Enlightenment

[Bandit]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Sometimes like this?:




I like that title!

OMG- that is so funny!

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Bandit

OMG- that is so funny!

Alex P (formerly known as 17th Angel) made that.

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Actually I'm in agreement with Snoopy

...and that's why I don't worry about you.

s.

[Bandit]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Alex P (formerly known as 17th Angel) made that.

oh. that is why I liked it so much. I have known 17th for a long time .

[wil]

Originally Posted by StarshipEnterprise

Doesn't the concept of enlightenment contradict non-duality? Either you are enlightened or you are not. Sounds pretty dualistic to me. It makes more sense to me to think of enlightenment as a spectrum. Some are more enlightened than others, but there is no clear dividing line. Does this hold any merit?

Once you are enlightened, can you ever become un-enlightened?

If the answer is no, what if the enlightened person is falls victim to a car accident and suffers severe brain damage?

Maybe enlightenment doesn't make sense if you take it out of the context of reincarnation and Buddhist cosmology?

Am I utterly ignorant about the concept of enlightenment?

Please help!

Dali Lama says once you are enlightened, everyone you see you see as enlightened. Not dualistic is it?