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Eternity in our Hearts – the Christian Experience of Enlightenment

The term Enlightenment, when used in a spiritual or religious context, normally refers to the awakening experience of the Buddha and other religious sages of India and the East. It is a common term in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Nondualism. But for most Christians, the word “enlightenment” feels foreign, having nothing to do with the Christian faith and Western religion. But actually both the word and the concept of enlightenment are found in Christianity and even in the Christian scriptures. In this teaching the term enlightenment is explored, using a verse from Ecclesiastes as a basis: “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” I look at the use of the term in the New Testament and the corresponding experience in Jesus and the earliest disciples. I also share my own experience of being aware of the eternity that is at the heart of every human being.