Visualizing Becoming Enlightened

[stevegan928]

Is this a bad thing to do? I always just assumed that it is. What's your opinion on using the Law of Attraction to enlighten yourself? Or at least using it as one of the many tools in your toolkit. I'm pretty sure I've heard Leo make a mention about how he does this.

[Max_V]

Well, the mind is finite. It could never understand enlightenment whatsoever, so it is impossible to conceptualize or visualize enlightenment as far as I know.

Enlightenment doesn’t happen to the person. 

@Leo Gura Ah well, I wasn't aware it was possible in this way. Thanks for the info

Edited October 20, 2017 by Max_V

[Leo Gura]

@stevegan928 It's useful in the sense that it can create motivation and discipline.

It's also possible to visualize your way to God itself, as they do in Tantra yoga or Tibetan forms of Buddhism, but that requires some serious training.

[electroBeam]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

but that requires some serious training.

Actually, most yogis and individuals (including me) have much more success with visualization type yoga (Kriya, Tantra) than neo advaita methods like self inquiry. Infact gnana yoga is considered the most difficult form of yoga possible. 

[Viking]

@Maxx what is advaita communication? 

[Viking]

@Maxx but that's much less accessible than self inquiry for example, which is very hard i'd say.

[Viking]

@Maxx a) so do you just watch youtube satsangs daily?

b) did anyone get enlightened using that method?

[Azrael]

It might help to visualize waking up in a dream. Awakening is like that.