As I see it, it's not that mystical or complicated what the Buddha taught. Enlightenment means no attachment. Specifically, attachment stands for grasping at ideas and emotions that one wants to maintain or attain. Seeing that both situations and oneself are changeable and conditional, it becomes clear that no matter what idea or emotion one is attached to, on the one hand they rapidly expire and go out of sync with reality, and on the other hand one is not in full control of how things go down, so expectations easily turn to disappointments. Therefore, cultivating an open awareness is how one can live in harmony with oneself, others, and situations. And that is the enlightened approach.
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