Dictionary definitions of enlightening:
adjective – tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance“an enlightening glimpse of government in action”
adjective – enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvements
Providing or tending to provide knowledge, understanding, or insight
The action of enlighten v.; esp. the imparting of knowledge or increasing of understanding and insight. Also: an instance of this; an enlightening experience
noun: An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
noun: A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
noun: A 17th- and 18th-century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasising rationalism.
What does Enlightenment Mean?
This is the question. What we are referring to is Enlightenment in Spirit or within our Soul, and what that actually means to many can be confusing, with so many definitions and variations according to a wide variety of faiths, beliefs and lifestyles.
In an attempt to clear the confusion and simplify, In a nutshell we would describe it as a state of awakened understanding. Perhaps a transcendence from adversity and misery in order to obtain spiritual liberation. To be enlightened is to be freed from the oppressions and melancholy within the mind and to gain deep spiritual peace, freedom, happiness and wholeness.
This can be achieved in numerous ways and on various levels and you can find various examples of this within this archive.
We would say, the most important thing is to at least initially, learn to maintain a consistent “grounded” level of Enlightenment whilst practicing and exploring higher methods of Enlightenment and Transcendence periodically.
Here we have collected and will continue to add accounts of enlightening experiences that we have either found or had experience of ourselves.
We concider these experiences to have been encounters and occurrences and practices that have lead to the broadening of the mind and spirituality. Gaining knowledge, understanding, experience and abilities to transcend into a state of Enlightenment.
