White Beard said:

How do you know what enlightenment is?

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We read it in a book.

The Chronic said:

This is true, it's also true that its effortless, but up until the stage that effortlessness is a direct living experience, effort must be there in some way shape or form

Its a paradox, if one genuinely desires enlightenment then they will eventually, naturally, be relieved of this desire, but they don't make the choice or decision themselves to stop desiring enlightenment, that decision maker would still be that same one that is 'in the way' 

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White Beard said:

The desire for enlightenment feels like a different desire compared to others. It feels like a burning obsession to stop being fake and to find out what is true. It isn't an egoic desire I suppose.

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its not a clingy possesive desire like usual, its an earnest yearning for what is True, for liberation
Its beautiful, and it eventually burns itself up, leaving desirelessness

White Beard said:

Oh, I'm not abandoning the good work.

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Good, i didn't think you were but i thought it was worth mentioning for the sake of the topic of 'desiring enlightenment'

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Anyone have any direct experience here or are you all just book worms? Speak up now.

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