Eastern Enlightenment lets go of meanings imposed by motivation. Its goal is liberation. Western Enlightenment lets go of meanings imposed by religion and superstition. Its goal is rationality.
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Freedom from attachment, not caring. Beyond the limitations of a tweet what they mean by attachment; it's more or less our delusory, unchallenged conception of things that we hold too dear. Enlightenment is not a state of indifference; saintlike-compassion comes before nirvana.
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I am not enlightened enough to make definitive statements here! I am aware that many practitioners think that their road ends with compassion, but others consider compassion to be a deluded state as well.
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