--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , enlightened_dawn11 <no_re...@...> wrote: > > your definitions all sound so monkey-like. here's a banana, my > little chiquita. > > enlightenment is that state of consciousness in which a person no > longer identifies with, and gets lost in, the objects of perception. >>
This sounds like a good explanation. Its like night and day, they are both versions of the other. Day just has more light in it, and night just has more dark in it. It is not an absolute state. Just a movement from consciousness getting caught up and overwhelmed by in its own activity, to consciousness observing and enjoying its own activity. OffWorld > this can't be accomplished on the thinking level. it is not about > thinking, imagining, believing, denying, or hallucinating. > > the most effective way to establish that state is by alternating the > practice of transcending with activity. the easiest way to do this > is through the regular (2x a day) practice of Transcendental > Maditation, or TM. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , off_world_beings > <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Seriously, I would like to hear each person's definition in one > > > > or two sentences please. > > > > > > > > (we already know Vaj is going to inscrutably say " " > > > > And Sal is going to say "A good BLT sandwich" > > > > > > > > ...but what is the definition from the rest of you? > > > > > > Enlightenment -- a fluid, everchanging subjective > > > state of mind that has no qualities or attributes > > > except what the claimant of having attained it > > > claims it has, and no benefits for the claimant > > > or society other than what the claimant says it > > > has. The only important thing is that other people > > > must view the person who has claimed enlightenment > > > as somehow special and better than they are. See > > > 'unicorn,' and 'UFO sightings.' All in all, a BLT > > > is more nourishing and better for you, and cheaper. > > > > > > -- The Dictionary of Cutting Through The Bullshit, > > > Get Real Press, 33rd. edition. > > > > > > MORE DEFINITIONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT > > > > The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi definition > > "Enlightenment is exactly as I described it over > > the years, and it's the same for everyone. It's > > a steady progression through the states of CC, > > GC, UC and BC to complete fulfillment. When one > > reaches that state of full enlightenment, one is > > able to manifest all of the siddhis and levitate, > > as I do, and bring all of one's ideas to perfect > > completion, as I did with Vedaland and so many > > other projects. That'll be a million dollars, please." > > > > The Dumb Blonde definition > > "Enlightenment is what I say it is. Anyone who > > says anything different is WRONG, and is just a > > monkey-mind chattering away. And I know this to > > be true because my TM initiator, What's-his-name, > > said so back when I first learned TM, back in > > Wherever-it-was-ville." > > > > The Vaj definition > > "Enlightenment is what the people I consider > > enlightened say it is. And it is ONLY what the > > people I consider enlightened say it is. So there." :-) > > > > The TMO definition > > "Enlightenment is the inevitable result of practicing > > the TM technique, which is the fastest, easiest, most > > effective means of attaining enlightenment ever > > seen on planet Earth. This can be verified by doing > > scientific tests on all the people we have certified as > > being fully enlightened over the 53 years of our > > teaching. Come back a week from some Thursday > > and we will provide you with a list of their names." > > > > Turq's definition > > "Enlightenment is something that people who (on the > > whole) have never experienced it like to talk about as > > if they knew exactly what it was. In general, the more > > they talk about it as if they know exactly what it is, > > the less likelihood there is that they have ever had > > even a fleeting experience of it. Those who *have* had > > a fleeting experience of what they consider enlighten- > > ment to be are basically saying that their subjective > > experience -- whatever it might have been really -- is > > synonymous with enlightenment because *they* had > > the experience, and they are so important that if *they* > > had that experience, it *must* be cool and valuable > > and special, because *they* are cool and valuable and > > special. People talk about enlightenment in the same > > way they talk about unicorns -- they claim to know > > *exactly* what the unicorn of enlightenment looks > > like, but can't show you any unicorns so that you can > > verify that what they are describing is true. You're > > just supposed to take their word for it that the unicorn > > they are describing is really enlightenment, because > > they said it, and they're so special. (On the whole, > > there is more agreement about what unicorns look > > like than about what enlightenment looks like.)" > > >
