll witness them in enlightenment. *** if this enlightenment is something that everybody longs for.. if this enlightenment should make serious changes in one's inner life, than i think enlightenment is a big deal... and one will become a different person.. that person will be alble to share more of love and truth.. and one's light will be spreaded all over the places where he/she goes. Secondly, Enlightenment is simply Self Realization. Instead of identifying your self with the objects of experience, or your emotions, or your thoughts - you realize your Self as Silence, as Non Acting. *** that's right! You are not your body - you are not your moods - you are the silence that 'notices'. **this silence.. this should be the witness between the mind and the heart... probably the consciousness.. Enlightenment - it's not a job, its an adventure. ** i like this!! mira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2003 Report Share Posted January 25, 2003 I was not very clear in that statement - what I should have said was " It is easy to attain. There will be no outside markings or specific behaviors that will earmark you as enlightened. " Nisargadatta , " Athanor " <athanor@c...> wrote: > Firstly, Enlightenment is no big deal, no big deal in the sense that > you will not be a dramatically different person. Many folks think > they will be enlightened when they are a gentler person, when they > walk around speaking wise things or when they quit smoking, etc. etc. > etc. As one sage put it: Get rid of your bad habits now, or else > you'll witness them in enlightenment. > > *** if this enlightenment is something that everybody longs for.. if this enlightenment should make serious changes in one's inner life, than i think enlightenment is a big deal... and one will become a different person.. that person will be alble to share more of love and truth.. and one's light will be spreaded all over the places where he/she goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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