03-16-2012, 11:04 PM
(03-16-2012, 01:11 PM)godwide_void Wrote: "Enlightenment" cannot be communicated in words to another, as such a concept is an umbrella term referring to the the process of attaining it, the successive experiences of revelation and insight which comprise one's "enlightenment", and the remainder of one's life in the effort to integrate what one has learned, uphold and convey what one has learned through their presentation of self, and basically how they choose to approach life having achieved such a state. None of this may be completely expressed to another.
It certainly can't be. In general I think those who consider themselves progressive or enlightened (not necessarily in the spiritual sense) have superiority issues, and they feel the need to put others in their place. It seems the role of the teacher is to simply be available or to make an offering, and if it's apparent there is no movement towards mutual understanding, pressing forward with one's opinion is imbalanced. Because then you're really not trying to teach the other, rather you are simply reinforcing your own beliefs. That's stroking the self.
Quote:As you said, presenting information to those not yet ready to hear it will prove unsuccessful, and it is through exuding what you wish to convey to others through your very beingness in the hopes that others may be inspired by your example is a much better way to lead others to that which you seek to get across.
It makes a lot of sense.