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"Is this…enlightenment?" I asked. • "We use the word 'Awakening'," said the Zen Master, kindly. …

x Stream Entry — LessWrong True Stories Meditation World Modeling Frontpage 86 Stream Entry by lsusr 7th Jan 2025 5 min read 12 86 "Is this…enlightenment?" I asked. "We use the word 'Awakening'," said the Zen Master, kindly. "Now what?" I asked, "Every book I've read about meditation is about getting to this point. There's nothing about how to safely navigate the territory afterward—or what to do afterward—or even what happens afterward." "The first thing you need to know is that what you experienced was real," the Zen Master spoke from personal experience and that of his many previous student

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