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im not sure that once one is "enlightened" that enlightenment lasts forever.
i have often felt the feeling that i "understood" only to have it slip away. i can't believe that anyone, even buddha, knew all the answers all the time. i think that he wascapable of losing his enlightenment if he backslid too much. ghandi used to go to bed with young girls, to test his body and resolve, saying that if one wasn't constantly vigilant, one would backslide, and old habits could take over.
so i think that enlightenment is only good for a certain timeframe. the trick is realizing when enlightenment ends.
i have often felt the feeling that i "understood" only to have it slip away. i can't believe that anyone, even buddha, knew all the answers all the time. i think that he wascapable of losing his enlightenment if he backslid too much. ghandi used to go to bed with young girls, to test his body and resolve, saying that if one wasn't constantly vigilant, one would backslide, and old habits could take over.
so i think that enlightenment is only good for a certain timeframe. the trick is realizing when enlightenment ends.
