Author of One Thought Walker
Am I enlightened? I had asked myself serenely; The answer I heard was, "I don't know." I don't know what enlightenment is, because I don't have any reference points. I used to try to figure this out, I searched, I searched, and I found that "enlightenment" only happens in the mind.
I have found the answer to enlightenment, and it is: enlightenment is nothing, it is nothing but an "idea", and enlightenment does not exist anywhere. Am I enlightened? I smiled and asked myself, I laughed harder, and I found that there was only laughter, not enlightenment.
When "I" am enlightened, I can no longer believe in enlightenment; If there is "enlightenment", it may be enlightenment. I am "enlightened": enlightenment does not exist! Who believes in an enlightened story unless that person is "unenlightened."
Some people say I'm enlightened, some say I'm pseudo-enlightened, I listen to the voices on both sides, love the ** from elsewhere, I don't have an answer except a smile. Discussing the authenticity of something that doesn't exist in the first place, what else can I do but laugh. I forgot the story of "enlightenment" in the middle of nowhere, and I watched the arguments of the people, and I was so happy that I forgot the language.
If anyone wants to hear from my mouth the answer to whether I am enlightened or not, I want to say this: I have never been enlightened; I don't know what enlightenment is other than being open to everything. When you ask, who does the idea of "enlightenment" and "non-enlightenment" come from? You! If there is an enlightened or unenlightened person in the world, he is you. When it comes to enlightenment, no one but you can give you the answer; Answers from you can terminate questions from you.
Enlightenment is a worldly story, and it comes from a deluded person. If I ask if I'm enlightened? My answer is my story. If you ask me if I'm enlightened? Your story is your answer. In the world, as long as there are people who believe that your story is true, they are confused and unenlightened; Instead, you are "enlightened". To be "enlightened" is to realize that stories are not true, and that all is stories.
Enlightenment is a trap that practitioners have jumped into for thousands of years, and there are still people who continue to move forward, approach, and jump into ......Steady stream. Who else declares himself enlightened? Anyone who still spins around the word "enlightened" has already fallen into the trap of having the label of "enlightenment" attached to his mind. I wish you to climb up and don't let enlightenment rub your oil!