Guest guest Posted March 6, 2000 Report Share Posted March 6, 2000 Greg Goode wrote: > > Greg Goode <goode > > I've enjoyed this thread, with its richness of drama and concepts. Here is > a list of 32 characteristics of Enlightened Ones. I've posted it in the > past. Each characteristic is something that has been stated, claimed, or > laid down by a teacher or school or aspirant as a criterion or > characteristic of enlightenment. > > It's a concept of course! And I don't know of any other concept in the > entire spiritual endeavor that has a wider variety of opinion surrounding it! > > =========================================================== > 32 Characteristics of Enlightened Ones > =========================================================== > > The abbreviation "EO" is used for Enlightened One, and > if a pronoun is needed, the feminine is used. > It is a wonderfully inconsistent and incomplete list! > =========================================================== > > 1. There's nothing the EO *shouldn't* do - everything > she does is spontaneous and Right. Everything the Saloner does is spontaneous and suspect. > 2. The EO never has sex. The Saloner never gets sex. > 3. The EO never gets angry. The Saloner never gets angry when he gets sex. > 4. The EO never leaves the place where Enlightenment occurred. The Saloner never leaves the place where nuts are served with the beer. > 5. The EO had free will, but lost it. The Saloner had a coupon for cents off on Kraft dinner but lost it. > 6. The EO has no emotional responses. The Saloner gets emotional over a thumb tack. > 7. The EO has no more mind/body consciousness. The Saloner has no more cable television. > 8. The EO has a mind, but it is non-reactive. The Saloner has mind, but he is busy showing he has no mind. > 9. The EO has no more mind. The Saloner has no more rind. > 10. The EO knows she's an EO. The Saloner knows she's a Leo. > 11. The EO has no consciousness of being an EO. The Saloner has no consciousness of having been out Saturday night. > 12. The EO actually is actually not an O at all. The Saloner doesn't understand this. > 13. The EO knows that the ego is carried in the blood, > not the brain. The Saloner is getting bored with this. > 14. The EO is in constant knowledge of the Beloved. The EO is in constant knowledge of the Saloner. > 15. The EO is in constant contact with ascended masters. The Saloner is in constant contact with his attorney. > 16. The EO, being Consciousness Itself, has the siddhi powers > to manifest anything she wants in this world. Only her > restraint and good taste keep her from exercising this > power in a crass and show-offish way. The Saloner has no such restraint or good taste. > 17. The EO must have been born in India to a Brahman family. The Saloner must have been born in New Jersey to a dysfunctional family. > 18. The EO has transcended each and every one of the 172 levels > of consciousness. So has the Saloner. > 19. The EO constantly sees a blue pearl at their forehead level, > during waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. The Saloner constantly sees a pearl onion at forehead level. > 20. The EO doesn't need to work for a living. The Saloner doesn't need to work for more than $6 an hour for a living. > 21. EO's are always teachers. Saloners eat teachers for breakfast. > 22. EO's never need to apologize. Saloners always apologize for sending posts that are meant to be private. > 23. One is not an EO unless everyone agrees. One is not a Saloner until everyone disagrees with them. > 24. The EO doesn't like heavy metal, rap, or country-western > music, because these come from the lower chakras, whereas > classical music comes directly from the Self, not filtered > and distorted through the lower chakras. The Saloner is into country line dancing because it comes from the Dolly Parton chakra. > 25. The EO is God. The Saloner is a thread on God. > 26. The EO can't be recognized except by another EO. The Saloner can't be recognized in a scan by Jerry. > 27. The EO can tell you what happens during deep sleep. The Saloner can tell you happens during deep sleep if his pajamas are wet and sticky in the morning. > 28. The EO doesn't spend very much time in the Internet. oh shut up > 29. The EO is happy all the time. The Saloner is sappy all the time. > 30. The EO is outside of time; other people are still in time. The Saloner is outside because he forgot his keys at the place where nuts are served with beer. > 31. The EO has no preferences. The Saloner can't figure out how to configure his preferences. > 32. There is a fragrance of patchouli that emanates from the EO. There is fragrance of nuts and beer that emanates from a Saloner. back to the saloon, jerry _ NONDUALITY SALON Website http://www.nonduality.com Email Forum //nondualitysalon Chat http://www.eScribe.com/religion/nondualitysalon/chat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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