2007-03-21 16:30:20 · 11 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
You must behave how you expect others to behave. If you want water to become hot, you must apply a heated source. Likewise, if you expect others to become enlightened, you must act so yourself. Be compassionate, empathetic, helpful, and meditate. Then talk about it, blog about it, whatever, just don't loose sight of why you are doing it.
2007-03-21 17:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by neuralzen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one can lead or help someone to enlightenment. It is a task that each person does on his own. When one has made the committment to move forward and has a sense of what enlightenment is about, at that point much assisstance is available. The initial committment can only be made as an individual.
The only people who can be helped are the ones already on the journey.
2007-03-22 00:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by stedyedy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean by enlighten to think and feel about things the way that you do, the best way would be for you to write a book that spells out clearly what those views are/should be. Then you can simply make the book available for people to read and recite. If not enough people are interested in your book, well then, military coercion may be necessary, but it would just be for their own good, so it should be OK.
2007-03-22 00:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by OvidsNose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much, with all of the information around these days people are still as ignorant as in history. Only the reason has changed. There is so much information around but it is telling them what they don't want to hear, they and only they are responsible for thier own lives. It is frigthening to think that what is happening to you know is a result of what you did then or what you are doing now i.e. not letting go of the past.
To enlighten people you must first take away their fear of enlightenment.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-21 23:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by Arthur N 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be true to yourself and be honest. I don't think those things are too much to ask. Your personal truths and honesty can help enlighten people in ways you never thought possible.
2007-03-21 23:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is an enlightened person? Someone that thinks the same way you do.
2007-03-22 00:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by ohbrother 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
require more reading in schools. about wide and varied subjects.
have discussions about the books read.
reading tends to open the mind.
2007-03-22 05:54:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Educate about the flaws of all religion and the value of atheism. From there it's a fairly short step to true understanding.
2007-03-21 23:34:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Find more ways to laugh with each other.
2007-03-22 00:27:07 · answer #9 · answered by capto_insano 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell them to think for themselves.. although if they listen to you they're not exactly thinking for themselves ..
2007-03-21 23:51:18 · answer #10 · answered by sum1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋