Amir, you sure do spend a lot of time writing garbage:
If one is going to speak of the matter, one should be giving accurate reports. I have not said that I am post-enlightened, I have simply said that I am in the process of post-enlightenment training. There is no such thing as post-enlightenment, there are only various depths and intensities of what one is calling ‘enlightenment’, it is an ongoing process
To claim you are in your post enlightenment training, presupposes you are already enlightened and now you are going beyond that. To even go around saying you are enlightened requires a bit of shame, which you evidently do not have. In any case, you know the record with me, I don’t think you are enlightened. Not even close.
Direct experience is needed, but a certain type of direct experience. The cow chewing peacefully on the grass is also having a certain direct experience, in fact there is nothing in life which is not rooted in direct experience. Even direct experience can be dangerous without a certain wisdom, because ones experiences are capable of deceiving oneself in as many different ways as the midn is capable. But there is a certain direct experience which triggers transformation. And one may like it or dislike it, but only those who know it are capable of speaking about the matter.
Translation: Direct experience is important, but only when it comes from an enlightened person - like yourself. Buzz off. This kind of attitude is not going to win you many supporters on this forum. I recently had a conversation with a friend regarding you, who told me they find you annoying because everything you say assumes you know better than everybody else.
Look, we don’t buy into your enlightenment, so to play that card on us on every discussion we have is a waste of time. Behave like an ordinary member, don’t behave like you are better than us, or else be prepared to be rejected by everybody. For an enlightened master, you are not off to a good start, as more than a dozen people on this forum are alienated by you. Compare and contrast, to established and well known masters like Swami Yogananda Paramhansa, everybody wanted to be his friend and wanted to hear what he had to say.
That is not what I have said, I have not even mentioned the word enlightened. I have said that it is not something that can be discovered intellectually, but one must come to know oneself as a direct experience. Part of coming to this knowledge is a receptive attitude of inquiry, which is not focused upon doing something, or becoming something, but understanding yourself as you are.
You said to the OP that the fact he is asking this question means he does not know himself. Asuri, Scales and I all picked up on how ridiculous this statement was, because the poor guy never claimed to know himself, that is why he was asking. It’s like you have this annoying habit, in each and everyone of your posts to tell others they are not enlightened and by contrast establish that you are enlightened. It is happening in pretty every post you make on this forum. Stop it. It is annoying and condescending.
You have not understood my response. I was saying that often when one looks at a question, one does not consider the intentions behind the question, the space from where the question is arising. And the space from where the question is arising is just as important as the question itself.
Translation: When others, other than yourself look at a question, they do not consider the intentions behind the question and space from which it arises. But because you are enlightened, you do, and therefore can answer what they are really asking, while the rest of us mere mortals are missing the point. Here we go again.
The fact is that earthys question was coming from a certain attachment which was functioning as a barrier for coming to a deeper understanding of oneself.
It’s a pretty direct question in simple English - “How can you know the truth about yourself” and got some pretty direct answers by the members here. Once again, it was you, who did not give a direct answer, but wrote some pretentious garbage, which once again was more you than anything else. Like I said, every post you make, no matter where you make it, presupposes your enlightenment. You need to forget yourself for a bit, and focus on others. This way you will learn from what others have to say. There are dozens of members on this forum who have expertise in areas you do not. So learn to be humble and stop talking down to people.
