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Post by Max Goshay on Sept 22, 2008 0:33:52 GMT -5
I want to meet an enlightened being.
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...the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. ~Plato
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Post by sophia on Sept 22, 2008 0:50:04 GMT -5
Maybe you can become the enlightened being that you seek. Who knows, maybe you already are!
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Post by Ralf on Jan 8, 2009 10:03:02 GMT -5
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Post by oneness on Jan 26, 2009 6:25:39 GMT -5
What's the purpose of searching for an enlightened being? What types of information are you searching for?
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Post by gilana on Aug 12, 2012 0:18:09 GMT -5
Check out Peter Brown of The Open Doorway.
Good luck.
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Post by topology on Aug 12, 2012 22:31:31 GMT -5
Or just look in the mirror.
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Post by zendancer on Aug 13, 2012 15:02:29 GMT -5
I want to meet an enlightened being. There are numerous enlightened peeps in the SF area and others who pass through that area regularly. SF is a real hotbed of people interested in non-duality! Check out all the well-known folks. Most of them have websites listing their schedules. Adya, Katie, Gangaji, lots of Zen Masters, and others give talks there on a regular basis. |
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Post by topology on Aug 13, 2012 16:58:02 GMT -5
Uh oh, if there are so many enlightened, then the status begins to lose its specialness...  |
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Post by zendancer on Aug 13, 2012 19:25:46 GMT -5
Uh oh, if there are so many enlightened, then the status begins to lose its specialness... ;D |
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Post by merrick on Aug 26, 2012 6:19:54 GMT -5
But how do you define an enlightened being? There apparently are many "enlightened" beings who are believed to be enlightened just because they say it about themselves convincingly enough. And if they are good at PR, perhaps even change their name to something ending with "ji" or "anda" or something, they get a following with little effort. Oh, and if they put on a robe, then it does it for them.  Anyway, to me there are many levels of enlightenment. And people who are fully enlightened are not that many in this world and most of the are unassuming, keeping a very low profile. You meet them when you are ready. Merrick |
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Post by topology on Aug 26, 2012 6:43:37 GMT -5
But how do you define an enlightened being? There apparently are many "enlightened" beings who are believed to be enlightened just because they say it about themselves convincingly enough. And if they are good at PR, perhaps even change their name to something ending with "ji" or "anda" or something, they get a following with little effort. Oh, and if they put on a robe, then it does it for them. Anyway, to me there are many levels of enlightenment. And people who are fully enlightened are not that many in this world and most of the are unassuming, keeping a very low profile. You meet them when you are ready. Merrick What's the point of having "levels" to enlightenment? Pat yourself on the back for moving on to the "next" level? |
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Post by merrick on Aug 26, 2012 11:07:25 GMT -5
No, topology,
just an acknowledgement of a step by step growth.
Merrick
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Post by mickey on Mar 18, 2013 21:49:36 GMT -5
If you meet an Enlightened being, what would happen? Would you become enlightened by metamorphosis? It could happen... and I believe it has many times. I listened to an Enlightened person once say that there is nothing preventing you from being wholly Enlightened in this moment, right now, or in any moment at all. So who are you?
The person that you think yourself to be? Or are you the Enlightened One? Let go of one (which will be gone soon anyway), to be the other (Whom you already are and always have been and always will be).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2013 8:06:31 GMT -5
If you meet an Enlightened being, what would happen? Would you become enlightened by metamorphosis? It could happen... and I believe it has many times. I listened to an Enlightened person once say that there is nothing preventing you from being wholly Enlightened in this moment, right now, or in any moment at all. So who are you? The person that you think yourself to be? Or are you the Enlightened One? Let go of one (which will be gone soon anyway), to be the other (Whom you already are and always have been and always will be). I like this, it's simply stated. Why would an Enlightened One be holding onto you in the first place? Good luck finding one of those (really, I mean it!). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2013 9:35:09 GMT -5
If you meet an Enlightened being, what would happen? Would you become enlightened by metamorphosis? It could happen... and I believe it has many times. I listened to an Enlightened person once say that there is nothing preventing you from being wholly Enlightened in this moment, right now, or in any moment at all. So who are you? The person that you think yourself to be? Or are you the Enlightened One? Let go of one (which will be gone soon anyway), to be the other (Whom you already are and always have been and always will be). I like this, it's simply stated. Why would an Enlightened One be holding onto you in the first place? Good luck finding one of those (really, I mean it!). Usually some snarky manifestation of enlightenment pops up and says something like "God is playing peek-a-boo with itself" or something. I don't buy it really. |
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