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  • October 27, 2014 at 2:37 am #66863
    Will
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    I’ve been thinking about Enlightenment lately, and I’m interested in your thoughts, too. Maybe we can have a bit of a discussion and see how our ideas differ, or how similar they are.

    1. What is enlightenment to you? Is it something you strive for every day, or a distant thing?

    2. Are there degrees of enlightenment, or is it an absolute thing and once you get there, that’s it. What happens after enlightenment?

    3. What do you think it feels like? What does it mean to be enlightened? Do you know of anyone who is, or was, enlightened?

    I’ll give you my own answers, of course, but I’d love to hear from you, first. All my best wishes!

    October 27, 2014 at 5:11 am #66865
    Inky
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    To me Enlightenment is nebulous yet something we’re all working towards. It’s being a Bodhisattva. It’s knowing what to do, how to do it and when to do it ~ and even IF you do it! It’s doing (seemingly) nothing and yet everything gets done. It’s being close to God, feeling peacefully blissful, and being fully divine.

    I think there are degrees, and people overestimate (to a humorous degree) how enlightened they really are! After enlightenment it is doubtful you would incarnate on Earth again ~ and if you do then you really are a Bodhisattva and that’s very rare.

    I haven’t met anyone truly Enlightened (that would be Buddha and Jesus Christ, people LOL), but have met some Masters (an old Quaker lady, a stranger at an airport, a freaky soul family connection going back hundreds of years).

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