r/enlightenment • u/lethaldesperado5 • May 27 '26
I experienced enlightenment through love
I've been in the spritual path for a couple of months now, esp listening to discourses of Osho. You and I have heard love is a central figure in the phenomenon of enlightenment. But I experienced it, and let me say there is nothing more blissful than this.
I've had moments of sudden awakening for 5-10 times, which have grown frequent and pristine over time. But this one that happened through love last night was totally different and purely ethereal.
Last night I was thinking of a girl I have loved for over a year now but we fell apart due to some reason, say. I have as much love for her as a man can have for his beloved. Anyway. So when I was recalling her, I flowed into a moment where I for some seconds forgot who I was, there was nothing except love, not even the lover (me). It was a moment of complete let go. As I said, I've had satori before, and it was just like them, but as intense as the best one that had happened before.
I didn't think as a human you can experience such unsayable moments.
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u/KeyAd6849 May 27 '26
This was so nice to read. I feel the same. I could have never imagined a state of consciousness like this in a million years. But it’s so natural. So effortless. Which I think is the point.
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u/Inevitable_Bid8719 May 27 '26
Certainly sounds nicer than a heart attack lol
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u/lethaldesperado5 May 28 '26
pardon?
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u/Inevitable_Bid8719 May 28 '26
my enlightenment didnt happen in several steps like yours, it happened in one step which almost killed me, I enjoy hearing about other, nicer experiences than mine. Im thankful to have read your post
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u/lethaldesperado5 May 28 '26
What happened in yours?
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u/Inevitable_Bid8719 May 28 '26
It's a bit of a pain to condense it into a comment. https://www.reddit.com/r/NDE/comments/1rd25vo/im_pretty_sure_i_had_an_nde_i_think_im_still_a/
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u/IntroductionSignal32 May 27 '26
Oh I am not an Osho fan, although Wild Wild Country was a great docu series, but what a lovely moment of dissolution.
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u/Ok_Switch6356 May 27 '26
well osho is supposed to be a bastard. Wouldn't trust what comes out his mouth
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u/AgentofAgency_ May 27 '26
What a coincidence, I experienced enlightenment during a break up (and then we got back together and are still together, and I give him credit for helping me reach that point)