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"The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction and ambiguity"
Yes, totally subjective. Still: nice yard-stick.
It is in those moments when we are "thrown for a loop", "completely confused", "feeling betrayed" that thinking clearly becomes the hardest, isn't it?
Can you think of any other measures to check how "enlightened we are"? Is there even such a thing?
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I think of "enlightened" as being in touch with ones true nature, or the space between conscious, verbal thought. If yoga is about trying to get to know who we truly are, and the underlying awareness is our true essence, then, the more day to day contact I have with that is my own, personal yardstick.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post, Claudia. I think Boodiba is right that being enlightened involves being in touch with one's true nature, whatever that amounts to. I've just written a post about this as well (piggy-backing on your post again :-)).
ReplyDeleteHi Nobel, yes I saw that, found it interesting as well, and commented too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to blog about it, but maybe some day!
ReplyDeleteIt took a lot of willpower to have lunches with the ex and invite him back to my house for meals - all for the kids. not many people would understand why, but the boys have been so happy.
the marriage is broken, but not the family. a nice mix paradox, contradiction and ambiguity, perhaps?
Cory, sounds like you are going through a difficult time. May you find your way on this.
ReplyDeleteit's actually much better now. I can eat with that fella and not clutch my heart in pain or cry or reach out for smokes. Yoga helped heaps.
ReplyDeleteYes yoga helps, I agree, I must admit my heart reaches out to you, some situations in life are sooo difficult... I am sending you light, and I am happy to hear it is better now!
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