What could be the stage after enlightenment?

What could be the stage after enlightenment?

There are Six Stages in Enlightenment. Enlightenment stage is the 3rd Stage.

1. Subhechha:

• In this level a person gets saturated of worldly pleasures and makes a self-analysis of his life.
• He comes to know that there is a something exists in the universe, to be realized.
• This stage is Subhechha, a desire to find one’s self existence.
• Subhechha is quest to know himself beyond the worldly self.
• The person in this stage listens to the different discourses about realizing self, this practice is called Shravana.

2. Vicharana:

• In this stage the person becomes seeker of truth in a way of clarifying the doubts that were created at the time of Shravana.
• He will betake a living guru (Enlightened master (Siddhaguru)) and diligently follows the instructions of his guru.
• He craves for attaining self-realization. He will gain an unvanished knowledge of Self-Realization. This is called “Parokshagnana”-a knowledge gained out of intellect.

3. Satvapatti:

• Seeker in this stage will reach the state of “Aham Brahmasmi”. He attains self-realization by means of his Guru and becomes Tatvadarshi.
• This state is referred as “Tatvadarshana” or “Nirvikalpa Samadhi” or “Satvapatti” or “Aparokhanubhuthi”.
• In this stage mind doesn’t stand still due to self-qualities. Tatvadarshi has to crave for austerity in Self-realization at this level.
• The essence of truth is well-known. He understands his real existence.
• The real heart of Shastras is known.
• Tatvadarshi will have continuous manifestation of many accomplished enlightened masters.

4. Brahma Vidvara or Asamsakthi:

• This is the stage where mind stands still as the ego is destroyed completely.
• The mind becomes dispassionate of worldly happiness.
• The mind always desire for eternal happiness at this level.
• He will lose the consciousness of karmic happenings.
• The intellect loses the decision making power at this level.
• Mind always quest for eternal happiness at this level.
• Brahma Vidvara Should be cautious, as only 70% of self-qualities are ruined at this level.

5. Padardha Bhavana or Brahmavidvariya:

• In this stage, Brahmavidvara becomes Brahmavidvariya always enjoys the bliss of eternal happiness.
• He will not even come out of the inner consciousness for fulfilling his necessities
• He will not have physical consciousness even his karmas go on.
• The self-qualities are ruined by 95% at this stage.

6. Brahmavidvarishta:

• This is the last stage in the levels of enlightenment.
•  becomes Brahmavidvarishta in this stage and he is referred as the replica of Parabrahman-The formless deity.
• The mind becomes pure at this stage.
• The mind and self-qualities are completely destroyed at this level.
• He is the embodiment of supreme spirit.
• He is referred as Paramaguru, Avadhuta, Videhamukta, Stitapragya.
• Shirdi Saibaba, Lord Srikrishna, Ramana Maharshi, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Pamban Sreemath Kumaragurudasa Swami, etc belongs to this level of enlightenment.