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enlightenment?

Eddi

Eddi

Christianity, Taoism, and Humanism
Premium Member
What is enlightenment?

And how might a person become enlightened?

And why should a person want to become enlightened? What's so good about it?
 
Eddi

Eddi

Christianity, Taoism, and Humanism
Premium Member
The Hammer said:
From where you are, to where you'll be.
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If the place that I end up being is decidedly worse than where I am now does it still count as enlightenment?

What is the opposite to enlightenment?
 
Eddi

Eddi

Christianity, Taoism, and Humanism
Premium Member
The Hammer said:
It won't be if one is "enlightened". (I've never put much stock in destinations).

Where most people currently are. Look around. A state of ignorance.
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What type of things do the enlightened have that the unenlightened don't?

How does it differ from simply being wise? Or knowledgeable?

Why is it a good thing to be? What advantages come with it?
 
The Hammer

The Hammer

Skald
Premium Member
Eddi said:
What type of things do the enlightened have that the unenlightened don't?
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Enlightenment
Eddi said:
How does it differ from simply being wise? Or knowledgeable?
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Because it's has nothing to do with wisdom or knowledge. It's about shattering ones perceptions.
Eddi said:
Why is it a good thing to be? What advantages come with it?
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Peace? Calmness? Serenity. A sense of smallness in the Universal order?
 
SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
Staff member
Premium Member
Nakosis

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Eddi said:
What is enlightenment?

And how might a person become enlightened?

And why should a person want to become enlightened? What's so good about it?
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Enlightenment originally meant the point as which you start thinking for yourself. Choose to set out on your own path instead of following the path of others.

Now it often has a vague religious connotation which frankly I don't think anyone can give you an exact answer for.
 
Eddi

Eddi

Christianity, Taoism, and Humanism
Premium Member
The Hammer said:
Not sure I can really give you a good answer for that.

My path won't work for you as it's mine,.if that makes sense.

Dig deep within yourself. You'll find your path.
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Yes, we are all different

But out of interest what worked for you?
 
SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
Staff member
Premium Member
Eddi said:
@The Hammer
@SalixIncendium

What practical things can I do to become more enlightened?

Bearing in mind I don't like big books :p
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Each person is different, hence the many disciplines and paths that exist, and even with the multiple disciplines and practices, one has to be ready to make some wholesale changes in their life and/or be prepared to see the world from an entirely new perspective.

The first piece of advice I can offer is to approach everything with an open mind and do your best to observe the world through a lens of dispassion. That means judgments like the hate for certain people you mention in another thread and the dislike for big books you mention in this one would need to be examined and released.
 
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