What Does An "Awakened" Person Look Like To You?

[Cathy92506]

A group of people claim that a certain person is "awakened" or "enlightened." You go visit him/her. What do you see?

[Salvijus]

I would expect an enlightened being to act beyond what people expect an enlightened person to be like. Because pure spirit is not conditioned, it's always free and unique in its expression so all the past examples of enlightened people wouldn't help even. And when you get surprised by the uniqueness of a enlightenment one's behavior, it will confuse you and you'll be faced with a choice to judge the entity as wise or as a fool. That feeling of confusion is probably a good sign you're dealing with something worth paying attention to. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Salvijus

[Sincerity]

1 hour ago, Cathy92506 said:

A group of people claim that a certain person is "awakened" or "enlightened." You go visit him/her. What do you see?

An unawake person. 

[ExploringReality]

2 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

I would expect to an enlightened being to act beyond what people expect an enlightened person to be like. Because pure spirit is not conditioned, it's always free and unique in its expression so all the past examples of enlightened people wouldn't help even. And when you get surprised by the uniqueness of a enlightenment person's behavior you'd be faced with a choice to judge the entity as wise or as a fool. That state of confusion is probably a good sign you're dealing with something worth paying attention to. 

You lost me, to much fluff, just cut straight to the chase without all the extra words.

[James123]

1 hour ago, Cathy92506 said:

A group of people claim that a certain person is "awakened" or "enlightened." You go visit him/her. What do you see?

If someone claims that they are enlightened, smile and leave there 😊 

[UnbornTao]

[Salvijus]

22 minutes ago, ExploringReality said:

You lost me, to much fluff, just cut straight to the chase without all the extra words.

In the land were logic can't reach, fluffy language is the only way. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Salvijus

[Aaron p]

Power

[martin_malin]

Can you be enlightened and still be an asshole? 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

A human Being

[OBEler]

[Natasha Tori Maru]

2 minutes ago, OBEler said:

Well, they say if you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him

[aurum]

You talk less about spirituality with others.

 

[ExploringReality]

8 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

Yo!!! This is fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 

[ExploringReality]

Go listen to Peter Ralston, but then again you don't really know him personally so it's harder for you to confirm what an embodied awakened being looks and lives like from inside. 

Maybe it feels like entering the event horizon of your own consciousness when in the presence of an awakened one. I could imagine someone that values Truth over all else. Very blunt but loving. Someone that is an exceptional human being. Basically your question is " who is self actualized"? That's what Leos life purpose is, to actualize, to integrate and transcend, self actualization. Someone that doesn't fuck around with personal development, but takes it seriously And ties everything in a big picture overarching consciousness of God.

[Cathy92506]

11 hours ago, martin_malin said:

Can you be enlightened and still be an asshole? 

It seems to me that an asshole is quite identified with his own emotional baggage. And when he treats others poorly, he isn't even aware of how it affects the other person. It just feeds his own ego.

But I think that people can understand the process of awakening and what it entails. And frequently fall back into their own patterns. It's like... they know the theory, they've even experienced it sometimes, but they haven't really integrated it deeply enough for it to stick when things get challenging.

[enchanted]

14 hours ago, Sincerity said:

An unawake person. 

Lol so true