When a person becomes enlightened it is like they have been educated on a whole new way of thinking. People who have reached this type of enlightenment are more willing to receive new ideas than before. This knowledge would then be shared with others in the hope that they will take this knowledge to heart so that they too may have the s

ame enlightening experience. Eventually this would lead to a better understanding by the individual of their own surroundings. People have different ideas on what would constitute this kind of enlightenment. Some may have a very religious experience and feel that they have been enlightened on their religion. Another feels that the day to day knowledge they absorb by communicating with others is enlightening. These realizations will help people to become more open and accepting of different ways of thinking and help them deal with the everyday problems that we as humans encounter.

In the Buddhist religion the final stage of enlightenment is the achievement of full self awareness and inner peace. This stage of enlightenment is not attained through any type of machine or chemical, but through intense study and

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