he gives me the strong impression of a person that has conflated his personality disorder with "enlightenment"
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I haven’t seen evidence that enlightenment and personality disorders are mutually exlusive. A large survey of folks with ‘persistent non-symbolic experience’ found much grandiosity in the enlightened.
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a glimpse vs. abiding in
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more explicitly: a personality disorder increases the suffering of self and others. enlightenment decreases the suffering of self and others. that's the theory, anyway.
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Whose theory? Self: MCTB says meditation can periodically land one in a ‘dark night of the soul,’ even the enlightened author! Other: Abuse-of-power scandals often plague renowned gurus, an issue that I recall
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Insofar as enlightenment makes people feel less neurotic and more connected to their worlds,
. I’ve found heuristic truth in Leary’s take that one has to feel good to do good.
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warrior-castes (samurai, kshatriyas, etc.) practicing these forms is the usual example here. improved concentration and equanimity under pressure being the desired performance goal. I wouldn't ever call a killer enlightened. cultivating concentration is not NEARLY enough.
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dark nights are a developmental stage, not the end state. abuse of power is evidence of the veil of lies and deception (of self and others) that narcissistic egos make to control others. they were never enlightened.
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I insist on a definition that excludes explicit, intentional, knowing harm to self and others. Is that unreasonable?
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absolutely unintentional harm is vastly more disqualifying than intentional harm
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the only thing worth calling enlightenment is perception of the system of the world a lot of people, this knocks them out of awfulness they were only committed to because they thought it was inherently important but you chop wood and carry water after in service to your choices
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