Category: buddhism

By Lt Col R K Langar

What is Enlightenment

It is said that knowing others is wisdom whereas knowing yourself is enlightenment. In common parlance an enlighted person is a well informed person who can take part effectively in all types of conversations. He is an  enlightened person who gives light without any prejudice. In spiritual language enlighted person is that who has realized his Self and feels the bliss of Divine at all times. This would mean heightening of self awaress to the highest degree which leads to God realisation who is present in all bangs. In other words Absolute knowledge of God is enlightenment. This is the Absolute meaning of the word enlightenment. (more…)

By R.J. Vigoda

If the answers to all the big questions of existence were easy to come by everybody would know them.   There’s good reason why so few hold the most profound secrets of life.  Let’s face it, the path to enlightenment is undeniably a tough and arduous slog.  Those deciding to pursue the weighty issues of our intrinsic Being better strap in for a rocky ride filled with perplexing concepts, torturous reason, an avalanche of bewildering language and endless acres of convoluted conundrums.  Of course, just because the task is formidable doesn’t mean there aren’t many willing to give enlightenment a shot.  For such ambitious souls there’s no end of revered spiritual systems to hitch one’s fate.   While almost all spiritual or wisdom traditions specialize in the esoteric, obscure and impenetrable one in particular raises the levels of confusion, mystification and befuddlement to vertiginous heights.  This asylum of contradiction is the fusion of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism commonly known as Zen.  Those of saner disposition steeped in logic and reason best turn back now. (more…)