The Buddha is silent on that, and his silence implies that you'll have to find out for yourself. He uses a negative definition so that the mind cannot make it into something to believe in or into a superhuman accomplishment, a group, a goal that is impossible for you to attain. Despite this precaution, the majority of people still believe that enlightenment is for the Buddha, not for them, atleast not in this lifetime. The word "being" Being is the eternal, ever present one life beyond the myriads forms of life that are subject to birth and death. However, being is not only beyond but also deep within every form as its innermost invisible and indestructible essence. this means that it is accessible to you now as your own deepest self, your true nature. But don't seek to grasp it with your mind. Don't try to understand it. You can know it only when the mind is still. When you are present, when your attention is fully and intensely in the now, being can be f...
I’m an advocate who overthinks—turning tangled thoughts into words, hoping they pass for poetry. Writing is both my escape and my way of making sense of the world, where logic meets emotion in the rhythm of a line. Poetry is important to me because it gives structure to chaos, voice to the unspoken, and meaning to moments that might otherwise slip away. Through poetry, I navigate advocacy, introspection, and the ever-complicated human experience, one verse at a time.