No one will ever get "enlightened" although they might get some kind of aufklärung.
What is yours will always be yours - what is not yours will never be yours. If you have it, it will be given to you. If you don't have it, it will be taken away from you. Blah Blah. So much for "lighten-mint" Shikantaza and Silent Illumination Lecture given by master Sheng-yen during the Dec. 1993 Ch’an retreat The Japanese term “shikantaza” literally means “just sitting.” Its original Chinese name, ,mo-chao means “silent illumination.” “Silent” refers to not using any specific method of meditation and having no thoughts in your mind. “Illumination” means clarity. You are very clear about the state of your body and mind. When the method of silent illumination was taken to Japan it was changed somewhat. The name given to it, “just sitting”, means just paying attention to sitting or just keeping the physical posture of sitting, and this was the new emphasis. The word “silent” was removed from the name of the method and the understanding that the mind should be clear and have no thoughts was not emphasized. In silent illumination, “just sitting” is only the first step.
