Enlightement is just a maintained state of consciousness? Awakening Vs Enlightenment

[ZenSwift]

Enlightement is just a maintained state of consciousness? 

Is Enlightement even a thing that can be very specifically pointed to?? 

Or is there just degrees of Awakening? 

Is Enlightement just a maintained state of consciousness? 

What's the difference between an Awakening and an Enlightement? 

What does the word "Enlightement" point to? For me it seems like enlightenment is when you are able to maintain a state of consciousness that you are conscious of absolute Truth. 

And then on the other end there is the several degrees, facets and depths of "Awakening"? Yes?
I suppose I'm creating a distinction between Enlightement and Awakening. Where Enlightement is like a benchmark for progress in raising your consciousness, and the word Awakening is a more relativistic term. Awaken to what? 
Absolute Love? 
Absolute Truth? 
Infinite intelligence? 
Omniscience? 
God realization? 
The other infinite facets and depths of Awakening?

Whereas the word "Enlightement" for me seems to point to a specific Awakening accomplishment. 
Like tapping into the absolute and meeting God for the first time. And being able to maintain that STATE of consciousness. 
Or being able to maintain at the state of consciousness of no self. Etc etc. 

Do you think this distinction between enlightenment and Awakening is necessary/useful? 

Do I have it all wrong? Am I just full of foolish speculation and mental masterbation? 

Let me know your thoughts. 

[VeganAwake]

Enlightenment is the realization that the very individual attempting to reach, achieve or maintain it....isn't real.

In other words it's wholeness recognizing the experience of separation wasn't valid.

❤ 

 

[ZenSwift]

39 minutes ago, Judy2 said:

16 minutes ago, VeganAwake said:

In other words it's wholeness recognizing the experience of separation wasn't valid.

 

I like that. 

[WelcometoReality]

 

@ZenSwift Here's Adyashanti describing the difference between awakening and enlightenment.

[SOUL]

It seems the phrase 'abiding in awareness' is an accurate expression of it. Being awareness as well.

Any of the insights and wisdom one would perceive in being awareness are just artifacts of the experience and the presence or absence of those doesn't add or detract from 'abiding in awareness'.

Edited February 22, 2022 by SOUL