Enlightenment is a term that feels elusive and vague. Some people associate it with a Hindu guru, sitting on top of a mountain contemplating the universe. Or a Buddhist monk living in a monastery, ...

The Buddha, a revered spiritual figure, once proclaimed that enlightenment is the end of suffering. This profound statement has been a source of intrigue and contemplation for many, leading to many ...

Long-Term Meditation and Enlightenment If we assume that enlightenment is a real, distinct, permanent fifth state of consciousness that results from long-term meditation, then we should be able to ...

The neo-reactionary thinking that inhabits the White House defines itself as the Dark Enlightenment, upon which the notion of the “Western hemisphere”, one that US President Donald Trump seeks to ...

Most people look upon enlightenment—whatever the term means to them—as remote, exotic, and unattainable without extreme effort. Enlightenment is the state a Tibetan Buddhist monk may reach after ...