Enlightenment is not a skylight shining on you or wings sprouting or a halo developing around the head. It is not the ability to walk on water or fire. It is not the ability to produce miraculous gems out of pigeons.

When the ‘Self’ steps into Spiritual knowledge, it starts becoming more and more aware. The confusion starts breaking away. Clarity starts dawning that the identification with the people/situations/things is just an illusion. Gradually, it becomes aware of itself… it remembers itself… the false identifications start crumbling and finally, the Self abides in itself.

This maturity happens gradually and unveils the Truth petal by petal. A point comes when you become a fully blossomed flower… fully enlightened!

E.g. After you take a shower and are completely clean, you keep away from dirt to maintain the cleanliness as much as possible. But if you start playing with charcoal again, you will dirty yourself again, correct? Just because you took a shower, it does not mean that dirt and charcoal will cease to exist around you. It will all be there, you will have to make an attempt to dodge the dirt to keep clean, correct?