Doc, the weird thing is, I actually think you and turq are very similar in that your individual desires seem, from what you both report about your respective lives, aligned with the desires of life LOL!
Doc On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:48 AM, "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Aside from the moronic statements made on here, that enlightenment is no different or better, than any other state of consciousness, I thought I would address the practical benefit of enlightenment. Basically being established in silence, means a greater synchrony with life, with all that exists. The silence within, though it may initially feel personal, is not. It is the silence that pervades everything. Hence, if we have that established Being within ourselves, life is ours - no need to pine or become bitter about unfulfilled expectations or desires. All is for the taking, after silence is established. The whole of life works to fulfill our desires, once this state is reached. This is the benefit - This is the benefit, that dawns, once silence is established. Before that, there is a fundamental disconnect, between the individual desires, and the desires of life, itself. Afterwards, the bounty we receive is overwhelming. Those who assert that enlightenment is no better or worse than anything else, have lost their way, and receive neither the benefits of enlightenment, nor of their own, desperate, state. It is a sad thing that some have become so despondent in their quest for enlightenment, that they give up, declaring it all a charade. There is no work so fulfilling, as to prepare ourselves for our liberation, and then to live it.
