What Does Enlightenment Feel Like?

Sri Ramakrishna, like the Buddha before him, often held that what the Absolute Reality, Brahman is cannot be described. It is "ucchishta", meaning, undefiled by the tongue. As such, it is beyond the Vedas, the Puranas, the Tantra or any sacred book. Further, because the ultimate Reality is "one without a second", that is, non-dual, It cannot be compared to any other thing, It being all there is. <br/>What does ghee taste like? <br/>Well, Sri Ramakrishna would say, it "tastes like ghee!". <br/>In saying this though, the Master points out that there is a "rasa", a taste or a qualia, a subjective experience that comes with being absorbed in that Absolute Brahman. And he often compares that feeling to the feeling of a fish let loose into the ocean or the feeling of a bird soaring high in the sky. <br/><br/>In this video, we take up Sri Ramakrishna's descriptions of what it feels like to be absorbed in Brahman, compare them to Chandogya Upanishad 7.23.1 (yo vai bhūma tat sukam, nalpa sukham asti = there is no joy in the limited, only the vast is joyful) and then come up with a few analogs from our day to day lives to give you a taste of what enlightenment feels like.<br/><br/>Lectures happen live on zoom every Monday at 7pm PST and Friday at 6pm PST.  There's Q&A right after the lecture. <br/>It is free and open to the public. All are welcome!<br/>Use this link and I will see you there:<br/>https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815<br/><br/>For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:<br/>https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnish<br/><br/>To get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM<br/><br/>Support the show