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Enlightenment as a spiritual goal - has been defined as:

'the end of suffering'.

'natural state of being'

'having no argument with what is'.

The 'age of enlightenment' as a philosophical idea refers to a period in Western history when reason gained dominance.

Enlightenment has different definitions in spirituality and philosophy.

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