...s a pointer to the truth, which is inconceivable.
An enlightenment experience is a state of mind, but it is not enlightenment. A person can have a hundred enlightenment experiences, but as long as a person is thought to be having those experiences, there is no enlightenment. Enlightenment is the realization that the one seeking enlightenment does not exist. The search for enlightenment is motivated by the illusion of selfhood, but when the illusion is penetrated, no self or other can be found. What then?
Who could possibly help another? Do you see two here? The idea of help or service to others is another illusion. The sage helps without helping, and she does so without any idea of helping. If there is any idea, such as, "I am helping someone," the illusion of selfhood is still extant. The truth is beyond ideation.
An enlightenment experience is a state of mind, but it is not enlightenment. A person can have a hundred enlightenment experiences, but as long as a person is thought to be having those experiences, there is no enlightenment. Enlightenment is the realization that the one seeking enlightenment does not exist. The search for enlightenment is motivated by the illusion of selfhood, but when the illusion is penetrated, no self or other can be found. What then?
Who could possibly help another? Do you see two here? The idea of help or service to others is another illusion. The sage helps without helping, and she does so without any idea of helping. If there is any idea, such as, "I am helping someone," the illusion of selfhood is still extant. The truth is beyond ideation.
