And how does it relate to any practical aspects of everyday life?

Once you call yourself enlightened..poof..your not!

My Spirituality relates practically to every aspect of my life.
The way I think about my self and my life, the gift and mystery of it all. The way I look at my children with a satori that they have always been here..I am, was simply the vehicle to bring them to this planet. The way I look and feel about a total stranger, seeing love in their eyes, a connection with one I do not know...yet do know. My meditation practice and the peace and knowledge that is given to me during these rare glimpses. My vow of non violence, which carries over to my eating habits. My morning prayers for universal peace. The example of peace I am for my children and others. My ability to forgive..not just my own...all sentient beings. And the incredible gift of intuition and empathy I have been given and improve on constantly...

My spirituality is the most important thing, practice..in my life, and shall remain so till my death, (which is the next phase) without it my life is useless.

Spiritual enlightenment is the goal. And, in order to obtain the goal, you have to be open to whatever comes your way as being a possible "next step" to achieving the goal. Which means realizing that everything that happens to you and everyone you meet is important and has information you need towards that goal. So everyday, I look for those synchronistic events that point me in a certain direction. Sometimes you won't realize the importance of an event until much later. But, it's all important.

From my point of view, to ask what is "spiritual enlightenment" would be similar to asking, "What is religion?". There are probably as many different descriptions of "spiritual enlightenment" as there are religions.

The very term "enlightenment" basically means "to understand", or to come to know of something. In the case of "spiritual enlightenment" the most valuable thing to understand is the nature of spirit and how to live in harmony with spirit. Living in harmony with spirit provides unimaginable benefits to any being in this physical world. The seemingly impossible becomes possible.

With this in mind, and understanding that spirit is infinite, it is impossible to ever become completely and totally "spiritually enlightened" whilst in a physical body. To become totally spirituality enlightened would be to know the mind of "God". But to know God is to be God. That is not possible within the human form. So, from my point of view, "spiritual enlightenment" is a never-ending process.

What are the practical aspects of spiritual enlightenment or the pursuit of spiritual knowledge?

From my point of view, one of the practical aspects stem from the powers obtained through spiritual enlightenment. What might those powers be? Well, there are many, but to sum them all up under one abstract umbrella I think the most powerful practical aspect of spiritual enlightenment is the power to be able to orchestrate the synchronicity of events that become manifest in the world of physicality. That's without a doubt, the most practical aspect of spiritual enlightenment, IMHO.

Of course, spiritual enlightenment also provides peace of mind, well-being, achievement, and of course, fulfillment.

This brings up a far more important question in my mind:

Can those things be attained without the pursuit of "spiritual enlightenment"?

I would say, probably not. At least not long-term with any real consistencies.

Although, having said that it may very well be possible for a person to actually attain a disagree of spiritual enlightenment without actually 'pursuing' it consciously. After all, if we consider the idea that all beings are ultimately spiritual in their truest essence, then it makes sense that we are going to be naturally drawn to becoming attuned to the spiritual powers whether we realize that this is what we are doing or not.

I am thankful that some people have paved the way for us so that there is plenty of information for how to achieve various degrees of spiritual enlightenment. I am currently making good use of such writings and my participation in this process is starting to pan out in the physical world of manifestation.

So for me, that's a practical aspect of everyday life.

<----------this..........when your spirit feels lighter.


How does it relate to everyday stuff?


Imagine never having your equilibrium rattled....

never having reactive rubbish erupt and overide you....remaining centred and calm even in the face of adversity.

Your everyday stuff becomes joyful in it's self...irrespective of the task.

A calm and satisfying existence.


Imagine BEING....simply being joyful, content......constantly.

Spritual enlighenment means to know one's true nature.that is to know that we are not body or mind but 'atma'.which is eternal and blissful and the part of superconsciousness.it is only get when we dissolve our ego into cosmos by doing meditation and become one with Him

Practically speaking.....

you follow the yellow brick road. And, along the way you meet various characters who are there to teach you and be taught by you. You face the fears and challenges that come along and keep moving forward on that road. And, when you finally get to the Emerald City you find out that you always had the answer to this question inside of you. You just forgot for a while.

In life you come across many things and what you learn from them makes you who you are.
We all make mistakes we all have regrets but if you learn from them then your on the right path, if you dont then life is just one big hard slog. Anna x

I bet the enlightenment part ends up being different for everyone. I bet once we reach it, it turns out not to be One Absolute Truth.

doesn't relate to any aspects of everyday life any more than any other fantasy.

Ok. But what does "it" refer to in that sentence?

The whole reason I asked the first question first and the second question second is so that there would be a referent for the second question. Without a referent, the asnswer to the second question has no meaning.

If the referent is simply "fantasy", then one could say that fantasies do effct everyday life. For example, if one is afraid of pink elephants, and sees pink elephants, that would have an effect on one's everyday life.

To arrive at the place where we started and know the place for the first time. - T. S. Elliot

Hmmmm....that is a good question. I think the answer is no. The only spiritual enlightenment you will get without looking for it would be the initial spark or desire to begin looking for it.

The peaceful recognition of oneself.

I kinda like that. Simple and concise. Good one.

Did I say something similar with a few hundred more words?




It's the accent, isn't it?

In relation to any practical aspects of everyday life, I'd compare the Spiritual Enlightment only with the feeling of Being in Love -- when your soul is filled with the emotional uplifting sense of well-being and good will (i.e. best wishes) for everybody!

Can you imagine the world where everybody's (spiritually) in love with everybody else?!! -- UTOPIA ? ? ?

* How would you like to live in the United States of Spiritual Enlightment?

On this level of practical reality "Spiritual enlightenment" happens with growth. Every moment of your life can be an awakening or a spiritual enlightening experience.

On the macro level, it might be when you realize at your core, you are the one.

You are God.