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Question: What do you think ''to be enlightened'' means to you!?
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to fully live in the present momentWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes!. Ashton!. Bhuddism is a wonderful answer, because there is no bad or good, so no judging, so we are all at peace and accepting that all is as it should be, and this frees us to be the natural creators of our own destinies that we are, instead of the christian idea (for example) of having to go around comparing and judging and conquering others to be like us or under our control (that is the OPPOSITE of 'enlightenment', to need that crappy type of validation, where harming and changing others is required for you to feel ok)!.

We get to just be!.
And of course the more you just be,
the more you have let go of ego and material need!.
And the more you do that, the more you just simply are, so are in touch with god consciousness!.
The Hindus call this nirvana!.
But I love the bhuddist notions of being detached from outcome, and unjudging!. That is so freeing, so releasing from the stupidity level which is ego being!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

"to see light" - not just to "know" or understand facts but to "feel" connected , whole , one with yourself/world/humanity - to go beyond/transcend knowledge into the realm of experience & eventually spirituality!. at the psychological level - to go beyond Id & ego to the goodness of superego!.!.!. i also associate it with meditation & happiness & sometimes the "aha"/eureka moment !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

seeing God!.!. that is!.!. knowing how to live your life

I consider myself enlightened!.!. though not entirely so!. I try to live in the present, be myself, act by my conscience, live freely, resist conformity!.!.!. God to me is this knowledge, this love that exists in all of us, behind our egos!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To be enlightened is to having a perfect balance between not being greedy and trying to have things that you desire and giving away everything you own!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think to be enlightened is the reach that moment of focus and clarity about a issue!. That in that very moment it all makes sense perfectly!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To realize that we are nothing in this world and that that's our advantage!. The advantage to me motivated to be something in the end!. To know that we do have power over our world, our gov't, and anything that could control us!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Jesus is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life"!. When He tells you something you've been enlightened!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To discover the truth about something or someone!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A person whose curiosity has ceased!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To not be shackled by the dark ignorance of religionWww@QuestionHome@Com

Too see my girlfriend naked!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To be Buddhist!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

to know that you are no different than anyone else!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know!. I'm sure not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

to know stuffWww@QuestionHome@Com