Unfortunately, a true state of enlightenment requires a level of concentration and detachment few would ever succeed at.
Their GIFs communicate every kind of woah-face, from I Just Realized I'm The Greatest At Guitar to I Have Achieved Buddha-Level Enlightenment And Now My Face Is Upside-Down.
In Tolkien's book, each obstacle represents what is by now a kitschy level of enlightenment; once it's surmounted, you can never go back.
But for other people, who have, let's say, attained a higher level of enlightenment, the categories of good and evil pass away".
"I've had enough mediocre performances to realise that they are not helpful … When people hear a great performance, they can be transformed to a high level of enlightenment.
WHATEVER it says about our level of enlightenment (and it's probably not good), little seems to tickle us more than the tale of an unscrupulous woman who will stop at nothing to secure the glittery trappings of a better life, only to meet a harsh comeuppance.
This in itself is not a problem, but the location of the tormented and self-crucifying ascetic consciousness at the penultimate level of enlightenment is paradoxical, owing to its high degree of inner ferocity.
But in enjoying a certain level of "enlightenment," he falls back into the "egoism" of self-complacency, compassionless apathy towards fellow beings, and the narrow vision of other-worldliness.
I haven't experienced a level of enlightenment.
