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Recieved: 2004/06/30 22:07
Subject: Re: [K-list] Re: Maitraya, The Future Buddha/Christ
From: maz


On 2004/06/30 22:07, maz posted thus to the K-list:




, "What is enlightenment anyway?" is an
>excellent question, and I am sure it is an ancient
>one. I am sure also it has been answered by many
>people in many different ways. Even in the discourses
>of the Buddha, Sidharta Gotama is quoted describing it
>in a wide range of ways. And his desricptions did not
>seem to be all talking about the same thing. However,
>I believe the central theme is if one is free of
>suffering all of the time, or at least most of the
>time, then we could say that person is "enlightened."

I have experienced 2 states which I would categorise as "outside the norm".
One is being drenched in bliss from the inside. 2 is the total detachment
from the ego of the witness state. Neither felt like enlightenment to me.
Maybe enlightenment is a blending of the two. Or maybe it is something
else entirely.

Marion




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