11-07-2014, 12:15 AM
Interesting. I don't trust gurus, but what he said about that there is no one set ideal of "enlightenment" that all different practices agree upon. "Enlightenment" means different things to different teachers of differing spiritual disciplines.
WHAT ENLIGHTENMENT MEANS TO ME
Oh, wait. I'm not supposed to come to my own conclusions about "enlightenment" or religious philosophical beliefs. I'm not supposed to be MY OWN GURU. I'm supposed to believe and do what OTHERS say I must do. To the Christians Buddhist "enlightenment" is of the devil for it says that you don't need Jesus.
Well, to me, "enlightenment" means to discipline my mind enough to stop my internal dialogue at will and go past my created ego and merge with the source of everything in the Universe. To realize my oneness with that power is to be "enlightened". I believe true "enlightenment" is demonstrated through manifestations of Divine Power expressed in overflowing health, strength, happiness, love and abundant prosperity.
True "enlightenment" is for the truly strong. Those who cannot stop their internal dialogue at will may have physical strength, but their minds are weak. The truly strong balance strength of mind with strength of body. Too much mind and not enough body makes for an unbalanced weakling. The converse is also true. Too much body and not enough mind makes for an unbalanced weakling.
That is my current view of "enlightenment" and, chances are. ALL spiritual disciplines will disagree with me. I have only one thing to say to all of them who disagree...
YOU DO NOT CONTROL ME!!!
((( SPIT!!! )))
*Not very "enlightened", eh?
WHAT ENLIGHTENMENT MEANS TO ME
Oh, wait. I'm not supposed to come to my own conclusions about "enlightenment" or religious philosophical beliefs. I'm not supposed to be MY OWN GURU. I'm supposed to believe and do what OTHERS say I must do. To the Christians Buddhist "enlightenment" is of the devil for it says that you don't need Jesus.
Well, to me, "enlightenment" means to discipline my mind enough to stop my internal dialogue at will and go past my created ego and merge with the source of everything in the Universe. To realize my oneness with that power is to be "enlightened". I believe true "enlightenment" is demonstrated through manifestations of Divine Power expressed in overflowing health, strength, happiness, love and abundant prosperity.
True "enlightenment" is for the truly strong. Those who cannot stop their internal dialogue at will may have physical strength, but their minds are weak. The truly strong balance strength of mind with strength of body. Too much mind and not enough body makes for an unbalanced weakling. The converse is also true. Too much body and not enough mind makes for an unbalanced weakling.
That is my current view of "enlightenment" and, chances are. ALL spiritual disciplines will disagree with me. I have only one thing to say to all of them who disagree...
YOU DO NOT CONTROL ME!!!
((( SPIT!!! )))
*Not very "enlightened", eh?