September 11, 2016

Do I Need to Be a Monk or Nun to Become Enlightened?

Mindah-Lee Kumar Uncategorized becoming enlightened, Buddhist enlightenment, can lay Buddhists become enlightened, can lay people get enlightened, do I need to become a monk, do you have to be a monk to become enlightened, enlightened people, enlightenment Buddhism, I want to be enlightened, layperson Buddhism, spiritual enlightenment, will everyone become enlightened

 
In Buddhism, the goal of the Buddhist path is to reach enlightenment, a state free of mental suffering and characterized by bliss, peace and happiness. But what if enlightenment was only possible if you were willing to become a monk or nun? This would mean only a small minority of Buddhists could ever find happiness, since the vast majority of Buddhists are lay practitioners.

In this video, I explore whether lay people can become enlightened, and if so, what are some of the steps we need to do to ensure that we achieve it.

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