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enlightenment?
- Thread starter Eddi
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If the place that I end up being is decidedly worse than where I am now does it still count as enlightenment?
What is the opposite to enlightenment?
It won't be if one is "enlightened". (I've never put much stock in destinations, learn from the journey).
Where most people currently are. Look around. A state of ignorance.
What type of things do the enlightened have that the unenlightened don't?
How does it differ from simply being wise? Or knowledgeable?
Why is it a good thing to be? What advantages come with it?
Enlightenment
Because it's has nothing to do with wisdom or knowledge. It's about shattering ones perceptions.
Peace? Calmness? Serenity. A sense of smallness in the Universal order?
Short answers:
Realization of one’s true nature.
There are many disciplines one can practice.
Freedom.
Bondage.
Enlightenment originally meant the point as which you start thinking for yourself. Choose to set out on your own path instead of following the path of others.
Now it often has a vague religious connotation which frankly I don't think anyone can give you an exact answer for.
@The Hammer
@SalixIncendium
What practical things can I do to become more enlightened?
Bearing in mind I don't like big books
@SalixIncendium
What practical things can I do to become more enlightened?
Bearing in mind I don't like big books
That's a good way to put it.
I'm not enlightened, but I doubt you'll find what you're looking for in a big book.@The Hammer
@SalixIncendium
What practical things can I do to become more enlightened?
Bearing in mind I don't like big books
(And I do like books, big and small.)
I love books but I love them less the longer they are!
@The Hammer
@SalixIncendium
What practical things can I do to become more enlightened?
Bearing in mind I don't like big books
Not sure I can really give you a good answer for that.
My path won't work for you as it's mine,.if that makes sense.
Dig deep within yourself. You'll find your path.
Each person is different, hence the many disciplines and paths that exist, and even with the multiple disciplines and practices, one has to be ready to make some wholesale changes in their life and/or be prepared to see the world from an entirely new perspective.@The Hammer
@SalixIncendium
What practical things can I do to become more enlightened?
Bearing in mind I don't like big books
The first piece of advice I can offer is to approach everything with an open mind and do your best to observe the world through a lens of dispassion. That means judgments like the hate for certain people you mention in another thread and the dislike for big books you mention in this one would need to be examined and released.
As an aside, I did not read this as "books" when I read it on my phone earlier.Bearing in mind I don't like big books