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Selfhood versus Enlightenment
A Path to Becomingness
Enlightenment
I remain intrigued with the paradoxical and ambiguous nature of being enlightened. The definitions vary based on their cultural, theological, and philosophical objectives. Whether self-proclaimed or bestowed by disciples an enlightened being is described as attained, realized, exalted, to be emulated and in some cases worshiped. Although many who claim to be enlightened profess humbleness, they are quite comfortable with venerable, holy, eminence, excellence and other lofty titles to address them. Chogyam Trumpa, a Tibetan Lama and teacher, viewed these titles as expressions of what he called spiritual materialism: Taking your ego on your path to enlightenment.
I believe there are exceptional human beings such as the Dalia Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh and others, who remain humbly unimpressed with the titles others give them, perhaps as signs of respect rather than adoration.
Selfhood
While I have no interest in being enlightened, I am committed to teaching what I learn from my imperfect journey toward Selfhood. My passion is the pursuit of becomingness as a process of endless attainments. And how do I define the Becomingness of Selfhood in my theory of biocognitive science? Rather than limiting the definition to a label, I will…
