What is Enlightenment? What is Meditation? How to become Enlightened? Awakened?

[daniurb]

really a wonderful message..

[layz0]

Enlightenment is when you are consciously no longer following and chasing God but rather walking with him.

True unconditional love is really not a religion but a way of life. Paradoxically such a way of life just happens to be religious.

[Darpinion]

@layz0 I agree. I say that it is also seeing things the way they really are.

[cybervigilante]

stop teaching

[HuckleberrySlim]

why?

[ffatali]

theres so many types of different meditations, i dont have much of meditating experiance so where shall i start? someone knows?

[somebo222]

Focus on your third eye; close eyes and look at the height of your eyebrows. Then use mantra in your mind to calm your thoughts. Focus in one thought!

[PeterOzanne]

With respect, forget the "mantra/third eye" stuff. Take some time for quiet awareness. Calm awareness. You can be aware of your breath as a reminder; even during the everyday rush. Buddhism is not the "only way", of course, but most of them - apart from a few sects - teach properly. Tibetan, Zen, Shri Lankan: you'll find someone not far from you. Good luck!

May all beings experience happiness!