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Does "enlightenment" have pro's and con's ?... or is it all pro's?

..as we are led to believe.

answer if you have any personal experience or opinion about this.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Self-awareness is a path to suffering. Any "enlightenment" theories which include self-awareness will lead to an internal struggle. Most theories that emerged out of the Ancient Civilizations and through to the pre- and post-war German philosophers, will have this problem. This is why so many philosophers experience depression.

It is helpful, in my experience to have clear goals and objectives in one's pursuit of enlightenment.

1. How will you know when you are enlightened?
2. What will be different when you are enlightened?
3. What is necessary to get from here to there?

Generally, this requires letting go of some of our beliefs. However, most people are unwilling to change their beliefs. By extension, many choose suffering.