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What happens when you become enlightened Buddhism?
In Buddhism, enlightenment (called bodhi in Indian Buddhism, or satori in Zen Buddhism) is when a Buddhist finds the truth about life and stops being reborn because they have reached Nirvana. Once you get to Nirvana you are not born again into samsara (which is suffering).
What is it like to experience enlightenment?
Enlightenment is profoundly satisfying and transformative, but the mind remains in many respects unchanged. “You’re still neurotic, and you still hate your mother, or you want to get laid, or whatever the thing is. It’s the same stuff; it doesn’t shift that.
Where did Buddha become enlightened?
Bodh Gaya
This extraordinary place—Bodh Gaya—is understood to be the site of the enlightenment, or “great awakening” (Sanskrit, mahabodhi), of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. It was here that Siddhartha Gautama sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree, having renounced his princely life to wander and practice asceticism.
What does it mean to enlighten someone?
: to give knowledge or understanding to (someone) : to explain something to (someone) See the full definition for enlighten in the English Language Learners Dictionary. enlighten. verb.
How do enlightened people behave?
In this state of beingness, Enlightened persons go about their days expressing greater love and creativity in whatever they are involved in. Everything is done under Universal Influence, and even when one stumbles or appears to fail, one is being guided to a higher plateau of consciousness.
Is physical beauty a sign of an enlightened person?
Physical beauty is not a sign of an enlightened person necessarily. To tell if someone is enlightened you will need to look deeper. It’s in the way they move more than anything. Because they have heightened levels of consciousness, enlightened people tend to move very deliberately and in graceful ways.
What happens to a person’s life after enlightenment?
Again, after Enlightenment a person’s outward life may seem little different to others: Family life will go on, sexuality will go on, sickness and health will go on, failure and success will go on. But inwardly, the personal ego is no longer in charge, for the person is marching to a different drummer,…
What does Enlightenment mean to you?
People traveling the various paths to Enlightenment feel that if they can achieve it, then they have achieved the Ultimate human experience. In its truest description, Enlightenment goes beyond intellectual comprehension of the experience. It is not about seeking God, speculating, or theologically theorizing about God or Ultimate Beingness.