Dear Colleagues,
ZEN7...'s Writes:
I can see that you are only speculating on what it might be like to be
enlightened; and anyway, Buddhas aren't supposed to brag.
In response, allow me to offer another theory:
The fact that Bodhisattvas do not choose to define "enlightenment" may be that to name it is to limit it, rather than a self-imposed restriction on bragging. This "naming" is the same trap that organized religion tends to fall into when it attempts to define "God" .
In the words of Joshu (As I do not remember the translator's name, I must respectfully omit his/her credit), " A clay Buddha won't pass through water; an iron Buddha won't pass through a furnace; a wooden Buddha won't pass through a fire."
The Bard
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