Thursday, January 29, 2015
What is Enlightenment?
Recently, while reading various authors, I came across this notion, one that I have often sensed as true, but never seen so well expressed.
Here is the core of this perspective:
Enlightenment is generally presented as a permanent state to be attained at the end of the spiritual journey. Actually, for many of us, it is rather a temporary condition that can be experienced now and again in an unpredictable manifestation. We can enter this transcendent realm from time to time and thus we are aware of the true nature of Enlightenment, but this is not the same as "being enlightened."
Here is the core of this perspective:
Enlightenment is generally presented as a permanent state to be attained at the end of the spiritual journey. Actually, for many of us, it is rather a temporary condition that can be experienced now and again in an unpredictable manifestation. We can enter this transcendent realm from time to time and thus we are aware of the true nature of Enlightenment, but this is not the same as "being enlightened."
