--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 7, 2006, at 4:38 PM, a_non_moose_ff wrote: > > > Well, if you mean enlightenment to mean "something good is happening", > > then fine. Its just traditionally the term has been used in specific > > ways. And in recent years some have hijacked the term and used it to > > label almost anything, BUT implying that they mean the same as > > traditional "enlightenment". Its a bit of a charlatan's game is some > > caes, IMO. > > Bottom line: the words for different "states" of enlightenment just > don't exist in English. That's why I always insist my enlightenment > has the 100% Vedic tag :-)...no seriously...in their correct sense, > the Sanskrit names relating to the different states of consciousness > have a precise meaning. That's not to say everyone needs to parrot > out the same description, everyone's different. > > IME the vast majority of people claiming "enlightenment", in Vedantic > terms, have had a taste of the Self. "Self-recognition". Grokked the > View. > > It doesn't mean we've carried the View, have gained confidence in the > View or are established in it. If we can rest in the View for long > enough, signs manifest. It's precisely because these signs aren't > mentioned, it's natural to wonder. >
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