Is enlightenment a personal matter? No, when you think about Enlightenment, it is important that you include other people in that idea. Transcendence will be yours when you begin to accept responsibility for the condition of the whole human race. When you give yourself up in unconditional surrender, automatically you rise up beyond the very limited perspective.
You come upon an infinitely greater perspective in which all questions disappear.
The by-product of Enlightenment is that you cease to suffer the way you suffered in the past.
If you feel disturbed by all the conflict and suffering that you see in the world but are unwilling to come to the end of conflict within yourself, then you can be sure that you are not serious.
What creates the kind of stability that allows a sublime realisation to remain uncorrupted?
Clarity of intention creates stability.
That means clearly knowing that you want to be free more than anything else. Often, when people have sublime experiences, because their intention to be free is not absolutely clear, the experiences soon become only inspiring memories. The basic structure of the ego usually remains intact and fundamentally unchanged.
Recognition of the truth is the discovery of true conscience.
Being haunted by the truth is being haunted by your own true conscience. The point of these experiences is for you to realise what your part in the big drama of life is. Most people are so concerned only with themselves that they do not feel any responsibility for anyone else.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
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