What happens when you reach enlightenment?
In Buddhism, enlightenment (called bodhi in Indian Buddhism, or satori in Zen Buddhism) is when a Buddhist finds the truth about life and stops being reborn because they have reached Nirvana. Once you get to Nirvana you are not born again into samsara (which is suffering).
Who is a truly enlightened person?
The enlightened person is insightful and open-minded. He is able to see the world with great clarity, without attachment to preconceived ideas about people, places, and things. This enables him to observe the world without jumping to conclusions.
What happens to the soul after enlightenment?
Once the soul becomes fully aware of its oneness with God, which is enlightenment, there still remains the memory of this individual expression. The soul is deathless and continues reincarnating in a body so long as there is opportunity for spiritual growth by taking on a physical body.
How does an enlightened person live?
The enlightened person is happy and joyful. He has a cheerful disposition most of the time, and is willing to share that joy with others. He is always optimistic that all challenges have a resolution. Even though the resolution may not be the most desirable, he is confident that he is capable of being at peace with it.
Is Enlightenment a delusion?
Your perceived enlightenment may be a delusion if you are trying to stuff it into the finite box of religion while forsaking the infinite nature of spirituality. Enlightenment can only manifest from a spiritual disposition.
Is questioning reality necessary for enlightenment?
Questioning reality is the cornerstone of progressive enlightenment. In fact, the only way to transcend delusion is to stay ahead of it by questioning everything and not relying on answers. Better to come up with improved questions. It’s only when we stop questioning that our delusions take control and lead us into stagnation. Or worse, regression.
Is Enlightenment our true nature?
Here is the story passed on with the flame: enlightenment is our true nature and our home, but the complexities of human life cause us to forget. That forgetting feels like exile, and we make elaborate structures of habit, conviction, and strategy to defend against its desolation.
What is the soul-driven path to enlightenment?
The soul (subsuming the ego) guides us into the understanding that we are interdependent agents proactively engaged with becoming enlightened. The ego-driven path is results-oriented (which leads to delusion). The soul-driven path is process-oriented (which overcomes delusion). The process is the thing, not the result.
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Likewise, when enlightenment is attained, all worries, all fears, all ignorance and delusions are gone and you are free. There are two types of enlightened beings: those that teach and those that don’t. When the Buddha attained enlightenment he didn’t want to teach the people.
What are the signs of an enlightened person?
Possibly the number one sign of an enlightened person is the stillness about them. While everyone else is dashing about, stressing, and being all too busy, enlightened people always maintain an inner stillness. You can feel how still and calm they are inside. They are never stressed, never anxious, never depressed, just still and calm.
Are enlightened people compassionate?
As compassionate as enlightened people are to others, they are equally compassionate to themselves. They know that they themselves are a unique individual who is as worthy as love as anyone in the world. And they act towards themselves in ways that are loving, caring and nurturing.
Is there a contradiction at the heart of Enlightenment thinking?
For example, Adorno and Horkheimer, the founders of the Frankfurt School, saw a ‘dialectic’ or contradiction at the heart of Enlightenment thinking. On the one hand, the Enlightenment delivered the goods in terms of our technical understanding of the world and our capacity to manipulate it.