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Is enlightenment gradual or instantaneous? || Acharya Prashant (2019)
Acharya Prashant
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Enlightenment
Preparation
Zen Stories
Liberation
Conscious Commitment
Totality
Detachment
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that enlightenment is like completing a jigsaw puzzle where each individual has a unique missing piece. Using the example of a king who attains enlightenment upon seeing a floating leaf, he clarifies that this event was significant only because the king had already assembled all other elements of totality, with detachment being the final requirement. He cautions that what completes one person's journey will not necessarily work for another, as their personal stories and missing elements differ. Therefore, stories of others' enlightenment must be approached with caution and not imitated blindly.