He consulted Buddhist scriptures over many years and, after a period of meditation, he is said to have experienced enlightenment.
He subsequently became an itinerant monk, during which time he first experienced enlightenment, and returned in 1716 to the Shōin Temple in his native Hara, which remained his base until his death.
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The freedom of an artist to absolutely experience enlightenment and total consciousness.
Along the way, Haw experiences enlightenment through a series of revelations, such as "The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese".
There are now many studies that have looked at people who have enlightenment experiences and they have some common features.
It would be nice to think that the townspeople experienced some enlightenment about, say, the possibility of creating alternate realities.
The people who have enlightenment experiences are not burdened by memory, and yet they have a very clear memory when they want to recall it.
The second thing that happens is that people who have enlightenment experiences are not victimized by emotions and they don't get drawn into the melodrama that you see around yourself in society.
An accomplished writer herself of memoirs, novels, and poetry she believed that all New Yorkers, regardless of circumstance, should have access to the Library and experience the enlightenment and pleasure to be found in reading.
This day, this apex of epic riffs, this nirvana of noise, this valhalla of virtuosity, this bodhi of broken eardrums, this moksha of mach, that you know as 11 November 2011, is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to collectively experience the enlightenment of Eleven.
