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Originally posted by siriussam
reply to post by siriussam
May I ask what Koan it was?
Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by 1nf1del
Wow, this doesn't sound too good.
It sounds like another way to keep the control of humanity going.
Originally posted by siriussam
reply to post by 0mage
Perhaps, one could also argue that that enlightenment and the path to it, comes from within, and enlightenment will happen regardless of wither information is being with held, aliens are landing or vaccines are being incorrectly administered. I believe enlightenment is found in living and not reading about it.
I agree that these forums are a good place for pointing people in the right direction, i just doubt that a true enlightened being would concern themselves with the argument and counter argument that would inevitably occur on a forum such as this.
Also would an enlightened being advertise themselves as such, I truly don't think they would, too much ego involved in the grandiose revealing of, for all intense and purposes a super being and smacks of someone wanting rather than being enlightened.
Honestly hope I don't cause offense with what I am saying.
If possible could you answer my previous questions?edit on 30-1-2013 by siriussam because: (no reason given)edit on 30-1-2013 by siriussam because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by siriussam
reply to post by 1nf1del
If you were enlightened would you be searching for anything? would you not have found oneness with the UNIverse?
Originally posted by siriussam
reply to post by 0mage
My concept of enlightenment mainly comes from a Taoist perspective, I suppose I was hasty in saying an enlightened being wouldn't come on a forum such as this, and I believe my subsequent posts reflect my change in mind but I still hold to my belief that the op is coming from a position originating in ego, I trust my intuition, it has served me well, and I use and cultivate it as a Zen Shiatsu practitioner.
If I was to discern wither someone is truly enlightened, I dont think I could do It over a forum, I would have to spend time with them and see the quality of the shen in their eyes, and feel the truth of their words. Talk can be cheap.
There is no such thing as an 'enlightened person'.
The 'person' is seen and known to be illusionary when realization happens.
Oneness.
Originally posted by AthlonSavage
reply to post by Itisnowagain
There is no such thing as an 'enlightened person'.
The 'person' is seen and known to be illusionary when realization happens.
Oneness.
iThasPastagain you ae not right there are enlighten people. A person is made up of a matrix of energy when them energies become fully sychronised and then that person reaches an conducive condition for interacting with the vortex continum of life.
Originally posted by AthlonSavage
reply to post by Itisnowagain
There is no such thing as an 'enlightened person'.
The 'person' is seen and known to be illusionary when realization happens.
Oneness.
iThasPastagain you ae not right there are enlighten people.
Do you know any enlightened people?
Originally posted by siriussam
reply to post by 0mage
If I was to discern wither someone is truly enlightened, I dont think I could do It over a forum, I would have to spend time with them and see the quality of the shen in their eyes, and feel the truth of their words. Talk can be cheap.