@Meaningness Two helpful definitions of enlightenment - http://kennethfolkdharma.com/2012/02/enlightenment-for-the-rest-of-us-the-buddhist-geeks-conference/ … (End of Seeking) & http://awakeningtoreality.blogspot.com/2007/03/thusnesss-six-stages-of-experience.html … (2Fold Emptiness)
After considering overnight: calling stream entry “enlightenment” does seem unhelpful. Too low a bar; too much more work to do.
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@justchap@Meaningness you could do worse than this too: http://ww.morpheusrising.com/arahats.shtml (with bonus@danielmingram bombast) - 14 more replies
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@Meaningness though come to think of it, the fact that even S.E. exists and happens to people like you/me is in itself pretty awesome. -
@postreptilian Absolutely amazing!
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@Meaningness But I like recognizing it as part of the taxonomy of enlightenment if only to make the latter term a little less awe-inducing. -
@postreptilian Yes, that makes sense… but then I’d like an emphasis on taxonomy, rather than “enlightenment really means X” which is common.
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@Meaningness I agree that it feels overly triumphal.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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