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Posted by asininity on 3/28/2009, 2:29 am, in reply to "Re: Enlightenment"
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: One day the Master announced that a young
: monk had reached an advanced state of
: enlightment. The news caused some stir. Some
: of the monks went to see the young monk.
: "We heard you are enlightened. Is that
: true?" they asked.
:
: "It is," he replied.
:
: "And how do you feel?"
:
: "As miserable as ever," said the
: monk.
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:
: Nice.
:
: My friend Frank (who on rare occasion has
: posted here) first introduced me to that
: ditty.
:
: Forever indebted, Frank. :)
:
: What does that particular chestnut mean to
: you, asininity?
:
: Steve
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:
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:
This wont be popular but my interpretation of it is - Enlightenment is Useless.
Thats why the monk is miserable, enlightenment for him was the answer, a goal, and just like those romantic movies where the lovers finally end up together you never see what happens after, when reality kicks in and the goal is achieved.
And ultimately thats what enlightenment is, reality kicking in.
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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