MetaJess

Very interesting. But all those $s and all those years... but for what? What are the benefits of enlightment? Is it really worth it?

http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/other/my-thoughtmenu-on-enlightenment-3644 … There isn't one That's the point

Thank you for replying. Re-Reading the original doc link, I see there is little mention of enlightenment being good for something. But overall it reads as if it’s saying we could /should support more people to be enlightened.

I’m with @leashless. Arguably there is no benefit to the individual. And considerable costs & risks I’d assign a non-zero probability that there’s benefits to •society• from small-r realized people (enlightened) but also really hard to suss out

So high cost but negligible benefit. But if it’s just minority weirdo people wasting their money to get consciousness kicks... why write and publish a 6 page pdf on how to do it (more)(better)(cheaper)? Maybe just for fun I guess.

I think most of the people I know, directly I”R”L or at one digital remove, who are dedicated to the “quest”, aren’t in it for consciousness “kicks”. It seems more like some part of their own consciousness or their own unique deep nature •kicked them• into the quest

So it’s a humanitarian thing