10 Sep 2024
*In Buddhism can an enlightened person or being ever lose their enlightened state?*
The answer is no.
Once a person gain Enlightenment, he wouldn't lose it.
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The Buddha, who achieved Nirvana at age 40, regularly meditated until he died at age 80.
Why would a supremely enlightened master need to meditate after achieving enlightenment?
The human mind reverts to primal thoughts unless it is constantly tended, cleaned and sorted.
On summer retreats, the Buddha would often go away for days at a time after finishing his teaching sessions in order to declutter his mind.
Even the Buddha was human. He was known to every human emotion after enlightenment but these emotions were like light fluffy clouds on a vast sky of wisdom.
Vigilant housekeeping is endless in the struggle toward peace.
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