You may have expected that enlightenment would come ZAP! instantaneous and permanent.This is unlikely.After the first ah ha expereince, it can be thougth of as a thinning of a layer of clouds.
Ram DassBirth, death, and suffering all bring us to the very edge of what our minds can understand.
Ram DassYou must come to see every human being Including yourself, As an incarnation In a body or personality, going through a certain Life experience which is functional.
Ram Dass