Different people use the word “enlightened” to refer to different things, and it’s unclear to me which definition you’re using. What do you mean where you use the word “enlightened”? For that matter, what do you mean when you say “just a story you tell yourself”? This trick question seems like an attempt to drag a useful discussion about directly observable qualia into the wasteland of undefined words.
As for what stage I’m in right now, that’s a moving target. It’s usually several months after time t that I understand what was going onn in time t. Since I’m in the midst of insight cycles, I don’t think it’s a good source of data for me to describe the exact stage I’m at this moment. On the other hand, decribing changes that have stabilized for a while does make sense.
By “enlightenment” I mean the way things already are. People usually maintain a story of who they think to be. Some of those who claim some form of enlightenment just shift to the story of “me but enlightened” instead of also seeing through that story. Hence why it was a trick question.
Are you enlightened or is this just a story you tell yourself?
“There are stages.”
In the light of the first trick question. What stage do do you consider yourself to be at?
Different people use the word “enlightened” to refer to different things, and it’s unclear to me which definition you’re using. What do you mean where you use the word “enlightened”? For that matter, what do you mean when you say “just a story you tell yourself”? This trick question seems like an attempt to drag a useful discussion about directly observable qualia into the wasteland of undefined words.
As for what stage I’m in right now, that’s a moving target. It’s usually several months after time t that I understand what was going onn in time t. Since I’m in the midst of insight cycles, I don’t think it’s a good source of data for me to describe the exact stage I’m at this moment. On the other hand, decribing changes that have stabilized for a while does make sense.
Thanks. That actually answers my question.
By “enlightenment” I mean the way things already are. People usually maintain a story of who they think to be. Some of those who claim some form of enlightenment just shift to the story of “me but enlightened” instead of also seeing through that story. Hence why it was a trick question.