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What Is Enlightenment?

This Group is for people who wish to engage in meaningful spiritual inquiry about the topic of enlightenment. What is enlightenment? What does it mean to be enlightened, and what comes next? What has your experience been with developing your own awareness, with those who claim to be enlightened, or those that promise enlightenment?

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Posted on Jul 5th, 2009 by Bill : practicioner & free Bill in What Is Enlightenment? (and other questions)

basho >>> organized religion is a 'a long struggle for mental territory' - yours and mine. not to mention the percs for those in command - money, sex, and power etc, etc religion is not... More »

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Enlightenment Teaching

Posted on Jul 5th, 2009 by sourceconnection : Seeker of True Self sourceconnection in Articles, Links, and Resources

Are you looking for real Enlightenment Teaching and Teacher? HereĀ“s good news to you! Enlightened Spiritual teacher Dave Oshana, who currently lives in Finland, teaches seekers of Enlightenment and guides souls in there journey to... More »

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Posted on Jul 2nd, 2009 by basho : JustParsingThrough basho in What Is Enlightenment? (and other questions)

'Ahhhh, probably not, it's probably all religion after all, a long struggle for mental territory.' i think you answered your own question bill. organized religion is a 'a long struggle for mental territory' - yours... More »

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

It goes beyond partly. They are all in whole a correct answer to explaining the world. Enlightenment is of course something else, but the idea is about the same, as you express (and I follow... More »

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Posted on Jun 26th, 2009 by Bill : practicioner & free Bill in What Is Enlightenment? (and other questions)

Ahhh, yes, comparing the problem I described to competing models at the edge of scientific theories seems very appropriate. The big difference being, in science there is a relatively well agreed on protocol for how... More »

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Posted on Jun 26th, 2009 by Bill : practicioner & free Bill in What Is Enlightenment? (and other questions)

Dave >>> This may be useful in approaching some sort of clarity. Hey, that johari/nohari window tool looks fascinating. I've heard of them before, but hadn't thought about them in any depth. What a wonderful... More »

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Dave, read Bills story again it is good. The link refers to personal problems in relation to others. Bill's story seem more of a conceptual questioning of human behaviour/reasoning.

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Yes, It is indeed a tendency. A very good observation indeed. I just don't have real right of speaking probably. I have no affinity with religion, never had one and never will. (If I do,... More »

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Re: Can disagreements between different traditions be resolved?

Posted on Jun 26th, 2009 by Dave : Somatic Life Coach Dave in What Is Enlightenment? (and other questions)

Thought provoking question, Bill. This may be useful in approaching some sort of clarity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window

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