The Nature of Enlightenment

Think of a lecture hall.

During the day, it is well lit.

At night it is totally dark.

The mind is nothing like a lecture hall.

Once you light up a mind with enlightenment, it stays bright.

A mind in the morass of ignorance is always in the dark.

The Nature of Enlightenment

The need for enlightenment exists only because of the existence of delusion and ignorance.

If there were no delusion and ignorance, there would be no need for Enlightenment, because everyone would already be enlightened.

Therefore be on guard against thinking of Enlightenment as a "thing" to be grasped after. That sort of thinking can be an obstruction to enlightenment.

When the mind that was in darkness becomes enlightened, that old mind and its mindsets pass away.