Zanoni

What is enlightment?

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Really, what is it?

 

 


“ In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ”
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19 minutes ago, Zanoni said:

What is enlightment?

Really, what is it?

Good question.


If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. But with confidence you have won, even before you start.” -- Marcus Garvey

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@Zanoni look at your hand. Enlightenment is the self-realization that your hand is more than that, a pure miracle, this. :) 


What a dream, what a joke, love it   :x

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1 hour ago, Zanoni said:

Really, what is it?

 

 

A fancy term for the recontexualization of your perception of reality. 

 

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1 hour ago, allislove said:

@Zanoni look at your hand. Enlightenment is the self-realization that your hand is more than that, a pure miracle, this. :) 

Wtf does that even mean... 9_9 ?‍♂️ 

 

1 hour ago, Zanoni said:

Really, what is it?

"Seeing what is and not seeing what's not." -- Jed McKenna

I also like how @Tim R puts it.

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1 minute ago, Johnny5 said:

Wtf does that even mean... 9_9 ?‍♂️ 

means if you dont have hands you're screwed


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Just now, Dodo said:

means if you dont have hands you're screwed

xD indeed... that's unconditional love for ya!

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@Johnny5 yes, when the distinctions between tripping and non-tripping are collapsing ☺️


What a dream, what a joke, love it   :x

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3 minutes ago, allislove said:

@Johnny5 yes, when the distinctions between tripping and non-tripping are collapsing ☺️

And what about the distinction between enlightenment and unenlightenment?


If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. But with confidence you have won, even before you start.” -- Marcus Garvey

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Two ways to think of it.. 

1 the present moment.  This is it. You are already enlightened. All is well. 

2 becoming directly conscious of the ACTUAL answer to deep metaphysical questions such as "who am I"?  "what is the fundamental nature of reality"? "what is God and does it exist"?  What is Consciousness "? Etc 


"life is not a problem to be solved ..its a mystery to be lived "

-Osho

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@Johnny5 every human being is capable of self-realization. That's the matter of open-mindedness and desire for Truth. ??

I feel as on a mild dose of acid every day, no psychedelics for 3 months or so ;) 


What a dream, what a joke, love it   :x

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@Gesundheit that's a really good question.

Ultimately, "You are already that which you seek." – Ramana Maharshi
Relatively, there is a spiritual seeker for whom this pointer may be not useful at all, especially at the beginning of the so-called spiritual path.


What a dream, what a joke, love it   :x

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@allislove I'm always clear my bro.  Someone here doesn't fuck around. :P


"life is not a problem to be solved ..its a mystery to be lived "

-Osho

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