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tags: #technologicallove/concepts
related notes: [[Enlightenment (first note)]], [[Enlightenment is not limited to being in the now]]
# essence
To become [[enlightenment|enlightened]] or fully "lightened" is to find [[ease]] and [[wellbeing]] through the dissolution of the [[ego]].
This dissolution occurs through the growth of [[understanding]] and the resolution of [[fear]] and [[attachment]].
# explanation
Enlightenment occurs when we understand enough about how to interface with our reality to be stably well with ease and when we understand that fear and attachment derive from the identification with the small self rather than the identification as a part of the whole self. This allows us to release fear and attachment, which are equivalently the needs and desires of the [[ego]].
It is easier to be enlightened in a simpler reality, such as in the confines of a temple or any place where you are significantly supported. It is more challenging amongst all of the complexities of modern society.
# example