Originally posted by Xebsball


Ok, maybe i was rude when i just said your were wrong (in capital letters, bold and in red )
When you talk about buddhist enlightenment, remember the Chan/Zen view of the things is not the only one. Other branches of buddhism, such as the Tibetan ones disagree with the "instantaneous enlightment" and do yes pratice the "gradual enlightenment".
If prana was around he could give you a lot more details, other than that i tell you to do some research on what the other lineages (not Zen, not Chan) think of this matter.
There is even the branch of zen "soto zen" which practices gradual enlightenment.