... heron stone <hero...@gendo.net> wrote: .i sought enlightenment for 20 years .i had many awakenings ....became apparent to me that my     continuing quest for enlightenment was a     self-indulgent vanity .there was... didn't require me to be any more enlightened     than i already was .so enlightenment is no longer my prime objective .i expect the process will continue ...

.i sought enlightenment for 20 years .i had many awakenings .layers of illusion fell away ... became apparent to me that my continuing quest for enlightenment was a self-indulgent vanity .there was plenty of... that didn't require me to be any more enlightened than i already was .so enlightenment is no longer my prime objective .i expect the process will continue .i will...

... You are that which is aware of all of those. Enlightenment is the realization of WHAT you are. The realization that ... that which is aware. The real you. Pure awareness. Enlightenment. Why do many teachers say this is NOT true?? ...resolves the stuckness and lets go of it. Faking "full enlightenment" or whatever won't help one grow up, but ...

... You are that which is aware of all of those. Enlightenment is the realization of WHAT you are. The realization that ... that which is aware. The real you. Pure awareness. Enlightenment. Why do many teachers say this is NOT true?? ...resolves the stuckness and lets go of it. Faking "full enlightenment" or whatever won't help one grow up, but ...

... You are that which is aware of all of those. Enlightenment is the realization of WHAT you are. The ... that which is aware. The real you. Pure awareness. Enlightenment. Why do many teachers say this is NOT true?? ... resolves the stuckness and lets go of it. Faking "full enlightenment" or whatever won't help one grow up, but...

... You are that which is aware of all of those. Enlightenment is the realization of WHAT you are. The ... that which is aware. The real you. Pure awareness. Enlightenment. Why do many teachers say this is NOT true?? ... resolves the stuckness and lets go of it. Faking "full enlightenment" or whatever won't help one grow up, but...

... Buddha taught. But if you watch closely it's pretty clear they are doing neither.>> Which suggests you know the difference between what he taught and did. Care to enlighten the unwashed? But there are plenty of biographical accounts out there, including some in the canon: Sorry for the wierd grammar. Re-edited something here. -DaveK my grammars and my ...

...The Greater Discourse to Saccakahttp://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.036x.than.html (accounts of his austerities) And, you've pretty much got those and the rest with regard to what he taught. The enlightening part I'm afraid I can't do for you. :) (Nor the washing for that matter)>> So you are saying that his awakening was something that he "did"? No, I'm ...

... rather than doing what the Buddha taught.  But if you watch closely it's pretty clear they are doing neither.>> Which suggests you know the difference between what he taught and did. Care to enlighten the unwashed? But there are plenty of biographical accounts out there, including some in the canon: Sorry for the wierd grammar. Re-edited something here. -DaveK

... neither.>> Which suggests you know the difference between what he taught and did. Care to enlighten the unwashed? But there are plenty of biographical accounts out there, including some in the canon: MN ...) And, you've pretty much got those and the rest with regard to what he taught. The enlightening part I'm afraid I can't do for you. :) (Nor the washing for that matter)...