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nearoanoke
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 Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 12:33:41 AM
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This is mainly to all the Enlightened people on the forum. Atleast those who have reached the first stage of opening.
They say enlightenment is something that cannot be described in words and needs to be experienced. But lets not listen to that and try to put it in words.
What is enlightenment. How does it feel like. What happens all of a sudden?
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manigma
India
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Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 01:10:36 AM
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Originally posted by nearoanoke
What happens all of a sudden?
Its like being inflated and deflated at the same time.
Something worthless goes away and something hugely real shines forth.
The one who sought Enlightenment is vanished and only Enlightenment remains.
You suddenly come to know that your are made of Enlightenment itself. You were always Enlightened.
It was only the mind that kept you away from this reality.
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alwayson2
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 10:51:34 AM
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From the perspective of Dzogchen, the ultimate nature of all sentient beings is said to be pure, all-encompassing, primordial awareness or naturally occurring timeless awareness. This "intrinsic awareness" has no form of its own and yet is capable of perceiving, experiencing, reflecting, or expressing all form. It does so without being affected by those forms in any ultimate, permanent way. This pristine awareness is what Dzogchenpas refer to as rigpa. The analogy given by Dzogchen masters is that one's nature is like a mirror which reflects with complete openness but is not affected by the reflections, or like a crystal ball that takes on the colour of the material on which it is placed without itself being changed. Having distinguished rigpa from mind, one is not distracted by the mind, i.e. one does not let thoughts lead onself. This allows thoughts to naturally self-liberate without avoidance.
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Lets describe "Enlightenment"
