It is said that for many who attain enlightenment, the experience is so complete and overpowering that they do not want to come back into the world of duality again. Many are simply happy to pass away in this state of Samadhi. Yet others continue to live, but they do so silently and anonymously without talking about their experience to others. But luckily for us a small minority chooses to talk about its experience.
It is said that after attaining Enlightenment the Buddha’s first impulse was to abide in the effulgence of Bliss without turning back to convey the incommunicable to mankind.
Then he reflected, “Some there are who are clear sighted and do not need my teaching.”
“And some whose eyes are clouded with dust who will not heed it though given.”
“But between these two there are also some with but little dust in their eyes, who can be helped to see; and for the sake of these I will go back among mankind and teach.”
So the question before us is: Are we among those whose eyes are clouded with just a little dust, and who can pay heed to the message of prophets and saints of the past who spoke for our sake?
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Credits:This has been written by Raj Shah and edited by Ketna Shah.