What is “Enlightenment?”

Definition of Enlightenment

What is “enlightenment”, specifically “spiritual enlightenment?: How would I define it? After reading numerous books, listening to many podcasts and doing lots of Google searches, I would define “enlightenment” as follows:

  1. A state of awareness or consciousness

  2. Achieving a profound state of awakening (sudden awareness) and inner peace through a deeper understanding of one's true self and the interconnectedness of all things.

  3. An awakening to the true nature of things, experienced as a shift to pure consciousness. 

  4. “Spiritual” has nothing to do with what you believe but everything to do with your state of consciousness.

Why Enlightenment is Important

What is “enlightenment”, specifically “spiritual enlightenment?: How would I define it? After reading numerous books, listening to manny podcasts and doing lots of Google searches, I would define “enlightenment” as follows:

  1. The focus goes from external to internal. The external

Enlightenment Quotes

  • “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”

    Dhammapada

  • “Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive, that you can touch the miracle of being alive, then that is a kind of enlightenment.”

    Thích Nhất Hạnh

  • “Enlightenment is not a change into something better or more, but a simple recognition of who we truly already are.”

    Anonymous

  • “The ultimate goal is to know oneself fully as well as one’s place in the world. This is the ultimate enlightenment.”

    Jason Chin