What is enlightenment?

thanks for your replies :)

[Heightend-Awareness]

My interpretation of enlightenment is the when you have realised the maturity of your soul from the understandings of duality and the balance they have with one another through to the letting go of ego and the change of your current paradigm (old version to new).

It should be noted that in Buddhism enlightenment is quite a specific term -

https://www.londonbuddhistvihara.org...enlightenment/

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by janielee

It should be noted that in Buddhism enlightenment is quite a specific term -
https://www.londonbuddhistvihara.org...enlightenment/

fFrom the article above:
"Can one become enlightened while being a family person."
One who follows the Noble Eightfold Path can enter the 'stream' leading to enlightenment and progress further in the spiritual path while leading an ordinary life. The life of a monk, free from responsibilities and toils of normal life will no doubt help the spiritual progress. The ancient texts describe many instances where lay persons have attained enlightenment at the time of the Buddha. Usually, such persons would have followed a path of spiritual development in their previous existences.

A person who has reached the final stages of enlightenment will no longer have any desire to continue in a domestic environment."

thanks again for your help :)

Originally Posted by traceyacey12

What is enlightenment and at what point does one achieve it?

Knowing oneself completely is enlightenment. As it is said that humans are some sort of miniature version of the universe so that implies that by knowing oneself completely one becomes omniscient thus attains enlightenment.

With love,
Sanjay

[A human Being]

Originally Posted by JustASimpleGuy

Perhaps this is a way to conceptualize enlightenment.

https://www.dummies.com/religion/bud...th-to-nirvana/

Very illuminating article (one might even say enlightening, if one were slightly unbearable), thanks for sharing, JASG.

Originally Posted by zinnat

Knowing oneself completely is enlightenment. As it is said that humans are some sort of miniature version of the universe so that implies that by knowing oneself completely one becomes omniscient thus attains enlightenment.

With love,
Sanjay

thanks for that Sanjay. Also thanks again to everyone that has replied

[ayar415]

Originally Posted by traceyacey12

thanks for that Sanjay. Also thanks again to everyone that has replied

It has been a year since you posed the question. You thanked everyone who has replied but engaged none in discussion.

Strange.

[ThatMan]

Originally Posted by inavalan

You're enlightened when you're lucid while awake. It is similar to becoming lucid in your dream.

Others use other definitions.

Best answer, my opinion.