This Is My Definition of Enlightenment

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Never fear earnest expression, with all our own personal unique character and flavour

No need for pedantic correctness.

There are no true mistakes.

Especially in writing. There are some rules, sure. But I think we would all prefer the unfiltered words.

[Willy Phallicus]

13 hours ago, Cathy92506 said:

You still fall down—but you don’t get lost

Yep, that's pretty much it.  You still play the game (what choice do you really have) but you're no longer attached. 

Every once in a while you get some "downloads" that remind you of who you truly are and that everything is gonna be okay.  More than okay.

[Cathy92506]

3 hours ago, GodisOne said:

What you're describing is a mental transformation--a change in your relationship to your thoughts. This is all in the world of relativity.

Enlightenment is the dissolution of relativity back into the Absolute. With that, it's revealed that This is just the Absolute appearing as the relative. 

For more, read about/watch radical nonduality (Jim Newman, Kenneth Madden, Alexis Knight, etc..).

Again, I get what you're pointing to. But how would that actually show up in everyday life?

Give me some concrete examples of "before and after." In normal life, like work and relationships.

[Cathy92506]

3 hours ago, Ziran said:

You've mentioned relationships twice.  You're answering your own question.  

After enlightenment, carrying water and chopping wood possesses eternal significance, if not, the enlightened wouldn't choose to do it. 

I see what you’re pointing to.

I’m describing a change in how the mind relates to experience.

When you say that everyday actions have “eternal significance,” I’m not sure what that means in direct experience. Is that something actually felt in the moment, or more a way of describing it afterward?

For example:
Before Enlightenment: "I mow the lawn and build an emotional story around it.
After Enlightenment: "I mow the lawn, those thoughts may still come up, but I’m not identified with them."

How would “eternal significance” show up there—while mowing the lawn?

 

[Cathy92506]

3 hours ago, cistanche_enjoyer said:

Enlightenment = capacity for loving everything infinitely.

You start by loving yourself, then your friends, family, coworkers, enemies, nazis, christians, etc.; when you can fully love everything, that’s enlightenment.

When you say “love everything,” do you mean a feeling, an attitude, or behavior?

I’m trying to understand how that would actually show up moment-to-moment.