Yes, anything can bring it on. It’s one of the simple and wonderous things that God created, the falling leaf, so simple it’s overlooked in this fast pased world.
what kind of question is this ? We have problems around the world and starving kids in every country and you ask about a dead leaf bringing enlighenment?
I get lots of light from leaves that fall in my yard!! Open burning is permitted here in the agricultural area I live in…Fire=light….and the smell of burning leaves is one of my favorite things about Fall, as it brings back many happy childhood memories. Plus, my kids get to toast marshmallows after the leaves have burned and the wood catches fire!! What better way to spend a fall evening???
I know we’ve had a really bad summer but don’t bring on the autumn so soon.
It’s not the dead leaf falling from the tree that enlightens, it is how it is perceived. xx
Enlightenment can happen in many circumstances!
If you go through the talks of buddha in tipitaka (45 yrs of teachings of buddha) u can get it @ incrediblebuddha.com for free
Many people achieved higher mental states just listening to the buddha’s discourse!
It does mean just listening people understood the real meaning and many of there deep questions were answered by there own conscience this is when enlightenment is possible!
And the other instances like a falling of a leaf etc is by the individuals mindfulness towards that particular happening they view that as impermanence in there own life !
So it basically means that you must have higher mental states to achieve enlightenment
Not by seeing a mere falling of a leaf from a tree! in common sense
But observing it as a reason and connecting it with seom particular event in life!
An example would be just how newton found the law of gravity when an apple fell from a tree!
So the law of impermanence and other higher reasonings are found out @ that particular instance then englitenment is possible!
The enlightment is uniquely in the eye of the beholder. To some, a falling leaf is merely a piece of debris to sweep. To others, a sign of seasonal change. But to those with pure enlightment in their hearts, it is the death of a segment of life, a fallen piece of once vibrant energy, a piece of once beautiful nature that is returning to earth. I once saw some fallen leafs pressed and immortalised in a picture frame. For me, their very spirit lingered on .. the picture was evocative and beatiful. That is my enlightenment.
If you are walking on soft earth, the best way is to walk barefoot, no shoes. You have a tremendous contact with the earth. We belong to the earth! Half of us is part of the earth and half is part of the sky. And when you are walking in the early morning sun on the wet earth, you are enjoying both the sky and the earth. It was perfectly right!
Humans by nature, are social creatures. We crave social contact so we build relationships to connect with others. Relationships do not only add spice...
Have you ever hugged a tree? Hug a tree. And one day you will come to know that it is not only that you have hugged the tree but that the tree also responds, the tree also hugs you.
If you’re really dense.
yes it can
yes. I think anything can bring enlightment
Yes, anything can bring it on. It’s one of the simple and wonderous things that God created, the falling leaf, so simple it’s overlooked in this fast pased world.
Nah, for me, it took an entire stand of birches.
It can remind you that life is short and we all drop off like the dead leaf in the end.
atheist
It depends upon the person.
No.
i guess it would really depend on your frame of mind at the time…
It all depends what the questions was or if you asked for a sign.
Yes, but it took being bonked on the head by a falling apple to enlighten Newton.
This effect has really had a lot of pot on you hasn’t it?
what kind of question is this ? We have problems around the world and starving kids in every country and you ask about a dead leaf bringing enlighenment?
Good ole Lao Tzu, didn’t carry a burden of past nor hope of the future, he just saw things as they are.
Yes, grasshopper.
Winter is coming.
You must stop sitting outside staring at trees.
I get lots of light from leaves that fall in my yard!! Open burning is permitted here in the agricultural area I live in…Fire=light….and the smell of burning leaves is one of my favorite things about Fall, as it brings back many happy childhood memories. Plus, my kids get to toast marshmallows after the leaves have burned and the wood catches fire!! What better way to spend a fall evening???
I know we’ve had a really bad summer but don’t bring on the autumn so soon.
It’s not the dead leaf falling from the tree that enlightens, it is how it is perceived. xx
Enlightenment can happen in many circumstances!
If you go through the talks of buddha in tipitaka (45 yrs of teachings of buddha) u can get it @ incrediblebuddha.com for free
Many people achieved higher mental states just listening to the buddha’s discourse!
It does mean just listening people understood the real meaning and many of there deep questions were answered by there own conscience this is when enlightenment is possible!
And the other instances like a falling of a leaf etc is by the individuals mindfulness towards that particular happening they view that as impermanence in there own life !
So it basically means that you must have higher mental states to achieve enlightenment
Not by seeing a mere falling of a leaf from a tree! in common sense
But observing it as a reason and connecting it with seom particular event in life!
An example would be just how newton found the law of gravity when an apple fell from a tree!
So the law of impermanence and other higher reasonings are found out @ that particular instance then englitenment is possible!
The enlightment is uniquely in the eye of the beholder. To some, a falling leaf is merely a piece of debris to sweep. To others, a sign of seasonal change. But to those with pure enlightment in their hearts, it is the death of a segment of life, a fallen piece of once vibrant energy, a piece of once beautiful nature that is returning to earth. I once saw some fallen leafs pressed and immortalised in a picture frame. For me, their very spirit lingered on .. the picture was evocative and beatiful. That is my enlightenment.
god is the Most knowledgeable and god knows every single thing happens on earth. neither a leaf could fall without god noticed and permission…
If it hits you on the head hard enough! 😉
I’ve had many common things bring it’s gift of enlightenment.
Lack of sleep can do it.
Anything can…if you are open
We train hard and meditate for many years until suddenly!
A falling leaf.
newton and the apple its the thought that is brought with this observation and subsequent understanding that will enlighten or enlighten
Enlightenment, whatever that is, I should think comes from within, not without!
Does the tree truly exist?
Is the leaf really dead?
An entire journey and all of existence can be captured in that moment.
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