The Truth About Spiritual Enlightenment | Truths, Distortions, Fakes
What exactly is enlightenment? What is the point of spiritual enlightenment?
Hello, Jason Cain here and welcome to the Ancient wisdom modern mind podcast and today I would like to share my view on spiritual enlightenment and the truth about enlightenment, gurus.
The world is brimful of different cultures, traditions, religions and languages. People living in one geographic location comprehend things in a different manner as compared to those living in another geographic location. However, one thing that is common in people all around the world is their constant search for spiritual enlightenment and the spiritual experience itself. Spirituality, unlike religion, is universal and gives you freedom to choose your path and experience.
The traditional concept of enlightenment comes from the spiritual traditions of India notably the various schools of Yoga, Vedanta and Buddhism and denotes the highest state of spiritual attainment. The End of the path. Some of the synonymous for enlightenment, given by different schools of thought, are:
Buddhism : Nirvana, Liberation, Awakening, Cessation
Yoga : Liberation, Realization, Release, Aloneness (kaivalya), Union (yoga), Perfection (poorna)
Vedanta — Self-realization, Self-knowledge, Jnana
The whole concept of being spiritually enlightened is having an ability to completely comprehend yourself, life and the world around you. However, spiritual enlightenment is a sudden experience which makes it hard to define as the experiences vary from person to person.
Nowadays there are many people who judge them to be enlightened, and for 99% of those enlightened gurus are either confused about full enlightenment or they have no experience or they are fake gurus. The ego is a master of deceit, and it can hide itself in spirituality too.
Gradual or Sudden Enlightenment:
Many of the traditions mentioned above agree that enlightenment is already here and now, and that it is our true nature of reality. We often get carried away by an emotional explanation of enlightenment. But no enlightened being can tell you about when they became enlightened because it a gradual process that grows unnoticed.
One day you simply realize your ego is dead and you are no longer bound by your humanity. Since the human is dead, an enlightened being cannot tell you stories. They can remember the bliss of transition, slowly after decades of effort
Enlightenment is a Direction, Not a Goal:
Full enlightenment is possible, and is not only for monks. However, it is extremely rare. I believe that at any time in the world there are probably few people in that peak of achievement. Many people feel discouraged, frustrated, or less motivated. All of these issues come up when we think of enlightenment as an inflexible goal, but these problems can also disappear the moment we make a small adjustment in our mindset.
Putting Things in Perspective:
In many traditions, the teachings are quite binary either ignorant, or enlightened. As enlightenment is so rare Many of us are encumbered by our own ideals and beliefs, we are serious amateurs, but very few of us are willing to practice like those masters. But few people are ready to put in the effort and sacrifice to become enlightened.
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