Enlightenment

[mint2]

But what does enlightenment mean? Is is the same as being completely aware? Can it be achieved?

What do you think about this quote?:
"And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment."
Bodhidharma

[disq]

The word enlightenment is often used meaning full comprehension of a situation, or having gained spiritual insight, and also means a state of freedom from suffering, desire and ignorance. It is probably true that full spiritual enlightenment is impossible to achieve during this material life.

[eagleeye]

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Lao Tzu

[Pollux]

“Enlightenment is not imagining figures of light but making the darkness conscious.”
 Carl Gustav Jung
 

[Papirus]

"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"
IMMANUEL KANT