enlightenment as a special state
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also enlightenment as a superhuman state · enlightenment not as a complete solution · osvícení jako zvláštní stav CZ
Summary
The belief that enlightenment (nirvana in Sanskrit, satori in Japanese) is a special superhuman state in which we no longer have any problems, no longer suffer and no longer make mistakes; Mike calls it complete rubbish. In Japan this belief made people practise zazen to get some special state, so Kodo Sawaki said that you can't get anything, and when a student asked Shunryu Suzuki whether enlightenment is a complete solution to all our problems, he replied no.
Part of ↑ enlightenment
Includes ↓ longing for peak experiences
Main theme
so-called enlightenment is a special superhuman state where we no longer have any problems
1Enlightenment as a Normal State July 2009 — Dibbavana
Developed
Buddhism can give you some special state. Which is, in Sanskrit, nirvana, or in Japanese satori, in English enlightenment.
2Dojo and Home, Sacred and Ordinary September 2015 — Banský Studenec
Is enlightenment a complete solution to all our problems? Suzuki Roshi replied, No.
3Just to Be Alive Is Enough August 2011 — Dibbavana
Also in the narrower keywords
longing for peak experiences +1 text
People long for big thrills. Peak experiences. Some people come to Zen expecting that Enlightenment will be the Ultimate Peak Experience.