--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm more radical; I don't think the term > > 'enlightenment' > > should be used at all. It's lost any useful > > meaning. > > If one insists on using it, defining it in terms of > > behavior could be misleading and illusory, because > > all > > of the traits you list above can be (and have been) > > faked. > > > > The bottom line for me is that realization is a > > purely > > subjective experience. People seem to want to > > objectify > > it, to come up with some measuring stick for it. I > > don't think they'll ever find one. > > Agreed. I would argue that the value of a description > of enlightenment lies in its ability to help those who > have just become enlightened. It gives the rather > confused mind a set of conceptual tools to help > clarify what is going on. This same description > provides only entertainment and inspiration for those > in waking state. Also, more germane to your other > post, and a nod to Akasha, no one person's description > of enlightenment is the only description. While there > is certainly overlap, there is also uniqueness. > >
"There are at least as many valid interpretations of the Veda as there are enlightened persons..." There's also MMY's exposition on a "mahasutra" which is required to enable the intellect to understand and accept Unity. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WpTY2A/izNLAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
