--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Dangers of Pseudo-advaita > by Aziz > > Student: Are all enlightened beings in the same state? > > Aziz: In most cases, those who announce their Enlightenment represent > only a certain type of Self-realisation. Most often they represent the > realisation of pure awareness. And even among them not all are > stabilised in this experience. Not to be established in the State of > Presence means that one is still losing it from time to time. In Zen, > they say that after Enlightenment, twenty years practice is required! > It is because, in their understanding, Enlightenment initially means > to see one's true nature; and then one has to practice hard not to > lose it. There is a level called 'beyond practice' where the state is > spontaneously and permanently present, but it is not easy to reach. > The problem with the popular view concerning 'sudden Enlightenment' is > that its interpretation is rather naïve. This idea can be very > misleading because many seekers assume Enlightenment is a sudden, > complete and permanent shift of perception. They think that after > Enlightenment everything suddenly changes and one is free from > problems; that one is continuously happy and lives in bliss. But this > is not true. Even those who are considered the greatest masters had to > take many steps in their evolution towards completion. In most cases, > a master reaches complete Enlightenment in old age.
Good answer. Except that I'm still wondering what state they *might* have all been in -- California, New Mexico, Utah, Iowa, what? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
