could one hypotheticaly be enlightened at the same time everyday and "loose it"?

[mewtwo]

Could someone be hypotheticaly be enlightened say at 5 oclock pm everyday but when they go to bed they "loose it" and "regain it" at 5 oclock the next day?

[Vajrahridaya]

Could someone be hypotheticaly be enlightened say at 5 oclock pm everyday but when they go to bed they "loose it" and "regain it" at 5 oclock the next day?

 

Sure, a person can have a passing enlightenment experience, but that's different from being a full blown Buddha, free from self and experiencing while having a self and experiencing.

[mewtwo]

yeah i know that a person can have that but i am wondering could it happen to where they were enlightened fro 5 hours a day or something everyday for the rest of there life?

[Smile]

Yep, and some monks even killed themselves to preserve high levels of spiritual attainment because they could loose it if they continue to be in a physical body. They just continue on practicing without their body.

[Harmonious Emptiness]

Taoist monks often learned acting skills so that they could appear to be a regular person with regular reactions, without actually losing their virtue. This way they could go into the world and function as needed to continue on in learning about the world or getting to where they need to go and doing what they need to do.

 

Getting angry at someone suggests an ego self defending itself, but could on the other hand be necessary to preserve the integrity or safety of something sacred. The fireworks display could be put on, but all the while it's just a master displaying a dragon in the sky rather than he himself turning into a beast.

 

It's more common to turn into the beast and then back into the sage, metaphorically speaking, since, fortunately or not, the world is a training ground to seize Dharma before it is a treasure chest of meritorious activity paving our way home

Edited May 23, 2011 by Harmonious Emptiness