What is Enlightenment?

[freejoy]

I'm just wondering how Enlightenment is defined by Leo and others on this forum.

[allislove]

this

[freejoy]

4 minutes ago, allislove said:

this

\ ˈt͟his  , t͟həs \

plural these\ ˈt͟hēz  \

Definition of this

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1a(1): the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned these are my hands

(2): what is stated in the following phrase, clause, or discourseI can only say this: it wasn't here yesterday

b: this time or place expected to return before this

2a: the one nearer or more immediately under observation or discussion this is iron and that is tin

b: the one more recently referred to

this

 adjective

plural these

Definition of this (Entry 2 of 3)

1a: being the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned this book is mine early this morning

b: constituting the immediately following part of the present discourse

c: constituting the immediate past or future friends all these years

d: being one not previously mentioned —used especially in narrative to give a sense of immediacy or vividness then this guy runs in had this urge to go shopping

2: being the nearer at hand or more immediately under observation or discussion this car or that one

this

 adverb

\ ˈt͟his  \

Definition of this (Entry 3 of 3)

: to the degree or extent indicated by something in the immediate context or situation didn't expect to wait this long

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[Dumuzzi]

Those that have experienced it know exactly what it is. Those that haven't, have no idea and can't even begin to form a concept of it. It is like trying to explain the beauty of the world to a blind man, who has never seen any of it. All you can do is provide metaphors and highly inadequate comparisons to mundane phenomena most people have experienced in their lives. It is however possible to show at least a glimpse of it, through Shaktipat.

Passing on the Gift of the Goddess serves as motivation and as a reminder for the adept so he knows what he is striving for and why they are cultivating a spiritual path. Most enlightened masters can give Shaktipat and that is probably the best way an ordinary person can begin to understand what enlightenment really is. 

[Moksha]

Words cannot accurately define the indefinable, but my definitions:

Awakening: Consciousness, within a form in relative reality, becoming aware of itself as ultimate reality.

Enlightenment: Consciousness, within a form in relative reality, perpetually remaining aware of itself as ultimate reality.

[Aaron p]

The realisation that earth does not exist and that your immortal

[Enlightenment]

I am

[Chrisd]

Less suffering.

[gettoefl]

good, no longer, sought

[Heaven]

11 minutes ago, Moksha said:

Words cannot accurately define the indefinable, but my definitions:

Awakening: Consciousness, within a form in relative reality, becoming aware of itself as ultimate reality.

Enlightenment: Consciousness, within a form in relative reality, perpetually remaining aware of itself as ultimate reality.

The guy did his homework?
I couldn’t explain it better.

[The0Self]

14 minutes ago, Moksha said:

Awakening: Consciousness, within a form in relative reality, becoming aware of itself as ultimate reality.

Enlightenment: Consciousness, within a form in relative reality, perpetually remaining aware of itself as ultimate reality.

While the above is basically the fruit of the path, what some refer to as enlightenment is: the destruction of the sense of personal doership, whether or not awareness comes along for the ride.

[zeroISinfinity]

2 hours ago, allislove said:

this

Infinite Love 

[Breakingthewall]

gradual elimination of all the psychological attributes that form the "person" until leaving a permanently empty hole in the place of the psychological body, through which the sacred substance of which reality is made is manifested, without being blocked by the shape of the mind

[Breakingthewall]

4 minutes ago, Tim Ho said:

 do you have to be so accurate?

Hah not so, still to be defined "sacred substance"

[Tim R]

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[VeganAwake]

It's freedom from the socially conditioned mind.

But that doesn't make it special. In fact it's so easy and ordinary that it's constantly overlooked.

❤

 

 

[EnergyGem]

This is what enlightenment means from a QiGong Masters perspective. An excerpt from Zhuan Falun:

 

"So if energy practices have such a long history, you might be wondering just what exactly they’re for. I can tell you that ours is an advanced Buddhist method of spiritual practice, and so it seeks to bring you to divinity, or what’s known as “Buddhahood.” And Daoist methods, similarly, seek to foster enlightenment, or enable you to “attain the Way,” as it’s called. The idea of becoming divine shouldn’t seem absurd, or far out, as it may to some. For example, take the concept of Buddha.

It’s a term from the ancient Indian language known as Sanskrit. The term has undergone various permutations in China since arriving there long ago, being translated phonetically as foah-toah, foo-too, and eventually just foah. Translated into our own language today, the term simply means “one who has awakened,” and refers to any being who has gained a state of awakening through spiritual discipline. So it shouldn’t seem that far-fetched.

Consider that extraordinary powers can come to those who engage in spiritual discipline. While six types of powers are now generally recognized, there are in fact a myriad number that exist. There are individuals who can, just while sitting in place, do things that normally even physical action couldn’t accomplish; or they might be able to see the true workings of the universe in multiple dimensions, and how it really is, and see things that are invisible to others.

I think you would have to agree, then, that they have attained a higher state of awakening, or spiritual attainment, and are no longer mere mortals. So it’s only fitting to call them spiritually awakened, holy, or divine—or in ancient Indian terms, a “Buddha.” And this is what these practices are in fact meant to achieve."

 

from Zhuan Falun (Turning The Law Wheel) :

https://en.falundafa.org/eng/pdf/Zhuan-Falun-2018.pdf

[Moksha]

On 3/9/2021 at 1:01 PM, The0Self said:

While the above is basically the fruit of the path, what some refer to as enlightenment is: the destruction of the sense of personal doership, whether or not awareness comes along for the ride.

Awareness of Self as Consciousness destroys the sense of personal doership. It is the realization that ultimately, there is no doer, just Consciousness working through forms to experience relative reality.

[seriousman24]

22 minutes ago, Moksha said:

Awareness of Self as Consciousness destroys the sense of personal doership. It is the realization that ultimately, there is no doer, just Consciousness working through forms to experience relative reality.

There's always a doer and no way to realize that there isn't.

Edited March 11, 2021 by seriousman24

[Moksha]

44 minutes ago, seriousman24 said:

There's always a doer and no way to realize that there isn't.

Awakening is direct realization of Your true nature as Consciousness. Just because it hasn't happened for you yet doesn't mean it won't