Re: Enlightenment is "Growing Up"
I think of enlightenment as expanding one's awareness (knowledge, wisdom, etc.). I'm not convinced there is a point at which you are "enlightened", just as there's no point at which you are "grown up". There are points where you can say you were less mature, less aware, or more aware, etc. etc., but I'm 44 and I'm probably not entirely "grown up" (my username is a play on the idea of that; I'm wiser now that I'm older, but that's because when I was younger I was wholly unaware, but as I get even older, I'll presumably and hopefully get wiser than I am now...).
I think the metaphor of spiritual enlightenment as "growing up" is a good one. There are things that I used to do or think or believe that I would never, ever consider harbouring now, because I'm just more aware of what they actually are, what effects they generate. It's just like the way that a little kid wants or tries to do stuff that isn't good for them, because they're just unaware of what the consequences might be...
May the light surround you, may you be blessed. May the light surround us, may we be blessed. May love and light surround us all, and may we all be healed and blessed. And so it is, and so it shall be, now and ever after.
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