Before and after🔗

There is a beautiful Zen saying, 'Before enlightenment, a mountain was mountain, a river was river, a forest was forest. When you start seeking, when you start searching, a mountain is not a mountain, a river is not a river, a forest is not a forest. Everything is chaos. When you achieve what you are seeking – enlightenment -again, a mountain is a mountain, a river is a river, a forest is a forest.

be confused very easily by anything! It is not the ultimate clarity. It is just a vague idea. But after enlightenment, the clarity that you get cannot be confused by anything. It is the ultimate truth as it is. That is the difference. The clarity that cannot be confused by anything is the clarity of enlightenment.

Before seeking, the clarity that you have can

After enlightenment, the very frequency of seeing. things will be totally different. So although a mountain is a mountain, a river is a river, and a forest is a forest, the very frequency of seeing will be completely different. During seeking, since it is a transformational process, things will only be in confusion! Don't bother much about it.

Goals:

To make the children understand about the Ego Vs Enlightenment, ways to achieve enlightenment.

ASSESSMENT

• Ø Is your ego powerful enough to take away your enlightenment?
• Ø Can enlightenment be forced on you?
• Ø When it is forced can freedom provide happiness?
• Ø Do we need any qualification for enlightenment?
• Ø When you can have enlightenment?
• Ø Which is a gift?
• Ø What are the five clear cut-defined path for attaining enlightenment?
• Ø Which is the biggest service you can do in your life?