The Unenlightened Enlightened
Will an enlightened being
Knows he’s enlightened?
Yes, like someone who eats
And becomes full
One knows whether he’s full
Or not
Will an enlightened being
Thinks he’s enlightened?
No, even if one knows
One doesn’t give rise
To such thoughts
No such attachment
If one becomes attached
And think “I’m enlightened”
Then one has the notion
Of the self (who thinks who
Becomes enlightened? Ego identity)
The notion of the sentient beings
(I’m enlightened, others are not)
Such attachment
Such separation
Such thoughts
Mean one is not enlightened
A Stream-enterer
Doesn’t think
He’s a Stream-enterer
An Arhat doesn’t think
He’s an Arhat
A Bodhisattva doesn’t think
He’s a Bodhisattva
Similarly a Buddha
Doesn’t think he’s a Buddha
(Diamond Sutra)
Those who said
They are enlightened
In the Dharma-ending age
Stay far away from them
So far away from
Enlightenment
Mystical experiences are
simply mystical experiences
Do not mistake them
as signs of enlightenment
Another layer of illusions
Enlightenment is normal
If it happens
It happens naturally
And one has no such
Attachment nor the necessity
To give rise to such thoughts
Attachment to
Enlightenment is
Still another attachment
Another layer of illusions
In the end there’s nothing
To be attained
Hence one attains
anuttara-samyak-sambodhi
(Heart Sutra)
Amituofo
Amituofo
Amituofo
