Enlightenment is NOT recognition.
Recognition is a function of the thinking mind. The word itself literally means “to know again.” It requires memory, comparison, and thought. It is, by definition, a mental process.
But true awakening is not a thought at all.
It’s like falling out of bed while you’re asleep.
One moment, you’re asleep. The next moment, you slam into the floor, and you’re suddenly, undeniably awake. You don’t think about it. You don’t analyze it. You don’t recognize anything. You just know it.
That sudden, undeniable knowing is what awakening actually is.
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