2006-12-08 03:27:17 · 8 answers · asked by dd 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When you understand (or think you do) something in a new way, "light" has been shed on it. It's a figure of speech. So to be "enlightened" is to have the light "dawn" on you--to gain understanding.
2006-12-08 03:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some refer to the process of enlightenment as "seeing the light," so the link seems to be largely figurative rather than literal.
2006-12-08 11:33:51 · answer #2 · answered by jakejc795 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enlightened...(in terms of religion) when the Holy Spirit had a successful works on a person, i.e., when a person knows, understand and sees the truth (of God`s redemption plans) as revealed by God and the Holy Spirit...then he is enlightened.
A person been enlightened will be living in the... LIGHT of God`s majestics presence, graces, mercy, blessings, love, peace, joy, happiness in this world or in eternal paradise.
2006-12-08 11:42:49 · answer #3 · answered by ServantOfTheMostHigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person enlightened knows something of the material world. In this context, light is energy.
2006-12-08 11:34:07 · answer #4 · answered by lightellen3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enlightened means to have insight.
A light is what you turn on to see in a room.
2006-12-08 11:29:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
recent research has shown that exposure to natural light can enhance or even kickstart creativity. so maybe getting a decent amount of light can help the thinking/meditating process that can lead to enlightenment
2006-12-08 11:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by Vivienne T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light illuminates everything. Nothing is hidden. So it is when a person becomes enlightened. Nothing is hidden from them anymore. They see clearly.
2006-12-08 11:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are two completely different things. Light is the absence of dark, whilst being enlightended is a mental state of realisation about something
2006-12-08 11:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by boojum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋