QUESTION: satori \suh-TOHR-ee\, noun: In Zen Buddhism, the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment. What is the Christian equivalent?
ANSWER: God's whisper....
No. On second thought, God is not to be considered as an equivalent or a comparison. The prompting of the Holy Spirit is not in any way like anything Zen Buddhism has to offer.
The worshippers of Baal come to mind, dancing around like crazy and calling on their gods to light the fire. God's all-consuming presence was not simply fire. (I Kings 18:20-40)
Intuitive enlightenment's only value is determined by the one who experiences it, not by whom it is given. There is no standard by which it is measured. Therefore, there is no Christian equivalent; only the Truth.
~ae
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