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9-Feb-2005-04:46:42 |
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A Buddhist Nun's definition of Enlightenment |
"We all have the buddha-nature, the unconditioned nature of mind with non-conceptual thoughts. Meditation enables us to directly recognize the buddha-nature. When we have a direct experience of our buddha-nature, there is no ego. Instead of feeling a sense of separateness, we have this very deep sense of our interconnections with all living beings... When we are in that state continually--24 hours a day, waking or sleeping--then we are enlightened." This definition was given by Tenzin Palmo, the British Buddhist nun who spent twelve years meditating alone in a cave in northern India.
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