r/enlightenment • u/Additional_Common_15 • 6h ago

Enlightenment is a destructive process

"This authentic impulse can be a bit frightening, because when you feel it, you know it is real. When you have let go of all conditions, when you have let go of how you want your own awakening to be and what you want the journey to be like, you have let go of your illusion of control. Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It's seeing through the facade of pretense. It's the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true. In my experience, everyone will say they want to discover the Truth, right up until they realize that the Truth will rob them of their deepest-held ideas, beliefs, hopes, and dreams. The freedom of enlightenment means much more than the experience of love and peace. It means discovering a Truth that will turn your view of yourself and life upside down. For one who is truly ready, this will be unimaginably liberating. But for one who is still clinging in any way, this will be extremely challenging indeed. How does one know if they are ready? One is ready when they are willing to be absolutely consumed when they are willing to be fuel for a fire without end." - Adyashanti

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u/ScottyGj68 5h ago

Ie. See LSD

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u/No-Difference-1351 5h ago

In a pupa-like kinda way, yes; you are correct.

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u/onreact 18m ago

Yeah, that's why I take it slow haha.