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Yup... that's similar to how I see it... I think the main reason there's controversy on the subject is because a lot of practicing buddhists disagree on exactly what enlightenment means.

Enlightenment may be a state of being, but it's necessarily not a fixed state of being, but a fluid one. Or, rather, it's the only true fixed state of being in a world that is constantly moving. The knowledge of enlightenment is not something a person can know; therein lies the paradox.

Which is also why enlightenment can never be explained with words-- if it could, we would all be Buddhas!
Which, of course, we all are

<blockquote data-quote="BananaForeskin" data-source="post: 3514787" data-attributes="member: 4021">^^^Yup...&nbsp;&nbsp; that&#039;s similar to how I see it...&nbsp;&nbsp; I think the main reason there&#039;s controversy on the subject is because a lot of practicing buddhists disagree on exactly what enlightenment means. Enlightenment may be a state of being, but it&#039;s necessarily not a fixed state of being, but a fluid one. Or, rather, it&#039;s the only true fixed state of being in a world that is constantly moving. The knowledge of enlightenment is not something a person can know; therein lies the paradox. Which is also why enlightenment can never be explained with words--&nbsp; if it could, we would all be Buddhas!&nbsp;&nbsp; Which, of course, we all are <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face&nbsp; &nbsp; :wink:" src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/nexus/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="BananaForeskin, post: 3514787, member: 4021"] ^^^ Yup... that's similar to how I see it... I think the main reason there's controversy on the subject is because a lot of practicing buddhists disagree on exactly what enlightenment means. Enlightenment may be a state of being, but it's necessarily not a fixed state of being, but a fluid one. Or, rather, it's the only true fixed state of being in a world that is constantly moving. The knowledge of enlightenment is not something a person can know; therein lies the paradox. Which is also why enlightenment can never be explained with words-- if it could, we would all be Buddhas! Which, of course, we all are 😉 [/QUOTE]