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This Is Enlightenment Chapter 1
If enlightenment were an ocean, then the objects in your world would be its waves.
The Perfection Of Enlightenment In enlightenment, everything is perfect exactly as it is. The whole field of experience shines with unwavering perfection. This perfection is fully intact, and it’s not created or sustained through any effort of the self. What is already is perfect.
With enlightenment, a beauty and perfection that never fade become visible in all of life.
You could say that the happiness of enlightenment is ultimate happiness. It is the greatest and most fundamental happiness there is. It is a happiness within which there is no need for more happiness. And it is a happiness that is intrinsic to all things.
More than ninety-five percent of the spiritual teachers today teach partial forms of enlightenment. They are not actually offering the full form of enlightenment.
They may be yearning for the full form, but instead they are seeking—or, in some cases, experiencing—a partial form without realizing it.
Section I Spirit-Based Enlightenment
With that being said, the form of enlightenment we now turn to is the first of the two partial kinds of enlightenment. This kind of enlightenment can be called “spirit-based enlightenment,” because it rests on the experience of spirit. Spirit-based enlightenment has two main aspects to it: perceiving the presence of spirit and experiencing yourself as spirit.
Perceiving The Presence Of Spirit Chapter 2
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What’s It Like to Be Enlightened? by Deric J. Gorman presents key insights from the contemplative tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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Key Passages: Highlights 1, 3, and 10 are particularly representative.
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